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• Community boot camp hits Saskatoon streets - Globalnews.ca

  05-07-2018 23:48
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  Community boot camp hits Saskatoon streets
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  Rise Strength Lab took its community boot camp downtown ahead of the fourth annual 2nd Avenue Sidewalk Sale. more. <iframe src="https://globalnews.ca/video/embed/4314803/" width="670" height="372" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen ...
  
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• 10-year-old girl punched in face after disturbance in downtown Saskatoon

  05-07-2018 23:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 10-year-old girl walking with her family in downtown Saskatoon suffered minor injuries after being punched in the face by a woman leaving a bar.
  On Wednesday around 7:20 p.m., officers with the Saskatoon police bike unit responded to a report of a disturbance involving a woman in the city’s downtown, according to Saskatoon police in a news release. Witnesses told police the disturbance started when a woman entered a bar in the 200 block of 21st Street East and stole a drink from a custom
  
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• Two men charged after police pursuit starts in Saskatoon, finishes on city outskirts

  05-07-2018 22:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two men are facing charges after a police pursuit that started in Saskatoon and concluded outside the city.
  According to Saskatoon police, shortly after midnight on Thursday an officer spotted a vehicle being driven in an erratic fashion on 19th Street East near the Broadway Bridge and through red lights. The vehicle, a grey Saturn Vue, had been reported stolen in Clavet.
  An attempt by police to stop the vehicle was unsuccessful. The vehicle, being tracked by officers in the Saskatoon police pla
  
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• Prince Albert police searching for driver after crash involving stolen vehicle

  05-07-2018 22:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  Prince Albert police are searching for the driver of a stolen van involved in a rush-hour collision.
  On Wednesday around 4:30 p.m., P.A. police responded to Fifth Avenue East and 10th Street East after a two-vehicle collision, according to a police news release. When officers arrived, witnesses told them a car had been travelling north on Fifth Avenue East and proceeded past a stop sign, hitting a westbound vehicle on 10th Street East.
  The driver of the van then fled the scene on foot, poli
  
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• 'I do not feel that I acted inappropriately': PM Trudeau on 'groping' allegation

  05-07-2018 22:47
  Speaking at length for the first time since an 18-year old allegation of “groping” a female reporter recently resurfaced, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he remains confident he did not act in a way that was “untoward.” However, he acknowledged the woman who made the allegation may have experienced their interaction differently.
  
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• Two charged following police chase through Saskatoon | Saskatoon ... - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-07-2018 22:26
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  Two charged following police chase through Saskatoon | Saskatoon ...
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  Two men are facing numerous charges after a police chase through Saskatoon early Thursday morning.
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• Regina mother suing federal gov't, RCMP for $600M over handling of MMIWG investigations

  05-07-2018 22:16 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan lawyer Anthony Merchant filed the suit on Diane Bigeagle's behalf on Thursday and is seeking $500 million in damages and $100 million in punitive damages.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash victims may soon get interim payments

  05-07-2018 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  Lawyers are attempting to get victims of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash an advance payment from the $15 million raised in a GoFundMe campaign.
  
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• Court designates admitted Saskatoon child pornographer Russell Wolfe a long-term offender

  05-07-2018 22:05 via cbc.ca
  A judge in Saskatoon designated Russell Wolfe a long-term offender, sending the 59-year-old admitted child pornographer to prison for ten years. He'll be under close supervision for another decade after his release.
  
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• 10-year-old girl punched following disturbance in Saskatoon's ... - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-07-2018 22:03
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  Police located a woman matching the description nearby and it's alleged the woman spat at one of the officers during a struggle as they attempted to arrest her.
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• Accused in fatal Kindersley crash found not guilty on drunk driving charge after blood evidence thrown out

  05-07-2018 21:53 via cbc.ca
  A man who was 17 when he was involved in a fatal crash near Kindersley, Sask., in late 2015 has been found not guilty on a drunk driving charge, after a judge ruled the collection of blood evidence breached the accused's charter rights.
  
