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• Spareparts receivership leaves workers, gift card holders hanging

  19-12-2017 23:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  Almost 30 people in Saskatchewan face an uncertain future after declining sales and millions of dollars in debt forced a local accessories retailer to enter receivership earlier this month. 
  Spareparts — the operating name of two numbered companies — earlier this year had 82 employees, including 26 at two retail stores in Saskatchewan and its Saskatoon headquarters, according to court documents.
  Between November 2016 and September 2017, the combined companies lost $862,000 on re
  
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• Gun store owner gets organized crime sentence for involvement in Fallen Saints biker club

  19-12-2017 23:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  A gun store owner sentenced for firearms trafficking will serve an organized crime sentence for his involvement in the Fallen Saints Motorcycle Club. 
  Armand Leigh Hounjet, 46, pleaded guilty in May to two criminal organization charges: participating in an assault on an affiliate member of the Fallen Saints for the purpose of enhancing a criminal organization, and recruiting people to join a criminal organization between November 2014 and January 2015.
  On Monday, he was sentenced to si
  
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• Brad Wall finishes his political career as most popular premier in the country

  19-12-2017 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  After falling to a 45 per cent approval rating halfway through this year – an all-time low for Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall – he has emerged in his last quarter as the most popular premier in Canada, sitting at an approval rating of 53 per cent.
  
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• Prince Albert council cuts jobs during budget deliberations

  19-12-2017 21:47
  Three city jobs will be lost and another six positions will remain vacant in Prince Albert next year following efforts from the city’s council to keep the 2018 budget under $3.1 million.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -30 wind chills move in

  19-12-2017 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  The big cool down has begun as we dive into the deep freeze for Christmas! Peter Quinlan has more.
  
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• Duchuck Holdings unveils new designs for old Saskatoon police headquarters

  19-12-2017 20:37
  The new owner of the old Saskatoon police headquarters is already renovating the building, despite not having a lease agreement in place for tenants to occupy it.
  
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• Rush hit home-opening floor Saturday dlvr.it/Q6kl17 https://t.co/PyfNpqilpZ

  19-12-2017 20:36
  
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• Prince Albert Police Make Drug and Firearms Arrests dlvr.it/Q6klDj https://t.co/0uo3FIS8mO

  19-12-2017 20:36
  
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• City of Saskatoon Restricting Backyard Fires dlvr.it/Q6klN4 https://t.co/voIfliTD7k

  19-12-2017 20:36
  
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• 'Tis the season for Executive Council pardons in Saskatchewan

  19-12-2017 20:12 via cbc.ca
  Almost 50 people in Saskatchewan have received pardons from the province for a variety of summary traffic offences.
  
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• Cash, cigarettes stolen in Saskatoon armed robbery

  19-12-2017 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  Cash and cigarettes were stolen in an armed robbery at a Saskatoon business on Broadway Avenue.
  
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• Saskatoon city council adds more civilians to police commission board

  19-12-2017 19:51 via cbc.ca
  In a move designed to take politics out of policing, the majority of Saskatoon's police commission will now be made up of members of the public, not elected councillors.
  
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• 'Can better separate out the politics': City council adds more civilians to police commission board

  19-12-2017 19:51 via cbc.ca
  In a move designed to take politics out of policing, the majority of Saskatoon's police commission will now be made up of members of the public, not elected councillors.
  
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• Attempted murder charge in Dillon, Sask. shooting

  19-12-2017 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  A Dillon man is facing 29 charges, including attempted murder, after a shooting in the northern Saskatchewan community.
  
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• Sask. Party committee rules Alanna Koch did not receive questions before debate

  19-12-2017 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Party Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) has concluded its investigation into the complaint that Alanna Koch received questions before the Weyburn debate and found there is no evidence she received the questions.
  
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• FSIN delivers wild meat donations for struggling Saskatchewan families

  19-12-2017 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  Bobby Cameron and other FSIN executives were out and about on Tuesday, making deliveries of wild meat to Saskatchewan charities.
  
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• Photos: House fire in Saskatoon

  19-12-2017 18:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Fire Fighters and Police responded to a residential fire on Seventh Avenue North in Saskatoon on December 18, 2017. No injuries were reported.
  
