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• Saskatchewan Rush revisit bitter Champion’s Cup loss ahead of home opener

  23-12-2017 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  The new NLL season provides the opportunity for Saskatchewan Rush to replace painful memories with ones of triumph.
  
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• Police operation in North Battleford ends with 6 arrests, firearms seized

  23-12-2017 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  A police operation in North Battleford, Sask., ended Friday with six people in handcuffs.
  
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• Christmas Day closures limit warm-up options for Saskatoon's homeless during extreme cold

  23-12-2017 22:00 via cbc.ca
  The arrival of frigid temperatures on Christmas Day is expected to increase pressure on Saskatoon homeless shelters because some of the usual places to escape the cold weather will be closed.
  
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• Impaired driving charges laid at Saskatoon police checkstop

  23-12-2017 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Three motorists are facing impaired driving charges after police set up a checkpoint for four hours in Saskatoon.
  
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• Tips on preventing carbon monoxide poisoning as cold sets in, furnaces fire up

  23-12-2017 20:25 via cbc.ca
  New regulations are coming to Saskatchewan to protect families from carbon monoxide poisoning. Here are some tips to get your home ready.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan working on ‘permanent footprint’ in Prince Albert

  23-12-2017 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  University of Saskatchewan officials hope to centralize a venue for students, rather than having classes scattered around Prince Albert.
  
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• Romanow: More mature bubblies for your maturing palate

  23-12-2017 19:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  There are almost as many sparkling wine styles and makers in the world as there are wine critics. All of them deserve a place in your glass from time to time. 
  Prosecco has seduced the world, which is no bad thing, but it can be a little fruity and sweet. If you find yourself wanting something with more traction, you should consider returning to what was probably the first sparkling wine of your youth, Cava (ignoring the travesties of grad and wedding wines.) I
  
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• Saskatoon's Christmas Eve forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of -20 C

  23-12-2017 18:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s going to be a chilly start to Christmas as the weather on Christmas Eve is expected to only hit a high of -20 C.
  In the morning, skies are expected to be mainly sunny and the high is expected to hit -20 C — nearly twice as cold as the seasonal average high of -10.6 C — before temperatures fall in the afternoon to -25 C, though with the wind chill expect it to feel more like -36 C.
  Into the evening, clouds are expected to roll into Saskatoon skies bringing along with them a
  
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• Police warn against impaired driving over holidays after multiple charges

  23-12-2017 18:16
  Police in Saskatoon are warning the public against impaired driving over the holidays after charging several drivers at a checkstop on Friday night.
  
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• How to avoid family drama during your holiday dinner

  23-12-2017 18:07 via cbc.ca
  If your family get-togethers are more like Festivus — the Seinfeld-invented "holiday" that includes airing all your family grievances — there are ways to avoid all the family drama this season.
  
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• 'A pretty good miracle': Mother and daughter rescue family after carbon monoxide poisoning

  23-12-2017 17:57
  A family of four is recovering after nearly fatal carbon monoxide poisoning inside their Kitchener, Ont. home.
  
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• Saturday Sports Schedule dlvr.it/Q7Kwmd https://t.co/d8CQ1AWxxo

  23-12-2017 17:55
  
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• Photos: Kayle Neis' best photos of 2017

  23-12-2017 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon StarPhoenix is highlighting the best photographs we captured in 2017. Kayle Neis is the latest addition to the fine group of photographers working for the StarPhoenix. Saskatoon is his hometown, and he enthusiastically embraces capturing memorable moments in time from this corner of the world. Whether it is sports, music or breaking news, Kayle’s ability shines.
  Here are some of his best shots from 2017.
  
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• Saskatoon police warning drunk drivers after charges laid at holiday checkstop

  23-12-2017 16:07 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon residents are being warned that drunk-driving laws will be strictly enforced during the holiday season after three people were charged Friday night.
  
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• Mosul's morgue men endured worst of Islamic State butchery

  23-12-2017 16:07
  Staff at a morgue in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul are documenting the brutality of the Islamic State.
  
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• West Wind Receives Notice Of Suspension dlvr.it/Q7K345 https://t.co/RxD52IEf7W

  23-12-2017 15:09
  
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• Tips and tricks for stress-free holiday travel

  23-12-2017 15:09 via globalnews.ca
  Whether you are flying, driving or on the rails, Meaghan Craig with some tips and tricks to make holiday travel less stressful.
  
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• Last minute donations to Saskatoon Food Bank

  23-12-2017 15:09 via globalnews.ca
  Some last minute donations to the Saskatoon Food Bank will help the organization fill Christmas food hampers. Rebekah Lesko reports.
  
