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• B.C. drug courier delivered fentanyl, cocaine, meth to Saskatoon biker club

  05-12-2017 23:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  In January 2015, police caught Thai Duong Tran with nearly a kilogram of cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as 882 fentanyl pills destined for Saskatchewan. 
  Officers found the drugs when they arrested Tran in a Calgary parking lot, where he was meeting a drug courier from Saskatoon, according to an agreed statement of facts presented in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench. 
  A Vancouver drug dealer hired Tran, who is from Richmond, B.C., to deliver the drugs from Vancouver for $3,
  
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• Council discusses how ride-sharing services will operate in Saskatoon

  05-12-2017 22:37
  City councillors discussed how ride-sharing services, like Uber and Lyft, will operate in Saskatoon at a meeting at city hall on Tuesday.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan, Remai Modern announce collaboration

  05-12-2017 22:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  A partnership between the University of Saskatchewan and Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan is a pursuit of “collaborative enterprises” between the two local institutions, proponents say.
  Under the partnership, to be introduced and signed Tuesday night at the Remai Modern, the U of S and the newly-opened gallery are focusing together on public programming, Indigenous initiatives; partnered exhibitions; research, scholarly and artistic work; teaching and instruction as well
  
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• Saskatchewan child advocate suggests ways to prevent Indigenous youth suicides

  05-12-2017 22:06
  Saskatchewan's child and youth advocate has released a report into Indigenous youth suicides that is based on interviews with young people from northern communities.
  
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• Sask. government introduces rental legislation amendments

  05-12-2017 22:05
  The government of Saskatchewan has introduced amendments to rental legislation to address tenant concerns about cannabis, the eviction process and disposing of abandoned goods.
  
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• Sask. children’s advocate raises alarm bells over Indigenous youth suicide rate

  05-12-2017 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  The children’s advocate is calling on action from the provincial and federal governments to deal with high youth suicide rates in northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatchewan's children's advocate calls for immediate action to combat northern youth suicide

  05-12-2017 21:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  There’s a 10-year-old girl in northern Saskatchewan who thinks of rhinos whenever she sees people frequenting her community’s liquor store.
  “They’re gonna run us over when we’re driving. They’re gonna run after us with their big horns,” she told Corey O’Soup, Saskatchewan’s Advocate for Children and Youth.
  The girl was one of 264 youth who spoke with O’Soup this year as he attempted to understand why northern Saskatchewan’s young
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: snow deteriorates road conditions

  05-12-2017 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Snow falling reduces visibility and deteriorates road conditions in central Saskatchewan with another warm-up on the horizon in Saskatoon’s weather forecast. Peter Quinlan reports.
  
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• 'Our kids are crying out for help': Sask. report shares Indigenous youth solutions on suicide

  05-12-2017 21:01 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's Advocate for Children and Youth Corey O'Soup says young Indigenous people in the province's north have told him much more needs to be done to prevent suicide.
  
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• Social justice organization demands payday loan reform, Sask. credit union answers

  05-12-2017 20:44 via cbc.ca
  The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, is demanding that governments and banks make changes to put a stop to practices by payday loan companies that the organization says prey on low-income Canadians desperate for cash.
  
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• Traffic Advisory - Poor Road Conditions

  05-12-2017 20:32 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are reminding motorists to adjust their driving to allow for worsening road conditions today.Since 5:00 a.m., December 5, 2017, Police have attended 14 collisions with five occurring over the noon hour.  Two of those collisions resulted in minor injuries.  Additional snowfall late this morning has resulted in slippery streets.  Motorists are advised to reduce speeds, allow more space between themselves and the vehicle ahead of them, and expect to spend more time g
  
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• Saskatoon company to develop technologies to help fight rural Saskatchewan crime

  05-12-2017 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatoon company will try to design technologies to alert rural Saskatchewan landowners about any event or irregular activity related to their property.
  
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• China not able to join Canada-U.K. coal phase out alliance: McKenna

  05-12-2017 19:56
  Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says getting China into Canada's international alliance to wean the world off coal power would be a huge win, but the world's most populous country can't make that kind of commitment right now.
  
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• New ER in Saskatoon comes with helipad - CBC.ca

  05-12-2017 19:49
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  New ER in Saskatoon comes with helipad
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  If you've spent any time in the emergency department at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital, you will recognize this as a bit of an understatement. 'The patient experience, the family experience is going to be exceptional.' - Graham Blue. "We have a ...
  
