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• Australian students learn from Saskatoon’s MD Ambulance paramedics

  17-11-2017 23:42
  A group of Australian students are learning from Saskatoon paramedics, as part of a placement program.
  
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• NDP MP calling for national plan to end homelessness

  17-11-2017 23:35 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan MP says it's time the for a national plan to end homelessness in Canada.
  
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• CN Rail hiring spree to continue into 2018 amid upsurge in shipments

  17-11-2017 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's biggest freight railroad scrambles is scrambling to catch up with surging shipments and fill vacancies, a company official said on Friday.
  
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• Distracted driving crash numbers on the rise in Saskatchewan: insurer

  17-11-2017 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Government Insurance says there has been a steady increase in fatalities, injuries and collisions related to distracted driving over the last three years.
  
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• Bud best kept far from hemp: A tale of 2 green plants

  17-11-2017 22:53 via cbc.ca
  A recent report released by the Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy about legalizing and regulating marijuana suggested Saskatchewan hemp farmers could help facilitate a successful marijuana industry if they choose to cross over.
  
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• Regina cat café offers cat adoptions and vegan cuisine

  17-11-2017 22:47
  Cat cafés have gained popularity in Japan, and now the trend has made its way to Regina. VegaBoo Haven on Victoria Avenue is the first cat café in the province.
  
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• Candidates chosen in race to replace former Sask. MP Gerry Ritz

  17-11-2017 22:46 via cbc.ca
  The federal Conservatives, New Democrats and Liberals have chosen who they want to run in a byelection for the Battleford-Lloydminster riding.
  
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• ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TEA & BAKE SALE

  17-11-2017 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  St. Martin’s United Church UCW invite everyone to the ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TEA & BAKE SALE.  This Advent come for tea and fellowship in a warm community of faith.  Everyone is welcome. Goodwill Offering Assorted Baking and a Men’s Baking Table Fresh Home-made Mincemeat for Sale ($5.00 for 1 pound, $10.00 for 2 pounds) Contributions to...
  
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• Sask. man fined $4K for shooting bull moose, leaving it to rot

  17-11-2017 22:01 via cbc.ca
  A 20-year-old St. Brieux resident entered a guilty plea in Melfort provincial court to several charges under provincial wildlife legislation.
  
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• “THE SOUNDS OF THE SEASON”

  17-11-2017 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  St. Martin’s United Church Music Ministry Presents: “THE SOUNDS OF THE SEASON”.  All proceeds to support the “Fellowship Bell Choir” and “Band Together”.  Refreshments to follow. DOORS OPEN @6:15pm – Rush seating. MUSIC BEGINS @7:00pm ADMISSION $10.00.
  
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• Sask. dog breeder says he will fight animal cruelty charges

  17-11-2017 21:39 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan dog breeder is facing animal cruelty charges after 12 dogs were seized from his property earlier this year.
  
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• Sask. dog breeder facing animal cruelty charges

  17-11-2017 21:39 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan dog breeder is facing animal cruelty charges after 12 dogs were seized from his property earlier this year.
  
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• Saskatoon girl faces weeks of recovery after toboggan crash

  17-11-2017 21:38
  A Saskatoon girl faces weeks of recovery after crashing her toboggan on the hill at Diefenbaker Park on Saturday.
  
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• Gardening: Paperwhites a fragrant option for winter blooms

  17-11-2017 21:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  Growing paperwhite narcissus is a beautiful way to bring blooms into your home between December and March. Paperwhites are a type of daffodil native to the western Mediterranean that do not need any special treatment (like a cold period) to entice them to bloom. They are extremely fragrant with a scent that you either love or detest.
  Each individual bulb will produce up to 20 small, but extremely fragrant star-shaped flowers on each stalk. The scent is impossible to ignore so for loved ones who
  
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• Distracted driving crash numbers on the rise: SGI

  17-11-2017 21:25
  Saskatchewan Government Insurance says there has been a steady increase in fatalities, injuries and collisions related to distracted driving over the last three years.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -30 to -40 wind chills start the weekend - Globalnews.ca

  17-11-2017 20:55 via globalnews.ca
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  Saskatoon weather outlook: -30 to -40 wind chills start the weekend
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  -30 to -40 wind chills move in to start the weekend, but warmer weather is on the way! Thursday Snowstorm. A winter storm system moved through Saskatchewan on Thursday, causing poor visibility and road conditions with strong winds and falling snow.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -30 to -40 wind chills start the weekend

  17-11-2017 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  -30 to -40 wind chills move in to start the weekend, but warmer air is on the way in Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• Photos: Sports equipment donation

  17-11-2017 20:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Equipment Drive Committee, under KidSport Saskatoon, presented an estimated $400,000 worth of sports equipment to members of the Big Island Lake Cree Nation and Yellow Quill First Nation at the Canadian Tire Warehouse in Saskatoon, November 16, 2017.
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: Nov. 11-17

  17-11-2017 20:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• Saskatchewan man facing child porn charges

  17-11-2017 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) has charged a man from Delmas, Sask with downloading and sharing child porn.
  
