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• Gerald Stanley trial: Two witnesses to Colten Boushie shooting admit lying to police

  01-02-2018 22:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  BATTLEFORD — Two witnesses to the fatal shooting of Colten Boushie admitted lying about some events surrounding Boushie’s death in a police statement or while under oath during Stanley’s preliminary hearing.Belinda Jackson, 24, and Cassidy Cross-Whitstone, 18, were two of five people in a grey SUV that drove onto Stanley’s farm in the Rural Municipality of Glenside on Aug. 9, 2016. Boushie, one of the occupants, was fatally shot. Stanley, 56, was charged with second
  
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• Photos: Baby animals around the world in January

  01-02-2018 22:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  Prepare to be overwhelmed by cuteness! Take a look at some baby animal photos from around the world in December.
  
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• Colton Boushie Murder Trial Continues In Battleford Court dlvr.it/QDcdQc https://t.co/nfuvthWzjn

  01-02-2018 21:57
  
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• Layoffs begin at Key Lake, McArthur River uranium operations: Cameco to top up workers’ benefits

  01-02-2018 21:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  PRINCE ALBERT — The last of 845 employees facing a 10-month layoff at two uranium operations in northern Saskatchewan will have worked their last shift by the weekend.
  Cameco announced the shutdown at its Key Lake mill and McArthur River mine in November.
  Only care and maintenance crew will remain.
  The company says it has finalized a plan it hopes will ensure skilled workers are still around if and when the doors reopen late this year.
  Spokeswoman Carey Hyndman says Cameco is offering to t
  
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• Scott Moe wades into B.C.-Alberta dispute over Trans Mountain pipeline

  01-02-2018 21:32 via cbc.ca
  Scott Moe hasn’t been sworn in as Saskatchewan’s premier, but he’s already taking a page from Brad Wall’s playbook — wading into an out-of-province dispute over pipelines.
  
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• YMCA Kicks-off Strong Kids Campaign on Friday dlvr.it/QDcSqr https://t.co/fI3rE7WLW4

  01-02-2018 21:24
  
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• Wintershines Celebrates The Season Through Sunday dlvr.it/QDcSmV https://t.co/fheKp1AKin

  01-02-2018 21:24
  
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• Photos: Blades vs. Rebels

  01-02-2018 21:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Blades went against the Red Deer Rebels at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, January 31, 2018.
  
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• Saskatoon man gets 5 years for fatal beating in Winkler bowling alley - CBC.ca

  01-02-2018 21:15 via cbc.ca
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  Saskatoon man gets 5 years for fatal beating in Winkler bowling alley
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  A Saskatoon man was sentenced to five years in prison for beating a man to death with a pool cue in a Winkler bowling alley in a dispute over a bill for $16. Justin Bird, 29, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Sept. 24, 2016, beating death of ...
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: extreme -40 wind chills move in

  01-02-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Arctic air isn’t going anywhere with -40 wind chills possible in Saskatoon’s weather forecast ahead. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan tells us when.
  
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• Video: New in theatres Feb. 2

  01-02-2018 21:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres February 2.
  
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• Pieces of STC auctioned to highest bidder, right down to the wrenches

  01-02-2018 21:06 via cbc.ca
  The lengthy shutdown process for the Saskatchewan Transit Company hit another milestone as small machines and tools were auctioned off to the highest bidder, in person or online.
  
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• Flu shot less than 20% effective for most common strain this season, scientists find

  01-02-2018 20:39 via cbc.ca
  Researchers say the effectiveness of this season's flu shot has been low, with the vaccine preventing only 10 to 20 per cent of infections caused by the dominant H3N2 strain affecting Canadians.
  
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• Employees facing 10-month layoff at 2 Cameco mines work final shift

  01-02-2018 20:38 via cbc.ca
  The last of 845 employees facing a 10-month layoff at two uranium operations in northern Saskatchewan will have worked their last shift by the weekend.
  
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• 'I am confident that I have not harassed anyone': Regina MP Erin Weir suspended from duties following harassment allegations

  01-02-2018 20:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir has been temporarily suspended from his duties amid allegations of harassment.
  Singh calls it a troubling allegation that he takes very seriously.
  However, he also says the information comes not from the target of the behaviour, but from a third party — another NDP MP — who was made aware of it.
  Singh says an independent investigator has been appointed to look into the allegation and that while Weir will remain a
  
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• Gerald Stanley trial: Witness admits lying to police about rifle, group's alcohol consumption

  01-02-2018 20:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  BATTLEFORD — A teenager who was with Colten Boushie on the day Boushie was killed admitted he lied in a statement to police and while under oath at a preliminary hearing, saying he was “selfish” and worried about how his testimony would harm him.
  Cassidy Cross, who was 17 at the time of Boushie’s death, was the second occupant of the vehicle to take the stand as a witness in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench in the murder trial of Gerald Stanley.
  Cassidy Cross, a Cr
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: extreme -40 wind chills move in - Globalnews.ca

  01-02-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
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  Saskatoon weather outlook: extreme -40 wind chills move in
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  WATCH ABOVE: Arctic air isn't going anywhere with -40 wind chills possible in Saskatoon's weather forecast ahead. X. - A A +. Listen. Arctic air isn't going anywhere anywhere with -40 wind chills possible ahead. January 2018. The first month of the new ...
  
