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• Q and A with Sask. Party leadership candidate Ken Cheveldayoff

  21-11-2017 23:48 via cbc.ca
  In the lead up to the Sask. Party leadership race in the province, CBC Saskatchewan is interviewing each of the six candidates about their priorities and opinions.
  
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• 'Don't give up,' mother of murdered 19 year old urges at MMIWG hearings

  21-11-2017 22:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  Sitting through the sentencing hearing for the man who murdered her 19-year-old daughter was the hardest part for Gwenda Yuzicappi.
  In January 2009, Yuzicappi was in Regina Court of Queen’s Bench, only a few feet between her and the man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death her daughter, Amber Redman. During the court proceeding, Yuzicappi heard the tragic details of her daughter’s last moments alive. She heard that Redman was raped and begged for her life befo
  
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• SPCA’s adoptable pet of the week: Twilight and Shaggy are a dynamic duo

  21-11-2017 22:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon SPCA has many animals waiting to be adopted into loving homes.
  As a regular feature, The Saskatoon StarPhoenix is teaming up with the SPCA to feature an Adoptable Pet of the Week.
  Today SPCA Fundraising and Donor Relations Coordinator Tricia McAuley introduces two 14-week-old kittens, brother and sister ‘Twilight’ and ‘Shaggy.’
  To adopt these cute kittens or any other pet, go online to http://www.saskatoonspca.com/, contact the SPCA at 306 374-7387 or d
  
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• Province introduces legislation to repeal provisions of Bill 40

  21-11-2017 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  The province introduced legislation on Tuesday afternoon to reverse changes made as a result of Bill 40 that was passed last spring.
  
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• Saskatoon's new Catholic bishop takes on the issues facing his ... - CBC.ca

  21-11-2017 22:14
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  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon's new bishop says he is "changed in many ways" after serving the Northwest Territories, parts of Nunavut, and ...
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• Saskatoon's new Catholic bishop takes on the issues facing his diocese

  21-11-2017 22:11 via cbc.ca
  Mark Hagemoen is new to Saskatoon and southern Saskatchewan, and is taking on a leadership role in the face of some controversy in the Catholic community. Here's how he plans to approach the issues.
  
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• Sask. repeals law allowing it to sell up to 49% of a Crown corporation

  21-11-2017 21:57 via cbc.ca
  The government is making good on its pledge to withdraw a controversial law which would have allowed it to sell up to 49 per cent of a Crown corporation.
  
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• Sask. introduces legislation to repeal provisions of Bill 40

  21-11-2017 21:24
  The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation to reverse changes that resulted from the passing of Bill 40 last spring.
  
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• Cyclist armed with knife allegedly threatens driver in Saskatoon

  21-11-2017 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  Police say they arrested a 30-year-old man who was on a bike threatening a driver with a knife in Saskatoon.
  
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• Drivers still feeling pinch at gas pump, despite declining oil prices

  21-11-2017 21:21
  Ahmed Araf compares gas prices online before filling up at the pump. As a taxi driver, he wants to find the best deal. But lately, those deals are few and far between.
  
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• CUPE calls on Saskatchewan government to abandon public sector wage cut proposal

  21-11-2017 21:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan’s largest labour union is calling on the provincial government to abandon its plan to impose a 3.5-per-cent wage cut on public sector employees this year.
  The Canadian Union of Public Employees’ (CUPE), which represents around 30,000 workers, said Tuesday in a news release that not one of its locals has agreed to accept a “regressive” compensation rollback.
  “Our members did not make the mess the government finds itself in today and we will not be held r
  
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• Support Saskatchewan Rush While You Drive dlvr.it/Q29DfQ https://t.co/nYI2RFG0fG

  21-11-2017 20:55
  
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• Man injured on the job taken to Saskatoon hospital

  21-11-2017 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  An injured man at a parts manufacturing business was taken to a Saskatoon hospital on Tuesday.
  
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• Injuries of man hurt on the job in Saskatoon believed to be life-threatening

  21-11-2017 20:54
  A man has been taken to hospital after suffering what emergency crews believe are life-threatening injuries on the job in Saskatoon.
  
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• MMIW inquiry hears slain woman's family angry over sex-trade label

  21-11-2017 20:22
  Family members of a slain Indigenous woman say they're angry that she's been labelled a sex-trade worker rather than a mother, a daughter and a sister whose death deserves justice.
  
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• MMIW inquiry hearings start in Saskatoon with families calling for justice

  21-11-2017 20:22
  The aunt of an Indigenous woman who was found dead at the bottom of a hotel laundry chute says families shouldn't have to continually go before the media to be heard.
  
