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• Warnings for major winter storm in Saskatchewan

  04-03-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada says a major winter storm is will significantly impact travel conditions in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Pelican Narrows students get a welcome surprise on trip to Oilers game

  04-03-2018 22:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  For one group of high school students from Pelican Narrows, Sask., a trip to Edmonton to see an Oilers game brought a surprise.
  Ethan Bear, an Indigenous defenceman who grew up on the Ochapowace First Nation east of Regina, had his first NHL start against the visiting Nashville Predators that night.
  “None of us knew,” Wapawikoschikan teacher Wendy Linklater said.
  She was one of the school’s main planners in organizing the trip for the 22 students from Wapawikoschikan
  
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• $3.1M deficit eyed at city hall as drivers steer clear of speeding, parking tickets

  04-03-2018 22:08 via cbc.ca
  Parking tickets, Saskatoon Transit, traffic violations (like speeding) and the city's golf courses all fell short of revenue projections by $1.7 million, $1 million, $871,000 and $296,000, respectively.
  
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  04-03-2018 21:22
  
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• 'Grassroots' of the NDP helped Ryan Meili win leadership, says Sask. political scientist

  04-03-2018 21:05 via cbc.ca
  Ryan Meili’s election means a moderate turn to the left for the Saskatchewan NDP, according to a Regina political scientist.
  
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• Indigenous Students' Council urges 'non-participation' in U of S reconciliation efforts

  04-03-2018 20:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  An organization representing about 2,500 Indigenous students is blasting the University of Saskatchewan’s “stale” reconciliation efforts, which it says have “yielded little practical results,” and is urging its members to stop participating in them. 
  In a statement released last week, which makes reference to tensions on campus in the wake of controversial verdicts in the trials of Gerald Stanley and Raymond Cormier, the Indigenous Students’ Council said
  
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• Brier 2018: Saskatchewan's Steve Laycock bounces back for 1st win

  04-03-2018 20:08 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's Steve Laycock finally got a win for his hometown crowd with a 9-4 eight-end decision over New Brunswick's James Grattan on Sunday in Draw 5 of Canada's men's curling championship.
  
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• Brier 2018: Manitoba's Reid Carruthers scores extra-end win over Saskatchewan

  04-03-2018 20:08 via cbc.ca
  Reid Carruthers skipped his Manitoba rink to its second straight win at the Tim Hortons Brier, defeating Saskatchewan's Steve Laycock 7-5 in an extra end in Sunday's morning draw.
  
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• Brier 2018: Alberta's Brendan Bottcher dominates N.W.T.'s Jamie Koe for 1st win

  04-03-2018 20:08 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's Brendan Bottcher dominated in a 9-2 eight ends victory over Jamie Koe's Northwest Territories rink on Sunday in Draw 4 of the Tim Hortons Brier.
  
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• Saskatchewan communities forecast to get 10-50 centimetres of snow Sunday

  04-03-2018 19:42 via cbc.ca
  Many Saskatchewan communities received a dump of snow on Saturday but another, stronger winter storm is on the way.
  
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• Saskatoon Blades lose 4th straight 5-1 against Moose Jaw Warriors

  04-03-2018 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Warriors, the top team in the WHL, were too much for the Blades to handle on Saturday.
  
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• Review: High-quality performances by symphony, guest artists a fitting tribute to Joni Mitchell

  04-03-2018 19:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s not often the star of a show never takes the stage.
  Joni Mitchell was clearly the main attraction for the Saskatoon Symphony’s presentation, Don’t Give Yourself Away, though she never made the trip back to her hometown. Even the posters for the concert conceded Mitchell’s dominant presence and featured large simple images of her at various stages of her career.
  But if the musicians who took the stage on Saturday were playing supporting roles Saturday, they were a stu
  
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• Environment Canada warns of more snow across Sask

  04-03-2018 18:50
  Most of the province is expected to get about 10 to 15 centimetres of snow today, according to Environment Canada.
  
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• Another big snowfall expected to hit Saskatoon

  04-03-2018 18:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  Keep your shovels handy. A major winter storm is working its way north and is expected to reach Saskatoon Sunday afternoon, bringing another 10 to 20 centimetres of snow.
  The Colorado low will spread “several waves of heavy snow” over portions of southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Environment Canada warned.
  Snowfall is expected to be in the 10-20 cm range, but localized regions could see 20-25 cm.
  Snowfall is expected to gradually taper off Monday afternoon through Tuesday, Environm
  
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• Coffee and broken appliances: Repair café opens in Prince Albert

  04-03-2018 18:40
  A place that doubles as a coffee shop and a rescue centre for broken appliances has opened in Prince Albert
  
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• Chris Phillips inducted into Raiders Wall of Honour

  04-03-2018 18:40
  Former NHL player Chris Phillips, returned to his old stomping grounds in Prince Albert on Saturday, as he was inducted into the Raiders Wall of Honour.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush beat Vancouver Stealth 16-10

  04-03-2018 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Stealth came up short against the Saskatchewan Rush on Saturday at SaskTel Centre.
  
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• Prosecutors in Bill Cosby retrial want 19 women to testify

  04-03-2018 17:22
  Prosecutors in Bill Cosby's retrial want to call as many as 19 other women to the witness stand to show he had a five-decade pattern of drugging and harming women.
  
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• ‘If this does end up in court, so be it’: Saskatchewan’s premier not backing down on carbon pricing

  04-03-2018 17:19 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his province won't be implementing a tax on carbon any time soon, and if the battle with Ottawa over the issue ends up in court, 'so be it.'
  