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• Debate fires up across Saskatoon over backyard fire restrictions

  19-12-2017 18:51 via cbc.ca
  A new restriction on when people can gather around wood-burning fire pits has people talking online.
  
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• 'Strong, powerful, underrated women': Scientist says Santa's reindeer are female

  19-12-2017 18:43
  The first written account of Santa Claus having reindeer was in 1821, and since then most people have assumed the reindeer were male -- but a scientist says those people would be wrong.
  
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• Nigel Mack attacks the holidays

  19-12-2017 18:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  Nigel Mack is home for the holidays but he’s not one to put his feet up by the fire and sip a mug of mulled wine.He’s too busy playing. Mack has a string of shows lined up, ranging from a four-piece set-up with Mitch Romancia (guitar/vocals), Chris Jensen (drums) and Lloyd Tomzak (bass) to a little big band, to solo.It’s nothing new for Mack, who’s been going non-stop since he got into the blues game 30 years ago. His first gig at Regina’s Georgia Hot
  
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• Trost facing nomination challenge ahead of 2019 election

  19-12-2017 18:39
  A Saskatoon businessman plans to challenge Saskatoon-University MP Brad Trost for the Conservative Party’s nomination ahead of the 2019 federal election.
  
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• November historically bad month in Sask. for cellphone use behind the wheel: SGI

  19-12-2017 18:38 via cbc.ca
  November was a historic month for Saskatchewan drivers — but not in a good way. SGI statistics indicate there were 554 distracted driving offences involving cellphone use committed in the province.
  
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• CBC extends Hockey Night in Canada partnership with Rogers until 2026

  19-12-2017 18:30 via cbc.ca
  CBC has extended its partnership with Rogers Media to keep broadcasting Hockey Night in Canada and the Stanley Cup playoffs until 2026 as part of a new sub-licensing agreement. The new English-language broadcast deal will begin in the 2019-2020 NHL season.
  
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• Sask. Party committee finds Alanna Koch did not receive questions before debate

  19-12-2017 18:27
  The Saskatchewan Party Leadership Election Organizing Committee has wrapped up its investigation into allegations that a leadership candidate received questions in advance of a debate in Weyburn.
  
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• Fire at Avenue F North garage considered suspicious

  19-12-2017 18:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon firefighters say a blaze that caused more than $35,000 in damages on Monday night is suspicious in nature.
  At roughly 11 p.m. on Monday, crews from the Saskatoon Fire Department responded to the fire, which was located in the area of Avenue F North and 36th Street West after receiving numerous 911 calls, according to a news release.
  The release from the city’s fire department said the first fire engine arrived on scene at 1502 Ave. F North to find the pickup truck completely on f
  
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• No evidence of debate question leak but concern justified: Sask. Party

  19-12-2017 18:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  An internal Saskatchewan Party investigation did not find any concrete evidence that questions were leaked to a leadership candidate ahead of a party-run debate in Weyburn late last month, the party said in a news release Tuesday.
  The party’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee said the complaint contained only circumstantial evidence, but concluded that a senior official in Premier Brad Wall’s office made inquiries to ministers’ offices on topics that came up during the d
  
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• Little change in number of Saskatchewan EI beneficiaries in October

  19-12-2017 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  The number of people in Saskatchewan who received EI benefits or started claims dropped in October.
  
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• Saskatchewan has a drunk driving problem that ride-hailing won't solve

  19-12-2017 18:00 via cbc.ca
  When it comes to drunk driving, it’s sometimes hard to tell where the drinking problem ends and the transportation problem begins.
  
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• Complaint justified but no evidence questions provided to Alanna Koch's campaign, says Sask. Party decision

  19-12-2017 17:57 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Party has found a complaint by leadership hopefuls justified but says there is no evidence the premier’s chief of operations Kathy Young provided questions to Alanna Koch, her campaign manager or anyone else prior to Weyburn debate.
  
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• 636 distracted driving tickets issued in Saskatchewan during November

  19-12-2017 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  Police in Saskatchewan handed out 636 distracted driving tickets in November – the highest ever issued in a month.
  
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• Record number of distracted driving tickets issued in November: SGI

  19-12-2017 17:33
  According to SGI, police across the province set a new record for distracted driving tickets issued in November.
  
