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• Civil service wage cut 'too simple' answer to province's financial woes: Koch

  18-10-2017 23:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan Party leadership candidate Alanna Koch says she is not convinced that slashing public sector wages by 3.5 per cent is the answer to the province’s financial woes, and that she would reconsider the proposal as part of her plan to show “compassion” by taking four years rather than three to straighten out the province’s books.
  The former deputy minister to Premier Brad Wall said Wednesday that the government’s controversial 2017-18 budget, which aims to cu
  
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• Riders' Duron Carter to be 'punished' with more playing time against Stamps

  18-10-2017 23:30 via cbc.ca
  Duron Carter's punishment for getting into an altercation with a teammate this week will be more playing time.
  
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• Riders’ leading receiver to see time on defence against Stampeders

  18-10-2017 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Duron Carter's punishment for getting into an altercation with a teammate this week will be more playing time.
  
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• Public sector unions unlikely to accept government-mandated wage cuts: SFL

  18-10-2017 23:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  The 25 public sector unions slated to renegotiate their contracts this year are not likely to accept a 3.5 per cent wage cut proposed by the provincial government as a way to save money, according to the head of Saskatchewan’s largest labour organization.
  Those unions, which represent about 38,000 civil servants, and other public sector unions, are “prepared to do whatever’s necessary” to resist the government’s attempts to cut back their wages, Saskatchewan Federat
  
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• Temporary Mental Health Assessment Unit Funded For Royal University Hospital dlvr.it/PwPr4c https://t.co/3fiRwRWg3c

  18-10-2017 23:15
  
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• Shakespeare fest announces directorial talent for 2018

  18-10-2017 23:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan has announced its directors for the 2018 season.
  Artistic Producer Will Brooks will direct the season’s most radical production, an adult-oriented puppet version of the hyper-violent Titus Andronicus. It’s a creative collaboration with Kristi Friday and Crispi Lord of Stumped Productions. The play will run on a secret third stage on the festival site.
  Kelli Fox will direct Hamlet. She is Artistic Associate at Globe Theatre in Regina and has acted at t
  
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• Saskatoon to open dedicated mental health emergency unit - CBC.ca

  18-10-2017 22:57 via cbc.ca
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  Saskatoon to open dedicated mental health emergency unit
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  The Saskatoon Health Region will soon open a dedicated assessment unit for patients with addictions or mental health emergencies. It comes thanks to Les and Irene Dubé's $1-million donation earlier this year to the Royal University Hospital Hospital ...
  Temporary mental health assessment unit approved for RUHSaskatoon StarPhoenixall 3 news articles »
  
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• Saskatoon to open dedicated mental health emergency unit

  18-10-2017 22:55 via cbc.ca
  By March, a new assessment area for patients with addictions and mental health emergencies will open at Royal University Hospital.
  
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• 2 northbound lanes on Sid Buckwold Bridge closed for expansion joint repair

  18-10-2017 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  Two northbound lanes on the Sid Buckwold Bridge will be closed for up to three days while crews repair an expansion joint.
  
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• Photos: Saskatoon remembers Gord Downie

  18-10-2017 21:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  Gord Downie, lead singer of Canadian band The Tragically Hip, died at 53 after a more than year-long battle with brain cancer. Here’s a look at some highlights from his Saskatoon visits over the years.
  
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• Fatal Car Accident Near Burstall, Two Seriously Injured Fighting Fires dlvr.it/PwPKKL https://t.co/xcZNkyOHZp

  18-10-2017 21:51
  
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• Prince Albert police dog tracks down man who allegedly stole from beer fridge

  18-10-2017 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  A police dog helped officers arrest a man who allegedly stole from a beer fridge in Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• Wildfires force emergency evacuation in southwest Saskatchewan, one man dead in collision in area

  18-10-2017 21:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  Amid wildfires in southwestern Saskatchewan, a man has been confirmed dead as a result of a single-vehicle collision and two Saskatchewan residents have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after attempting to fight one of the fires.
  On a conference call Wednesday morning, Ted Munro of the RCMP confirmed there was a report of a single fatality on the main grid 10 kilometres south of Burstall around midnight Tuesday.
  “It’s unknown at this time if it was related to fire or smok
  
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• One Person is Dead, Two are Injured after Wildfires dlvr.it/PwNqM8 https://t.co/U3S4ZNsq5Z

  18-10-2017 20:47
  
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• Firefighter who died battling Alberta wildfire remembered as ‘great father’

  18-10-2017 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  A firefighter has died while battling the wildfires near the southeastern Alberta hamlet of Hilda.
  
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• One dead following Burstall, Sask. crash, two others injured battling wildfire

  18-10-2017 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  A man died south of Burstall in a single-vehicle crash, while two others were seriously injured while helping battle a wildfire.
  
