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• 'It shouldn't come as a surprise to the government': First public sector union rejects 3.5 per cent wage rollback

  07-11-2017 23:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  The union representing almost 1,800 SaskPower workers voted overwhelmingly against a 3.5 per cent wage cut proposed by the provincial government, according to the president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour.
  Around 81 per cent of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2067 members voted against the contract on Oct. 16, said Larry Hubich, whose organization represents around 100,000 unionized workers in the province. 
  “It shouldn’t come as a surprise
  
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• Government commits $107,000 more to controversial outfitters' organization

  07-11-2017 23:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Party government has now committed more than $350,000 toward a new hunting and fishing outfitters’ organization, which its critics contend is little more than an expensive new name and logo for an existing industry association. 
  Premier Brad Wall’s cabinet on Oct. 30 approved $107,000 in new funding for the Saskatchewan Commission of Professional Outfitters (SCPO), adding to the $248,000 provided to the new organization during the last two fiscal years.
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• NDP questions Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall’s continued private email use

  07-11-2017 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  The Opposition wants to know why Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has once again used a private email server to do government business after saying he would stop.
  
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• Rail delay concerns, uncertainty linger over bus rapid transit plan

  07-11-2017 23:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Uncertainty looms over a planned overhaul of Saskatoon’s transit system that could cost $300 million.
  Concerns were raised at council’s transportation committee meeting on Monday over how the proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) system would work, given the railway delays along 22nd Street, which is expected to be the major west-side route for the system.
  “The rail is actually quite a concern for me,” Coun. Randy Donauer said at Monday’s meeting.
  Donauer said he is worr
  
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• Structure fire in industrial area of Kindersley, Sask.

  07-11-2017 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  Emergency services were called to a structure fire in Kindersley, Sask.
  
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• Agrium, PotashCorp secure Chinese approval for merger

  07-11-2017 23:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  A proposed merger between the world’s largest fertilizer company and a massive agricultural product distributor has received conditional approval from Chinese anti-trust authorities.
  It now only needs the blessing of the U.S. government to proceed.
  Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. said Tuesday that China’s Ministry of Commerce approved the US$26 billion merger, conditional on the Saskatoon-based firm divesting holdings in three companies valued at a total of around U
  
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• Officer testifies Hurd confessed to killing Crampton

  07-11-2017 23:17
  An RCMP officer who turned murder suspect Tyler Hurd over to Saskatoon police testified Tuesday that Hurd confessed while in his police cruiser to killing Cynthia Crampton.
  
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• ‘I really wanted to kill her’: Accused killer describes graphic murder in police interview

  07-11-2017 23:17
  The man accused of killing a 55-year-old mother of two confessed to the murder in graphic detail in an interview with a Saskatoon police officer played in court Tuesday.
  
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• Former broadcaster Steve Vogelsang charged in Saskatoon bank robbery

  07-11-2017 23:04 via cbc.ca
  Former Winnipeg broadcaster and journalism instructor Steve Vogelsang is facing another bank robbery charge, this time in connection with a robbery in Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon police laying robbery charge against Steve Vogelsang

  07-11-2017 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  Police say Steve Vogelsang, 53, will now be facing one count of robbery in Saskatoon.
  
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• Former Winnipeg broadcaster Stephen Vogelsang charged in Saskatoon bank robbery

  07-11-2017 22:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  A former Winnipeg television broadcaster has been charged in connection with a Saskatoon bank robbery in late July.
  Police requested an arrest warrant Tuesday for Stephen Lane Vogelsang, 53, after a robbery in the 3000 block of Eighth Street East on July 31, Saskatoon police said in a news release.
  Vogelsang is currently facing similar charges in Regina and Medicine Hat.
  Images captured on surveillance cameras show the male suspect and his vehicle at the scene of the robbery in the 3000 block of
  
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• Former broadcaster accused in Regina, Medicine Hat bank robberies to be charged in Saskatoon

  07-11-2017 22:45
  Police are charging a former broadcaster in connection with a bank robbery in Saskatoon.
  
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• Ex-Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay dies in plane crash

  07-11-2017 22:16
  Former Toronto Blue Jays star pitcher Roy Halladay has died after his plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40.
  
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• Update - Charge Laid - Robbery - 3000 Block 8th Street East

  07-11-2017 22:04 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service has requested a warrant for the arrest of a 53 year old Winnipeg, Manitoba man in connection with a July robbery of a financial institution.  Stephen Lane Vogelsang DOB 1963/11/21, is currently facing similar charges in Regina and in Medicine Hat, Alberta.  He will now be facing one count of robbery in Saskatoon. It is not yet known when he will appear in provincial court on the charge.  The SPS would like to thank the public and the med
  
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• SaskPower workers 1st union to reject 3.5% wage cut

  07-11-2017 21:52 via cbc.ca
  More than 1,700 unionized SaskPower workers have rejected a contract that would lower their overall compensation by 3.5 per cent, followed by three years with no wage increases.
  
