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• 'Happy birthday grandma!': Sask. New Year's baby born same day as mom's mom

  01-01-2018 21:45 via cbc.ca
  When it comes to New Year’s Day babies in Saskatchewan this year, girls rule.
  
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• Lone driver in Saskatoon charged with impaired driving, around 1,000 screened at spot checks

  01-01-2018 21:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  Around 1,000 drivers were screened at Saskatoon police spot checks on New Year’s Eve — and only one was charged with impaired driving.
  According to Saskatoon police on its official Twitter account, there were also a small number of liquor-related tickets issued. Saskatoon police partnered with local RCMP and Canadian Pacific police.
  “So many designated drivers coming through (Saskatoon police check stop) locations overnight!” police noted on Twitter, adding that several m
  
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• Baby girl born four minutes into New Year’s Day in Saskatoon

  01-01-2018 21:30
  A family from Young, Sask. welcomed a baby girl just four minutes into 2018 in Saskatoon.
  
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• It's a girl! Saskatoon New Year's baby born at Royal University Hospital

  01-01-2018 20:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon’s first baby of 2018 is a girl.
  Paisley Barfield was born at Royal University Hospital at 12:04 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2018. Weighing eight pounds, 15 ounces she was born to parents Shannon and Brent Barfield, according to a release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).
  At 12:04 a.m. on January 1, 2018, Paisley Barfield was born to Shannon and Brent Barfield at Royal University Hospital, making her the Barfields’ first child and Saskatoon’s official first baby of 201
  
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• BC Hydro still working to restore electricity to 3,000 following ice storms

  01-01-2018 20:02
  About 3,000 people are still without power as crews worked to restore electricity after ice storms swept through British Columbia's Fraser Valley.
  
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• BC Hydro still working to restore electricity to 2,000 following ice storms

  01-01-2018 20:02
  About 2,200 customers are still without power as crews worked to restore electricity after ice storms swept through British Columbia's Fraser Valley.
  
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• Tasers Used in Arrests in Both Saskatoon and Regina dlvr.it/Q8S4zW https://t.co/W2uqK3CCQj

  01-01-2018 18:36
  
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• Saskatchewan Summer Makes Top 5 Weather Stories dlvr.it/Q8S54M https://t.co/xNMcf2bTaz

  01-01-2018 18:36
  
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• New year begins with record-breaking cold for 4 Canadian provinces

  01-01-2018 18:26
  Environment Canada has identified record-breaking temperatures in four Canadian provinces on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, while extreme cold warnings continue to affect much of the country on Monday.
  
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• Saskatchewan through the lens 2017: Our province in pictures

  01-01-2018 17:54 via cbc.ca
  A gallery of images depicting Saskatchewan life and landscapes in the year that was: 2017.
  
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• Hugo Alvarado named CTV Saskatoon’s Citizen of the Year

  01-01-2018 17:54
  Artist Hugo Alvarado has been named CTV Saskatoon’s Citizen of the Year.
  
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• Man arrested after domestic dispute

  01-01-2018 17:36
  A 34-year-old man was arrested early Monday morning after a domestic dispute.
  
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• Saskatoon police deploy Taser while responding to domestic dispute

  01-01-2018 17:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Taser was deployed on New Year’s Day by Saskatoon police on a 34-year-old man, who now faces assault charges.
  Officers responded Monday around 4 a.m. to a report of a domestic disturbance at a home in the 200 block of Keevil Way, according to police in a news release. At the scene, officers were “confronted by a man who appeared agitated and combative and refused to comply with instructions from the officers,” police said.
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• Your Saskatchewan – Saskatoon: January 2018

  01-01-2018 17:15 via globalnews.ca
  Global Saskatoon features a viewer submitted photo for Your Saskatchewan daily on Global News at 6 and Global News at 10.
  
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• Montreal becomes first major Canadian city to ban plastic shopping bags

  01-01-2018 17:08
  Montreal implemented its long-planned ban on plastic bags on Monday, making it the first major Canadian city to do so.
  
