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• 'What if somebody hadn't come along? It's just too scary to think about': University professor recalls harrowing river rescue

  05-02-2018 23:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  Hayley Hesseln didn’t think twice about risking her life to save another.
  “I think, ‘What if somebody hadn’t have come along?’ It’s just too scary to think about,” Hesseln said the day after she crawled onto the frozen South Saskatchewan River and used a tree branch to rescue a woman who had plunged through the ice moments earlier.
  “You don’t expect it, and then everything happens so fast, and then when you’re going through it, you&rsqu
  
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• Gerald Stanley trial: 'The thing just went off,' testifies Sask. farmer accused in Colten Boushie's shooting death

  05-02-2018 23:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  BATTLEFORDS — Gerald Stanley says he’s found around one dud per box of ammunition for the Tokarev handgun he keeps handy on his Saskatchewan farmyard. One of those instances was Aug. 9, 2016, the day Colten Boushie was fatally shot.
  Stanley, a 56-year-old farmer, is charged in connection with the death of Boushie, a 22-year-old from Red Pheasant First Nation. Boushie was fatally shot on Stanley’s farm on Aug. 9, 2016 in the RM of Glenside.
  Stanley took the witness stand Monday
  
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• Robertson Sentenced to an Indefinite Prison Sentence dlvr.it/QF8z9y https://t.co/P67W8RSdEx

  05-02-2018 22:59
  
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• Gerald Stanley trial: Sask. farmer accused in Colten Boushie death takes witness stand

  05-02-2018 22:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  BATTLEFORDS — Gerald Stanley says he’s found around one dud per box of ammunition for the Tokarev handgun he keeps handy on his Saskatchewan farmyard. One of those instances was Aug. 9, 2016, the day Colten Boushie was fatally shot.
  Stanley, a 56-year-old farmer, is charged in connection with the death of Boushie, a 22-year-old from Red Pheasant First Nation. Boushie was fatally shot on Stanley’s farm on Aug. 9, 2016 in the RM of Glenside.
  Stanley took the witness stand Monday
  
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• Saskatchewan Huskies weekend wrap: hockey, basketball and volleyball

  05-02-2018 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s how the Saskatchewan Huskies’ hockey, basketball and volleyball teams did this past weekend.
  
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• Dow plunges 1,175 points in worst day for U.S. stocks since 2011

  05-02-2018 21:10
  North American stock indexes extended last week's slump, as the Dow Jones industrial average plunged nearly 1,600 points at one point during Monday's trading session. The Dow finished the day down 1,175.21 points to 24,345.75, or 4.6 per cent.
  
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• ‘Colten Boushie’s death is a tragedy’: Gerald Stanley’s lawyer

  05-02-2018 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Calling Colten Boushie’s death “a tragedy,” Gerald Stanley’s lawyer said it was a “freak accident” that happened during a scary situation.
  
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• Photos: Rush vs. Stealth

  05-02-2018 20:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Rush went against the Vancouver Stealth in lacrosse action at SaskTel Centre, February 3, 2018.
  
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• Photos: Huskies weekend games

  05-02-2018 20:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  The U of S Huskies men played basketball against the Regina Cougars at the PAC, and the Huskies women played hockey against the Alberta Pandas at Rutherford Rink on February 2, 2018.
  
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• Photos: Ride the Hill event

  05-02-2018 20:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Participants snowboarded down the hill during an event supporting the construction of a recreation park for winter and summer use at Diefenbaker Park in Saskatoon, February 3, 2018.
  
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• 'This will be another tight budget,' Premier Moe says

  05-02-2018 20:39 via cbc.ca
  Premier Scott Moe has announced the upcoming budget will be pushed back two weeks to April 10.
  
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• Premier pledges to rework revenue sharing and grants-in-lieu

  05-02-2018 20:39 via cbc.ca
  Premier Scott Moe has announced the upcoming budget will be pushed back two weeks to April 10.
  
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• Son stole truck, father tells Saskatoon police; brother stole SUV, sister reports in unrelated incident

  05-02-2018 20:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two people are each facing multiple charges after a pair of unrelated incidents two hours apart in which a father in one case and a sister in the other reported their vehicles being stolen by members of their respective families.
  In the first incident, a caller told police on Saturday around 9 p.m. that her brother had taken her 2008 Ford Edge without her permission in the 400 block of Tait Court. On Sunday around 5 p.m., another family member told police the stolen vehicle was around Avenue N a
  
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• In his first major speech since being made premier, Scott Moe warned of 'tight budget' coming in April

  05-02-2018 19:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan will face another “tight budget” this year when the document is released on April 10, Premier Scott Moe told delegates at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention Monday.
  He said the budget will contain “details” on grants-in-lieu payments to municipalities, a major concern for the province’s cities, which are gathered in Regina for the annual SUMA meeting.
  “We need a permanent solution to grants-in-lieu,” Moe said. &ldqu
  
