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• Cameco to suspend uranium production at two sites, 845 jobs to be cut

  08-11-2017 23:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cameco Corp. is temporarily suspending uranium production at two of its operations in northern Saskatchewan by the end of January, resulting in about 845 temporary layoffs, according to a memo sent to staff Wednesday afternoon.
  A company memo obtained by the Saskatoon StarPhoenix says the affected facilities are its McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill, and 210 workers will be retained to keep the facilities in a “safe shutdown state.”
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• Sask. tables bill to invoke notwithstanding clause on school funding

  08-11-2017 23:37
  The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation to invoke the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
  
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• Saskatoon Blades close in on .500 record

  08-11-2017 23:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  Plain and simple, the Saskatoon Blades were sick of losing.
  They’ve finally been able to do something about it, winning four of their last five Western Hockey League games.
  What’s been the difference?
  “Just playing a little more consistent hockey,” answers Blades head coach Dean Brockman, whose team returns to WHL action Friday at home against the Swift Current Broncos at SaskTel Centre.
  “I think our effort has been there, for the most part. Guys were tired of losin
  
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• Uber-funded survey says most in Saskatchewan support ridesharing

  08-11-2017 23:20
  A new phone survey paid for by Uber says ridesharing apps would be largely supported in Saskatchewan.
  
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• 'It's shocking': Moose Jaw Times-Herald, city's only daily, to print final issue next month

  08-11-2017 23:09 via cbc.ca
  Roger Holmes, president of Star News Publishing Inc. which owns the paper and several others in the province, confirmed the news Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Rural Sask. municipalities look to solve big beaver problem

  08-11-2017 22:26 via cbc.ca
  Beavers are burdening rural areas in the province, and now the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities is looking for solutions.
  
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• FSIN, teachers raise concerns after minister’s comments on Indigenous education

  08-11-2017 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  Bronwyn Eyre said it might be time to discuss having a specific high school course on Indigenous history, rather than having it in elementary school social studies classes.
  
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• Recent poll indicates majority of Saskatchewanians would be in favour of ridesharing

  08-11-2017 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  A recent Nanos poll indicates that 80 per cent of Saskatchewan residents would be in favour or “somewhat support” the idea of a ridesharing service in the province.
  
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• CHERISHED CHRISTMAS MEMORIES CONCERTS

  08-11-2017 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  FRIDAY, DEC. 1st – 7:00pm.  SATURDAY, DEC.2nd – 2:30pm and 7:00pm.  SUNDAY, DEC. 3rd – 2:30pm. SKYE STERLING invites you to share CHERISHED CHRISTMAS MEMORIES: Featuring a heavenly angel choir and a 25 piece orchestra, with guest vocalists: Jessica Black, Tina Hancock, Tim Grummett and Ramona Logan.  Including members of the Saskatoon Brass Band, Bridge...
  
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• Sask. government invokes notwithstanding clause over Catholic school ruling

  08-11-2017 21:25 via cbc.ca
  The government of Saskatchewan will use the notwithstanding clause to defy a court order related to public funding of Catholic schools.
  
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• 'I know I'm a sick puppy': Confessing to murder of Cynthia Crampton, Tyler Hurd tells police he regrets 'nothing'

  08-11-2017 21:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  During a confession that a Saskatoon police investigator called “probably the most bizarre and incredible thing I’ve heard,” Tyler William Robert Hurd said he did not regret killing the woman who took him in when he was homeless.
  In an hours-long video played Tuesday and Wednesday, Hurd detailed to police how, why and when he decided to kill 55-year-old Cynthia Crampton in June 2016. Her body was found face-down in her bathroom, covered in blood-soaked towels, according to
  
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• Joshua Petrin sentenced in 2012 killing of Alberta man

  08-11-2017 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Joshua Petrin, who is serving a life-sentence in the killing of Saskatoon mother Lorry Santos, has been sentenced in an Alberta death.
  
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• Concerns raised after Sask. minister's comments on Indigenous education

  08-11-2017 21:10
  Indigenous leaders and teachers are raising concerns after Saskatchewan's education minister suggested there might be too much "infusion" of First Nations history in school curriculum.
  
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• Here are the provinces with the highest and lowest disposable income growth, according to StatsCan

  08-11-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  New data captures the aftermath of the oil bust.
  
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• Follow Nov. 8 edition of Sask. question period live

  08-11-2017 20:30 via cbc.ca
  Stefani Langenegger is at the Saskatchewan Legislature and will be tweeting live from question period during Wednesday's proceedings.
  
