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• Replace people with robots at Saskatoon city hall? 'Not just yet'

  24-11-2017 23:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  The executive director of the North Saskatoon Business Association (NSBA) has yet to recommend replacing human beings with robots, but he wants city hall to seriously consider more automation.
  Keith Moen has offered Saskatoon city council some advice for its 2018 budget talks, which start on Monday and are slated to last three days.
  Among the recommendations is a call for city hall to focus more on reducing spending than raising more revenue and to consider saving money through automation. Robot
  
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• Pot dispensary owners agree with Sask. Party on sales, warn against alarmist approach

  24-11-2017 23:36
  Privately-owned marijuana dispensaries are in favour in the province - for the current government, for existing retailers, and for many of the 35,000 respondents who participated in the provincial online marijuana survey.
  
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• Here's what to watch at Saskatoon city budget talks

  24-11-2017 23:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city council enters its third budget talks in about a year on Monday.
  Council passed the 2017 budget on Dec. 1, 2016, then opened it up again in April to make adjustments following the provincial budget in March.
  Council seems intent on trying to lower the 2018 property tax increase from 4.96 per cent, although the administration depicts it as a bare-bones budget just to maintain service levels. Property tax increases have averaged 5.3 per cent over the last five years. Some councillor
  
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• Plan disallowing rural girls to play in Saskatoon, Regina to go forward: SHA

  24-11-2017 22:41
  The Saskatchewan Hockey Association is sticking with a decision preventing girls from the province’s rural areas to play with teams in larger centres.
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest two Quebec men on passenger train | CTV ... - CTV News

  24-11-2017 22:28 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
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• Friday marks deadline to enter Sask. Party leadership race

  24-11-2017 22:26
  The field will soon be set in the race to become the next premier of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest two Quebec men on passenger train

  24-11-2017 22:25
  Two men from Quebec are facing fraud charges after police arrested the pair on a passenger train in Saskatoon.
  
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• SASKATOON MEN’S CHORUS – AND ON EARTH, PEACE!

  24-11-2017 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Men’s Chorus, with special guests; Bridge City Brass Band. Tickets available at McNally Robinson Book Sellers, at the door, or from members of the chorus. Adults $20.00, Students/Seniors $15.00, Children under 12 are free.
  
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• How anti-abortion group is mobilizing across Canada to see favoured candidates elected into positions of power

  24-11-2017 22:03
  RightNow wants to get as many anti-abortion politicians into office as possible across Canada, so anti-abortion legislation can be passed.
  
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• REVIEW: Holiday comedy equal parts relatable, hilarious

  24-11-2017 22:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Greystone Theatre’s latest production Season’s Greetings succeeds on many levels. But as people begin preparations for the holidays, its best attribute might be the comfort it offers audience members. The show is warm and familiar, but most of all it’s almost painfully relatable. Every family is screwed up, never more so when everyone is crammed together under one roof. 
  The play by British writer Alan Ayckbourn is a portrait of a family whose festive celebration goes
  
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• 5th Annual – A SASKCOUNTRY CHRISTMAS

  24-11-2017 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  This 5th annual A SASKCOUNTRY CHRISTMAS is for the Saskatoon Crisis Nursery. Doors Open @6:30pm, Show @7:00pm.  Advance Tickets $25.00 or at the door $30.00.  Tickets available at McNally Robinson Bookstore, Mayfair Hardware Store and Picatic. Feature Musicians:  Stephen Maguire, Codie Prevost, Blake Berglund, Michele Dubois, Kelsey Fitch, Lisa Moen, Jay Semko, Brock Andrews, Amy...
  
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• Two Arrested On Passenger Train - 1700 Block of Chappell Drive

  24-11-2017 21:30 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two 23 year old males from Quebec are facing fraud charges with additional charges expected to be laid pending investigation.On November 23, 2017, at approximately 2:10 p.m., Police received a call from staff of an incoming passenger train about suspicious credit card activity by two male passengers.Police attended at 4:50 p.m. to the 1700 Block of Chappell Drive when the train pulled into the train station.  Police learned that the two males had used a credit card in someone else’s n
  
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• Saskatchewan Party leadership nominations close in race to replace Brad Wall

  24-11-2017 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Ken Cheveldayoff, Rob Clarke, Alanna Koch, Scott Moe and Gord Wyant are in the running for the Saskatchewan Party leadership.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: warm and windy weekend

  24-11-2017 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Mild weather sticks around for the weekend with strong winds eventually kicking into Saskatoon’s weather forecast. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains.
  
