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• Calls for auto service increase during frigid temperatures

  27-12-2017 23:49
  A stint of frigid temperatures in Saskatoon kept towing companies busy Wednesday.
  
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• Fire consumes chicken farm near Regina Beach, Sask.

  27-12-2017 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  It is not yet known how many chickens died in a fire at a poultry farm near Regina Beach.
  
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• Non-drinkers pushing bars for better non-alcoholic cocktails

  27-12-2017 23:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  For years, Carolyn Rebeyka has met friends at the same Regina bar every Friday afternoon for drinks. Sometimes they’d be celebrating a birthday or triumph at work, other times it was just to catch up.
  Then, about three years ago, her doctor put her on medication and suggested she avoid drinking to better monitor her body’s reaction to the drug.
  “It wasn’t permanent, but I actually kind of liked not drinking,” Rebeyka said, adding she was never a heavy drinker, but e
  
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• Multibillion-dollar PotashCorp, Agrium merger set to close Jan. 1

  27-12-2017 23:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  A multibillion-dollar merger between the world’s largest fertilizer company and a massive agricultural supply firm is set to close on Jan. 1 after the proposed deal cleared its final regulatory hurdle this week.
  Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. said in a joint news release Wednesday that the deal, which was announced in September 2016, can proceed after being granted approval by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
  The merger — which will create Nutrien Ltd., a company
  
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• Saskatoon Blades look to continue strong performance

  27-12-2017 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Blades return from the holiday break with two key games against the Prince Albert Raiders.
  
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• Bone-chilling temperatures spark hundreds of calls to CAA, bump wait times up to 6 hours

  27-12-2017 22:47 via cbc.ca
  Vehicle batteries are dying in droves as polar temperatures linger throughout the province. The large number of calls to CAA Saskatchewan have bumped wait times up to six hours.
  
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• Toy store demonstrates true meaning of Christmas: Saskatoon police

  27-12-2017 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police say a toy store showed the true meaning of Christmas by making it special for a local family.
  
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• Final clearance given: Agrium and PotashCorp merger slated to close Jan. 1

  27-12-2017 22:12 via cbc.ca
  A mammoth merger between the world's largest potash producer and a major agricultural and chemical company is slated to close on Monday.
  
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• Agrium, PotashCorp merger will 'impact the entire industry,' including thousands of farmers: prof.

  27-12-2017 22:12 via cbc.ca
  A mammoth merger between the world's largest potash producer and a major agricultural and chemical company is slated to close on Monday. A professor says the merger means one less option for producers.
  
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• What’s open and closed for New Year’s in Saskatoon

  27-12-2017 21:46
  Here’s a look at what’s open and closed on New Year’s Day in Saskatoon
  
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• PotashCorp, Agrium clear U.S. hurdle, new company begins trading Jan. 2

  27-12-2017 21:35
  Canada's two largest fertilizer companies say they have received the final regulatory permission required to complete a merger of equals that was originally announced more than 18 months ago.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: extreme cold warnings in effect

  27-12-2017 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  Extreme wind chills upwards of -40 for Wednesday and Thursday night are forecast in Saskatoon’s weather outlook. Nicole Stillger with the frigid details.
  
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• Three men face charges following fentanyl trafficking investigation

  27-12-2017 21:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police arrested two men in a parking lot on Dec. 22 after officers witnessed what appeared to be a drug transaction taking place, police said in a statement on Wednesday.
  According to police, officers arrested a 53-year-old man and a 31-year-old man in a parking lot in the 1500 block of Eighth Street East.
  Police seized a 2010 Dodge Ram truck and found the 53-year-old man was in possession of more than $1,500.
  The 31-year-old man was in possession of a fentanyl pill, according to the p
  
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• Prince Albert mayor hints at plans to honour 'hometown hero' Johnny Bower

  27-12-2017 20:59 via cbc.ca
  Johnny Bower won four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but the mayor of Prince Albert says the hockey great never forgot his humble beginnings learning to play during cold Saskatchewan winters.
  
