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• Internet data suggests Blue Jays are Canada’s team over Jets, Leafs, Raptors

  04-05-2018 23:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  Are Canadian sports fans uniting behind the Toronto Raptors for their second round NBA post-season series against the Cleveland Cavaliers? Are they putting aside NHL rivalries to support the Winnipeg Jets, the only Canadian team remaining in the Stanley Cup playoffs?
  According to data from Google and Twitter, the answer on both counts is no. Instead, it’s the Toronto Blue Jays that have piqued the curiosity of most Canadian sports fans — including those in Saskatchewan.
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• Air Canada joins WestJet in severing ties with Hopper Inc. over claims of ’secret fares’

  04-05-2018 22:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  MONTREAL — Air Canada said Friday it will join rival WestJet in severing its ties with Hopper Inc. after the mobile travel app’s suggestion it has sole access to “secret fares” caused confusion in the travel industry.
  Hopper, which notified when a fare matching their criteria becomes available, landed in hot water with other travel groups that sell air fares, such as travel agents and aggregator sites, when the company suggested earlier this week they were the only ones t
  
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• Roughriders willing to wait on top pick Dakoda Shepley

  04-05-2018 22:14 via cbc.ca
  Roughriders willing to wait on top pick drafting Dakoda Shepley fifth overall in 2018 CFL draft
  
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• Police say foul play not involved after body found in river during Saskatoon Fire Department exercise

  04-05-2018 22:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Police say foul play was not involved after a body was pulled from the South Saskatchewan River on Thursday night, according to a police news release.
  The body was found during a training exercise by the Saskatoon Fire Department. Firefighters notified police, with the major crime unit, the forensic identification unit and the missing person task force attending the scene around 6 p.m.
  Police say the man, 25, has been identified and his family has been notified, but police won’t be releasi
  
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  04-05-2018 22:01
  
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• Update - Body Recovered from the River

  04-05-2018 21:46 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Yesterday evening, the body of a 25-year-old man was recovered from the river near the area of the Broadway Bridge. The man has been identified and his family has been notified. Police will not be releasing his name. An autopsy was conducted this morning and based on the results, it has been determined that foul play was not involved. The investigation is now with the Office of the Chief Coroner of Saskatchewan.(Occurrence Number: 18-43745)
  
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• Two men charged in relation to Saskatoon homicide last summer

  04-05-2018 21:46
  Saskatoon police have laid manslaughter charges in relation to a killing last summer.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: ‘Bad Samaritan’ and ‘Ice Blue’

  04-05-2018 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  In this week’s edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “Bad Samaritan” and “Ice Blue.”
  
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• Man in custody after ‘violent domestic dispute’: Saskatoon police

  04-05-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  Police were called to the Silverwood Heights neighbourhood after someone heard a woman screaming.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: skyrocketing temperatures this weekend

  04-05-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Skyrocketing temperatures into the mid-20s are in Saskatoon’s weather forecast for the weekend. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with the details.
  
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• Body of snowmobiler recovered from Dore Lake in Northern Saskatchewan

  04-05-2018 21:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  RCMP have recovered the body of a snowmobiler who went missing on Dore Lake in late April.
  On April 30 at roughly 8:30 p.m. Green Lake RCMP received a report of a missing snowmobiler. A witness told RCMP they had seen a local resident driving across the ice, but then lost sight of them and could no longer hear their snowmobile.
  Due to the fact ice on the lake was starting to get weak around the shoreline, there was concern the rider had not made it to shore safely. The witness then called other
  
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• Murder charges laid in 2017 Saskatoon death

  04-05-2018 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  Two men are charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Tyler Applegate.
  
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• Body of missing snowmobiler found in northern Saskatchewan

  04-05-2018 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  A set of snowmobile tracks were located going onto Dore Lake, but not coming off.
  
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• Two Facing Manslaughter Charges In Shooting Death dlvr.it/QRn6kD https://t.co/jFCOvUCqD4

  04-05-2018 20:53
  
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• Ticks don’t just carry Lyme disease. What you should know about Powassan virus

  04-05-2018 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  Ticks can carry a number of pathogens, including the potentially fatal Powassan virus.
  
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• Space agency chooses 'brilliant students' from U of Sask. to build, design satellite to launch in 2021

  04-05-2018 20:32 via cbc.ca
  A team of University of Saskatchewan students has been tapped by the Canadian Space Agency to build and design a satellite which is expected to be launched in 2021.
  
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• Space agency chooses 'brilliant students' from Sask. to build, design satellite to launch in 2021

  04-05-2018 20:32 via cbc.ca
  A team of University of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Polytechnic students has been tapped by the Canadian Space Agency to build and design a satellite which is expected to be launched in 2021.
  
