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• Vehicle vs Motorcycle - Preton Ave and Wilson Cres

  30-09-2017 23:26 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are currently on scene of a vehicle vs motorcycle at the intersection of Preston Ave and Wilson Cres. A 60 year old male that was operating the motorcycle will be transported to hospital in stable condition. Motorists are requested to find other roadways to utilize while emergency personal are on scene. (Occurrence Number: 17-103698)
  
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• Apartment building fire caused by discarded smoking materials: fire investigator - CBC.ca

  30-09-2017 22:57
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  Apartment building fire caused by discarded smoking materials: fire investigator
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  A Saskatoon apartment building was evacuated while crews fought a fire that sent heavy black smoke pouring from a suite on Fifth Avenue N. on Saturday morning. The Saskatoon Fire Department received several 911 calls about the fire, starting at about 9 ...
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• Apartment building fire caused by discarded smoking materials: fire investigator

  30-09-2017 22:57 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon apartment building was evacuated while crews fought a fire that sent heavy black smoke pouring from a suite on Fifth Avenue N. on Saturday morning.
  
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• Hundreds push pedals in support of STARS Air Ambulance

  30-09-2017 21:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  It was a fundraising event that involved “tons of sweat and tons of hard work,” said Denise Belman, executive director of the STARS Foundation.
  On Saturday, more than 300 people came out to the support the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) Air Ambulance at its inaugural “Ryde the Hangar” event in Saskatoon. Aimed at raising $200,000 for STARS in Saskatchewan, the event saw dozens of people riding stationary bicycles as a way to collect donations for the service.
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• Gutsy crowds line up for chance to feel inside hole-y cows at Saskatoon vet college event

  30-09-2017 20:56 via cbc.ca
  Storm Bartsoff says most people are a little nervous about sticking their arm into a cow’s stomach, but it’s when the stomach compresses that they usually recoil.
  
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• Careless disposal of smoking materials causes Saturday morning apartment fire

  30-09-2017 20:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Fire Department responded just after 9 a.m. Saturday to an apartment fire at 733 5th Avenue North.
  The first engine to arrive found several residents had evacuated the building, which had heavy black smoke coming from a main level suite on the northeast corner, according to a SFD news release.
  Crews contained the fire to that suite and brought it under control in less than 20 minutes.
  No one was injured in the fire, but damage was estimated at $80,000. 
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• Firearms and suspected drugs seized during traffic stop

  30-09-2017 20:19
  Multiple charges have been laid against four people after a traffic stop by the Maidstone RCMP resulted in the seizure of firearms and suspected drugs on Wednesday.
  
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• NHL Head Coach Special Guest in Breakfast for Anti-Bullying dlvr.it/PrWRFM https://t.co/Qrkxo49hAi

  30-09-2017 19:57
  
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• Drug Bust Near Lloydminster dlvr.it/PrWRGF https://t.co/z2dBm6zfUP

  30-09-2017 19:57
  
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• City Wants Your Thoughts on AirBnB and Other Short-Term Rental Properties dlvr.it/PrWRFs https://t.co/OMNKjOuJCn

  30-09-2017 19:57
  
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• Medicine Hat Tigers beat Saskatoon Blades 6-2

  30-09-2017 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  Max Gerlach scored twice as the Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the Saskatoon Blades 6-2.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders storm back to down Ottawa Redblacks 18-17

  30-09-2017 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Josh Bartel kicked a 41-yard punt single with just over two minutes to play as the Saskatchewan Roughriders rallied past the Ottawa Redblacks 18-17 on Friday.
  
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• Letters to the editor: Treatment of seniors is abysmal

  30-09-2017 18:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  Treatment of seniors is abysmal
  At this time we wish to comment on how the governing Sask Party has treated the seniors of this province since they have been in power. Our seniors in this province worked hard to ensure Saskatchewan was a good place to live.
  The first thing that happened they increased the cost of prescriptions for seniors by $10 per prescription.
  They are going to sell off the affordable housing used by seniors on low income especially in rural areas. This places undue stress on
  
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• Lighting the Night Saturday to Raise Awareness of Blood Cancers dlvr.it/PrVkwL https://t.co/0jYpce2yCg

  30-09-2017 18:18
  
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• Wine of the Week: No food required with these cocktail wines

  30-09-2017 18:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  I was surprised recently when a restaurateur told me they were going to drop Apothic from their wine list.   
  In case you missed you it, Apothic entered the market a few years ago and treated the competition like Godzilla treats Tokyo. It really didn’t matter whether I loved it or hated it, Apothic blew by category killers like a Maclaren. It brought any number of drinkers into the red wine tent and, 
  