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• New ER in Saskatoon comes with helipad

  05-12-2017 19:36 via cbc.ca
  When the new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital opens in 2019, it will also house Royal University Hospital’s new adult emergency department. RUH is setting up there, because its current emergency department is no longer meeting the city’s needs.
  
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• Incorrect test results for 450 patients at Saskatchewan laboratory

  05-12-2017 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  An information technology error resulted in incorrect test results for about 450 patients during drug screening at the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory.
  
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• Critics questioning if ride-sharing like Uber, Lyft in Sask. will curb impaired driving

  05-12-2017 18:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  REGINA — Some people on the front lines of Saskatchewan’s drunk-driving battle aren’t convinced that changes meant to allow Uber or Lyft to operate in the province will do much to keep impaired drivers from getting behind the wheel.
  Joe Hargrave, minister for Saskatchewan Government Insurance, introduced a bill last week that would allow companies to provide a vehicle and driver — through a digital platform or app — for pre-arranged transportation.
  Hargrave said a s
  
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  05-12-2017 18:27
  
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• Emergency crews respond to numerous crashes across Saskatoon

  05-12-2017 18:24
  Snowfall and worsening road conditions are keeping Saskatoon emergency crews busy Tuesday.
  
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• All-female officiating crew makes Saskatchewan hockey history

  05-12-2017 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  An all-female officiating crew made Saskatchewan hockey history when they stepped onto the ice for a Prairie Junior Hockey League game.
  
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  05-12-2017 17:53
  
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  05-12-2017 17:53
  
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• Taxi Workers Rally For Ride Share Regulation Equality dlvr.it/Q4TLsr https://t.co/w8DeFX3BBv

  05-12-2017 17:53
  
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• Four Riders get CFL all-star status dlvr.it/Q4TLrv https://t.co/cjFoNy8Yas

  05-12-2017 17:53
  
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• Blades "Definitely Committed to Making Playoffs": Colin Priestner dlvr.it/Q4TLnd https://t.co/Qf59hMsdzI

  05-12-2017 17:53
  
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• Saskatoon taxi drivers protesting ride-hailing services

  05-12-2017 17:47 via cbc.ca
  A union that represents taxi drivers in Saskatoon will protest the introduction of ride-hailing apps in front of City Hall Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Saskatoon must level the playing field with vehicle-for-hire bylaw, says mayor

  05-12-2017 17:47 via cbc.ca
  City administration needs to "drill down" and further examine "the potential for the playing field to be level" between ride-sharing companies and the taxi industry, Mayor Charlie Clark said following a transportation committee meeting Tuesday.
  
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• Photos: CP Holiday Train stops in Saskatoon

  05-12-2017 17:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  The CP Holiday Train made its annual stop in Saskatoon on December 4, 2017. Colin James and Emma-Lee performed for a large crowd.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Teaching for reconciliation

  05-12-2017 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Treaty Education is a fundamental piece of Saskatchewan history. The impact of treaty on the settlers and the First Nations peoples is undeniable. As a descendent of settler people, I have needed to find my way to a place of hope for the future while understanding the complicity of my ancestors in the mistreatment of First Nations and Métis people in the past.
  I am proud of the resilience, strength and capacity of my settler ancestors. Their effort has allowed their children and grandchil
  
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  05-12-2017 16:48
  
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• Lab Corrects Error After Hundreds of Incorrect Results are Sent Out dlvr.it/Q4SqN3 https://t.co/NHas9p7aYS

  05-12-2017 16:48
  
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• Province says error was made with lab results

  05-12-2017 16:31
  The province is advising that a mistake was made at one of its labs that resulted in incorrect test results being sent out.
  
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• New ads warn Canadians about driving while high

  05-12-2017 16:03
  Ahead of its July deadline for legalizing recreational marijuana use in Canada, the federal government has launched a campaign warning of the risks of drug-impaired driving.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Dec. 5, 2017

  05-12-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  No carbon tax in Sask.’s climate change plan
  The federal environment minister says a climate change strategy released Monday by the Saskatchewan government doesn’t hit a standard set by the Canadian government in asking all provinces to establish a carbon pricing plan. “Based on what’s in today’s plan, Saskatchewan’s pr
  
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• Saskatoon city committee votes to restrict fire pit use

  05-12-2017 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatoon city committee is recommending a limit on when fire pits can be used in the city.
  
