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• 'We're accomplishing something': Motorcycle Ride for Dad raising awareness and saving lives

  16-06-2018 22:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Vince Streukens credits being a part of the Motorcycle Ride for Dad with saving his life.
  Streukens, the event’s ride captain, was diagnosed with prostate cancer a few years ago. He said he never would have caught it as early as he did if it weren’t for what he learned at the Ride for Dad event for prostate cancer awareness in Saskatoon.
  “I wouldn’t have known to get checked to start with,” Streukens said. “I know that men get sick, and I want men to get check
  
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• Police responding to person barricaded in residence

  16-06-2018 22:04
  Police are currently responding to a person barricaded in a residence on the 100 block of Avenue I South.
  
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• Police arrest two people after 10 hour standoff

  16-06-2018 22:04
  Saskatoon police have arrested two people after a 10 hour standoff in the 100 block of Avenue I South on Saturday.
  
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• Barricaded Person - 100 Block of Avenue I South

  16-06-2018 21:04 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are currently on scene of a barricaded person in a residence in the 100 block of Ave. I South. Motorists and pedestrians are requested to avoid the area at this time and find alternate routes of travel until the situation can be resolved. Traffic restrictions will remain in effect until the incident is concluded.Further updates will be released when available.
  
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• West-end Saskatoon street clears after people inside barricaded home arrested

  16-06-2018 21:02 via cbc.ca
  Several police vehicles and members of the Saskatoon Police Service's tactical response team were assembled at the corner of Avenue I S. and 22nd Street in Saskatoon early Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Saskatoon police assembled at west-end scene where person barricaded inside home

  16-06-2018 21:02 via cbc.ca
  Several police vehicles and members of the Saskatoon Police Service's tactical response team were assembled at the corner of Avenue I S. and 22nd Street in Saskatoon early Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Cuthand: It's time to rename lake and honour Indigenous history

  16-06-2018 20:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  Did you know that June is Indigenous History Month? Not many people do. It’s a well-kept secret.
  But if you start to consider it, about 95 per cent of Canada’s history is Indigenous. The first Europeans to come to Turtle Island were the Vikings back in the 10th century, but their stay was short and they made little impact. In 1497 John Cabot discovered the east coast of the country and named it New Found Land. Talk about an original name. After that, the French and English fought ove
  
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• Family of paralyzed Broncos player preparing for 'daunting' next phase

  16-06-2018 19:54 via cbc.ca
  Ryan Straschnitzki, 19, is undergoing physiotherapy at the Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia after becoming paralyzed from the chest down in a crash between a semi-trailer and a bus carrying the Broncos junior hockey team.
  
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• Sask.'s minimum wage to rise by a dime to $11.06

  16-06-2018 19:38 via cbc.ca
  This year's increase means Saskatchewan will pay the second-lowest minimum wage in the country, behind only Nova Scotia, which currently pays $11.
  
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• Saskatchewan defence leads Riders to 27-19 win over Argonauts

  16-06-2018 19:10
  Charleston Hughes had three sacks and the Saskatchewan Roughriders won their first regular-season opener since 2014 by defeating the defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts 27-19 on Friday.
  
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• Court order to stop government funding for non-Catholic students at Catholic schools on hold

  16-06-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  A court-ordered change to stop providing funding for non-Catholic students to attend Catholic schools in Saskatchewan will be put on hold pending the outcome of an appeal.
  
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• 'It’s daunting': Family of paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player preparing for next phase

  16-06-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  AIRDRIE, Alta. — The parents of a paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player are preparing for the next phase of his recovery — his return home.
  Ryan Straschnitzki, 19, is undergoing physiotherapy at the Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia after becoming paralyzed from the chest down in a crash between a semi-trailer and a bus carrying the Broncos junior hockey team at a rural Saskatchewan intersection in April.
  He’s expected to return home to Airdrie, just north of Calgary, in a m
  
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• Police make arrest in Toronto playground shooting

  16-06-2018 17:22
  Police have made an arrest in the brazen shooting of two young sisters at a playground in the east end of Toronto earlier this week.
  
