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• Photos: B.C. beats Saskatchewan to win Western Canadian Ringette Championships U19 division

  24-03-2018 23:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Western Canadian Ringette Championships ran this week in Saskatoon and Warman.
  The U19A division gold medal game ended with a win by Team B.C. over Team Saskatchewan, the Saskatoon ICE.
  StarPhoenix photographer Liam Richards captured the action.
  Team Saskatchewan center Bria Bentley dives to take a shot against Team BC goalie Enrique Lee during the Western Canadian Ringette Championships U19 gold medal game at Rod Hamm Arena in Saskatoon, SK on Saturday, March 24, 2017.
   
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• SIIT signs partnership with city to increase Indigenous employment opportunities

  24-03-2018 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  A new agreement outlines a framework for collaboration, including strategic initiatives to improve the quality of life for SIIT students.
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP respond to 74 vehicle collisions in 12-hour period

  24-03-2018 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP announced they responded to 74 vehicle collisions across Saskatchewan on Friday.
  
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• The Lighthouse hosts walk to fund safety initiatives for its clients

  24-03-2018 22:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  A sea of white toques wound through Saskatoon’s downtown for a charity walk to raise awareness for those who are hungry and homeless in the city.
  The Lighthouse’s March a Mile Walk to End Homelessness on Saturday drew about 100 participants. Fundraising co-ordinator Susan Scharf welcomed the group and explained how the $20 registration fees and additional donations will support the 215 citizens who spend their nights at the Lighthouse. 
  “It’s all about safety,”
  
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• Messy road conditions lead to 74 car accidents in 12 hours Friday: RCMP

  24-03-2018 21:50 via cbc.ca
  Terrible road conditions across Saskatchewan Friday led to more than 70 accidents within a 12-hour time frame, say RCMP.
  
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• Good Samaritan helped in arrest of man found to have meth, stolen items

  24-03-2018 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  A 52-year-old man is facing charges of possession of stolen property, theft, and possession of meth.
  
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• Saskatoon police car struck by vehicle while attending another collision

  24-03-2018 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  A police patrol car was struck by a vehicle while a Saskatoon officer attended another collision.
  
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• Proposed gun laws wouldn't have saved man who disclosed mental illness on licence application, family says

  24-03-2018 19:00 via cbc.ca
  Glenn Clavier says the federal government's proposed changes to gun laws wouldn't have saved his brother Adrian Clavier, who used a registered gun to take his own life in 2015.
  
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• The robots are taking over — your kid's Sask. curriculum, that is

  24-03-2018 18:25 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan government says it will test run province-wide robotics and coding courses in high schools this fall.
  
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• Travel not recommended on some icy Saskatchewan highways

  24-03-2018 18:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Travel is not recommended on a number of Saskatchewan highways due to icy conditions Saturday morning.
  RCMP sent out a news release advising drivers to use “extreme caution” on Highway 11, just south of Kenaston, where police have responded to several collisions. 
  The latest Highway Hotline report, issued around 10:30 a.m. Saturday, had a number of areas where travel is not recommended:Highway 1: Regina to Moose Jaw
  Areas around Regina
  Highway 316 and Highway 397 near Saskatoon
  
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• Snowy sidewalks and streets a complete nightmare for those with mobility issues

  24-03-2018 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  Before snow covered Saskatoon streets and sidewalks on Friday, complaints were raised that some city roads and walkways were inaccessible.
  
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• 106 passengers stranded in Germany due to drunken co-pilot

  24-03-2018 17:36
  A Portuguese airline has apologized for keeping more than 100 passengers stranded at Stuttgart airport in southwestern Germany after one of its flights was cancelled last-minute because of a drunken co-pilot.
  
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• Bursting at the Siemens: Saskatoon tech company growing after global giant gobbles it up

  24-03-2018 17:26 via cbc.ca
  Mentor Graphics, a Saskatoon startup, was recently acquired by Germany-based tech leader Siemens.
  