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• Saskatoon children's hospital gets $1M for spiritual worship space

  07-11-2017 20:54 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan’s new children’s hospital has received a donation for a $1-million space for spiritual worship.
  
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• 'Mother nature is tough to fight': 9 water main breaks in Saskatoon since Monday

  07-11-2017 20:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ground shifting caused by a sudden drop in temperature over the weekend triggered nine water main breaks across Saskatoon between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.
  Water was turned off Tuesday at several homes and businesses. Classes were cancelled at Caswell School because there was no water and City Hospital — which receives water from three water main lines, including one that broke Monday night — issued a precautionary boil water advisory on Tuesday because of a drop in its w
  
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• Broda family donates $1M for spiritual space at new children’s hospital

  07-11-2017 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Broda family has donated $1 million for a spiritual space at the new Jim Pattinson Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon.
  
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• Meet the Sask.-born speech writer who helped Donald Trump stump

  07-11-2017 20:32 via cbc.ca
  U.S. President Donald Trump is known for his fiery rhetoric, but a lesser-known fact is that some of those speeches come with just a hint of Saskatchewan content.
  
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• RCMP constable testifies that Tyler Hurd admitted killing Cynthia Crampton in Saskatoon home

  07-11-2017 20:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  After he was arrested in connection with the death of Cynthia Crampton last spring, Tyler William Robert Hurd calmly shared details of the killing, an RCMP constable testified at Hurd’s first-degree murder trial.
  On the witness stand Tuesday at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench, Const. Tyler Busch said after Hurd was arrested, Hurd said he had been staying with the woman who was murdered in a home in Saskatoon’s Stonebridge neighbourhood.
  Hurd stated, “I did it. I killed h
  
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• University of Saskatchewan professor to study marijuana as medicine

  07-11-2017 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  University of Saskatchewan professor Robert Laprairie aims to gain more insight into the use of marijuana as a medicine.
  
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• WHL Stars Go After Sweep of Russians in Swift Current dlvr.it/Pzkgfl https://t.co/0OqvL8oZcX

  07-11-2017 19:52
  
  WHL Stars Go After Sweep of Russians in Swift Current dlvr.it/Pzkgfl https://t.co/0OqvL8oZcX
  
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• Donation to Children's Hospital Gives Families a Space for Faith dlvr.it/Pzkgx8 https://t.co/9xIaNwEA8d

  07-11-2017 19:52
  
  Donation to Children's Hospital Gives Families a Space for Faith dlvr.it/Pzkgx8 https://t.co/9xIaNwEA8d
  
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• Is Facebook listening to your conversations? Probably not, tech expert says

  07-11-2017 19:51
  Despite Facebook’s denials, some users believe the social media giant’s apps are spying on their real-life conversations, then serving them advertising for things they’ve never searched for, or even mentioned, online.
  
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• Growth expected in Canada’s agriculture sector: FCC

  07-11-2017 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  Canada ready to strengthen its position as one of the world’s top agriculture and agri-food trading nations: FCC.
  
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• No water in some neighbourhoods after 9 water main breaks across Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  07-11-2017 19:41 via cbc.ca
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  No water in some neighbourhoods after 9 water main breaks across Saskatoon
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  Some Saskatoon residents are without water and part of 25th Street is closed after nine water main breaks across the city since noon on Monday. The City of Saskatoon said in a news release Tuesday morning that the problems were caused by a quick drop ...
  City of Saskatoon responds to multiple water main breaksNews Talk 650 CKOM
  Quick temperature drop causes multiple water main breaks in SaskatoonGlobal
  
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• University of Saskatchewan law school announces full scholarship for refugee student

  07-11-2017 19:35 via cbc.ca
  Next year, the University of Saskatchewan's College of Law will offer a full three-year scholarship to a student who has claimed or is claiming refugee status in Canada.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: more snow, -30 wind chills ahead

  07-11-2017 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  More snow is on the way as -30 wind chills dive back into Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• 9-year-old emails deteriorating in government archives; may be inaccessible

  07-11-2017 19:27 via cbc.ca
  The ministry of social services says emails written between Donna Harpauer and senior ministry staff in 2008 and 2009 are on tapes that “deteriorate and breakdown over time” which means “there may be no viable tapes available for that time period.”
  
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• Bill Boyd's court date on environmental charges adjourned again

  07-11-2017 19:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan Party founding member and former economy minister Bill Boyd’s second court date on four environmental charges ended with an adjournment — the second since the charges were laid.
  A judge in Kindersley on Tuesday adjourned the matter to Dec. 19, at which point Boyd is expected to enter a plea which will determine the next steps, Crown prosecutor Matthew Miazga said.
  The charges against Boyd include three under the province’s Environmental Protection and Management Ac
  
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• Saskatoon-based Crestline wins $23.7-million contract to supply B.C. with ambulances

  07-11-2017 19:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon-based vehicle manufacturing company has won a multi-year contract worth $23.7 million to supply British Columbia Emergency Health Services with ambulances. 
  Crestline Coach Ltd., which employs just under 200 people, said in a news release that it will support BCEHS’s ongoing replacement of around 70 ambulances each year.
  Manufacturing is underway at Crestline’s production facility in Saskatoon, and the first ambulances — varieties of which are designed for rura
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier refuses to apologize for pipeline comments

  07-11-2017 19:05 via cbc.ca
  The City of Burnaby is demanding Saskatchewan's Attorney General Don Morgan retract comments made in a press release accusing the B.C. city of impeding Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline.
  
