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• Oldest man in Canada says the trick to a long life is to pick a good wife

  28-01-2018 23:55 via cbc.ca
  Allcock, from Kerrobert, Sask., located about 200 kilometres southwest of Saskatoon, celebrated his 108th birthday on Friday and is officially the oldest man in Canada.
  
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• No carbon tax, new Sask. Party leader Scott Moe vows

  28-01-2018 23:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan’s next premier says his province needs to maintain a working relationship with the federal government despite their differences over the imposition of a carbon tax.
  Former environment minister Scott Moe came out on top Saturday night winning the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party in five ballots and along with it the right to continue outgoing Premier Brad Wall’s legacy.
  “We will not impose a carbon tax on the good people of this province,” Moe, 44, told hi
  
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• Water main break in Varsity View neighbourhood

  28-01-2018 22:58
  Police are warning people of a water main that broke in the Varsity View neighbourhood this afternoon.
  
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• NAFTA: From autos to dairy, where talks stand

  28-01-2018 22:45
  The latest round of NAFTA talks officially concludes Monday with meetings between the political ministers leading the negotiations for Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
  
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• Catherine McKenna rebuffs new Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s carbon tax resistance

  28-01-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  Barely a day after Scott Moe was named premier-designate of Saskatchewan, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna responded to his vow to resist the Trudeau government’s plan for a nation-wide carbon tax, saying they’ve been clear on putting a price on carbon that’s fair across the country.
  
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• Viewpoint: Islamophobia exists and we need to take action

  28-01-2018 21:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ibrahima Barry (age 39), Mamadou Tanou Barry (age 42), Khaled Belkacemi (age 60), Aboubaker Thabti (age 44), Abdelkrim Hassane (age 41), and Azzedine Soufiane (age 57); all six murdered on the night of Jan. 29, 2017.
  Their crime? Being Muslim and engaging in evening congregational prayers in their local mosque, the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec, in Quebec City.
  There were 19 other victims shot and injured, some seriously, including Aymen Derbali who was paralyzed from the shoulders down afte
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush edge Calgary Roughnecks 13-12 in OT

  28-01-2018 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rush slipped past the Calgary Roughnecks 13-12 in overtime on Saturday at Scotiabank Saddledome.
  
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• Next steps for Alanna Koch unclear after coming in 2nd in Sask. Party leadership race

  28-01-2018 21:10 via cbc.ca
  The unsuccessful Sask. Party candidates all expressed support for working with the new premier.
  
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• Scott Moe wants Ottawa to recognize Saskatchewan’s climate change plan

  28-01-2018 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s next premier, Scott Moe, says the province has its own climate change plan that he wants Ottawa to recognize.
  
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• Update to Water Main Break Traffic Advisory 300 Block Cumberland Avenue South

  28-01-2018 20:51 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Further to the previous media release the water main break has resulted in the whole intersection at Cumberland Avenue and 14th Street being closed. No traffic will be able use the intersection so please avoid the area and find alternative routes to your destination.(Occurrence Number: 18-9587)
  
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• The race to be premier: Saskatchewan Party leadership vote in pictures

  28-01-2018 20:47 via cbc.ca
  Even political experts were reluctant to pick a winner before the too-close-to-call Saskatchewan Party leadership race to vote in a new premier and replace Brad Wall. And the tension continued throughout the night, with a neck and neck race until the very end.
  
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• Water Main Break - Traffic Advisory 300 Block Cumberland Avenue South

  28-01-2018 20:20 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are advising that motorists avoid the 300 Block of Cumberland Avenue South as a water main has broken and created a hazard for anyone trying to drive in that area. City Yards has been notified of the water main break. No time line is known on when the water main will be fixed. (Occurrence Number: 18-9587)
  
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• SCSBA Continues to Fundraise for Court Costs dlvr.it/QD44W4 https://t.co/5kt9UQrJJ3

  28-01-2018 20:06
  
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• Regina Police Respond to an Early Morning Two-Vehicle Accident dlvr.it/QD44Vx https://t.co/cbFL5EmAN9

  28-01-2018 20:06
  
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  28-01-2018 20:06
  
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• Saskatoon Blades top Prince George Cougars 4-3 in shootout win

  28-01-2018 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Blades beat the Prince George Cougars 4-3 in a shootout victory at SaskTel Centre.
  
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• Swan River, Man. prepares for 'imminent' loss of water

  28-01-2018 19:03
  The community of Swan River, Man., is on the verge of running out of water.
  
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• Lack of diversity in video games has negative mental effect on players, says Sask. researcher

  28-01-2018 18:50 via cbc.ca
  Cale Passmore says conversations about racial and ethnic diversity in video games usually included references one or two games.
  
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• Scott Moe wins Saskatchewan Party leadership race

  28-01-2018 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  Scott Moe is the province’s premier-designate after winning the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party. David Baxter reports.
  