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• 10-year-old girl punched in face after disturbance in downtown Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-07-2018 21:42
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  10-year-old girl punched in face after disturbance in downtown Saskatoon
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  Witnesses told police the disturbance started when a woman entered a bar in the 200 block of 21 Street East and stole a drink from a customer. Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Updated: July 5, 2018. Saskatoon police cruisers can be seen in this Saskatoon ...
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• Crown seeks 9 years for Jared Charles in sex assault, kidnapping of eight-year-old girl

  05-07-2018 21:29 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Jared Charles, who has admitted kidnapping and sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl last summer, told police he didn’t care what happened to him and that he had given up on life, a Prince Albert court heard.
  During sentencing arguments Wednesday for Charles, the defence, meanwhile, painted a picture of a troubled young man who might have done better if raised in a more structured environment.
  Charles, 20, previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexuall
  
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• Victims of Humboldt Broncos crash may soon get interim payments

  05-07-2018 21:17
  The victims of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash may soon get interim payments from a fundraising campaign that has collected $15.2 million.
  
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• Regina mother of missing Indigenous woman hits feds, RCMP with $600M class action

  05-07-2018 21:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Regina mother whose daughter went missing in 2007 is launching a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit against the federal government and the RCMP, alleging a “negligent” and “lackadaisical” approach to investigating missing and murdered Indigenous women.
  Danita Faith has been missing for more than 10 years, and her mother Dianne BigEagle is the caretaker of her two children.
  Saskatchewan lawyer Tony Merchant filed the suit on BigEagle’s behalf today and is see
  
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• Saskatoon author calling for dysfunctional family stories

  05-07-2018 20:57 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon motivational speaker and writer is asking people to submit their stories of having to deal with the stress of family drama.
  
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• Despite rain, topsoil moisture conditions worsen in Saskatchewan

  05-07-2018 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Agriculture said warmer temperatures and a lack of moisture have slightly worsened topsoil conditions, especially in southwestern areas.
  
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• 10-year-old girl punched following disturbance in Saskatoon's downtown

  05-07-2018 20:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 10-year-old girl suffered minor injuries after she was allegedly punched by a woman while walking down a Saskatoon street with family on Wednesday night.
  At roughly 7:20 p.m., officer’s with the police service’s bike unit responded to a report of a disturbance involving a woman in the city’s downtown.
  Police located a woman matching the description nearby and it’s alleged the woman spat at one of the officers during a struggle as they attempted to arrest her.
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• Judge rules child abuser Wolfe a long-term offender

  05-07-2018 20:27
  A Saskatoon judge has declared admitted child abuser Russell Wolfe a long-term offender.
  
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• Child abuser Russell Wolfe addresses victims for first time

  05-07-2018 20:27
  A Saskatoon judge accepted a joint submission that child abuser Russell Dennis Wolfe be designated a long-term offender and receive a 15-year prison sentence.
  
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• Community boot camp hits Saskatoon streets

  05-07-2018 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  Rise Strength Lab took its community boot camp downtown ahead of the fourth annual 2nd Avenue Sidewalk Sale
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: humidex climbs into the 40s on Friday - Globalnews.ca

  05-07-2018 20:18
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  Saskatoon weather outlook: humidex climbs into the 40s on Friday
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  Dangerous humidex values will make it feel like the 40s in central Saskatchewan on Friday before a cold front rolls into Saskatoon's weather forecast. X. - A A +. Listen. Dangerous humidex values will make it feel like the 40s in central Saskatchewan ...
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: humidex climbs into the 40s on Friday

  05-07-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Dangerous humidex values will make it feel like the 40s in central Saskatchewan on Friday before a cold front rolls into Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• First of its kind database aims to reveal how FASD affects Canadians

  05-07-2018 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Canada FASD Research network has developed a first of its kind database to track FASD symptoms and necessary services, with the goal of better care.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos non-profit wants advance payments for families as GoFundMe court process begins