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• Saskatoon YWCA Pleased with Housing Funding Focus on Women dlvr.it/Q2hr0w https://t.co/NhO3Osr7qR

  24-11-2017 21:03
  
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  24-11-2017 21:03
  
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• 2 Regina men charged after gun allegedly used in home invasion

  24-11-2017 20:49
  Regina police have arrested two men after an alleged home invasion in the Uplands neighbourhood.
  
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• 'Disappointing' column about women in agriculture sows dissent

  24-11-2017 20:43
  A recent column by a well-known agriculture journalist in Saskatchewan has sown seeds of protest among the women who toil on the land, and work in the farm industry.
  
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• Two People Facing Charges for Shoplifting, Assaulting Officer dlvr.it/Q2hdTF https://t.co/cwwsA7z6Kx

  24-11-2017 20:30
  
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• Charges Laid in Melville Shooting dlvr.it/Q2hdhn https://t.co/dtBVeeTH8n

  24-11-2017 20:30
  
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• Photos: New bishop appointed in Saskatoon

  24-11-2017 20:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  Most Rev. Mark Hagemoen received the appointment as Bishop of the Saskatoon Roman Catholic diocese by Pope Francis on November 23, 2017 and was installed in the role at the Cathedral of the Holy Family. Saskatoon has been without a bishop since October 2016 when Most Rev. Don Bolen was named archbishop of Regina.
  
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• Photos: The Week in Photos (Nov. 17-23)

  24-11-2017 20:28 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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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: Nov. 18-24

  24-11-2017 20:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• New subscription company connects readers with books by Indigenous authors

  24-11-2017 20:16
  Nicole McLaren didn't launch her business as a reconciliation project but that's what Raven Reads is morphing into. The company, which launched in September 2017, sends subscribers a new book by an Indigenous author every three months.
  
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• SGEU calls for publicly-owned marijuana retailer

  24-11-2017 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  SGEU says the Saskatchewan government should set up a publicly-owned retailer to sell marijuana in the province.
  
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• Saskatoon hoping to rope the Canadian Finals Rodeo starting next year

  24-11-2017 19:43
  The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association has less than 11 months to plan the 45th Canadian Finals Rodeo in a new venue.
  
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• One man injured after being shot in Melville on Thursday

  24-11-2017 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP responded to a residence on Thursday morning after they received a call that a firearm was discharged on 7th Avenue West in Melville.
  
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• Provincial cuts could mean tight city budget - CTV News

  24-11-2017 19:09 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
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  Saskatoon residents could soon be paying higher taxes and more for city services with what is expected to be a tight city budget next year. City council will begin the final approval process for the 2018 city budget starting on Monday. The preliminary ...
  
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• Provincial cuts could mean tight city budget

  24-11-2017 19:09
  Saskatoon residents could soon be paying higher taxes and more for city services with what is expected to be a tight city budget next year.
  
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• City to begin final approval process for 2018 budget

  24-11-2017 19:09
  Saskatoon residents could soon be paying higher taxes and more for city services with what is expected to be a tight city budget next year.
  
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• Loss prevention officer assaulted by shoplifters at Saskatoon business - Globalnews.ca

  24-11-2017 19:08 via globalnews.ca
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  Loss prevention officer assaulted by shoplifters at Saskatoon business
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  Pair accused of shoplifting at a Saskatoon business also charged with assaulting a loss prevention officer. File / Global News. X. - A A +. Listen. A loss prevention officer (LPO) at a Saskatoon business was assaulted by two people accused of shoplifting.and more »
  
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• Loss prevention officer assaulted by shoplifters at Saskatoon business

  24-11-2017 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  Pair accused of shoplifting at a Saskatoon business also charged with assaulting a loss prevention officer.
  
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• Former NHL enforcer Grimson believes people need to be smarter about concussions

  24-11-2017 19:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Stu Grimson, who had a long career in the National Hockey League, was generally known as a tough fighter.
  Grimson played in the NHL from 1989 to 2001 with Calgary, Chicago, Anaheim, Detroit, Hartford, Carolina, Los Angeles and Nashville.
  In this video interview, he talks about concussions, his NHL career, the impact of Bob Probert’s death and his current stance on fighting.  
   
  
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• Saskatoon shoppers take advantage of Black Friday deals - CTV News

  24-11-2017 18:58 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
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  Saskatoon shoppers woke up at the crack of dawn to get in on some of the best deals for Black Friday. Around 100 people were lined up at 6 a.m. Friday at the Best Buy location in Preston Crossing. The store opened up its doors two hours earlier than ...and more »
  
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• Saskatoon shoppers take advantage of Black Friday deals

  24-11-2017 18:56
  Saskatoon shoppers woke up at the crack of dawn to get in on some of the best deals for Black Friday.
  
