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• Gardening: Attracting butterflies to your garden

  06-07-2018 23:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  A common question I often hear is, ‟How do I attract more butterflies to my yard?”
  Butterflies belong to the Lepidoptera order of insects. The caterpillar, or larva, go through a series of ‘instars’ and changes in appearance. Many butterflies spin a silk case or cocoon prior to pupating; this structure is known as a chrysalis.
  Some butterflies may pupate in crevices or underground. It is very important to recognize the larvae as well as the adult forms of the butterfly. S
  
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• Food: Cherry dutch baby is easy and delicious, baby

  06-07-2018 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  If you follow me on Instagram, you know that one of my posts from a few weeks ago was shouting from the rooftops: “The cherries are here! The cherries are here!”
  That’s how excited I get when I see the fruit truck at the Saskatoon Farmer’s Market, unloading crate after crate of the ruby red jewels. I wait all year for this day, and happily wait in line with my treasures. The fact that they come from an orchard in the Okanagan beats out anything that comes from Washington,
  
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• Vaping, medical marijuana backers say apartment renter's total smoking ban is 'ridiculous'

  06-07-2018 23:44 via cbc.ca
  "There are people with severe arthritis who have mobility issues that are using this medicine. You're going to expect them to go trudge out outside in minus 30 to take their prescription?" asked Mike Francis of Best Buds Saskatoon.
  
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• 'A step toward closure': Driver of semi in Humboldt Broncos crash facing 29 criminal charges

  06-07-2018 23:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  The 29 criminal charges laid against the semi driver in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash can’t change what happened on April 6 but they are an important part of the ongoing healing process, says the father of a Broncos player who died in the collision.
  On Friday, three months to the day after the Broncos bus tragedy, RCMP announced that Jaskirat Sidhu, a 29-year-old man from Calgary, has been charged with 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and 13 counts of
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Charges laid against driver of semi-truck

  06-07-2018 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP in Saskatchewan said they have laid charges against a 29-year-old Calgary man for the fatal bus crash that killed 16 people and injured 13 others on April 6. Jaskirat Sidhu is facing 29 charges, including 16 counts of dangerous driving of a motor vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving of a...
  
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• Group hopes to protect at-risk birds with new conservation area near Craven, Sask.

  06-07-2018 22:15 via cbc.ca
  It hasn’t been easy in recent decades for the chestnut-collared longspur. Its numbers have declined dramatically, but now a nature group is hoping to create a safe place near Craven for it and other at-risk species.
  
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• Poundmaker FN makes strides to revitalize an 'endangered' language

  06-07-2018 21:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Floyd Favel has travelled the world studying how theatre is performed in different cultures. But when the filmmaker from Poundmaker First Nation set his mind to developing an Indigenous performance method, he decided to look in his own backyard.
  “I remember as a teenager meeting an old man who showed me a few sign language gestures and I remember being interested,” Favel recalled.
  Favel began researching Plains Indian Sign Language — which he describes as a “little-k
  
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• A 'story of welcoming': Play set in late-'60s explores stories of nurses who came to Sask. from Philippines

  06-07-2018 21:41 via cbc.ca
  Prairie Nurse, opening this weekend at the Station Arts Centre in Rosthern, tells the story of a Filipina nurse who comes to Saskatchewan in 1967.
  
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• Driver of semi in Humboldt Broncos crash facing 29 criminal charges

  06-07-2018 21:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  Three months to the day after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the driver of the semi involved in the collision is facing 29 Criminal Code charges.
  On Friday, Saskatchewan RCMP announced that following the months-long investigation into the collision, 29-year-old Jaskirat Sidhu was facing 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily injury.
  Sidhu was arrested Friday morning without incident at his residenc
  
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• ANALYSIS: A gang member’s perspective on Canada’s gun violence

  06-07-2018 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  Gangland shootings are on the rise in Canada. This is Why.
  
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• Humboldt crash: Driver could face upwards of 14 years in prison

  06-07-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP announced Friday that the driver of the semi involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, a 29-year-old Calgary man, is facing 16 charges of dangerous driving causing death and could face upwards of 14 years in prison for even a single guilty conviction.
  
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• RCMP say lengthy investigation necessary before laying charges in Humboldt Broncos crash

  06-07-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday, the RCMP outlined the process behind the months-long investigation into the Humboldt Broncos crash, explaining what was behind the lengthy investigative process before laying charges.
  
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• RCMP outline 29 charges against driver of tractor-trailer involved in Humboldt Broncos crash

  06-07-2018 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday the RCMP outlined the 29 charges being laid against the driver of a tractor trailer which struck the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team, leaving 16 dead and 13 injured.
  