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• Coun. Randy Donauer discusses fire pits, ride-hailing and rapid transit

  05-12-2017 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Coun. Randy Donauer discusses limiting when fire pits can be used, how the city plans to deal with ride-hailing and bus-rapid-transit.
  
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• Saskatoon apartment fire forces people from their suites

  05-12-2017 14:22 via cbc.ca
  A serious apartment fire in the Massey Place neighbourhood gutted a suite and forced people from their homes early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Rosie & the Riveters perform ‘La Boheme’

  05-12-2017 14:21 via globalnews.ca
  Rosie & the Riveters perform “La Boheme” as they prepare for their New Year’s Eve show at the Broadway Theatre.
  
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• Sask. massage therapists who want regulation called on to buy party memberships

  05-12-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The Massage Therapist Association of Saskatchewan recently called on its members to vote for Sask. Party and NDP leadership candidates who best support the association.
  
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• ADvice: marketing to millennials

  05-12-2017 13:53 via globalnews.ca
  Ryan Townend from William Joseph Communications on the importance of marketing to millennials and how to engage them.
  
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• Damage estimated at $100K in Saskatoon apartment fire

  05-12-2017 13:49 via globalnews.ca
  No injuries were reported after a fire at an apartment building in Saskatoon caused $100,000 in damage.
  
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  05-12-2017 13:41
  
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• Early-morning apartment fire causes $100,000 in damages

  05-12-2017 13:26
  An early morning apartment fire resulted in $100,000 in damages.
  
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• Crews respond to third fire in less than a week caused by smoking

  05-12-2017 13:26
  For the third time in less than a week, careless smoking has caused a fire at a home in Saskatoon.
  
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• Under the B: Jennifer Dawn Bishop debuts as director of GTNT's Vegas Vacation

  05-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The first time she got on stage, Jennifer Dawn Bishop thought ‘what is this feeling?’
  “I loved it,” she says. “It was like a light I grabbed onto and didn’t want to let it go.”
  Almost 20 years later, she hasn’t let it go. Starting as a nervous 13 year-old in the Circle of Voices program at the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company, now the Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre, she’s learned her craft hands-on, from acting to sta
  
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• Inside the Classroom: Georges Vanier School helping students learn about importance of public art, creative process

  05-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Monique Martin is a professional artist and teacher at Georges Vanier Catholic School within the city’s Catholic school division.
  With her classes at Georges Vanier Catholic School, she’s worked on dozens of projects that help students understand the importance of public art and the role it plays in society.
  She says through the creative process, students become more engaged with their environment and are also challenged to push themselves when it comes to their own creative endeavou
  
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• History Matters: The saga of John Rowand's bones

  05-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It was his farewell journey.
  In May 1854, Hudson’s Bay Company chief factor John Rowand left Fort Edmonton with the annual spring Saskatchewan brigade. It would be his last trip down the North Saskatchewan.
  Rowand planned to attend the annual council meeting at Norway House in June, say his goodbyes to old friends in the trade, and then push on to Montreal and retirement.
  But during a stopover at Fort Pitt, Rowand died from an apparent heart attack. So began one of the most bizarre sagas &
  
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• Guilty pleas thrown out in Regina cocaine trafficking case

  05-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatchewan man who was destined for prison after pleading guilty to three drug charges will have a chance to defend himself in court after a judge agreed that his admissions were neither informed nor unequivocal. 
  Bobbie Smoke pleaded guilty in Regina to conspiracy to traffic cocaine, trafficking cocaine and possession of cocaine in December 2016. A month later, he fired his lawyer, hired new counsel and applied to have his guilty pleas stricken from the record.
  The new lawyer, Bob Hryc
  
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• Application process, restrictions for event posters considered

  05-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon community groups may soon have to apply to put up posters in public after concerns about the mess they can make were raised at city hall.
  DeeAnn Mercier, executive director of the Broadway business improvement district (BID), appeared before a city council committee on Monday to ask for some new rules.
  Mercier said some posters are attached to power, light or telephone poles and either fall off or leave a mess because of the use of heavily adhesive tape. Some remain up long after the e
  
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• Critics question if ride-hailing in Sask. will curb impaired driving

  05-12-2017 12:52 via globalnews.ca
  Some people aren’t convinced that ride-hailing in Saskatchewan will curb impaired driving.
  
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