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• Drug Costs Reduced dlvr.it/QF7mfm https://t.co/pKTzOlBOvc

  05-02-2018 19:31
  
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• Woman trying to save dogs falls through ice into South Saskatchewan River, rescued by passerby

  05-02-2018 19:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 28-year-old woman was rescued by a passerby after falling in the South Saskatchewan River while trying to rescue dogs from the freezing water.
  On Sunday around 2 p.m. Saskatoon police, ambulance and fire crews responded to the riverbank on the south side of the new North Commuter Parkway and Traffic Bridge, after a woman had fallen through the ice, according to Saskatoon police in a news release.
  The woman was walking dogs when the canines ran onto the ice chasing birds. Two of the dogs fell t
  
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• Saskatchewan Champion Laycock Joins Brier Field dlvr.it/QF7kkW https://t.co/Rbljbz2UMa

  05-02-2018 19:25
  
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• Mandarich Announced as Dog's Breakfast Speaker dlvr.it/QF7ksT https://t.co/im8tfQUDrp

  05-02-2018 19:25
  
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• Money for patients gone, Saskatoon Cancer Centre employee fired

  05-02-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency is reporting a loss of up to $3,750 in public money that was supposed to help patients, and is taking action against a former employee to try and get it back.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: arctic air dominates the forecast

  05-02-2018 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  Arctic air continues to funnel in with extreme cold possible in Saskatoon's weather forecast ahead.
  
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• 3 separate Prince Albert, Sask. crashes result in impaired driving charges

  05-02-2018 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  Three drivers have been charged with impaired driving after three separate crashes in Prince Albert.
  
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• Premier Scott Moe speaks at SUMA Convention in first official address

  05-02-2018 18:58
  Scott Moe spoke to the annual Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Conference on Monday in his first official address as premier.
  
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• Premier Moe announces 2018 budget day

  05-02-2018 18:58
  Premier Scott Moe has announced the province’s 2018 budget will be tabled on April 10.
  
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• Gerald Stanley trial: Sask. farmer accused in Colten Boushie death will testify, says defence

  05-02-2018 18:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  BATTLEFORDS — The death of Colten Boushie and the murder trial of Gerald Stanley come down to a “freak accident” on a terrifying afternoon, the defence lawyer for Stanley told the jury during his opening remarks in his client’s second-degree murder trial.
  Stanley, a 56-year-old Saskatchewan farmer, is charged in connection with the death of Boushie, a 22-year-old from Red Pheasant First Nation. Boushie was fatally shot on Stanley’s farm on Aug. 9, 2016.
  Gerald Stanl
  
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• Strengthening Treaty Education dlvr.it/QF7JTr https://t.co/C9EHgGGBnN

  05-02-2018 18:22
  
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• Respiratory Outbreak in Hafford Special Care Home dlvr.it/QF7JM0 https://t.co/V6mJp6DLZJ

  05-02-2018 18:22
  
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• Court Case For Farmer Charged With Second Degree Murder Continues This Week dlvr.it/QF7JBh https://t.co/LF05Zzq5se

  05-02-2018 18:22
  
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• Art Exhibit: AFTERGLOW – Michel Boutin

  05-02-2018 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  ARTIST TALK & CLOSING RECEPTION:  February 21st, 3:00-4:00pm.  EXHIBITION:  January 27th through February 22nd. Sakewewak Artist Collective from Regina, as part of their annual Storyteller’s Festival, presents this exhibition, MICHEL BOUTIN: AFTERGLOW, at The Gallery/Art Placement Inc. AFTERGLOW – The tradition of Western Landscape painting can be traced to late 17th century Britain.  This “Age...
  
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• Optical illusion led to plane crash that killed Saskatoon mining contractor Leonard Banga

  05-02-2018 18:11 via cbc.ca
  The Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report into a fatal plane crash that claimed the life of a well-known Saskatoon businessperson in 2016.
  
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• SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER

  05-02-2018 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  SAUSAGES  *  COFFEE  *  TEA  *  PANCAKES  * WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE Adults $7.00, Children $4.00, Children under 6 are free.
  
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• Employee allegedly misappropriates funds from Saskatchewan Cancer Agency

  05-02-2018 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  Four losses were reported by health organizations during the third quarter of 2017-18 including funds misappropriated from the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency.
  
