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• Sask. NDP investigating complaints of sexual harassment against former candidate

  12-10-2017 23:42 via cbc.ca
  The interim leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party spoke to reporters on Thursday about allegations of sexual harassment against a former party candidate.
  
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• Woman charged with manslaughter after injured woman dies in hospital

  12-10-2017 23:34
  A 52-year-old Buffalo Narrows woman has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a woman in Buffalo Narrows.
  
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• Man sentenced in death of La Ronge, Sask. restaurant owner Simon Grant

  12-10-2017 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Austin Bird was one of four people charged in the death of La Ronge restaurant owner Simon Grant.
  
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• Extended cleanup expected after semi transporting ammonia gas tips, diesel spilled

  12-10-2017 23:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon fire says a major roadway could be closed for up to two days after a semi transporting ammonia gas tipped and diesel was spilled.
  Saskatoon fire, including the hazardous materials unit, and police responded Thursday around 8:30 a.m. to the rollover in the eastbound lane of College Drive at Circle Drive. There were no injuries reported as a result of the accident, police and fire said in news releases, but drivers in the area faced significant delays.
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• Seven-year sentence for man guilty in La Ronge restaurant owner’s death

  12-10-2017 22:58
  A man guilty of manslaughter in the death of a La Ronge restaurant owner has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
  
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• PotashCorp Completes Expansion of Rocanville Operation

  12-10-2017 22:44
  The world’s largest potash mine is now located around Rocanville, Saskatchewan, according to PotashCorp.
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department anhydrous ammonia dangers

  12-10-2017 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Fire Department Chief Morgan Hackl on the dangers of anhydrous ammonia.
  
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• Extended cleanup expected after semi transporting ammonia gas spills near College Drive and Circle Drive

  12-10-2017 21:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon fire says a major roadway could be closed for up to two days after after a semi transporting ammonia gas tipped and spilled.
  Saskatoon fire, including the hazardous materials unit, and police responded Thursday around 8:30 a.m. to the rollover in the eastbound lane of College Drive at Circle Drive. There were no injuries reported as a result of the accident, police and fire said in news releases, but drivers in the area faced significant delays.
  All traffic was shut down on College Dri
  
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• Crown land sales deteriorating Prairie land: Saskatchewan conservationist

  12-10-2017 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  75 parcels of Crown land have recently been put up for auction in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Métis Nation – Saskatchewan calls for inclusion in ‘60s Scoop settlement

  12-10-2017 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Métis Nation – Saskatchewan is calling on the federal government to include Métis people in the ‘60s Scoop compensation deal.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: minus double digit wind chills move in

  12-10-2017 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Heavy snow hits parts of Saskatchewan with minus double digit winds chills sliding into Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• NDP Responds to Sexual Assault Allegations dlvr.it/Pv83YK https://t.co/tMrOcMqRP9

  12-10-2017 20:34
  
  NDP Responds to Sexual Assault Allegations dlvr.it/Pv83YK https://t.co/tMrOcMqRP9
  
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• Husky given OK to restart Saskatchewan pipeline after major spill

  12-10-2017 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  Husky Energy has been given the OK from the Saskatchewan government to restart a pipeline involved in a major oil spill.
  
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• Video: New in theatres Oct. 13

  12-10-2017 19:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres October 13.
  
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• Traffic Restrictions - College Dr. & Circle Dr. Semi Rollover

  12-10-2017 19:45 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service remains on scene assisting with traffic restrictions. Police are urging drivers to avoid the area of College Drive and Circle Drive. College Drive is currently closed between Circle Drive and Central Avenue after a semi hauling ammonia gas rolled onto it's side at approximately 8:30 a.m., October 12, 2017. At this time, it is unknown how long the cleanup will take. Traffic is continuing to be diverted to Preston Avenue and Central Avenue. Drivers can e
  
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• Toppers hope to shoot down the Rifles in PFC semifinal dlvr.it/Pv7QXq https://t.co/mOkfY9PRPF

  12-10-2017 19:26
  
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• Saskatchewan government greenlights Husky pipeline restart 15 months after spill

  12-10-2017 19:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan government has given Husky Energy permission to restart a 16-inch pipeline that was shut down after 225,000 litres of heavy crude spilled near and into the North Saskatchewan River last summer.
  Government prosecutors, meanwhile, are still looking into whether the Calgary-based company should face environmental charges, which could result in millions of dollars in fines, for the July 20, 2016 incident.
  “Significant testing, inspection and evaluation of the repairs to this l
  
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• Job Vacancies Increase in Saskatchewan dlvr.it/Pv7PzD https://t.co/m1r5V2cwrZ

  12-10-2017 19:26
  
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• College And Circle Road Closure Could Last Into Weekend dlvr.it/Pv7QJT https://t.co/zC08XaNKY5

  12-10-2017 19:26
  
  College And Circle Road Closure Could Last Into Weekend dlvr.it/Pv7QJT https://t.co/zC08XaNKY5
  
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• Husky given OK to restart pipeline that leaked oil into Sask. River

  12-10-2017 19:23 via cbc.ca
  The pipeline that leaked about 225,000 litres of oil, some of which got into the North Saskatchewan River, has been given the go-ahead to resume operations.
  
