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• First responders roll up sleeves to give blood in Saskatoon

  17-01-2018 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  First responders in Saskatoon are continuing to answer the call to help save more lives as part of the Sirens for Life campaign.
  
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• 'I'm just overwhelmed': Rider great Don Narcisse receives fan support following prostate cancer diagnosis

  17-01-2018 23:40 via cbc.ca
  Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Don Narcisse has been diagnosed with stage one prostate cancer.
  
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• Saskatchewan First Nation Files Claim Against Provincial And Federal Governments dlvr.it/QBfs33 https://t.co/QL3ub6FRiy

  17-01-2018 23:21
  
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• Introducing Saskatoon's New Police Chief dlvr.it/QBfs41 https://t.co/xYpVibdzDZ

  17-01-2018 23:21
  
  Introducing Saskatoon's New Police Chief dlvr.it/QBfs41 https://t.co/xYpVibdzDZ
  
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• Saskatchewan First Nation sues over land given over to farming

  17-01-2018 23:20
  A Saskatchewan First Nation is suing the province and the federal government to try to regain some control over traditional land it says has been whittled away by agricultural and industrial development.
  
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• 'Incredibly humbled': Veteran Prince Albert police Chief Troy Cooper named new Saskatoon chief

  17-01-2018 23:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  Calling the job “an incredible opportunity,” Prince Albert’s veteran chief of police has been named Saskatoon’s new top cop.
  Troy Cooper, a 52-year-old native of Big River, was introduced Wednesday by the Saskatoon board of police commissioners as the city’s new police chief. Cooper has served as Prince Albert police chief since 2012 and before that as deputy chief dating back to 2004. In his policing career, he has also worked with patrol, major crimes, intell
  
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• Police investigating shooting

  17-01-2018 22:33
  Saskatoon police are rounding up surveillance footage after a shooting investigators suspect occurred in a Westmount neighbourhood alley.
  
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• Former Riders star Don Narcisse diagnosed with cancer

  17-01-2018 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  Support is pouring in for Don Narcisse on Wednesday after the former Saskatchewan Roughrider star announced he's battling cancer.
  
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• Wadena RCMP investigate attempted child luring incident

  17-01-2018 21:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  RCMP are investigating after a man attempted to lure a seven-year-old girl into a van on Main Street in Wadena on Monday evening.
  The girl was approached by the man and told to “get in the vehicle” after she exited a building on the street’s 200 block between 6:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., according to an RCMP news release.
  The girl is said to have turned and ran back into the building. Police say the incident was reported the following morning.
  The driver of the van is described as
  
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• Chinook School Division preparing for potential job cuts

  17-01-2018 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Chinook School Division is looking at job cuts to make up for a $9.9 million funding cut in last year's provincial budget.
  
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• Prince Albert police’s Troy Cooper named as new Saskatoon police chief

  17-01-2018 20:43
  Troy Cooper is moving south. Prince Albert’s police chief will soon be leaving the north-central Saskatchewan city to take over the top spot with the Saskatoon Police Service.
  
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• Veteran Prince Albert police Chief Troy Cooper officially named new Saskatoon chief

  17-01-2018 20:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  Prince Albert’s veteran chief of police has been introduced Wednesday as Saskatoon’s new top cop.
  Troy Cooper, a 52-year-old native of Big River, was introduced by the Saskatoon board of police commissioners as the city’s new police chief. Cooper has served as Prince Albert police chief since 2012 and as deputy chief dating back to 2004.Cooper’s introductory press conference in Saskatoon took place Wednesday afternoon. The Prince Albert Police Service also sched
  
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• Former Waskesiu Chamber manager charged with defrauding Waskesiu Wilderness Region

  17-01-2018 20:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  Waskesiu Wilderness Region says a former board member, who is also a former manager for the Waskesiu Chamber of Commerce, misdirected more than $100,000 from its coffers.
  In a prepared statement issued Wednesday, the destination marketing group said “anomalies” were found in 2015 when its 2014-15 financial reports were being finalized. 
  “Upon doing a somewhat more in-depth internal review it became apparent that unauthorized funds transfers had occurred, sparking the need
  
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• Saskatoon city planners give idea of 'transit village' mixed-use developments a spin

  17-01-2018 20:37 via cbc.ca
  As Saskatoon’s big-city vision for a bus rapid transit system, or BRT, takes shape, planners are also keeping the humble concept of small villages in mind.
  
