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• 'Like we were locked in the bathrooms of our own house': Play uses metaphor to explore colonization

  14-10-2017 23:57 via cbc.ca
  Andrea Ledding was inspired to write her play Dominion as a way to start a dialogue around a difficult topic — Canada's history of colonization.
  
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• Saskatchewan Huskies bite Lethbridge Pronghorns 4-3 in double-OT win

  14-10-2017 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Huskies defeated the Lethbridge Pronghorns 4-3 at Rutherford Rink on Friday night.
  
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• Explosion at Cameco’s Key Lake mill left no one injured: nuclear commission

  14-10-2017 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission says Cameco's Key Lake emergency response team responded appropriately to the event.
  
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• REVIEW: Dominion puts all of Canada into one fractured house

  14-10-2017 19:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s easy to think that things are pretty okay in this country until you see a play like Dominion.
  Then you realize that if one segment of our home and native land is hurting, no one should be content. Saskatoon writer Andrea Ledding simplifies the complex issues surrounding colonialism by imagining the country as one house.
  Here we have a married couple — Jack (Joshua Beaudry) and Marie-Philippe (Anna Mazurik) sleeping on a bed in their room while Tatawaw (Daniel Knight) and Nimitaw
  
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• 5 front-line workers lose their jobs at Saskatoon supported living centre - CBC.ca

  14-10-2017 19:19 via cbc.ca
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  5 front-line workers lose their jobs at Saskatoon supported living centre
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  Five front-line workers at a supported living centre in Saskatoon have lost their jobs because of cuts in the 2017-2018 provincial budget, says the union that represented the workers. Health regions to cut money for community-based groups by 10%.
  
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• 5 front-line workers lose their jobs at Saskatoon supported living centre

  14-10-2017 19:16 via cbc.ca
  The layoffs, which are only coming to light now, took effect at the beginning of August at Cheshire Homes of Saskatoon, a multi-unit facility for people with intellectual and physical challenges.
  
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• Medicine Hat Tigers skate past Saskatoon Blades 5-2

  14-10-2017 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Medicine Hat Tigers skated past the Saskatoon Blades 5-2 in Western Hockey League action on Friday.
  
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• Spiritwood Emergency Centre Closed Again This Weekend dlvr.it/PvYS2b https://t.co/InqPYMg3Pa

  14-10-2017 18:57
  
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• Lindley’s late TD lifts Ottawa Redblacks over Saskatchewan Roughriders 33-32

  14-10-2017 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Ottawa Redblacks came from behind for an improbable 33-32 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night.
  
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• Friday Scoreboard dlvr.it/PvXyDx https://t.co/0Czu4ZmDyf

  14-10-2017 17:48
  
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• Redblacks Silence Mosaic Stadium with Comeback Win Over Riders dlvr.it/PvXRw8 https://t.co/OpyKxaT6WI

  14-10-2017 16:43
  
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• Neurologist Has High Hopes for Saskatoon MS Clinic dlvr.it/PvXDjR https://t.co/qmsJjYOkMy

  14-10-2017 16:10
  
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• Roughriders fans just as guilty as team in shocking loss

  14-10-2017 16:01 via cbc.ca
  When Tyler Crapigna kicked his sixth field goal of the night with six minutes to go in the game, many fans from the sellout crowd figured they had shivered long enough. Unfortunately, the Riders themselves checked out a little too early as well.
  
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• StarPhoenix daily update for Oct. 14, 2017

  14-10-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Hill wants to consider offering cash for help catching illegal dumpers
  Veteran Saskatoon Coun. Darren Hill not only wants higher fines than those recently proposed for illegal dumping, he wants to consider offering cash rewards for catching dumpers. City hall administration recommended raising the fine for a first-time offence for illegal dumping to $500 from
  
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• Northern bishop moving to Saskatoon diocese after 4 years

  14-10-2017 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The head of the Mackenzie-Fort Smith diocese in the Northwest Territories, Bishop Mark Hagemoen, is moving on to the Diocese of Saskatoon.
  
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• Tigers Pounce on Short-Handed Blades dlvr.it/PvWXNN https://t.co/9R8yb285j3

  14-10-2017 14:34
  
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• Regina Couple Wins A Million dlvr.it/PvWXBX https://t.co/p9LeOyKfvq

  14-10-2017 14:34
  
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• Cuthand: Sixties Scoop victims to be compensated

  14-10-2017 14:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  This week Canadians were introduced to a new term. After facing court action and a decision in favour of the plaintiffs in Ontario, the Federal Government has decided to compensate victims of the Sixties Scoop.
  “What is the Sixties Scoop?” many Canadians asked. It’s a common term in Indian Country, but for the uninitiated it is the action taken by social workers to “scoop” children from their homes and place them with white foster families or adoptive families.
  In t
  
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• Fuller: It can’t hurt to be more careful at home

