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• Willie Jefferson inks extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders

  04-02-2018 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed international defensive lineman Willie Jefferson to a contract extension.
  
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• Melville RCMP trying to locate missing 51-year-old man

  04-02-2018 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  Melville RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating Darryl Blaine Langan, 51, who is missing.
  
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• 17 Year Old Boy Faces Charges After Crash dlvr.it/QF12rQ https://t.co/DpoTVpH1zX

  04-02-2018 22:38
  
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• Wild Card Einarson beats Nova Scotia’s Arsenault in Scotties semifinal

  04-02-2018 22:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  PENTICTON, B.C. — Two Winnipeg-based skips will compete for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts title.
  Wild Card Kerri Einarson defeated Nova Scotia’s Mary-Anne Arsenault 12-9 in Sunday morning’s semifinal, booking her spot in the late afternoon title match against Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones.
  Jones, the Olympic champion from the Sochi 2014 Games, earned her spot in the final by beating Einarson Saturday night in the 1-2 Page playoff.
  Wild Card team skip Kerri Einarson delive
  
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• Higher education: Universities, colleges offering more training for marijuana industry

  04-02-2018 21:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  From growing the perfect crop to marketing within restrictive rules, Canadian colleges and universities are cultivating courses for those wanting to work in the booming marijuana industry.
  Kwantlen Polytechnic University started offering online courses in cannabis production, marketing and financing about three years ago after officials at the British Columbia school realized there was a need for training and education around medicinal marijuana, said David Purcell, the university’s direct
  
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• Two shootings on Avenue G North under investigation

  04-02-2018 21:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police say they are investigating two shooting incidents five blocks away from each other in the Caswell Hill and Mayfair neighbourhoods.
  On Jan. 31, police were called to a home in the 900 block of Avenue G North. The homeowner had returned home after an extended period of time and found several holes in his front living room window, according to a Saskatoon Police Service news release.
  Officers investigated and determined the shooting may have happened several days earlier when a nei
  
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• Tom Brady, Crocodile Dundee and cheese sticks: Google reveals top Super Bowl-related trends

  04-02-2018 21:22
  Before the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles hit the field for the 52nd edition of the Super Bowl, Canadians have been taking to Google and YouTube for last-minute recipe ideas, game predictions and those famous commercials.
  
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• Relative says woman found dead in Saskatoon may have been locked out

  04-02-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police say a passerby noticed a deceased woman in the 200-block of 3rd Avenue South on Feb. 1, 2018.
  
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• Hail Mary to completion: Genie Bouchard attends Super Bowl with 2017 Twitter bet winner

  04-02-2018 21:00
  A U.S. college student’s hail-Mary shot at a date with Eugenie Bouchard has finally come full circle, with the pair in Minnesota for this year’s Super Bowl game as a tribute to their now-famous Twitter bet.
  
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• Video contest celebrates success of Prairie entrepreneurs with disabilities

  04-02-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  A video contest called “Just Watch Me” is celebrating the successes of rural entrepreneurs with disabilities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
  
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• Woman Found Last Week May Have Froze to Death dlvr.it/QF0K3q https://t.co/biqOyg4Woc

  04-02-2018 19:53
  
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• Two shootings not random: Saskatoon police

  04-02-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police believe two shootings that occurred on Avenue G North were not random.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush hold off Vancouver Stealth for 11-9 win

  04-02-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rush edged the Vancouver Stealth 11-9 on Saturday at SaskTel Centre.
  
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• Gerald Stanley trial: Defence to make its case this week

  04-02-2018 19:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  BATTLEFORD — Scott Spencer, the lawyer representing Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley, is expected to deliver his opening remarks Monday in his client’s second-degree murder trial.
  Stanley, 56, is charged in connection with the death of Colten Boushie, a 22-year-old Cree man from Red Pheasant First Nation. Boushie was fatally shot on Stanley’s farm on Aug. 9, 2016.
  Stanley’s trial got underway at Battlefords Court of Queen’s Bench last week. Here’s what&rsquo
  
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• Police Investigate Two Shooting Incidents dlvr.it/QF0914 https://t.co/QpC2H0SxhM

  04-02-2018 19:18
  
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• The stories behind the thousands of engagement rings for sale online

  04-02-2018 19:00 via cbc.ca
  Financial hardship, last-minute loans and engagement plan mixups are some of the reasons these symbols of commitment can end up for sale.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush down Vancouver Stealth 11-9

  04-02-2018 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rush downed the Vancouver Stealth 11-9 on Saturday at SaskTel Centre. Adam MacVicar has highlights from the game.
  