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• Heavy police presence in Maidstone after suspects in Edmonton-area carjackings, shooting flee to Saskatchewan

  12-10-2017 19:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  A heavy police presence was in place in Maidstone as police searched for what are believed to be armed and dangerous suspects after two overnight carjackings and a shooting in the Edmonton region that left one person in hospital.
  Strathcona County (Alta.) RCMP say they got word from Edmonton police around 12:30 a.m. about a black Ford Fusion that had been involved in an armed carjacking in the city. Around the same time, Mounties learned shots had been fired at a hotel in nearby Sherwood Pa
  
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• Husky gets OK from province to restart pipeline after major spill

  12-10-2017 19:06
  The Saskatchewan government has given Husky Energy the OK to restart a pipeline after a major oil spill along the North Saskatchewan River in July 2016.
  
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• Saskatchewan NDP issues statement on sexual harassment in response to social media post

  12-10-2017 18:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  The interim leader of the Saskatchewan NDP issued a statement, in response to a Wednesday-evening social media post, about how the party deals with harassment.
  Saskatchewan NDP interim leader Nicole Sarauer said in a statement that the party takes “any and all allegations of harassment seriously.”
  “In this case, as in any case of harassment, our thoughts are with the survivor,” Sarauer said in the statement. “We acknowledge and respect the courage it takes
  
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• $1M fire at Asia Buffet deemed accidental

  12-10-2017 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  A fire that caused $1 million in damage at the Asia Buffet restaurant has been deemed accidental.
  
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• Armed and Dangerous Suspects Believed to be in Saskatchewan dlvr.it/Pv6mz9 https://t.co/fzTN0zs6TQ

  12-10-2017 18:19
  
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• Harvest nears completion in Saskatchewan

  12-10-2017 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  Just six per cent of the crop is left to harvest according to the latest report from Saskatchewan Agriculture.
  
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• Police presence in Maidstone in relation to incident that began in Edmonton

  12-10-2017 18:15
  RCMP says they are currently on scene of an ongoing investigation in the community of Maidstone.
  
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• One arrested as heavy police presence continues in west-central Sask.

  12-10-2017 18:15
  One man has been arrested in connection with an incident that began in Edmonton and has prompted a heavy police presence in Saskatchewan’s Paynton and Maidstone region, RCMP say. Officers are still searching for a second man.
  
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• Edmonton incident sparks heavy police response in Paynton, Sask., area

  12-10-2017 18:15
  An incident that began in Edmonton has prompted a heavy police presence near the village of Paynton in Saskatchewan’s west-central area.
  
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• Charges laid against man arrested after Edmonton carjacking prompts search in Sask.

  12-10-2017 18:15
  A 29-year-old man arrested after an incident in Edmonton sparked a manhunt in Saskatchewan is facing seven charges, RCMP say.
  
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• 94% of Saskatchewan's crops are in the bin, report says

  12-10-2017 18:11 via cbc.ca
  Warm, dry weather in Saskatchewan has helped some provincial producers bin their remaining crops.
  
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• Letter of the Day: We all lose with the Traffic Bridge

  12-10-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  As the expensive, redundant and oddly named Traffic Bridge nears completion let’s consider how we got ourselves into this situation so that we can do better next time.
  Not one of the reasons in favour of the Traffic Bridge carried water. Traffic studies conducted by Stantec in 2010 and more recent ones by the city showed that we do not need the Traffic Bridge. In the last seven years we’ve had no carmageddon. The 49 per cent who favoured a new Traffic Bridge got their way while again
  
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• Moose Jaw teacher mistakenly hands out offensive Thanksgiving puzzle to Grade 3 students

  12-10-2017 17:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  MOOSE JAW — A school division in southern Saskatchewan is apologizing after a handout with offensive words was mistakenly given to students.
  A Thanksgiving work package supplied last week to a Grade 3 class in Moose Jaw had a word search puzzle in the shape of a teepee. It contained “squaw” and “papoose,” derogatory terms for Indigenous women and children.
  Prairie South Schools said in a statement that the teacher gave the material to students who had completed
  
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• Saskatoon buffet restaurant fire causes $1M in damage

  12-10-2017 17:25 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Fire Department says a fire at the Asia Buffet restaurant last week caused $1 million in damages.
  
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• Truck carrying ammonia gas flips on Saskatoon's College Drive

  12-10-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
  Crews are working to off-load ammonia gas from a semi-truck that has rolled on its side on College Avenue near Circle Drive and Central Avenue.
  
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• Semi rollover could close stretch of College Dr. for two days

  12-10-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
  The fire department says a stretch of College Drive near Circle Drive and Central Avenue could be closed up to two days as workers try and move a flipped semi carrying anhydrous ammonia.
  
