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• 18-year-old opioid addict gets prison term for trafficking fentanyl in Saskatoon

  04-10-2017 23:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  A young drug dealer who, at the age of 18, has already been in and out of rehab, will serve a two-year penitentiary sentence for trafficking fentanyl. 
  Larissa Nicole Demerais began selling the powerful opioid to support her own fentanyl addiction, a Saskatoon courtroom heard during the teen’s sentencing hearing on Wednesday.
  The prison term was a joint submission from the Crown and defence. Demerais pleaded guilty to trafficking fentanyl, possessing it for the purpose of traffic
  
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• Saskatoon company fined $1,400 for OHS violations

  04-10-2017 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatoon company was fined $1,400 after workers were seen not using safety gear during a worksite inspection.
  
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• Prince Albert woman charged in hit-and-run that killed pedestrian

  04-10-2017 22:46
  Charges have been laid after a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian dead on a highway near Prince Albert.
  
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• 2 Saskatchewan seniors killed in Alberta highway crash: RCMP

  04-10-2017 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  Two Saskatchewan seniors died in an Alberta car crash on Wednesday.
  
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• REVIEW: The gift in Jake's Gift comes in many forms

  04-10-2017 22:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  Jake’s Gift
  Oct. 3-15
  Persephone Theatre
   
  Jake’s Gift is a simple play on the surface with much complexity within. 
  It’s bare-bones theatre in a way, a show in which one performer plays all the parts on a largely bare stage with nothing more elaborate going on than a few lighting changes.
  The magic comes with what Julia Mackey does as the writer and performer. She transforms herself into several characters, mainly a 10-year-old French girl and an elderly Canadian vet
  
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• Highway crash near Oyen claims Saskatchewan seniors

  04-10-2017 22:10
  An 80-year-old woman and an 81-year-old man from Purdue, Saskatchewan are dead following a Wednesday morning crash at the intersection of Highway 570 and Highway 41 near Oyen.
  
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• Peter Nelson wanted by RCMP on numerous charges

  04-10-2017 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  Peter Nelson is wanted on a number of charges, including intimidation of a justice system participant.
  
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• Vigil marks Happy Charles disappearance six months ago

  04-10-2017 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  A vigil was held for Happy Charles who was last seen six months ago in Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: minus double digit wind chills hit Saskatchewan

  04-10-2017 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  Minus double digit wind chills hit Saskatchewan with a short-lived warm up on the way in Saskatoon’s weather forecast. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains.
  
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• Prince Albert, Sask. woman charged in fatal Highway 2 hit and run

  04-10-2017 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert RCMP have charged a woman in a hit and run that killed a Montreal Lake man.
  
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• Saskatoon homeowners capture man accused of breaking into their garage

  04-10-2017 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon homeowners capture man in back alley accused of breaking into their garage.
  
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• Sask. sisters who were caught in the middle of Las Vegas shooting return home

  04-10-2017 20:27 via cbc.ca
  Shaye Deschambeault of Cumberland House, Sask., says she felt a mix of confusion and fear once she realized someone was shooting at them.
  
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• 2 Sask. residents who were caught in the middle of Las Vegas shooting return home

  04-10-2017 20:27 via cbc.ca
  Shaye Deschambeault of Cumberland House, Sask., says she felt a mix of confusion and fear once she realized someone was shooting at them.
  
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• Saskatoon has third highest rate of police-reported sexual assaults: Stats Can

  04-10-2017 20:23
  Saskatoon ranks third when it comes to the number of police-reported sexual assaults among Canadian cities, according to a new report by Statistics Canada.
  
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• Vigil held for missing La Ronge woman last seen in Prince Albert

  04-10-2017 20:18
  Nearly 50 people attended a vigil Tuesday night for a La Ronge woman who has been missing for six months.
  
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• Parents fight back after Air Canada strands Sask. students

  04-10-2017 20:15 via cbc.ca
  A group of students and parents in Saskatchewan say it was a case of paradise lost after Air Canada bumped them off a return flight from Costa Rica, now they want their money back, and they want Ottawa to hold the airline accountable.
  