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• Saskatoon 'dodged a bit of a bullet,' reports Environment Canada after overnight windstorm

  18-10-2017 19:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  Though the city of Saskatoon was hit by gusts of 113 kilometres-per-hour during an overnight windstorm, Environment Canada says the city was largely spared from damage experienced by other cities in the province.
  “It looks like Saskatoon dodged a bit of a bullet,” said Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Terri Lang.
  The winds, which were caused by a quick-moving low-pressure system sweeping across Western Canada, reached speeds of 131 km/h in some parts of the provinc
  
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• SGI Gets Ready for the Damage Claims dlvr.it/PwNJ81 https://t.co/RZ6GAWgVDv

  18-10-2017 19:42
  
  SGI Gets Ready for the Damage Claims dlvr.it/PwNJ81 https://t.co/RZ6GAWgVDv
  
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• Volunteer firefighter from Alberta killed in crash near Burstall, Sask.

  18-10-2017 19:40
  A volunteer firefighter from Alberta is dead after the water-tanker truck he was driving rolled over during efforts to contain a wildfire in southwestern Saskatchewan.
  
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• One dead after crash near Burstall on Tuesday, two injured fighting fire

  18-10-2017 19:40
  Police are investigating whether smoke from a wildfire was a factor in a fatal single-vehicle crash Tuesday night in southwestern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon blood drive honours mining accident victim - Globalnews.ca

  18-10-2017 19:33 via globalnews.ca
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  A blood drive in Saskatoon is being dedicated to Chad Wiklun, who was killed in a mining accident a year ago. Supplied. X. - A A +. Listen. A week-long blood drive in Saskatoon is being dedicated to a man who was killed in a mining accident. Chad ...
  
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• Saskatoon blood drive honours mining accident victim

  18-10-2017 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  A blood drive in Saskatoon is being dedicated to Chad Wiklun, who was killed in a mining accident a year ago.
  
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• FETAAS FASHION SHOW 2017 (La Federation des Talents Africains et Artistiques de la Saskatchewan)

  18-10-2017 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  FETAAS FASHION SHOW is an African fashion event where local stylists and designers can show off their expertise with creations from textiles of African origin.  Our fashion show is accompanied by live music, dancing and demonstrations of African and indigenous dances. Stylists and designers come mainly from the African diaspora, First Nations and Metis communities,...
  
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• Sound Check: Rock your noggin' to support mental health

  18-10-2017 19:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Too Soon Monsoon
  When: Oct. 20Where: O’Brians Event CentreWhat: The first annual Rockin for the Noggin’ takes place this week in Saskatoon. It’s a playful title that aims to raise money for a serious cause (proceeds supporting the Saskatoon branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association). Saskatoon-born band Wide Mouth Mason headlines with support from local bands Too Soon Monsoon and All Mighty Voice. Too Soon Monsoon (the duo of Greg Torwalt and Nathan Henry) has only been
  
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• SaskPower Kept Hopping During Windstorm dlvr.it/PwN3hh https://t.co/mz9PesEUMT

  18-10-2017 19:09
  
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• Light in the darkness: Deep Dark Woods emerge from difficult time with new album Yarrow

  18-10-2017 18:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  At the Deep Dark Woods merch table, alongside predictable items like vinyl and T-shirts, audience members will find a custom wooden spoon and the recipe for Ryan Boldt’s grandmother’s recipe for Zuma Borscht. 
  “My label brought up the idea because they know I love to cook Mennonite food,” the band’s lead singer said. “I hope they sell well in Mennonite country.”
  The recipe is a bit different than the average borscht. Instead of boiling the sausage,
  
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• Hurricane force winds slam Saskatchewan with gusts up to 131 km/h

  18-10-2017 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  Hurricane force winds slam Saskatchewan on Tuesday night with gusts up to 131 km/h.
  
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• Wildfires Contained dlvr.it/PwMnRy https://t.co/H4dbZ4x1bn

  18-10-2017 18:33
  
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• Royal University Hospital approved for temporary mental health assessment unit

  18-10-2017 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  A temporary mental health assessment unit at Royal University Hospital will be able to care for up to seven patients at a time.
  
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• Letter of the Day: The argument of climate change

  18-10-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Kim Campbell’s references to “climate deniers” and “climate change” (SP, Oct. 5) sound like something found in a time capsule from when she was Prime Minister. That was when people thought there would be no gasoline-powered cars by 2005. It was before scientists in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) unanimously rejected any link between climate change and man-made causes (1995). It was before the “hockey stick” graph of global temperatu
  
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• City of Saskatoon's debt to topple $400M mark by year end

  18-10-2017 17:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  The City of Saskatoon’s debt is expected to climb to $411 million by the end of this year. It surpassed the $300 million mark for the first time in 2016.
  The city is projected to pay $32 million in 2018 just to service that debt.
  The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s prairie director, Todd MacKay, said he sympathizes with the predicament created by the March 22 provincial budget for municipalities like Saskatoon, but he thinks it’s time to stop blaming the province.
  “I woul
  
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• Sask. wind storm flattens houses, tears trees from ground, litters streets with debris

  18-10-2017 16:39 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada clocked wind gusts at 90 km/h early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Sask. wind storm flattens house, tears trees from ground, litters streets with debris

  18-10-2017 16:39 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada clocked wind gusts at 90 km/h early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Lane Closure to be Aware of dlvr.it/PwLkdT https://t.co/5S3t0HL02K

  18-10-2017 16:26
  
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• Damaging winds up to 131 km/h tore through Sask. overnight

  18-10-2017 16:24 via cbc.ca
  Clean up is underway in Saskatchewan after an unusually strong low pressure system tore through the province Tuesday night.
  
