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• Gunshots in North Battleford, Sask. not random: RCMP

  06-01-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Over the past several days, there have been multiple reports of gunshots in the Battlefords RCMP detachment area.
  
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• New Canadians try curling for the 1st time

  06-01-2018 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  A group of new Canadians were introduced to the the sport of curling, through the "Learn to Curl" program put on by Global Gathering Place.
  
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• Driver charged after collision on Highway 16

  06-01-2018 23:13
  An elderly man has been charged after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 16 on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Dryer causes small house fire in Parkridge

  06-01-2018 22:18
  A dryer caused a small fire in a house in the Parkridge neighbourhood on Saturday.
  
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• Freezing rain warning issued in west-central Saskatchewan

  06-01-2018 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada issues freezing rain warning in west-central Saskatchewan.
  
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• Freezing rain warning ended in west-central Saskatchewan

  06-01-2018 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada ends freezing rain warning in west-central Saskatchewan.
  
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• Team Canada Scores Gold at World Juniors dlvr.it/Q99Kbx https://t.co/FKe1BCFGe5

  06-01-2018 20:34
  
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  06-01-2018 20:34
  
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• Religion: Saskatoon Threshold Singers bring comfort to people nearing the end of their life

  06-01-2018 20:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  There’s a new singing group in town. Saskatoon Threshold Singers is co-directed by Karla Combres and Kathryn Green and its mission is to sing to those on the threshold between living and dying.
  The Saskatoon Threshold Singers chapter is part of the larger non-profit network that started in California in 2000 and is now in more than 150 communities around the world.
  The Saskatoon chapter was established in September of 2016 and ever since, a committed group of volunteer singers has been mee
  
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• Investigation probes collision between WestJet, Sunwing planes in Toronto

  06-01-2018 20:01
  The Transportation Safety Board's investigation into a collision between two planes will examine whether a major airline followed its evacuation protocols, a spokesman said Saturday.
  
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• Romanow: If you go looking, there are some good deals on red wines

  06-01-2018 20:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  We now have enough wine stores in the province to have something akin to choice for inexpensive wine. Let’s not kid ourselves, however.
  The combination of the Sask Party’s “Social Pricing” (trying to keep alkies from affording alcohol) and bonus taxation (inventing a new category of wine above 14.8 per cent alcohol that needs extra taxation) and of course the complete refusal to give up the distribution chain (which pushes all products t
  
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• Jones/Nichols and Peterman/Gallant advance at mixed doubles curling trials

  06-01-2018 19:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  Jennifer Jones and Mark Nichols booked a berth in the Page Playoff 3-4 game at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials Saturday morning with an 8-7 extra-end victory over Chelsea Carey and Colin Hodgson.
  The Carey/Hodgson duo had hammer in the extra end and needed to hit the four-foot ring with their final stone. However, Carey’s throw was a little heavy and Jones/Nichols stole a single for the win.
  Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant defeated Jill Officer and Reid Carruthers 8-5 in the o
  
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• Review: Blood, treachery, war . . . and comedy? Henry IV has it

  06-01-2018 19:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Henry IV Part One starts with a war-weary king looking forward to peace.
  “The edge of war, like an ill-sheathed knife/No more shall cut his master,” says Henry, played very nicely by Gordon Portman in Saskatoon Shakespeare Lab’s current double offering.
  Mankind being mankind, Henry IV Part One ends in a war, with no shortage of hacking and stabbing. So much for that brief peace.
  But it’s funny how Shakespeare manages to fit so much comedy into all this bloody business.
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• Union raises concerns about fentanyl in Saskatchewan correctional facilities

  06-01-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  Bob Bymoen, president of the Saskatchewan Government and General Employee's Union, said members have raised the alarm about fentanyl coming into correctional facilities.
  
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• New year brings new premier, new budget

  06-01-2018 19:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Saskatchewan Party members choose a new premier at the end of the month, one of the leader’s first priorities will be to shape the 2018-19 budget. The move will be among the premier’s first opportunities to show Saskatchewan voters what type of leader he or she is and how he or she differs from retired premier Brad Wall. 
  The Saskatoon StarPhoenix spoke with Ken Rasmussen, a professor at the University of Regina’s Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, and
  
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• Pedestrian, driver facing charges after Saturday morning collision

  06-01-2018 18:39 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police have charged a man they say smashed a car's window after a woman was struck by a vehicle. The driver is also being charged.
  
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• Pedestrian, driver both charged after Saturday morning collision

  06-01-2018 18:39 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police have charged a woman they say smashed a car's window after being struck by the vehicle. The driver is also being charged.
  
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• What might be in store for Saskatoon once pot is legal?

  06-01-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  ​Saskatoon is going to pot — or, rather, pot is coming to Saskatoon. So what can be expected at the local level once recreational pot becomes legal, and the province delivers enabling legislation so each municipality can begin licensing retail outlets and cafes?
  
