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• Five people charged after highway pursuit in northwest Sask.

  19-05-2018 23:44
  Three men and two women have been charged following a pursuit on a northwest Sask. highway.
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for missing teenage girl

  19-05-2018 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police are asking for the public’s help in locating Natasha Slippery, 16, who is missing.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash reminder of past tragedies for Swift Current, Bathurst

  19-05-2018 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Trent McCleary said there's a pipeline of Swift Current players that played in Humboldt and that the connection between the two places is now eternal.
  
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• 'The same but radically different': Newly revealed footage shows 1930s Saskatoon in full colour

  19-05-2018 22:16 via cbc.ca
  Historical video of a royal visit in 1939, recently donated to the city archives, shows the city as it was in full colour when Queen Elizabeth and King George VI became the first reigning monarchs to visit Canada.
  
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• Two campgrounds put on evacuation alert as crews battle wildfire in Prince Albert National Park

  19-05-2018 21:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dry and warm weather have led to increased fire activity and smoke at the Rabbit Creek wildfire in Prince Albert National Park, prompting a 24-hour evacuation alert for two campgrounds. 
  Due to increased smoke in the vicinity of the fire, the area closure includes boating on Sandy Lake, the use of trails around Sandy Lake and the area north of Sturgeon Crossing Warden Station to the Lofthouse Trail. As a precaution, the Sandy Lake and Narrows campgrounds are under a 24-hour evacuation alert
  
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• Part of Prince Albert National Park closed due to wildfire, but all facilities remain open

  19-05-2018 21:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  The area of Prince Albert National Park that is closed due to a wildfire has been extended, but will have “minimal impact” for those enjoying the park during the long weekend.
  The Rabbit Creek wildfire, about 17,000 hectares in size, continued to burn Saturday in the southwest part of the park. Cooler weather and lighter winds have allowed crews to “make good progress” fighting the fire, Parks Canada said in an update provided Saturday morning.
  However, specialists were a
  
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• Marijuana legalization, opioid use raise concerns as boating season begins: advocacy group

  19-05-2018 21:54 via cbc.ca
  The impending legalization of marijuana and the use of prescription opioids are new concerns for boating safety groups, with one director saying his council is preparing for instances of more people boating while impaired.
  
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• 5 occupants from stolen vehicle charged after Saskatchewan RCMP member fires gun

  19-05-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  Five people from Alberta are facing charges after a stolen vehicle fire and police-involved shooting in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Video: U of S community members weigh in on firing of men's volleyball coach

  19-05-2018 20:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Members of the University of Saskatchewan community give their thoughts on the firing of Brian Gavlas, the men’s volleyball coach who recruited a player facing a sexual assault charge. That player, Matthew Alan Meyer, has now pleaded guilty to the charge and been sentenced to two years in prison.
  
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• Video: Jared Ahenakew speaks about his son's memory and his legacy

  19-05-2018 19:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  Barely more than a week after his son’s body was discovered in a burned-out car, Jared Ahenakew remembers Brennan Ahenakew and talks about the legacy he leaves behind.
  
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• RCMP officer shoots at car during pursuit on northwest Sask. highway

  19-05-2018 19:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  After water bombers had to be called in to help put out a vehicle fire north of Meadow Lake, an RCMP officer pursuing another vehicle in the area fired a shot at the car.
  The series of events started on Wednesday, May 16, at 2:50 p.m. when Meadow Lake RCMP received a report of a vehicle burning on Highway 4, about eight kilometres south of Dorintosh, according to an RCMP news release. The fire spread to the surrounding area and water bombers — which were responding to a nearby wildfire &md
  
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• Canada gifts $50K to charity to celebrate royal couple

  19-05-2018 18:43
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that Canada will donate $50,000 to charity to celebrate the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
  
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• Saskatoon police look for suspects after teen shot in the leg

  19-05-2018 18:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Witnesses in the area of a shooting in Saskatoon say they saw three men running from the scene, all with their faces covered in bandanas.
  A 17-year-old male was shot in the leg in an apartment block in the 800 block of Appleby Drive on at about 9:30 p.m. Friday, according to a Saskatoon Police Service news release.
  Witnesses saw the suspects get into a light grey or silver vehicle, the news release said. The teen victim was taken to hospital with a non-life threatening injury.
  Police are investi
  
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• Canadians share how they celebrated the royal wedding in style

  19-05-2018 17:51
  Despite the early hours, Canadians from coast to coast donned their finest fascinators, set out their scones, and tuned in to the royal wedding. Here’s how they celebrated.
  
