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• Saskatoon Fire plans relocation of Hall No. 5 to the University of Saskatchewan

  26-10-2017 23:50
  The Saskatoon Fire Department is planning to move Fire Hall No. 5 from the city’s Sutherland neighbourhood to University of Saskatchewan property.
  
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• CMHC Calls Saskatoon Housing Market Highly Vulnerable dlvr.it/PxmYpk https://t.co/EiM3Vd3zMU

  26-10-2017 23:50
  
  CMHC Calls Saskatoon Housing Market Highly Vulnerable dlvr.it/PxmYpk https://t.co/EiM3Vd3zMU
  
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• FSIN chief proposes mandatory drug tests for leaders

  26-10-2017 23:45 via cbc.ca
  Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron is proposing mandatory drug tests for all future FSIN leaders.
  
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• Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Saskatoon, hopes party policies 'inspire people in general'

  26-10-2017 23:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  New federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh hopes his party’s policies — and not just the party name — will inspire people in Saskatchewan and across the country.
  Singh, who made appearances in Saskatoon on Thursday following his election earlier this month as new leader of the federal New Democratic Party, said in an interview that he’s hoping his party’s platforms “are policies that inspire people in general.
  “When we look at, for example, pharmacare, I want
  
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• Rodgers Returns; Carter Back to Offence for Riders dlvr.it/Pxm9N3 https://t.co/Li3Bj6AXE5

  26-10-2017 22:44
  
  Rodgers Returns; Carter Back to Offence for Riders dlvr.it/Pxm9N3 https://t.co/Li3Bj6AXE5
  
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• Saskatchewan Opposition wants government to bring back STC

  26-10-2017 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  The NDP Opposition has used the first question period of the fall sitting to urge the Saskatchewan Party government to restore STC bus service.
  
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• Saskatchewan Opposition wants government to bring back Crown bus service

  26-10-2017 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  The NDP Opposition has used the first question period of the fall sitting to urge the Saskatchewan Party government to restore provincial bus service.
  
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• Saskatoon-born actor Paul Schulz dies at 48

  26-10-2017 22:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Go Fund Me campaign has been launched for the two children of Saskatoon-born actor Paul Schulz who died on Tuesday after heart surgery. He was 48.
  Schulz trained in drama at the University of Saskatchewan under Henry Woolf and Walter Mills. He appeared in several Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan productions.
  Tim Hildebrand and Paul Schulz in As You Like It at Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan in 2003.
  Relocating to Vancouver, he landed roles in The X-Files, The Lone Gunman and Arctic Air and many
  
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• Lewis returns to where stellar CFL career started as Alouettes visit Riders

  26-10-2017 22:00
  An otherwise insignificant game for the Montreal Alouettes will hold special meaning for veteran slotback Nik Lewis.
  
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• Opposition accuses Sask. government of keeping the door open to privatize Crowns

  26-10-2017 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Premier Brad Wall has clarified that only portions that relate to the sale of Crown corporations will be repealed in Bill 40, but legislation will still allow governments the power to wind down Crowns.
  
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• Impaired driver charged with threatening Prince Albert police officer

  26-10-2017 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  An alleged impaired driver has also been charged with threatening a Prince Albert police officer.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: first snowfall of the season

  26-10-2017 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  The first snowfall of the season hits Saskatoon and much of central Saskatchewan with a roller coaster of temperatures in the weather forecast ahead.
  
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• Sask. carbon reduction plan coming by end of year, says minister

  26-10-2017 21:07 via cbc.ca
  Little is confirmed about Saskatchewan's tailored plan for cutting down greenhouse gas emissions, beyond that it will "build on" ideas proposed in the government's year-old white paper on climate change, including levies for large emitters.
  
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• Saskatoon journalist's mystery novel a 'romp' that came from a 'dark place' - CBC.ca

  26-10-2017 20:52 via cbc.ca
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  Saskatoon journalist's mystery novel a 'romp' that came from a 'dark place'
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  Veteran journalist Joanne Paulson has penned her first novel, and she believes it captures Saskatoon's urban experience — something she has always longed for as an avid reader. 'My subconscious was telling me to smarten up.' - Joanne Paulson.
  
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• Saskatoon journalist's mystery novel a 'romp' that came from a 'dark place'

  26-10-2017 20:49 via cbc.ca
  Veteran journalist Joanne Paulson has penned her first novel, and she believes it captures Saskatoon’s urban experience, something she has always longed for as an avid reader.
  
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• White powder calls, response times on the table at emergency planners meeting

  26-10-2017 20:37
  White powder and suspicious package calls were on top of mind Thursday morning at the annual Saskatchewan Emergency Planners Association conference.
  