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• Two facing charges after man shot in Melville

  24-11-2017 18:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 22-year-old Melville man is facing charges after allegedly shooting another man.
  The 25-year-old victim was taken to hospital, treated and released.
  The accused was arrested at the scene without incident and has been charged with discharging a firearm with intent and criminal negligence causing bodily harm.
  Melville RCMP responded to a complaint of a firearm being discharged in a residence on the 7th Avenue West before 6 a.m. Thursday.
  A .22 calibre rifle was seized at the scene.
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• Man and woman from Calgary arrested after alleged assault of security guard

  24-11-2017 18:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man and a woman were arrested after an alleged assault on a Saskatoon security guard.
  Officers responded to a business on the 300 block of Confederation Drive around 7:10 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release.
  A security guard had been assaulted by two shoplifters he was trying to arrest, the release said. The guard was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  Police located the two suspects, a 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman from Calgary, in a parked vehicle on
  
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• Correction: Loss Prevention Officer Assaulted - 300 Block of Confederation Drive

  24-11-2017 18:25 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  (Occurrence Number: 17-122781)
  
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• CBC's Political Panel talks Sask. Party leadership candidates' takes on abortion

  24-11-2017 18:23
  In their latest look at politics in Saskatchewan, CBC's Political Panel looks at the Sask. Party leadership race as abortion has once again become a topic of debate.
  
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• Loss Prevention Officer Assualted - 300 Block of Confereation Drive

  24-11-2017 18:20 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 35 year old male and 33 year old female from Calgary, Alberta are in Police custody after assaulting a Loss Prevention Officer (LPO). On November 23, 2017, at approximately 7:10 p.m., Police attended to a business in the 300 block of Confederation Drive for a report of a LPO who had been assaulted by two shoplifters when he attempted to arrest them.  The male and female suspects fled prior to Police arrival.The LPO was taken to hospital with a non-life threatening injury.Shortly afte
  
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• U.K. police at reported incident at Oxford Circus station

  24-11-2017 18:13
  British police say they are responding to reports of an incident at Oxford Circus subway station, one of London's busiest.
  
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• Oxford Circus subway station reopens after alert

  24-11-2017 18:13
  London transit authorities say Oxford Circus station has reopened after a large-scale security alert saw it evacuated amid reports of gunfire.
  
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• 'Abnormally warm' day breaks weather records across Sask.

  24-11-2017 18:09
  In what Environment Canada is calling an "abnormally warm and windy" day, several November heat records were broken in Saskatchewan Thursday.
  
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• Aurora Cannabis formally launches hostile takeover bid for CanniMed Therapeutics

  24-11-2017 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  Aurora Cannabis has launched an all-stock hostile takeover bid for CanniMed Therapeutics, on the condition the medical marijuana producer cancel its own planned acquisition of Newstrike Resources Ltd.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Douglas started STC to make money

  24-11-2017 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Elizabeth Zary and Olga Weber stated “The Late Tommy Douglas started the inter-city bus transportation to provide a much needed service, not to make money.” (SP, Oct. 23). Both parts are incorrect.
  STC was created in 1946 when Douglas nationalized bus routes which were already in place. As far as Douglas was concerned, the objective of the Crown Corporation (any Crown Corporation) was to make money. As he stated in 1944 when asked how he was going to pay for all his promises: “
  
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• Aurora takeover bid 'makes no sense,' based on inflated share price: CanniMed

  24-11-2017 16:57
  CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. fired back at Aurora Cannabis Inc. — which formally launched its hostile takeover bid Friday — saying the Vancouver-headquartered marijuana producer's management 'has not demonstrated an ability to execute competently' and its all-stock offer is based on an 'inflated Aurora share price.'
  
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• Aurora Cannabis launches hostile takeover bid for CanniMed Therapeutics

  24-11-2017 16:57
  Aurora Cannabis Inc. formally launched its all-stock hostile takeover bid for CanniMed Therapeutics Friday, on the condition that the medical marijuana producer cancel its own planned acquisition of Newstrike Resources Ltd.
  
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• Sask. man 'was angry' when he flicked lit matches into grass during 2015 wildfires, says official

  24-11-2017 16:47
  While wildfires were ravaging parts of northern Saskatchewan and Alberta back in 2015, a Hall Lake man flicked lit matches into the forest, starting several more fires.
  
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• Sask. man to pay $41K for flicking lit matches into grass during 2015 wildfires

  24-11-2017 16:47
  While wildfires were ravaging parts of northern Sask. and Alta. back in 2015, a Hall Lake man was flicking lit matches into the forest and starting several more fires.
  
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• Man ordered to pay $41,000 for intentionally starting wildfires near La Ronge in 2015

  24-11-2017 16:25
  A 22-year-old Hall Lake man has been ordered to more than $41,000 for intentionally starting several fires near La Ronge in 2015.
  
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