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• Saskatoon police lay 80+ graffiti charges against teen boy - CBC.ca - CBC.ca

  02-03-2018 23:55
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  Saskatoon police say a teen graffiti artist is responsible for more than 80 graffiti 'tags' throughout the city.
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• Saskatoon police lay 80+ graffiti charges against teen boy

  02-03-2018 23:55 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police say a teen graffiti artist is responsible for more than 80 graffiti 'tags' throughout the city.
  
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• Sask. Pulse Growers expect 'modest impact' from India chickpea tariff

  02-03-2018 23:44
  India’s new chickpea tariff will have minimal impact on Canadian farmers, according to Saskatchewan Pulse Growers.
  
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• MLA Kevin Doherty Resigns From Politics dlvr.it/QJVsRm https://t.co/BDhIQGvggc

  02-03-2018 22:59
  
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• Pulse industry worries about precedent as India slaps 60% tariff on chickpeas

  02-03-2018 22:50 via cbc.ca
  Canadian pulse farmers are bracing as India's import tariff on chickpeas went up from 44 per cent to 60 per cent overnight.
  
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• SaskPower apologizing after memo sent out with questionable language

  02-03-2018 22:37
  SaskPower is apologizing to its staff and the public after a memo was sent out with questionable language.
  
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• Teen faces more than 80 mischief charges connected to graffiti across Saskatoon

  02-03-2018 22:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 16-year-old boy faces more than 80 charges of mischief in connection with dozens of graffiti crimes in Saskatoon.
  On Oct. 31, 2017, police investigators identified a boy believed to be responsible for graffiti on a door in the 100 block of 33rd Street East, police said Friday in a news release.
  After further investigation by detectives in the general investigations section, police believe the same teen was responsible for around 80 other similar incidents dating back to November 2015 in the Nu
  
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• Sask. Medical Cannabis Association calls for moratorium on dispensary raids

  02-03-2018 22:09 via cbc.ca
  The co-founder of the Saskatchewan Medical Cannabis Association is calling for a moratorium on dispensary raids.
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP to hold town hall meetings in rural communities

  02-03-2018 22:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan RCMP are planning town hall meetings in Biggar and Perdue next week.
  The national police force says the meetings are not a response to unrest or worry following the shooting death of Colten Boushie and subsequent acquittal of Gerald Stanley, who farmed nearby. 
  Staff Sgt. Rob Embry said each detachment in the province will hold a town hall, with the aim of outlining the force’s rural crime strategies and soliciting feedback and suggestions from each community’s
  
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• Wotherspoon touts experience in bid to lead Saskatchewan NDP

  02-03-2018 22:00
  Trent Wotherspoon is touting his political experience in his bid to lead the Saskatchewan NDP.
  
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• Wild card game adds twist to 2018 Tim Hortons Brier

  02-03-2018 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  It’s a tradition as old as the Volvo automobile, and even older than the first notch carved in Mount Rushmore. In 1927, eight teams competed over three days in the first-ever Macdonald Brier Tankard at the Granite Curling Club in Toronto, ON. Almost every year after that Canada’s top men’s curling teams have met on...
  
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• Former Saskatchewan cabinet minister Kevin Doherty resigns seat in legislature

  02-03-2018 21:48
  Former Saskatchewan cabinet minister Kevin Doherty says he will resign his seat in the legislature effective March 12.
  
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• Former finance minister Kevin Doherty resigning

  02-03-2018 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Party MLA Kevin Doherty is resigning his seat to pursue “an opportunity in the private sector".
  
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• Rush seek success against Stealth at SaskTel Centre dlvr.it/QJVLg7 https://t.co/EdMAsyeJ1S

  02-03-2018 21:16
  
  Rush seek success against Stealth at SaskTel Centre dlvr.it/QJVLg7 https://t.co/EdMAsyeJ1S
  
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• MLA Kevin Doherty announces he's leaving politics

  02-03-2018 21:11 via cbc.ca
  Kevin Doherty, a former Saskatchewan finance minister and the MLA for Regina Northeast, announced Friday he is leaving politics for an opportunity in the private sector.
  
