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• Paula Simons: Let's not do the terrorists' work for them

  03-10-2017 23:54
  Const. Mike Chernyk didn’t go to work Saturday intending to be a hero.
  The 11-year veteran of the Edmonton Police Service was doing a little extra work, providing traffic direction outside of Commonwealth Stadium, where the Edmonton Eskimos were playing.
  But as Chernyk stood next to a traffic barrier, a white Chevrolet Malibu came speeding right at him, flinging him into the air, like a puppy’s chew toy. As bystanders came rushing over to help Chernyk, the Malibu’s driver jumpe
  
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• Prince Albert man pleads guilty in 'revenge porn' case, ordered to pay $30,500 to cover internet removal

  03-10-2017 23:35
  A Prince Albert man who posted nude photos on the internet of his ex-girlfriend has been ordered to pay $30,500 to cover the cost of removing the digital images.
  The 25-year-old man, in P.A. provincial court this week, pleaded guilty to publishing intimate images without consent. In addition to restitution, Judge Leslie Matsalla sentenced him to two years probation.
  According to Crown prosecutor Shawn Blackman, the case is one of the first in Saskatchewan under the sharing intimate images l
  
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• RCMP release composite sketch of suspect from Watson, Sask. armed robbery

  03-10-2017 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  Lanigan RCMP have released a composite sketch in an effort to identify the person responsible for an armed robbery in Watson, Sask.
  
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• Teachers ask courts to compel Sask. govt to appoint board

  03-10-2017 23:06 via cbc.ca
  After eight months, teachers in Saskatchewan are now asking the courts to force the province to sign paperwork appointing five members to Educational Relations Board.
  
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• Swift Current woman charged with second-degree murder of 21-year-old found in provincial park

  03-10-2017 22:55
  A 25-year-old woman from Swift Current has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Logan Ring, whose body was found last fall in a provincial park.
  Rebecca Lynn Kuhlman was arrested Tuesday without incident at a home in Swift Current. She is scheduled to appear Wednesday in Swift Current provincial court.
  According to RCMP, Kuhlman and Ring were known to each other.
  Logan Curtis Ring, 21, was found dead on Nov. 17, 2016, around 10:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Saskatch
  
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• Award re-named in honour of Kenny Shields

  03-10-2017 22:54
  Guitarist Jeff Neil remembers seeing Kenny Shields for the first time at the Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon.
  It was the mid 1970s and Neil was 18, travelling out west with his first band. They had a gig at the China Doll and Shields’ band Witness Inc. was at the Bess.
  “When we got out here, especially in Saskatchewan we kept hearing about this guy Kenny Shields. He was already a legend in the ‘70s and the first time I saw him, he owned the room. He came out and he was spectacul
  
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• Firearms, knives stolen at Saskatoon garage

  03-10-2017 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  Two long-barrelled firearms were stolen during a break and enter at a Saskatoon garage on Monday.
  
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• RCMP lay second-degree murder charges in Sask. Landing Provincial Park death

  03-10-2017 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  On Tuesday morning, a woman was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Logan Ring.
  
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• RCMP lay second-degree murder charge in Sask. Landing Provincial Park death

  03-10-2017 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  On Tuesday morning, a woman was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Logan Ring.
  
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• Crime, growth and winter: Sask. big city mayors tackle hot-button issues

  03-10-2017 22:39 via cbc.ca
  Michael Fougere and Charlie Clark, the mayors of Saskatchewan's two largest cities, fielded questions from the public on CBC Radio's Blue Sky Tuesday on everything from hazardous waste days to snow shovelling.
  
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• Distracted driving leading cause of collisions in Saskatchewan

  03-10-2017 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Distracted driving is the leading cause of all collisions in Saskatchewan and the second leading cause of all traffic fatalities.
  
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• Martensville man charged with assault, break and enter

  03-10-2017 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  A Martensville man has been charged with assault after a break and enter at a home in the city north of Saskatoon.
  
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• Suspect sought after bear spray used during armed robbery in Watson, Sask.

  03-10-2017 21:29
  Police are trying to identify a suspect after two people were assaulted with bear spray during an armed robbery at a business in Watson, Sask. last Thursday.
  
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• 'I know it can happen at any given time': Sask. man, 80, shoots bear as it climbs through his window

  03-10-2017 21:29
  Robert Jardine has spent decades living and working in northern Saskatchewan — and until last weekend never had an experience with black bears like the one he had on Sunday.
  After spending all Saturday combining, Jardine arrived back at his Torch River home early Sunday morning to discover the screens had been torn off a window. Hearing something still inside the home, he got back into his truck and drove approximately one kilometre away until he could find cell service and call the RCMP.
  