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• Review: Onegin kicks musical theatre into high gear

  24-03-2018 17:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  Onegin goes down like a line of vodka shots — warm but with a satisfying kick. Like the traditional Russion drink, the show incites laughter, dance, boisterous storytelling and a bit of drama.
  Saskatoon audiences should line up quickly to partake of this impressive production, part of Persephone Theatre’s main stage season.
  Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille, inspired by a poem by Pushkin and an opera by Tchaikovsky, created a Canadian production with a lush Russian aesthetic. Moder
  
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• Saturday Sports Schedule dlvr.it/QMFF3q https://t.co/C0eagZjcjf

  24-03-2018 17:13
  
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• Romanow: Some uber-good choices in Australian cabs

  24-03-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  One of the most interesting evolutions in the world of wine is taking place in Australia. Cabernet Sauvignon — for many drinkers still the king of grapes — has a following that just refuses to go away, not least among winemakers down under.
  The goal is laudable. Keep the tertiary flavours (caramel, vanilla) under control; allow the fruit to sing, but still deliver a dry wine with solid structure. This is a gigantic leap forward from the wines of a decade back.
  The current incarnation
  
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• New Faces New Places: Taking the stress out of vacation planning

  24-03-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Open for close to 30 years in Saskatoon and under the ownership of Barbara Crowe for the last 10, Ixtapa Travel has a lot of experience in helping Saskatonians get the most out of their vacations. 
  In November, the travel agency moved to a new, more spacious location, making it easier to take care of more clients. Staff help ease the stress that sometimes comes from planning the perfect trip — especially when trying to book online.
  “There is just way too much stuff on the intern
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Floating on a path to relaxation

  24-03-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ken Catton wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when he tried his first float, but after back pain from years working as a millwright, he wanted to try something a little different to ease the pain.
  That first float got him thinking about what other benefits — both for the body and the mind — could be gained simply by floating in a soundproof tank with 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt dissolved in 10 inches of water.
  He and his wife Christine — a registered nurse who was als
  
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• Homes: Finding an entertaining family home in Brighton

  24-03-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Looking for a family home that has enough space for kids to grow and all the amenities for entertaining family and friends?
  D&S Homes offers a 1,951-square foot family-friendly layout in Brighton. The latest show home, located at 347 Underhill Bend, showcases this popular floor plan. According to Troy Slater in planning and development at D&S, the floor plan is similar to one they debuted in Brighton on Secord Way last year, but each time they build it, the plan gets tweaked a littl
  
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• 'Share your spare': N.B. man advertising on car to find kidney donors

  24-03-2018 15:58
  A New Brunswick man is hitting the road in the hopes of finding a kidney donor.
  
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• Tens of thousands gather to march for gun control

  24-03-2018 15:26
  Summoned to action by student survivors of the Florida school shooting, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied in the nation's capital and cities across America on Saturday to press for gun control in one of the biggest youth protests since the Vietnam era.
  
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• 'I have a dream that enough is enough': Americans march for gun control

  24-03-2018 15:26
  In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied across the U.S. against gun violence Saturday.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands march for gun control in the U.S.

  24-03-2018 15:26
  Summoned to action by student survivors of the Florida school shooting, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied in the nation's capital and cities across America on Saturday to press for gun control in one of the biggest youth protests since the Vietnam era.
  
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• SGI's Stats For February dlvr.it/QMDlJ0 https://t.co/jcgQpL5ebV

  24-03-2018 15:06
  
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• Saskatchewan Volunteers Are Set to be Honored dlvr.it/QMDlH0 https://t.co/NVuL3RJVMG

  24-03-2018 15:06
  
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• Friday Scoreboard dlvr.it/QMDNNd https://t.co/QGx2XuuoXr

  24-03-2018 13:29
  
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• Should financial literacy classes be mandatory for high school students?