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• New Saskatoon police chief named

  17-01-2018 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  Troy Cooper, currently chief of the Prince Albert Police Service, has been named the new Saskatoon police chief.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: record breaking heat moves in

  17-01-2018 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  Record breaking daytime highs are at stake over the next few days before another cool down kicks into Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• Brother of inmate who overdosed at Saskatoon jail given standing at inquest

  17-01-2018 20:18 via cbc.ca
  Josh Munroe questions how his little brother Kevin Umpherville died of a methadone overdose at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre.
  
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• Renovated Variety Place in Outlook, Sask. has grand reopening

  17-01-2018 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  People gathered to celebrate the grand reopening of Variety Place in Outlook, Sask.
  
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• Police investigate west-side shooting

  17-01-2018 19:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  Police are investigating after a man was sent to hospital from Saskatoon’s west side with a gunshot wound.
  Shortly after 5 p.m., officers received a report about an injured person in the 600 block of Avenue F North, according to a police news release.
  There they found a man suffering from a gunshot police believe he sustained in an alleyway between the 300 and 500 blocks of Avenue I North.
  His condition was unknown when he was taken to hospital.
  The Targeted Enforcement Unit has been calle
  
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• Whittled away: Saskatchewan First Nation sues over land given over to farming

  17-01-2018 19:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  REGINA — A Saskatchewan First Nation is suing the province and Ottawa to try to regain some control over traditional land it says has been whittled away by agricultural and industrial development.
  A lawyer for the Carry The Kettle band says it’s the first time the courts have been asked to deal with how the spread of farming on the Prairies has affected treaty rights in Saskatchewan.
  The lawyer also says the case could lead to the First Nation having a voice in the expansion of oil p
  
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• Sum Theatre takes to the trail for Winterruption

  17-01-2018 19:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  You can find them in the park, and sometimes in the pool, but company members of Sum Theatre will stage their latest theatre innovation on the trail. Theatre on the Trail is a new piece, created by Indigenous and new Canadian artists, for Winterruption.
  “We commissioned four Indigenous artists, four newcomer to Canada artists to create a piece of art exploring connection to the land and what it means to all by Treaty people,” said director Charlie Peters.
  The piece runs from Jan. 18-
  
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• Saskatoon releases update on growing the city to meet the needs of 500K people

  17-01-2018 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  Part of Saskatoon’s growth plan to 500,000 people includes a bus rapid transit system.
  
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• RCMP investigating attempted child luring in western Saskatchewan

  17-01-2018 18:30
  RCMP are looking for a man who reportedly tried to lure a girl into his van in Wadena, Sask.
  
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• High School Huddle: BRIT sights and sounds

  17-01-2018 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  This edition of High School Huddle covers the sights and sounds of the 50th BRIT in Saskatoon.
  
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• Ticket packages announced for 2018 Memorial Cup

  17-01-2018 18:02
  The Regina Pats have released information about ticket packages for the 2018 Mastercard Memorial Cup.
  
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• Judge rules 93 Husky oil spill documents to remain sealed

  17-01-2018 17:48 via cbc.ca
  A judge has ruled that 93 documents pertaining to the 2016 Husky Energy pipeline spill will remain sealed.
  
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• RCMP probe possible child luring case in Wadena

  17-01-2018 17:43 via cbc.ca
  RCMP say they have received a report of a possible child luring case in Wadena.
  
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• Arrests made in Saskatoon mailbox thefts

  17-01-2018 17:15 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police believe two men now in custody may have been responsible for over half of reported break-ins and mailbox thefts over a two-month period.
  
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• Letter of the Day: City ignored residents' petition

  17-01-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  RE: “Council gives go-ahead to condo tower amid opposition” (SP, Nov. 21)
  It is very disappointing how the application for rezoning was handled by the Saskatoon planning department and city council. Blatant is how both institutions failed citizens of Nutana in regard to this application.
  Our petition with 129 signatures was completely ignored by city council before the voting process. There is no other word to describe it than just arrogance. My feeling is that the decision to approv
  
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• Battlefords RCMP searching for missing girl

  17-01-2018 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  Battlefords RCMP are searching for Ysanne Du Plessis, a missing girl last seen on Jan. 3.
  
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• Troy Cooper will be Saskatoon's first Métis police chief

  17-01-2018 16:53 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners has hired Troy Cooper, a veteran officer from Prince Albert, to take over as the city's new chief of police.
  
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• Troy Cooper announced as new Saskatoon police chief

  17-01-2018 16:53 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners has announced Troy Cooper will be the city's new police chief.
  