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• After being reported missing, 15-year-old girl returns safely home

  03-10-2017 21:26
  Saskatoon police say Destanie Dawn Desjarlais, who was reported missing after being last seen Monday around 8 p.m. in the 300 block of 33rd Street West, returned safely home early Tuesday morning.
  Desjarlais’ family had been concerned for her welfare, police said in a statement.
  
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• Wotherspoon pitches universal mental health care for Sask.

  03-10-2017 21:22
  NDP leadership candidate Trent Wotherspoon announced Tuesday he would fight for universal mental health care in Saskatchewan if elected.
  “The fact is, far too many people suffer in silence. Far too many suffer without the supports and services that they need. And we want to build a system that’s universal — one that can be accessed in an urgent and timely way when someone needs it. One that wraps around supports when someone says they need help,” he said.
  That means a com
  
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• Suspect in Edmonton attack appears in court; case adjourned until November

  03-10-2017 21:20
  The case of a Somali refugee accused of attacking a police officer and running down four pedestrians has been put over so he can find a lawyer.
  
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• Edmonton attacker was ordered to be deported from U.S. in 2011

  03-10-2017 21:20
  A Somali refugee accused in a series of brazen attacks in Edmonton on Saturday was jailed in the U.S. in 2011 and ordered to be deported back to his home country.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: over half metre of snow in Saskatchewan

  03-10-2017 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Up to a half metre of snow falls in Saskatchewan to start October with a bit of warmer weather ahead in Saskatoon’s weather forecast. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with the details.
  
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• Sask. man fined nearly $5,000 for shooting pregnant moose

  03-10-2017 20:55
  A Saskatchewan man has been fined just under $5,000 for shooting a pregnant moose that was left dead in a field northeast of Saskatoon.
  
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• Impaired driving charges for Prince Albert man after multi-vehicle crash

  03-10-2017 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert police arrested a man for suspicion of impaired driving after a multi-vehicle crash on Monday.
  
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• Thirteen Reasons Why sparks mental health conversation in Sask.

  03-10-2017 20:42 via cbc.ca
  There is much work being done this week in Saskatchewan to try and overcome the stigma and create an open dialogue about mental health.
  
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• Sask. man fined $5K for moose poaching

  03-10-2017 20:42 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan man has pleaded guilty after he was charged with illegally shooting a moose and leaving it to waste.
  
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• Fundraising page for Sask. man injured in Las Vegas shooting surpasses $50K goal

  03-10-2017 20:33
  A GoFundMe page setup to help cover medical and travel expenses for the family of a man who was seriously injured by gunfire in the Las Vegas shooting surpassed its goal in less than one day.
  
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• Three facing over 100 charges after slew of break-ins, thefts in southeastern Sask.

  03-10-2017 20:28
  Three people are facing a total of more than 100 charges in connection with multiple break-ins and thefts in communities across southeast Saskatchewan.
  
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• Teachers' Federation seeks court action against government on Educational Relations Board appointment delays

  03-10-2017 20:23
  The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation has requested a court order that would compel the Government of Saskatchewan to fill a vacant position on the provincial body that oversees collective bargaining agreements.
  As president of the organization that represents more than 13,000 teachers and administrators in the province’s K-12 education sector, Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation president Patrick Maze is calling the situation “unacceptable.” The term for the chair of
  
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• More than 110 property-related charges for trio accused of rash of thefts in southeastern Sask.

  03-10-2017 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP have charged three adults with more than 110 property-related offences for thefts that happened in early September in southeastern Saskatchewan.
  
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• 2 people with Saskatchewan connections injured in Las Vegas mass shooting

  03-10-2017 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  Two people with Saskatchewan connections are among the injured in the Las Vegas mass shooting.
  
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• Crown seeking direct indictment in Alexa Emerson white powder case

  03-10-2017 20:14
  The Crown plans on seeking a direct indictment for Alexa Amanda Emerson, the Saskatoon woman accused in connection with dozens of bomb threats and white powder package deliveries, in order to send the case straight to trial.
  Such a request is made in cases where the Crown believes there is a serious enough reason to bypass a preliminary hearing, which determines if there is enough evidence for a trial. Reasons for a direct indictment include ensuring public confidence in the administration of ju
  
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• Danielle Altrogge takes over as Fringe producer

  03-10-2017 20:05
  Danielle Altrogge has been named the new head of the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre and Street Festival.
  “It seemed like kind of a dream job, really, and I feel so lucky to be added to the team,” Altrogge said this week. Formally, she’s the executive director of 25th Street Theatre Centre Inc.
  “Arts administration is always something I’ve been passionate about, making a space for artists.” 
  She was recently with Tonight It’s Poetry and just finished her
  
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  03-10-2017 19:38
  
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• Guns, knives stolen from garage in Saskatoon - CTV News

  03-10-2017 19:22
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  Saskatoon police are investigating after guns and knives were stolen from a garage Monday night. Around 7:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Avenue W South after a garage was broken into. Two long-barrel guns and two knives were ...
  
