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• Jury makes recommendations at in-custody death inquest for Michael Ryan

  12-05-2018 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  In Saskatoon, a number of recommendations have been made at an inquest into the in-custody death of Michael Ryan.
  
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• Bicycle Safety Week declared in Saskatchewan to prevent bike-related injuries

  12-05-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  The objective of Bicycle Safety Week is to help Saskatchewan communities encourage safe cycling and prevent bike-related injuries.
  
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• Information leads Sask. RCMP back to burnt vehicle with human remains inside

  12-05-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan RCMP say they found human remains in a burnt vehicle on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation.
  
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• 'I just hope they find that little boy': Search continues for missing 4-year-old Sweetgrass Kennedy

  12-05-2018 20:55 via cbc.ca
  Residents of Prince Albert, Sask., are anxiously awaiting updates on the welfare of Sweetgrass Kennedy, who has been missing since Thursday night.
  
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• Video: Chest thumping Rush faithful get extra mileage out of goal scoring celebration

  12-05-2018 19:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  What do Rush players think of how fans celebrate their goals? “There’s not many like it … Nothing tops ours”
  
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• B.C. town submerged by worst flood in 70 years, 30 people rescued

  12-05-2018 19:19
  Catastrophic floods in southern British Columbia have forced nearly 2,800 from their homes and warm weather expected in the coming days could worsen the problem.
  
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• 'I can't believe this is her world': Supper gives mother insight into 3-year-old daughter's silent life

  12-05-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  The clink of dinnerware, wry chuckles and the odd sigh of exasperation are the primary sounds at this silent dinner.
  
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• The Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for May 12, 2018

  12-05-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Judge approves Sixties Scoop settlement offer at conclusion of hearings in Saskatoon
  After two days of hearings in Saskatoon, a judge has approved the $800-million settlement offer for Sixties Scoop survivors. Federal judge Michel Shore said he spent a year reading and analyzing documents related to the settlement and gave a lot of thought to the submissions at the hearings on Thursday and Frid
  
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• 'Fashion is transformative': Indigenous designer sees fashion as way to heal and inspire

  12-05-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Stephanie Gamble won the Indigenous Designer Bursary at this year's Saskatchewan Fashion Week and hopes to redeem herself after a disappointing cancellation for herself and Indigenous youth.
  
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• The Bridge to teach life skills

  12-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Bridge on 20th Fellowship Centre is a faith-based, non-profit that began in March of 1999. Over the years, it has operated from several different locations, but in October of 2016, The Bridge opened at its new permanent home at 1008 20th Street. Since then, it has been in the process of totally refurbishing the building, with the project moving ahead as financial support made it possible. The renovations are now complete and The Bridge is about to roll out programs and services that have onl
  
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• Saskatchewan's MPs share their priorities for this session of parliament

  12-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The current session of Parliament is set to wrap up at the end of June. The StarPhoenix contacted all of Saskatchewan’s Members of Parliament to ask about the issues brought to them by their constituents to focus on during this session and what they look forward to tackling next.
  DAVID ANDERSON | Conservative MP for Cypress Hills – Grasslands
  David Anderson, Member of Parliament for Cypress Hills – Grasslands. (supplied)
  Priorities: 
  This session, Anderson is focusing on t
  
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• New Prince Albert, Sask., library reading centre a tribute to a mother's love of reading

  12-05-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The table where Sharon Breadner's daughters remember spending time with big picture books is long gone, but is now being replaced with a new one in memory of Breadner — just in time for Mother's Day.
  