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• Bandana-wearing trio flees scene where teen shot in leg, Saskatoon police say

  19-05-2018 17:36 via cbc.ca
  Witnesses have described seeing three men in bandanas running from the scene of a shooting in Saskatoon Friday night.
  
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• The Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for May 19, 2018

  19-05-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  ‘I always knew he was meant for something great’: Family of Brennan Ahenakew fights for justice after his death
  Jared Ahenakew is already sobbing with fresh grief as he steps out of his car beside the burned grove of trees. “Sorry,” he says, wiping away tears. “Sorry. I haven’t been here since it happened.” Barely more than a week has passed since Jared
  
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• Provincial gang strategy focus of forum being held in Saskatoon

  19-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Shane Partridge was 16 when he first got into trouble with the law, and was in and out of jail for 20 years of his life — until he became involved with STR8 UP seven years ago.
  “I started being aware of myself, and that I wasn’t this jerk that I thought I was. I was human and there was an opportunity for me to go about life different if I was willing to allow someone to care about me,” he recalls.
  Inmates working with STR8 UP while in Saskatoon’s jail who are transf
  
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• Program 'rescues' unsold food from Saskatoon restaurants, delivers it to community organizations

  19-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A recently launched program is “rescuing” still-edible food that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill and diverting it to community organizations in Saskatoon.
  FoodRenew was created by four current and former University of Saskatchewan students in December. In April, they started to pick up food nearing its best before date, surplus items, mislabelled or discontinued products, or items with damaged packaging from local businesses and delivering them to organizations like the S
  
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• New Faces New Places: Spring cleaning for your subconscious

  19-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cynthia Fey’s journey into the world of hypnotherapy began after seeing the positive results the process had on her husband — a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces.
  Since then, Fey has studied hypnotherapy under a number of mentors including Marisa Peer, who has worked with world renowned actors, musicians and Olympians.
  “It’s actually much more than hypnotherapy,” said Fey, formerly an education professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
  “It’s a hybr
  
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• New Faces New Places: New location picture-perfect for Living Sky Cafe

  19-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  There were some restless days and nights for the Living Sky Cafe’s owner when the Mendel Art Gallery underwent its transformation to the Children’s Discovery Museum.
  “It was terrifying,” says Living Sky Cafe owner Taylor Morrison. “In the reality of it, you think it would be nice to take a break, but I’m not that kind of person. I love to just be super busy and I love this business, so it was kind of heartbreaking to pack it all up and not know when it would c
  
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• Letters to the editor May 19, 2018

  19-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: Liberals will see pipeline built (SP, April 19)
  Mr. Goodale wants the Saskatchewan people to believe that the federal Liberal government of Justin Trudeau is going to ensure the Kinder Morgan pipeline extension will be built despite the intransigence of a B.C. government which is breaking the law by intruding into federal jurisdiction and throwing every obstacle known to man in the way of an already approved project.
  Premier John Horgan of B.C. has been successful so far in his attempts to k
  
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• 'I always knew he was meant for something great': Family of Brennan Ahenakew fights for justice after his death

  19-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  AHTAHKAKOOP FIRST NATION — Jared Ahenakew is already sobbing with fresh grief as he steps out of his car beside the burned grove of trees.
  “Sorry,” he says, wiping away tears. “Sorry. I haven’t been here since it happened.”
  Barely more than a week has passed since Jared woke up on May 10 to discover his oldest son, 20-year-old Brennan Ahenakew, wasn’t home; barely more than a week since he heard bone-chilling rumours that Brennan had been beaten, murdere
  
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• Homes by Dream introduces new pocket neighbourhood