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• Blades Pay Return Visit to Division/Conference-Leading Warriors dlvr.it/Q28yfP https://t.co/SIk8oQXZqA

  21-11-2017 20:22
  
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• Man in Saskatoon suffers life-threatening injuries on the job

  21-11-2017 20:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man was taken to Saskatoon hospital with life-threatening injuries after a workplace accident.
  Saskatoon police responded Tuesday around 11 a.m. to a parts manufacturing business in the 3300 block of Millar Avenue. He was rushed to hospital by ambulance, police said in a news release.
  Occupational Health and Safety is investigating.
  
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• Man in hospital with life-threatening injuries after incident at Saskatoon business - CBC.ca

  21-11-2017 20:11
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  Man in hospital with life-threatening injuries after incident at Saskatoon business
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  A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after an incident at a Saskatoon business on Tuesday morning. Officers were called to a manufacturing business on the 3300 block of Millar Avenue where the man "suffered injuries while on the job ...
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• Man in hospital with life-threatening injuries after incident at Saskatoon business

  21-11-2017 20:11 via cbc.ca
  A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after an incident at a Saskatoon business Tuesday morning, police say.
  
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• Man in hospital with life-threatening injuries after incident at ... - CBC.ca

  21-11-2017 20:11
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  A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after an incident at a Saskatoon business Tuesday morning, police say.
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• La Loche school shooting: staff honoured with landmark namings

  21-11-2017 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  Teacher Adam Wood and teacher’s aide Marie Janvier are remembered through Saskatchewan’s GeoMemorial Program.
  
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• U of R Report Finds One in Four Saskatchewan Children In Poverty dlvr.it/Q28fpN

  21-11-2017 19:49
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• Industrial Accident - 3300 block Millar Avenue

  21-11-2017 19:45 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service has alerted Occupational Health and Safety following an accident that has send a man to hospital.Police were called to a parts manufacturing business in the 3300 block of Millar Avenue at approximately 11:00 a.m., Nov. 21, 2017.  It was reported that a man had suffered injuries while on the job.  He was transported to hospital by MD Ambulance with what are believed to be life-threatening injuries.  The Province's Occupational Health and Safety wil
  
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• Sites near La Loche named in honour of teacher, aide who died in school shooting

  21-11-2017 19:23
  Two sites in northern Saskatchewan have been named in honour of a teacher and a teacher's aide who were fatally shot by a teenage gunman almost two years ago.
  
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• La Loche shooting: GeoMemorials recognize 'selfless acts of courage' by Adam Wood, Marie Janvier

  21-11-2017 19:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  Adam Wood and Marie Janvier, two of four people killed in the 2016 La Loche school shooting, have been memorialized in the northern Saskatchewan community.
  A pair of geographical features have been named in honour of Wood, a teacher, and Janvier, a teacher’s aide, both of whom died in the shooting at Dene High School on Jan. 22, 2016. Janvier Point is located on Saleski Lake, north of La Loche, while Adam Wood Memorial Landing is along a creek east of the village.
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: positive temperatures possible ahead - Globalnews.ca

  21-11-2017 19:17
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  Saskatoon weather outlook: positive temperatures possible ahead
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  WATCH ABOVE: A big warm-up is on the way with positive temperatures possible in Saskatoon's weather forecast ahead. X. - A A +. Listen. A big warm-up is on the way with positive temperatures possible ahead! Saskatoon Forecast. Tuesday. Clouds and ...
  
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• Indigenous woman comes full circle as artistic director of the Gordon Tootoosis Nikaniwin Theatre

  21-11-2017 19:17 via cbc.ca
  Jennifer Dawn Bishop has come full circle, from a shy 13-year-old girl, to one of the youngest artistic directors in Canada, in charge of the theatre program where it all began.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: positive temperatures possible ahead

  21-11-2017 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  A big warm-up is on the way with positive temperatures possible in Saskatoon's weather forecast ahead.
  
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• Walid Adam Mohamed pleads guilty to second-degree murder in stabbing of Mohammed Omar

  21-11-2017 19:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 30-year-old man, now diagnosed with schizophrenia, has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing an 18-year-old friend in Saskatoon following an argument over marijuana and unfounded sexual assault allegations.
  Walid Adam Mohamed, 30, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench to second-degree murder on the opening morning of his trial. Mohamed was originally charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mohammed Omar but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge.Mohamed was
  
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• Council approves Nutana condo development

  21-11-2017 19:08
  Saskatoon city council has given the green light to a new condominium development in the Nutana neighborhood, despite opposition from some residents.
  
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• In About Two Weeks Saskatchewan's Largest Employer Will Form dlvr.it/Q285tT https://t.co/3slxOqxp4s

  21-11-2017 18:42
  
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• Saskatoon man pleads guilty in fatal stabbing of Winnipeg man

  21-11-2017 18:25
  A man accused of fatally stabbing a Winnipeg man in Saskatoon last year has pleaded guilty.
  