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• New Saskatoon police chief to be announced today

  17-01-2018 16:53 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners will announce the city's new police chief Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Saskatoon couple gets the green light for Signs of Healing project

  17-01-2018 16:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Patients at the Dubé Centre for Mental Health can now look out a window during their stay to see messages of support prominently displayed along the Meewasin Trail.
  Beth Blakley and Jae Ford were ecstatic when they got the news that their Signs of Healing project would be implemented with the help of the Saskatchewan Health Authority, after their first attempt to place the signs in October fell through due to miscommunications and confusion about what was happening.
  “Any messag
  
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• B&E Suspects Arrested

  17-01-2018 16:25 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Investigators from the Saskatoon Police Service Break and Enter Unit have arrested and charged two men responsible for more than half of the reported break-ins and mailbox thefts from November 2017 to December 2017.On January 12, 2018, a 28 year old Saskatoon man was arrested on outstanding warrants. He is charged with Break and Enter (x7), Possession of Break and Enter Tools, Possession of Stolen Property and Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Methamphetamine (x2).On January 13, 201
  
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• Theatre on the Trail part of Winterruption 2018

  17-01-2018 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Sum Theatre in Saskatoon is putting on Theatre on the Trail during Winterruption 2018.
  
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• Attempted child luring in Wadena, Sask.

  17-01-2018 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  Wadena RCMP are investigating an attempted child luring in the community.
  
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• Young Innovators: Mealworms may turn infected wheat into cash

  17-01-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Fusarium fungus contamination in wheat caused more than $1 billion in economic losses in Canada in 2016, affecting almost 80 per cent of Saskatchewan and Manitoba cereal crops and leaving farmers scratching their heads about how to dispose of tonnes of worthless wheat.
  The potential solution discovered by University of Saskatchewan researchers for producers stuck with unsellable fusarium-infected wheat may actually put cash in the farmers’ pockets and open up a new, worm-based niche market
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Jan. 17, 2018

  17-01-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Sask. Teachers’ Federation warns of more cuts to education in 2018-19
  The organization representing Saskatchewan teachers says the province’s education sector will likely face another tough budget in 2018-19.
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  Kevin Ryan Umpherville, 22, died Jan. 15, 2016 after being found unresponsive at the Saskatoon Correctional
  
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• Décor and Design: colour of the year

  17-01-2018 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  Ultraviolet has been named the colour of the year for 2018 and Tamara Bowman from Metric Design in Saskatoon has ideas on how it can be used in homes.
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/QBbYr7 https://t.co/DFDVcUXl72

  17-01-2018 14:49
  
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• Freezing rain warnings ended in Saskatchewan

  17-01-2018 14:38 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada has ended a freezing raid warning for parts of western and central Saskatchewan.
  
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• Freezing rain warning for parts of western Saskatchewan

  17-01-2018 14:38 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a freezing raid warning for parts of western Saskatchewan.
  
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• Fuller: Word Nerd wants you to make lesser mistakes

  17-01-2018 14:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  From the front lines of gruesome grammar and useless usage, the Word Nerd files this dispatch while blushing slightly.
  He hopes you won’t notice there were two apostrophe catastrophes on the same day this week in the esteemed publication for which the Word Nerd types.
  The first was in a photo caption: “A closed sign is posted on the doors of Sears, which had IT’S last day of business….”
  The second was in a subhead: “Sesteros coming to town….”
  If
  
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• North and South Koreas to form unified Olympic team

  17-01-2018 14:23
  The rival Koreas agreed Wednesday to form their first unified Olympic team and have their athletes parade together for the first time in 11 years during the opening ceremony of next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea, officials said.
  
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• Huskie Athletics you can play initiative

  17-01-2018 14:23 via globalnews.ca
  Huskie Athletics you can play initiative is about inclusion and ensuring a safe playing environment for all athletes regardless of race, religion or gender.
  
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• U of S researchers studying upper-limb problems caused by breast cancer surgery

  17-01-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A University of Saskatchewan team is researching upper-limb problems caused by mastectomies and radiation used to treat breast cancer.
  
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• Kevin Dunn new Saskatchewanderer

  17-01-2018 13:53 via globalnews.ca
  Meet Kevin Dunn, the new Saskatchewanderer, who is looking to share the wonders and beauty of the province.
  
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• Saskatoon police seek leads in shooting

  17-01-2018 13:47 via globalnews.ca
  There is no word on the condition of a man after a shooting in Saskatoon.
  
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