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• Ex-Stampeders lead Roughriders to season-opening victory

  16-06-2018 16:42 via cbc.ca
  The signing of defensive end Charleston Hughes was validated with exclamation points Friday as Hughes sacked Argos quarterback Ricky Ray three times in his Rider debut, leading the Riders to a 27-19 victory in Friday's season opener at Mosaic Stadium.
  
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• Lightning strike likely behind the death of 50 geese near Montreal: experts

  16-06-2018 16:23
  A lightning strike is likely behind the death of some 50 geese that were found floating in a river northeast of Montreal, experts say.
  
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• From she to they: Our child is still our child

  16-06-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  "I admit that I cried a few tears. I knew there were going to be rough patches ahead for our beautiful, talented child."
  
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• 'Better together': Collaborative space for women opens in Saskatoon

  16-06-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Although women’s groups have been around for over a century, the rise of women’s co-working and social spaces has taken on new meaning in the age of the #MeToo movement.
  
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• Trump seeks credit for North Korea nuclear deal

  16-06-2018 14:34
  U.S. President Donald Trump credits his accord with North Korea's Kim Jong Un with saving tens of millions of people from nuclear war. Now he just has to get everyone else on board.
  
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• 'Something needs to be done': Crystal Stone calls for action after incident at Saskatoon supermarket

  16-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  One of the women at the centre of an incident involving allegedly racist behaviour by a grocery store clerk says the employee should be fired and the store should introduce sensitivity training.
  Crystal Stone said she planned to make those requests at a meeting with the manager of the Confederation-area Real Canadian Superstore on Friday, just over a week after the incident.
  “I don’t want an apology; something needs to be done. They have to make an example out of this. If they do tak
  
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• New Faces New Places: Taking the hassle out of vehicle detailing

  16-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Lindsay Quick first opened YXE Quick Clean last summer, her focus was on detailing fleet vehicles — until more and more people stopped in to ask if they could drop off their personal vehicles. She decided to switch it up.
  After having her own car detailed and finding expensive prices and a long, inconvenient wait, she decided to do things differently. She set a goal to offer all her clients affordable, convenient and professional service.
  “I’ve had my vehicle detailed in S
  
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• New Faces New Places: It's about more than martial arts for the Momentum family

  16-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  With a background in martial arts that started at five years of age, Kris Kembel was always interested in opening his own martial arts studio.
  Kembel’s wife Joanne Horsley was quick with the encouragement and after they were given the opportunity to run self-defence courses out of a rented space, it didn’t take long for Momentum Martial Arts to be born.
  It began with the couple running small karate classes out of the gym at Tommy Douglas Collegiate. After spending a short time in a s
  
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• Motorists advised to avoid Idylwyld for three weeks

  16-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon’s main north-south roadway is about to become a street commuters will want to avoid.
  On Monday, the City of Saskatoon expects to start a three-week construction project to replace lead pipes under Idylwyld Drive North and resurface the roadway, a news release says.
  The work is scheduled to happen between 33rd Street and 39th Street.
  Although one lane is expected to remain open in each direction at all times, city staff advise motorists to avoid Idylwyld or expect delays.
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• Letters to the editor June 16, 2018

  16-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Pot argument
  Pot seems to be sparking the fire of ire in Saskatoon. People are saying that they don’t want pot shops within a certain distance of public parks, playgrounds, community centres, schools and a host of other spots.
  I really understand and agree, protect the children at all costs. Oh, but what about those nasty confectionaries that sell killer energy drinks, cancer causing sugar, cigarettes and so on? Yes, danger around every corner.
  What really gets me, as you complain about li
  
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• Fuller: Are takeout food containers getting smaller or am I just more hungry?

