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• Barricaded Subject- 100 block of Bushe Place

  13-05-2018 23:47 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are currently on scene of a barricaded person in the 100 block of Bushe Place. Motorists and pedestrians are requested to find other routes of traffic and walking in this area until the situation can be resolved. (Occurrence Number: 18-47430)
  
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• Liberals step up monitoring for temporary foreign workers program

  13-05-2018 22:58 via cbc.ca
  The federal Liberal government, chastised last year in an auditor's report that found a lack of oversight of Canada's controversial temporary foreign workers program, is stepping up employer inspections and naming and shaming those caught breaking the rules.
  
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• Sports briefs: Saskatoon Valkyries lose home opener

  13-05-2018 22:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Regina Riot spoiled the host Saskatoon Valkyries home opener, dishing out a 28-7 victory over the Valkyries at Griffiths Stadium on Saturday night. The Valkyries fall to 1-1 on the season while the defending Western Women’s Canadian Football League champion Riot improve to 2-0.
  Carmen Agar rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns for the Riot while Makenna Matheson’s 85-yard kickoff return touchdown counted for the Valkyries’ lone score. Two long Aimee Kowalski touchdow
  
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• Future Indigenous fitness leaders taking skills back to home communities in Sask.

  13-05-2018 22:48 via cbc.ca
  A pilot program in Saskatoon has trained 18 Indigenous "physical activity ambassadors" to get their fitness certification.
  
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• Plaque in Saskatoon commemorates soldiers’ efforts during Afghanistan war

  13-05-2018 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  A plaque was added to the Saskatoon cenotaph, marking the North Saskatchewan Regiment's efforts in the 13-year war in Afghanistan.
  
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• Agreement signed for First Nations-led flare gas projects worth estimated $300M

  13-05-2018 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  First Nations Power Authority has signed an agreement to source 20 megawatts of flare gas power generation projects.
  
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• Love on a 'difficult day': Broncos' mothers get unexpected flower deliveries, virtual hugs from strangers

  13-05-2018 20:25 via cbc.ca
  Laurie Thomas is feeling the strength, power and love from mothers all over the world today. Team Hockey Moms surprised her and other mothers impacted by the Humboldt Broncos' bus crash with a surprise flower delivery for Mother's Day.
  
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• Prince Albert councillor reprimanded for social media comments

  13-05-2018 20:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Prince Albert Ward 3 Coun. Evert Botha has been removed from all city boards and committees, suspended from speaking at public events as a city council representative for one year, and ordered to make a public apology after breaching the city’s ethics bylaw.
  Prince Albert city council met in camera to discuss the matter on April 9, and confirmed the decision to sanction Botha with a 5-1 vote on May 7. Botha and Ward 5 Coun. Dennis Ogrodnick declined to vote due to conflict of interest.
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• Sister of teacher who died in La Loche shooting returns to work with youth

  13-05-2018 19:40 via cbc.ca
  The sister of one of the victims in a northern Saskatchewan school shooting has been working with youth in the community where her brother was killed to make sure their voices are heard.
  
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• Review: Musically and emotionally, Shania Twain gives Saskatoon a concert to remember

  13-05-2018 19:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  Shania Twain entered SaskTel Centre through throngs of screaming fans like she was royalty.
  The Canadian superstar proceeded to spend the night reminding everyone why she’s considered by many to be the reigning queen of country music. 
  Twain’s Now tour, to promote the album of the same name, rolled into Saskatoon on Saturday. The concert started strong with Twain’s opener and new single “Life’s About to Get Good.” But the crowd really exploded with cheers
  
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• Sister of teacher who died in La Loche school shooting returns to work with youth

  13-05-2018 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  Caitlin Wood's older brother, Adam Wood, was one of four people killed when a young man opened fire at a home and school in La Loche in January 2016.
  
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• Sask. father upset son’s hockey team not allowed to wear memorial patch

  13-05-2018 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  Neil Lascelle's son Ash took his own life in January and his Battlefords Barons teammates had been wearing a patch on their sweaters in his honour.
  
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• Toddler dies after being hit by truck backing up in Pelican Narrows

  13-05-2018 19:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 17-month-old girl has died after she was struck by a truck backing up in a yard in Pelican Narrows.
  The incident happened at about 5 p.m. Friday, and the toddler was taken to the local clinic and later pronounced dead, according to an RCMP news release.
  Holistic workers from Peter Ballantyne First Nation and victim services are assisting the families.
  Alcohol was not a factor, RCMP said.
  A collision reconstructionist continues to investigate.
  Pelican Narrows is about 370 kilometres northeast o
  
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• Work still needed years after landmark ruling on Indigenous sentencing: lawyers

  13-05-2018 18:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  Nearly two decades after a landmark court decision on sentencing Indigenous offenders, lawyers say there are no national standards for implementing the ruling and too many Aboriginal people are still behind bars.
  The Supreme Court of Canada’s Gladue decision in 1999 said judges must take note of systemic or background factors when determining a sentence for Indigenous offenders in order to address their “serious overrepresentation” in prison.
  Indigenous people often feel remove
  
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• Saskatchewan father upset son's hockey team not allowed to wear memorial patch

  13-05-2018 18:22 via cbc.ca
  The father of a young Saskatchewan hockey player who committed suicide calls a decision to remove a memorial patch from his son's team's jerseys a slap in the face.
  
