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• Saskatoon choir sings for people on the threshold of life and death

  11-10-2017 23:22 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Threshold Choir doesn’t sing with sheet music or accompaniment. Two or three singers simply come to the bedside of a person who has days or weeks to live with a small stool to sit on.
  
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• Wyant vows legal action over equalization formula if settlement can't be reached

  11-10-2017 23:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan Party leadership hopeful Gord Wyant says that while he would prefer a negotiated settlement, he is willing to re-open a decade-old debate by suing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government if it does not remove natural resource revenue from the country’s equalization.
  The Saskatoon Northwest MLA and former provincial justice minister said Wednesday that he has long considered the current formula “unfair,” as it punishes provinces like Saskatchewan th
  
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• Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation suspends contract talks amid board dispute

  11-10-2017 23:16
  Saskatchewan's education minister has confirmed the appointments of members to the organization that arbitrates disputes with teachers.
  
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• Saskatoon Blades struggling on special teams

  11-10-2017 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  It’s been a rough start for the Saskatoon Blades and perhaps the most vivid illustration of their struggles is on special teams.
  
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• Saskatchewan teacher mistakenly hands out offensive Thanksgiving puzzle

  11-10-2017 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  A school division in southern Saskatchewan is apologizing after a handout with offensive words was mistakenly given to students.
  
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• Photos: High school girls volleyball

  11-10-2017 21:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Centennial Chargers went against the L’Ecole Canadienne Francaise Patriotes during high school girls volleyball action at Centennial Collegiate in Saskatoon, October 10, 2017.
  
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• Saskatoon SPCA looks to find owner of 8 small dogs

  11-10-2017 21:16 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon SPCA is looking for help to find the owner of eight small dogs, spotted running loose on Tuesday morning in the city's Mount Royal neighbourhood.
  
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• Midtown Sears unlikely to be taken over by another department store: professor

  11-10-2017 21:09
  A department store is unlikely to occupy the Sears store space at Midtown Plaza, according to David Williams, a retail marketing professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Sask. Party leadership contender Wyant says he'd 'strongly consider' suing Ottawa over equalization formula

  11-10-2017 21:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan Party leadership hopeful Gord Wyant says he is “prepared” to re-open a decade-old debate by suing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party government if it does not remove natural resource revenue from the country’s equalization formula.
  The Saskatoon Northwest MLA and former provincial justice minister said in a statement Wednesday that he is committed to ensuring Saskatchewan gets a “fair deal” when the formula is renegotiated in 2019, and
  
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• Youth charged with murder in Sandy Bay, Sask., death

  11-10-2017 21:01
  A second-degree murder charge has been laid against a youth after the death of a 19-year-old man in Sandy Bay, Sask.
  
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• Terror Squad founder pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking

  11-10-2017 20:58 via cbc.ca
  Darren Craig Harper, 46, admitted to dealing cocaine over a two-year period beginning in September 2014.
  
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• Youth charged with second-degree murder in Sandy Bay, Sask., death

  11-10-2017 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  Sandy Bay RCMP have charged a youth with second-degree murder after a death in the northern Saskatchewan community.
  
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• Record-breaking para-swimmer inspires students at her former Saskatoon elementary school

  11-10-2017 20:44 via cbc.ca
  Rising star Shelby Newkirk made a visit to her former elementary school Wednesday to tell students about her journey from being diagnosed with dystonia, to discovering para swimming, to breaking a world record.
  
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• Second-degree murder charge laid against youth in death of 19-year-old man in Sandy Bay

  11-10-2017 20:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 19-year-old man is dead in the northern Saskatchewan community of Sandy Bay — and a boy has been charged with second-degree murder in the case.
  Sandy Bay RCMP responded Monday around 10:30 a.m. to a report of an unresponsive man. Jared Phillip Merasty, 19, was taken to Sandy Bay Health Centre for medical attention but died from his injuries, RCMP said Wednesday in a news release.
  RCMP on Tuesday arrested and charged the boy in Merasty’s death. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act,
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: heavy snow hits Saskatchewan

  11-10-2017 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  A cold front crashes through Saskatoon's weather forecast, kicking up winds, a risk of precipitation and making it feel like minus double digits.
  
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• SPCA Looks For Owners of Dogs Found Tuesday dlvr.it/Ptw6wF https://t.co/06dw2UVawk

  11-10-2017 20:30
  
  SPCA Looks For Owners of Dogs Found Tuesday dlvr.it/Ptw6wF https://t.co/06dw2UVawk
  
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• Saskatoon SPCA seeking owner of dogs found running stray

  11-10-2017 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon SCPA is looking for the owner of eight dogs found running stray in the Sifton Park area of Mount Royal.
  