  05-07-2018 19:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  A four-time Olympic gold medalist, a retired judge, a surgeon and a National Hockey League executive are among those expected to advise the Humboldt Broncos on how to divide up millions of dollars raised online after a horrific bus crash.
  As the court process aimed at distributing more than $14.6 million gets underway, the non-profit corporation responsible for the funds wants to advance $50,000 to each of the 29 families affected directly by the crash.
  In an affidavit filed last week, Humboldt
  
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• Feds investing $53M in passing lanes on south Sask. highways to improve trade

  05-07-2018 19:46
  The federal government announced Thursday that it is investing $53.3 million in passing lanes on Highway 6 and 39 between Regina and Estevan to help promote international trade with the United States.
  
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• 10-year-old girl punched in Saskatoon during woman's violent rampage, police say

  05-07-2018 19:32 via cbc.ca
  A woman is under arrest after an alleged outburst that began in a downtown Saskatoon bar and including lashing out and punching an innocent girl.
  
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• 10-year-old girl punched by woman in downtown Saskatoon

  05-07-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  A woman is accused of punching a 10-year-old girl in downtown Saskatoon after a disturbance at a bar.
  
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• Mainstreet to ban all smoking, pot or not, for Sask. apartments and patios this fall

  05-07-2018 19:24 via cbc.ca
  The change will take effect this fall for the company's over 2,000 renters in Saskatoon and Regina.
  
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• Home sales in Saskatoon continue downward trend, reaches 10-year low in June

  05-07-2018 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  June home sales in Saskatoon reached its lowest level in 10 years, and total dollar volume for the year is at a 10-year low.
  
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• Gas prices jump in Sask., national average now at a five year high

  05-07-2018 19:10
  Soaring gasoline prices on the prairies have pushed the national average to a five-year high, according to an online price monitoring firm.
  
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• Two Arrested - Stolen Vehicle/Methamphetamine Located

  05-07-2018 19:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 22 year old Saskatoon man and a 21 year old man from Moose Jaw are in custody following an evade police incident that ended in a field north of Saskatoon overnight.Just after midnight, July 5, 2018, an SPS officer spotted a vehicle being driven erratically on 19th Street East, near the Broadway Bridge.  The vehicle was a grey Saturn Vue, which had been reported stolen from Clavet, Sk.  The vehicle was witnessed running red lights and an attempt to stop the vehicle by members of Patro
  
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• Gas prices jump up to $1.31 in some parts of Sask.

  05-07-2018 18:53 via cbc.ca
  The price of gasoline has jumped about 10 cents since yesterday in some parts of the province.
  
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• Paulsen: City council hypocritical over pot dispensary rules

  05-07-2018 18:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  Are you OK with people selling pot across the street from your neighbourhood elementary school? Me either. But city council seems to find it acceptable.
  Last week, lost in the debate of the $20,000 business licensing fee for cannabis retail stores, was that fact that city council has now approved locating stores that sell pot within 60 meters of your local kindergarten.
  Initially, the civic administration proposed that pot retail stores be situated at least 160 meters away from schools. That 160
  
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• How the Jordan Lafond inquest highlights need for better police oversight

  05-07-2018 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  Across the country, people are struggling to find a balance that safeguards public accountability without hindering policing efforts.
  
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• Class action lawsuit launched federal gov't. and RCMP in response to MMIW

  05-07-2018 18:34
  A $500-million national class-action lawsuit has been launched in regards to murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
  
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• Class action lawsuit launched against federal gov't. and RCMP in response to MMIW

  05-07-2018 18:34
  A $500-million national class-action lawsuit has been launched in regards to murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
  
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• Will home delivery popcorn save the movie industry?

  05-07-2018 18:33 via cbc.ca
  As movie attendance drops, the industry is banking on new services and ‘gimmicks’ to attract audiences.
  
