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• Feds lift all bovine tuberculosis quarantines from Prairie farms

  21-02-2018 22:42
  The federal government says all quarantines imposed on Prairie farms and ranches because of a few cases of bovine tuberculosis have been lifted.
  
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• Could the next Olympics have a Team Indigenous? 2 chiefs think so

  21-02-2018 22:36 via cbc.ca
  Two Canadian chiefs were in Pyeongchang, Korea, last week to speak to Olympic officials about the possibility of entering a team of Indigenous North American athletes at future games.
  
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• Triple the number of extreme cold days this February

  21-02-2018 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  There have been more extreme cold warnings in Saskatchewan this winter than in previous years.
  
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• Remai adds adjunct curator Gerald McMaster

  21-02-2018 22:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  An internationally recognized expert on Indigenous contemporary art has been named as adjunct curator of Remai Modern.
  “Having grown up in Saskatchewan, contributing to Remai Modern is my way of thanking the people of this great province,” McMaster said in a release.
  He is a professor at the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto, specializing in curatorial studies, Indigenous visual history and aesthetics and contemporary Indigenous art. He was born and raised in th
  
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• Muenster moose apparently reluctant to leave Sask. village

  21-02-2018 22:17
  A moose roaming the village of Muenster, Sask., doesn’t appear to be ready to leave.
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP stop vehicle, arrest 3 wanted men

  21-02-2018 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  La Loche RCMP stopped a vehicle in northern Saskatchewan and arrested three wanted men on Tuesday.
  
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• Flu cases levelling out in Saskatchewan

  21-02-2018 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  In January, Saskatchewan saw more than 1,000 new lab-confirmed flu cases - putting the total number of influenza cases at more than 2,200 since September.
  
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• Pack of Dogs Running With Canada West Hockey Elite dlvr.it/QHHw2p https://t.co/X4yTxWBfjs

  21-02-2018 22:02
  
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• Weddings will not be cancelled after fire at historic homestead, says owner

  21-02-2018 21:59 via cbc.ca
  Panic has turned to relief for some Saskatchewan couples who feared they would have to find a new wedding venue after a fire destroyed an old homestead southeast of the city on Tuesday.
  
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• Saskatoon police search for suspect after parking lot shooting

  21-02-2018 21:49 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police are searching for a suspect after shots were fired in a parking lot at Preston Crossing. Police say the victim is not overly co-operative.
  
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• Photos: New Hilltops clubhouse

  21-02-2018 21:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a photo tour of the new Saskatoon Hilltops clubhouse, which officially opened February 20, 2018.
  
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• Sask. and Alta. tied for highest provincial percentage of long-term jobs unfilled in 2016, StatsCan says

  21-02-2018 21:25 via cbc.ca
  While many Saskatchewan and Alberta residents struggle to find employment, data released by Statistics Canada suggests there are opportunities in management, health, and science sectors — and these jobs are taking a long time to be filled.
  
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• Sask. and Alta. tied for highest provincial percentage of long-term jobs unfilled in 2016, Stats Can says

  21-02-2018 21:25 via cbc.ca
  While many Saskatchewan and Alberta residents struggle to find employment, data released by Statistics Canada suggests there are opportunities in management, health, and science sectors — and these jobs are taking a long time to be filled.
  
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• Saskatoon group home files unfair labour practice application over workers' job action - CBC.ca

  21-02-2018 21:08
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  Saskatoon group home files unfair labour practice application over workers' job action
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  Saskatoon's Elmwood Residences filed an unfair labour practice application on Tuesday with the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board to stop what it says is "illegal strike action" by its unionized workers. The company also filed an application for ...
  
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• Amati Quartet's new album dedicated to Marla Cole

  21-02-2018 20:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  Marla Cole’s dream lives on in a new album by the University of Saskatchewan Amati Quartet.
  The Saskatoon violinist died in September after a long battle with breast cancer. But her legacy will include the recording From the Heart, which she described as “a collection of evocative slow movements in the string quartet repertoire. These are the movements that fire our emotions. They make us weep as we listen, and pluck on our heart strings as we recall the passionate moments in our liv
  
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• Ryan Meili has raised more money than Trent Wotherspoon in Sask. NDP leadership race

  21-02-2018 20:55 via cbc.ca
  As the Saskatchewan NDP leadership convention approaches, the latest fundraising numbers for the two nominees have been released.
  
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• Saskatoon police Taser ‘combative’ man in Riversdale

  21-02-2018 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police say officers had to Taser a confrontational man after an assault in Riversdale.
  