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• Saskatoon police seize improvised firearm, arrest man

  28-01-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  One person was arrested and improvised firearm was recovered by Saskatoon police on Saturday.
  
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• One person in custody after shot fired

  28-01-2018 18:29
  At least one person is in custody and several others are being interviewed after a shot was fired in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood Saturday night.
  
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• Saskatoon Blades top Prince George Cougars 4-3 in shootout

  28-01-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Blades beat the Prince George Cougars 4-3 in a shootout victory at SaskTel Centre. Anthony Bruno has highlights from the game.
  
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• Saskatoon police make arrest after shot fired

  28-01-2018 18:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  A report of several shots being fired drew multiple police units to an apartment block in Saskatoon.
  The report came in just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a Saskatoon Police Service news release. 
  Patrol officers, as well as members of the tactical support unit, targeted enforcement unit and crisis negotiators, responded to the scene in the 1300 block of 20th Street West.
  Residents of the apartment block were evacuated and traffic was restricted in the area while police searched t
  
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• Telethon in Memory of Sask Curling Great Goes on Sunday dlvr.it/QD3fLx https://t.co/sV9GPjAQPV

  28-01-2018 17:52
  
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• Alberta earns opening draw win over Ontario at Scotties Tournament of Hearts

  28-01-2018 17:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  PENTICTON, B.C. — Alberta’s Casey Scheidegger kept it simple to begin the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a victory.
  Scheidegger’s rink from Lethbridge, Alta., opened the women’s national curling championship Saturday with a final-end 6-5 win over Ontario’s Hollie Duncan.
  “The excitement is great but we’re really good at coming back down and playing that level headedness that we kind of know and stick to. This is one game. We have got to come back out
  
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• Change is needed to encourage women to enter politics, says Trudeau

  28-01-2018 17:28
  Thwarting inappropriate behaviour amongst those who wield power and building on international trade agreements are both essential elements to creating a better country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday as he rallied his party's caucus.
  
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• Triple threat: 'Super blue blood moon' to rise Jan. 31

  28-01-2018 17:20
  An extremely rare alignment in the lunar calendar will bring together a super moon, a blood moon and a blue moon to create a 'super blue blood moon' on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Rare 'super blue blood moon' to rise Jan. 31

  28-01-2018 17:20
  An extremely rare alignment in the lunar calendar will bring together a super moon, a blood moon and a blue moon to create a 'super blue blood moon' on Wednesday morning.
  
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• 'Huge' pool of 750 people summoned as potential jurors for Colten Boushie case

  28-01-2018 17:00 via cbc.ca
  The family of Colten Boushie hopes the jury pool summoned for the trial of Gerald Stanley, who has been changed with second-degree murder in Boushie's death, is representative of the wider community, says their lawyer.
  
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• Winter Fun Continues in Saskatoon with Skating dlvr.it/QD3Jvy https://t.co/YXrcneJuX2

  28-01-2018 16:12
  
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• Walk for Alzheimer's Gets Underway in Prince Albert dlvr.it/QD3Jrw https://t.co/kg2m3plL6X

  28-01-2018 16:12
  
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• Firearm found after shot fired on 20th Street in Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  28-01-2018 16:02 via cbc.ca
  Firearm found after shot fired on 20th Street in Saskatoon
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  A Saskatoon police SWAT team was at the scene of what police were calling a "dynamic, ongoing" situation after at least one shot was fired and an improvised firearm was found at an apartment building on 20th Street late Saturday night. One person was ...
  
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• Two Canadians held in Cambodia for 'dancing pornographically'

  28-01-2018 15:41
  The aunt of one of two Canadian women detained in Cambodia for allegedly “dancing pornographically” says she is very concerned.
  
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• Two Canadians among those charged with 'dancing pornographically' in Cambodia

  28-01-2018 15:41
  Cambodian prosecutors have charged 10 foreigners, including two Canadians, with producing pornographic pictures after they were arrested at a party in Siem Reap town, near the country's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
  
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• NAFTA: U.S. negotiators take Canadian proposals to political decision-makers

  28-01-2018 15:31
  Important decisions about NAFTA's future are now in the hands of Trump's administration, as American negotiators turn to their political masters for guidance.
  
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• Scott Moe is Saskatchewan's New Premier dlvr.it/QD30wm https://t.co/eLjOJ3xA1w

  28-01-2018 14:33
  
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• Youth should learn about financial literacy, industry experts say

  28-01-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Like many Grade 12 students, Trisha Junco is concerned how she will pay for her university education. Her concerns are not unfounded, according to Credit Counselling Society.
  