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• RCMP announce driver of tractor trailer arrested in connection with Humboldt Broncos crash

  06-07-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday the RCMP announced that the driver of the tractor-trailer which impacted the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team had been arrested and was facing a litany of charges including 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: sizzling heat slides out briefly

  06-07-2018 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  Dangerous humidexes in the 40s move out as a cold front moves into Saskatoon’s weather forecast this weekend.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: sizzling heat slides out briefly - Globalnews.ca

  06-07-2018 20:32
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  Saskatoon weather outlook: sizzling heat slides out briefly
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  WATCH ABOVE: Dangerous humidexes in the 40s move out as a cold front moves into Saskatoon's weather forecast this weekend. X. - A A +. Listen. Dangerous humidexes in the 40s move out as a cold front moves in. Heat Warning. Environment Canada has ...
  
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• Gasper family to be laid to rest in Rosetown today

  06-07-2018 20:21
  A family of five who died in a head-on collision in west-central Saskatchewan is being laid to rest today.
  
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• Gasper family laid to rest in Rosetown

  06-07-2018 20:21
  A family of five who died in a head-on collision in west-central Saskatchewan was laid to rest Friday.
  
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• Auto tariffs would be 'catastrophic' to Canada and cost 100,000 jobs, dealers warn

  06-07-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  The U.S. government threat to put a tariff on all Canadian-made vehicles would be 'catastrophic' to Canada's economy, costing 100,000 jobs and adding as much as $9,000 to the sticker price of a new car if Canada responds in kind, dealers say.
  
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• Charges laid in fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  06-07-2018 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan RCMP say charges have been laid in a fatal bus crash that involved the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team.
  
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• Sask. health authority issues advisory for upcoming heat wave

  06-07-2018 19:54 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reminding people to take proper precautions for an upcoming heat wave.
  
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• RCMP make arrest in connection to Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy that rocked Saskatchewan, all of Canada

  06-07-2018 19:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  The RCMP has made an arrest in connection to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6 that resulted in the death of 16 people.
  On Friday, Saskatchewan RCMP announced they had made an arrest in relation to the investigation into the crash that rocked Saskatchewan and all of Canada.
  Sixteen people died and another 13 were injured after the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team’s bus — bound for a playoff game in Nipawin — collided with a tractor-trailer north of Tisdale just af
  
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• Semi driver charged with dangerous driving causing death in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  06-07-2018 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan RCMP charge the driver of a semi involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash with dangerous driving causing death.
  
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• Driver of semi in fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash charged with dangerous driving causing death

  06-07-2018 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan RCMP charged the driver of a semi involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos with dangerous driving causing death.
  
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• 'Rick was more than a pet': A passerby's impatience cost me my guide dog and my independence

  06-07-2018 19:30 via cbc.ca
  What probably seemed to him like a small mistake caused me and my family a lot of pain and made my life much more difficult.
  
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• Driver of semi in Humboldt Broncos bus crash faces 29 charges

  06-07-2018 19:29 via cbc.ca
  Truck driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu has been charged in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash with 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing bodily injury.
  
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• Charges laid in deadly Humboldt Broncos team bus crash: RCMP

  06-07-2018 19:29 via cbc.ca
  The RCMP announced on Friday that an arrest has been made and charges laid in connection with the April 6 bus collision which left 16 people dead and 13 others injured.
  
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• Semi driver facing 29 charges in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  06-07-2018 19:23
  Saskatchewan RCMP has laid charges in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash exactly three months to the day since the fatal crash.
  
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• Charges laid in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  06-07-2018 19:23
  Saskatchewan RCMP has laid charges in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash exactly three months to the day since the fatal crash.
  
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• Government seeking input on workplace impairment ahead of cannabis legalization

  06-07-2018 19:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  The provincial government is seeking feedback from residents on how to keep workers and workplaces safe from marijuana impairment once weed is legalized this fall.
  The call for input comes just under a year after a government-run survey found that a majority of respondents believe more needs to be done to ensure workers are safe.
  Written submissions received by the government will inform possible changes to the Saskatchewan Employment Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
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• Suspicious death: Body found after Avenue F North house fire

  06-07-2018 19:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon police major crime unit is investigating a suspicious death after a body was found following an early-morning house fire on the city’s west side.
  Saskatoon fire received a call at 2:31 a.m. about smoke in the area of the 200 block of Avenue F North. Trucks from three stations responded to the scene, and crews made a “quick interior fire attack and had the fire under control in 12 minutes,” according to a press release.
  Firefighters searched the home and found
  
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• Temps. soaring in Sask., heat warnings issued

  06-07-2018 18:56
  A heat warning is in effect for a number of regions in Saskatchewan, including Regina, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, The Battlefords and Estevan.
  
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• Stucka given 10-year prison sentence for fatal stolen truck crash

  06-07-2018 18:55
  A man guilty in a stolen truck crash that left three women dead near Lloydminster has been given a 10-year prison sentence.
  
