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• National hockey exhibit comes to Saskatoon

  21-01-2018 23:35
  A travelling exhibit, showcasing a Canadian classic sport, made its debut in Saskatoon on Sunday.
  
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• Insurers say Canadian weather getting hotter, wetter and weirder

  21-01-2018 23:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  If it seems as if the weather’s getting weirder, you’re not wrong.
  An index of extreme weather in Canada compiled by the insurance industry backs that up.
  “Yes, we see definite trends that can’t be explained by normal variability,” said Caterina Lindman of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.
  The institute compiles what it calls the Actuaries Climate Index, a joint effort by insurance organizations across North America. It recently released its latest quarterly upda
  
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• Saskatoon police find 12-year-old girl

  21-01-2018 23:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police say Angelique Zimmerman has been located and is now safe at home.
  Zimmerman, 12, had last been seen at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday leaving her home in the 100 block of Avenue J South.
   
  
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• Local business gets boost from crokicurl rink

  21-01-2018 23:02
  Broadway Roastery has seen an increase in business since Saskatoon opened its first crokicurl rink outside the cafe.
  
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• Investigation leads to drug trafficking charges against 2 people

  21-01-2018 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  Melfort RCMP say two people are facing drug trafficking charges as a result of a CDSA investigation.
  
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• Liberals quietly tap experts to craft new paternity leave policy in coming year

  21-01-2018 22:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — Shortly before the 2015 election, a group of Liberal policy advisers took a long look at how to create dedicated leave for new fathers — but once in office, opted instead for allowing all new parents extra time off without an increase in benefits.
  Now, after that plan received a cool reception, the governing Liberals appear to be going back to their original idea.
  For weeks, federal officials have been furiously consulting with experts on how to create dedicated leave for ne
  
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• Environment Canada issues fog advisory in Saskatchewan

  21-01-2018 22:11
  Environment Canada has issued a fog advisory for parts of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Insurers say Canadian weather getting weirder

  21-01-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  An index compiled by the insurance industry indicates extreme weather in Canada is falling outside the range of normal variability more frequently.
  
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• Police seek public's help to find 12-year-old girl missing since Saturday afternoon

  21-01-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  Angeline Zimmerman was last seen leaving her home in the 100 block of Avenue J S Saturday at 3:30 p.m. CST.
  
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• Missing girl has been found

  21-01-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon Police say a missing 12-year-old girl has been found.
  
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• Missing 12-year-old girl found

  21-01-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon Police say a missing 12-year-old girl has been found.
  
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• Community support key for Prince Albert newspaper buyout, says TV news director who's been through it

  21-01-2018 18:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  As employees of the Prince Albert Daily Herald negotiate to buy their 134-year-old newspaper, an architect of one of the few successful media employee buyouts in Canada says knowing the market and enlisting help from sympathetic investors is key.
  Rob Germain, news director and board member for independent Victoria TV station CHEK TV, said while staff kept their jobs in the 2009 buyout, they have also had to accept hardships such as wage rollbacks to prevent layoffs. Eight years later, the statio
  
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• Fog advisory issued in Saskatchewan

  21-01-2018 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  A fog advisory has been issued for the area surrounding Saskatoon.
  
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• Fog advisory expanded in Saskatchewan

  21-01-2018 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  A fog advisory has been issued for the area surrounding Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon police search for 12-year-old girl

  21-01-2018 18:08
  Saskatoon police are searching for a 12-year-old girl who was last seen at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
  
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  21-01-2018 17:56
  
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• Saskatoon West MP Host Town Hall Meeting dlvr.it/QC8HF3 https://t.co/TySqkwu5pX

  21-01-2018 17:56
  
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• Blades Host Their Annual "Welcome the World" Game dlvr.it/QC8HMj https://t.co/12hiMonuhA

  21-01-2018 17:56
  
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• Saskatoon police ask for help finding missing 12-year-old girl

  21-01-2018 17:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police are seeking the public’s help to find Angeline Zimmerman.
  Zimmerman, 12, was last seen at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday leaving her home in the 100 block of Avenue J South.
  She is described as 5-foot-1, 105 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing burgundy leggings, a black sweater with a floral pattern and white runners.
  Anyone with information is requested to contact the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-
  
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• Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Grows for 2018 dlvr.it/QC86nG https://t.co/lvR3zLSoIF

  21-01-2018 17:24
  
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• 'In-camera'? More like outmoded: City council spending fewer meeting hours behind closed doors

  21-01-2018 16:06 via cbc.ca
  The shift follows on the heels of changes made in 2015 to increase transparency at city hall.
  
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• City council spending fewer meeting hours behind closed doors

  21-01-2018 16:06 via cbc.ca
  The shift follows on the heels of changes made in 2015 to increase transparency at city hall.
  
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• Solar panel owner hit with $1,400 bill by Manitoba Hydro

  21-01-2018 15:58
  A Manitoba man has been slapped with a $1,400 hydro bill after Manitoba Hydro mistakenly told him his solar panels produced more than enough electricity to power his home.
  
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• Province-Wide Arrest Warrant Out for Woman dlvr.it/QC7RgP https://t.co/PAHGOD4mg4

  21-01-2018 15:10
  
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• Women's marches soldier on for a second day

  21-01-2018 14:25
  More demonstrations in support of female empowerment are planned around the world Sunday, a day after a host of marches and protests, several of them massive, marked the anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration.
  