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• Rush, Swarm staging NLL finals rematch

  06-01-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The National Lacrosse League’s hottest team spent the last few weeks cooling off — not too much, they hope.
  The Saskatchewan Rush, who opened their season with 17-9 and 24-11 wins, respectively, over the Toronto Rock and New England Black Wolves, had a bye last weekend.
  That ends Saturday, when they travel to Georgia (1-2) for a game with the Swarm, who beat Saskatchewan in last season’s National Lacrosse League final.
  Here’s some things to know as the Rush and Swarm prep
  
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• Saskatoon Blades slip past Red Deer Rebels 3-2 for 6th straight win

  06-01-2018 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Blades slipped past the Red Deer Rebels 3-2 in WHL action at SaskTel Centre.
  
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• Cold to set in over storm-battered East Coast

  06-01-2018 17:13
  Environment Canada says a cold air mass is settling in over Atlantic Canada as parts of the region continue to battle the remnants of a fierce winter storm.
  
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• Year in review 2017: December brought heartache on Christmas Day after plane crash near Fond du Lac

  06-01-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  In our Year in Review series, The Saskatoon StarPhoenix looks back on the stories that affected residents the most in 2017.
  One fatality after plane crashes near Fond du Lac
  Almost two weeks after 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, a 19-year-old man died from injuries suffered in the crash.
  Arson Fern Jr. died in a Saskatoon hospital on Christmas Day. He suffered two broken legs, a broken pelvis
  
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• Saturday Sports Schedule dlvr.it/Q98HVf https://t.co/URAGoK6OYw

  06-01-2018 16:44
  
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• North Battleford RCMP Respond to Firearm Complaint dlvr.it/Q98HPj https://t.co/5bWktpdlSD

  06-01-2018 16:42
  
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• New lottery with draws every 5 minutes a gamble for those with addiction: advocates

  06-01-2018 16:40
  A new lottery in Ontario offering draws every five minutes has some advocates saying the game is too much of a gamble for those battling addiction.
  
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• Cuthand: The white man's burden of privilege still affects us

  06-01-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The topic of white privilege comes up from time to time, but it is the elephant in the room for Indigenous people and other people of colour.
  White privilege is a tough topic to bring up because the immediate reaction among most white people is to be defensive and either take it personally or deny its existence.
  “I’m colour blind,” a white person once told me. As far as I’m concerned, this cliché reaction implies that they can only see things in black and white.
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Jan. 6, 2018

  06-01-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Majority of Sask. Party candidates would not object to release of ‘more substantive’ probe report
  A majority of Saskatchewan Party leadership candidates say they would not have a problem with the party releasing the full findings of an internal investigation, which could shed light on allegations that debate questions were leaked to a candidate. Sc
  
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• Murray Totland reflects, offers advice to Saskatoon's next city manager

  06-01-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  StarPhoenix city hall reporter Phil Tank interviewed retiring city manager Murray Totland just before he left the City of Saskatoon after more than 36 years.
  Q: What will you miss most about your job?
  A: A lot of things, actually. I’m really going to miss not being part of, kind of, all the excitement going on in the city. In particular, in all the time I’ve worked here, these last 10 years and the time I’ve been city manager, Saskatoon has been really transitioning and there&r
  
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• Keeping traditions alive for Ukrainian Christmas

  06-01-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Barb Dedi serves 50 guests at her epic Ukrainian Christmas Eve meal, and Mary Holowachuck shares the meaning behind her family's traditions.
  
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• Fuller: Twelve can't-miss predictions for the next year

  06-01-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  With great power comes great responsibility. In my case, it’s a talent for predicting the future. For instance, I can say with certainty that you won’t win the lottery this year if you don’t buy a ticket. What else lies ahead in 2018? I predict the answer will be revealed in the next 12 paragraphs.
  The crew of Lullaby for Pi works on set in Regina.
  January: On the night before a new leader is elected, Brad Wall will be visited by The Ghost of Movies Yet to Come. He’ll see
  
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• Sharing traditions helps keep Ukrainian Christmas alive and thriving for Saskatoon family

  06-01-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  For sisters Luba and Angie Wojcichowsky and their husbands Adam Peters and Clint Johnson, Ukrainian Christmas is an important time to remember loved ones and share long-held traditions with their own young children.
  “For as long as I remember we celebrated Christmas according to the Julian calendar,” Luba said. “Now that my grandparents are both passed away my mom has sort of taken on the role of bringing the traditions in. So when I think of my own little girl I want her alway
  
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• Shakshuka gives your new year a spicy start

  06-01-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A bright, shiny new year means new trends in the world of food for 2018.
  Look for floral flavours popping up in food and drinks, as well as super powders like maca, matcha and cacao gaining popularity. Puffed and popped snacks are apparently going to be hot, as is root-to-stem cookery. The former has me excited as it means my fondness for hot, buttered popcorn is on trend, and the latter makes me happy as it draws more attention to food waste happening in kitchens.
  Other trends of note include t
  
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  06-01-2018 12:55
  
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• Multiple gunfire incidents, police chase in North Battleford

  06-01-2018 12:36 via cbc.ca
  A man is in hospital and two homes and a business are speckled with bullet holes after a series of firearm incidents in North Battleford.
  