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• Youth facing 80+ Mischief Charges Following Graffiti Investigation

  02-03-2018 21:05 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A male youth is facing over 80 Mischief charges following an investigation into graffiti by Detectives with the SPS General Investigations Section.On October 31, 2017, Police identified a male youth responsible for graffiti mischief on a door in the 100 block of 33rd Street East. Further investigation found that the youth was responsible for approximately 80 other similar incidents stemming back to November 2015.The incidents of graffiti took place across Saskatoon, including in the Nutana,
  
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• Indigenous hockey player Ethan Bear makes NHL debut with great fanfare

  02-03-2018 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  Several dozen proud and excited fans attended the game in Edmonton to cheer on defenceman Ethan Bear as he made his NHL debut with the Oilers.
  
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• Sask. law falls short when it comes to protecting wildlife: prof

  02-03-2018 20:38 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's Wildlife Act turns 20 this year but one professor says it fails in making habitat a priority.
  
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• RCMP investigating video showing confrontation between officers, females

  02-03-2018 20:14
  The Saskatchewan RCMP says it’s investigating a video posted online showing a confrontation between four females and two RCMP officers in Pelican Narrows.
  
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• Opposition blames Trudeau's India trip for spike in chickpea tariffs

  02-03-2018 19:59
  The official Opposition is pointing to India's decision to raise tariffs on chickpeas as the latest evidence that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent trip to that country ended up doing more harm than good.
  
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• It's not us, it's them: Why Canada has nothing to do with India's new chickpea tariff

  02-03-2018 19:59
  India’s new chickpea tariff was presented by Conservatives Friday as more evidence of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s bungled trip to India. But industry insiders say the global trade measure has a built-in exemption for the specific type of chickpeas Canada exports to India.
  
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• With Olympic aspirations, Saskatoon hoopsters heading to 3×3 World Cup as Team Canada

  02-03-2018 19:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  The names on the back of the jerseys remain the same — Mike Linklater, Michael Lieffers, Nolan Brudehl and Steve Sir — but the logo on the front has a new red-and-white look to it.
  Linklater, Lieffers, Brudehl and Sir have been globetrotting in recent summers on the International Basketball Federation’s 3×3 World Tour as Team Saskatoon. In June, they will compete under the national logo for the first time as Team Canada in the 40-team FIBA 3×3 World Cup in Manila, P
  
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• With Olympic aspirations, Saskatoon hoopsters heading to 3x3 World Cup as Team Canada - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-03-2018 19:37
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  With Olympic aspirations, Saskatoon hoopsters heading to 3x3 World Cup as Team Canada
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  As the Winter Olympics zipped along, Michael Linklater got to thinking about the Summer Olympics. The Saskatoon hoops player, who become a Games hopeful after three-on-three basketball was officially named an Olympic sport last year, has rings in his ...
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• CBC's Political Panel discusses PST, civil service cuts and carbon tax

  02-03-2018 19:35 via cbc.ca
  CBC's Adam Hunter and Regina Leader-Post columnist Murray Mandryk discuss the politics of the week.
  
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• Team Saskatoon representing Canada at 2018 FIBA 3×3 World Cup

  02-03-2018 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  Team Saskatoon will be the first Canadian team to play at FIBA 3x3 World Cup tournament.
  
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• Photos: The Week in Photos (Feb. 23 – March 1)

  02-03-2018 19:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a look at some of the best StarPhoenix pictures from the past week in and around Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon's summer will heat up again with 3X3 basketball dlvr.it/QJTcht https://t.co/Zb2MAMBLyB

  02-03-2018 19:02
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: Feb. 24 – March 2

  02-03-2018 18:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• Team Saskatoon to represent Canada at FIBA 3-on-3 World Cup

  02-03-2018 18:31 via cbc.ca
  Team Saskatoon will represent Canada at the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, Canada Basketball announced Friday. The 40-team event will run June 8-12 in Manila, Philippines.
  
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• Winter storm warnings issued in Saskatoon, west-central Sask. areas

  02-03-2018 18:24
  Environment Canada is warning of a winter storm expected to hit areas in Saskatchewan’s west-central regions, including Saskatoon.
  
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• Winter storm warning for Saskatoon, central Sask.

  02-03-2018 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for Saskatoon and central Saskatchewan for 10 to 15 centimetres of snow and strong wind.
  
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• Sask. player Ethan Bear makes NHL debut

  02-03-2018 17:59
  WHL champion and Saskatchewan product Ethan Bear made his NHL debut on Thursday night.
  
