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• 'It's a great day to be a Bronco': Humboldt survivors together again

  27-06-2018 23:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Sports reporter Kevin Mitchell and photographer Liam Richards of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix travelled with the Humboldt Broncos on their emotional trip to Las Vegas for the 2018 NHL Awards.
  The two were granted extensive access to the team on their journey, capturing the players’ emotion, their sadness and their excitement, as they reunited for one of the first times since their worlds were ripped apart as the result of a bus crash in April.
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• WATCH: The Saskatoon StarPhoenix documented the emotion and happiness as the Humboldt Broncos were reunited during a trip to the 2018 NHL Awards in Las Vegas

  27-06-2018 23:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  Sports reporter Kevin Mitchell and photographer Liam Richards of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix travelled with the Humboldt Broncos on their emotional trip to Las Vegas for the 2018 NHL Awards.
  The two were granted extensive access to the team on their journey, capturing the players’ emotion, their sadness and their excitement, as they reunited for one of the first times since their worlds were ripped apart as the result of a bus crash in April.
  Find out how the trip impacted the players and th
  
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• Saskatoon police vehicle damaged by falling guard rail off CP Train Bridge

  27-06-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatoon police vehicle was damaged after a guard rail fell off the CP Train Bridge at Spadina Crescent.
  
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• Saskatoon elementary student rescued by lifeguards at Lawson pool during school swim

  27-06-2018 23:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  Fast-responding lifeguards are credited with rescuing a young elementary school student from a Saskatoon pool during a year-end public swim.
  The incident took place Tuesday shortly after lunch at Lawson Civic Centre, where students from Brunskill School were celebrating the end of the 2017-18 school year. Lifeguards pulled an unconscious girl from the water “and immediately performed CPR,” while other staff called 911, the City of Saskatoon said in a statement.
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• Swift Current Broncos announce Dean Brockman as new head coach

  27-06-2018 22:50
  The Swift Current Broncos have announced Dean Brockman will be the team’s new head coach and director of hockey operations.
  
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• CN’s Saskatchewan rail network to get $210M boost

  27-06-2018 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  CN says it’s investing $210 million in Saskatchewan to boost rail capacity and improve network resiliency across the Prairies.
  
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• Review: Dee Dee Bridgewater owns the Bridge City for a night

  27-06-2018 22:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  If Saskatoon needs a new nickname, the Bridgewater City would be a good one.
  Triple Grammy winner Dee Dee Bridgewater returned to the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival and owned the city for the night.
  The irrepressible, infectiously enthusiastic, ageless singer led the large and uber-tight Memphis Soul Phony band in a show that combined nostalgia and virtuosity with camp and theatrics.
  From her wild dance entrance to the long, long group bow at the end, it was about fun but it was also about r
  
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• FSIN vice-chief Heather Bear wants provincial child apprehensions halted

  27-06-2018 22:03 via cbc.ca
  A vice-chief at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations wants Saskatchewan social services to stop taking First Nations children out of their homes.
  
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• UPDATE - Traffic Restrictions - Spadina Crescent East

  27-06-2018 21:58 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Traffic restrictions have now been lifted on Spadina Crescent East. North and southbound vehicular and pedestrian traffic from 33rd Street East to Duchess Street are able to resume normal travel.Pedestrian access to the train bridge itself is still restricted. CP Rail maintenance crews are at work repairing the guard rail and no pedestrian travel across the bridge is allowed. CP Police are on scene to ensure public safety on that infrastructure while repairs occur.(Occurrence Numb
  
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• Train bridge temporarily closed after sections of guardrail dangle, fall

  27-06-2018 21:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  Traffic restrictions were put in place on Spadina Crescent near the weir after sections of guardrail on the train bridge fell onto a Saskatoon police car and the ground below.
  Saskatoon police were alerted Wednesday around 11:20 a.m. about sections of guardrail hanging from the CPR Bridge. As an officer was investigating, a section came loose and landed on the police vehicle parked nearby, Saskatoon police said in a news release.
  Sections of the guardrail from the CPR Bridge fell onto Spadina Cr
  
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• Saskatoon man described as 'serial drunk driver' gets 7-year sentence, lifetime driving ban

  27-06-2018 21:25 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon man described as a "serial drunk driver" is going to prison for seven years and is banned from ever driving again.
  
