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• Miguel Gomez sentenced to 12 years for fatal stabbing in Saskatoon pub parking lot - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  06-12-2017 23:56
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  Miguel Gomez sentenced to 12 years for fatal stabbing in Saskatoon pub parking lot
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  Miguel Gomez, 21, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench to causing the death of Matthew Herman. The Crown prosecutor and defence issued a joint submission for 12 years imprisonment, which was accepted by the justice. Andrea Hill ...
  
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• St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation returns donation from men’s club fundraiser

  06-12-2017 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  The St. Paul's Hospital Foundation said the fundraiser wasn't in keeping with Catholic values.
  
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• Miguel Gomez sentenced to 12 years for fatal stabbing in Saskatoon pub parking lot

  06-12-2017 23:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  The man who fatally stabbed a 22-year-old from La Loche in a north-end Saskatoon parking lot last spring was sentenced to 12 years in prison for manslaughter.
  Miguel Gomez, 21, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench to causing the death of Matthew Herman. The Crown prosecutor and defence made a joint submission for 12 years in prison, which was accepted by the judge.
  According to an agreed statement of facts read out in court, Gomez was drunk and high in the wee
  
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• Less than 1,000 Saskatchewan Rush season tickets left for sale

  06-12-2017 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rush hit milestone with over 10,000 season tickets sold for the 2017-18 NLL season.
  
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• Fewer than 1,000 Saskatchewan Rush season tickets left for sale

  06-12-2017 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rush hit milestone with over 10,000 season tickets sold for the 2017-18 NLL season.
  
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• Canucks forward, Kindersley native Derek Dorsett 'at peace' with decision to end career due to spine injury

  06-12-2017 22:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  VANCOUVER — Derek Dorsett never backed down from a challenge. But when confronted with the possibility of not being able to hug his two sons, the Saskatchewan native knew he made the right decision to step away from playing hockey.
  The Vancouver Canucks right-winger announced last week he was ending his NHL hockey career due to health concerns following neck surgery last season.
  Dorsett said there have been “some hard days” over the last week as he comes to grips with his decis
  
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• Crime Wave Leads To Targeted Enforcement In The Battlefords dlvr.it/Q4j1Pc https://t.co/pFv2HlrN3p

  06-12-2017 22:51
  
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• Great plate fight: Saskatchewan, Alberta tussle over job site licence plates

  06-12-2017 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta says Saskatchewan has one week to revoke its ban on Alberta licence plates at Saskatchewan job sites or face court action under free trade rules.
  
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• Alberta threatens lawsuit after Saskatchewan bans Alberta licence plates on job sites

  06-12-2017 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta says Saskatchewan has one week to revoke its ban on Alberta licence plates at Saskatchewan job sites or face court action under free trade rules.
  
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• Multiple Car/Pedestrian Accidents Alarm MD Ambulance dlvr.it/Q4hpCZ https://t.co/8g5pMOmToW

  06-12-2017 22:18
  
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• Legislation Introduced For Interpersonal Violence Leave dlvr.it/Q4hpHr https://t.co/3BtLqtWwbE

  06-12-2017 22:18
  
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• Business, community groups disappointed in club's lingerie charity fundraiser - CBC.ca

  06-12-2017 22:04
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  Business, community groups disappointed in club's lingerie charity fundraiser
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  Two women's business and community groups in Saskatoon added their voices on Wednesday to those disappointed in a recent charity fundraiser which featured women in G-strings and bras dancing for men on a raised walkway. The comments came as the ...
  
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• Legislation passed to allow work leaves for those fleeing domestic violence

  06-12-2017 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  Workplace and Labour Relations Minister Don Morgan introduced new legislation Wednesday, which will allow victims of interpersonal violence to take up to 10 days of unpaid, job-protected leave from work.
  
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• Premier Brad Wall marks last day in Sask. Legislature today

  06-12-2017 21:40 via cbc.ca
  Thursday is Premier Brad Wall’s final day in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly. Wall announced in August that he was retiring from politics after nearly 14 years as the leader of the Saskatchewan Party.
  
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• Premier Brad Wall marks last day in Sask. Legislature Thursday

  06-12-2017 21:40 via cbc.ca
  Thursday is Premier Brad Wall’s final day in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly. Wall announced in August that he was retiring from politics after nearly 14 years as the leader of the Saskatchewan Party.
  