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• Police Use CEW in Arrest dlvr.it/QHH4Dg https://t.co/2UMP29aUJK

  21-02-2018 19:48
  
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• Prince Albert carjacker caught on video

  21-02-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  A suspect in a Prince Albert carjacking may have been caught on video.
  
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• Keep marijuana away from pets, local veterinarians warn

  21-02-2018 19:26
  As legalization of marijuana nears in Canada, local veterinarians are warning people to keep pot away from pets.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -50 wind chills hit Saskatchewan

  21-02-2018 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Wind chills plunged into the -50s in parts of Saskatchewan, but there is a warm up on the way in Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• Country Thunder music festival bans large bags from gated areas

  21-02-2018 19:15 via cbc.ca
  Country Thunder will now prohibit people from bringing large bags like coolers, backpacks and purses into the gated area at the music festival.
  
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• Prince Albert Pair Put Huskies on All-Canada West Teams dlvr.it/QHGsC3 https://t.co/rG0LqcFQsg

  21-02-2018 19:14
  
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• VIDEO: Prince Albert police release video of potential suspect in July armed robbery

  21-02-2018 19:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Prince Albert Police Service has released a video of a woman believed to be involved in an alleged armed carjacking from this summer.
  The incident, which happened on the night of July 27, 2017, took place when a man picked up two women needing a ride in the 500 Block of 1300 Street East.
  After several stops with the two passengers, the women allegedly threatened the man with a knife and a handgun, taking the man’s vehicle.
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• Two men charged, Taser deployed following early morning assault

  21-02-2018 18:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two men are facing charges and a Taser was deployed following the alleged assault of two men in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
  According to a police news release, at roughly 3:30 a.m. officers were called to a home in the 400 Block of Ave. C South for reports of two people being assaulted.
  When officers arrived, they located two suspects nearby. A 39-year-old man was arrested without incident while another 35-year-old man was reported to be “confrontational and combative with office
  
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• Custody battle over Indigenous children ignites cultural tug of war

  21-02-2018 18:48 via cbc.ca
  A southern Alberta First Nation says Canada continues to inflict historical wrongs on Indigenous communities by placing Indigenous children in white homes, pointing to a child custody battle now before the courts.
  
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• Police arrest 2 men, Taser 1 of them after assault call in Saskatoon

  21-02-2018 18:45 via cbc.ca
  Two men are in custody and two others received minor injuries during an alleged assault in Saskatoon early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Name suggestion for new Traffic Bridge sparks discussion at Saskatoon council

  21-02-2018 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  A suggestion to rename the new Traffic Bridge stirred up some discussion at Saskatoon city council.
  
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• SaskPower Satisfied With First Phase of Smart Meter Tests dlvr.it/QHGcHv https://t.co/bl62r1DBZA

  21-02-2018 18:39
  
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• Train carrying potash derails in southwestern Saskatchewan; some diesel spills

  21-02-2018 18:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Cleanup crews are dealing with a train derailment in southwestern Saskatchewan.
  The provincial government says a dozen cars carrying potash jumped the tracks about 10 kilometres west of Swift Current on Tuesday night.
  Five of the cars on the Canadian Pacific Railway train stayed upright, while seven rolled on their sides.
  The province says the train’s rear locomotive also left the tracks and leaked some diesel fuel.
  Potash, a key Saskatchewan export that is mai
  
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• Two Arrested - CEW Deployment - 400 block Ave C South

  21-02-2018 18:20 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two men are facing charges following an assault and subsequent CEW deployment by Police.At approximately 3:30 a.m., February 21, 2018, Police received a report that two persons were being assaulted at a residence in the 400 block of Avenue C South.  Responding officers located two suspects nearby.  A 39 year old male was arrested without incident.  The second man, a 35 year old, was confrontational and combative with officers.  A conducted energy weapon was deployed and the m
  
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• Train Derailment Near Swift Current dlvr.it/QHGMR1 https://t.co/zcVje0M5NR

  21-02-2018 18:06
  
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• Sask. extends cease trade order over possible bitcoin scheme

  21-02-2018 18:05 via cbc.ca
  The province has extended a cease trade order against a Dubai-based bitcoin marketing company until June.
  
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• SaskPower expanding smart meter installation

  21-02-2018 17:52
  SaskPower is expanding its smart meter installation program to more commercial and industrials customers across Saskatchewan.
  