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• Saskatoon's Night-time Arts Show Expanding This Year dlvr.it/PrTjSP https://t.co/Gl1W0jBWhs

  30-09-2017 16:06
  
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• Riders pull off 'W' over Ottawa Redblacks after trailing on the road:StarPhoenix daily update for Sept. 30, 2017

  30-09-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Closing arguments heard in case of accomplice in Leflar murder
  Was a 19-year-old man acting out of impulsivity and immaturity when he took part in the stabbing death of 16-year-old Hannah Leflar, or does the fact he was “looking forward” to the murder of an unsuspecting friend show he is deserving of and requiring an adult sentence?  Click her
  
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• Riders Rally to Ruin Redblacks with Game-Winning Rouge dlvr.it/PrTRpl https://t.co/z21o7zl65u

  30-09-2017 15:29
  
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• Couple wants rethink of 36-hour on-street parking limit - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  30-09-2017 14:02
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  Couple wants rethink of 36-hour on-street parking limit
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  City Park residents Dennis and Patricia Dowd were shocked to return from vacation in March to find one of their vehicles missing. They were even more shocked when they called the police to report the theft to find their vehicle had been ticketed and ...
  
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• No food required with these cocktail wines

  30-09-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I was surprised recently when a restaurateur told me they were going to drop Apothic from their wine list.   
  In case you missed you it, Apothic entered the market a few years ago and treated the competition like Godzilla treats Tokyo. It really didn’t matter whether I loved it or hated it, Apothic blew by category killers like a Maclaren. It brought any number of drinkers into the red wine tent and, 
  
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• FULLER: Russ and Larissa "rock" out with Coldplay

  30-09-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Russ and Larissa recently ventured to the city of Edmonton to attend a concert by the British band Coldplay.
  Larissa loves Coldplay. Russ didn’t know how much she loved Coldplay until Larissa bought two tickets to Coldplay and booked a posh hotel room for two nights as a birthday present from both of them to herself, but mainly from herself to herself. She presented these facts to Russ as a fait accompli, but he was all for it because he could look like a supportive husband without doing a
  
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• Cuthand: Orange Shirt Day is a movement that's picking up momentum

  30-09-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Friday was Orange Shirt Day. It’s not an occasion that many outside the Indigenous community know about, but it is gaining ground and every year it grows in importance.
  In 1974, a young girl, Phyllis Jack, was sent to boarding school at St. Joseph residential school outside Williams’s Lake, B.C. Before she left home her parents took has shopping for some school clothes. Among the few things her impoverished parents could buy her was a beautiful orange shirt that Phyllis treasured.
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• Couple wants rethink of 36-hour on-street parking limit

  30-09-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  City Park residents Dennis and Patricia Dowd were shocked to return from vacation in March to find one of their vehicles missing.
  They were even more shocked when they called the police to report the theft to find their vehicle had been ticketed and towed for violating the 36-hour limit for on-street parking in Saskatoon.
  The Dowds have lived in City Park for 45 years and park their vehicles on the street since they do not have a garage or driveway. It cost the couple $248.40 to retrieve their i
  
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• Contemporary elegance from D&S Homes

  30-09-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  There’s no mistaking the show home at 140 Greenbryre Lane is a bit of a departure for D&S Homes. The company has created a showpiece for contemporary, yet functional design. The exterior features a low pitch roofline and a mix of exterior finishes — grey-toned stucco, cream stone accents and composite wood panels in a rustic colour. As well, the walkway up to the front entrance got a different treatment with inserts of faux grass strips to add to the visual interest.
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• 'Born loving animals': Jane Goodall to speak in Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  30-09-2017 13:01
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  'Born loving animals': Jane Goodall to speak in Saskatoon
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  World renowned primatologist Jane Goodall travels an average of 300 days per year, speaking about climate change and endangered species. This year, one of her stops will be in Saskatoon. "I was born loving animals," Goodall told CBC Radio's Saskatoon ...
  
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• St. John's Anglican Cathedral celebrates 100 years of services

  30-09-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  St. John’s Anglican Cathedral in Saskatoon has a long history and many milestones to celebrate.
  The congregation dates back to 1887 when Church of England services were held in the Little Stone School. In 1904, the first St. John’s Parish Church was opened on Third Avenue. In 1911, just before the advent of the First World War, land was purchased on Spadina Crescent and the following year construction began on the present church. The Duke of Connaught, Canada’s Governor-General
  
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• 'Born loving animals': Jane Goodall to speak in Saskatoon

  30-09-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  World renowned primatologist Jane Goodall will be in Saskatoon on Saturday.Tune in to CBC Saskatchewan's Facebook page for a live Q&A before the talk.
  