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• Trudeau: Ottawa reviewing refugee process following Edmonton attacks

  04-10-2017 20:08
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is reviewing its handling of refugee claims following revelations that a Somali man accused in attacks in Edmonton had been ordered deported from the United States.
  
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• Train Derails in Southwest Saskatchewan dlvr.it/PsN50q https://t.co/QrnvdcAWnh

  04-10-2017 19:41
  
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• Hamilton the favourite to host JUNOS, despite Saskatoon and London bids

  04-10-2017 19:32 via cbc.ca
  The organization behind the Juno Awards wants Hamilton to bid to host them again in 2019, despite two other cities vying for the honour. And Hamilton is putting together as much as $1.5 million for the bid.
  
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• Saskatoon High School Huddle: week 4

  04-10-2017 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Students and staff celebrated the return of football to E.D. Feehan Catholic High School in this edition of High School Huddle.
  
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• Saskatchewan man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in 2015 death of wife

  04-10-2017 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  He also pleaded guilty in Regina court to uttering a death threat against another woman, Lynn Larsen.
  
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• Train derails in southwestern Sask.; no dangerous goods and no injuries

  04-10-2017 19:18
  A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train has derailed in southwestern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon para-swimmer Shelby Newkirk sets backstroke world record

  04-10-2017 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon para-swimmer Shelby Newkirk has set a world record in the S7 100-metre backstroke.
  
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• Six Months Later, the Search Continues for Happy Charles dlvr.it/PsMmZr https://t.co/JD5RNx4WXB

  04-10-2017 19:08
  
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• Hilltops have high hopes for 1st place showdown dlvr.it/PsMmHH https://t.co/zq0Pp8pmkd

  04-10-2017 19:08
  
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• Designating the Mendel as a Heritage Property dlvr.it/PsMmzQ https://t.co/0XTpCE6tyK

  04-10-2017 19:08
  
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• Evade Police - Recovered Stolen Auto

  04-10-2017 19:06 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police recovered a stolen Jeep last night that was involved in an evade police event earlier that morning.At approximately 6:00 a.m., October 3, 2017, Patrol officers observed a blue, 2016 Jeep Cherokee driving on Idylwyld Drive near 36th Street. Officers recognized the vehicle as it had been reported stolen on September 30, 2017 from the 300 block of 6th Avenue North. Police followed the vehicle for a few blocks then attempted to conduct a traffic stop at Avenue C North and 36th Stree
  
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• Husband pleads guilty in Sask. Party finance director's death

  04-10-2017 19:05
  A man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his wife, who was the Saskatchewan Party’s finance director.
  
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• Soaking up the arts in Saskatoon: the 'Paris of the Prairies' - Toronto Star

  04-10-2017 19:02 via thestar.com
  Toronto Star
  Soaking up the arts in Saskatoon: the 'Paris of the Prairies'
  Toronto Star
  A new chapter in Saskatoon's art history is slated to begin Oct. 21 with the opening of the Remai Modern, a museum of modern and contemporary art with a large permanent collection that includes Picasso linocuts and some of his ceramic works. Locals ...
  
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• Crown seeking direct indictment against Alexa Emerson

  04-10-2017 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Crown wants to bypass the preliminary court hearing for Alexa Emerson and go straight to trial.
  
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• Social media money making 101: 3 Sask. success stories

  04-10-2017 19:00 via cbc.ca
  What do a vlogger, a travel writer and a storm chaser have in common? They're all making money on social media.
  
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• Playtex plastic plates, bowls recalled over choking hazard for children

  04-10-2017 18:59
  Playtex-branded plastic plates and bowls for children are being recalled after the distributor received four reports of choking in Canada.
  