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• Sentencing expected for man guilty in fatal stolen truck crash

  06-07-2018 18:55
  A judge at Battleford’s Court of Queen’s Bench says he expects to hand down a sentence today against a man guilty in a crash that left three Edmonton women dead.
  
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• ‘I truly forgive him’: Crash victims’ families on hand for Stucka sentencing

  06-07-2018 18:55
  Members of the Edmonton Liberian community say they forgive the man responsible for the death of three of its members and the injuring of a fourth.
  
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• Olympic snowboarder, Humboldt first responders help kick off Stampede parade

  06-07-2018 18:41
  Enthusiastic crowds are lining the streets of downtown Calgary this morning for the Calgary Stampede parade.
  
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• Saskatchewan adds 8K new jobs in June, unemployment drops

  06-07-2018 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan posted it largest one-month job increase since April 2012, adding 8,300 positions in June.
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: June 30 – July 6

  06-07-2018 18:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• Elizabeth Roberts, 8, dreams of becoming Lac La Ronge Indian Band's first Paralympic athlete

  06-07-2018 18:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  Elizabeth Roberts, an eight-year old girl from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, dreams of becoming the community’s first Paralympic athlete.
  Among her role models: 10-time Paralympian Colette Bourgonje and two-time Paralympian Brittany Hudak.
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  Small glove, big plans: Community rallies around young La Ronge athlete
  
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• Marcus Thigpen's late touchdown leads Saskatchewan over Hamilton 18-13

  06-07-2018 18:09
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18-13 on Thursday night.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Truth stranger than fiction

  06-07-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I taught satire at the University of Saskatchewan for many years. Recent events in the U.S. got me wondering how a satiric novel, written sometime before Donald Trump came on the scene, would have been received.
  This work would have featured an unstable, narcissistic and vulgar multimillionaire with no prior political experience, who wins the election, in part by appealing to xenophobic elements in the population. Once in power, he chooses advisers&nb
  
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• Saskatoon police treating body found in house fire as suspicious death - Globalnews.ca

  06-07-2018 17:52
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  Saskatoon police treating body found in house fire as suspicious death
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  WATCH ABOVE: Saskatoon police have launched a suspicious death investigation after a body was found in a house fire. Wendy Winiewski reports. X. - A A +. Listen · Saskatoon police are handling a body found after a house fire as a suspicious death.
  Suspicious fire in Saskatoon now a suspicious death investigationCBC.ca
  Suspicious death: Body found after Avenue F North house fireSaskatoon Sta
  
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• Suspicious Death - 200 Block Avenue F North

  06-07-2018 17:35 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police Major Crime Section is investigating a suspicious death after the Saskatoon Fire Department located a deceased body while responding to a fire earlier this morning at a home in the 200 block of Avenue F North. Police remain on scene. The deceased has not yet been positively identified.Major Crime Investigators are working with the Officer of the Chief Coroner. The SPS Forensic Identification Unit is also assisting in the investigation. (Occurrence Number: 18-69970
  
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• Break & Enter/Arrest - 2200 block Millar Ave.

  06-07-2018 17:20 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police Patrol officers arrested a man this morning, with the help of the Air Support Unit (ASU), after he reportedly broke into a business.At approximately 4:15 a.m., July 6, 2018, Patrol officers observed a shattered glass front door to a business in the 2200 block of Millar Avenue. ASU quickly located a suspicious male nearby jumping over a fence into a compound in the 2600 block of Millar Avenue. ASU tracked the suspect to the 100 block of Primrose Drive, and guided ground units to
  
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• One found dead after Avenue F North house fire

  06-07-2018 17:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  Fire investigators discovered a body in a Caswell Hill home that went up in flames early Friday morning.
  Saskatoon fire crews received a call at 2:31 a.m. about smoke in the area of the 200 block of Avenue F North. Trucks from three stations responded to the scene, and crews made a “quick interior fire attack and had the fire under control in 12 minutes,” according to a press release.
  Firefighters searched the home and found one adult dead on scene.
  The cause of the fire is unde
  
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• Sask. sees highest jump in jobs in 6 years: StatsCan

  06-07-2018 17:18 via cbc.ca
  There are 8,300 extra people in Saskatchewan with jobs than there were last month, according to the latest seasonally adjusted data from Statistics Canada.
  
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• Staying safe in bear and cougar country

  06-07-2018 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  Brandon Horrell from Cabela’s discusses how to stay safe in bear and cougar country while camping or enjoying the outdoors.
  
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• Taking great smartphone photos

  06-07-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  Photographer Paul Desipeda with tips on taking great smartphone photos.
  
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• Suspicious fire in Saskatoon now a suspicious death investigation

  06-07-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police say they are considering the death of a person found in a burned home "suspicious."
  
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• Saskatoon police call death of person found in burned home 'suspicious'

  06-07-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police say they are considering the death of a person found in a burned home "suspicious."
  
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