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• We are in consultations with our lawyers and prepared to go to court: Moe

  04-03-2018 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe tells Eric Sorensen his government is prepared to go to court and fight the federal government over his government not receiving sixty two million dollars in federal funding for not signing on to the federal climate change plan.
  
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• Ex-CIA director says Canada should be concerned about election interference

  04-03-2018 17:00
  The former director of the CIA says Canada should be concerned about potential interference, Russian or otherwise, in the fast-approaching 2019 federal election.
  
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• White House official says U.S. can't exclude Canada from tariffs

  04-03-2018 16:58
  A White House official told Sunday talk shows that U.S. President Donald Trump has made up his mind that steel and aluminum tariffs will apply to everyone, including America's No. 1 supplier of both: Canada.
  
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• White House: No exemptions from steel, aluminum tariffs

  04-03-2018 16:58
  U.S. President Donald Trump's administration appears unbowed by broad domestic and international criticism of his planned import tariffs on steel and aluminum, saying Sunday that he is not planning on exempting any countries from the stiff duties.
  
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• White House gets pressure from within U.S. to spare Canada from steel tariffs

  04-03-2018 16:58
  A White House official told Sunday talk shows that U.S. President Donald Trump has made up his mind that steel and aluminum tariffs will apply to everyone, including America's No. 1 supplier of both: Canada.
  
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• Allegations about 40 gay priests in Italy sent to Vatican

  04-03-2018 16:32
  The archdiocese of Naples says it has sent the Vatican a 1,200-page dossier compiled by a male escort identifying 40 actively gay priests and seminarians in Italy.
  
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• 'It's just like buying a carton of milk': Yorkton health centre offers donated breast milk

  04-03-2018 16:24 via cbc.ca
  Mothers in the Yorkton area have an option for giving their babies breast milk now, even if they can’t breastfeed themselves.
  
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• 'She's pretty killer': NDP's Nicole Sarauer praised for time as interim leader

  04-03-2018 16:16 via cbc.ca
  An interim leader isn’t traditionally a role heaped in glory, but praise came from several corners for the NDP’s interim leader Nicole Sarauer in her last days on the job.
  
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  04-03-2018 15:55
  
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  04-03-2018 15:55
  
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• As Italy votes, Europe fears populist, euroskeptic gains

  04-03-2018 14:47
  Italians were voting Sunday in one of the most uncertain elections in years and one that could determine if Italy succumbs to the populist, euroskeptic and far-right sentiment that has swept through Europe.
  
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• Rush Earn Back-to-Back Wins at Home Following Victory Over The Stealth dlvr.it/QJggp8 https://t.co/b0PCDEFiUp

  04-03-2018 13:39
  
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• Saturday Scoreboard dlvr.it/QJgXP7 https://t.co/33ER31sruQ

  04-03-2018 13:06
  
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• Morneau says Canada 'prepared to react' against U.S. tariffs if necessary

  04-03-2018 13:00
  After U.S. President Donald Trump announced a proposal to slap hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canada is ready to retaliate if necessary.
  
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• Sask. RCMP to host town halls in Biggar and Perdue this week

  04-03-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan RCMP are hosting town hall meetings for detachments at Biggar and Perdue next week.
  
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• Luck Be a Warrior Instead of a Blade Saturday Night dlvr.it/QJfKHb https://t.co/XVusxjhtpF

  04-03-2018 07:26
  
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• Rush shed some blood, grab a win, during home date with Vancouver

  04-03-2018 07:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dan Dawson had a bloody good debut with the Saskatchewan Rush.
  The 17-year National Lacrosse League veteran, acquired a few days earlier from the Rochester Knighthawks, collected one goal, two assists, and 15 stitches Saturday night at SaskTel Centre.
  “We’ve got an amazing team doc. I didn’t want to meet him this early, in Game 1,” Dawson said after his Rush beat the visiting Vancouver Stealth 16-10, running their league-best record to 10-2.
  But meet they did, under the S
  
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• 'He mobilized people who want change': Meili propelled to victory by NDP's activist wing, expert says

  04-03-2018 06:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ryan Meili’s 1,100-vote margin of victory in the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race sends a strong signal about the resurgence of the left-wing party’s activist wing, which has historically struggled to topple establishment candidates, according to a University of Regina political scientist.
  “He’s mobilized people who want change,” Jim Farney said of the soft-spoken physician and Saskatoon Meewasin MLA, who collected 5,973 votes to Regina Rosemont MLA Trent
  
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• Regina curling fans hit Brandt Centre for inaugural wild card game

  04-03-2018 04:33 via globalnews.ca
  The last time Regina hosted the Tim Hortons Brier was in 2006, and the people of the prairies have been itching to get back in the Patch.
  
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• Cougars capture Canada West prior to Nationals

  04-03-2018 01:49
  The University of Regina’s Cougars women’s basketball team captured their third Canada West title Friday night, defeating the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 75-55.
  
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• Watch: Saskatoon security footage captures “planter box hero”

  04-03-2018 01:29
  A Saskatoon building owner released security footage of a group of people wrecking the property’s plants, in hopes of identifying the suspects — but the video is gaining traction for a different reason.
  
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• Ryan Meili becomes Saskatchewan NDP leader

  04-03-2018 01:15 via globalnews.ca
  Ryan Meili is the new Saskatchewan NDP leader following his victory over Trent Wotherspoon. David Baxter caught up with the new leader.
  
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• Saskatoon city crews respond to Saturday’s snowfall

  04-03-2018 01:04 via globalnews.ca
  Saturday’s snowfall marked the beginning of a snow-filled weekend fuelled by two winter systems. Ryan Kessler reports.
  
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• Global News at 6: March 3

  04-03-2018 00:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, March 3, 2018 edition of Global News at 6 with Angie Seth on Global Saskatoon.
  
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