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• Police find meth, weapons at Saskatoon home while investigating theft - Globalnews.ca

  23-01-2018 23:46
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  Police find meth, weapons at Saskatoon home while investigating theft
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  While Saskatoon police were investigating a theft on Monday, they found meth and weapons at a home on Broadway Avenue. Officers said they were initially approached by a man at around 7:45 p.m. CT. READ MORE: Drug trafficking charges laid after ...
  
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• Police find meth, weapons at Saskatoon home while investigating theft

  23-01-2018 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  Police found and seized meth and weapons inside a Saskatoon home on Broadway Avenue.
  
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• Education, mental health, addiction common topics on Gord Wyant campaign trail

  23-01-2018 23:41
  Growing the economy is key to the province’s ability to provide services and address issues important to voters, says Gord Wyant.
  
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• Trial ordered for motel owner accused of extorting tenants for sexual favours

  23-01-2018 23:28
  John Pontes is headed to trial. The owner of Northwoods Inn and Suites, who’s accused of extorting tenants for sexual favours, is scheduled to be in Saskatoon Provincial Court Sept. 10 and 11 for his trial.
  
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• B.C. company Clean Seed moving operations to Saskatchewan due to tax break

  23-01-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Brad Wall said Clean Seed plans to move a big part of its operations to Saskatchewan over the next three years, including 20 jobs.
  
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• Saskatoon police discharge Taser in arrest of man driving stolen vehicle

  23-01-2018 23:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police discharged a conducted energy weapon during the arrest of a man driving a stolen vehicle.
  On Tuesday just after midnight, patrol officers spotted “a stolen vehicle out of Alberta” being driven in the 400 block of Avenue R South, according to a police news release.
  The man driving the car pulled over immediately and excited the vehicle, at which time he “confronted the police officers in an aggressive and threatening manner.” After officers disch
  
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• Semi tractor blaze causes an estimated $350K damage

  23-01-2018 22:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a semi tractor fire in a building Tuesday morning.
  Smoke was spotted coming from a building on the 400 block of 44th Street East at 4:10 a.m. 
  Three engine companies, an aerial ladder, and a rescue truck were dispatched. Crews found heavy black smoke coming from the front and rear of the building.
  Crews performed a forcible entry on the front door of the building. A semi tractor in the building was found ablaze and crews quickly extinguished the fi
  
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• School boards want $54M in cuts reversed, education funding topped up

  23-01-2018 22:44 via cbc.ca
  Education Minister Bronwyn Eyre says she's heard concerns, but no decisions have been made yet about the coming budget for 2018-2019.
  
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• Sask. job climate slowest in 20 years, says temp. agency worker

  23-01-2018 22:25 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's employment rate dropped two years in a row recently, a first since 2000. The drops are small, but a two-year slump is rare, and if it continues, the labour market is in deep trouble
  
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• 'It's pretty scary': Empty reception desks, engineers taking low-paid jobs symbolize struggle to work in Sask.

  23-01-2018 22:25 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's employment rate dropped two years in a row recently, a first since 2000. The drops are small, but a two-year slump is rare, and if it continues, the labour market is in deep trouble
  
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• Crown appeals Philip Chicoine's precedent-setting child porn sentence

  23-01-2018 22:03
  The Crown is appealing the longest sentence handed down for child-pornography related offences in Saskatchewan.
  
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• 3rd accused pleads guilty to manslaughter in killing of La Ronge restaurant owner

  23-01-2018 22:02 via cbc.ca
  A boy who was 17 when he participated in a fatal assault on a northern Saskatchewan restaurant owner is facing the possibility of an adult sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter.
  
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• Stakeholders suggest variety of ages for legal marijuana consumption

  23-01-2018 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Medical Association is proposing 21 as the minimum age to buy recreational marijuana in the province.
  
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• Ammunition and Meth Seized dlvr.it/QCSMwv https://t.co/DqUY6oy8VT

  23-01-2018 21:29
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: mist lingers, reduced visibility possible

  23-01-2018 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  Mist sticks around with snow possible in Saskatoon’s weather forecast ahead. Peter Quinlan has more.
  
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• SASKIA & DARREL – Celtic, Folk, Bluegrass & Gospel Flavors.

  23-01-2018 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  SASKIA & DARREL – THE GREAT PLAINS Fundraiser for the Saskatoon Council on Aging (SCOA).  Presented by Mount Royal Emmanuel United Church. For tickets or information please call Barb at 306-249-2433 or 306-370-0136.  Tickets are $15.00 per person and are also available at the door.
  