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• After huge U.S. crowds, European women join chorus for change

  21-01-2018 14:25
  Thousands of people on two continents picked up the baton from the United States and rallied Sunday in solidarity with women demanding equality, justice and an end to sexual harassment.
  
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• Saturday Scoreboard dlvr.it/QC7055 https://t.co/kKCq3WNM2S

  21-01-2018 13:31
  
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• Rona Ambrose: Trump nixing NAFTA is just a matter of 'when'

  21-01-2018 13:00
  Rona Ambrose says it’s only a matter of time before U.S. President Donald Trump pulls out of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  
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• Romanow: Okanagan winery invites drinkers to join the club

  21-01-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Over the course of the last few decades I’ve been a participant in, and an observer of, several wine clubs. Back when I was just a wee, young thing, hunting for mastodons and shopping at the local government liquor store, about the only way to get decent wine was the Opimian Society. They sent in a few containers semi-annually in those days.
  In the United States — in some states the marketing system is no more enlightened than when the SLGA hid bottles in the back room and talked to
  
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• Religion: Breast cancer survivor’s journey of faith raises funds, inspires others

  21-01-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  In 2001, Francesca Iosca-Pagnin received the devastating news that the breast cancer she’d been treated for seven years earlier had recurred.
  The initial cancer was eradicated with a lumpectomy and a regimen of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
  Not being a person content to sit back and simply endure, Iosca-Pagnin embarked on a program of information and education on the subject of breast cancer.
  “I felt I needed to do something constructive to make sense of what had happened to me
  
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• McBride: Protecting your RRIF in case you develop dementia

  21-01-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  What would happen to your registered retirement income fund (RRIF) if you had dementia?
  Let’s say, for example, you or your parent is age 88 with a $500,000 RRIF. Having a RRIF means that an older person remains responsible for deciding how to invest and how much to withdraw each year.
  With the increased possibility of diminished mental capacity as we get older, we might fail to make wise investment choices. Worse yet, we could become vulnerable to financial abuse. It would be nice to know
  
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• Homes: In Saskatchewan, garage size really matters

  21-01-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  If you’re among the many Saskatchewan people who can never have enough garage space, the newest model home by Arbutus Properties is sure to appeal.
  The builder’s new “Ford” model home, recently opened at 622 Meadows Boulevard, features a four-car tandem garage.
  “This new design was in response to the comments we received from multiple clients who are interested in having a larger garage,” says Jody Minakakis, sales manager with Arbutus.
  “A lot of the des
  
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• Trouble ahead in Canada's beer economy as 'escalator' tax takes hold

  21-01-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  A yearly increase to the federal tax on beer that's set to start in April has brewers in Canada warning of climbing prices as "severe" threats face the beer economy.
  
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• Blades Start and Finish Well to Out-Last Pats dlvr.it/QC5WnJ https://t.co/Ke2MB9ptXq

  21-01-2018 06:54
  
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• WHL: Saskatoon prevails in OT, as Blades and Pats face off for first time since trades

  21-01-2018 06:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Blades hosted a reunion with the Regina Pats in town Saturday night.
  While neither Tyler Brown nor Ryan Kubic got the nod in net against their respective former team, Cam Hebig and Libor Hajek were certainly a focal point when the Pats rolled into Saskatoon to play the Blades.
  Hebig scored a goal and added an assist during what was his first Saskatoon homecoming since being traded to Regina.
  While it was enough to garner the game’s third star, the biggest star proved to be Sa
  
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• Saskatoon Blades beat Regina Pats 4-3 in OT

  21-01-2018 05:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Blades extend their series lead over the Regina Pats to 4-1, after a thrilling 4-3 OT victory at Sasktel Centre Saturday night.
  
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• Murder trial gets underway for slain Roughrider, Joe McKnight

  21-01-2018 02:39 via cbc.ca
  Claims of self-defence by the man who killed former Saskatchewan Roughriders player Joe McKnight withered under scrutiny, a prosecutor told jurors Friday, but a defence lawyer insisted the shooter fired as McKnight approached his car.
  
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• Speed Skating Canada investigating 'substantive' complaints against head coach

  21-01-2018 02:19 via cbc.ca
  The head of Speed Skating Canada tells CBC News the organization is investigating “substantive” complaints against its head coach, Michael Crowe.
  
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• Grizzlies spotted in Manitoba's north, says U of S researcher

  21-01-2018 01:57 via cbc.ca
  A northern outpost in Manitoba has long been known as a gathering spot for polar bears, but a University of Saskatchewan researcher has helped establish it as the only known place in North America to see all three species of bears.
  
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• ‘The momentum continues’: hundreds attend Saskatoon’s 2nd women’s march

  21-01-2018 01:55 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds joined together in the second women's march in Saskatoon.
  
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• Driver trying to evade police in stolen vehicle captured with help of ASU

  21-01-2018 01:42 via globalnews.ca
  Two men are facing charges after a driver in a stolen vehicle attempted to evade police in Saskatoon.
  
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• Global News at 6: January 20

  21-01-2018 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, January 20, 2018 edition of Global News at 6 with Angie Seth on Global Saskatoon.
  
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