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• Judge declares convicted killer Michael Robertson a dangerous offender, but says he's troubled by decision

  01-02-2018 19:45 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon judge declared convicted killer Michael Robertson a dangerous offender, in part because the Correctional Service of Canada cannot provide him medication or keep him away from gangs.
  
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• Bystanders Honored for Their Heroric Efforts dlvr.it/QDbv2q https://t.co/ryZ9llS81f

  01-02-2018 19:44
  
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• Jagmeet Singh suspends Regina MP Erin Weir over complaints, launches probe

  01-02-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is suspending Regina MP Erin Weir from his caucus and launching an investigation after concerns were raised about potential harassment by a fellow caucus member.
  
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• Witness at fatal shooting of Colten Boushie ‘scared out of my mind’

  01-02-2018 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  A witness at the fatal shooting of Colten Boushie told the murder trial of Gerald Stanley he “was scared out of his mind.”
  
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• Sask. lawyer Mary Culbertson named new treaty commissioner

  01-02-2018 19:28 via cbc.ca
  The Office of the Treaty Commissioner has appointed lawyer Mary Culbertson for a three-year term.
  
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• Regina-Lewvan MP Erin Weir suspended from NDP duties over harassment allegations

  01-02-2018 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced Thursday Regina-Lewvan MP Eirn Weir has been suspended from his duties over harassment allegations.
  
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• Regina-Lewvan MP Erin Weir suspended from NDP caucus over harassment allegations

  01-02-2018 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced Thursday Regina-Lewvan MP Eirn Weir has been suspended over harassment allegations.
  
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• NDP MP Erin Weir fears harassment allegation against him 'politically motivated'

  01-02-2018 19:16
  The NDP MP who is now the subject of an investigation into an allegation of "harassing behaviour towards women" says he feels the complaint made by a colleague "might have been politically motivated.
  
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• NDP investigating allegation of ‘harassing behaviour’ against MP Erin Weir

  01-02-2018 19:16
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has announced an investigation into an allegation of "harassing behaviour towards women" against NDP MP Erin Weir. The rookie MP says he does not know what is being alleged but is “confident” he has not harassed anyone.
  
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• Jagmeet Singh launches probe into allegations against NDP MP Erin Weir

  01-02-2018 19:16
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has announced an investigation into an allegation of "harassing behaviour towards women" against NDP MP Erin Weir. The rookie MP says he does not know what is being alleged but is “confident” he has not harassed anyone.
  
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• Underdog Eagles trying to pull off historic comeback story

  01-02-2018 18:57
  America loves comeback stories, the last-to-first variety that features new stars, big plays and a monumental triumph at the end. That would be the tale of the Philadelphia Eagles if they win Sunday's Super Bowl.
  
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• Temporary relief coming for Aspen Ridge residents without water

  01-02-2018 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  The city will be installing temporary above-ground water lines to homes in Aspen Ridge affected by a do not use notice.
  
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• Saskatoon man gets 5 years for fatal beating in Winkler bowling alley

  01-02-2018 18:08 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon man was sentenced to five years in prison beating a man to death with a pool cue in a Winkler bowling alley in a dispute over a bill for $16.
  
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• Your Saskatchewan – Saskatoon: February 2018

  01-02-2018 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  Global Saskatoon features a viewer submitted photo for Your Saskatchewan daily on Global News at 6 and Global News at 10.
  
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• Singh launches investigation into harassment allegation involving Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir

  01-02-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced there will be an independent investigation into an allegation of "harassing behaviour toward women" that has been made against NDP MP Erin Weir.
  
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• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces investigation into allegation involving MP Erin Weir

  01-02-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced there will be an independent investigation into an allegation of "harassing behaviour toward women" that has been made against NDP MP Erin Weir.
  
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• 'I am confident that I have not harassed anyone': Sask. MP Erin Weir suspended from caucus after allegation

  01-02-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced there will be an independent investigation into an allegation of "harassing behaviour toward women" that has been made against NDP MP Erin Weir.
  