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• Cheshire Homes of Saskatoon Presents: STEAK NIGHT

  23-01-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  DRINKS @5:00pm.  SUPPER STARTS @6:00pm. PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS OR DONATE TO THE SILENT AUCTION BY FEBRUARY 3rd.  Call Sue @306-281-3933 or Lorraine at 306-374-6191.  Follow us on Facebook to see who is going and to check out the Silent Auction items!  https://www.facebook.com/Cheshire-Homes-of-Saskatoon-Society-141163643225661/ TICKETS: $20.00, with your choice of Steak, Chicken or Veggie Burger. Cheshire Homes of Saskatoon: Providing an...
  
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• Leadership race dropout Rob Clarke facing fine from Sask. Party

  23-01-2018 21:03
  Rob Clarke is facing a more than $10,000 fine from the Saskatchewan Party after dropping out of the party’s leadership race last month.
  
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• Lifespan of Indigenous people 15 years shorter than that of other Canadians, federal documents say

  23-01-2018 21:01 via cbc.ca
  As Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott laid out the goals of her new department on Tuesday, her briefing documents showed stark health challenges.
  
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• Art Exhibit: MATERIAL GRACE – Anita Rocamora

  23-01-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  EXHIBITION:  January 27th to March 17th.  RECEPTION:  Friday, February 2nd, 7:00 to 9:00pm.  ARTIST TALK:  Saturday, February 3rd at 2:00pm. Decay and renewal are the foremost themes in this new series of work by Meacham artist Anita Rocamora.  Sculptural vessels made from clay and metal strive to connect nature’s processes with the human experience.  Layers...
  
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• Hospital Home Lottery Launched in Saskatoon dlvr.it/QCS97w https://t.co/iJ1VwGatkT

  23-01-2018 20:56
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush fan dressed as Hulk banned from Calgary Roughnecks game

  23-01-2018 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  A man who dresses up as the Incredible Hulk at Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse games says he's been banned from this weekend's game in Calgary against the Roughnecks.
  
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• Sask. researcher to create streamlined approach for addressing homelessness

  23-01-2018 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  A University of Saskatchewan researcher has been awarded $25,000 to develop a streamlined approach for addressing homelessness.
  
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• Third guilty plea to manslaughter in La Ronge, Sask. restaurant attack

  23-01-2018 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  A teen has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a La Ronge restaurant owner.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: mist lingers, reduced visibility possible - Globalnews.ca

  23-01-2018 20:04
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  Saskatoon weather outlook: mist lingers, reduced visibility possible
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  Mist sticks around with reduced visibility possible at times and a chance of snow in the forecast ahead. Saskatoon Forecast. Tuesday. It was another misty morning in Saskatoon, but visibility was only reduced to five kilometres at times as temperatures ...
  
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• Crown files appeal in Saskatchewan child pornography sentence

  23-01-2018 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  The Crown is appealing the 12-year prison sentence handed down in a recent Saskatchewan child pornography case.
  
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• School boards, Opposition critical of education cuts

  23-01-2018 19:34
  The Saskatchewan School Boards Association is voicing its concern over deep cuts to school division operating budgets.
  
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• School boards critical of education cuts

  23-01-2018 19:34
  The Saskatchewan School Boards Association is voicing its concern over deep cuts to school division operating budgets.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush fan dressed as Hulk banned from Calgary lacrosse game

  23-01-2018 19:34
  A man who dresses up as the Incredible Hulk at Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse games says he's been banned from this weekend's game in Calgary against the Roughnecks.
  
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• Bell Canada alerts customers after data breach

  23-01-2018 19:16 via cbc.ca
  Bell Canada is alerting customers after hackers illegally accessed the information of fewer than 100,000 customers, the telecom giant told CBC News.
  
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• Babcock, Goyette, Smyth named to Order of Hockey in Canada

  23-01-2018 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  Ryan Smyth, Danielle Goyette and Mike Babcock have been selected as this year's recipients of the Order of Hockey in Canada.
  
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• Sask. School Boards Association, Teachers' Federation call for renewed investment in province's education system

  23-01-2018 19:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  Another round of cuts to Saskatchewan’s education sector will have “huge” implications for students and classrooms, says the organization representing the province’s school boards.
  Shawn Davidson, president of the Saskatchewan School Boards’ Association (SSBA), says funding has failed to address growth in student populations and increased costs, adding on Tuesday that further cuts or funding freezes will “significantly impact our classrooms and communities.&rd
  
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• Meth & Ammunition Seized - 1800 block Broadway Ave.

  23-01-2018 19:03 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  At approximately 7:45 p.m., January 22, 2018 officers on Patrol were approached by a man asking for assistance. He asked Police to assist him in retrieving his property from a number of a people in a residence in the 1800 block of Broadway Avenue who were reportedly intoxicated and may be in possession of a firearm. Inside, officers located a backpack containing several rounds of various types of ammunition, weapons and a number of bags of crystal methamphetamine. All items were seized. Off
  
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• Bell Canada alerts customers who may be affected by data breach

  23-01-2018 18:58
  Bell Canada is alerting some customers that their information has been illegally accessed in a potential data breach.
  
