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• Federal government to announce payout of up to $800 million to victims of '60s Scoop

  05-10-2017 23:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  TORONTO — The federal government has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to survivors of the ’60s Scoop for the harm suffered by Indigenous children who were robbed of their cultural identities by being placed with non-native families, The Canadian Press has learned.
  The national settlement with an estimated 20,000 victims, to be announced Friday by Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, is aimed at resolving numerous related lawsuits, most notable among them
  
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• ASTRONOMY NIGHT 2017

  05-10-2017 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  COME AND SEE THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE THROUGH OUR TELESCOPES!!! Sleaford Observatory and Research Facility – Car Convoy from Field House @7:00pm.  This event is weather dependent.  Please check our Facebook page. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the U. of S. Department of Physics and Engineering Physics invite you to an Open...
  
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• Ottawa to announce $800M settlement with Indigenous survivors of Sixties Scoop

  05-10-2017 22:15 via cbc.ca
  Crown-Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett will announce a financial settlement with survivors of the Sixties Scoop tomorrow, CBC News has confirmed.
  
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• Ottawa announces $800M settlement with Indigenous survivors of Sixties Scoop

  05-10-2017 22:15 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian government has reached a agreement in principle worth $800 million with survivors of the Sixties Scoop, Crown-Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett announced Friday morning, a move she said will "begin to right the wrongs" caused by forcibly removing Indigenous children from their birth families.
  
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• Art Exhibit: BLISS AND THE DREADFUL SUBLIME (Allyson Glenn)

  05-10-2017 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  EXHIBITION OPENING: Saturday, Octboer 7th at 2:00pm. EXHIBITION RUNS: October 7th through November 2nd. Allyson Glenn has had an extremely active exhibition schedule since 2014, presenting her work throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe in solo, two-person, and group exhibitions.  Art Placement is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of her paintings in...
  
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• RCMP are asking for public’s help in La Ronge attempted kidnapping investigation

  05-10-2017 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  La Ronge RCMP are asking for help in an attempted kidnapping attempt in the northern Saskatchewan community.
  
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• Feds to announce payout of $800M to Indigenous victims of '60s Scoop

  05-10-2017 21:42
  The Canadian Press has learned that the federal government has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to Indigenous survivors of the '60s Scoop.
  
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• Photos: High school cross-country championship

  05-10-2017 21:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  Runners participated in the City high school cross-country championship at Lakewood Park in Saskatoon on October 4, 2017.
  
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• Riders Head to Toronto With At Least Two Defensive Changes dlvr.it/PsdHxC https://t.co/Bo9DQEEmvD

  05-10-2017 21:22
  
  Riders Head to Toronto With At Least Two Defensive Changes dlvr.it/PsdHxC https://t.co/Bo9DQEEmvD
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: changes move in for Thanksgiving weekend

  05-10-2017 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Fall returns in full force, but big changes move into Saskatoon’s weather forecast for Thanksgiving long weekend. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains what the changes are.
  
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• Brad Wall slams federal government over cancellation of Energy East pipeline

  05-10-2017 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall calls cancellation of Energy East pipeline a bad day for the west, not a good day for federation.
  
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• Woman facing possession charge rushed from cell to hospital, substance found concealed in her body

  05-10-2017 20:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 31-year-old woman arrested for possession of methamphetamine was rushed in medical distress from the Saskatoon police detention unit to hospital, where staff found an unknown substance concealed in the woman’s body.
  The woman was arrested Wednesday around 3:30 a.m. and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine, police said Thursday in a news release. As per Saskatoon Police Service policy, the woman was evaluated by EMT’s upon arrival at the detention u
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: changes move in for Thanksgiving weekend - Globalnews.ca

  05-10-2017 20:57 via globalnews.ca
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  Saskatoon weather outlook: changes move in for Thanksgiving weekend
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  WATCH ABOVE: Fall returns in full force, but big changes move into Saskatoon's weather forecast for Thanksgiving long weekend. X. - A A +. Listen. Story highlights. September 2017 stats. Fall returns in full force. Warm end to the week. Big change for ...
  
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• Woman Rushed from Police Cells to Hospital dlvr.it/PscztQ https://t.co/8vzPamgXcg

  05-10-2017 20:50
  
  Woman Rushed from Police Cells to Hospital dlvr.it/PscztQ https://t.co/8vzPamgXcg
  
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• Woman found unresponsive in Saskatoon police cells - CTV News

  05-10-2017 20:35 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
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  Woman found unresponsive in Saskatoon police cells
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  Saskatoon police are investigating after a woman in their detention cells was found unresponsive Wednesday morning. The 31-year-old was arrested early Wednesday morning and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine.
  Woman found unconscious in Saskatoon police cellsNews Talk 650 CKOMall 4 news articles »
  
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• Woman found unresponsive in Saskatoon police cells

  05-10-2017 20:35
  Saskatoon police are investigating after a woman in their detention cells was found unresponsive Wednesday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon poetry collective safe haven for Indigenous voices

  05-10-2017 20:31 via cbc.ca
  The Indigenous Poets Society is a collective of like-minded Plains Cree writers who have banded together to tell their stories in a safe environment.
  