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• CEW Deployed - Man charged with assault

  01-01-2018 17:03 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 34 year old Saskatoon man is facing assault charges after police were called to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 200 block of Keevil Way.  Officers responded to the complaint just after 4:00 A.M. Monday morning.  Upon arriving they were confronted by a man who appeared agitated and combative and refused to comply with instructions from the officers. A Conductive Energy Weapon (CEW) was deployed however missed the target and consequently was ineffective.&nbs
  
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  01-01-2018 16:56
  
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• Sunday's Scoreboard - New Years Eve Action dlvr.it/Q8RXDt https://t.co/7w182WUfgz

  01-01-2018 16:56
  
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• New Years Day Sports Schedule dlvr.it/Q8RX4M https://t.co/tOFuBoDqPN

  01-01-2018 16:56
  
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• Why Jan. 1 could be the worst day to make a resolution

  01-01-2018 16:32
  If you've resolved to quit smoking, lose weight or make more money, the beginning of January is 'the worst time of the year' to start working on those goals, according to one Toronto psychologist.
  
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  01-01-2018 16:23
  
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• Mayor Clark and the Year That Was dlvr.it/Q8RLtt https://t.co/v7garhvGMI

  01-01-2018 16:23
  
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• 'I froze my brain up in Canada': Manitoban's parody song about the cold sees thousands of views

  01-01-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  What started off as a way to get through a cold day in Oak Lake, Man., Friday has turned into a viral online video for a Manitoba man and his family.
  
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• Button for nuclear weapons is on my table, says Kim

  01-01-2018 12:13
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday that the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New Year's address, wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in South Korea in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate.
  
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• Year in Review: The Top Videos of 2017, part two

  01-01-2018 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  A coach’s demand leaves cheerleaders sobbing in pain. A quick-thinking driver staves off a bear attack. A dog helps save a baby deer. These and more are the top videos of 2017.
  
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• Adventurous and surprising: Saskatoon's best new restaurants of 2017

  01-01-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  For foodies like Noelle Chorney, the measure of a good year can be the quality of its food. The senior judge for Gold Medal Plates has been surprised and delighted by some of the new additions to the Saskatoon restaurant scene in 2017.
  
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• Top 10 science stories of 2017

  01-01-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  In 2017, did you catch the solar eclipse, the first video footage of ruby sea dragons and the news about the first asteroid from outside our solar system? Here’s a look back at some of the most popular science stories of the past year on CBC News.
  
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• New year rings in changes to laws, taxes, wages

  01-01-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  From minimum wage hikes to carbon tax increases, from new immigration rules to bans on toxic products, here are some of the rules and regulations that will change as the year turns.
  
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• How Obama's photographer is using pictures to respond to Trump

  01-01-2018 04:00
  Former chief official White House photographer Pete Souza is using Instagram to highlight the stark differences between U.S. President Donald Trump and his predecessor, Barack Obama.
  
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• Tips to achieve your 2018 New Year’s resolutions

  01-01-2018 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  If exercise is part of your 2018 New Year’s resolutions, a buddy system and a workout journal are ways to help keep you on track. Rebekah Lesko reports.
  
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• Global News at 6: December 31

  01-01-2018 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Sunday, December 31, 2017 edition of Global News at 6 with Minna Rhee on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Garage fire in Saskatoon’s Rosewood neighbourhood

  01-01-2018 00:14 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon firefighters extinguished a garage fire in the Rosewood neighbourhood on Sunday.
  
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• Rescuer says snowy owl pulled from SUV grille in Saskatchewan is healing

  01-01-2018 00:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The director of an animal rescue group in Regina says she’s seeing a big increase in the number of injured snowy owls, but last week was the first time she pulled one out of a vehicle’s grille.
  Megan Lawrence with Salthaven West says she rushed to the scene on Thursday where a woman waited in a parking lot after hitting one of the large white birds with her SUV.
  “It’s not unusual for animals to be hit by vehicles but usually they end up bouncing off and ending up in the d
  
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