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• Romanow: On the hunt for non-Rioja Tempranillos

  28-01-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  One of the great pleasures of wine drinking is comparing and contrasting the different wines from a region. Do you like Australian Shiraz? Which labels do you prefer and why?
  In my case, being of a frugal nature, I drink a lot of Spanish and Portuguese wines. The main grape of choice is Tempranillo (Tinto Roriz in Portugal). Rioja is a justifiably famous appellation for the grape but lesser appellations grow Tempranillo all over the Iberian Peninsula. What’s more, they sell about a 20 per
  
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• Police Investigate Shots Fired Saturday Evening dlvr.it/QD2vJp https://t.co/24YVu5YXUQ

  28-01-2018 14:00
  
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• Affordable small town living with Ehrenburg Homes

  28-01-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Located in the town of Osler, just 12 minutes from Saskatoon on Highway 11 north of Saskatoon, Parkview Cove overlooks the prairie on the south side of town. Ehrenburg Homes has been developing this crescent for several years and is slowly winding down construction.
  “We started this development in 2011. We’re just finishing up. We have our last four single family (homes) under construction now,” Quesnel explains. “And we have three units remaining on this townhome project
  
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• Saturday Scoreboard dlvr.it/QD2pmK https://t.co/5vIpn0LdhJ

  28-01-2018 13:29
  
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• There's a sexual misconduct 'whisper network' on Parliament Hill: Labour Minister

  28-01-2018 13:00
  Following a spate of high-profile political resignations, Labour Minister Patty Hajdu claims she’s 'heard many stories' regarding sexual misconduct in Ottawa.
  
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• Brown Backstops Blades Past Cougars dlvr.it/QD1vn0 https://t.co/VqEj8EtPhi

  28-01-2018 07:55
  
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• WHL: Blades take it to the limit, edge Prince George Cougars in overtime shootout

  28-01-2018 06:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  If, at first, your first goal doesn’t count, try and try again.
  After having a goal disallowed with 56 seconds left in regulation on an apparent high stick, the Saskatoon Blades struck again — this time on the power play only 16 seconds later — to set up a thrilling overtime and shootout with the Prince George Cougars on Saturday night.
  Max Gerlach netted the equalizer with 39.9 seconds left in regulation to send the teams to an extra frame of three-on-three hockey that saw sco
  
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• Rush stumble, but claim OT win over Roughnecks

  28-01-2018 06:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  Another blown lead, another overtime … but in this case, a victory.
  The Saskatchewan Rush — who blew a seven-goal lead last weekend while losing 16-15 in OT to the Buffalo Bandits — regained some momentum Saturday in Calgary when they edged the Roughnecks 13-12 in overtime.
  Saskatchewan led 8-2 in the second quarter and 10-4 at halftime, but the Roughnecks erupted for the first six goals of the second half. Calgary outscored Saskatchewan 8-2 during that final half, but Saskatc
  
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• UPDATE: TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS REMOVED - 1300 20TH ST W

  28-01-2018 05:55 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Traffic restrictions have now been removed from the 1300 block of 20th St. W.Just before 6:30 PM Saturday evening, police received a report of several individuals armed with a firearm in an apartment block located in the 1300 block of 20th St W.  The caller indicated that several shots had been fired. Numerous police units responded and secured the area.  The apartment block was secured and traffic was restricted in the area.  Police conducted a search of the building an
  
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• Firearm found after shot fired on 20th Street in Saskatoon

  28-01-2018 05:19 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon police SWAT team was at the scene of what police were calling a "dynamic, ongoing" situation after a shot was fired and an improvised firearm was found at an apartment building on 20th Street late Saturday night.
  
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• UPDATE: Traffic Restrictions - Firearms Complaint - 1300 block 20th St W

  28-01-2018 04:45 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Police remain on the scene of a firearms related complaint in the 1300 block of 20th St. W.  Traffic restrictions remain in place and several suites in an apartment block in the area have been evacuated for public safety reasons.  Patrol officers as well as members of the SPS Tactical Support Unit  and Crisis Negotiators Team are on scene. Police can confirm at least one shot was fired, and a improvised firearm has been located in a suite in the apartment block.  At leas
  
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• How Scott Moe beat five challengers to become Saskatchewan's next premier

  28-01-2018 04:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Scott Moe’s affability and reputation as a team player allowed him to capture downballot votes, propelling him past frontrunner Alanna Koch and into the province’s top job, according to a University of Regina political scientist.
  “Of all of the three centre-right people, he’s the one without hard edges. He’s famous in the legislature for being easy to get along with. And he made a lot of promises about building a team,” Jim Farney said following the Rosthern-S
  
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• Meet the new premier of Saskatchewan, Scott Moe

  28-01-2018 02:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  Scott Moe has been elected to replace Brad Wall as leader of the Saskatchewan Party — and 15th premier of the province.
  He won on the fifth and final ballot at the Saskatchewan Party leadership convention Saturday in Saskatoon. He took 8,075 votes, or 53.87 per cent.
  The Saskatchewan Party leadership race included Regina University MLA Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Saskatoon Willowgrove MLA Ken Cheveldayoff, deputy minister to the premier Alanna Koch, Rosthern-Shellbrook MLA Scott Moe and Sask
  
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