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• China gives regulatory approval for merger of Agrium, PotashCorp

  07-11-2017 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  Agrium, PotashCorp receive regulatory approval from China for merger; Agrium agrees to sell two assets to help win U.S. regulatory approval.
  
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• Jump at pump in Sask. due to U.S. pressures

  07-11-2017 18:28 via cbc.ca
  Consumers in Saskatchewan have been dealing with a bit of sticker shock at the gas pump as prices soar to levels not seen since the Fort McMurray fires in June 2016.
  
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• Temperature drop causes nine water main breaks across Saskatoon

  07-11-2017 18:27
  City officials are blaming a drop in temperature for nine water main breaks across Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatchewan rejects Burnaby request over Trans Mountain pipeline

  07-11-2017 18:14 via thestarphoenix.com
   
  BURNABY, B.C. — A city in British Columbia wants Saskatchewan’s justice minister to withdraw comments suggesting it “is deliberately slowing down” the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  A lawyer acting for Burnaby sent a letter to Don Morgan saying city officials hope he was misquoted in a statement published Friday by a Regina newspaper.
  The letter says if the comments were made, Morgan is “misinformed” because the city is proceeding with the regulator
  
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• Quick temperature drop causes multiple water main breaks in Saskatoon

  07-11-2017 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Multiple water main breaks in Saskatoon have been caused by a quick drop in the temperature.
  
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• Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory At City Hospital dlvr.it/Pzjhyb https://t.co/0gB5V18z8F

  07-11-2017 17:41
  
  Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory At City Hospital dlvr.it/Pzjhyb https://t.co/0gB5V18z8F
  
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• Agrium-PotashCorp merger to close by year-end after Chinese approval received

  07-11-2017 17:40
  Agrium Inc. and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. say they expect their merger to close by year-end after receiving conditional approval from Chinese authorities.
  
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• NSBA calls Saskatoon’s bike lane project a failure

  07-11-2017 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  The North Saskatoon Business Association is calling Saskatoon's dedicated bike lane pilot project a failure.
  
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• No water in some neighbourhoods after 9 water main breaks across Saskatoon

  07-11-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
  Some Saskatoon residents are without water and part of 25th Street is closed after nine water main breaks across the city since noon on Monday.
  
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• Follow Nov. 7 edition of Sask. question period live

  07-11-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
  Stefani Langenegger is at the Saskatchewan Legislature and will be tweeting live from question period during Tuesday's proceedings.
  
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• Drinking water advisory issued at Saskatoon City Hospital

  07-11-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
  A precautionary drinking water advisory has been issued for the Saskatoon City Hospital.
  
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• Precautionary drinking water advisory for Saskatoon City Hospital

  07-11-2017 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  Precautionary drinking water advisory is in place at Saskatoon City Hospital due to a significant drop in water pressure.
  
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• The Madness of Meth: Struggling with addiction

  07-11-2017 17:01
  Greg Linklater's pain is crystal methamphetamine. He started smoking the stimulant drug 25 years ago after a death in his family.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Library staff fear job cuts

  07-11-2017 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I came to Saskatoon in 1986 to work as literacy librarian at Saskatoon Public Library. I since worked in a branch library and as adult program librarian. In those days, the library was a friendly, welcoming place; in fact, when I first joined the staff, it felt like extended family.
  However, today this is definitely not the case. Positions are being cruelly cut (with little notice) with the reason being the cut in provincial funding. However, the provincial funding was reinstated and cuts are be
  
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• Sask. Party Government Raises Small Business Income Threshold dlvr.it/PzjBJd https://t.co/5d2WOLZloQ

  07-11-2017 16:36
  
  Sask. Party Government Raises Small Business Income Threshold dlvr.it/PzjBJd https://t.co/5d2WOLZloQ
  
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• Jury hears Saskatoon woman took in homeless man accused in her death

  07-11-2017 16:26 via cbc.ca
  The jury in a Saskatoon murder trial heard a mother of two was killed by a man she'd taken in when he had nowhere to go.
  
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• 'I was expecting a quick kill': Cynthia Crampton murder trial shown Tyler Hurd's video confession

  07-11-2017 16:26 via cbc.ca
  The jury in a Saskatoon murder trial heard a mother of two was killed by a man she'd taken in when he had nowhere to go.
  
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• 'I killed her': RCMP constable testifies Tyler Hurd confessed to murder of Cynthia Crampton after 2016 arrest

  07-11-2017 16:26 via cbc.ca
  The jury in a Saskatoon murder trial heard a mother of two was killed by a man she'd taken in when he had nowhere to go.
  
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