  16-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Gus Turfrye is crying foul after noticing a change in his usual Chinese food takeout order.
  The food was fine, he said, but there was something very different about the containers.
  “They were plastic!” the local man said, clearly still in shock after a lifetime of eating takeout from aluminum containers.
  Mr. Turfrye immediately contacted the SP iTeam investigative unit, which rushed to his Brightondale-Rosehampton townhouse near the Mews at Vista-Pointe.
  Reporter Leo Jefferson confir
  
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• Cycling advocacy group applauds 'courage' behind bike lanes plan

  16-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cycling advocate Cathy Watts says a proposed network of protected downtown bike lanes is aimed at more than a small group of cyclists.
  The City of Saskatoon unveiled plans for four connected bike lanes downtown, despite the opposition that dogged a two-year pilot project.
  “It’s catering to the health of our community,” said Watts, who is co-chair of the Saskatoon Cycles advocacy group. “Is that a small group? We have to look at it in a more rational way.”
  The city p
  
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• Cuthand: Here's one way to honour Indigenous History Month

  16-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Did you know that June is Indigenous History Month? Not many people do. It’s a well-kept secret.
  But if you start to consider it, about 95 per cent of Canada’s history is Indigenous. The first Europeans to come to Turtle Island were the Vikings back in the 10th century, but their stay was short and they made little impact. In 1497 John Cabot discovered the east coast of the country and named it New Found Land. Talk about an original name. After that, the French and English fought ove
  
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• Dream kicks off Brighton Parade of Homes

  16-06-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The neighbourhood of Brighton is about to launch its Phase 3 Parade of Homes. The kick off Saturday will have a festival atmosphere with bouncy castles, entertainment, a magician, and barbecue lunch. It’s a chance for everyone to come out and see what this new neighbourhood has to offer.
  Just two years ago this new development has gone from just a few paved to streets to home for almost 600 people.
  Dream’s general manager of land Brad Zurevnski credits several things for the neighbou
  
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• Humboldt Broncos hockey team overwhelmed with applications for head coach

  16-06-2018 06:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Humboldt Broncos hockey club says it has received so many applications for the team’s new head coach and general manager position that it needs more time to review them all.
  The new hire will replace Darcy Haugan, who was one of the 16 people who died as a result of the April 6 crash involving the team bus and a semi truck in rural Saskatchewan.
  Thirteen others were injured.
  The Broncos’ organization announced last month that it will have a team ready to hit the ice in time for t
  
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• Roughriders ground defending Grey Cup champ Argos in season-opener

  16-06-2018 06:15 via cbc.ca
  Charleston Hughes had three sacks and the Saskatchewan Roughriders won their first regular-season opener since 2014 by defeating the defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts 27-19 on Friday.
  
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• Roughriders foil Grey Cup Champs to down Argos in season-opener

  16-06-2018 06:15 via cbc.ca
  Charleston Hughes had three sacks and the Saskatchewan Roughriders won their first regular-season opener since 2014 by defeating the defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts 27-19 on Friday.
  
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• Saskatoon blind golfer heading to world championship

  16-06-2018 03:33
  It’s taken years for Gerry Nelson to achieve what he calls “a good, sound, fundamental golf swing.”
  
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• School bus driver helps Prince Albert students evacuate burning bus

  16-06-2018 02:37 via cbc.ca
  A school bus driver is being credited for his quick action in getting students out of a burning school bus in Prince Albert.
  
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• Woman who experienced racism at a Saskatoon Superstore speaks out

  16-06-2018 02:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  Crystal Stone and her sister Odera Wapass experienced racist comments from a cashier at the Superstore on Confederation. Another woman in line supported the two and went back inside to file a complaint, but Stone said she would not forget the incident anytime soon.
  
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• Canadian Forces Detachment Dundurn fire reignites concerns for rural municipalities

  16-06-2018 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  Officials in two different rural municipalities say they still have concerns about a fire that took place at Canadian Forces Detachment Dundurn and warn that they're all playing with fire if nothing changes in response to this latest close call.
  