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• Police ID person of interest in phone threat to Saskatoon elementary school

  26-10-2017 20:32 via cbc.ca
  King George Community School's perimeter had been locked down Tuesday as police investigated the threat.
  
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• Police ID person of interest in King George Community School perimeter lockdown

  26-10-2017 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police have identified a person of interest after a voice mail threat at King George Community School resulted in a perimeter lockdown.
  
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• Canada’s housing market remains ‘highly vulnerable’: CMHC

  26-10-2017 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  The national housing agency says in its quarterly housing market assessment that markets in Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver, Victoria and Saskatoon are highly vulnerable.
  
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• Two-vehicle crash causes traffic delays on morning commute

  26-10-2017 20:21
  A crash on Circle Drive East near Idylwyld Drive North caused some traffic delays during Thursday’s morning commute in Saskatoon.
  
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• Person of interest identified after threat prompts school lockdowns

  26-10-2017 20:14
  Investigators have identified a person of interest after a voicemail threat prompted perimeter lockdowns at several Saskatoon schools Wednesday, police say.
  
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• Investigating Aboriginal Homelessness dlvr.it/Pxl08W https://t.co/QUE12z3IwB

  26-10-2017 20:02
  
  Investigating Aboriginal Homelessness dlvr.it/Pxl08W https://t.co/QUE12z3IwB
  
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• SGI received more than 2500 claims from wind storm

  26-10-2017 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Provincial insurer SGI says it's received more than 2,500 claims following last week's wind storm in Saskatchewan.
  
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• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks on STC, economy in Saskatoon

  26-10-2017 19:52
  Saskatchewan’s NDP received backing from the New Democrats’ federal leader Thursday as the provincial party works to bring back the Saskatchewan Transportation Company.
  
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• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaking in Saskatoon

  26-10-2017 19:52
  Jagmeet Singh is in Saskatoon today. The new federal NDP leader will be speaking to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations legislative assembly at TCU Place at 1 p.m.
  
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• Scientists fear monarch butterflies stuck in Canada

  26-10-2017 19:49
  Monarch butterflies, those delicate symbols of spring and summer, should mostly be in Texas by now, winging their way to Mexico for the winter.
  
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• Saskatoon fire plans relocation of Station No. 5 from Central Avenue to U of S College Quarter

  26-10-2017 19:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saying the move would be “part of good governance,” the Saskatoon Fire Department has announced plans to relocate Fire Station No. 5 from Central Avenue to the College Quarter on University of Saskatchewan land.
  “What we want everyone to understand about the new service model is that it’s aimed at increasing safety and decreasing overlap between stations,” said fire Chief Morgan Hackl.
  “Emergency services to the Sutherland, University and other nearby area nei
  
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• Sask. government says ministers' 2016-17 travel costs lowest in 25 years

  26-10-2017 19:31
  The Saskatchewan government says ministers’ travel costs in 2016-17 were the lowest in 25 years.
  
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• PotashCorp reports third-quarter profit down from year ago, sales up

  26-10-2017 19:31
  Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. says it earned $53 million in its latest quarter, down from $81 million a year ago, as it works to close its merger with Agrium Inc.
  
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• U of S Gets Biggest Increase in Research Dollars dlvr.it/PxklhK https://t.co/xOfbggZxg5

  26-10-2017 19:30
  
  U of S Gets Biggest Increase in Research Dollars dlvr.it/PxklhK https://t.co/xOfbggZxg5
  
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• Saskatoon basketball player hopes for better opportunities for Indigenous athletes

  26-10-2017 19:16
  Michael Linklater remembers the day he fell in love with the game. His elementary school in Saskatoon had just laid a new asphalt basketball court, and a group of older boys playing pick-up had drawn a crowd during recess.
  
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• Saskatoon's housing market 'highly vulnerable,' CMHC warns

  26-10-2017 19:15 via cbc.ca
  Canadian housing markets are highly vulnerable and at risk of being hit by overbuilding, overvaluation and too-quick price appreciation, the national housing agency says.
  
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• Video: New in theatres Oct. 27

  26-10-2017 19:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres October 27.
   
  
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• Cops for Cancer / Saskatoon Blades Stick It to Cancer - October 28

  26-10-2017 19:01 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is proud to again support Cops for Cancer in their participation at the Saskatoon Blades game on Saturday, October 28th. The theme for the night is "Stick It to Cancer". The Saskatoon Blades are supporting the Cops for Cancer program and donating a portion of ticket sales through a special "Cops4Cancer" promo code. More details can be found on the attached poster. Cops for Cancer will also have a table set up at the game and accepting donations.All pro
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PxkV54 https://t.co/bbjMho9pRS

  26-10-2017 18:56
  
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• Business Optimism is Up dlvr.it/PxkV5P https://t.co/YPp8OurnpJ

  26-10-2017 18:56
  
  Business Optimism is Up dlvr.it/PxkV5P https://t.co/YPp8OurnpJ
  
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• Saskatoon psychiatric centre inmate dies in custody

  26-10-2017 18:53
  A psychiatric centre inmate in Saskatoon has died while in Corrections Canada custody.
  