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• It was quite a life for Johnny Bower, the kid from Prince Albert

  27-12-2017 20:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  Johnny Bower’s old hockey photos look so iconic – lumpy brown pads, battered face, leg flung this way, arm that.
  He looked like a man born to the game. He played like it, too.
  As scars mounted and teeth dwindled, as saves and Stanley Cups and red lamps came and went, there arrived one night when Gordie Howe stopped by his crease for a little chat.
  Bower — who died Tuesday night at age 93 — told me about it in the summer of 2016, after Howe’s passing.
  “He skate
  
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• Prince Albert woman charged after cab driver injured in robbery attempt

  27-12-2017 20:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 26-year-old woman was arrested and charged after a taxi cab driver was injured in an attempted robbery in Prince Albert.
  Police were called to the scene of a disturbance in a parking lot of an apartment complex shortly before 2 a.m. on Tuesday.
  There, they found a man and woman struggling at the back of the taxi. 
  According to police, a woman pulled out a knife and demanded money from the taxi driver. Prince Albert police say the two struggled and the driver got the knife away. He sustain
  
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• Accident update Sid Buckwold Bridge

  27-12-2017 20:29 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The south bound lane of Sid Buckwold Bridge has been cleared however drivers are encouraged to exercise caution give the cold winter driving conditions.(Occurrence Number: 1053)
  
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• Federal leaders reading populist tea leaves to figure out what’s brewing in 2018

  27-12-2017 20:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — A year after Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, it’s not just the pollsters and pundits continuing to mull over whether a similar populist upheaval could ever take root in Canada.
  Federal political leaders are also reading the tea leaves to see what could be brewing for them.
  Populism hasn’t always been a dirty word in Canada, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer points out.
  “To talk about a prairie populist from Saskatchewan 40 years ag
  
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• Pre-Christmas Drug Arrests Involve Fentanyl dlvr.it/Q7r3Zb https://t.co/wSD13qCXMA

  27-12-2017 20:23
  
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• Police seize fentanyl, charge 3 in Saskatoon trafficking bust

  27-12-2017 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  Police say they seized 55 fentanyl pills and charged three people in a drug trafficking bust in Saskatoon.
  
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• 'We thought that was just visually so cool': Saskatoon film includes local landmarks

  27-12-2017 20:19 via cbc.ca
  Movie lovers in Saskatoon will soon have the chance to see their city’s landmarks on the big screen.
  
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• Sask. movie made in 10 days to premiere Friday in Saskatoon

  27-12-2017 20:19 via cbc.ca
  Movie lovers in Saskatoon will soon have the chance to see their city’s landmarks on the big screen.
  
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  27-12-2017 19:49
  
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• Multi Vehicle Collision

  27-12-2017 19:36 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police are on the scene of a multi vehicle collision in the South Bound Lane of Sid Buckwold Bridge, 500 Idylwyld Drive S.Vehicles involved are difficult to see given the area of the accident. Motorists are asked to exercise caution driving in the cold winter conditions and to avoid the area if possible.A further media relase will be sent once traffic flow is back to normal.
  
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• PotashCorp, Agrium receive final approval for merger

  27-12-2017 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  PotashCorp and Agrium will merge on Jan. 1, 2018 into a new company called Nutrien.
  
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• Multi-billion-dollar PotashCorp, Agrium merger set to close Jan. 1

  27-12-2017 18:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  A multi-billion-dollar merger between the world’s largest fertilizer company and a massive agricultural supply firm is set to close on Jan. 1 after the proposed deal cleared its final regulatory hurdle this week.
  Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. said in a joint news release Wednesday that the deal, which was announced in September 2016, can proceed after being granted approval by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
  The merger — which will create Nutrien Ltd., a compan
  
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• Three men face charges following a police investigation into fentanyl trafficking