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• Edmonton man killed in western Saskatchewan crash

  19-12-2017 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  A crash between a car and a gravel truck on Highway 16 in western Saskatchewan has left an Edmonton man dead.
  
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• Gord Downie named Canadian Press Newsmaker for 2nd consecutive year

  19-12-2017 17:19 via cbc.ca
  Gord Downie only appeared in public a handful of times in 2017, but the Tragically Hip frontman's calls for a more inclusive Canada resonated even in his absence.
  
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• Letter of the Day: People did not want climate change tax

  19-12-2017 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Greg Fingas’ column on Saskatchewan’s climate change strategy (Prairie resilience: A made-in-Saskatchewan climate change strategy) contains several inaccuracies.
  Mr. Fingas takes issue with the word ‘resilience,’ which he believes is “deliberately vague.” I can assure him and the people of Saskatchewan that the word was used quite deliberately, and there is nothing vague about our intent. Even if we reduce our emissions to zero, climate change will still affec
  
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• Fire Department Responds to Accident dlvr.it/Q6j2Zx https://t.co/wuRCpfiBe8

  19-12-2017 16:46
  
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• Charities Hope for Christmas Rush: Food Bank and Salvation Army dlvr.it/Q6j2Zk https://t.co/g5BzUephqv

  19-12-2017 16:46
  
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• Brad Wall still most popular premier in Canada: Angus Reid survey

  19-12-2017 15:52 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has retained his spot as the most popular premier in the country, according to a survey from the Angus Reid Institute.
  
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• Cameco Meewasin Skating Rink Officially Opens Tonight dlvr.it/Q6hWZs

  19-12-2017 15:41
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• Indigenous youth challenge at the University of Saskatchewan

  19-12-2017 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Enactus is putting on a Indigenous youth challenge at the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Dec. 19, 2017

  19-12-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Council backs time limit for backyard fires in 6-5 vote
  Saskatoon residents can still enjoy backyard fires, but only in the evening. A long-standing debate on backyard firepits ended Monday with council narrowly approving a ban on open-air fires outside the hours of 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. The five councillors who voted against the 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. hours had all e
  
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• ‘Chase the Ace’ with Saskatoon firefighters

  19-12-2017 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon firefighters want people to “Chase the Ace” to help fight the battle to extinguish breast cancer.
  
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• Saskatoon city councillor says ride-sharing is about saving lives

  19-12-2017 14:41 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon city Coun. Troy Davies says ride-sharing is about getting impaired drivers off the road and saving lives.
  
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• Hunter Brothers perform ‘Joy to the World’

  19-12-2017 14:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Hunter Brothers discuss their recent success on country radio and perform “Joy to the World.”
  
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• Police search for masked thief after Broadway robbery

  19-12-2017 13:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  Police are on the lookout for a man who robbed a Broadway Avenue business Monday evening.
  Officers learned about the heist when they received a report around 8:20 p.m., according to a police news release.
  The thief, wearing a balaclava over his face, entered the business on the 1800 block of Broadway Avenue and demanded cash while menacing an employee with what may have been bear spray.
  In addition to cash, the man made off with some cigarettes. Police could not determine which direction the man
  
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• Investigator describes overnight truck-garage fire as 'suspicious'

  19-12-2017 13:42 via cbc.ca
  Fire crews were kept busy Monday night with two fires.
  
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• Susan Amrud named chair of Saskatchewan’s Labour Relations Board

  19-12-2017 13:41 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government has named a veteran lawyer to chair the Labour Relations Board.
  
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• Province recording medically-assisted deaths as suicides is 'unconscionable' says Sask. family

  19-12-2017 13:36 via cbc.ca
  In Saskatchewan, policy dictates that coroners who fill out the medical certificate of death mark the manner of death in medically-assisted deaths as being suicide.
  
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• Late night pick-up truck, garage fire deemed suspicious

  19-12-2017 13:24
  Saskatoon fire investigators say a late-night truck and garage fire Monday evening is suspicious in nature.
  
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• House fire caused by misuse of torch

  19-12-2017 13:21
  The Saskatoon Fire Department says the misuse of a torch is to blame for a house fire Monday night.
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/Q6gWml https://t.co/J8yvr9eCWU

  19-12-2017 13:15
  
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