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• 'Bill C-49 will be a good start': Grain transport on agenda for meeting between Premier Moe, Prime Minister Trudeau

  08-03-2018 23:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  A major grain backlog that has farmers worried and prompted an unprecedented apology from a major railway will be near the top of the agenda when Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Regina on Friday.
  Moe told the Saskatoon StarPhoenix he plans to thank Trudeau for his government’s attempts to resolve the situation by demanding the railways provide a plan no later than March 15.
  “I’m going to encourage the Prime Minister that if the answer
  
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• 'Not a happy day': Gerald Stanley lawyer offers condolences to Boushie family after no-appeal decision

  08-03-2018 22:53 via cbc.ca
  Gerald Stanley's lawyer says his client is "relieved" the criminal process is over but offers "unreserved condolences" to Colten Boushie's family.
  
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• Woman meets theatre usher she credits with saving her life

  08-03-2018 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  "I remember your voice going 'just breathe, just breathe" and I did, and I continue to breathe today because of you," said an emotional Melanie Jackson.
  
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• Gerald Stanley offers 'unreserved condolences' to Colten Boushie's family after the Crown elects against an appeal

  08-03-2018 22:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  While lamenting the fatal shooting of Colten Boushie as tragic, Gerald Stanley is “relieved” over the Crown’s decision to not appeal the case.
  The not guilty verdict in the trial of Stanley will stand, after the Crown announced Wednesday it will not appeal the acquittal of Stanley. Prosecutors had 30 days following the Feb. 9 verdict to file an appeal in the case. On Wednesday in Regina, assistant deputy attorney general Anthony Gerein announced the public prosecutions off
  
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  08-03-2018 22:05
  
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• ‘There is no making it right,’ Stanley’s lawyer says in first statement since verdict

  08-03-2018 21:54
  Gerald Stanley’s defence lawyer has issued his first public statement since the Saskatchewan farmer’s acquittal in the death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie.
  
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• Regina police charge man accused of spray-painting message on MP Ralph Goodale's office

  08-03-2018 21:47 via cbc.ca
  Police have charged a 37-year-old man who allegedly spray-painted a message on the office of Regina-Wascana MP and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale last year.
  
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• Boushie family lawyer says there were grounds for an appeal in Stanley case

  08-03-2018 21:06 via cbc.ca
  The lawyer for Colten Boushie's family believes layperson testimony about Gerald Stanley's gun means there were grounds to appeal the not-guilty verdict.
  
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• Rider Nation to Knight Nation: Sask. pair hoping to adopt Vegas hockey team

  08-03-2018 20:53
  From Rider Nation to Knight Nation: a Saskatchewan pair is hoping to adopt the Vegas Golden Knights as the province’s official hockey team.
  
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• Saskatoon doula pleads guilty to unlawful practice of midwifery, first charge laid under act

  08-03-2018 20:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon birth attendant, or doula, admits she breached a section of Saskatchewan’s Midwifery Act by performing unauthorized internal, medical examinations on a client who was having birth complications. 
  Lisa Kusch, 47, pleaded guilty in Saskatoon provincial court to unlawfully practising midwifery and was ordered to pay the maximum fine of $4,000. The Crown confirmed it was the first charge laid under the act.
  Prosecutor Tamara Rock presented an affidavit sworn by Jade Watier to
  
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• Sask. tribal councils considering creating a northern tribal police force

  08-03-2018 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Three Saskatchewan tribal councils are considering whether to create a northern tribal police force in the province.
  
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• Follow all of Thursday's action at the Tim Hortons Brier curling championship

  08-03-2018 20:05 via cbc.ca
  This year's Tim Hortons Brier curling championship has a different format and that means only the eight best teams remain starting today. Peter Mills is covering the action for CBC.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan planning new Prince Albert campus

  08-03-2018 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  The University of Saskatchewan is buying property in Prince Albert to consolidate educational programs in once location.
  
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• Saskatoon athlete gets second chance with sitting volleyball

  08-03-2018 19:44 via cbc.ca
  Julie Kozun says playing on Canada's national women's sitting volleyball team has been challenging and rewarding.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -30 wind chills move out, more snow on the way

  08-03-2018 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  -30 to -40 wind chills move out, making way for more snow and then a big melt ahead in Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• Gerald Stanley trial: Complete transcript of public prosecution's decision to not appeal case

  08-03-2018 19:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  The not guilty verdict in the trial of Gerald Stanley will stand, after the Crown announced it will not appeal the acquittal in the shooting death of Colten Boushie. Prosecutors had 30 days following the Feb. 9 verdict to file an appeal in the case. On Wednesday in Regina, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Anthony Gerein announced the public prosecutions office saw “no basis” for doing so.
  Assistant Deputy Attorney General Anthony Gerein
  Here is the complete transcript of Gerein
  
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• Government reminds Sask. anglers to remove ice fishing shelters by March deadlines

  08-03-2018 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  With ice fishing season winding down, the Saskatchewan government is reminding all anglers that fishing shelters south of Highway 16 must be removed by March 15 and shelters in areas north of Highway 16 must be removed by March 31.
  