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• 'I'm really grateful': Quick action from Saskatoon firefighters contains camper fire to house's siding - CBC.ca

  08-11-2017 20:27 via cbc.ca
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  'I'm really grateful': Quick action from Saskatoon firefighters contains camper fire to house's siding
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  A large fire that appears to have started in a camping trailer damaged the side of a house in Saskatoon on Wednesday. The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to a home on the 800 block of Avenue S N. at about 10:30 a.m. CST. A woman driving through ...
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• Accused killer told police he spent two days in home with victim’s body

  08-11-2017 20:01
  The man accused of killing Cynthia Crampton told a police officer he lived in her rented basement suite for two days while her body was still in the bathroom.
  
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• Saskatchewan children's advocate Corey O'Soup calls for marijuana law changes to protect kids

  08-11-2017 19:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan’s advocate for children and youth says he doesn’t think federal legislation to legalize marijuana does enough to protect young people.
  Corey O’Soup is urging Ottawa to consider changes to the legislation to ensure children and youth are protected from the potential harm of legalized cannabis.
  According to Health Canada, the use of cannabis on a young person’s brain can have serious effects, including increased risk of suicide and depression.
  O’Soup says
  
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• Sask. child advocate urges Ottawa to consider pot law changes to protect kids

  08-11-2017 19:58 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth says he doesn't think federal legislation to legalize marijuana does enough to protect young people.
  
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• Former U of S Professor Pledges to Help Red Cross dlvr.it/PzwTFq https://t.co/3wL8bvvgX6

  08-11-2017 19:55
  
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• Dozens of Awards to be Presented in Regina Thursday dlvr.it/PzwT3X https://t.co/J0gSH0OI29

  08-11-2017 19:55
  
  Dozens of Awards to be Presented in Regina Thursday dlvr.it/PzwT3X https://t.co/J0gSH0OI29
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -30 wind chills return - Globalnews.ca

  08-11-2017 19:52 via globalnews.ca
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  Saskatoon weather outlook: -30 wind chills return
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  WATCH ABOVE: -30 wind chills return as arctic air dives back in before a gradual warm up ahead in Saskatoon's weather forecast. Peter Quinlan has more. X. - A A +. Listen. -30 wind chills return as arctic air dives back in before a gradual warm up.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -30 wind chills return

  08-11-2017 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  -30 wind chills return as arctic air dives back in before a gradual warm up ahead in Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• Trailer destroyed in Avenue S fire

  08-11-2017 19:28
  Firefighters avoided a potentially dangerous situation Wednesday morning after a trailer with propane tanks attached to it caught fire next to a Saskatoon home.
  
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• Operation Red Nose returning to Saskatchewan, expands to Yorkton

  08-11-2017 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Operation Red Nose is coming back with Saskatchewan volunteers getting ready to take part in Canada’s largest safe ride home service.
  
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• Pro-Islamic State group Team System Dz hacks Prince Albert police website

  08-11-2017 19:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Prince Albert Police Service’s website was hacked Wednesday morning, with a pro-Islamic State message briefly appearing.
  The message — “Hacked by Team System Dz” and “I Love Islamic state” — was quickly removed, replaced with a white screen and a declaration that the “website will return shortly.”
  The group seemingly responsible for the P.A. website hacking has been in the media before “due to activity on other sites,” Pr
  
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• No charges will be laid after dog attack leaves six-year-old dead

  08-11-2017 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP will not be laying charges after a dog fatally attacked a young boy in Riceton, Sask. in early September.
  
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• Saskatoon fire destroys camper, damages side of house

  08-11-2017 19:08 via cbc.ca
  A large fire that appears to have started in a camping trailer damaged the side of a house in Saskatoon Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• 'I'm really grateful': Quick action from Saskatoon firefighters contains camper fire to house's siding

  08-11-2017 19:08 via cbc.ca
  A large fire that appears to have started in a camping trailer damaged the side of a house in Saskatoon Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• The Madness of Meth: A link to crime

  08-11-2017 19:07
  Crystal meth is by far the most prevalent drug readily available on Saskatoon streets, the city’s police service says.
  
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• Saskatchewan child advocate calls for pot law changes to protect kids

  08-11-2017 19:05
  Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth says he doesn't think federal legislation to legalize marijuana does enough to protect young people.
  
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• No charges after fatal dog attack in Riceton, Sask.: RCMP

  08-11-2017 19:05
  RCMP say no charges will be laid after a dog attack that claimed the life of a young Saskatchewan boy.
  