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• Saskatoon investigators exploring possible links between five vehicle fires

  26-10-2017 18:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police believe five suspicious vehicle fires over a 10-day span may be connected.
   
  Officers responded to five fires between Oct. 12 and Oct. 22. Each of the fires — Birch Crescent and Spruce Drive on Oct. 12, the 2300 block of Haultain Avenue on Oct. 13 and Oct. 14, the 400 block of Main Street East on Oct. 22, and around University Drive and College Drive on Oct. 22 — took place late at night or in the early-morning hours, according to police in a news release.&
  
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• Plans for new ride-sharing legislation a concern, Sask. Taxi Cab Association says

  26-10-2017 18:35
  The Government of Saskatchewan’s plans to introduce new legislation to allow ride-sharing services like Uber or Lyft to operate in Saskatchewan is not sitting well with the organization representing the province’s taxi companies.
  
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• Michael Linklater's basketball success has provided a stage for his work with Indigenous youth

  26-10-2017 18:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Michael Linklater remembers the day he fell in love with the game. His elementary school in Saskatoon had just laid a new asphalt basketball court, and a group of older boys playing pick-up had drawn a crowd during recess.
  Linklater, who was 12, jostled to get a good view. The atmosphere was electric.
  “Everyone in the schoolyard surrounded the court, it created almost like a stadium in a sense,” Linklater said. “And to see what some of these older players were doing on the cour
  
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• Inmate dies in Saskatoon correctional facility

  26-10-2017 18:16 via cbc.ca
  An inmate who was serving an indeterminate sentence for murder died at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon on Wednesday.
  
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• Moisture now needed as harvest wraps up in Saskatchewan

  26-10-2017 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  With the harvest wrapping up in Saskatchewan, much needed moisture is now required to replenish the topsoil and subsoil.
  
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• Impaired driving casualties prompt Sask. to press for ride-booking services

  26-10-2017 18:07 via cbc.ca
  Cabinet minister Joe Hargrave said the biggest factor in the province's decision to advocate for ride-booking services is to reduce the province's impaired driving casualties.
  
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• Suspicious Vehicle Fires

  26-10-2017 18:02 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are investigating a series of suspicious fires to vehicles.Police responded to five vehicles that were reported on fire between the dates of October 12th and October 22nd. All of the incidents were reported to have taken place in the late evening or early morning hours. The fires took place in; the area of Birch Crescent and Spruce Drive (October 12), the 2300 block of Haultain Avenue (October 13-14), the 400 block of Main Street East (October 22), and the area of University Dri
  
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• Letter of the Day: Saying #metoo: A personal challenge

  26-10-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  In recent days, many women have begun publicly discussing the sexual harassment they have experienced, and it has caused me to reflect on similar experiences that I have had. Even revisiting them in my mind brings me a great deal of discomfort.
  I feel guilt and shame. Guilt that I allowed myself to get into situations where I was harassed, touched and hit. Shame about the actual experiences.
  My first experience of sexual harassment took place when I was 14. Others followed in later years, and my
  
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• Saskatoon Cabbies Offered Extra Protection dlvr.it/PxjyCl https://t.co/QCVeFmcgAi

  26-10-2017 17:49
  
  Saskatoon Cabbies Offered Extra Protection dlvr.it/PxjyCl https://t.co/QCVeFmcgAi
  
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• Damage Claims Pour Into SGI dlvr.it/PxjyS8 https://t.co/DPwwNsGUrq

  26-10-2017 17:49
  
  Damage Claims Pour Into SGI dlvr.it/PxjyS8 https://t.co/DPwwNsGUrq
  
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• PotashCorp expects markets to continue improving in 2018

  26-10-2017 17:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  In what is expected to be its last quarterly report as an independent company, the world’s largest fertilizer producer says it expects continuing improvement in the global potash market.
  Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., which is set to merge with Calgary-based Agrium Inc. before the end of the year, on Thursday reported earning US$53 million on revenues totalling US$1.2 billion in the third quarter of 2017.
  While that represents a 34 per cent decrease from the third quarter of 2016, the
  
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• Circle Drive crash slows morning commute for Saskatoon drivers

  26-10-2017 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  Woman suffers minor injuries in crash on Circle Drive at Idylwyld Drive North during the Thursday morning commute in Saskatoon.
  
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• Follow the 1st day of Sask. question period live

  26-10-2017 17:25 via cbc.ca
  Find out what's happening in question period as Stefani Langenegger tweets live from the legislative building in Regina.
  
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