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• SGEU Says Job Cuts Will be Costly dlvr.it/QJTCq9 https://t.co/FmcxIBGxFS

  02-03-2018 17:54
  
  SGEU Says Job Cuts Will be Costly dlvr.it/QJTCq9 https://t.co/FmcxIBGxFS
  
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• Nicole Sarauer's Leadership Comes to an End dlvr.it/QJTCt7 https://t.co/OTJrwee0B4

  02-03-2018 17:54
  
  Nicole Sarauer's Leadership Comes to an End dlvr.it/QJTCt7 https://t.co/OTJrwee0B4
  
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• Don't Toss It Away - Take It To A Repair Cafe dlvr.it/QJTCth https://t.co/7Cft4kmRmF

  02-03-2018 17:54
  
  Don't Toss It Away - Take It To A Repair Cafe dlvr.it/QJTCth https://t.co/7Cft4kmRmF
  
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• Canada seeks exemption to Trump's steel tariffs, vows retaliation

  02-03-2018 17:49 via cbc.ca
  Canada is seeking an exemption to any new U.S. trade restrictions on aluminum and steel, and vowing to retaliate if slapped with any new tariffs.
  
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• Trudeau calls Trump's plan for tariffs on steel, aluminum 'unacceptable'

  02-03-2018 17:46
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling Donald Trump's plans for whopping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports an "unacceptable" move that will have "significant and serious" economic ramifications on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.
  
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• 5 arrested, firearm seized in high-risk Saskatoon traffic stop - Globalnews.ca

  02-03-2018 17:38
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  5 arrested, firearm seized in high-risk Saskatoon traffic stop
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  Saskatoon police say five people are in custody after a high-risk traffic stop Friday morning. A patrol officer had stopped a suspicious vehicle at 33rd Street West and Avenue H North at around 7:40 a.m. CT. READ MORE: Man shot in Saskatoon during ...
  
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• 5 arrested, firearm seized in high-risk Saskatoon traffic stop

  02-03-2018 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police seize firearm, arrest five, in high-risk traffic stop.
  
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• Team Saskatoon to represent Canada at basketball's 3x3 World Cup

  02-03-2018 17:27
  Team Saskatoon will represent Canada at the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, Canada Basketball announced Friday.
  
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• Government’s deficit smaller than forecast in third quarter financial report

  02-03-2018 17:23
  The Saskatchewan government says it is forecasting a smaller deficit for the third quarter financial report this year.
  
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• Deficit Lower Than Forecast dlvr.it/QJT0j5 https://t.co/aDWvZzCXza

  02-03-2018 17:20
  
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• School board wraps investigation into death of 5-year-old found in pond

  02-03-2018 17:02 via cbc.ca
  It's been six months since the death of kindergarten student Ahmedsadiq Elmmi near École Dundonald School.
  
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• City to host pond safety meetings with Dundonald parents in wake of 5-year-old's death

  02-03-2018 17:02 via cbc.ca
  It's been six months since kindergarten student Ahmedsadiq Elmmi was found in a pond near École Dundonald School.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Recycling list keeps getting shorter

  02-03-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ok, now city council has banned plastic bags from our recycle bins. Also they are looking at banning glass and black plastic as well.
  Why are we being forced to pay for recycling when they ban a good percentage of what goes into the bins now? Why stop there? Why doesn’t city council go ahead and ban plastic milk jugs and flyers as well? It’s just a matter of time at this rate and most of what we recycle will be banned.
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• Saskatchewan’s deficit projection up $13.6 million: report

  02-03-2018 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan's deficit has climbed $13.6 million to $595 million from the province's mid-year financial update.
  
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• Police Perform High-Risk Traffic Stop dlvr.it/QJSmsD https://t.co/yp6XMvlTYE

  02-03-2018 16:45
  
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• 2 dead after shooting at Central Michigan University

  02-03-2018 16:12
  Two people who weren't students were fatally shot at a Central Michigan University residence hall on Friday, prompting officials to put the campus on lockdown as police searched for a 19-year-old suspect described as armed and dangerous, officials said.
  
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• Firearm Seized – 800 block 33rd St. W

  02-03-2018 16:10 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A firearm has been seized and five people have been arrested after Police conducted a high-risk traffic stop this morning.On March 2, 2018 at approximately 7:40 a.m., a Patrol officer conducted a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle in the 800 block of 33rd Street West. When Police learned there may be a firearm inside the vehicle, additional officers were called to assist with a high-risk traffic stop. Three males and two females were arrested without incident and a firearm was seized from insi
  
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