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• Canada's army looks to recruit reservists in face of dwindling numbers

  30-09-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada's army holding open houses at more than 100 armouries Saturday in a national campaign to boost reservist numbers. A scathing auditor general's report last year revealed the army reserve lacks soldiers, training and equipment.
  
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• Rams prevail over Huskies on wild night at Griffiths

  30-09-2017 07:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Regina Rams unravelled the knot that tied them to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Friday night at Griffiths Stadium.
  Regina downed the host Huskies 50-40 on a wild, yard-chewing night that saw both teams enter the game with identical 2-2 records. Saskatchewan, which has lost three straight games after a 2-0 start, slides into fourth place in the six-team conference.
  Regina, meanwhile, celebrated a night of flying footballs and crossed goal-lines.
  “It was some high-voltage rock-a
  
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• Provincial government continues to sell off SLGA buildings

  30-09-2017 06:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan’s government is continuing to sell off buildings that once housed Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority retail stores, which have been shuttered as the province moves to introduce more privately-owned liquor stores.
  The most recent sale, which saw BP Ag and Truck Ltd. acquire a building in Wadena, Sask. for $110,000, was approved by the Saskatchewan Party government earlier this month, according to cabinet documents. Over the last three months, cabinet has si
  
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• Tigers tame Blades, take away 6-2 win

  30-09-2017 05:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  After waiting a full week to play their second game of the season, the Saskatoon Blades came out shooting blanks.
  The Blades went on to lose 6-2 to the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers in Western Hockey League play Friday night at SaskTel Centre.
  Announced attendance was 2,457.
  The Blades fall to 0-2 to start the season. The Tigers improve to 2-1.
  Max Gerlach tallied twice Friday within a span of 3:06 in the opening frame to spark the Tigers, adding two assists for a four-point night.
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• Vanstone: Roughriders' ugly win was pretty impressive

  30-09-2017 05:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — Even in the rain, the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ offence kept coming up dry for a considerable portion of Friday night’s CFL game at TD Place.
  And when there was finally a spark, it was provided by a punt returner — Christion Jones — who scored on a 97-yard special-teams scamper to give the Roughriders their first points against the host Ottawa Redblacks.
  The pilot light having been ignited, Kevin Glenn-quarterbacked Roughriders began making plays &mdas
  
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• Global News at 6: September 29

  30-09-2017 05:13 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, September 29, 2017 edition of Global News at 6 on Global Saskatoon
  
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• City seeks input on short-term accommodations

  30-09-2017 05:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The City of Saskatoon wants your input on how to deal with changes to the short-term accommodation industry brought on by technology.
  City officials are reviewing the bylaw that governs short-term accommodations like bed and breakfasts, but does not include online-based rentals like Airbnb and VRBO.
  The city has struggled to find a balance between the traditional rental rooms inside residential dwellings and the ones that are based online and mostly elude regulations.
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• Saskatoon man hopes to cash in on large Playboy magazine collection

  30-09-2017 04:47 via globalnews.ca
  Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner passed away earlier this week and now a Saskatoon man who has been collecting the magazines for 50 years thinks now may be the time to put his collection up for sale.
  
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• Concerns by Saskatoon hotels over a level playing field with Airbnb

  30-09-2017 04:46 via globalnews.ca
  As Airbnb continues to grow in popularity, hotels across the country want to level the playing field including here in Saskatoon. Rebekah Lesko reports.
  
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• Concerns by Saskatoon hotels over a level playing field with Air BnB’s

  30-09-2017 04:46 via globalnews.ca
  As Air BnB continues to grow in popularity, hotels across the country want to level the playing field including here is Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon Hilltops focused on securing home-field advantage for PFC playoffs

  30-09-2017 04:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  With two games left to go in the regular season, the Saskatoon Hilltops are squarely focused on securing home-field advantage throughout the Prairie Football Conference playoffs.
  “Absolutely, you bet,” confirmed Hilltops head coach Tom Sargeant.
  That means sweeping back-to-back games over teams on the opposite end of the spectrum — the Edmonton Wildcats (1-5) and first-place Edmonton Huskies (6-0) — during the next two weeks.
  “We can’t do that (sweep) without
  
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• Roughriders overcome 17-point deficit to down Redblacks

  30-09-2017 04:13 via cbc.ca
  Josh Bartel kicked a 41-yard punt single with just over two minutes to play as the Saskatchewan Roughriders rallied past the Ottawa Redblacks 18-17 on Friday.
  