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• 'Just Brad': Premier says goodbye to Saskatchewan Legislature

  06-12-2017 21:40 via cbc.ca
  Admired as a orator, Premier Brad Wall did not disappoint during his opening remarks of his farewell speech when, after welcoming guests from the gallery, he pulled out a card he said was sent to him by a student who recently visited the legislature on a school trip.
  
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• Canucks forward Dorsett 'at peace' with decision to end career due to spine injury

  06-12-2017 21:31
  Derek Dorsett never backed down from a challenge. But when confronted with the possibility of not being able to hug his two sons, Dorsett knew he made the right decision to step away from playing hockey.
  
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• Sask. to allow victims of domestic violence up to 10 days off work

  06-12-2017 21:28 via cbc.ca
  Victims of domestic violence in Saskatchewan will soon be entitled to up to 10 days off work.
  
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• Sask. employers fear paid days off for victims of violence could lead to hiring fewer women

  06-12-2017 21:28 via cbc.ca
  Victims of domestic violence in Saskatchewan will soon be entitled to up to 10 days off work, but they won't be paid days off.
  
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• Door opens to more aid for Saskatchewan ranchers hit by fall wildfires

  06-12-2017 21:25
  The Saskatchewan government is providing financial assistance to ranchers who suffered uninsurable losses when their grazing land was damaged by wildfires earlier this fall.
  
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• Regina's Dione Taylor helps sing praises of Jewish songwriters who penned Christmas classics

  06-12-2017 21:21 via cbc.ca
  A Canadian jazz singer who hails from Regina is part of the cast for Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas.
  
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• Parasite grave risk for dogs and owners, says U of S researcher

  06-12-2017 20:36 via cbc.ca
  A University of Saskatchewan researcher has a warning for pet lovers - your dog could be carrying around an unwanted parasite and it could kill you.
  
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• Prince Albert doctor accused of having sex with patients flees the country

  06-12-2017 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  CPSS says a Prince Albert doctor accused of having sex with five patients has fled the country.
  
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• It's time for Sask. Party renewal, says leadership candidate Tina Beaudry-Mellor

  06-12-2017 20:22 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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• Mistawasis First Nation man sentenced in partner's death

  06-12-2017 20:00 via cbc.ca
  A man from Mistawasis First Nation has been sentenced to aggravated assault and 324 days to be served, following the death of his partner.
  
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• Saskatchewan government opens to more aid for provincial ranchers hit by fall wildfires

  06-12-2017 19:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is providing financial assistance to ranchers who suffered uninsurable losses when their grazing land was damaged by wildfires earlier this fall.
  Government Relations Minister Larry Doke says in a release that producers who lost property can apply to the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program for aid feeding livestock.
  Doke says grazing land is not insurable for losses due to fire, so the move will fill a gap and help producers’ operations recover
  
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• Saskatoon High School Huddle: 2017 Bowlt Classic basketball tournament

  06-12-2017 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  This edition of High School Huddle looks at the 2017 Bowlt Classic basketball tournament held in Saskatoon.
  
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• Group pushes to have Chief Poundmaker exonerated for treason conviction

  06-12-2017 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  A group says Chief Poundmaker was a peacemaker and should be pardoned for his treason conviction in the Northwest Resistance.
  
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• Christmas tree harvest will help tackle invasive spruce trees south of Saskatoon

  06-12-2017 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  A Christmas tree harvest being held by the Nature Conservancy of Canada is giving people a chance to take a tree home by removing invasive spruce trees.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -30 wind chills move out, positive temps pop in

  06-12-2017 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  After -30 wind chills move back into Saskatoon, positive temperatures get ready to pop back into the weather forecast ahead.
  
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• Alberta License Plates Unwelcome On Provincial Construction Sites dlvr.it/Q4g7sk https://t.co/tP97RX57f2

  06-12-2017 19:01
  
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• Ranchers who lost grazing lands to wildfire get support

  06-12-2017 18:56 via cbc.ca
  Farmers and ranchers affected by wildfires this fall are getting some additional help. The Provincial Disaster Assistance Program is now allowing livestock producers to apply for assistance if fire damaged their grazing land.
  
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• 'I didn't deserve what happened': Sask. man says he was denied church communion for being gay

  06-12-2017 18:45 via cbc.ca
  Matt Schaefer has been a member of the congregation of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in the city of Warman, Sask., for more than 20 years. That all changed when he experienced what he calls the worst day of his life.
  