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• 2 men charged with manslaughter for Saskatoon shooting last summer

  04-05-2018 20:29 via cbc.ca
  Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the 2017 killing of 27-year-old Tyler Applegate.
  
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• Fire pit restrictions spur meme storm in Saskatoon

  04-05-2018 20:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  While backyard fires are no laughing matter for some residents, others are sharing humorous responses to the City of Saskatoon’s restrictions on fire pits.
  The newly-implemented curfew on backyard fires has led to some widely-shared memes across social media platforms. For those who don’t know, a meme, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is “an image, video, piece of text, etc. typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, ofte
  
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• Body of missing snowmobiler recovered from lake in northern Sask.

  04-05-2018 20:22
  The body of a missing snowmobiler has been retrieved from Dore Lake in northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Violent Domestic Call Ends in Arrest dlvr.it/QRmzVP https://t.co/VlTqYgJEWh

  04-05-2018 20:21
  
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• Paula Bali Speaks at 4th Annual Child Find Breakfast dlvr.it/QRmzMk https://t.co/7p2cxXaA3f

  04-05-2018 20:21
  
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• Manslaughter charges laid in 2017 shooting death of Tyler Applegate

  04-05-2018 20:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police have laid charges in the city’s 3rd homicide of 2017.
  Two men have been charged with manslaughter and accessory after the fact to discharging a firearm while being reckless to the life or safety of another person in the death of Tyler Applegate, according to a police news release.
  According to a previous release Applegate, 27, was shot on July 22, 2017 at around 10 a.m. in the 2300 block of 33rd Street West. He was transported to Royal University Hospital in serious condit
  
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• Raccoon delays Air Canada flight in Saskatoon by nearly seven hours

  04-05-2018 20:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  A raccoon caused an Air Canada flight bound for Toronto from Saskatoon to be delayed by nearly seven hours last night.
  Flight passenger Damien Lee says that it “was just like a circus” trying to get the raccoon off the plane.
  The assistant professor says the flight was originally delayed due to a baggage issue, but within an hour lassos were brought out to try to catch the animal.
  Lee says passengers hadn’t yet boarded the plane and eventually the raccoon scurried off.
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• Raccoon delays Air Canada flight from Saskatoon to Toronto by nearly 7 hours

  04-05-2018 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  The flight was originally delayed due to a baggage issue, but within an hour lassos were brought out to try to catch the raccoon.
  
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• Sask. farmer shocked to find fish swimming in flooded field

  04-05-2018 20:02
  Three generations of Saskatchewan farmers said they never expected to find fish in their pastures.
  
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• Update to Shooting- 2300 Block 33rd Street West. 3rd Homicide 2017. Charges Laid

  04-05-2018 19:58 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  UpdateFurther to the previous updates in 2017.Two males have been charged with Manslaughter contrary to Section 236(a) Criminal Code of Canada, and Accessory After the Fact to Discharge Firearm While being Reckless as to the Life or Safety of Another Person contrary to Section 23/244.2(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada in the death of Tyler Applegate. This investigation is ongoing.Release 2017-0679Further to the previous updates dated July 22nd, 2017 and August 10th, 2017 the Saskatoon P
  
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• Saskatoon Forestry Farm holds barbecue on May 4 for Saskatchewan Habitat Day

  04-05-2018 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Forestry Farm is holding an event on Friday to celebrate Saskatchewan Habitat Day and those who have achieved Habitat homes.
  
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• Saskatoon broadcasting college creates scholarship in memory of Humboldt Broncos announcer

  04-05-2018 19:29 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon broadcasting college is creating a scholarship in memory of Tyler Bieber, a play-by-play announcer who was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6.
  
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• Ottawa wanted all of Canada speaking with one voice on NAFTA: emails

  04-05-2018 19:28 via cbc.ca
  The Liberal government has been orchestrating the Canadian approach to the North American Free Trade Agreement talks so carefully that at one point, Ottawa issued talking points to help ensure even the provinces and territories were all speaking with one voice.
  
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• U of S Space Design Team Chosen For Prestigious Project dlvr.it/QRmfYg https://t.co/7GVc6rqpGM

  04-05-2018 19:16
  
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• Saskatoon repairing 206 km of roads in 2018

  04-05-2018 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Saskatoon has 206 kilometres of roads scheduled for repairs in 2018.
  
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• Luncheons hosted in Regina, Saskatoon for North American Occupational Safety and Health Week

  04-05-2018 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  Keynote speaker, John Amatt, president of One Step Beyond WorldWide will be sharing how the lessons he has learned on adventures in remote corners of the world apply in our workplaces.
  