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• Lottery home embraces Scandinavian design elements

  12-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Lottery homes are known for their over-the-top opulence. They are the homes that most people can only dream of owning, often more lavish than livable.
  When Mark Kindrachuk and Ryan Keeping, co-owners of On The Mark Homes, had the opportunity to build this year’s Kinsmen Home Lottery grand prize home, their philosophy was simple.
  “All too often, the lottery homes seem to be a little over the top and people end up selling them,” said Mark Kindrachuk. “We wanted to provide p
  
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• Letters to the editor May 12, 2018

  12-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Deepest cut yet — the Rental Housing Supplement
  As of July 1, 2018, the Saskatchewan Rental Housing Supplement (SRHS) will not take new applications.
  The SRHS is a monthly payment that assists low income families and persons with disabilities with their rental costs. It provides benefits ranging from $186 to $256 for individuals and $184 to $305 for a family with two children. A single person receiving the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability will be left with only $459 for rent in R
  
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• Kohlman: We've earned not just a salad but a gigantic Cobb salad

  12-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  After what was the Winter that Wouldn’t End, the sun has shone, temps have risen, and all that snow has finally seeped into the soil. Can I get an amen? Oh what a feeling to pull the patio furniture from the garage and enjoy a coffee on the deck. Spring has finally sprung, and glory be, I’m ready for it.
  To usher in the season of dining al fresco, I made a really big salad. I mean, a REALLY big salad. So big that I had to drive to HomeSense to find a platter big enough to hold it. I
  
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• Fuller: PST on used cars runs just fine, minister says

  12-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It has been a month since the Saskatchewan government added provincial sales tax to used vehicles.
  Stubblejumper News checked with Taxation Minister Moe Gouger, who was gracious enough to take time from planning enhanced revenue streams to spend a few minutes with automotive journalist Ted Viscosity.
   
  Q: Mister Minister, can you remind us why PST was added to used cars in last month’s provincial budget?
  A: Quite simply, it was the right thing to do. This government is committed to ba
  
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• Finals berth on the line as Rush, Roughnecks square off

  12-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Rush established themselves as the National Lacrosse League’s best team during the regular season — but they’re also aware than it can come crashing down Sunday night.
  The Rush will host the Calgary Roughnecks in a one-game, sudden-death Western Division final Sunday at 5 p.m. The winner advances to the best-of-three league final against either Rochester or Georgia, who square off Saturday in the Eastern Division.
  Here’s some things to know, as the Rush t
  
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• Cuthand: Forced adoptions left children with enduring damage

  12-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  What’s the difference between God and a social worker? God doesn’t think he’s a social worker.
  Social workers played God during the 1960s and up to the present day as they removed First Nations and Metis children from their homes and placed them in white foster homes.
  This travesty is now one more case of the chickens coming home to roost in Indian country.
  Decades of damage have been done to our people and now it’s become unravelled for all to see.
  First came the boardin
  
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• Canada 'a little less safe' with U.S. pullout from Iran deal: former NATO commander

  12-05-2018 13:00
  Canada has become "a little less safe" as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, says former NATO commander and retired Maj.-Gen. David Fraser.
  
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• ’60s Scoop settlement worth $875M approved by federal judge after Saskatoon hearings

  12-05-2018 07:54 via globalnews.ca
  Following two days of hearings in Saskatoon, Sask., a federal judge has ruled to approve an $875 million settlement that will be paid out by the federal government to victims of what's become known as the '60s Scoop.
  
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• ’60s Scoop settlement worth $875M approved by federal judge

  12-05-2018 07:00 via globalnews.ca
  After two days of hearings in Saskatoon, a federal judge has ruled to approve an $875 million settlement that will be paid out by the federal government to survivors of what’s become known as the ’60s Scoop.
  
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• Video: Rockin' the house with Rush's DJ Anchor

  12-05-2018 06:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Meet the guy in charge of keeping the party rocking at Saskatchewan Rush games: Trystan Meyers, aka DJ Anchor.
  
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• 'Do not use' water order in effect for one Saskatoon Costco store

  12-05-2018 05:42
  A strict “do not use” water order is in effect for one of Saskatoon’s Costco stores.
  
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• Western Canada energy producers enjoy higher oil prices as pipeline congestion eases: analysts

  12-05-2018 05:16 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian oil producers are pocketing higher profits as a rise in world oil prices meshes with an improving supply-demand balance that has reduced the price discounts they faced earlier this year.
  
