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• Assembly of First Nations wants provinces, territories to butt out of First Nations pot sales

  02-05-2018 23:59 via cbc.ca
  First Nations chiefs on Wednesday called on the federal government to amend its marijuana legalization legislation to prevent provincial regulations from applying on reserves.
  
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• As PM Trudeau restates drinking water pledge, many communities still waiting

  02-05-2018 23:41
  During his address to the Assembly of First Nations on Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau restated his belief that every person in Canada should be able to drink the water that comes out of their tap, but many communities are still waiting.
  
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• Standardbred owner Grant donating Humboldt’s earnings to SJHL program

  02-05-2018 23:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  Last month’s tragic crash involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team struck a chord with Brad Grant.
  The 63-year-old trucking magnate spent plenty of time riding a team bus during his 16-year tenure as owner of the Junior A Milton Icehawks (formerly the Merchants) hockey club. He said he was affected by the April 6 crash that claimed the lives of 16 people aboard the Broncos’ bus and left 13 others injured.
  “I think it hit home with anybody that has owned a team or ridden a bus
  
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• Saskatchewan to save money through expansion of vehicle rental project

  02-05-2018 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government is reducing transportation costs by ramping up the use of rental vehicles.
  
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• Trudeau won’t say whether Liberals will delay cannabis legalization

  02-05-2018 23:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — With one Senate committee after another recommending changes, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left the door open a crack Wednesday to the possibility of a delay in enacting his Liberal government’s much-maligned cannabis legalization bill.
  But with less than two months to go before Parliament breaks for the summer, Trudeau was non-committal on the question of whether his government would bend to a call from the Senate’s Aboriginal Peoples committee to delay the measure b
  
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• NDP leader Jagmeet Singh won’t comment on harassment allegations against Sask MP

  02-05-2018 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir rocked his party on Tuesday when he alleged that the harassment complaint leveled against him in January was not only unfounded, but a politically motivated attempt to punish him.
  
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• 'Not the right thing to do': Sask. Landlord Association concerned about end of rental supplement program

  02-05-2018 22:43 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Landlord Association is expressing concern after the provincial government announced plans to phase out the Saskatchewan Rental Housing Supplement this summer.
  
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• Health Canada mandates warning sticker on all prescription opioids

  02-05-2018 22:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  TORONTO — Starting in October, all prescription opioids must carry a warning sticker about potential adverse effects and pharmacists will be required to provide information handouts to consumers about the potent narcotics, Health Canada announced Wednesday.
  It is the first time the federal government has issued regulations requiring a warning sticker and a patient handout for a medicine dispensed by a pharmacy.
  Dr. Supriya Sharma, Health Canada’s chief medical adviser, said the yello
  
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• Businesses bristle at idea of removing 3rd Avenue parking spots to make way for BRT

  02-05-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  The City of Saskatoon says the loss of any spaces could be made up for by converting a nearby area to new parking. No final design for the BRT line has been chosen yet.
  
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• Spike belt used to stop stolen vehicle in western Saskatchewan

  02-05-2018 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  Meadow Lake RCMP initially tried to stop the stolen vehicle Sunday evening after it was reportedly used during a break and enter in the Pierceland area.
  
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• NDP leader Singh, caucus won’t comment on allegations made by Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir

  02-05-2018 21:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh kept his cards close to his suit jacket on Wednesday after huddling with his MPs for several hours to discuss troubling allegations from one of their Saskatchewan colleagues, who has been accused of harassment.
  Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir rocked his party on Tuesday when he alleged that the harassment complaint levelled against him in January was not only unfounded, but a politically motivated attempt to punish him.
  Weir alleges the complaint was bro
  
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• Franchise planned in Saskatoon for Canadian Elite Basketball League, headed by ex-CFLer Mike Morreale

  02-05-2018 21:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  TORONTO — Retired longtime CFL receiver Mike Morreale hopes he can parlay his football background into a successful league for Canadian basketball players and fans.
  Morreale is the CEO of the new Canadian Elite Basketball League that will tip off in May of 2019.
  “The opportunity to get back into sport was huge, and very important, it’s something I’m passionate about,” Morreale said. “It’s great to get back into it and get your hands dirty and hopefully c
  
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• UN Refugee Agency Stops In Saskatoon At WEconnect Job Fair dlvr.it/QRXbhP https://t.co/pgVMieOaDp

  02-05-2018 20:51
  
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• Saskatoon, Prince Albert YWCAs receive $1.4M to support victims of violence

  02-05-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert and Saskatoon YWCAs will receive around $1.4 million to help ensure women and children in crisis have somewhere to turn.
  