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• Reduced nightly fees and free park entry from May 10 – 17 for 2 Sask. campgrounds

  04-05-2018 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  Got the camping bug? Counting down the days until summer is here and you can enjoy camping season? Good news for you! On May 4, the government announced that a couple of provincial parks are set to open early.
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: April 28 – May 4

  04-05-2018 18:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• Loraas offers Saskatonians tips on how to not contaminate recycling

  04-05-2018 18:44 via cbc.ca
  If you are still recycling things like plastic bags and saran wrap, you could be contaminating your other recyclables.
  
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• Williams and Ree performance at Casino Regina cancelled

  04-05-2018 18:37
  A performance by Williams and Ree at Casino Regina has been cancelled after backlash at the Humboldt Broncos memorial concert.
  
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• Starbucks to close some Canadian stores to provide implicit bias training

  04-05-2018 18:35 via cbc.ca
  Starbucks will close all its Canadian company-operated stores and offices for an afternoon next month to provide training about creating a "culture of warmth and belonging."
  
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• Starbucks to close Canadian stores to provide implicit bias training

  04-05-2018 18:35 via cbc.ca
  Starbucks will close all its Canadian company-operated stores and offices for an afternoon next month to provide training about creating a "culture of warmth and belonging."
  
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  04-05-2018 18:11
  
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• Riders take O-Line Prospect with First Pick in CFL Draft dlvr.it/QRmH1W https://t.co/mpE1qBwn5o

  04-05-2018 18:11
  
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• Letter of the Day: Time to eliminate plastic bags

  04-05-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  We have recently seen horrifying pictures on the news of the amount of plastic waste that is floating around in our oceans. Teresa May is planning to ban plastic straws in the United Kingdom and we have yet to hear of any plans from our own Prime Minister on this issue.
  We can do better than just banning plastic straws. For the past 10 years, I have used my own reusable bags when bagging my groceries at Safeway. In all that time, no one has ever thanked me for using my own bags. In fact I often
  
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• RCMP asking for public's help finding missing road signs

  04-05-2018 17:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  Residents around Kelvington may have had a confused commute after numerous “Road Closed” signs were stolen from the area, according to an RCMP news release.Officers from the Greenwater RCMP detachment are asking the public for help in solving an alleged crime where a person, or group of people, stole an unreleased number of the signs on Highway 38 between Kelvington and the Yellow Quill First Nation.The signs went missing between April 23 and April 27 and RCMP report that some of the
  
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• Saskatchewan Huskies spring camp starts

  04-05-2018 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Huskies introduced their new recruits before hitting the field for opening day of spring camp. Ryan Flaherty reports.
  
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• Online fundraising campaign launched for Preeceville, Sask. man wrongfully accused of sexual assault

  04-05-2018 17:50 via cbc.ca
  An online fundraising campaign is underway to help a Preeceville man financially recover from being wrongfully accused of sexual assault.
  
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• Man facing unlawful confinement, assault charges after police called to Silverwood Heights

  04-05-2018 17:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 37-year-old man is facing charges of assault, forcible entry to a residence and unlawful confinement following a track involving Saskatoon Police Service’s Air Support Unit (ASU).
  The man was arrested after police officers were called to the Silverwood Heights neighbourhood at around 4:20 p.m. on Thursday after reports of a distressed women screaming, according to a police news release.
  The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle before police arrived. The ASU tracked the suspect as they tra
  
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• Bridges cover: At 75, Gary Loy still inspires on and off the ice

  04-05-2018 17:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  Gary Loy is the kind of man who makes tea and banana chocolate chip muffins when someone comes over. As he pours and plates, he describes growing up in a farm family that encouraged people who dropped by to stay for supper. 
  It was during one of those visits that Loy recalls learning he would need good eyesight to become an RCMP officer. Loy wore glasses. His policing dreams were crushed, but a door opened to something else. 
  “I guess I have a feeling for justice. So if I co
  
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  04-05-2018 17:38
  
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• UPDATE: Suspicious Activity

  04-05-2018 17:24 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service would like to make the public aware of a piece of misinformation regarding suspicious activity near a school in the 300 block of Russell Road last week. (see release below)The SPS’s School Resource Unit found that the van reported to Police, that was said to have offered a ride to a student, was in fact being driven by a parent known to that student. Similar reports near other schools have not been verified.Police are encouraging parents and guardians
  
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• Casino Regina cancels show featuring comedy duo accused of racism at Broncos tribute concert

  04-05-2018 17:20 via cbc.ca
  Casino Regina said on its website that the Humboldt Broncos tribute concert controversy was the reason for cancelling the show.
  
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