  14-10-2017 14:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  Can I learn something from my latest self-inflicted injury?
  OUCH. When I went to type “self-inflicted” just now, I had to look down at my keyboard to find the hyphen key. I had to do this in slow motion because my neck is sore and looking down hurts.
  So there’s a lesson right there: You should learn to touch-type so you can find the hyphen without looking for it when you do something really stupid and hurt your neck.
  Oh, I’m just full of new insights this week. I now real
  
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• Coerced sterilization lawsuit filed

  14-10-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two Indigenous women who were coerced into sterilization in Saskatoon are seeking class action status for a lawsuit they’ve filed against the federal and provincial governments, 12 regional health authorities and three doctors.
  The women, whose names are subject to a publication ban, are seeking at least $7 million per plaintiff in the suit; their statement of claim alleges their Charter rights were breached and that they were subjected to institutional systemic racism.
  In July,
  
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• Buttermilk biscuits make fall just a little more cozy

  14-10-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  As the autumn air gets nippy, I find myself reaching for my gloves and scarf in the morning as I head out the door and crashing through the fallen leaves on my way to the garage. I also find myself craving those warm, comforting dishes like chunky soups and stews that perfume the house with herbs and spices. I don’t know about you, but as soon as the daytime temperature is in the single digits, I want a bowl of something hearty and delicious to tuck into and something buttery and flaky ser
  
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• With Sears headed for exit, what will replace Midtown Plaza's 2nd biggest tenant?

  14-10-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Clothing retailers may be interested, or the owner of the mall could subdivide the space to allow for more than one new store, says one real estate watcher.
  
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• Redblacks edge Roughriders in 33-32 shocker

  14-10-2017 09:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ admission into the CFL post-season is on hold for at least another week.
  The Riders could have clinched at least a crossover berth into the East Division playoffs with a win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday and a B.C. Lions loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday.
  However, the Roughriders coughed up a double-digit lead and lost 33-32 on Friday night at Mosaic Stadium.
  “It hurts and there is a lot of stuff going through everybody’s mind rig
  
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• Vanstone: Roughriders faded to black against Redblacks

  14-10-2017 09:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders went primarily with the shotgun — and aimed it at their own feet.
  With shocking suddenness, the Roughriders gassed a 12-point lead in the final 2 1/2 minutes and wound up lamenting Friday’s 33-32 CFL loss to the visiting Ottawa Redblacks.
  Give full credit to the Redblacks for making key plays when they were of the essence. But the visitors, who hung around long enough to cash in when it really mattered, received plenty of assistance from the all-too-chari
  
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• Redblacks never say die, stun Roughriders to clinch playoff spot

  14-10-2017 07:29 via cbc.ca
  Ryan Lindley's one-yard touchdown run with two seconds remaining gave the Ottawa Redblacks a thrilling 33-32 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday.
  
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• Saskatoon Hilltops ready to host PFC semifinal

  14-10-2017 06:39 via globalnews.ca
  Despite blowing out the Winnipeg Rifles twice this year, the Saskatoon Hilltops are not taking anything for granted with the upcoming PFC semifinal. Ryan Flaherty reports.
  
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• Saskatchewan Huskies bite Pronghorns in double-OT win

  14-10-2017 06:37 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Huskies bite Pronghorns in double-OT win
  
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• Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon 70% complete

  14-10-2017 05:00 via globalnews.ca
  Construction of the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon is now 70 per cent complete. Rebekah Lesko went on a tour of what will be the province’s newest hospital.
  
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• Weather for Saturday: Mainly sunny and a high of 8 C

  14-10-2017 03:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  At first glance Saturday might seem like a warm one in Saskatoon but the lower than average high and gusting winds will cancel out some of the effects of the mainly sunny skies.
  In the morning and into the early afternoon Environment Canada is expecting skies to be mainly sunny as the mercury inches up to a high of 8 C — four degrees cooler than the seasonal average. 
  Winds are also expected to begin gusting from the southwest between 20-40 kilometres per hour in the morning and will
  
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• Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital construction reaches 70 per cent completion

  14-10-2017 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  The construction of the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital is nearing completion, as the building is now in its final shape.
  
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• REVIEW: Girl the Goldfish Bowl cast commands challenging comedic script

  14-10-2017 03:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  Audience members will find absurdity, delight, humour and moments of genuine emotion in Greystone Theatre’s The Girl in the Goldfish Bowl. The small-cast play excels with a witty script by Canadian playwright Morris Panych in its season-opening play.
  Iris (Samantha Fairweather) is almost 11 and proclaims she’s in “the last few days of her childhood.” She is convinced the death of her goldfish is responsible for everything from a looming nuclear war to her parents’ m
  
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• Riley (Pocket) Pickett a pass rusher, QB sacker for Saskatoon Hilltops

  14-10-2017 03:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  Just call him the Sack Master or the Pocket Pickett.
  Riley Pickett — who already has nine quarterback sacks this season — aims to get more when the Saskatoon Hilltops play host to the Canadian Junior Football League’s Prairie Football Conference semi-final Sunday (1 p.m.) at SMF Field.
  It’s been a season to celebrate for the former Centennial Collegiate Charger.
  “Right now, honestly, all I care about is getting the wins,” shrugs off Pickett, who stands 6-foot-
  