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• St. Louis-area resident fires gun after seeing 'suspicious' person on his property

  12-05-2018 05:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  The RCMP is reminding people that using a firearm during a confrontation can make the situation more dangerous, after a rural resident fired a shot into the air when he found a man on his property.
  Police were called at about 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday to a rural residence north of St. Louis, according to an RCMP news release. St. Louis is about 35 kilometres south of Prince Albert.
  “The property owner reported that he had found a male on the property, inside one of the buildings,”
  
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• Fire crews taking on wildfire near Beauval

  12-05-2018 04:57
  Water bombers and firefighting helicopters are taking on a wildfire near the Saskatchewan village of Beauval on Friday.
  
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• Judge approves $875M settlement for ‘60s Scoop victims

  12-05-2018 04:30
  An $875-million settlement for victims of the ’60s Scoop has been approved by a federal judge.
  
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• Mixed emotions as Humboldt Broncos post head coach/GM job

  12-05-2018 04:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Humboldt Broncos took another big step towards normalcy on Friday when they formally posted their vacant head coach and general manager position.
  It was exciting, said team president Kevin Garinger, and also sad, given that the man they’re replacing — head coach and GM Darcy Haugan — was one of 16 people killed in the April 6 bus collision that attracted worldwide attention.
  “It’s exciting — it’s kind of a relief — but it’s also something
  
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• ‘Do not use’ water warning issued at Saskatoon Costco after hydrocarbons detected in hydrants

  12-05-2018 04:21 via globalnews.ca
  Until further notice, the Water Security Agency has issued a “Do not use” water warning for the Southend Costco.
  
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• 'You engaged in a profound betrayal,' judge tells former Sask. foster father convicted of historical sex abuse

  12-05-2018 03:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon woman says she still feels the profound effects of being sexually abused by her foster father, 13 years after it stopped. 
  “All these years, I felt like this was my fault,” said the woman, whose name is protected by a mandatory publication ban. The assaults, and the way her foster mother reacted when she told her about the touching, left her with trust issues and feeling worthless and gross, court heard. 
  She recalled taking the bus and wondering if other kids w
  
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• Costco building cut off from water supply due to contamination issue with city hydrants

  12-05-2018 03:28 via cbc.ca
  A Costco in Saskatoon is unable to use the city water supply because testing has revealed contamination in city hydrants that supply the busy bulk retailer.
  
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• Hydrocarbons found in Rosewood water line supplying Costco store

  12-05-2018 03:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  The provincial Water Security Agency has issued a “Do Not Use” notice for the Costco store in Saskatoon’s Rosewood neighbourhood after hydrocarbons were found in a water line.
  The City of Saskatoon held a news conference late Friday afternoon to report the situation.
  “First of all, I want to express our frustration that we’ve made this discovery in a different developing area of Saskatoon,” said Angela Gardiner, the city’s acting general manager of trans
  
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• Judge approves Sixties Scoop settlement offer at conclusion of hearings in Saskatoon

  12-05-2018 03:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  After two days of hearings in Saskatoon, a judge has approved the $800-million settlement offer for Sixties Scoop survivors.
  Federal judge Michel Shore said he spent a year reading and analyzing documents related to the settlement and gave a lot of thought to the submissions at the hearings on Thursday and Friday, before announcing his approval Friday afternoon.
  Survivor Maggie-Blue Waters, the named plaintiff in the Sixties Scoop class action lawsuit from Saskatchewan, said she was pleased
  
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• Human remains found inside burned-out vehicle on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation

  12-05-2018 03:03 via cbc.ca
  Police are investigating the discovery of human remains that were found inside a burning vehicle on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation Thursday, to see if the remains inside yield a match to a report of a missing person.
  
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• Price of city parking permits for disabled people could increase

  12-05-2018 02:42
  Disabled people who pay to park under the city’s parking for disabled persons program could have to pay more for their permit in Saskatoon.
  
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• Raven Constant sentenced in horrific stabbing death

  12-05-2018 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  Raven Constant has been sentenced after pleading guilty killing to killing a man in Saskatoon after stabbing him 18 times. Ryan Kessler reports.
  
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• Mixed reaction to Saskatoon Public Schools ending graduation banquets

  12-05-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  Reaction is mixed to the announcement by Saskatoon Public Schools that it will be ending graduation banquets starting with the 2018-19 school year. Rebekah Lesko reports.
  