  24-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Public School Board trustees support notion of having all high school students taking a financial literacy class.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush back on home turf Saturday for game against Rochester

  24-03-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Rush return home for another Saturday night tilt, this time against the Rochester Knighthawks.
  The Rush last played at home back on March 3 for a 16-10 win over the last-place Vancouver Stealth.
  Game-time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
  Here’s a look at how the Rush and Knighthawks match up:
   
  Vancouver Stealth transition player Brendan Fowler fights for the ball with Saskatchewan Rush defender Jeremy Thompson during NLL action March 3 at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon.
  
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• More than 80 per cent of Sask. residents express pro-choice views: TTP survey

  24-03-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Taking the Pulse is a partnership between the University of Saskatchewan’s Social Sciences Research Laboratories and Postmedia News Saskatchewan.
  Pro-choice attitudes appear to be on the rise in Saskatchewan.
  That’s according to new public opinion data compiled by the University of Saskatchewan’s Social Sciences Research Laboratories (SSRL) this month. The survey was part of the Taking the Pulse initiative, a partnership between the SSRL and Postmedia News Saskatchewan, that in
  
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• Letters to the editor March 24, 2018

  24-03-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  RCMP deserve gratitude for job well done
  We are the victims of the incident west of Battleford in the early morning hours of Feb. 18, when there was a property invasion and a shot fired at the homeowner.
  We were contacted by CBC Saskatoon after a tip had been phoned in to them. We decided to give a statement that was factual rather than a story based on rumour. I specifically asked the reporter to give positive feedback regarding the response of the RCMP. The reporter chose to ignore those comme
  
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• Easter events in Saskatoon

  24-03-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A look at Easter events in Saskatoon this weekend:
  U of S Bunny Brunch & Egg HuntMarch 24, 10 a.m., at the U of S Alumni Association, 110 Science Pl. A family brunch followed by an Easter Egg Hunt in the bowl. Tickets $10 to $20. Information on Facebook.
  Easter TeaMarch 24, 1 to 3 p.m., at St. George’s Cathedral Auditorium, 210 Ave. M S. Bake sale, Easter breads, sausages, pysanky, raffles and door prizes. Admission $2 to $3 at the door.
  Easter Tea & Bake SaleMarch 24, 1 to 3 p.m.,
  
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• Cuthand: Christopher Columbus was no hero

  24-03-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  This month we went south to the Dominican Republic for some sun and R&R. I couldn’t help but research the history of the country and the role it played in the Spanish conquest of the new world.
  We made one of those tourist trips to the capital city of Santo Domingo and got the official line from our guide. As far as the people of the DR are concerned, Christopher Columbus was the great national hero who discovered and founded their country.
  After landing in the Bahamas, Chris headed so
  
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• City, SIIT agree to find new supports for students

  24-03-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon’s mayor says a new agreement with the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies will make it easier for graduating students to get good jobs and make the city’s workforce more representative. 
  City council unanimously endorsed signing memoranda of understanding with SIIT and the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research late last year. The city inked the first of those deals Friday.
  “One of the most tangible things is to identify an
  
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• 'He fell a hero:' French praise policeman in hostage swap

  24-03-2018 12:44
  A French police officer who offered himself up to an Islamic extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage has died, raising the death toll in the attack in southern France to four.
  
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• French hero officer who swapped himself for hostage dies

  24-03-2018 12:44
  A French police officer who offered himself up to an Islamic extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage has died, raising the death toll in the attack in southern France to four.
  
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• Sex abuse survivors allege coverup by Jehovah's Witnesses for failing to report assaults

  24-03-2018 12:00
  Saturday on W5: An alleged sex abuse coverup within the Jehovah's Witnesses. From across Canada to the U.S., England and Australia, W5 reveals how the religious sect's doctrine protects accused sex offenders.
  
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• Facebook has 'an enormous number of very serious questions to answer': Goodale

  24-03-2018 12:00
  Amid allegations that the personal data of 50 million Facebook users was improperly accessed as part of an effort to influence voters ahead of the U.S. election, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the social media giant could be more forthcoming with governments when it comes to information about data security.
  