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• Alberta plates no longer allowed on Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure job sites

  06-12-2017 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  On Wednesday, the province announced that vehicles displaying Alberta plates will no longer be allowed on job sites for Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure’s new projects.
  
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• 'Brad Wall needs to smarten up,' says Alberta trade minister in spat over licence plate policy

  06-12-2017 18:42 via cbc.ca
  If you are working on a new Saskatchewan government highways project, you'd better not have an Alberta licence plate.
  
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• Alberta licence plates no longer welcome on new Saskatchewan road projects

  06-12-2017 18:42 via cbc.ca
  If you are working on a new Saskatchewan government highways project - you'd better not have an Alberta licence plate.
  
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• Alberta licence plates banned from Ministry of Highway projects

  06-12-2017 18:37
  The Saskatchewan government has banned Alberta licence plates on all new Ministry of Highway and Infrastructure construction projects in the province.
  
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• A Newspaper With Over 100 Years of History Turns off the Presses dlvr.it/Q4fvB7 https://t.co/sAvLESYi54

  06-12-2017 18:29
  
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• Spike in people hit by cars prompts warning from paramedics in Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  06-12-2017 18:17
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  Spike in people hit by cars prompts warning from paramedics in Saskatoon
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  Saskatoon paramedics are speaking out following a spike in the number of pedestrians being hit by vehicles in the city. 'We felt it was important to get this information out to the public immediately.' - Troy Davies, MD Ambulance. Five people have been ...
  Saskatoon paramedics respond to five pedestrian crashes in five daysCTV News
  Spike in pedestrian collisions worries Saskatoon paramedicsGlobalnews.caall 3
  
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• Spike in people hit by cars prompts warning from paramedics in ... - CBC.ca

  06-12-2017 18:17
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  Spike in people hit by cars prompts warning from paramedics in ...
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  Saskatoon paramedics are speaking out today, after a 45 per cent increase in the number of pedestrians being struck by vehicles in the city.
  Saskatoon paramedics respond to five pedestrian crashes in five daysCTV News
  Spike in pedestrian collisions worries Saskatoon paramedicsGlobalnews.caall 3 news articles »
  
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• Spike in people hit by cars prompts warning from paramedics in Saskatoon

  06-12-2017 18:13 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon paramedics are speaking out today, after a 45 per cent increase in the number of pedestrians being struck by vehicles in the city.
  
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• Sask. Health Authority won’t save money this year: province

  06-12-2017 18:02
  The provincial government says the new Saskatchewan Health Authority won’t save any money this year.
  
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• From Best (Warman) to Worst (Prince Albert) in Property Tax Gap dlvr.it/Q4fd0w https://t.co/hUgCy7F0ON

  06-12-2017 17:57
  
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• 'I felt like walls were closing around me': Indigenous youth speak out on Sask. youth suicide report

  06-12-2017 17:41 via cbc.ca
  A report on youth suicide from the province's Advocate For Children and Youth has many people in northern Saskatchewan talking.
  
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• PDAP providing assistance to Saskatchewan grazing land damaged by wildfires

  06-12-2017 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  PDAP will be providing assistance to southwestern Saskatchewan grazing land that was damaged by wildfires this fall.
  
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• Rifle seized by Prince Albert police during suspicious activity call

  06-12-2017 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert police seize .22-calibre rifle, arrest three people during suspicious activity call.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Preventing dog bites

  06-12-2017 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I was saddened to hear about the recent death of a young boy in a dog attack. The general factors that contribute to severe dog attacks have been highlighted in recent studies.
  Children, especially boys, are particularly at risk. On the prairies, rural communities have a higher rate of severe dog bites.
  Children who are active outdoors can be attacked by strange, unrestrained dogs off the owner’s property. Leash bylaws help protect against this type of attack.
  More commonly, bites occur at
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/Q4f6FJ https://t.co/xBtmC6zqm6

  06-12-2017 16:51
  
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• Rush hit season ticket milestone dlvr.it/Q4f6Xd https://t.co/9Vkm42dZkn

  06-12-2017 16:51
  
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• Spike in pedestrian collisions worries Saskatoon paramedics

  06-12-2017 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  A 45 per cent increase in pedestrian collisions in Saskatoon since August a concern for paramedics.
  
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