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• Last minute donations help Saskatoon Food Bank

  23-12-2017 15:09 via globalnews.ca
  Some last minute donations to the Saskatoon Food Bank will help the organization fill Christmas food hampers. Rebekah Lesko reports.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Dec. 23, 2017

  23-12-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Transport Canada grounds West Wind Aviation, citing operational deficiencies after Fond du Lac crash
  Transport Canada says it has grounded the airline that operated the plane that crashed in northern Saskatchewan earlier this month. A West Wind Aviation ATR42-320 with 25 people on board went down on Dec. 13 shortly after taking off from the Fond du Lac airstri
  
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• West Wind Suspends Flights dlvr.it/Q7Jt7V https://t.co/sc0Ldn6C4G

  23-12-2017 14:37
  
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• How challenging is it to make friends as an adult?

  23-12-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The threads of Reddit and other social media forums in Saskatoon are sprinkled with pleas for pals, sharing the difficulties of making friends as an adult and asking for tips on how to meet friends.
  
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• How challenging is it to make friends as an adult? - CBC.ca

  23-12-2017 13:59
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  How challenging is it to make friends as an adult?
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  The threads of Reddit and other social media forums in Saskatoon are sprinkled with pleas for pals, sharing the difficulties of making friends as an adult and asking for tips on how to meet friends. As a journalist, I've lived in six cities over the ...
  
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• Storm leaves 120 dead, 160 missing in the Philippines

  23-12-2017 13:03
  A tropical storm in the southern Philippines unleashed flash floods that swept away people and houses and set off landslides, reportedly leaving more than 120 people dead and 160 others missing, officials said Saturday.
  
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• Storm leaves 120 dead, 160 missing in southern Philippines

  23-12-2017 13:03
  A tropical storm in the southern Philippines unleashed flash floods that swept away people and houses and set off landslides, reportedly leaving more than 120 people dead and 160 others missing, officials said Saturday.
  
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• Year in review 2017: February brought news of a $1.2-billion budget deficit in Sask.

  23-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  In our Year in Review series, The Saskatoon StarPhoenix looks back on the stories that affected residents the most in 2017.
   
  Wall pledges to beat budget woes
  Premier Brad Wall’s pledge that Saskatchewan would “meet the challenge” of a ballooning budget shortfall, which was pegged at $1.2 billion, earned a standing ovation from the association representing the province’s cities, towns and villages.
  The premier’s address to the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities
  
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• Saskatchewan History magazine publishes its final edition

  23-12-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  After 69 years, Saskatchewan History, a magazine that published scholarly articles and memoirs and showcased the Saskatchewan Archives collection holdings, printed its last issue.
  
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• Memorable story: Why I felt compelled to write about pedophilia

  23-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  As 2017 came to a close, StarPhoenix staff reflected on the stories that struck a personal chord with them this year. 
  Sometimes, you need to explore the unpopular side of a subject in order to understand it more fully. 
  That’s how I felt after covering the sentencing hearing of Philip Michael Chicoine, the Saskatoon man who paid and directed women in the Philippines and Romania to sexually abuse their children — some as young as 10 months old — and live-stream it ove
  
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• Hockey groups call on SHA to review decision to disallow rural female players from Regina and Saskatoon

  23-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  This season could be the last one Kim Delesoy’s daughter Jamie plays with her pee wee hockey team in Regina.
  The Delesoys make the 45-minute drive from their home in the Village of McLean to practice in Regina because she loves the game. Jamie has been playing for three years in the female league in Regina and is the Shamrocks’ goaltender. 
  Kim isn’t 100 per cent sure what the coming hockey season will hold for Jamie because in June, the Saskatchewan Hockey Associatio
  
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• Give the gift of experiencing Saskatchewan this season

  23-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The idea of giving experiences instead of physical gifts is catching on.
  Why give someone a knick-knack that is simply a candidate for re-gifting when you can offer up a memory and bonding with those you love? These kinds of gifts might even get everyone’s eyes off their electronic devices for an afternoon.
  Perhaps the classic example of this is the Christmas morning surprise of a trip to Disneyland. We’ve all seen videos of kids opening a package to find a note telling them they are
  
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• Fuller: But it's Christmas, Grandpa Fillmore!

  23-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Every once in awhile, Grandpa Fillmore would visit for Christmas.
  Was it a time of great excitement for the assorted Fillmore children? It was not, at least for the youngest.
  Little Kimmy Fillmore was always uneasy about this relative stranger who arrived on a cold front in a Ford sedan. The ancient farmer was as skinny as an icicle. He had a sparrow-like face and small, too-pale blue eyes. He wore suspenders and never took off his boots.
  Grandpa Fillmore was given Kimmy’s room, which
  
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• Cuthand: The night before Christmas, Saskatchewan style

  23-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house
  Everybody was Facebooking and clicking their mouse.
  The photos and comments were chosen with care
  In the hopes that someone would share.
  The insults, the bragging, cat videos galore
  Were all chosen and posted and more.
  When out in the yard there arose such a clatter
  I put down my iPad to see what was the matter.
  And there in the yard with his finger on pause
  I knew that for sure it was Santa Claus.
  His sleigh was a mess, his reinde
  