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• Saskatchewan Teachers Federation suspend contract talks with the province

  11-10-2017 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) is suspending its collective bargaining discussions over a lack of progress with the Saskatchewan government.
  
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• Saskatchewan Teachers Federation resumes contract talks with the province

  11-10-2017 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) is now resuming its collective bargaining discussions after Education Minister Bronwyn Eyre approved the appointments of members to sit on the Educational Relations Board at Wednesday's Cabinet meeting.
  
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• Terror Squad boss pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine over two-year period

  11-10-2017 20:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  The leader of Saskatoon’s Terror Squad street gang pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine over a two-year period on what was scheduled to be the first day of his trial at Court of Queen’s Bench.
  As a result of the guilty plea, charges of possessing proceeds of crime under $5,000 and possessing bear spray for a dangerous purpose will be stayed against Darren Craig Harper. 
  The 46-year-old remains out of custody until his sentencing hearing, scheduled for Jan. 5. Federal Crown
  
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• Sask. teachers suspend collective bargaining

  11-10-2017 20:16 via cbc.ca
  The group representing Saskatchewan's 13,000 teachers has ended talks with the province for a new collective agreement.
  
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• Sask. Teachers' Federation returns to bargaining table after board appointments

  11-10-2017 20:16 via cbc.ca
  The Ministry of Education has confirmed the members of the Educational Relations Board, the same day the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation cancelled collective bargaining over the issue.
  
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• Police allege downtown Saskatoon shooter tried to kill sergeant with homemade shotgun

  11-10-2017 20:13 via cbc.ca
  Michael Andrew Arcand is charged with attempted murder and six firearm-related offences.
  
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• Man charged in Saskatoon downtown shooting remains in custody, bail hearing set for Friday

  11-10-2017 20:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  The 34-year-old man facing seven charges, including attempted murder, in a downtown shooting in Saskatoon last month will remain in custody until at least Friday.
  Michael Andrew Arcand is also charged with use of a firearm while committing attempted murder, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace, carrying a homemade shotgun without reasonable precaution for the safety of other persons, possession of a homemade shotgun, possession of a firearm without a licence and manufacturin
  
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• Sears Canada: Here’s how many jobs each province could lose

  11-10-2017 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  Over 65 per cent of job losses could be in two provinces
  
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• Saskatoon High School Huddle: week 5

  11-10-2017 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  Over 200 cross-country runners competed in the city championships and that's where High School Huddle kicks off this week.
  
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• Environmental charges against Bill Boyd relate to land near controversial irrigation project

  11-10-2017 19:33 via cbc.ca
  Environmental charges against former Saskatchewan cabinet minister Bill Boyd stem from apparent damage done to land near an irrigation pilot project he was touting to potential Chinese immigrants.
  
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• Melfort RCMP bust marijuana grow-op

  11-10-2017 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  Melfort RCMP seized 12 marijuana plants in a bust of a small grow-op.
  
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• Saskatchewan Needs NAFTA Given Our Dependence on Exports dlvr.it/PtvVPW https://t.co/9emPmfhjV6

  11-10-2017 19:22
  
  Saskatchewan Needs NAFTA Given Our Dependence on Exports dlvr.it/PtvVPW https://t.co/9emPmfhjV6
  
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• Woman found unresponsive in Saskatoon police cell released from hospital

  11-10-2017 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  A woman who was found unresponsive in a Saskatoon police cell has been released from hospital.
  
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• Sask. teacher mistakenly hands out offensive Thanksgiving puzzle

  11-10-2017 19:05
  A school division in southern Saskatchewan is apologizing after a handout with offensive words was mistakenly given to students.
  
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• Toppers take two of three weekly awards dlvr.it/Ptv8Fm https://t.co/DrbE58pECc

  11-10-2017 18:48
  
  Toppers take two of three weekly awards dlvr.it/Ptv8Fm https://t.co/DrbE58pECc
  
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• Fact check: Are employee discounts taxed, or not?

  11-10-2017 18:42
  The Canada Revenue Agency has changed how it is interpreting existing tax law concerning taxable employee discounts. While the update has stakeholders concerned about the impact, the government says the effect should be minimal and it is working to clarify widespread confusion about the rollout.
  