  27-12-2017 18:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police arrested two men in a parking lot on Friday after officers witnessed what appeared to be a drug transaction taking place, police said in a statement on Wednesday.
  According to police, police arrested a 53-year-old man and a 31-year-old man in a parking lot in the 1500 block of 8th Street East.
  Police seized a 2010 Dodge Ram truck and found the 53-year-old men was in possession of more than $1,500.
  Police say the 31-year-old man was in possession of a fentanyl pill, according to
  
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• 'We never gave up on him until the day he passed away': 19-year-old Arson Fern Jr. dead after Fond du Lac airliner crash

  27-12-2017 18:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  Arson Fern Jr. was a “friendly guy” who was always smiling and made a point of saying hello to everyone his met.
  Fern, 19, died around 6:20 p.m. on Christmas Day, almost two weeks after he sustained critical injuries when a West Wind Aviation airliner crashed moments after taking off from the Fond du Lac airport. 
  “He was always happy; he never complained about stuff,” Janey Fern, who along with her husband Arson Fern Sr. was also involved in the Dec. 13 crash, said
  
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• Three men facing charges following fentanyl trafficking investigation

  27-12-2017 18:19
  Three Saskatoon men are facing charges after police seized several fentanyl pills.
  
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• Man injured in northern Saskatchewan plane crash dies in hospital

  27-12-2017 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  A passenger who was injured in the West Wind Aviation plane crash in northern Saskatchewan has died.
  
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• Passenger on board plane that crashed near Fond-du-Lac has died, family confirms

  27-12-2017 17:40
  One of the 25 people on board a plane that crashed on Dec. 13 shortly after takeoff from Fond-du-Lac has died of his injuries, according to a GoFundMe page set up by his family.
  
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• Passenger Dies After West Wind Crash dlvr.it/Q7q0n3 https://t.co/AOgiJYfR65

  27-12-2017 17:39
  
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• Canada goes for second win of WJHC against Slovakia dlvr.it/Q7q0Jh https://t.co/eHQ1yValWU

  27-12-2017 17:39
  
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• Three Arrested - Fentanyl Trafficking - 2000 block Wilson Crescent

  27-12-2017 17:38 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Three Saskatoon men are facing charges following an investigation into fentanyl trafficking by members of the Saskatoon Integrated Drug Enforcement Street Team.On December 22, 2017, two men ages 53 and 31 were arrested in a parking lot in the 1500 block of 8th Street East after investigators witnessed what appeared to be drug transactions taking place.  The 53 year old man was found to be in possession of more than $1500 and the 31 year old man was in possession of a fentanyl pill.  Of
  
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• An extreme cold warning remains in effect for another day in Saskatoon

  27-12-2017 17:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  Environment Canada’s extreme cold warning for Saskatoon has extended into Wednesday in Saskatoon and is expected to be continued or reissued for much of the southern half of the province later in the day.
  The extreme cold is the culmination of a clear sky, 10 to 15 kilometre per hour wind and a lingering Arctic air mass, Environment Canada says in the statement about the warning. Wind chill values are expected to be within the -38 C to -44 C range on Wednesday morning.
  Environment Canada s
  
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• Ontario Securities Commission cease-trades Saskatoon-based cannabis company's rights plan

  27-12-2017 17:33 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario Securities Commission has issued a cease-trade order for any securities issued by CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. as a defence against a hostile takeover by Aurora Cannabis Inc.
  
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• Extreme cold warning continued for most of Saskatchewan

  27-12-2017 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  An extreme cold warning remains in place for most of Saskatchewan with wind chill values between –38 and -44.
  