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• Warriors Highest WHL Team on CHL Top 10 List dlvr.it/Pscfhd https://t.co/0oK2h8qa9M

  05-10-2017 20:18
  
  Warriors Highest WHL Team on CHL Top 10 List dlvr.it/Pscfhd https://t.co/0oK2h8qa9M
  
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• Sask. premier releases statement on cancellation of Energy East pipeline project

  05-10-2017 20:13
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall released the following statement Thursday after TransCanada announced the cancellation of the Energy East pipeline project.
  
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• Medical Emergency - SPS Detention

  05-10-2017 20:12 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Members of the Saskatoon Police Major Crime Section are investigating after a woman was transported from the Detention Unit of the Saskatoon Police Service to hospital in medical distress yesterday morning.At approximately 3:30 a.m., October 4, 2017, a 31-year-old woman was arrested and charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Methamphetamine. Upon arrival at Detention, the woman was assessed by EMTs as per SPS policy and taken to a cell. Regular checks by EMTs, Commissionaire
  
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• Video: New in theatres Oct. 6

  05-10-2017 20:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres October 6.
  
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• Photos: Sisters in Spirit walk

  05-10-2017 20:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  People walked during the annual Sisters in Spirit walk and vigil hosted by Iskwewuk Ewichiwitochik (Women Walking Together) through downtown Saskatoon, October 4, 2017.
  
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• SaskPower testing smart meters after removing previous batch following fires

  05-10-2017 20:04
  SaskPower is testing commercial and industrial smart meters after it was forced to remove a previous batch of smart meters following 10 fires linked to the devices.
  
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• SaskPower launches smart meter pilot program

  05-10-2017 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  SaskPower is launching a pilot project to test commercial and industrial smart meters as part of its modernization program.
  
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• SaskPower Begins Smart Meter Pilot Project dlvr.it/PscKHq https://t.co/mM3uaT8MpZ

  05-10-2017 19:43
  
  SaskPower Begins Smart Meter Pilot Project dlvr.it/PscKHq https://t.co/mM3uaT8MpZ
  
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• TransCanada’s Energy East: Not enough oil for that pipeline, analysts say

  05-10-2017 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Math was likely a big part of the reason to kill the project.
  
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• Former PM Kim Campbell visits Saskatoon, talks women in politics, mass shootings and Trump

  05-10-2017 19:24 via cbc.ca
  Kim Campbell sat down with Julianne Hazlewood, host of CBC Radio's Saskatoon Morning, to talk Canadian politics, Trump and what she feels will happen after the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
  
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• Car hit by semi spins into ditch on Hwy 12

  05-10-2017 19:11
  Traffic was backed up on Highway 12 into Saskatoon on Thursday morning after a car was struck by a semi and spun into the ditch.
  
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• 'I'm not surprised but I was certainly disappointed': Sask. reacts to TransCanada's decision to kill Energy East

  05-10-2017 19:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  Larry Tomlinson was looking forward to the construction and operation of a large tank farm, bringing more jobs and wealth into his community east of Regina as part of TransCanada Corp.’s proposed Energy East pipeline.
  But, Moosomin’s mayor said Thursday morning, he was not surprised by the Calgary-based company’s decision to kill the $15.7 billion project in light of what it called “changed circumstances.” 
  “I’m disappointed but it’s not Trans
  
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• Direct indictment granted in suspended teacher Rhett Lundgren child porn case

  05-10-2017 19:03
  A suspended teacher in Saskatoon will go directly to trial for child pornography-related charges after the Crown was granted a direct indictment in the case.
  
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• 89% of the crop now in the bin: Saskatchewan Agriculture

  05-10-2017 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  A return of warm and dry weather for several days allowed farmers to make progress on the 2017 harvest.
  
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• Sask. Premier Brad Wall lashes out at Justin Trudeau, Montreal mayor over Energy East

  05-10-2017 18:59 via cbc.ca
  Premier Brad Wall issued a scathing statement Thursday blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the announcement that TransCanada's Energy East pipeline would not go forward.
  
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• Energy East pipeline cancellation 'terrible' for Sask., government says

  05-10-2017 18:59 via cbc.ca
  A government spokesperson said the cancellation of the TransCanada Energy East pipeline, which would see 612 of converted natural gas pipeline in Saskatchewan, is "terrible" for the province and country.
  
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• Death of Energy East pipeline draws mixed reaction in Sask.

  05-10-2017 18:59 via cbc.ca
  The death of the Energy East pipeline has prompted strong reaction in Saskatchewan on multiple fronts.
  