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• Guard rail falls off Saskatoon CP Rail train bridge

  27-06-2018 21:16
  Saskatoon police have shut down pedestrian access to the Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge after a section of the guard rail fell off.
  
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• Regina Police have no immediate plans to remove protest camp despite provincial calls

  27-06-2018 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  The Provincial Capital Commission is calling on the Regina Police to remove protest camp, but Chief Evan Bray says the camp is not a safety risk.
  
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• Falling guard rail forces closure of Spadina Crescent at CP Train Bridge

  27-06-2018 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatoon police vehicle was damaged after a guard rail fell off the CP Train Bridge at Spadina Crescent.
  
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• Family with raccoon named Dennis finds new home

  27-06-2018 20:38
  It appears that for the foreseeable future, Dennis the raccoon will be staying with her adopted family.
  
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• Saskatoon Train Bridge guard rail falls on police car

  27-06-2018 20:37 via cbc.ca
  Police closed off a section of the Saskatoon Train Bridge near the weir after a piece of guard rail snapped off Wednesday morning.
  
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• Road closed under Saskatoon Train Bridge after guard rail falls on police car

  27-06-2018 20:37 via cbc.ca
  Police have closed off a section of the Saskatoon Train Bridge near the weir after a piece of guard rail snapped off Wednesday morning.
  
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• Avalon residents in Saskatoon win barrier fight with city hall

  27-06-2018 20:34 via cbc.ca
  City hall wanted to make that barrier permanent, but faced with strong opposition from people in Avalon, council decided the barrier will come down.
  
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• Saskatoon police officer testifies Jordan Lafond didn't move during arrest

  27-06-2018 20:23 via cbc.ca
  The officer who handcuffed Jordan Lafond says he can't remember him moving at all after his arrest.
  
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• Fed carbon tax could impact Sask. GDP: Gov't, U of R study

  27-06-2018 20:23
  A provincial government-funded study by the University of Regina shows a federal carbon tax could reduce Saskatchewan’s gross domestic product by nearly $16 million by 2030.
  
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• Saskatoon Weather Outlook: Unsettled conditions for Canada Day

  27-06-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Canada day long weekend brings cooler temperatures and unsettled conditions.
  
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• Liquid ecstasy, cash among items seized by police earlier this week

  27-06-2018 20:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  A variety of drugs have been seized and two men are facing numerous charges following a search by city police earlier this week.
  On Monday at roughly 10 p.m. patrol officers noticed suspicious activity involving a grey Audi Quattro in the 1400 block of Avenue G North. The driver, a 35-year-old man, was identified as being wanted by RCMP out of Humboldt, according to a news release.
  When officers searched the man, they found three bundles of cash worth $4,600 and a search of the vehicle resulted
  
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• Drugs, weapons seized by Saskatoon police

  27-06-2018 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police seize drugs, loaded sawed-off rifle after spotting suspicious activity around an Audi Quattro.
  
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• Correction - Arrests - Drug and Weapons Seizures - 1400 block Ave G North

  27-06-2018 20:03 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The previous release should have listed the address as the 1400 block of Avenue G North.  
  
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• Traffic Restrictions - Spadina Crescent East

  27-06-2018 20:02 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Traffic restrictions are currently in place for Spadina Crescent East underneath the train bridge at the Weir. Southbound Spadina Crescent traffic will be diverted at 33rd Street East, while northbound Spadina Crescent traffic will be diverted at Duchess Street. No pedestrian traffic will be allowed on the train bridge at this time and the staircase from the Weir parking lot up to the train bridge is temporarily closed.At approximately 11:20 a.m., Saskatoon Police were alerte
  
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• Saskatchewan Highway Patrol hits the road July 1

  27-06-2018 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  Along with traffic violations, Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers will respond to 911 calls, collisions, and impaired drivers.
  