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• Fire causes estimated $80,000 in damages

  04-02-2018 18:09
  A house fire south of the city off Haultain Road caused an estimated $80,000 in damages on Sunday morning.
  
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• Boy charged after crashing stolen truck

  04-02-2018 18:06
  A 17-year-old boy is facing several charges after crashing a stolen truck into a tree on Saturday night.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating two shootings

  04-02-2018 18:04
  Saskatoon police are investigating two shootings that happened on Avenue G North in the past few days.
  
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• Rally held at site of now-removed statue of Halifax's controversial founder

  04-02-2018 18:02
  Demonstrators are set to descend on the site where a statue of Halifax's controversial founder once stood to celebrate the monument's temporary removal from a park still bearing his name.
  
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• Protest turns into celebration after Halifax's Cornwallis statue removed

  04-02-2018 18:02
  A group of demonstrators sang an Indigenous honour song on Sunday at the site where a statue of Halifax's controversial founder stood just days before.
  
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• Grassroots First Nations whistleblowers need accountability protections

  04-02-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  It’s worrying to see an old watchdog blindly wander away from its post especially when a keen-eyed replacement is kept from standing guard.
  
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• Man charged with impaired driving after crash

  04-02-2018 17:57
  A 39-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after a crash late Saturday night.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders release Kacy Rodgers II to pursue NFL opportunity

  04-02-2018 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released international defensive back Kacy Rodgers II so he can pursue an NFL opportunity.
  
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• Motor home catches fire in Walmart parking lot

  04-02-2018 17:56
  A motor home caught fire in the Walmart parking on Clarence Avenue on Sunday morning.
  
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• Manitoba’s Jones beats Wild Card Einarson to reach Scotties final

  04-02-2018 17:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  PENTICTON, B.C. — Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones is heading to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final after defeating Wild Card Kerri Einarson 9-7 on Saturday in the Page 1-2 playoff.
  Jones, who already holds five national titles, scored two in the 10th end to break a 7-7 tie and secure her place in the Canadian women’s curling championship draw on Sunday.
  Einarson’s rink from East St. Paul, Man., still has a chance to reach the title draw through the semifinal. She will face
  
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• Sunday Sports Schedule dlvr.it/QDzS94 https://t.co/MkrgUvb4qN

  04-02-2018 17:01
  
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• Rush sink Stealth in a Sask Tel Centre showdown dlvr.it/QDzS0L https://t.co/vA869nLz8f

  04-02-2018 17:01
  
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• Man Charged Following Two Vehicle Crash dlvr.it/QDzS9k https://t.co/ohkuEvs71S

  04-02-2018 17:01
  
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• Fire Crews Respond to House Fire South of the City dlvr.it/QDzS9Z https://t.co/20ZcsKLfLM

  04-02-2018 17:01
  
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• Early Morning Motor Home Fire dlvr.it/QDzS9P https://t.co/DIipsFdkfQ

  04-02-2018 17:01
  
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• Motorhome parked at Saskatoon Walmart engulfed in flames

  04-02-2018 16:54 via cbc.ca
  Firefighters in Saskatoon took on a blaze in the parking lot of Walmart on Sunday morning.
  
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• Wood-burning fireplace cause of house fire south of Saskatoon

  04-02-2018 16:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  Improper use of a wood-burning fireplace was the cause of a house fire on Haultain Road, according to the Saskatoon Fire Department.
  Crews responded at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday to the fire south of the city, according to a fire department news release.
  They found a two-storey house filled with smoke and faced extremely cold conditions as they prepared to enter the home, the news release said.
  The Saskatoon Fire Department responds to a house fire south of Saskatoon on Haultain Road on Sunday, Feb.
  
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• Cause of motorhome fire in Walmart parking lot under investigation

  04-02-2018 16:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Fire Department crews had to deal with extremely cold temperatures as they extinguished a blazing motorhome in a parking lot on the south side of the city.
  Fire crews responded at about 7 a.m. Sunday morning to the fire in the parking lot of the Walmart at 3035 Clarence Avenue, according to a fire department news release.
  Crews arrived to find the motorhome “fully involved” in fire. 
  The Saskatoon Fire Department responds to a motorhome fire in the parking lot of Walma
  
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• Saskatoon residents rattled after gunshots fired at houses in 2 shootings on Avenue G

  04-02-2018 16:39 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service says it is investigating two recent shootings that happened on Avenue G N., neither of which they believe are random.
  
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• Police investigating 2 recent Saskatoon shootings

  04-02-2018 16:39 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service says it is investigating two recent shootings that happened on Avenue G N., neither of which they believe are random.
  