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• Alexa Emerson waiting to hear if she will head straight to trial

  18-10-2017 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  Alexa Emerson is expected to find out on Nov. 1 if her case will bypass a preliminary hearing and head straight to trial.
  
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• Overnight winds blow down houses, trees and scatter debris

  18-10-2017 16:15
  It will be a day of cleanup for many Saskatchewan residents after a windstorm blew through the province overnight, and continued into Wednesday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Oct. 18, 2017

  18-10-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  City’s debt to topple $400M mark by year end
  The City of Saskatoon’s debt is expected to climb to $411 million by the end of this year. It surpassed the $300 million mark for the first time in 2016. The city is projected to pay $32 million in 2018 just to service that debt. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s prairie director, Todd MacKay, sa
  
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• Household electronics that can be recycled

  18-10-2017 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  Gayleen Creelman from the Electronic Products Recycling Association with household electronics that can be recycled instead of being thrown in the trash.
  
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• Wildfire threat contained in western Saskatchewan

  18-10-2017 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  A wildfire threat in western Saskatchewan that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people has been contained.
  
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• Volunteer Alberta crew member killed during Sask. firefighting efforts

  18-10-2017 15:47 via cbc.ca
  A volunteer firefighter who was helping fight wildfires that spread to Saskatchewan has been identified as the man who died Wednesday in a single-vehicle rollover near Burstall, Sask.
  
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• Saskatchewan wildfires leave 1 dead, 2 injured

  18-10-2017 15:47 via cbc.ca
  RCMP and the Saskatchewan government say a man has died in connection with the wildfires that began in the province on Tuesday.
  
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• Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie dead at 53

  18-10-2017 15:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  According to a statement released by his family early Wednesday morning, Downie passed away Tuesday night with his children and family nearby. 
  “Thank you everyone for all the respect, admiration and love you have given Gord throughout the years — those tender offerings touched his heart and he takes them with him now as he walks among the stars,” read the statement.
  Downie was diagnosed with brain cancer in May 2016.
  More to come
  
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• Getting People to Think About Food Waste dlvr.it/PwKslK https://t.co/eQ03XMJiqm

  18-10-2017 14:42
  
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• Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie dies at 53

  18-10-2017 14:38
  Gord Downie, the legendary front man of the Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip, has died at the age of 53.
  
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• City of Saskatoon's debt to topple $400M mark by year end - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  18-10-2017 14:33 via thestarphoenix.com
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  City of Saskatoon's debt to topple $400M mark by year end
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  Darla Lindbjerg, the president and CEO of the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce, called city hall's proposed 2018 property tax increase of 4.96 per cent "substantial." (MICHELLE BERG/The StarPhoenix) Michelle Berg / Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
  
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• Fuller: Not all things hit home, but "me too" did

  18-10-2017 14:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s an unfortunate aspect of human nature that something has to be personal to seem real.
  Last week, my heart was going out to the victims of the Napa Valley fires. I didn’t know any of them but I could identify. They were homeowners like me and suddenly, they had nothing.
  I couldn’t imagine losing everything I own in a fire. How could you recover from that, not just financially but emotionally? And before Napa, it was Hurricane Irma and before that it was Hurricane Harvey. Ev
  
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• City's debt to topple $400M mark by year end

  18-10-2017 14:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  The City of Saskatoon’s debt is expected to climb to $411 million by the end of this year. It surpassed the $300 million mark for the first time in 2016.
  The city is projected to pay $32 million in 2018 just to service that debt.
  The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s prairie director, Todd MacKay, said he sympathizes with the predicament created by the March 22 provincial budget for municipalities like Saskatoon, but he thinks it’s time to stop blaming the province.
  “I woul
  
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• No serious damage reported in Saskatoon due to wind storm - Globalnews.ca

  18-10-2017 14:14 via globalnews.ca
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  No serious damage reported in Saskatoon due to wind storm
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  Power knocked out in several neighbourhoods but no reports of serious damage after wind storm passes through Saskatoon. Neil Fisher / Global News. X. - A A +. Listen. Saskatoon appears to have escaped any serious damage from an overnight wind storm.
  
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• No serious damage reported in Saskatoon due to wind storm

  18-10-2017 14:14 via globalnews.ca
  Power knocked out in several neighbourhoods but no reports of serious damage after wind storm passes through Saskatoon.
  
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