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• Saskatoon rollover site could be cleared by Friday morning: fire dept.

  12-10-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Fire Department says it hopes to clear the scene of Thursday's semi-trailer accident in time for the Friday morning commute.
  
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• Saskatoon drivers go off-highway to avoid lines after semi-trailer rollover

  12-10-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Fire Department says it hopes to clear the scene of Thursday's semi-trailer accident in time for the Friday morning commute.
  
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• Less than half of ammonia removed from overturned Saskatoon semi-trailer

  12-10-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Fire Department had removed 40 per cent of the ammonia contained in a overturned semi-trailer on College Drive as of late Thursday night.
  
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• Short Cuts: 10-minute play festival returns with all-SK lineup

  12-10-2017 17:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  The last two weeks at The Refinery, an arts centre often bustling with creative energy, have been particularly busy. The return of Short Cuts, the 10-minute play festival, means up to three plays are rehearsing in the space at once.
  The festival’s founder Yvette Nolan said she’s seen the event evolve in several ways since it began in 2014. This year is the first to feature all Saskatchewan writers.
  “There was enough great material to be able to select seven Saskatchewan plays.
  
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• Rare Minglewood show features classics and new ones

  12-10-2017 17:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  Maritime rock legend Matt Minglewood is on his first western tour in almost eight years. He’s working his way out to Fort McMurray. Last summer when the community was ravaged by wildfires, Minglewood staged a fundraising concert in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
  “Maritimes have always had a special relationship with Alberta and the Fort McMurray area. A lot of Maritimers work in the oil patch so what happened in Fort Mac hit close to home,” Minglewood has said.
  His classic songs include
  
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• One Bad Son cuts to the chase on latest album

  12-10-2017 17:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  It took a few lefts and rights for One Bad Son to create straight ahead rock ‘n’ roll.
  Their latest record cuts to the chase in a way that their previous work didn’t thanks to no-nonsense producer Gavin Brown (Tragically Hip, Billy Talent). As drummer Kurt Dahl tells it, they’d play him a song and he’d ask “what’s it about?” They would say something like “Well, it’s a little bit about this, it’s a little about that, it has some es
  
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• Sarah Slean's dark Metaphysics

  12-10-2017 17:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  Sarah Slean
  Friday, 8 p.m.
  Broadway Theatre
  Tickets $36; available at 306-652-6556, broadway theatre.ca.
   
  Sarah Slean spent five years working on her seventh album. Titled Metaphysics, the 10-track record is a continuation of the distinct mix of orchestral pop with a shine toward show tunes that’s given the Pickering, Ont., artist a devoted fan base.
  Literate and classically trained, Slean makes music that could be fairly described as adult and urban. Funny then that she penned the m
  
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• College Drive closed after semi carrying ammonia gas rolls

  12-10-2017 17:15 via globalnews.ca
  College Drive between Circle Drive and Central Avenue is closed after a semi carrying ammonia gas rolls.
  
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• A house divided: Poem-play Dominion symbolizes colonial Canada

  12-10-2017 17:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  GTNT starts its season with an allegorical play that breaks the rules of playwriting. Writer and poet Andrea Ledding’s first play Dominion is about a couple who take over a house and confine the original owners to the bathroom. It’s symbolic of colonialism and the reserve system. Cam Fuller talks to director Curtis Peeteetuce, who admits that at first he didn’t know where to begin.
  Q: Tell me in general terms about this play.
  A: It’s one of the most challenging plays I&rs
  
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• LIGHT OF UNITY FESTIVAL

  12-10-2017 17:09 via globalnews.ca
  COME CELEBRATE WITH THE SASKATOON BAHA COMMUNITY IN A JOYFUL PROGRAM OF MUSIC, DANCE AND SPIRITUAL REFLECTION. IN THIS SPIRIT, PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS AND CULTURES ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US FOR THIS SPECIAL CELEBRATION.   Location – Grand Salon, TCU  Place OCT, 22nd, 2017 – 2:00 pm is the formal program and the doors...
  
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• Fire at Asia Buffet restaurant was accidental, investigators say

  12-10-2017 17:07
  Fire investigators have determined that a fire that caused serious damage to the Asia Buffet restaurant last week was accidental.
  
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• Single Vehicle Rollover - College at Circle - Traffic Restrctions in Place

  12-10-2017 16:59 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Traffic restrictions will be in place  while crews work to off-load ammonia gas from a semi-truck that has rolled on its side.  All traffic has been shut down on College Drive between Circle Drive and Central Ave.  Traffic traveling east on College is being diverted south on Preston.  Traffic traveling west on College is being diverted north on Central.  Motorists can expect delays and restrictions for 3-4 hours.No injures have been reported.(Occurrence Number: 17-1
  
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• Semi rollover spills ammonia gas on College Drive; road closure could last two days

  12-10-2017 16:49
  Saskatoon’s fire department says the area near College Drive and Circle Drive may be shut down to traffic for up to two days after a semi flipped and spilled ammonia gas.
  
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