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• Sound Check: Rock shows reign this week in Saskatoon

  01-02-2018 17:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Well kids, it’s been a slice. This is my last Sound Check column (see my farewell piece if want to read about how much I’ve loved the last 12 years at The StarPhoenix). There’s one small favour you can do me going forward. Support your local bands! Buy their records, see their shows and share their sound. I’m hanging up my journalist’s fedora, but I’ll always be a fan.
  Stone Sour & Halestorm
  When: Feb. 4Where: SaskTel CentreWhat: One day I’d like to
  
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• Pipeline pinch costs Canadian oil producers $5 per barrel, C.D. Howe Institute finds

  01-02-2018 17:30 via cbc.ca
  Canada's oil and gas producers are finding it difficult to stay competitive with their U.S. counterparts because of the struggle to expand pipeline capacity, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Cancer care needs to be accessible

  01-02-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I am a retired woman living in a small town. Like many seniors, I work part time to supplement my pension income. In 2016, I was diagnosed with cancer.
  Everyone living in small communities must travel long distances for cancer treatment. I spent the summer near a Cancer Centre, staying in motels while having chemo and radiation treatments. This is expensive and I could not continue to work.
  Medical travel expenses are deductible against taxes payable. However, you have only one calendar year to
  
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• Scheer proposes tax relief for new parents

  01-02-2018 16:42
  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is taking the first steps toward putting forward pre-campaign policy, by proposing tax relief for new parents though a private members' bill.
  
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• Butcher's twists catch even its own actors off guard

  01-02-2018 16:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  As stark as its title, Butcher is a play that tests its own actors as much as the audience.
  Kristina Hughes plays the nurse-translator Elena in the war crime play by Nicolas Billon. The experience is so tense it prompted director Del Surjik to urge his actors take care of themselves on off-hours, to “wash away the work.”Butcher
  When: Jan. 31 to Feb. 14
  Where: Persephone Theatre
  Tickets: $26 to $46
  Box Office: 306-384-7727, persephonetheatre.orgHere is a look at Butcher in key words.
  
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• Ottawa to increase funding for First Nations child welfare services

  01-02-2018 16:26 via cbc.ca
  Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says her department would immediately move to increase funding for First Nation child welfare services after another compliance order from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found the federal government fails to grasp the “seriousness and emergency of the issues.”
  
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• Human rights tribunal says Ottawa fails to 'grasp seriousness' of First Nations child welfare crisis

  01-02-2018 16:26 via cbc.ca
  Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says her department would immediately move to increase funding for First Nation child welfare services after another compliance order from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found Ottawa fails to grasp the “seriousness and emergency of the issues.”
  
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• The Sheepdogs on their new album, Changing Colours

  01-02-2018 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  The Sheepdogs talk about their new album and the surprising instrument you’ll hear on it
  
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• Pernicious Puppets: Creating the cast of a landmark Shakespeare production

  01-02-2018 15:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Revenge is a dish best served . . . with puppets?
  Ask Kristi Friday and Crispi Lord of Stumped Productions.
  They’re leading the gargantuan task of creating 44 puppets for the adults-only version of Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan this summer called Titus A. Puppet Revenge.
  Shakespeare’s notoriously violent play isn’t often performed. Puppet productions aren’t unheard of, but remain as rare as forgiveness in the Roman Empire.
  “We’re really t
  
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• Adopt a Pet: meet Rufus, who is looking for a new home

  01-02-2018 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Tami from New Hope Dog Rescue brought in Rufus, who will soon be looking for a new home.
  
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• 'I'm overwhelmed': Saskatoon priest finds lost guitar thanks to power of social media - CBC.ca

  01-02-2018 15:21 via cbc.ca
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  'I'm overwhelmed': Saskatoon priest finds lost guitar thanks to power of social media
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  Mark Kleiner's guitar once was lost. And now, thanks to social media, it's found. On Friday, the priest at Saskatoon's Christ Church Anglican was performing a sing-along at his daughter's school, armed with his 20-year-old handmade guitar. As he was ...and more »
  
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• BuildForce Canada Sees Positives in Saskatchewan's Future dlvr.it/QDZ4fK https://t.co/4BSfIcgZt4

  01-02-2018 15:15
  
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• Canada West playoff implications for Huskies this weekend

  01-02-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  First place is still up for grabs in the Canada West women’s hockey conference.
  The University of Saskatchewan women’s hockey team — who can finish anywhere from first to fourth in the Canada West standings — plays its final home games of the regular season this weekend against the second-place University of Alberta Pandas.
  The U of S Huskies (15-7-1-1, 48 points) are only two points behind Alberta (13-4-4-3, 50 points) and trail the first-place University of Manitoba Bis
  
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• Heart disease under-diagnosed in women: Heart and Stroke Foundation

  01-02-2018 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  A new report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation says heart disease in women is under-diagnosed. Lori Langenfurth from the Saskatchewan branch discusses the report and steps to take going forward.
  
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• Details emerge in cause of death in Saskatoon’s 3rd homicide of 2016

  01-02-2018 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  An agreed statement of facts detail the cause of death in Saskatoon’s third homicide of 2016.
  
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• 'He shot Colten in the head': Court witness IDs Gerald Stanley as Boushie's shooter

  01-02-2018 14:43 via cbc.ca
  One of the women who was in the SUV with Colten Boushie the day he was fatally shot on Gerald Stanley's rural property said she heard the farmer tell a younger man — previously identified in court as Stanley's son Sheldon — to "go get a gun" before Boushie was shot.
  
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