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• Respiratory illness outbreak declared at Hafford, Sask., care home

  05-02-2018 17:11 via cbc.ca
  An outbreak has been declared at a Hafford, Sask., care home after eight people came down with "respiratory-like" illnesses.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Heritage important for Farnam Block

  05-02-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Heritage Society has worked hard to raise awareness of the historical importance of Broadway Avenue, mostly through walking tours and articles in our magazine, Saskatoon History Review. This was where it all started — the town site of the original Temperance Colony. One of its key buildings was the Farnam Block.
  Despite attempts to persuade the owners to reuse the building, demolition went ahead, leaving a huge hole in the Broadway streetscape. We were assured the hole would
  
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• Premier Scott Moe discusses Global Transportation Hub, proposed 3.5% public wage rollback

  05-02-2018 16:54 via cbc.ca
  Premier Scott Moe said he won't prevent a forensic audit on the Global Transportation Hub if it comes to that.
  
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• Saskatoon Police Make Arrest After Chase dlvr.it/QF6WMF https://t.co/M7LLJYZcdP

  05-02-2018 16:35
  
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• Saskatoon home sales, prices rise in January: SRAR

  05-02-2018 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  A decline in inventory could boost prices later in the year as SRAR says housing sales and prices in Saskatoon were up to start the year.
  
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• Fairfax Financial Holdings acquires some Carillion Canada assets

  05-02-2018 16:20
  Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has signed a deal to buy part of Carillion Canada, which filed for court protection from creditors last month.
  
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• SUMA to tackle environmental issues, emergency response during annual convention

  05-02-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association's (SUMA) annual convention kicked off Sunday in Regina. This year's theme is 'The Power of Hometowns.'
  
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• Off-duty paramedic honoured for saving longtime friend suffering cardiac arrest

  05-02-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Michael Isely never expected that he would suffer a heart attack, but when the fit 41-year-old was out golfing at a charity event at the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club in June, the unthinkable happened. 
  Looking back, Isely said he hadn’t been feeling very well that day. His symptoms included a minimal amount of chest pressure, but nothing that alarmed him enough to think twice — instead he just brushed it off as stress, or a bad day.
  “I remember everything up until the p
  
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• Impaired driving charges in two separate Saskatoon crashes

  05-02-2018 15:59 via globalnews.ca
  Two separate crashes in Saskatoon has resulted in impaired driving charges against two people.
  
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• Public voting starts in Just Watch Me contest

  05-02-2018 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Four individuals – two from Saskatchewan and two from Manitoba – are the finalists as public voting starts in the Just Watch Me contest for entrepreneurs with disabilities.
  
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• Stolen SUV crashes into vehicle, snowbank before foot chase in Saskatoon

  05-02-2018 15:14 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police say the driver of a stolen vehicle lost control and crashed into a snowbank before fleeing on foot and trying to escape by forcing his way into a home.
  
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• 'It's not safe': Saskatoon pharmacy clients struggling without wheelchair ramp

  05-02-2018 15:10 via cbc.ca
  When Kingsley Chukwu opened up his new pharmacy, he was told by the City of Saskatoon he couldn't build a wheelchair ramp in front of his business.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Feb. 5, 2018

  05-02-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  ‘We need to come to the best decisions on behalf of the people of the province’: Premier Scott Moe on the upcoming budget, education funding and the future of the Sask. Party
  Scott Moe has a lot on his plate. Saskatchewan’s 15th premier must deliver a budget, address concerns lingering a year after the government’s last budget and rebui
  
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• Frustrated but hopeful: Aspen Ridge residents go nearly a month with unusable water

  05-02-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Though many houses in the Aspen Ridge neighbourhood are still under construction or waiting to be sold, the few residents who have already moved into the area have been without usable water since Jan. 10 — meaning that using the water for anything other than flushing the toilet or doing laundry is prohibited. 
  The provincial Water Security Agency first issued restrictions on water use in the neighbourhood after hydrocarbons, a main component of crude oil and natural gas, were found in
  
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• Investing in the Saskatchewan Pension Plan

  05-02-2018 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  Katherine Strutt from the Saskatchewan Pension Plan explains the benefits of investing in the plan as the RRSP deadline approaches.
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest man accused of stealing sister’s SUV

  05-02-2018 14:36 via globalnews.ca
  Man accused of stealing sister’s SUV caught by Saskatoon police after foot chase.
  
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• The big push: Sask.'s Ben Coakwell an Olympian with a long memory

  05-02-2018 14:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Ben Coakwell was nine years old, he settled a dispute, with his legs. 
  His buddy perched on a 10-speed bike. Coakwell, a future Olympic bobsledder, was on foot. They raced to the end of the block, and they raced again, and again.
  “I raced him in first gear, then second, third, fourth, all the way to 10th gear. And I beat him every time,” says Coakwell, who grew up in Moose Jaw. “So they started calling me ’10 Speed.’
  “I didn’t have a bike, and
  
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• Wanuskewin Winter Festival

  05-02-2018 14:23 via globalnews.ca
  Chris Standing talks about a new event taking place at Wanuskewin Heritage Park, the Wanuskewin Winter Festival.
  
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