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• United Nations rep. surprised by 'lack of trust' between Indigenous community and Sask. authorities

  13-02-2018 23:47 via cbc.ca
  The head of the United Nations branch dedicated to ending AIDS globally says the biggest surprise from his visit to Saskatoon this week was the “lack of trust” between Indigenous people and authorities.
  
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• Yorkton Exhibition launches VR look at oat production

  13-02-2018 23:34
  The Yorkton Exhibition Association launched a 360 degree virtual reality video to celebrate Canada's Agriculture Day on February 13.
  
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• There has been no shortage of jury-fix ideas over the decades, but reform remains elusive

  13-02-2018 23:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  TORONTO — The acquittal in the Colten Boushie killing that has angered many Indigenous people and sparked criticism from the federal justice minister has cast a harsh spotlight on Canada’s criminal jury system whose shortcomings, particularly in cases involving minorities, have been well documented over the decades.
  No law mandates the makeup of juries as long as, the Supreme Court has found, they are “representative” of the community — a fuzzy concept at best.
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• Firearm Incident At Bedford Road Collegiate dlvr.it/QGDwZG https://t.co/jROt4t6N8I

  13-02-2018 23:27
  
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• ‘It runs in the blood’: Family gives Ben Hebert his curling start

  13-02-2018 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  Curling in Saskatchewan is synonymous with drinking large amounts of beer and spending hours upon hours in small-town rinks with family, creating long lines of curlers in the process.The latter holds true for Regina-native Ben Hebert, a product of his curling bloodline.
  
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• Firearm Incident At Beford Road Collegiate dlvr.it/QGDlGj https://t.co/sa9zHN7qWO

  13-02-2018 22:52
  
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• Mourners of Colten Boushie gather in Fredericton

  13-02-2018 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Feb 13: A vigil was held outside Fredericton city hall Monday night as a show of solidarity for Colten Boushie’s family and to highlight systemic problems . Adrienne South reports tonight.
  
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• Boushie supporters in Saskatoon to march to courthouse from campus

  13-02-2018 22:07
  A march in support of Colten Boushie’s family is expected to shut down a portion of Saskatoon’s University Bridge this afternoon.
  
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• Boushie supporters in Saskatoon march to courthouse from campus

  13-02-2018 22:07
  A march in support of Colten Boushie’s family shut down a portion of Saskatoon’s University Bridge on Tuesday.
  
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• Family of Colten Boushie praises ‘productive’ meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

  13-02-2018 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  Speaking to reporters in Ottawa Tuesday, the family of slain 22-year-old Colten Boushie praised what they called a “productive” meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the not guilty verdict in the trial of the man who had been accused of murdering their son.
  
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• ‘Even though people say it wasn’t about race, it was’: Boushie family

  13-02-2018 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  Members of Colten Boushie’s family spoke to the media in Ottawa Tuesday following a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They said changes need to be made to prevent “deep-seeded racism.”
  
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• Colten Boushie’s family demands changes in the system

  13-02-2018 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Colten Boushie’s family spoke to the media Tuesday following a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They said changes need to be made to the justice system.
  
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• Three Arrested - Firearm Incident - 700 block Bedford Road

  13-02-2018 21:33 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Three males are in custody following an incident at a school in the 700 block of Bedford Road.Police were called to the school just before 1 p.m., Feburary 13, 2018.  Staff had confronted three male youth who had entered the building.  One of the males was armed with an airsoft pistol resembling a handgun.  The three were brought into custody without incident and charges including possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace and carrying a concealed weapon are no
  
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• Regina native Zack Evans returning to the Riders

  13-02-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed national defensive lineman Zack Evans.
  
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• Forum encourages HIV prevention, treatment

  13-02-2018 21:28
  Managing HIV and AIDS rates in Indigenous communities is the focus of a forum in Saskatoon this week.
  
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• Evans and Clark in, Leonard, Demsky and Dennis out in Riderville dlvr.it/QGD9SL

  13-02-2018 21:12
  Evans and Clark in, Leonard, Demsky and Dennis out in Riderville dlvr.it/QGD9SL
  
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• Morneau will table next federal budget on Feb. 27

  13-02-2018 21:04
  Finance Minister Bill Morneau will introduce the federal government's next budget on Feb. 27 as the country faces persistent uncertainty around trade and competitiveness.
  
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• NDP calls Boushie verdict a ‘crisis of trust’

  13-02-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  NDP MP Georgina Jolibois asked justice ministerJody Wilson-Raybould once again Tuesday what the Liberals plan to do to ensure Indigenous Peoples are “treated fairly in the Canadian justice system.”
  