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• Freight train derails near Swift Current; no dangerous goods and no injuries

  04-10-2017 18:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  SWIFT CURRENT — A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train derailed in southwestern Saskatchewan.
  Transportation Safety Board spokesman Eric Collard says 36 cars went off the tracks Tuesday night west of Swift Current.
  He says the train was not carrying any dangerous goods, no spills and no injuries.
  The train was heading west when it derailed at the Maple Creek subdivision.
  Collard says one of the cars that derailed was carrying potash.
  TSB investigators were heading to the area.
  Last month
  
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• A Chance to Meet Miranda Lambert and Help Out the SPCA dlvr.it/PsMRrW https://t.co/jwRNPXlMjz

  04-10-2017 18:35
  
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• Swift Current women charged with second-degree murder of 21-year-old found in provincial park

  04-10-2017 18:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two women from Swift Current have 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, 25, was arrested Tuesday without incident at a home in Swift Current. She is scheduled to appear Wednesday in Swift Current provincial court.
  Tanisha Lynn Perrault, 19, was arrested late Tuesday afternoon without incident at a Swift Current residence. She is scheduled to appear Wednesday in Swift Current provin
  
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• Two charged with second-degree murder in death of Logan Ring

  04-10-2017 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  Two women have now been charged with second-degree murder in the 2016 death of Logan Ring.
  
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• CP train goes off the tracks near Webb, Sask.

  04-10-2017 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  According to RCMP around 36 rail cars derailed near Webb, Saskatchewan at 8:10 p.m. on Tuesday. The rail cars were carrying potash and no dangerous goods were involved in the derailment.
  
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• Break & Enter In Progress - Arrest - 1400 blk 2nd Ave. N

  04-10-2017 18:09 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A man is in Police custody after he was caught breaking into a homeowners garage last night.Patrol officers were dispatched to residence in the 1400 block of 2nd Avenue North at approximately 9:15 p.m., October 3, 2017 for a report of a break and enter in progress. Upon arrival, Police observed three people detaining a man believed to be the suspect. Complainants told officers when they arrived home, they witnessed two males running out of their garage. When the complainants searched the back al
  
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• Tonight You Can Help Disaster Relief Efforts dlvr.it/PsM4lW https://t.co/yVL8fUd6Ma

  04-10-2017 18:02
  
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• Saskatoon Company Fined for Safety Violations dlvr.it/PsM51H https://t.co/wJFAGvBVOa

  04-10-2017 18:02
  
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• Letter of the Day: We don't need NAFTA — we need the SSP

  04-10-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  So Donald Trump wants to renegotiate NAFTA. What is going to come of this is anyone’s guess, but I have a suggestion for which direction in which we ought to head.
  Let’s write a new chapter in Canada-U.S.-Mexico relations. Instead of “free trade,” which has secretive clauses limiting the role of democratically elected governments to protect that which needs protecting — namely cultural and environmental treasures — let’s craft what I call the Strategic S
  
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• Shorter residency requirement for would-be Canadians set to take effect

  04-10-2017 17:38
  Important changes to Canadian citizenship rules, including how long a newcomer has to be in the country to be eligible, will take effect next week, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen announced Wednesday.
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PsLNyc https://t.co/b07wjAk9n6

  04-10-2017 16:56
  
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• CFCR FM-Phasis underway

  04-10-2017 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  FM-Phasis helps CFCR-FM in Saskatoon raise funds to help with equipment replacement and expand its online presence.
  
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• Prince Albert, Sask. apartment building fire called suspicious

  04-10-2017 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  A fire at a Prince Albert apartment building has forced a number of people into temporary shelter.
  
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• SGI cracks down on distracted driving in October: Web update for Wednesday, Oct. 4

  04-10-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  ‘This is a reality for so many people in Saskatoon’: Housing problems common among working poor, those on social assistance, experts say
  A Saskatoon mother and her son who were forced to spend five nights sleeping outside after health inspectors deemed their squalid west side apartment unfit for human habitation are just one example of what a Unive
  
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• ‘To Hell and Back’: how Joe Calendino was kicked out of the Hells Angels

  04-10-2017 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  Joe Calendino tells how he got involved in the Hells Angels, why he was kicked out and how he is turning his life around in his book “To Hell and Back.”
  
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• Saskatoon firmly a home buyers’ market

  04-10-2017 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon is firmly a home buyers’ market as housing sales decline in September.
  
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• ‘Song of Batoche’ reimagines Northwest Rebellion

  04-10-2017 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  Maia Caron has written a historical novel, “Song of Batoche,” that reimagines the Northwest Rebellion through the eyes of Metis women.
  
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