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• Video: New in theatres March 9

  08-03-2018 18:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres March 9.
  
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• Veteran Saskatoon doula 1st person convicted of breaching Sask. Midwifery Act

  08-03-2018 18:29 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon doula Lisa Kusch pleaded guilty Wednesday to breaching provisions in the Sask. Midwifery Act.
  
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• Two Missing Persons Being Sought dlvr.it/QKFn7L https://t.co/cZyW4nicil

  08-03-2018 18:22
  
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• Fast Melt on the Way, Check your Energy Meter dlvr.it/QKFnC6 https://t.co/4B9pJn7IHa

  08-03-2018 18:22
  
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• 'This is good and sound business': Premier Moe says PST exemptions will be paid for through retirements, not layoffs

  08-03-2018 18:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan’s new premier says his government is not planning to lay off any civil servants, and will instead attempt to save $185 million over the next two years by eliminating positions through retirements and attrition.
  “This is good and sound business and management practice of any organization, I think, to always be looking at not allowing the growth of your organizations and controlling that through retirements,” Scott Moe said Thursday in an interview.
  Saskatchewan Prem
  
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• Nipawin RCMP locate woman missing from care home

  08-03-2018 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  Nipawin RCMP have located Shelly Ballantyne, who had been reported missing from her care home.
  
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• New Partnership Agreement Signed on International Women's Day dlvr.it/QKFYpZ https://t.co/vfSxbvpUk0

  08-03-2018 17:49
  
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• January's Value of Building Permits dlvr.it/QKFLqv https://t.co/VmFiaOlUmW

  08-03-2018 17:17
  
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• GROWING & DEVELOPING LOW LIGHT TOLERANT PLANTS FOR INDOORS

  08-03-2018 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Horticulture Society presents M.P.M. Nair on the subject of Growing and Developing Low Light Tolerant Plants for Indoors.   Free For Members and $10.00 for non-members.  SEATING IS LIMITED TO 30. Please reserve your space by contacting Angie at [email protected]  
  
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• Letter of the Day: Elmwood workers deserve wage hike

  08-03-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I am a Support Worker at Elmwood Group Homes (EGH) who works very hard to support the residents I care for. At EGH, we provide physical, social and emotional support for residents with physical and/or intellectual disabilities in a homelike setting.
  I love making a positive impact on the residents’ lives with my daily work and consider our residents a part of my family. But without a pay increase in four years, I’ve had to take on a second job in order to make ends meet. I’m a
  
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• U.W.A.C. – Olha Kobylianska Branch Presents its annual EASTER TEA & BAKE SALE

  08-03-2018 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  Door Prizes & Raffle Draws @2:30pm. Paskas & Babkas.  Easter PRE-ORDERS for Paska, Babka, Verenyky, Cabbage Rolls MUST be in by March 24th, 2018.  Call Pat @306-652-3178. Admission:  $3.00  ***  Doors Open @ 12:45p.m.  Handicap Accessible.
  
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• Islamic Association of Saskatchewan Presents: RACIAL JUSTICE FORUM

  08-03-2018 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  Eliminating Racism “HATE IS TOO GREAT A BURDEN”.  Featuring a Distinguished Panel of Community Faith Leaders. Dr. Jaswant Singh – Professor Veterinary Biomedical Sciences University of Saskatchewan (Sikh Society of Saskatchewan).  Dr. Kumar Balachandran – (Hindu Society of Saskatchewan).  Dr. Ahmed Shoker – BSC, MD, FRCPC Faculty (Nephrology Islamic Center Saskatoon).  Bishop Mark Hagemoen –...
  
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• SELF-ADVOCACY WORKSHOP

  08-03-2018 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  Develop the skill and strategies you need to become a more confident, effective self-advocate from fellow community members, Jorgina Sunn and Marcel Petit.   To register or for more information call: 306-657-6100. LUNCH WILL BE SERVED. Funded by:  The Law Foundation of Ontario (Advancing access to justice)
  
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• Search for habitable worlds about more than planet placement, says U of S professor

  08-03-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The search for life beyond Earth has inspired many imaginations throughout the years, but as astronomers uncover the existence of more and more exoplanets — planets that orbit stars outside our solar system — scientists gain a greater understanding on what it takes to sustain life.
  University of Saskatchewan astronomy professors Stan Shadick and Daryl Janzen have been studying and observing the existence of exoplanets alongside U of S students. They plan to share some of their e
  
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• Deadline coming soon for Sask. anglers to remove fishing shacks from ice

  08-03-2018 15:58 via cbc.ca
  The deadlines for anglers to remove their shacks from the ice is approaching.
  