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• Wintershines Festival Comes to a Finish for 2018 dlvr.it/QDzHR1 https://t.co/yjELvgEiXQ

  04-02-2018 16:28
  
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• Jaws of Life used to free woman after she's hit by alleged drunk driver

  04-02-2018 16:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man is charged with drunk driving after he allegedly ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle, trapping the other driving inside her car.
  The collision happened at about 11 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Taylor Street and McEown Avenue. 
  Members of the Saskatoon Fire Department had to use the Jaws of Life to free the 24-year-old female driver of the car that had been hit. The fire department said in a news release the woman’s injuries were non-life threatening, and ac
  
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• Relative says woman found dead on fire escape may have been locked out

  04-02-2018 16:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  A relative of a woman found dead on a fire escape in Saskatoon says it’s possible she froze to death after being locked out.
  The relative, who didn’t want to give her name out of concern that other family members would be upset, said Rita May Arnault was the person police say was discovered by a passerby on a fire escape of an apartment building in the 200 block of Third Avenue South early Thursday.
  Police said in a news release that their investigation and an autopsy have found noth
  
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• Kim Cattrall's brother reported missing in Alberta

  04-02-2018 15:55
  Actress Kim Cattrall has taken to social media for help finding her brother, who police say is missing from his home in Lacombe, Alta.
  
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• Romanow: Trust the French for crisp, attractive white wines

  04-02-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A few years ago we were in Bordeaux, waiting for the train. It was a bright, sunny day, around 10:30, and any number of people were in the outdoor café enjoying the May sun with a glass of wine. When in Rome… 
  France and the French make wine by the tanker-load. A huge proportion of those tankers contain white wine. The French drink wine as a simple act of pleasure. You don’t need a Parker score. You don’t need the imprim
  
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• Religion: Sion Academy's impact on Catholic community still echoes, 50 years after closing

  04-02-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Last fall, more than 300 people attended a reunion organized for former staff and students of Sion Academy. What made the reunion remarkable was the fact that the Catholic educational institution closed its doors in Saskatoon 50 years ago.
  Eleanor Pulles Kennedy, an alumnus of Sion Academy, reads the StarPhoenix archives online as a hobby and has collected dozens of stories over the past century pertaining to the school and the Sisters of Sion who operated it.
  The Sisters of Sion came to Saskato
  
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• Homes: Live large in less space

  04-02-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  If you’re thinking about editing your life, reducing your footprint and shrinking your mortgage, the micro-condo concept may hold big appeal.
  Meridian Development offers its interpretation of the micro-condo at Sequoia Square, located in Evergreen.
  Full-sized two-bedroom units at Sequoia Square range up to 1,246 square feet in size. At the other end of the size spectrum is a collection of micro-suites, with one- and two-bedroom floor plans sized from 500 to 900 square feet.
  “These mi
  
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• Saturday Scoreboard dlvr.it/QDyVJb https://t.co/18nOfsIHz8

  04-02-2018 13:41
  
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• Some male MPs 'really concerned' about false harassment accusations: Gladu

  04-02-2018 13:00
  With all major parties launching independent probes into the alleged behaviour of current or past members of Parliament, some female MPs say their male counterparts are "scared" about false accusations.
  
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• 'History begins yesterday': Western Development Museum's Curatorial Centre helps tell story of Sask.'s past

  04-02-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  The curator of the WDM took CBC News on a tour of the organization's Curatorial Centre in Saskatoon which houses roughly 65 per cent of the 75,000 items in the collection.
  
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• 17 year old Saskatoon youth facing charges following single vehicle collision

  04-02-2018 10:40 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 17 year old Saskatoon boy is facing a number of charges after being involved in a single vehicle collision Saturday night.  Shortly before 11:00 PM police received a call reporting a truck stolen from the 900 block of Ave N S.  Apparently the caller's intoxicated, 17 year old son had taken the truck without permission.Approximately 15 minutes later police were called to the 100 bock of Smallwood Cres after the stolen truck collided with a tree.  Fortunately the boy was
  
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• Stanley trial exposes problems with jury selection, say legal experts

  04-02-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The trial in the death of Saskatchewan First Nations man Colten Boushie is exposing a fundamental flaw in Canada's justice system, say some legal experts.
  
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• Collision results in drunk driving charge.

  04-02-2018 09:57 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 39 year old Saskatoon man is facing drinking and driving charges after being involved in a collision late Saturday night.  Shortly before 11:00 PM police were called to the intersection of Taylor Street and Mceown Ave. after the driver of a vehicle traveling north on Mceown failed to stop for a stop sign and collided with a vehicle traveling west on Taylor.The 24 year old Saskatoon woman driving the westbound vehicle was shaken up and subsequently checked over by MD Ambulance personn
  
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