  19-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s a brand new concept for Homes by Dream in Saskatoon. Located at 530 Underhill Link in the new Saskatoon neighbourhood of Brighton, Bear Park is a pocket neighbourhood with 14 park-facing properties.
  It’s a place where you imagine life at a slower pace, where your front door opens to a generous front porch, and just beyond the charming low-profile fence sits a park the kids will love complete with a large play structure.
  Bear Park offers several layouts and design options ranging
  
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• Fuller: When Harry met Meghan it was love, actually

  19-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  My memory of royal weddings goes all the way back to the summer of 1981.
  I had just graduated from high school and was working for my father as a painter. Forget the heartwarming family connection. It was not a labour of love, actually. My days were filled with climbing ladders in the sun and scraping peeling paint from fence boards (the odd shard jamming itself up into the fingernail, which is an actual form of torture used by the Japanese in Burma during the Second World War).By the end of Jul
  
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• Cuthand: Monarchy still has a place in the modern world

  19-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The royal wedding and all the pomp and circumstance that is afforded to a rather average couple whose only claim to fame is by accident of birth has once again raised the question of the monarchy and its relevance in the modern world.
  Anyone who has been to Britain can’t help but notice that the country is steeped in tradition and has a long history of empire and conquest. It becomes a little tedious, but I agree with René Lévesque, who once said that the British were very ni
  
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• Markle chooses Givenchy designer for wedding gown

  19-05-2018 13:17
  Meghan Markle’s bridal gown is a long-sleeved, high-neck simple white silk gown by British designer Clare Waight Keller, head of French fashion house Givenchy.
  
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• Jury delivers recommendations following inquest into woman's death at Regina remand facility

  19-05-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  After a long and emotional inquest into a woman's death at a Regina remand centre, a jury has released what was described as a "comprehensive" list of recommendations to avoid in-custody deaths in the future.
  
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• Better training, cameras among jury recommendations at inquest into woman's death at Regina facility

  19-05-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  After a long and emotional inquest into a woman's death at a Regina remand centre, a jury has released what was described as a "comprehensive" list of recommendations to avoid in-custody deaths in the future.
  
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• 17 year old man shot in leg - 800 Block Appleby Drive

  19-05-2018 11:44 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service is looking for several suspects after receiving a report of a young man shot in the leg at an apartment block in the 800 block of Appleby Drive.  A number of Patrol units responded to the call that came in just after 9:30 PM Friday evening.  Witnesses described 3 males running from the scene, all  with their faces covered with bandanas.  The suspects got in to a light grey or silver vehicle and left prior to police arrival.  The victim, a 17
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan Markle tie the knot

  19-05-2018 09:49
  Amid perfectly blue skies and warm sunshine, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are exchanging their vows on the grounds of Windsor Castle in a wedding being broadcast to millions around the globe.
  
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• Guests arriving in Windsor for royal wedding

  19-05-2018 09:49
  Adjust your fascinator and straighten your tie, because the big day for royal watchers is finally here. This morning, Meghan Markle will walk down the aisle to greet her prince, Harry, for a royal wedding unlike any other.
  
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• Prince Albert police investigating after man dies in police custody

  19-05-2018 03:19 via cbc.ca
  A 34-year-old man who was in police custody on Friday morning has died, prompting an investigation by Prince Albert Police Service.
  
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• Home prices continue to slide in Saskatoon

  19-05-2018 03:07 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon is one of a handful of 60 per cent of cities to see a year-over-year decrease in home prices, and one of only two to have prices decrease over a five-year period.
  
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• Man, 34, dies in Prince Albert police custody

  19-05-2018 02:10
  A man arrested two days ago in Prince Albert has died in police custody.
  
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• Regina Pioneer Village not the only long-term care facility on life support

  19-05-2018 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  Regina Pioneer Village has had issues for years, but it's not the only long-term care home in Saskatchewan on life support. Katelyn Wilson explains.
  
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• Crews continue to battle two wildfires in Saskatchewan

  19-05-2018 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  There are two wildfires of concern in Saskatchewan – the Rally fire west of Prince Albert and the Tuff fire near Waterhen Lake First Nation.
  
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• ‘It’s a passion’: Wyant Group Raceway volunteers put in long hours preparing for season

  19-05-2018 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  Stock car racing returns to Wyant Group Raceway on May 26 but long before the season begins a large group of volunteers devote countless hours to ensuring the track is in tip top shape.
  