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• 42 distracted drivers ticketed by Saskatoon police

  08-03-2018 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police ticketed 42 people for distracted driving in one afternoon during a traffic safety blitz on Idylwyld Drive.
  
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• Swift Reaction to Crown's Decision Not to Appeal Stanley Verdict dlvr.it/QKDhYx https://t.co/33Sz5rbYf9

  08-03-2018 15:37
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Zira looking to be the centre of attention

  08-03-2018 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  Zira, a five-year-old Pomeranian, has been at the Saskatoon SPCA since February and is looking for a new home where she can be the centre of attention.
  
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• Councillors to debate raising rates, lengthening hours at Saskatoon's River Landing Parkade

  08-03-2018 15:25 via cbc.ca
  If the cost increases are approved, monthly parking rates could be raised to $175 in May and $200 by October. As well, daily parking could be raised to $10.
  
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• Raj Manek Mentorship Program helping entrepreneurs

  08-03-2018 15:17 via globalnews.ca
  OOHLALA Mobile co-founder and CEO Danial Jameel, who is the guest speaker at the Raj Manek banquet, explains how the mentorship program helps entrepreneurs.
  
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• Police agencies set sights on province-wide gun amnesty program in Sask.

  08-03-2018 15:09 via cbc.ca
  People with unwanted guns will be able to hand them over to police across the province. The Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police is getting ready to launch a provincial gun amnesty program .
  
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• Cheesecake goes from hobby to lifestyle for 306 Cake's Brady Fornwald

  08-03-2018 15:07 via cbc.ca
  Brady Fornwald has no baking or culinary training. What he does have is creativity and an Instagram account that has made him a social media star in Saskatoon.
  
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• A bridge to safety: New series shows Saskatoon welcoming newcomers

  08-03-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A new Saskatoon TV series looks at what it takes to bring refugees to Canada and help them settle into the community.
  Bridging Borders hinges on the Mennonite Central Committee’s private sponsorship program.
  “It seemed like a way to tell stories about the newcomers to Canada that would be very accessible to other Canadians watching,” says director-writer Colin McNeil. “They can relate to the feeling of wanting to make a difference and to the anxieties embarking on th
  
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• Celebrating International Women’s Day in Saskatoon

  08-03-2018 14:58 via globalnews.ca
  University of Saskatchewan women’s studies Prof. Marie Lovrod on the history of International Women’s Day and how it is being celebrated in Saskatoon.
  
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• WestJet Airlines chief executive Gregg Saretsky retires, replaced by Ed Sims

  08-03-2018 14:49 via globalnews.ca
  Gregg Saretsky joined WestJet in June 2009 as vice-president.
  
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• Throwback Thursday: Bridges

  08-03-2018 14:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives.
  Today, we have a photo of the bridges over the South Saskatchewan River, from March 8, 1974. (Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-A8267-6)
  
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• Trump rolling out big trade tariffs, sparing Mexico, Canada

  08-03-2018 14:20
  After a week of hints and uncertainty, U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he would announce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but with temporary exemptions for Canada and Mexico as he seeks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  
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• Canada spared from Trump's tariffs, 'for now'

  08-03-2018 14:20
  Canada can breathe easier, for now: It's getting relief from U.S. tariffs for an undetermined period, as one of only two countries receiving a provisional exemption from the steel and aluminum penalties set to clobber the rest of the world.
  
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• Canada spared from President Trump's tariffs, 'for now'

  08-03-2018 14:20
  Canada can breathe easier, for now: It's getting relief from U.S. tariffs for an undetermined period, as one of only two countries receiving a provisional exemption from the steel and aluminum penalties set to clobber the rest of the world.
  
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• How Acadia, Saskatchewan match up at U Sports Final 8 women's basketball quarter-final

  08-03-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies are prepared to go toe-to-toe with the Acadia University Axewomen on Thursday night.
  They just want to make sure it’s slow-to-slow.
  “We don’t want to get into a track meet with them and try and out-score them,” says U of S head coach Lisa Thomaidis, whose team returns to the U Sports women’s basketball Final 8 national tournament for the 10th time in 11 years.
  “A lot of our focus will be on how we can slow them down and g
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/QKD4QC https://t.co/rPfeyql1Wv

  08-03-2018 13:57
  
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• A Documentary in Honour of International Women's Day dlvr.it/QKD4Nj https://t.co/PzWCK26Oo7

  08-03-2018 13:57
  
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• Canada and Mexico to be exempt from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum

  08-03-2018 13:35 via cbc.ca
  Canada and Mexico will be exempt from tariffs on steel and aluminum imported into the United States, but there's no guarantee that will be the case forever.
  
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