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• One week after being honoured during Saskatoon Blades' pre-game ceremony, Bruce Gordon passes away - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  30-09-2017 04:05
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  One week after being honoured during Saskatoon Blades' pre-game ceremony, Bruce Gordon passes away
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  Former Saskatoon Blades captain Bruce Gordon — who was honoured by the team prior to their Western Hockey League season-opener last Friday — died Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 54. Darren Zary, Saskatoon StarPhoenix.and more »
  
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• One week after being honoured during Saskatoon Blades' pre-game ceremony, Bruce Gordon passes away

  30-09-2017 04:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  Former Saskatoon Blades captain Bruce Gordon — who was honoured by the team prior to their Western Hockey League season-opener last Friday — died Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 54.
  Gordon, a former 5-foot-11, 190-pound hard-nosed forward, amassed 579 penalty minutes with the Blades during the 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons after spending two years with the Medicine Hat Tigers.
  He also scored 22 goals and 87 points in 183 games.
  A native of Marsden, Gordon went on t
  
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• Saskatoon Playboy collector looking to cash in on magazines dating by to 1967

  30-09-2017 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  t 74-years-old Barry Anderson's collection spans across several tables at their seniors' complex after bringing them down from the couples' apartment.
  
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• Local couple creating LGBTQ+ greeting cards in hopes of expanding the industry

  30-09-2017 03:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Most brides don’t spend the week before their wedding on an extensive search for a card to give their significant other, but for Kate Hofstra it was a real – and very frustrating – experience.
  Hofstra wanted to surprised her fiancé Kate Cowles with a gift and card before she walked down the aisle, but after scouring the shelves at multiple stores she couldn’t find any catering to a wedding between two brides. 
  “We immediately knew we should do something,
  
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• Homemade guns rarely seized by police, but potentially lethal - CTV News

  30-09-2017 02:58
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  Homemade guns rarely seized by police, but potentially lethal
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  Homemade guns, like the one police say was used in a downtown Saskatoon shooting on Wednesday, are rare but potentially deadly and simple to make. The president of the Saskatoon Wildlife Federation said rather than seeing homemade guns from ...
  
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• Homemade guns rarely seized by police, but potentially lethal

  30-09-2017 02:58
  Homemade guns, like the one police say was used in a downtown Saskatoon shooting on Wednesday, are rare but potentially deadly and simple to make.
  
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• PST takes a bit out of Sask. restaurants’ bottom line

  30-09-2017 02:39 via globalnews.ca
  On average, Saskatchewan restaurants have seen a 4.6 per cent dip n revenue since a six per cent PST was introduced in April.
  
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• Roughriders trailing Redblacks 11-0 at halftime

  30-09-2017 02:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders trailed the Ottawa Redblacks 11-0 at halftime of Friday’s CFL game at TD Place.
  The Redblacks opened the scoring with a first-quarter field goal of 22 yards by Brett Maher.
  Ottawa padded its lead when Ryan Lindley found Greg Ellingson in the corner of the end zone for an 18-yard, second-quarter touchdown pass. Running back William Powell added two points on the two-point conversion.
  The Riders struggled offensively with Kevin Glenn completin
  
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• Roughriders pull out 18-17 victory in Ottawa

  30-09-2017 02:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — Christion Jones provided the spark the Saskatchewan Roughriders needed to pull out an 18-17 come-from-behind win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday.
  The Riders were struggling to generate any offence and trailed the Redblacks 17-0 in the third quarter before a sold-out crowd of 24,893 spectators at TD Place.
  That’s when Jones broke free on a 97-yard punt return for a touchdown that energized the Riders.
  “I knew it and you could feel it on our sidelines,’&rs
  
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• Saskatoon starts looking into Airbnb regulations - Global News - Globalnews.ca

  30-09-2017 02:22
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  Saskatoon starts looking into Airbnb regulations - Global News
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  As the short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, continue to soar in popularity, the City of Saskatoon is looking into how they plan to regulate them.
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• Saskatoon starts looking into Airbnb regulations

  30-09-2017 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  As the short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, continue to soar in popularity, the City of Saskatoon is looking into how they plan to regulate them.
  
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