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• Huskies' defence hopes to shake off mid-season woes

  14-10-2017 03:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Warren Muzika’s life in football has shifted from executing plays to drawing them up.
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ new defensive co-ordinator — who starred with the Huskies from 1994 to 1998 before embarking on a five-season CFL career — is back on campus after nearly two decades away. His defence has blown first hot, then cold, during a season that saw them start with two straight wins before dropping three games in a row — the last two by scores of 51-2
  
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• Cleanup completed on College Drive near Circle Drive after semi transporting ammonia gas tips

  14-10-2017 02:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cleanup finished Friday morning on a major Saskatoon roadway, almost exactly 24 hours after a semi transporting ammonia gas tipped.
  Police and firefighters, including the hazardous materials unit, responded Thursday around 8:30 a.m. to the rollover in the eastbound lane of College Drive at Circle Drive. No injuries were reported as a result of the accident, police and fire officials said, but drivers in the area faced significant delays.
  The fire department initially stated that road closures co
  
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• Man charged following cross-border crime spree

  14-10-2017 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  A 29-year-old man has been arrested following a violent crime spree that’s believed to have stretched from Edmonton into Saskatchewan. Kim Smith has the latest.
  
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• 'I feel betrayed by Minister Bennett,' says former Sask. Métis leader of Sixties Scoop settlement

  14-10-2017 02:06 via cbc.ca
  Robert Doucette, the former president of the Métis Nation - Saskatchewan, says he wants Métis people to be included in the federal government's apology to, and financial compensation for, survivors of the Sixties Scoop.
  
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• Drug trafficker Anita Favreau ran 'high-level, sophisticated' operation, Crown argues

  14-10-2017 02:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Crown wants an eight-year prison sentence for a Saskatchewan woman who ran a high-level drug trafficking operation, selling large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine — and was the target of a 2015 home invasion in which a man was shot and killed.
  The defence argued three and a half years is a more appropriate sentence for Anita Lynn Favreau, describing the 44-year-old as an addict who is trying to rebuild her life. 
  Favreau’s sentencing hearing began last month in Saskato
  
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• Hill wants to consider offering cash for help catching illegal dumpers

  14-10-2017 02:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Veteran Saskatoon Coun. Darren Hill not only wants higher fines than those recently proposed for illegal dumping, he wants to consider offering cash rewards for catching dumpers.
  City hall administration recommended raising the fine for a first-time offence for illegal dumping to $500 from $100. The cost of a second offence would jump from $1,000 from $200 if the changes are approved by city council.
  At Tuesday’s meeting of council’s environment, utilities and corporate services comm
  
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• Global News at 6: October 13

  14-10-2017 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, October 13, 2017 edition of Global News at 6 with Ryan Kessler on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Fond Du Lac chief seat declared vacant after voting dispute

  14-10-2017 02:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The chief’s seat at Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation is now empty, after a tribunal threw out the results of last month’s election.
  Louie Mercredi became chief after beating his first cousin, Kevin Mercredi, by only two votes. However, he only kept the post for a matter of weeks. His challenger argued that three votes – just enough to make the difference – may have been improperly cast.
  “I just felt that the margin was too close and this was a violation,” K
  
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• Construction advances on Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

  14-10-2017 01:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital is in its final stretch of construction.
  On Friday, media had a chance to tour the massive facility on the University of Saskatchewan campus.
  While the $285.2 million project is still two years away from its scheduled opening in 2019, the building’s complex interiors are taking shape. An average of 350 people work on the site at any given time.
  The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital construction site in Saskatoon, Sask. on Friday, October
  
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• Government has 'long-standing culture' of using private email, privacy czar probe needed: NDP

  14-10-2017 01:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan NDP is accusing the Saskatchewan Party government of violating the province’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act through what it describes as a “long-standing culture” of using private email accounts to conduct sensitive government business, including strategizing about confidential requests for information.
  Interim NDP Leader Nicole Sarauer made the allegations in a letter sent Thursday to Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Ron
  
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• 'We're deeply disappointed': Saskatoon's veterinary college loses $8M in funding - CBC.ca

  14-10-2017 00:58 via cbc.ca
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  'We're deeply disappointed': Saskatoon's veterinary college loses $8M in funding
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  Saskatoon's veterinary college will see a hefty funding cut after the Alberta government recently decided to withdraw its longtime support. The Alberta government announced on Thursday it will not renew its inter-provincial agreement with Saskatoon's ...and more »
  
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• 'We're deeply disappointed': Saskatoon's veterinary college loses $8M in funding

  14-10-2017 00:56 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government announced on Thursday it will not renew its inter-provincial agreement with Saskatoon’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine after 2020, which equates to a cut of $8 million in funding.
  
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• Saskatoon Health Region attracts 10 new pediatricians

  14-10-2017 00:18 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Health Region's recruitment efforts appear to be working, with 10 new pediatricians coming to the city in the past six months.
  
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