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• Sale of Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights Already Ahead of All of Last Year dlvr.it/PsbfY9 https://t.co/mN93UMjvaS

  05-10-2017 18:39
  
  Sale of Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights Already Ahead of All of Last Year dlvr.it/PsbfY9 https://t.co/mN93UMjvaS
  
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• Kendra Desjarlais reported missing to Saskatoon police

  05-10-2017 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  The family of Kendra Desjarlais has reported her missing to Saskatoon police after not hearing from her since Monday morning.
  
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• Energy East Pipeline Project Cancelled by TransCanada dlvr.it/PsbH9s https://t.co/3mq7Lv8sw6

  05-10-2017 18:06
  
  Energy East Pipeline Project Cancelled by TransCanada dlvr.it/PsbH9s https://t.co/3mq7Lv8sw6
  
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• Another Suspect Charged in Death of Logan Ring dlvr.it/PsbGxK https://t.co/NwXYkFFSjj

  05-10-2017 18:06
  
  Another Suspect Charged in Death of Logan Ring dlvr.it/PsbGxK https://t.co/NwXYkFFSjj
  
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• Masked gunman holds up Saskatoon 7-Eleven

  05-10-2017 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  A man armed with a gun made off with cash in an early morning robbery of a Saskatoon 7-Eleven.
  
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• Third Swift Current woman charged with murder of 21-year-old found in provincial park

  05-10-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Three women from Swift Current have now 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.
  Jolene Denise Epp, 39, was arrested Wednesday afternoon without incident at a Swift Current residence, according to RCMP. She is scheduled to appear Thursday in Swift Current provincial court. 
  Rebecca Lynn Kuhlman, 25, was arrested Tuesday without incident at a home in Swift Current. Tanisha Lynn Perrault, 19, was a
  
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• Letter of the Day: HPV vaccines highly effective

  05-10-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Persistent infections caused by high-risk HPVs are the primary cause of cervical cancer and can cause cancers of the anus, vagina, vulva, penis, and certain head and neck cancers. And HPV cancers occur in males and females. A Canadian Cancer Society report from last year showed that nearly 4,400 Canadians will be diagnosed with an HPV cancer and about 1,200 Canadians will die from an HPV cancer. Even more worrying is that new HPV mouth and throat cancers increased a dramatic 56 per cent in males
  
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• UPDATE - Collision - Highway 12

  05-10-2017 17:14 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The scene of the collision on Highway 12, north of 71st Street has been cleared.At approximately 7:40 a.m., October 5, 2017, Police were called to a collision between a small car and a semi truck. Both vehicles were south-bound on Highway 12. Before they reached 71st Street, the semi driver attempted to change lanes but did not see the small black car beside him. The front end of the semi struck the back end of the car, causing the car to spin off the road and into the ditch. The
  
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• REVIEW: The Tinwife brings a timeless message back from the 1950s

  05-10-2017 17:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Tinwife would make a pretty cool episode of Black Mirror.
  The Sask-made short film (just under 30 minutes) is set in the past and future at the same time. It’s the 1950s but the 1950s as if all the futuristic innovations they imagined at the time were at their fingertips. Thus, you’re seeing cops using ray guns and commercials for the galaxy-hopping Astrocar on black and white televisions.
  As writer and director, Travis Neufeld has imagined and brought to life a visually intrigui
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PsZXCc https://t.co/bZEJb5f8es

  05-10-2017 16:57
  
  Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PsZXCc https://t.co/bZEJb5f8es
  
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• Three women charged with second-degree murder in death of Logan Ring

  05-10-2017 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  Three women have now been charged with second-degree murder in the 2016 death of Logan Ring.
  
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• Demise of Energy East exposes political divide between energy, environment

  05-10-2017 16:43
  TransCanada's decision to cancel the Energy East pipeline project exposed deep divisions across the political landscape on Thursday, highlighting the clash between energy development and environmental protection.
  
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• Conservatives savage Liberal government over cancelled Energy East pipeline

  05-10-2017 16:43
  TransCanada's decision to cancel the Energy East pipeline project exposed deep divisions across the political landscape on Thursday, highlighting the clash between energy development and environmental protection.
  
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• Conservatives savage Liberal government over cancellation of Energy East pipeline

  05-10-2017 16:43
  The Opposition Conservatives are tearing a strip off the Liberal government over TransCanada's decision to cancel the Energy East pipeline project.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Meet Blue, who is looking for his new home

  05-10-2017 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  Julie from New Hope Dog Rescue explains what would be the best home for Blue, a puppy who is looking to be adopted.
  
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• Throwback Thursday: Homecoming parade

  05-10-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives.
  Today, we have a photo of the University of Saskatchewan Homecoming Parade, from Oct. 5, 1963.
  (Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-B5705-7)
  
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