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• Set legal age to buy recreational pot at 21, Saskatchewan doctors say

  23-01-2018 18:45
  Doctors in Saskatchewan are calling on the province to establish 21 as the legal age to buy recreational marijuana when legalization hits.
  
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• Saskatchewan Moves up a Grade in Red Tape Elimination dlvr.it/QCRJMQ https://t.co/0LDKgl8xje

  23-01-2018 18:44
  
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• Hockey Day Success in Balcarres dlvr.it/QCRJb4 https://t.co/SiVQjOLmDy

  23-01-2018 18:44
  
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• Dates set for sexual assault, extortion trial of Northwoods Inn owner John Pontes

  23-01-2018 18:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Trial dates have been set for John Pontes, the owner of the Northwoods Inn and Suites in Saskatoon, just two months after he was charged with sexual assault and sexual extortion. 
  During his court appearance Tuesday in Saskatoon provincial court, Pontes, 74, elected to be tried by a provincial court judge, which means he will not have a preliminary hearing. His trial is slated to run Sept. 10-11, 2018.
  Pontes was charged in November with three counts of sexual assault, two counts of extorti
  
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• Legal appeal has Saskatchewan speed skater William Dutton waiting on Olympic berth

  23-01-2018 18:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  William Dutton hasn’t slept well lately, and he’s fighting jet lag. But the Canadian speed skater, who grew up in Humboldt, continues to battle — both legally and on the ice — for an Olympic berth he believes is his.
  Dutton is in Germany with his teammates, preparing for a berth he doesn’t occupy, waiting for final clarification. He has been buoyed by a successful legal appeal that should find resolution as early as Wednesday.
  “There’s two possible
  
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• Saskatoon motel owner to stand trial on charges of sexual assault, uttering threats

  23-01-2018 18:02 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon motel owner John Pontes will stand trial in September on allegations of sexual assault and uttering threats.
  
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• Nutrien Wintershines

  23-01-2018 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  Giving life and meaning to our winter city, this community event is Saskatchewan's Premier Winter Festival.
  
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• Fire on 44th Street started in semi, fire department says

  23-01-2018 17:52
  A fire at a building on Saskatoon’s 44th Street East Tuesday morning started in a semi truck, the city’s fire department says.
  
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• Mike Babcock among 3 named to Order of Hockey in Canada

  23-01-2018 17:44 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock, two-time Olympic champion Danielle Goyette and former NHL forward Ryan Smyth were named Order of Hockey in Canada honourees on Tuesday.
  
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• Police use stun gun after stopping stolen vehicle

  23-01-2018 17:33
  Police used a stun gun on a man after pulling over a suspected stolen vehicle in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Babcock, Goyette, Smyth honoured with Order of Hockey in Canada

  23-01-2018 17:21
  Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock, two-time Olympic champion Danielle Goyette and former NHL forward Ryan Smyth were named Order of Hockey in Canada honourees on Tuesday.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Petition has value

  23-01-2018 17:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: “Who needs politicians when we have online petitions?” (SP, Jan. 8)
  The Canadian Revenue Agency trusts the internet to securely deliver our tax returns. Our banks trust the internet to send e-transfer payments between individuals. Our stock exchanges trust the internet to allow buyers and sellers to make highly confidential transactions. So why is it that our political system doesn’t trust the internet to allow us to participate in political decisions?
  In our democracy, I v
  
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• Facts to know about tsunami warnings in Canada

  23-01-2018 16:06
  Some residents along British Columbia's coastline were woken by tsunami warning sirens early Tuesday morning shortly after an earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska. Here are some things to know about tsunami alerts in Canada:
  
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• Inside the Classroom: Media School at Evan Hardy shaping future directors, videographers of Saskatoon

  23-01-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Media School at Evan Hardy Collegiate teaches students about the power of video as a medium, providing them the skills they need to make feature-length films, short films and documentaries.
  Media school teacher Tom Simes, who is also a professional director himself, says the course runs through the important moments in film history and encourages students to push their limits and expand their understanding of creative storytelling.
  By writing scripts, voicing audio and shooting their own sce
  
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• Semi Catches Fire in Saskatoon dlvr.it/QCQ082 https://t.co/1M25Iq2zec

  23-01-2018 15:31
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Jan. 23, 2018

  23-01-2018 15:30 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Government policies behind high Indigenous incarceration rate
  Canada’s pattern of harming Indigenous people through its policies could be the basis of a dangerous offender application, Cree judge Gerald Morin said in a tongue-in-cheek analogy during a public lecture at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law Monday. “They have made
  
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