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• Alanna Koch to take home $346,000 severance package

  16-06-2018 02:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  Alanna Koch, who officially left her post atop Saskatchewan’s civil service earlier this month, will collect a severance package worth almost $350,000 — the equivalent of 14 months’ salary, benefits and legal fees.
  That includes a $307,621 lump sum payment plus the $38,745 in salary the former Saskatchewan Party leadership candidate collected after the race and before an order in council ended her tenure in government.
  “These payments meet the government’s obligatio
  
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• Happy Eid: Thousands of Saskatoon Muslims gather to celebrate special day

  16-06-2018 02:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  Around 10,000 Saskatoon Muslims from more than 50 countries joined together for one of the most important celebrations of the Islamic calendar.
  One of the largest meetings of the Islamic community in Saskatoon took place on Friday morning to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.
  Fatima Coovadia of the Saskatoon Human Rights Commission said she remembers when the entire Muslim congregation could fit into the mosque on Copland Crescent for Eid in 2002.
  Sixteen years later, the crowd celebrati
  
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• For a father with a queer daughter, June calls for extra celebration

  16-06-2018 02:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  The month of June brings extra celebration, a chance to celebrate both Father’s Day and Pride, for a father with a queer daughter. JQ Norris, the daughter of Rob Norris, came out when she was 12 years old.
  
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• Bre McAdam's court wrap for June 15: Taylor Wolff murder trial

  16-06-2018 02:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  Bre McAdam talks about the historical murder trial she’s been covering all week at Queen’s Bench court. Taylor James Wolff is charged with the second-degree murder of James Carlson in 2008 while the men were living in Watrous, Sask.
  
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• Father's Day and Pride: What it means to celebrate both events in June

  16-06-2018 01:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Father’s Day is a double celebration for Brent Beatty — a day to celebrate as any father would, and a chance to take part in Pride Festival activities.
  Beatty came out when his daughter Cam was about a year old.
  It’s a similar occasion for Rob Norris and his daughter, JQ Norris, who came out when she was 12.
  For Beatty, the reaction was positive, but he also got many questions about how the decision might affect his daughter, and how she would understand.
  Although Cam was too y
  
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• Students uninjured after school bus fire thanks to driver: fire chief

  16-06-2018 01:40 via globalnews.ca
  Firefighters were called to a school bus fire Friday morning in the rural municipality (RM) of Prince Albert.
  
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• Dollars away from homelessness: The realities of renting on social assistance in Saskatoon

  16-06-2018 01:35 via cbc.ca
  Mary Ann McLeod and her son Jonathan lived on the street for seven days last year after the squalid garage they were renting was condemned. They have an apartment now, but still only eat once a day.
  
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• RCMP Heritage Centre exhibit whips ‘Cadets’ into shape

  16-06-2018 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  Visitors will try to organize a replica dorm room to depot standards - with a help of a hologram drill sergeant. 
  
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• Saskatchewan’s minimum wage set to rise 10 cents

  16-06-2018 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan's minimum wage is set to rise by 10 cents in October.
  
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• 2 Saskatchewan bars apply to open early for World Cup

  16-06-2018 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  The 2018 FIFA World Cup has a couple bars opening their doors early for soccer fans.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: June 15

  16-06-2018 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “Incredibles 2” and “Hereditary.”
  
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• Sask. Government finalizes former Sask. Party leadership candidate's severance agreement

  16-06-2018 00:41
  The Government of Saskatchewan has finalized a severance agreement with failed Saskatchewan Party leadership candidate Alana Koch
  
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• Coronach, Sask. ‘will die’ in the push for a greener Canada

  16-06-2018 00:40 via globalnews.ca
  Catherine MacKay-Wilson knows in a post-coal future, Coronach, Saskatchewan loses theirs.
  
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• Sask. RCMP permanently expanding Crime Reduction Team

  16-06-2018 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  14 full-time members will form two teams in Prince Albert and North Battleford, with plans to be fully established by fall.
  
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• Former Deputy Minister Alanna Koch to receive over $300,000 severance

  16-06-2018 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  Former Deputy Minister Alanna Koch will receive the equivalent of 14 months salary and benefits, plus legal fees as her final severance package.
  
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