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• Prairie Lilly to be Pulled From River dlvr.it/PttrPn https://t.co/srycRqlHeX

  11-10-2017 18:16
  
  Prairie Lilly to be Pulled From River dlvr.it/PttrPn https://t.co/srycRqlHeX
  
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• Drug Bust in Saskatoon dlvr.it/Pttr9z https://t.co/8mcsto6wYj

  11-10-2017 18:16
  
  Drug Bust in Saskatoon dlvr.it/Pttr9z https://t.co/8mcsto6wYj
  
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• Letter of the Day: Conservatives must show Beyak the door

  11-10-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I’m writing to express my disappointment and anger about the Conservatives’ refusal to eject Senator Lynn Beyak from their party after her racist remarks about Indigenous peoples.
  Ignorance and racism of this kind do not belong in any political party. If the Conservatives want to prove they are inclusive, they need to boot Beyak from caucus immediately.
  The Conservatives said Senator Beyak has “no role in their caucus” but they have not taken any meaningful action to actu
  
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• Genes play role in peanut allergies, study suggests

  11-10-2017 17:59
  New research is providing more evidence that genetics play a role in the development of peanut and other food allergies.
  
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• Man facing drug charges after suspicious person call to Saskatoon police

  11-10-2017 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  Suspicious person call to Saskatoon police ends with man facing several drug-related charges.
  
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• Cam Fuller: A rogue's gallery of sex and stupidity by rich men

  11-10-2017 17:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  I have an unseemly fascination with people who throw it all away.
  They’ve got money and power. They’re popular, universally liked. Nothing can stop them. And then, entirely on their own, they blow it.
  (I won’t begin by mentioning the saga of almost-former professional golfer Tiger Woods. From 2000 to 2009, he won 56 PGA tournaments. Then, in November of 2009, he crashed his Cadillac Escalade into a tree and a fire hydrant outside his house. Two weeks later, after a dozen women
  
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• Early's Farm & Garden sponsor our Pets of the week! Looking for a friend? Meet Sassy! sasknow.ca/lifestyle/pets…

  11-10-2017 17:07
  Early's Farm & Garden sponsor our Pets of the week!Looking for a friend? Meet Sassy! sasknow.ca/lifestyle/pets…
  
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• Teaching healthy lifestyles to kids is a priority for many programs and charities - sasknow.ca/saskatoon-char…

  11-10-2017 17:01
  Teaching healthy lifestyles to kids is a priority for many programs and charities - sasknow.ca/saskatoon-char…
  
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• House Fire on Avenue H dlvr.it/PtsqJR https://t.co/1CLOVC9aCE

  11-10-2017 16:37
  
  House Fire on Avenue H dlvr.it/PtsqJR https://t.co/1CLOVC9aCE
  
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• Trafficking Meth/Cocaine - 1800 block Ave. D N

  11-10-2017 16:26 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A Saskatoon man is facing numerous charges after being found in possession of a variety of illicit drugs.At approximately 7:45 p.m., October 8, 2017, the Saskatoon Police responded to a call of suspicious people in the 1800 block of Avenue D North. Officers observed a man walking in the area believed to be one of the reported suspicious people. On his person, Police discovered Methylphenidate (commonly referred to as Ritalin), hydromorphone and morphine sulfate. Methamphetamine and&nbs
  
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• House fire in Saskatoon called suspicious

  11-10-2017 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  It took firefighters nearly an hour to bring a suspicious house fire in Saskatoon under control.
  
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• StarPhoenix daily update for Oct. 11, 2017

  11-10-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Metis Sixties Scoop survivors left out of settlement payment
  A Sixties Scoop expert who included her own childhood in 14 foster homes in her doctoral thesis is among the Metis survivors who have been left out of the federal government’s compensation announcement. “I was sick to my stomach,” Dr. Jacqueline Maurice said of learning that on
  
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• Décor and Design: new trends in home interior designs

  11-10-2017 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  Tamara from Metric Design Centre in Saskatoon with some of the new trends in interior home designs.
  
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• No injuries reported after early morning house fire

  11-10-2017 15:40
  Firefighters were called to a home on Avenue H South in Saskatoon around 3:40 on Wednesday morning for reports of a house fire.
  
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• MADD Canada memorial pays tribute to Danille Kerpan

  11-10-2017 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  A roadside memorial honours Danille Kerpan, who was killed three years ago by an impaired driver going the wrong way on Highway 11 near Bladworth, Sask.
  
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• Real Estate YXE: dealing with a buyers’ market

  11-10-2017 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  The TurnKey Group in Saskatoon looks at how home owners should deal with a buyers’ market when putting their homes up for sale.
  
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