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• As Santa ramps up, Sporting Christmas winds down

  23-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Things are getting serious up at the North Pole: They’re loading Santa’s sled, elves are whipping up last-minute toys, and there’s the hustle and bustle that comes when there’s an important job to do.
  Here in Saskatoon, Sporting Christmas is preparing to bid a fond farewell to 2017. We’ll update our tally in the New Year with one final writeup, because more donations will trickle in.
  Every dollar we’ve raised goes to the Salvation Army for its Christmas hamper
  
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• All the news fit to list: 10 rankings that defined 2017

  23-12-2017 13:00
  In 2017, Canada was crowned the world’s top travel destination, Victoria was named the best Canadian city for women, and a Toronto restaurant was honoured as Canada’s best place to eat. For more, CTVNews.ca has rounded up the year’s most notable lists.
  
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• Friday Scoreboard dlvr.it/Q7JHxq https://t.co/c5FGLVyb9v

  23-12-2017 12:59
  
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• Saskatoon's weather for Saturday, Dec. 23: high -11 C

  23-12-2017 12:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Environment Canada is calling for periods of light snow on Saturday.
  The forecast high is -11 C. The forecast low overnight is -18.
  
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• 2017 another year of decline for Sask. mineral exploration spending

  23-12-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan may be viewed as the most attractive place in the world for mineral exploration companies to spend their money, but you wouldn't know it by just looking at the latest estimates on spending in the province.
  
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• Multiple impaired driving charges result from checkstop

  23-12-2017 10:15 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Friday night (December 22nd).  Over a 4-hour period, police checked just over 500 drivers.  Of those, 3 now face charges of impaired driving and one faces an additional charge of failing to comply with a breath demand.In addition, 2 other drivers faced immediate 3-day roadside suspensions and a vehicle impoundment for having a blood alcohol content that exceeded 40 milligrams percent (.04).  Police wish to r
  
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• Sask. Rush revisit bitter Champion’s Cup loss ahead of home opener

  23-12-2017 05:36 via globalnews.ca
  The new NLL season provides the opportunity for Saskatchewan Rush to replace painful memories with ones of triumph. Ryan Flaherty reports.
  
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• Friday Scoreboard dlvr.it/Q7GC7P https://t.co/ZMBmFFmiW5

  23-12-2017 04:48
  
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• Transport Canada grounds West Wind Aviation, citing operational deficiencies after Fond du Lac crash

  23-12-2017 02:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  Transport Canada says it has grounded the airline that operated the plane that crashed in northern Saskatchewan earlier this month.
  A West Wind Aviation ATR42-320 with 25 people on board went down on Dec. 13 shortly after taking off from the Fond du Lac airstrip.
  Everyone survived, but seven people were seriously injured.
  Transport Canada said Friday that it has suspended the airline’s operator certificate, citing deficiencies in the company’s operational control system.
  It said such
  
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• Transport Canada suspends airline’s license after northern Saskatchewan plane crash

  23-12-2017 02:49 via globalnews.ca
  Transport Canada said Friday that it has suspended the airline's operator certificate, citing deficiencies in the company's operational control system.
  
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• Feds suspend airline’s license after northern Saskatchewan plane crash

  23-12-2017 02:49 via globalnews.ca
  Transport Canada said Friday that it has suspended the airline's operator certificate, citing deficiencies in the company's operational control system.
  
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• Global News at 6: December 22

  23-12-2017 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, December 22, 2017 edition of Global News at 6 on Global Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush: Captain Corbeil playing lacrosse and hockey

  23-12-2017 02:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan Rush captain Chris Corbeil is busy juggling school, lacrosse and hockey this season.
  When not suiting up for the Rush, Corbeil has been practising and playing for the U Sport’s Western University Mustangs in London, Ont., where he is pursuing a master of business administration degree.
  “It’s been a lot of fun,” says Corbeil, who is making his second go-round with the Western Mustangs after helping them reach the University Cup final back in 2012 at Moncton.
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• Transport Canada suspends West Wind flights

  23-12-2017 02:15 via cbc.ca
  All flights through West Wind Aviation will be grounded, after Transport Canada suspended the company’s Air Operator Certificate Friday, citing public safety concerns.
  
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• Ottawa grounds West Wind after Fond du Lac crash

  23-12-2017 02:00
  Transport Canada says it has grounded the airline that operated the plane that crashed in northern Saskatchewan earlier this month.
  
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• Dance group may need to scale back event amid funding sortfall

  23-12-2017 01:51
  A Saskatoon dance group may have to cut back on one of its biggest events after losing one of its sponsors.
  
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• New trial ordered after successful appeal in fatal 2013 stabbing

  23-12-2017 01:33
  A Saskatchewan man convicted of second-degree murder will be receiving a new trial after a successful appeal.
  
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