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• Another lawyer quits MMIWG inquiry as resignations, firings mount

  21-11-2017 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Another lawyer for the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls has resigned.
  
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• Assault with a Weapon - 200 block Ave. B N

  21-11-2017 18:15 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police arrested a man yesterday with the help of the victims involved.At approximately 4:00 p.m., November 20, 2017, Saskatoon Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Avenue B North for a report of a man on a bike with a weapon threatening two people in a vehicle. While driving in the area of 22nd Street West and Avenue C North, a man on a bike crossed the street in front of the complainant’s vehicle. After parking a short distance away on Avenue B North, the man approached th
  
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• Walid Mohamed pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in 2016 stabbing

  21-11-2017 17:09 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon man accused of stabbing a teen to death outside a Sutherland grocery store in April 2016 has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
  
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• Persephone Theatre announces second extension of Treasure Island

  21-11-2017 17:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  Tickets for Persephone Theatre’s Treasure Island are as popular as buried treasure.The large-cast show was supposed to close on Dec. 6. That was extended to Dec. 10 well before opening night. A second extension holds it over to Dec. 17. It starts Nov. 22.
  Persephone says it’s a “glorious adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel” and “a perfect holiday entertainment for the entire family.”
  The cast features Jenna Berenbaum as Jim Hawkins
  
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• Father of slain Saskatoon man says killer's life sentence will never be good enough

  21-11-2017 17:09 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon man accused of stabbing a teen to death outside inside a Sutherland convenience store in April 2016 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. He's now sentenced to life in prison.
  
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• RCMP Recapture Escaped Prisoner dlvr.it/Q27GsK https://t.co/rMHYxJsfvu

  21-11-2017 17:03
  
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• Dog dies at Saskatoon house fire in Pacific Heights neighbourhood

  21-11-2017 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  A dog has died after a Saskatoon house fire in the Pacific Heights neighbourhood.
  
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• Heading to the US from Sask. for Black Friday deals? Here's what the CBSA wants you to know

  21-11-2017 17:01
  The Canada Border Services Agency is offering some tips for travelers who might be heading down to the United States from Saskatchewan to take advantage of Black Friday deals.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Wall must reflect on strong words

  21-11-2017 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Premier Wall has been a trenchant critic of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and has often expressed his opposition to Liberal policies using strong and at times undiplomatic language. As reported in the StarPhoenix, “Premier: national unity under threat” (SP, Oct. 12), the premier took the extreme view that cancellation of the Energy East pipeline is an affront to Western Canada and could threaten national unity. He put the blame for the demise of the pipeline squarely on Prime Minster
  
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• MMIWG inquiry hearings start in Saskatoon

  21-11-2017 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  Hearings for the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) start first thing Tuesday morning.
  
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• 'This is about the future': Inquiry into MMIWG hearings begin in ... - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  21-11-2017 16:53
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  The chief commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls readily acknowledges the “high expectations” for the ...
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  Resignations, firings and testimony at the Saskatoon MMIWG
  
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• Handcuffed prisoner who escaped custody in Yorkton, Sask. arrested

  21-11-2017 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  Yorkton RCMP are no longer asking for the public’s help in locating Kevin Poullett, 33, who had escaped custody while handcuffed.
  
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• 'This is about the future': Inquiry into MMIWG hearings begin in Saskatoon

  21-11-2017 16:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  The chief commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls readily acknowledges the “high expectations” for the public hearings taking place in Saskatoon this week.
  “I know people are expecting a lot,” Marion Buller told media Tuesday morning before the first hearings in downtown Saskatoon began.
  Buller said roughly 80 people have signed up to share their stories over the next three days in public rooms open to media or in private
  
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• CRAFT & BAKE SALE

  21-11-2017 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  We have over 20 crafters, no trade people, i.e. Tupperware, etc.  There are lots of great Christmas gift ideas and an easy way to do your Christmas baking at a reasonable price.  Admission is FREE and it is wheelchair accessible.  There will be a hot lunch available. Part of the proceeds go to the Church...
  
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• Family Night Presents: CULTURAL DANCE PERFORMANCES

  21-11-2017 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  CULTURAL DANCE PERFORMANCES By St. Mary’s Oskayak Dancers and The Ukranian Dance Troupe. FREE – ALL FAMILIES WELCOME.  
  
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• Prisoner who ran off in handcuffs arrested in Yorkton

  21-11-2017 16:09
  A prisoner who escaped from custody in Yorkton has been arrested.
  
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• CRA call centre staff blocking calls, giving taxpayers incorrect information: AG

  21-11-2017 16:04
  Canada’s tax collectors often aren’t picking up the phone, and when they do, Canadians are being given incorrect information, a new federal audit reveals.
  
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