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  17-11-2017 20:15
  
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• Ken Cheveldayoff leading Sask. party leadership candidates in fundraising

  17-11-2017 19:59 via cbc.ca
  Five candidates for the race to become leader of the Saskatchewan Party, and thus premier of the province, have released their fundraising numbers.
  
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• Sixties Scoop survivors group concerned over FSIN chief's comments

  17-11-2017 19:50 via cbc.ca
  A group of survivors from the Sixties Scoop is concerned with comments made by Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron.
  
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• Blades Go After Back-to-Back Wins For 2nd Time dlvr.it/Q1Txp6 https://t.co/rQzCA5Vuo6

  17-11-2017 19:42
  
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• Making Credit Card Theft Convenient for Criminals dlvr.it/Q1TkgW https://t.co/k8JdA7Dz7p

  17-11-2017 19:09
  
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• Sask. man, 33, faces three child pornography charges

  17-11-2017 19:02 via cbc.ca
  A 33-year-old man from Delmas, Sask., is facing three charges related to the alleged downloading and sharing of child pornography over the Internet.
  
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• Photos: The Week in Photos (Nov. 10-16)

  17-11-2017 18:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a look at some of the best StarPhoenix pictures from the past week in and around Saskatoon.
  
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• 33-year-old man from Delmas facing multiple child pornography charges

  17-11-2017 18:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 33-year-old man from a hamlet near North Battleford is facing multiple child pornography-related charges following a months-long police investigation.
  Adam Denis Douville, a resident of Delmas, was arrested Wednesday and has been charged with possession of child porn, distributing child porn and accessing child porn, RCMP announced Friday.
  Delmas is located approximately 30 kilometres northwest of North Battleford.
  Members of the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit began a
  
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• CBC's Political Panel talks race to replace Premier Brad Wall, Sixties Scoop

  17-11-2017 18:54 via cbc.ca
  In their latest look at politics in Saskatchewan, CBC's Political Panel looks at the race for premiership and the province's promised apology for its role in the Sixties Scoop.
  
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• 'Tyler was a survivor': Saskatoon homicide victim worked hard to leave gang lifestyle, friends say

  17-11-2017 18:41 via cbc.ca
  Tyler Morin was working hard to leave behind the life of crime, drugs and gangs that had defined him, says one of his friends.
  
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• Show me the money! Candidates to replace Premier Brad Wall reveal finances

  17-11-2017 18:38
  Former parks, culture and sport minister Ken Cheveldayoff has raised the most money so far in the race to replace Brad Wall as leader of the Saskatchewan Party and as premier.
  
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• Sask. man accused of downloading, sharing child porn online

  17-11-2017 18:31
  A Saskatchewan man is facing charges after he allegedly downloaded and shared child pornography online.
  
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• Distracted Driving an Unrelenting Issue in Saskatchewan dlvr.it/Q1TD2M https://t.co/fsCnbbkLGL

  17-11-2017 18:04
  
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• Cheveldayoff the fundraising frontrunner in Saskatchewan Party leadership race

  17-11-2017 17:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ken Cheveldayoff finds himself in a strong position in the race to replace Brad Wall as leader of the Saskatchewan Party after raising considerably more cash than the other candidates.
  The MLA for Saskatoon Willowgrove’s campaign had, as of Oct. 31, attracted individual and corporate donations totalling $165,150, according to the party’s mandatory campaign finance disclosures.  Cheveldayoff’s fundraising represents a $36,200 lead over Scott Moe, whose camp raised the secon
  
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• Saskatchewan man heavily fined for out-of-season hunt, wasting game

  17-11-2017 17:25
  A Saskatchewan man who admitted to illegally shooting a bull moose and leaving it to rot has been fined thousands of dollars and suspended from hunting for three years.
  