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• Report asks City to provide $75,000 for historic Saskatoon cathedral

  02-05-2018 20:24 via cbc.ca
  The City of Saskatoon is being asked to provide $75,000 in funding over 10 years for The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: strong winds slide back in

  02-05-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Strong winds slide back in with a risk of rain before a warm up ahead in Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• 'We're very proud of our officers,' says Saskatoon police chief after man rescued from burning basement

  02-05-2018 20:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man rescued from a burning basement, along with five police officers who helped at the scene, all required medical care following a house fire on Saskatoon’s west side.
  Patrol officers who were in the area on Wednesday around 9:15 a.m. responded to a fire at a home in the 200 block of Avenue L South. According to Saskatoon police Chief Troy Cooper, the officers at the scene heard hollering from inside the basement and quickly moved to help a man escape the home.
  “We’re very p
  
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• Saskatoon fire chief not worried about level crossing despite railway holdup

  02-05-2018 20:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon’s fire chief says he is not concerned about level crossings in the city, even though a passing train delayed six fire trucks headed for a “serious” house fire and forced engines from another station to respond instead.
  “We do have delays from time to time,” Chief Morgan Hackl told reporters Wednesday afternoon, a few hours after police and fire crews responded to the fire on Avenue L South, just off 22nd Street West. 
  “But with that (response) m
  
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• Watch: Saskatoon police rescue man from burning house with ‘seconds to spare’

  02-05-2018 19:56
  Saskatoon police rescued a man out of a basement during a house fire on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon police rescue man from burning house while fire truck delayed behind train

  02-05-2018 19:56
  Saskatoon police rescued a man out of a basement during a house fire on Wednesday morning.
  
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• $20,000 Scholarships Awarded dlvr.it/QRXGR8 https://t.co/adYdHigWrd

  02-05-2018 19:46
  
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• Saskatoon’s pay-for-plasma clinic one of two in Canada, awaits Health Canada report

  02-05-2018 19:43
  There are more restrictions on where for-profit plasma clinics are able to set up shop.
  
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• 'They could hear someone hollering': Police rescue person from burning house in west Saskatoon

  02-05-2018 19:41 via cbc.ca
  Fire crews found one person still inside a burning building when they responded to a house fire on the 200 block of Avenue L S. Wednesday morning.
  
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• Person rescued from burning house in west Saskatoon

  02-05-2018 19:41 via cbc.ca
  Fire crews responded to a house fire on the 200 block of Avenue L South Wednesday morning and found one person still inside when they got there.
  
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• GRACE-WESTMINSTER U.C.W. SPRING TEA & BAKE SALE

  02-05-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  * SILENT AUCTION * GIFT TABLE * CRAFT TABLE * BAKE TABLE * PLANTS * BOOKS * CD’S * DVD’S * CHILDREN’S TABLE * Admission: by donation.  We would like to encourage people to bring their own cloth or reusable bags to be environmentally friendly.  We will have recycled plastic bags available if needed.  
  
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• Prescription opioids will soon carry warning stickers, says Health Canada

  02-05-2018 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  All prescription opioids in Canada will carry a label warning of their addictive properties, starting in October.
  
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• New basketball league coming to Saskatoon

  02-05-2018 19:29 via cbc.ca
  Retired longtime CFL receiver Mike Morreale hopes he can parlay his football background into a successful league for Canadian basketball players and fans as CEO of the new Canadian Elite Basketball League.
  
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• Saskatchewan announces recipients for Queen Elizabeth II Scholarships

  02-05-2018 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  The students will receive $20,000 each.
  
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• Six People Including Five Police Officers Injured in House Fire dlvr.it/QRX52s https://t.co/CyhngBEDUw

  02-05-2018 19:14
  
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• Saskatoon house fire sends 6 people to hospital

  02-05-2018 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police officers entered the burning house after being told a man was in the basement.
  
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• Depending On Which Statistics You Choose, Job Growth Numbers Are Good Or Bad dlvr.it/QRX598 https://t.co/w2eBvsUd6a

  02-05-2018 19:14
  
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• Update - Media Availability - House fire - 200 Block Avenue L South

  02-05-2018 19:13 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service will hold a media availability about the police response to the house fire earlier this morning. Chief Troy Cooper will be available to speak to members of the media at 11:45 a.m., May 2, 2018 in the Media Room at SPS Headquarters.
  