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• Saskatoon-based Dawgs allege Crocs profited from false advertising in new lawsuit

  08-11-2017 18:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  Allegations of false advertising are at the heart of a lawsuit filed last month by the family-owned Saskatoon-based company behind “Dawgs”—a brand of moulded plastic clogs.
  The suit seeks unspecified damages from its biggest competitor — a firm that makes similar shoes sold under the name “Crocs.”
  Double Diamond Distribution Ltd., which has been selling moulded clogs since 2006, filed the lawsuit on Oct. 27 in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench. It said in
  
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• NDP questions Premier Brad Wall's continued private email use

  08-11-2017 18:23
  The Opposition wants to know why Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is still using a private email server to do government business after saying he would stop.
  
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• Motherhood melds with music for Little Miss Higgins

  08-11-2017 17:53 via thestarphoenix.com
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  It doesn’t take long into an interview with Little Miss Higgins to discover the life-changer that had an immediate impact on her music career a few years back.
  He makes his presence known.
  The singer-songwriter has left her rural property in Manitoba to get better reception for a phone interview with Postmedia. Her two-year-old son Joe is in tow, excitedly commenting on the seemingly endless parade of tractors and other farm machinery that he spots as mom
  
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• Rush open training camp Friday near Toronto dlvr.it/PzvS7R https://t.co/vzeT5ldWVL

  08-11-2017 17:41
  
  Rush open training camp Friday near Toronto dlvr.it/PzvS7R https://t.co/vzeT5ldWVL
  
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• Handful of Riders Named C-F-L West Division All-Stars dlvr.it/PzvSSb https://t.co/CT9UevnvXz

  08-11-2017 17:41
  
  Handful of Riders Named C-F-L West Division All-Stars dlvr.it/PzvSSb https://t.co/CT9UevnvXz
  
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• NDP questions Brad Wall's continued private email use

  08-11-2017 17:34 via cbc.ca
  The Opposition wants to know why Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is still using a private email server to do government business after saying he would stop.
  
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• CHRISTMAS TEA & BAKE SALE

  08-11-2017 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  KOLACHI BREADS *** CABBAGE ROLLS *** PEROGIES *** WHEAT *** HOME BAKING *** RAFFLES. Adults: $3.00.  Children (ages 6 to 12): $2.00.  Preschool Children: Free. Sponsored by Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of Canada.
  
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• Crestline Coach signs multi-million dollar contract to supply B.C. with ambulances

  08-11-2017 17:20
  A Saskatoon-based vehicle manufacturer has put pen to paper on a $23.7-million multi-year contract to supply ambulances to British Columbia Emergency Health Services.
  
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• Incredulous Potential Lawsuit sasknow.ca/viewpoint/coff…

  08-11-2017 17:06
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• Letter of the Day: Ways to ease traffic on Ninth Street

  08-11-2017 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  RE: “Ninth Street residents want action on traffic, speeding” (SP, Oct. 11)
  First of all, let me commend the two presenters on showcasing perceived speeding within the city’s residential districts. In theory, it should not be much of a problem on their block: two full stop traffic signs at either end of a relatively normal sized inner city block. In practice, it’s a concern even if they are only increasing up to the speed limit. Anyone who has ever raised children under t
  
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• Prince Albert Police Service’s website victim of apparent hack

  08-11-2017 16:58
  The Prince Albert Police Service’s website has been hacked.
  
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• Group with pro-ISIS message hacks Prince Albert police website

  08-11-2017 16:58
  A group sharing a pro-ISIS message hacked the Prince Albert police website Wednesday morning.
  
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• Values of Building Permits Take a Hit dlvr.it/PztdxS https://t.co/tELSQoSgO2

  08-11-2017 16:03
  
  Values of Building Permits Take a Hit dlvr.it/PztdxS https://t.co/tELSQoSgO2
  
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• Pro-ISIS group hacks Prince Albert police website

  08-11-2017 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  Pro-ISIS group hacks the website of Prince Albert Police Service.
  
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• 'This was premeditated': Jury hears killer's confession in Saskatoon murder

  08-11-2017 15:39 via cbc.ca
  After his arrest, police officers testified Tyler Hurd confessed in gruesome detail to killing a Saskatoon mother in her Stonebridge basement suite in June 2016.
  
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• Accused in Cynthia Crampton killing told police he stayed in her home for 2 days after her death

  08-11-2017 15:39 via cbc.ca
  Police officers testified that after his arrest, Tyler Hurd confessed in gruesome detail to killing a Saskatoon mother in her Stonebridge basement suite in June 2016.
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PztPH4 https://t.co/R16DrrMn0C

  08-11-2017 15:31
  
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• Do You Know Why the Saskatoon Cenotaph Was Moved? dlvr.it/PztPXQ https://t.co/ny8IxibVWn

  08-11-2017 15:31
  
  Do You Know Why the Saskatoon Cenotaph Was Moved? dlvr.it/PztPXQ https://t.co/ny8IxibVWn
  
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