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• Police credit good samaritin with help making arrest

  24-03-2018 05:58
  Saskatoon Police are crediting a good samaritin with helping officers arrest a man accused of robbing several local businesses.
  
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• Good Samaratin assists in arrest - Attridge at Kenderdine

  24-03-2018 04:57 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Just before 8:00 PM Friday evening a Patrol officer was waved down by a motorist near Attridge at Kenderdine.  The citizen told the officer that he had had seen security personnel from a nearby business chasing another man down the street.  The citizen was able to point the suspect out to the officer.  The suspect was confronted by police and was found to be in possession of stolen goods from several businesses in the area.  He was taken into custody without fu
  
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• Questions of identity simmer as Jimmie Durham retrospective opens at Remai Modern

  24-03-2018 04:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  American curator Anne Ellegood says she’s “really curious” to see how a Canadian audience reacts to a new exhibit opening at Remai Modern this weekend.
  The lone Canadian showing of “Jimmie Durham: At the Centre of the World” will be on display at the Remai Modern from March 24 to Aug. 5. The exhibition, a career retrospective of American artist Jimmie Durham, made its debut at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles early last year and has also been shown at the Walke
  
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• Sex assault allegations prompt calls for incoming U of S student president to step aside

  24-03-2018 03:45
  The University of Saskatchewan’s outgoing student president and more than 100 other students are calling for his newly elected successor to step aside following allegations of sexual assault against the president-elect.
  
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• Sexual touching sentence for educational assistant delayed

  24-03-2018 03:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  A community divided by the molestation of five young school girls by a male educational assistant will have to wait another 10 weeks to find out what his punishment will be.
  About 25 supporters split between the girls and the 25-year-old offender attended a sentencing hearing at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench Friday, including elders on either side who addressed Justice Neil Gabrielson.
  The community is small and close-knit, with large extended families and so many people
  
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• Family of man found unresponsive in police cells frustrated inquest hasn’t happened

  24-03-2018 02:35
  The family of a 38-year-old man who died more than two years ago after spending time in police custody says they are frustrated that the inquest into his death hasn’t taken place.
  
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• Figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond wins world title, first Canadian woman in 45 years

  24-03-2018 01:31
  Kaetlyn Osmond ended Canada's lengthy drought at the world figure skating championships.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan students protest incoming USSU president

  24-03-2018 01:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  University of Saskatchewan students are protesting the acclamation of the incoming Students’ Union president, Coden Nikbakht, after allegations about his behaviour started circulating online.
  The Saskatoon StarPhoenix is not publishing the details because the allegations have not been verified, but the allegations — made in a Facebook post — have spurred outrage from many on the campus of more than 21,000 students.
  In a written statement on Friday afternoon, Nikbakht denie
  
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• Complaints raised about inaccessibility to Saskatoon streets

  24-03-2018 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  Before snow covered Saskatoon streets and sidewalks on Friday, complaints were being raised about how some city roads and walkways were inaccessible. Meaghan Craig explores the issue.
  
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• Global News at 6: March 23

  24-03-2018 00:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, March 23, 2018 edition of Global News at 6 with Marney Blunt on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Warmer climate sees palm trees growing where they haven't before: U of S researcher

  24-03-2018 00:50 via cbc.ca
  A study published this week shows that some palm trees can survive in climates far less tropical than you might expect.
  
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• SIIT and the City of Saskatoon Sign MOU to Help Students Find Work dlvr.it/QM9v5R https://t.co/hAGL3QgXdW

  24-03-2018 00:37
  
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• Incoming U of S student union president 'bewildered and appalled' over allegations and campus protests

  24-03-2018 00:25 via cbc.ca
  The incoming president of the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU) is “extremely appalled and bewildered” by allegations against him after his election Thursday.
  
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