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• Finding meaning in Memphis: Bridgewater explores her hometown musical foundation

  27-06-2018 19:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dee Dee Bridgewater is considered one of the world’s finest jazz vocalists, with an eloquent singing style reminiscent of such legends as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.
  Just last year, the National Endowment for the Arts presented the 68-year-old singer with a lifetime achievement award, making her one of the few women to be recognized as a Jazz Master. The honour puts her in the company of a few more legends, including Count Basie, Miles Davis and Chick Corea (as well as Vaughan and F
  
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• Duron Carter pleads not guilty to charge of possessing pot at Saskatoon airport

  27-06-2018 19:29 via cbc.ca
  The plea comes only days after the Saskatchewan Roughrider wide receiver pleaded guilty to a similar offence at a Winnipeg airport.
  
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• Arrests - Drugs and Weapons Seized - 1400 block Avenue G south

  27-06-2018 19:27 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two men, ages 23 and 35, are facing more than 30 charges following the seizure of a wide-range of drugs and weapons, including a loaded, sawed-off rifle.At approximately 10:00 p.m, June 25, 2018, Patrol Officers noticed suspicious activity involving a grey Audi Quattro in the 1400 block of Avenue G South.  The driver of the Audi, a 35 year old man was identified as being wanted by the Humboldt RCMP.  Upon searching him, officers located more than $4600 in cash, separated into thre
  
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• Carter pleads not guilty to pot charge, plans charter application

  27-06-2018 19:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan Roughriders star receiver Duron Carter has pleaded not guilty to possession of marijuana, a charge laid earlier this year after he was arrested at the Saskatoon airport.
  Carter, 27, was not present in Saskatoon provincial court on Wednesday. His lawyer, Regina-based Louis Mercier, appeared by telephone and entered the plea on Carter’s behalf.
  Reached by phone after the brief appearance, Mercier said Carter decided to plead not guilty on the grounds of a Canadian Charter of Rig
  
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• Saskatoon Stars and Contacts moving to Merlis Belsher Place

  27-06-2018 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Stars and the Saskatoon Contacts will be moving to the new Merlis Belsher Place on the University of Saskatchewan campus.
  
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• Saskatoon city council approves recommendation for pay as you throw waste collection

  27-06-2018 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  City council has approved a committee recommendation to move forward with the development of a pay as you throw garbage system for Saskatoon.
  
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• Putin, Trump to have summit in Helsinki on July 16

  27-06-2018 18:14
  Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a summit in Helsinki on July 16, the Kremlin and the White House announced Thursday.
  
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• In return to theatre, Kim Coates wins big at Toronto's Dora Mavor Moore awards

  27-06-2018 18:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  TORONTO — The acclaimed play “Jerusalem,” starring Saskatoon actor Kim Coates of “Sons of Anarchy” and “Bad Blood,” was among the big winners at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards.
  The production, in which Coates plays a daredevil who lives in a trailer in the woods, took six trophies to lead the general theatre division.
  English playwright Jez Butterworth wrote the play, which marks Coates’s first stage role in nearly 30 years.
  It won trophies including
  
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• Letter of the Day: Hospital stay better than expected

  27-06-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Recently I spent some time in the Coronary Care Unit at RUH. My routine coronary angiogram resulted in an overnight stay for observation. During that time I was visited by no less than 10 medical staff who introduced themselves and then proceeded to take my temperature, withdraw some blood, check my progress, feel my ankles, bring me food, and retrieve things I needed but couldn’t reach.
  Their interaction with me was very professional and personable. Michael, the nurse assigned to me, stay
  
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• NDP questions gov't-ordered study showing negative impacts of carbon tax

  27-06-2018 17:51 via cbc.ca
  The study was commissioned from the University of Regina by the government and has yet to be peer-reviewed, according to Saskatchewan's environment minister.
  