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• Serena Ryder finds Utopia on the road

  21-02-2018 17:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Serena Ryder
  Saturday, Feb. 24
  Third Avenue United Church
  SOLD OUT
  Five years between albums is a long time. Ontario artist Serena Ryder knows that. But following up 2012’s massively successful Harmony was a daunting task. 
  The album yielded the triple-platinum (and counting) single Stompa, as well its radio staple followup What I Wouldn’t Do. Both songs are still in heavy rotation.
  Both the leadoff hyper-hooky Got Your Number — call it Ryder’s response to
  
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• Getting out of a gang

  21-02-2018 17:34 via globalnews.ca
  Last year Statistics Canada released a report showing that Regina has the higher per capita crime rates among all major Canadian cities. But there’s an effort to change that in Regina, and it isn’t by law enforcement, but rather the people who have lived a criminal lifestyle. Marney Blunt has that story.
  
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• Country Thunder Organizers Step Up Security dlvr.it/QHG6gH https://t.co/RD0wtQ6WEH

  21-02-2018 17:32
  
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• Letter of the Day: Access Transit a valuable service

  21-02-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Access Transit is a service of the Saskatoon Transit System for persons with disabilities who are wheelchair bound, use walkers or have general mobility issues. The majority of passengers appear to be elderly.
  It is essential to make this city easier for seniors to enjoy. Often enjoyment focuses on the ability to get around. Two notable current improvements for the disabled are wheelchair ramps at street corners throughout Saskatoon, and Access Transit.
  Access Transit is an excellent service whi
  
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• Where does Canada rank on the list of world's most powerful passports?

  21-02-2018 16:37
  According to a global survey released on Tuesday, the Canadian passport strengthened modestly against its travel document rivals last year.
  
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• Impact in Saskatchewan of federal supercluster investment

  21-02-2018 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  Ag-West Bio president and CEO Wilf Keller on how Saskatchewan producers and companies will benefit from the federal protein supercluster funding.
  
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• More cases of flu through 1st week of February than all of last flu season in Saskatchewan

  21-02-2018 15:55 via cbc.ca
  The number of confirmed flu cases in Saskatchewan is up more than 90 per cent in the last month — there were 1,143 confirmed cases as of Jan. 6 and the number of cases sits at 2,227 as of Feb. 10.
  
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• Flu numbers in Saskatchewan nearly double in last month

  21-02-2018 15:55 via cbc.ca
  The number of confirmed flu cases in Saskatchewan is up more than 90 per cent in the last month — there were 1,143 confirmed cases as of Jan. 6 and the number of cases sits at 2,227 as of Feb. 10.
  
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• Parts of Saskatchewan under extreme cold warning

  21-02-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  An extreme cold warning is in place for parts of Saskatchewan, including Saskatoon, with wind chills in the -40 to -45 range.
  
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• Extreme cold warnings ended in Saskatchewan

  21-02-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  An extreme cold warning that was in place for parts of Saskatchewan has been lifted.
  
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• Train derails west of Swift Current; clean up could take a few days

  21-02-2018 15:32 via globalnews.ca
  Crews are in clean-up mode after a train carrying potash derailed just outside Swift Current on Tuesday night.
  
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• Real Estate YXE: trends in Saskatoon’s real estate market

  21-02-2018 15:14 via globalnews.ca
  Heather Kehoe from the Turnkey Group in Saskatoon with a look at current trends in the city’s real estate market.
  
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• Union fires back after care home operator deems job action 'illegal'

  21-02-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  One of Saskatchewan’s largest labour unions is firing back after a Saskatoon group home operator blasted some of its employees for undertaking an “illegal” job action.”
  Service Employees International Union (SEIU-West) vice president Neil Colmin said Elmwood Residences Inc.’s claim that the strike notice violates the province’s essential services legislation is groundless.
  “We have done everything accordingly. Now it appears that they are trying to use t
  
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• Team Canada gets past Finland, faces Germany next in Olympic hockey semifinal

  21-02-2018 15:00
  Maxim Noreau's goal early in the third period moved Team Canada into the Olympic men's hockey semifinals with a 1-0 win over Finland.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Feb. 21, 2018

  21-02-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Rebuilt span will keep Traffic Bridge name, council decides
  Saskatoon city council voted to keep the name Traffic Bridge on the rebuilt river span, but kept open the possibility of a separate name for its walkways. For Coun. Darren Hill, that represented a partial victory after he spoke strongly Tuesday in favour of keeping the bridge name, rather than conside
  
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• Pre-teen Saskatchewan hockey player shows 'class and respect … we should all aspire to'

  21-02-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  In the midst of a highly-competitive, late-season contest, a pre-teen hockey player chose doing what was right over what was easy.
  The easy would have been to take credit, no questions asked, for a goal that would put his Melfort Mustangs peewee AA squad up on the Saskatoon Thunder. What was right: telling his coach and the referee that he clearly saw the puck did not cross the goal line.
  “This young man exhibited a level of class and respect for the game that we should all aspire to,
  
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