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• SARM seeks better relations with Saskatchewan’s Indigenous people

  13-02-2018 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities is calling for consideration, patience and understanding following the acquittal of Gerald Stanley.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: massive warm-up for 1 day only

  13-02-2018 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  Massive warm-up for one day only before arctic air surges back into Saskatoon’s weather forecast for Valentine’s Day! Peter Quinlan has more.
  
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• Colten Boushie verdict: Door open to eliminating peremptory challenges, justice minister suggests

  13-02-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is not ruling out potential changes to eliminating the use of peremptory challenges in the justice system following the acquittal by an all-white jury of a white farmer in the shooting death of a young Cree man.
  
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• Saskatoon's Broadway District businesses question bus rapid transit plan

  13-02-2018 20:08 via cbc.ca
  The idea of using Broadway Avenue as one of the routes for a new bus rapid transit system in Saskatoon is raising some eyebrows.
  
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• Speed of NAFTA talks has meant limited progress, Canada's top negotiator says

  13-02-2018 20:06
  The ongoing effort to rescue and revamp NAFTA has made only limited progress because U.S. officials at the table find themselves hamstrung by the demands of the Trump White House and the talks are taking place too quickly, Canada's chief negotiator says.
  
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• Rural group seeks better relations with Saskatchewan's Indigenous people

  13-02-2018 19:55
  An organization that bills itself as the voice of rural Saskatchewan is calling for consideration, patience and understanding following the acquittal of a farmer in the shooting death of a young Indigenous man.
  
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• Traffic Restrictions With Indigenous Students' Rally dlvr.it/QGCW4h https://t.co/aGMOySN4HE

  13-02-2018 19:27
  
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• Taxpayers' Ombudsman Touching Base With Saskatchewan dlvr.it/QGCW32 https://t.co/lR7P6FaGsD

  13-02-2018 19:27
  
  Taxpayers' Ombudsman Touching Base With Saskatchewan dlvr.it/QGCW32 https://t.co/lR7P6FaGsD
  
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• Federal NDP Leader Considers Peremptory Challenges For Jury Selection dlvr.it/QGCW4Q https://t.co/mNLeGce50L

  13-02-2018 19:27
  
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• Saskatoon, Regina fastest growing metropolitan areas in country: Stats Canada

  13-02-2018 19:23
  A new report by Statistics Canada shows that Saskatoon and Regina are the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country.
  
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• Saskatoon and Regina are the two fastest growing metropolitan areas in Canada: report

  13-02-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  A new report from Statistics Canada shows Saskatoon and Regina the two fastest growing metropolitan areas, and are among the youngest cities in the country.
  
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• There have been no shortage of jury-fix ideas over the decades, but reform remains elusive

  13-02-2018 18:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  TORONTO — The acquittal in the Colten Boushie killing that has angered many Indigenous people and sparked criticism from the justice minister has cast a harsh spotlight on Canada’s criminal jury system whose shortcomings, particularly in cases involving minorities, have been well documented over the decades.
  No law mandates the make-up of juries as long as, the Supreme Court has found, they are “representative” of the community — a fuzzy concept at best.
  Members of
  
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• We don't have to agree with jury's decision in Gerald Stanley case, but we must respect it

  13-02-2018 18:30 via cbc.ca
  The shooting of Colten Boushie truly polarized many in the province and indeed the country. While we don't have to agree with the jury's decision to find Gerald Stanley not guilty in Boushie's death, we must respect it, according to defence lawyer Brian Pfefferle.
  
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• Colten Boushie verdict: Lack of Indigenous jurors reduces confidence in courts, Jagmeet Singh says

  13-02-2018 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  Singh, formerly a criminal defence lawyer, said "we didn’t have justice for Colten" and neither were concerns among Indigenous people about racism in the justice system adequately addressed.
  
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• Saskatoon, Regina led national growth rate in 2017

  13-02-2018 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's two largest cities continue to lead the country in population growth.
  
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• Trudeau’s comments on Boushie case may have ‘tainted’ a potential appeal process: lawyer

  13-02-2018 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  Justin Trudeau is under fire after comments he made about the controversial Colten Boushie trial, with a certified criminal defence specialist saying the prime minister's words could have a corrosive effect on a potential appeal process.
  
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• Colten Boushie's family met with justice, public safety ministers before Trudeau

  13-02-2018 18:11 via cbc.ca
  The family of Colten Boushie meets with Canada's justice and public safety ministers and will sit down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later today in the aftermath of a not guilty verdict in their relative's shooting death.
  
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• Boushie family promised 'concrete changes' in meetings with Trudeau, ministers

  13-02-2018 18:11 via cbc.ca
  Colten Boushie's family says they believe the Liberal government will go the distance to change what they see as systemic problems with Canada's justice system in the simmering aftermath of his shooting death.
  