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• Celebrating Canada Day in Saskatoon

  27-06-2018 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  From concerts, to culture celebrations and fireworks, Diefenbaker Park is the place to be to celebrate Canada Day.
  
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• RCMP Indigenous policing head to testify at Regina MMIWG inquiry

  27-06-2018 17:24 via cbc.ca
  A national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will hear from the RCMP's officer in charge of Indigenous policing on Wednesday.
  
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• Police speaking at MMIWG inquiry must 'stand by their word': advocate

  27-06-2018 17:24 via cbc.ca
  This week's Regina hearing of the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is focused on policing. Several current and former officers are testifying.
  
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• Take 70: Al Muirhead still the tops after seven-decade career

  27-06-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It took a few decades for Al (Oop) Muirhead to become a solo recording artist but it was definitely worth the wait.
  Muirhead, 83, has been a side player on more than 25 albums but only recently stepped into the studio with trumpet in hand for a solo project.
  In 2014 he released It’s About Time on Chronograph Records. He followed up with Oop! in 2016 and Northern Adventures The Canadian Sessions Vol. 1 in 2017.
  Keeping up with the “wonderful players” around him was his main conc
  
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• Sum Theatre back for another season of Theatre in the Park

  27-06-2018 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  Parks in Saskatoon will be home again this summer to Sum Theatre as Theatre in the Park is back for another season with “Queen Seraphina and the Land of Vertebraat.”
  
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• Peter Khill not guilty in fatal shooting of unarmed First Nations man Jon Styres

  27-06-2018 15:52 via cbc.ca
  Khill admitted he fired the two, close-range shotgun blasts that killed the 29-year-old man from Oshweken, Ont., on the night of Feb. 4, 2016 but maintained he acted in self-defence.
  
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• National HIV testing day in Saskatoon

  27-06-2018 15:48 via globalnews.ca
  AIDS Saskatoon and the Canadian AIDS Society explain the reasons why it is important to be tested for HIV at all times and not only on June 27 – National HIV testing day.
  
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• Saskatoon to remove concrete barrier on Clarence at Glasgow Street

  27-06-2018 15:07 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon city council voted unanimously Monday evening to immediately remove a concrete barrier on Clarence Avenue at Glasgow Street.
  
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• 9-year-old girl expected to recover after near-drowning at Saskatoon pool

  27-06-2018 14:41 via cbc.ca
  Staff at the Lawson Civic Centre were sent scrambling Tuesday after a young girl was found unconscious in the water.
  
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• Prairie Lily issues public plea for responsible river use after 'close calls'

  27-06-2018 14:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  In her seven years travelling the South Saskatchewan River on the Prairie Lily, Joan Steckhan remembers some close calls with others on the water that left her heart pounding in her throat.
  Now, the co-owner of the 120-passenger ship that regularly travels the South Saskatchewan River is reminding river users to share the waterway. Recent bad behaviour around the boat has resulted in a plea to the public for more responsible river usage.
  “Some of the close calls that we’ve had, somet
  
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• South Korea resumes wheat imports after concerns about GMO plants in Alberta, industry group says

  27-06-2018 14:22 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Wheat Commission says South Korea has resumed imports of Canadian wheat after suspending trade last week due to concerns about a small number of genetically modified plants.
  
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• 'I'm pumped': Paralyzed hockey teen pulls out all the stops in effort to go home

  27-06-2018 14:01
  The steady footsteps heard coming from the physiotherapy room at Philadelphia's Shriners hospital belong to paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki.
  
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• FULLER: Word Nerd: The Senior Matriculation Edition

  27-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  “It takes a village,” the Word Nerd was telling me the other day. “It takes a village to screw up a perfectly good sentence.”
  That’s not true, of course. You can do it on your own. For example, you could use the cliché “it takes a village.” But with school ending for the summer, none of that matters anymore. Yes, it’s the Senior Matriculation edition of the Word Nerd. (Cue tepid applause.)
  Speaking of villages, the Word Nerd is not alon
  
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