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• Roughriders star Duron Carter headed to trial in December on marijuana charge

  05-07-2018 18:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan Roughriders star Duron Carter is scheduled to stand trial on Dec. 3 after pleading not guilty to a single marijuana possession charge laid earlier this year.
  Carter, 27, was not present in Saskatoon provincial court on Thursday when the charge, laid after he was arrested at the Saskatoon airport, was set for trial.
  The cornerback and receiver was given an absolute discharge after pleading guilty to a separate marijuana possession charge in Winnipeg court late last month.
  His lawyer,
  
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• Crops in good condition after scattered showers

  05-07-2018 18:27
  Most crops are in good condition after scattered showers across the province.
  
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• Video: New in theatres July 6

  05-07-2018 18:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres July 6.
  
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• Ryan Straschnitzki, paralyzed in Broncos bus crash, returns home

  05-07-2018 18:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  CALGARY — It has been more than five months since Ryan Straschnitzki was together with his family in his hometown of Airdrie, Alta.
  Straschnitzki, 19, was paralyzed from the chest down April 6 in a collision of the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team and a semi-trailer north of Tisdale. The crash killed 16 people and injured 13 others.
  After a month of physiotherapy treatment at the Shriners hospital in Philadelphia he returned home Wednesday to a bank of TV cameras and journalis
  
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• $500M class action lawsuit filed against federal government for MMIW investigations

  05-07-2018 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Merchant Law Group has filed a lawsuit against the federal government seeking $500 million in damages for the RCMPs handling of MMIW investigations.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Enforce ban on hospital smoking

  05-07-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ken Morken has thankfully brought up the St. Paul’s Hospital smoking issue.
  There is also a problem at RUH, at the entrance by the cancer clinic.
  Despite numerous signs and an ongoing audio discouraging the practice, there are always patients and staff puffing away. The surrounding areas are littered with cigarette butts.
  It is wrong when you have to hold your breath to avoid inhaling smoke clouds while entering a health region building.
  Who is responsible for enforcing the ban, and w
  
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• Sentencing hearing for Saskatchewan man who abducted, sexually assaulted girl

  05-07-2018 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatchewan man who abducted and sexually assaulted a young girl told court he is not sorry for what he did and hoped to get caught.
  
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• Via Rail passenger train derails in Saskatchewan, crew members suffer minor injuries

  05-07-2018 17:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  HUDSON BAY — Via Rail Canada says two locomotives and a baggage car in a train headed from Winnipeg to The Pas in northern Manitoba derailed overnight in a remote area of east-central Saskatchewan.
  The Crown rail company said Train 693 was carrying 16 passengers and five crew members when the accident happened shortly after 3 a.m., about 37 kilometres north of the town of Hudson Bay.
  Marie-Anna Murat, a Via spokeswoman, said the engines and baggage car in the eight-unit train ended up on t
  
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• Woman charged after 10-year-old girl punched

  05-07-2018 17:25
  A 24-year-old woman is facing several charges after an incident that started in a bar and ended up with the assault of a young girl.
  
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• Woman Arrested - Assaults - 21st Street East/3rd Ave South

  05-07-2018 17:20 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 24 year old woman is facing several charges following an incident which started in a downtown bar and ended with the assault of a 10 year old girl.At approximately 7:20 p.m., July 4, 2018, SPS Bike Unit officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving a woman in the downtown area.  They located a woman matching the description nearby.  A struggle ensued and the woman spat at one of the officers as they attempted to take her into custody.  Witnesses reported th
  
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• Cause determined for one of two fires at Saskatoon hotel construction site - Globalnews.ca

  05-07-2018 17:02
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  Cause determined for one of two fires at Saskatoon hotel construction site
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  WATCH ABOVE: Saskatoon firefighters combat a massive fire on April 18, 2018, after two explosions reportedly happened on the top floor of the construction site. X. - A A +. Listen. The cause of one of two fires at a hotel construction site this spring ...
  
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• Cause determined for one of two fires at Saskatoon hotel construction site

  05-07-2018 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon firefighters were called to the hotel construction site on Lorne Avenue for fire twice within a month.
  
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