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• Guns, knives stolen from garage in Saskatoon

  03-10-2017 19:22
  Saskatoon police are investigating after guns and knives were stolen from a garage Monday night.
  
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• Battlefords RCMP arrest intoxicated man allegedly threatening to kill

  03-10-2017 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP arrest an intoxicated man who was allegedly threatening to kill everyone inside a licensed establishment in North Battleford, Sask.
  
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• Police across Sask. cracking down on distracted drivers in October

  03-10-2017 19:08
  Police in Saskatchewan will be paying extra attention to distracted drivers in October.
  
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• SGI Focuses on Distracted Drivers dlvr.it/Ps7nsS https://t.co/xPFm6ZhmxH

  03-10-2017 19:05
  
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• Poacher Fined Almost $5,000 dlvr.it/Ps7ndn https://t.co/eOESR44rOZ

  03-10-2017 19:05
  
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• Crown seeks to take Saskatoon's Alexa Emerson straight to trial in white powder case - CBC.ca

  03-10-2017 19:05
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  Crown seeks to take Saskatoon's Alexa Emerson straight to trial in white powder case
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  Crown prosecutors are seeking a direct indictment in the case of Alexa Emerson, who is charged with sending packages containing white powder and making bomb threats. In April, Emerson was arrested by Saskatoon police and charged with sending ...
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• Crown seeks to take Saskatoon's Alexa Emerson straight to trial in white powder case

  03-10-2017 19:03 via cbc.ca
  Crown prosecutors are seeking a direct indictment in the case of Alexa Emerson, who is charged with sending packages containing white powder and making bomb threats.
  
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• Break and Enter - Firearms Stolen - 400 Block Avenue W South

  03-10-2017 19:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are investigating after firearms were stolen during a break and enter to a garage yesterday.At approximately 7:30 p.m., October 2, 2017, Patrol was dispatched to the 400 block of Avenue W South after a garage was illegally entered. Two long barrel firearms and two knives were stolen. The break and enter is believed to have occurred between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., October 2.Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Saskatoon Police at 306-975-8300 or
  
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• Moe pledges to reinstate PST exemptions on insurance, pay for it through government job reductions

  03-10-2017 18:51
  Saskatchewan Party leadership candidate Scott Moe says he would reintroduce provincial sales tax exemptions on crop, life and health insurance and pay for it partly with a workforce reduction through retirements and attrition in executive government and the Crown corporations.
  The five-per-cent reductions proposed by Moe are expected to save $70 million over two years, Moe said Tuesday. The remaining $50.5 million needed to cover the $120.5 million cost of reintroducing the PST exemptions, which
  
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• Alleged sexual assault at the University of Saskatchewan

  03-10-2017 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  A sexual assault has allegedly taken place at a residence on the University of Saskatchewan campus.
  
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• Fund for Sask. man critically wounded in Las Vegas shooting nears $50K

  03-10-2017 18:37 via cbc.ca
  Nearly $50,000 has been raised to help a Saskatchewan-born man among hundreds wounded in a Las Vegas mass shooting.
  
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• Former Regina Pat, father of 2, widowed by Las Vegas mass shooting

  03-10-2017 18:37 via cbc.ca
  Condolences are pouring in for a former Regina Pats player whose wife was one of four Canadians killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting Sunday evening.
  
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• Premiers sit down with PM Trudeau to share concerns on cannabis, tax reform

  03-10-2017 18:26
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers are meeting today -- and small business tax reform and the tight timeline for legalizing cannabis by next July are atop the agenda.
  
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• PM proposes federal excise tax on legal pot, sharing revenue with provinces

  03-10-2017 18:26
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is proposing to levy a federal excise tax on recreational marijuana once it becomes legal next July, with the provinces and territories receiving half the revenue.
  
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• Saskatchewan man fined $5K for moose poaching

  03-10-2017 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatchewan man has been fined almost $5,000 for moose poaching near Alvena.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Government treats seniors poorly

  03-10-2017 18:00
  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 many.
  In May of 2017, seniors i
  
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• Flasch finds the mark with steal to seal curling victory dlvr.it/Ps75nT https://t.co/1GIm1pnRJg

  03-10-2017 17:54
  
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