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• 2017 driest year on record for some Sask. communities

  06-01-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  2017 precipitation numbers are in, and Regina's numbers were the second-driest on record, with other Saskatchewan communities seeing record-low levels of precipitation.
  
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• Blades "Find a Way" to Win Sixth Straight dlvr.it/Q95mpP https://t.co/WUEf6bAhH3

  06-01-2018 06:48
  
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• Gushue, Sweeting to face Morris, Lawes for first shot at advancing to Olympic trials final

  06-01-2018 05:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  Brad Gushue and Val Sweeting will face John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes in the Page 1-2 playoff at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials after picking up victories on Friday evening.
  Gushue and Sweeting toppled Mark Nichols and his partner Jennifer Jones 10-3 in the second round of the playoffs to advance.
  Meanwhile, Morris and Lawes toppled Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant 7-5 for their spot in the Page 1-2 playoff.
  Gushue and Sweeting lost their first two games of the trials, but rallied by
  
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• Saskatoon Blades win sixth straight game

  06-01-2018 04:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  Make that six wins in a row for the red-hot Saskatoon Blades.
  Braylon Shmyr had a goal and assisted on the game-winning goal by Jake Kustra to lead the Blades in a 3-2 victory over the Red Deer Rebels in Western Hockey League action Friday night before a crowd of 3,169 fans at SaskTel Centre.
  Saskatoon improves its record to 20-17-2-1. Red Deer slips to 10-21-6-2.
  Bradley Goethals also scored for the Blades, who had a 27-24 edge in shots.
  Rebels call-up Alex Morozoff, a member of the Saskatoon M
  
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• Golden Goal: Steenbergen lifts Canada over Sweden for world junior championship

  06-01-2018 04:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Canadian Tyler Steenbergen dropped to one knee and pumped his fist after putting away the winner in the gold-medal game of the world junior hockey championship.
  It was Steenbergen’s first goal of the tournament and came with 1:40 to play in the third period to lead Canada to a 3-1 victory over Sweden on Friday night.
  After more than 18 minutes of scoreless play in the third, defenceman Connor Timmins sent a long pass in from the point, finding Steenbergen to the left of Sweden’s net.
  
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  06-01-2018 04:34
  
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• Canada wins gold at world junior hockey championship

  06-01-2018 04:25
  Canadian Tyler Steenbergen dropped to one knee and pumped his fist after putting away the winner in the gold-medal game of the world junior hockey championship.
  
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• Ancestry questions prompt call for Congress of Aboriginal Peoples’ chief’s resignation

  06-01-2018 02:54
  The president of a Saskatchewan Indigenous group is calling for the resignation of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples’ national chief.
  
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• Battlefords police investigate another string of shootings

  06-01-2018 01:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  One man is in custody after a series of shootings in North Battleford, but police say the shootings may not all be related.
  “While these incidents are not all believed to be related, they are also not being considered random acts,” Battlefords RCMP said in a news release. “We are asking people to remain vigilant while the investigations are ongoing.”
  The first shooting police highlighted was on Thursday at about 5 a.m., when shots were fired near a residence in the 1
  
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• Sunwing plane clips WestJet plane at Toronto airport, sparking fire

  06-01-2018 01:27
  WestJet says one of its planes had just arrived in Toronto from Cancun Friday night when it was struck by a Sunwing aircraft, an incident that sparked flames and prompted an emergency evacuation on a freezing cold night.
  
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• Saskatchewan senator shocked, hurt after Beyak posted ‘racist’ letters to website

  06-01-2018 01:23
  Saskatchewan Senator Lillian Dyck says she was shocked, angry and hurt after reading letters posted to Senator Lynn Beyak’s website in support of Beyak’s stance that “some good” came from residential schools.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Jan. 5

  06-01-2018 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  In this week’s edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “I, Tonya” and “Molly’s Game.”
  
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• Saskatchewan Party candidates speed date business community

  06-01-2018 01:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Party leadership candidates had a matter of minutes to pitch their platform to business owners and dignitaries from across the province.
  
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• Sask. Party candidates speed date business community

  06-01-2018 01:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Party Leadership Candidates had a matter of minutes to pitch their platform to business owners and dignitaries from across Saskatchewan.
  
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• Thieves target Regina school buses

  06-01-2018 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Jan 5: Police across the province are finding themselves investigating a new kind of theft: Thieves targeting school buses. Colton Praill has more.
  
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