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• Boushie aftermath points to need for justice system reform, says Wilson-Raybould

  13-02-2018 18:11 via cbc.ca
  Concerns raised in the aftermath of a not-guilty verdict in Colten Boushie's shooting death highlight the need to reform the justice system, says Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould.
  
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• Traffic Advisory - University Bridge/Spadina Crescent

  13-02-2018 18:10 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service is encouraging motorists to consider traffic restrictions which will be in place late this afternoon affecting the University Bridge and Spadina Crescent.The SPS will be restricting traffic to allow for a march beginning at approximately 4:30 p.m., February 13, 2018.  The march is scheduled to begin on the University of Saskatchewan campus.  March participants  will travel to College Drive, across the University Bridge where westbound lanes will be clo
  
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• No shortage on jury-fix ideas over the decades, but reform elusive

  13-02-2018 18:07
  The acquittal in the Colten Boushie killing that has angered many Indigenous people and sparked criticism from the justice minister has cast a harsh spotlight on Canada's criminal jury system whose shortcomings, particularly in cases involving minorities, have been well documented over the decades.
  
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• Focus Saskatchewan: Feb 10

  13-02-2018 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  Focus Saskatchewan: Feb 10
  
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• 'It could have been me:' Some farmers support acquittal of Gerald Stanley in Colten Boushie shooting death

  13-02-2018 17:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Mark Pashovitz believes he and other Saskatchewan farmers are easy targets.
  They live in rural, isolated areas where it often takes police longer to respond to crimes. And their farm vehicles and equipment are tempting for thieves.
  That’s why he said he recently donated $1,000 to an online fundraiser to help pay the legal bills of Gerald Stanley, a white farmer acquitted last week of murder in the 2016 shooting death of a 22-year-old Cree man.
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  A jury heard that Colten Boushi
  
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• Singh: NDP considering pledge to do away with so-called peremptory challenges

  13-02-2018 17:50
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is considering whether his party should push to abolish the use of so-called peremptory challenges in the jury selection process.
  
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• Surfaces to be supreme at Gordie Howe Sports Complex dlvr.it/QGBbrw https://t.co/mCFejhSr95

  13-02-2018 17:13
  
  Surfaces to be supreme at Gordie Howe Sports Complex dlvr.it/QGBbrw https://t.co/mCFejhSr95
  
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• Saskatchewan justice minister says government has 'taken nothing off the table' after Stanley acquittal

  13-02-2018 17:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan’s justice minister says the government has “taken nothing off the table” regarding possible reforms in the aftermath of Gerald Stanley’s acquittal in the shooting death of Colten Boushie. 
  “We want to hear from First Nations leaders, but I think the comments that people are making that they want to see more Indigenous people involved in the system is a fair comment,” Justice Minister Don Morgan told reporters Monday in Saskatoon.
  Stanley, 56,
  
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• Photos: Huskies vs. Cougars in hockey

  13-02-2018 17:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  The U of S Huskies went against the Mount Royal University Cougars in CIS hockey at Rutherford Rink in Saskatoon, February 10, 2018. The Huskies defeated the Cougars 7-2.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Wall and Sask. Party weakened province

  13-02-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party have let Saskatchewan down. Brad Wall’s strongest suit was his ability to talk; his slick talk was followed by mismanagement and reckless spending.
  Look at the facts:
  In 2007, the NDP left Brad Wall with $2.5 billion in the rainy day fund, a shrinking provincial debt, a booming economy, and the fastest growing population of any province. Wall was handed everything — and he blew it. Wall spent the entire $2.5 billion fund during 10 years of record
  
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• Trudeau to meet with Boushie family in aftermath of Gerald Stanley verdict

  13-02-2018 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  A spokesman for Justin Trudeau says the prime minister is looking forward to listening to Colten Boushie’s family.
  
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• Jagmeet Singh says ‘justice was not served’ in Gerald Stanley verdict

  13-02-2018 16:18 via globalnews.ca
  NDP leader Jagmeet Singh told reporters in Ottawa Tuesday that in his opinion, “justice was not served” to the family of Colten Boushie following the not guilty verdict for Gerald Stanley.
  
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• Downtown development incentives could be expanded elsewhere

  13-02-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Incentives to encourage development in downtown Saskatoon could one day be expanded to other parts of the city.
  A city council committee on Monday agreed to hear back in about 12 months from the city administration on using similar incentives in business districts like Broadway and Riversdale.
  Council’s planning, development and community services committee heard several incentives have been devised to make downtown development more attractive.
  These include a cash grant equivalent to a fi
  
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• Saskatoon river ice rescue proves to be false alarm

  13-02-2018 15:55 via cbc.ca
  Police and water rescue were called to investigate a black object on the river ice near the Broadway Bridge Tuesday morning.
  
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