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• Global News at 6: May 11

  12-05-2018 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, May 11, 2018 edition of Global News at 6 on Global Saskatoon
  
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• Open for the season: Nutrien Playland at Kinsmen Park

  12-05-2018 01:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  Kinsmen Park will be bustling with families taking rides on the Ferris wheel, carousel and Canpotex train when Nutrien Playland opens for the season on Sunday.
  Admission costs $2 for a single ticket, or $20 for a play pack of 12 tickets. The Canpotex train, Ferris wheel, and carousel require one ticket per ride. When riding with a paying adult, children under two years of age ride for free. 
  The Nutrien Playland at Kinsmen Park, 945 Spadina Crescent East, will be open from 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.
  
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• YXE Connects is back to provide free services for the city's most vulnerable citizens

  12-05-2018 01:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Back for another year and ready to break down barriers to accessibility, YXE Connects will bring together service providers from around the city to help Saskatoon’s vulnerable citizens get whatever help they might need — from haircuts to health services. 
  The event, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday at White Buffalo Youth Lodge and City Centre Church, offers nearly 100 different services and gives people who attend the chance to create connections with the service provid
  
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• Video: Humboldt bus crash survivor gets offer to play with York University

  12-05-2018 01:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  Kaleb Dahlgren has announced that he’s signed a letter of intent to play with the York University Lions as early as this fall.
  
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• Hockey league tries to trademark #HumboldtStrong without asking team

  12-05-2018 01:34 via cbc.ca
  The president of the Humboldt Broncos says the team is prepared to fight its league for control of the #HumboldtStrong slogan that has become so deeply associated with the Broncos' bus tragedy.
  
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• Sixties Scoop settlement offer a 'beginning,' says one survivor

  12-05-2018 01:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  As the second and final day of Sixties Scoop settlement hearings in Saskatoon drew to a close, survivor Maggie-Blue Waters said it’s just the beginning for many. 
  “I’m understanding the tension, and I have great compassion for my fellow survivors that are feeling anger, frustration and anxiety,” she said. “For many of them, this is their very first time to speak to this.”
  The second day of the hearings before federal judge Michel Shore focused mostly on t
  
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• Minute at the Movies: May 11

  12-05-2018 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  Todd James reviews “Life of the Party” and “The Child Remains” in the latest edition of Minute at the Movies.
  
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• Search for missing boy in Prince Albert focusing on river

  12-05-2018 01:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  Search efforts for a four-year-old boy who went missing on Thursday in Prince Albert became focused on the river on Friday afternoon.
  “After numerous witness interviews conducted by police investigators as well as evidence located, the unified search command team are focusing all search efforts to the North Saskatchewan River,” a Prince Albert Police Service news release said.
  Sweetgrass Kennedy was last seen on Thursday around 3 p.m. in the 900 block of Second Street East in Prince
  
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• Raven Constant sentenced for fatal stabbing and Saskatoon Correctional Centre death

  12-05-2018 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  Raven Constant, 24, pleaded guilty Friday to fatally beating a fellow Saskatoon Correctional Centre inmate and was sentenced for two different deaths.
  
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• Scalpers demand up to $150 for free tickets to Winnipeg Jets street party

  12-05-2018 00:25
  During each Winnipeg Jets playoff game, large crowds have gathered outside the arena to watch the big screen and cheer on the team inside. Tickets to the street parties are free, but some scalpers are trying to resell them for as much as $150 each.
  
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• St. Louis-area resident fires gun during break-and-enter

  12-05-2018 00:17 via cbc.ca
  RCMP in Saskatchewan are looking for a suspect after a report of a break-and-enter on a rural property north of St. Louis, Sask. this week.
  
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• 2,735 new students expected in Sask. schools, funding questions linger

  12-05-2018 00:14 via globalnews.ca
  Schools across Saskatchewan will soon be dismissing students for the summer, and in September even more will be returning. The Ministry of Education said 2,735 new students will be enrolling in school across the province for the 2018-19 school year. “With an estimated 2,700 more kids going to school in our system in the fall...
  
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