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• Sask. Catholic school boards looking to fund appeal of Theodore decision

  17-11-2017 17:20 via cbc.ca
  The province's eight Catholic school boards are looking to raise $300,000 to fund an appeal to the Theodore decision, which ruled Sask. cannot fund non-Catholic students to attend Catholic schools.
  
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• MMIWG national inquiry to stop in Saskatoon next week

  17-11-2017 17:09
  A national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across the country will make a stop in Saskatoon on Monday.
  
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• St. Brieux man heavily fined for out-of-season hunt, wasting game

  17-11-2017 17:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  ST. BRIEUX — A Saskatchewan man who admitted to illegally shooting a bull moose and leaving it to rot has been fined thousands of dollars and suspended from hunting for three years.
  Carter Pratchler, a 20-year-old St. Brieux resident, entered a guilty plea in Melfort provincial court to several charges under provincial wildlife legislation.
  Court heard that in January of this year, conservation officers got word about a moose that had been shot about three kilometres north of St. Brieux.
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• Letter of the Day: Women can and have leadership positions

  17-11-2017 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  RE: “Women in agriculture can be a dicey topic” by Kevin Hursh on Nov. 2
  Amidst coverage of mass shootings, sexual assault allegations, and political scandal, we are caught up in a gender quarrel in agriculture. I have to say, I am a quite disappointed this battle has ensued. I find myself siding with the men. It is without question that real struggles with sexual harassment and assault exist. This is unfortunate, but true. These are very different issues than what is being discussed
  
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• Inflation Rises in the Province dlvr.it/Q1Shvr https://t.co/1pcYNbIIo8

  17-11-2017 17:00
  
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• Sask. Party candidates face off in 4th debate in North Battleford

  17-11-2017 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  Candidates squared off in North Battleford on Thursday for the fourth Saskatchewan Party leadership candidate debate.
  
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• Why aren't drivers catching a break at the pumps?

  17-11-2017 16:07
  Gas prices across Canada are at roughly the same level they were in 2014 when the price of oil was double what it is now. The refineries are pocketing the difference, says Jeff Rubin, a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
  
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• Sask. environment minister negotiating with feds on carbon plan

  17-11-2017 15:56 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan Environment Minister Dustin Duncan says he's negotiating a deal with federal counterpart Catherine McKenna on carbon.
  
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• Sask. environment minister negotiating with feds on carbon

  17-11-2017 15:56 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan Environment Minister Dustin Duncan says he's negotiating a deal with federal counterpart Catherine McKenna on carbon.
  
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• Saskatoon teen pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of Dylan Phillips

  17-11-2017 15:34 via cbc.ca
  A 15-year-old Saskatoon boy pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 26-year-old Dylan Phillips. Two other accused are still facing first-degree murder charges.
  
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• Hockey hat trick: Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Friday, Nov. 17

  17-11-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Getting in gear: Kids reap $400,000 sports equipment donation
  Pallets rolled, kids hoisted hockey sticks, and David Sandfly stood on the fringes, smiling. The recreation director for Big Island Lake Cree Nation, imbedded into the boreal forest 320 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, says his eyes have gone a little misty when he watches kids from his community
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/Q1RgDk https://t.co/Z45DojJaWV

  17-11-2017 14:49
  
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• Enchanted Forest lights up snowy Saskatoon | 650 CKOM - News Talk 650 CKOM

  17-11-2017 14:49 via ckom.com
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  Enchanted Forest lights up snowy Saskatoon | 650 CKOM
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  Saskatoon is kicking off the holiday season this weekend with the 19th annual Enchanted Forest at the Forestry...and more »
  
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• Bridges Events: Nov. 17-23

  17-11-2017 14:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Event listings are a free, community service offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before the event date. Please send submissions to [email protected].
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  Fri., Nov. 17
  Piano Friday: Ross Nykiforuk
  Jack Semple’s BB King TributeThe Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. N.
  DiggersBuds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.
  The Band Wagon
  Army & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N.
  Colleen CarrNutana Legion, 3021 Louise St.
  Whiteboy SlimMcNally
  
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• CFL playoffs: East final a pick-'em, but Eskimos have edge in West

  17-11-2017 14:27 via cbc.ca
  It's division final weekend in the CFL, as four teams vie for the right to play for the Grey Cup in Ottawa on Nov. 26. Here's a look at what to expect in the Saskatchewan-Toronto and Edmonton-Calgary matchups on Sunday.
  
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