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• Hockey world reacts to the death of Hall of Famer Johnny Bower

  27-12-2017 16:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  TORONTO — The death of Hockey Hall of Famer Johnny Bower has unleashed a flood of tributes from within the hockey world and beyond.
  The Toronto Maple Leafs legend died on Tuesday after a short battle with pneumonia, according to a statement from his family. He was 93.
  Players past and present, the NHL, the Leafs organization and many others shared their condolences and stories about the impact Bower had on them after hearing the news of his death.
  “There may not be a more loved Toron
  
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• 19-year-old man dead after Fond du Lac airliner crash

  27-12-2017 16:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 19-year-old man who was seriously injured when a West Wind Aviation airliner crashed near the Fond du Lac airport two weeks ago has died, according to an update posted on a GoFundMe page.
  Arson Junior Fern, who had cerebral palsy and used a wheelchair, suffered two broken legs, a shattered pelvis, a collapsed lung and internal bleeding in the crash, according to the post. He died early this week, the post said.
  “Thank you everyone that have donated to the family of Arson Jr., they are so
  
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• Passenger in Fond-du-Lac plane crash has died, family says

  27-12-2017 16:45 via cbc.ca
  Arson Fern Jr., one of 25 people aboard a plane that crashed following takeoff from Fond-du-Lac, Sask., earlier this month, has died from his injuries, says the family of the 19-year-old.
  
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• Non-drinkers pushing bars for better alcohol-free cocktails

  27-12-2017 16:39 via cbc.ca
  It's not completely commonplace yet, but there is a growing push from some establishments to offer more interesting and complex alcohol-free drink options.
  
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• OSC cease-trades CanniMed rights plan, orders Aurora to amend disclosures

  27-12-2017 16:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  TORONTO — The Ontario Securities Commission has issued a cease-trade order for any securities issued by CanniMed Therapeutics Inc.  as a defence against a hostile takeover by Aurora Cannabis Inc.
  The OSC is also ordering Aurora to amend its take-over bid circular and related press releases to include certain information that could affect CanniMed’s shareholders when they decide to accept or reject the offer.
  Among other things, Aurora is ordered to disclose how it became aware t
  
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• Polar Express magic: Family recalls Spy Hill community spirit after train malfunction

  27-12-2017 15:03 via cbc.ca
  Holiday spirit was on full display in Spy Hill, Sask., earlier this week when a train full of Via Rail passengers arrived in the community after a mechanical failure.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Dec. 27, 2017

  27-12-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Stay up to date with the news and stories that matter in Saskatoon and beyond, delivered each morning Monday through Saturday.
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  First Nations saw successes, challenges in 2017: Chief Bobby Cameron
  The StarPhoenix chatted with Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations about events in 2017. Cameron said he saw positive changes with the new federal Liberal government but a continuation of other, perennial concerns with Ottawa and the provincial government. Clic
  
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  27-12-2017 14:57
  
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• 2017 Was a Big Year For Infrastructure Renewal in Saskatoon dlvr.it/Q7nyQd https://t.co/xSlTEzSZFy

  27-12-2017 14:57
  
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  27-12-2017 14:23
  
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• Sask. mom with terminal cancer still checking off bucket list 9 months later

  27-12-2017 13:01
  A 29-year-old mom who made headlines in April when she revealed she had terminal cancer and likely six months to live has been packing in a lifetime of experiences into the last few months, and even allowing herself to dream of the future,
  
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• Year in review 2017: In April, the mystery was cracked of a safe buried under a restaurant

  27-12-2017 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 says decision “cannot stand”
  Premier Brad Wall said Saskatchewan would look at all the options after a court ruling said the province can’t provide Catholic schools funding for students who aren’t Catholic.
  “This simply cannot stand,” Wall said. “Consider the implications here. If this has to be implemented by June of 20
  
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• Mayor Charlie Clark talks about Saskatoon's economy, property tax and the province's next premier

  27-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  StarPhoenix city hall reporter Phil Tank spoke at length with Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark about his first full year in office.
  Q: Your campaign slogan stated you want Saskatoon to be the city that gets it right. What did you, city hall, city council get right in 2017?
  A: I think the key areas that I see that we have a chance to get it right have a whole lot to do with how we change our growth model and make sure that in our planning for the future, we’re learning from the mistakes of oth
  
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