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• Global News at 6: May 18

  19-05-2018 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, May 18, 2017 edition of Global News at 6 on Global Saskatoon
  
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• B.C. premier not expecting ‘any surprises’ at Western premiers’ meeting next week

  19-05-2018 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. premier is heading to the Northwest Territories next Tuesday to meet with his counterparts across Western Canada, including Alberta Premier Rachel Notley.
  
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• Man dies in custody of Prince Albert police

  19-05-2018 01:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  The death of a 34-year-old man while in custody at the Prince Albert police station is being investigated.
  Ryan Kereluk was arrested Wednesday and, after he appeared before a justice of the peace on Thursday, he was remanded to appear in court on Friday, according to a Prince Albert Police Service news release.
  However, during cell checks at 7:54 a.m. Friday, an officer found Kereluk unconscious and not breathing. 
  “Attempts to revive him using CPR were unsuccessful,” the news r
  
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• Newly granted access to residential school cemetery holds deep meaning for Battleford event organizers

  19-05-2018 01:25 via cbc.ca
  As dozens of people crossed a field of high grass toward the final resting place for at least 50 residential school children, the event name used by organizers, "walk for reconciliation," felt more than symbolic.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: May 18

  19-05-2018 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  Todd James reviews “Deadpool 2” and “Book Club” in the latest edition of Minute at the Movies.
  
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• Victoria Day 2018 holiday hours

  19-05-2018 01:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  Monday is Victoria Day. Saskatoon’s malls will be operating on holiday hours, and most banks will be closed.
  Here are some Victoria Day hours for civic services and facilities:City Hall: closed.
  Saskatoon Public Library (all locations): closed.
  Saskatoon Civic Conservatory: closed.
  Saskatoon Landfill: regular hours (7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
  Pay Parking Stations: do not require payment
  The Municipal Impound Lot: not releasing vehicles to the public.
  Yard and Food Waste, Recycling and Garbage
  
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• Prince Albert teen suffers severe head trauma after falling off longboard

  19-05-2018 01:12 via cbc.ca
  A teenager in Prince Albert was severely injured Thursday after falling off his longboard while holding on to a moving vehicle.
  
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• Sask. Status of Women office looks to economic programming as a way to address gender-based violence

  19-05-2018 00:59 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan's Status of Women office is taking a different approach to addressing women's issues; a new pilot to apply a gender-based analysis to a start-up incentive.
  
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• Coach's recruitment of player facing sex assault charge 'was the wrong decision,' say U of S officials

  19-05-2018 00:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  A recruit who was facing a sexual assault charge in Alberta when he joined the University of Saskatchewan men’s volleyball team would not have been allowed on the roster last season had school brass known about the accusation, two high-ranking U of S officials say.
  Huskie Athletics chief athletics officer Shawn Burt and Dean of Kinesiology Chad London said in an interview that school officials only learned of the charges and guilty plea by Matthew Alan Meyer on Tuesday when comment wa
  
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• Alexa Emerson expected to plead guilty and be sentenced next week for white powder packages

  19-05-2018 00:56 via cbc.ca
  Alexa Emerson is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to orchestrating a campaign of targetting Saskatoon businesses and individuals with packages containing a white powder last year.
  
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• Waterhen Lake First Nation wildfire evacuees headed home

  19-05-2018 00:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cool, rainy conditions have helped stop the spread of two uncontained wildfires in northern Saskatchewan.
  Steve Roberts, executive director of Saskatchewan’s wildfire management branch, said only two of the six active fires in the province — the Rally fire west of Prince Albert and the Tuff fire near Meadow Lake — remained uncontained on Friday, although they had not breached their boundaries in the previous 24 hours, thanks to the cool, humid conditions.
  Containment of the 2,1
  
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• Canada Post unveils stamp to celebrate centennial Memorial Cup

  19-05-2018 00:33 via globalnews.ca
  Celebrations are underway across the province to celebrate the Memorial Cup and Canada Post is celebrating the centennial event by unveiling a new stamp.
  
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• Evacuation order lifted for Waterhen Lake First Nation

  19-05-2018 00:28
  Most wildfire evacuees from Waterhen Lake First Nation are heading home.
  
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