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• North Battleford father upset son’s hockey team not allowed to wear memorial patch

  13-05-2018 18:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  The father of a young Saskatchewan hockey player who committed suicide calls a decision to remove a memorial patch from his son’s team’s jerseys a slap in the face.
  Neil Lascelle’s son Ash took his own life in January and his Battlefords Barons teammates had been wearing a patch on their sweaters in his honour.
  The circular crest reads: “In loving memory Ash, 2002-2018.”
  The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association recently ruled the patches cannot be worn next year.
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• Videos: Feel the Rush spirit

  13-05-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Rush meet the Calgary Roughnecks Sunday in Saskatoon in the National Lacrosse League’s West Division final.
  Here are some videos to get fans in the spirit of game.
   
  The art of the lacrosse line change: 
  The art of the lacrosse faceoff: 
  Lacrosse goaltenders wear big, bulky-looking equipment, and they need it: 
  Chest thumping Rush faithful get extra mileage out of goal scoring celebration: 
  Rockin’ the house with Rush’s DJ Anchor:
  
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• Photos: STARS Lottery show home

  13-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The STARS Lottery Saskatoon-area show home is at 311 Greenbryre Crescent North in Saskatoon.
  
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• Amid new approach to military justice, Sajjan pledges to 'aggressively' handle offenders

  13-05-2018 13:00
  As the federal defence minister prepares to reform the military justice system by putting a new focus on victims' rights, Harjit Sajjan is vowing to "aggressively" handle offenders.
  
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• 'A mother is an amazing gift that one day will disappear from your life, long before you are ready'

  13-05-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Why spending time with your mom on Mother's Day is the greatest gift you can give
  
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• Vitriol, death threats an extreme example of what female politicians face, say Sask. MLAs

  13-05-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has faced a barrage of death threats and violent comments in a trend that Saskatchewan female politicians describe as “terrifying” and “alarming” at turns, and a severe example of the kind of trolling they may face themselves.
  
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• Sex assault reports up, but Saskatchewan lags in funding response

  13-05-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Michelle thought police would support her when she reported that her ex-husband raped her in a public washroom several years ago. Instead, she says, she was made to feel like a liar.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos president displeased by league's trademark application

  13-05-2018 04:10
  The social media hashtags #HumboldtStrong and #Sticksontheporch became a rallying cry for those impacted by the horrific Humboldt Broncos bus crash last month. Now the two phrases have become part of a trademark battle between the team and the league.
  
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• Infant dead after being struck by truck in Pelican Narrows

  13-05-2018 03:15
  A 17-month-old child is dead after being struck by a vehicle in the village of Pelican Narrows, located in north-eastern Sask.
  
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• Man dies after house fire in Moosomin

  13-05-2018 03:07
  One man is dead after a house fire that sparked on Saturday in Moosomin.
  
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• Police investigate after gun-related incident on Stanley Mission

  13-05-2018 02:59
  Stanley Mission RCMP is investigating after an incident involving a gun.
  
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• Sixties Scoop survivor: “My family looked for me for 20 years”

  13-05-2018 02:51
  Robert Doucette is one of 20,000 other Indigenous and Metis Canadians who were forcibly removed from their homes between the 1950s and 1990s and sent to live with non-indigenous families during the '60s Scoop.
  
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• One dead after house fire in Moosomin, Sask.: RCMP

  13-05-2018 02:36 via globalnews.ca
  Fire personnel and RCMP officers located an unconscious 33-year-old man at a house fire, however, he was later pronounced dead.
  
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• Global News at 6: May 12

  13-05-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, May 12, 2018 edition of Global News at 6 with Angie Seth on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Toddler struck by vehicle backing up in Pelican Narrows, Sask. dies

  13-05-2018 01:19 via globalnews.ca
  A toddler who was struck by a truck that was backing up in Pelican Narrows, Sask., has died.
  
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• Toddler struck by truck backing up in Pelican Narrows, Sask. dies

  13-05-2018 01:19 via globalnews.ca
  A toddler who was struck by a truck that was backing up in Pelican Narrows, Sask., has died.
  
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• Soldier recalls war as Afghanistan plaque added to Saskatoon city cenotaph

  13-05-2018 00:59 via cbc.ca
  A new plaque unveiled at the Saskatoon City Hall cenotaph on Saturday recognizes the service of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan.
  
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• Mother of missing Ahtahkakoop man says he was murdered, burned

  13-05-2018 00:44 via cbc.ca
  The family of a young man who was reported missing from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation Thursday says the 20-year-old was killed and burned in his car.
  
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• Farm groups frustrated as grain transport bill delayed again

  13-05-2018 00:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  Farm groups are growing increasingly frustrated as Canada’s two main political parties blame each other for further delaying new legislation intended to prevent another costly grain backlog.
  Bill C-49, which aims to make the railways more accountable and grain transportation more reliable, can’t pass into law until at least May 22 after a recorded vote was ordered Friday morning.
  It is merely the latest setback for the omnibus bill, which the Liberal government introduced last May an
  
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• Costco still busy after restrictions put on water supply

  13-05-2018 00:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  The water security advisory at Saskatoon’s Rosewood Costco location, which requires the water not to be used for drinking, cooking or washing, doesn’t seem to be slowing down shoppers.
  The City of Saskatoon held a news conference late Friday to inform the public that hydrocarbons — organic compounds that are the main components of crude oil and natural gas — had been detected in three hydrants on the line that supplies the store’s water. 
  Jim Wilson, who was sh
  
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