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• Family of Colten Boushie wants United Nations to investigate ‘systemic bias’ in Canada’s justice system

  02-05-2018 18:57
  Colten Boushie’s family wants a special investigator to look into what they say is racism and bias in the Canadian justice system.
  
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• Former CFL player Mike Morreale heads up new Canadian Elite Basketball League

  02-05-2018 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  Retired longtime CFL receiver Mike Morreale hopes he can parlay his football background into a successful league for Canadian basketball players and fans.
  
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• Appeal court dismisses treaty hunter's conviction for illegal hunting

  02-05-2018 18:53 via cbc.ca
  A Manitoba man accused of illegal hunting after shooting a moose has had an acquittal reinstated after three Court of Appeal judges dismissed a conviction handed down in June.
  
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• Update - Traffic Restictions/House Fire - 200 Block Avenue L South

  02-05-2018 18:42 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  At approximately 9:15 a.m., May 2, 2018, Patrol officers responded to a report of a house fire in the 200 block of Avenue L South. Upon Police arrival, Officers were notified that there was an occupant in the basement. The actions of Police members were successful in getting the man out of the basement. Five Police Officers, one female and four males, have been taken to hospital for treatment of injuries related to the smoke. The lone male occupant was also taken to hospital with serio
  
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• Missing Persons Found dlvr.it/QRWtdF https://t.co/lPDpfqQgkP

  02-05-2018 18:41
  
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• Missing woman found, safe: Battleford RCMP

  02-05-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  Battleford RCMP say Katherine Rachelle Eikland has been located and is safe.
  
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• Unlawful hunting conviction overturned for Indigenous man

  02-05-2018 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal said the Crown failed to prove the land was in use, or incompatible for hunting.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Organ donation

  02-05-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Having been given the “gift” of a very successful kidney donation 24 years ago, it was with dismay that I read of Minister Jim Reiter’s decision not to followup on Brad Wall’s earlier suggestion to pursue legislation for presumed consent for organ donation.
  Given the very low donation rate in Saskatchewan, the appointment of a “donor physician” may well be meritorious. However it is evident that the adoption of presumed consent by countries in raising donation
  
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• NDP wants paid days off for domestic violence survivors in Sask.

  02-05-2018 17:51 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's NDP wants domestic violence victims to be able to take up to five paid days and 17 unpaid weeks off from work without penalty. Currently, people are entitled to ten unpaid days off.
  
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• Home sales up in Saskatoon during April

  02-05-2018 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  Home sales were up in Saskatoon during April, reversing a two-month trend of declining sales.
  
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• Wednesday Schedule dlvr.it/QRWWcQ https://t.co/9gb3LWM3Tl

  02-05-2018 17:34
  
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• Saskatoon’s World Trade Centre Signs MOU dlvr.it/QRWWnY https://t.co/1wEo7qwaFo

  02-05-2018 17:34
  
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• Traffic Restrictions/House Fire - 200 block Ave. L S

  02-05-2018 17:29 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police, Saskatoon Fire Department and Medavie Health Services are currently on the scene of a house fire in the 200 block of Avenue L South. Pedestrian and vehicle traffic restrictions are in place and the public is asked to avoid the area at this time.Further updates will be released as information becomes available. (Occurrence Number: 18-43161)
  
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• Health Canada's prescription opioid stickers will warn of addiction risk

  02-05-2018 17:19 via cbc.ca
  Health Canada is making warning stickers and patient handouts mandatory with all dispensed prescription opioids dispensed, and the final regulations were published Wednesday in Canada Gazette.
  
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• Pro-basketball team to tip off in Saskatoon in 2019

  02-05-2018 16:38
  A new pro-basketball team is coming to Saskatoon. The Canadian Elite Basketball League announced on Wednesday that a Saskatoon team would take part in the league’s inaugural season in 2019.
  
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• Threat made towards Balgonie high school after death of student

  02-05-2018 16:31
  Greenall High School and Balgonie Elementary school were placed into hold and secure mode after a threat was made to the high school.
  
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• Threat made to Greenall High School in Balgonie

  02-05-2018 16:31
  Greenall High School in Balgonie is currently in hold and secure mode after a threat was made to the school.
  
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• Hold and secure lifted after threat made towards Balgonie high school

  02-05-2018 16:31
  Greenall High School and Balgonie Elementary school were placed into hold and secure mode after a threat was made to the high school.
  
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