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• Arson charge laid after house fire, Saskatoon police continue to investigate suspicious death

  09-07-2018 23:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 39-year-old man has been charged with arson after a body was found following an early-morning house fire.
  Saskatoon fire received a call on July 6 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 had the fire under control in 12 minutes, according to Saskatoon fire last week. Firefighters then searched the home and found the body of an adult.
  According to Saskatoon police, an autopsy on the body began Monday. Sa
  
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• Pending end to Greyhound service a shock to Manitoba customers

  09-07-2018 23:47 via cbc.ca
  News that Greyhound Canada is set to cease nearly all service in Western Canada before the end of the year left many Manitobans who rely on the bus feeling stranded.
  
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• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs calling for government to save bus service to First Nations

  09-07-2018 23:47 via cbc.ca
  The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is calling on both the provincial and federal governments to step in as Greyhound Canada announces it is ending passenger and freight service in much of Western Canada, including Manitoba.
  
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• Update- Suspicious Death - 200 block Avenue F North

  09-07-2018 23:22 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Members of the Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section continue to investigate a suspicious death following a fire at a home in the 200 block of Avenue F North.An autopsy which began today, is still underway.  An update will be provided once the procedure is complete. 
  A 39 year old man has been charged with arson in connection with the fire.  He appeared in court today on the charge.
  Anyone with information on this death or the fire is asked to contact the SPS at 306-975-830
  
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• Two charged after weapons found during traffic stop

  09-07-2018 22:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man and a woman are facing weapons-related charges after a traffic stop by Saskatoon police.
  On Friday around 9:15 p.m., officers observed a 1989 BMW Cabriolet convertible travelling west on 33rd Street near Avenue G that appeared to be “suspicious,” according to a police news release.
  Officers stopped the car in the 100 block of Avenue G North and as they approached the vehicle, they observed what appeared to be a sawed-off rifle on the car floor. Police say the two occupants
  
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• Melville Millionaires hire Chris Beaudry as assistant coach

  09-07-2018 21:27
  The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Melville Millionaires have announced they've hired Chris Beaudry as their new assistant coach.
  
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• Sister of man killed in Saskatoon alley says family waiting for answers

  09-07-2018 21:01 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon family is mourning the loss of 27-year-old Kenny Balan, who died after he was found injured in an alley near his mom’s house on Friday.
  
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• Sexual assault victim suing Saskatoon nightclub owner Skipp Anderson

  09-07-2018 21:01 via cbc.ca
  The man who was sexually assaulted by former Saskatoon nightclub owner Skipp Anderson has filed a lawsuit against the convict and is seeking $25,000 in damages.
  
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• Greyhound Canada ending bus services in Sask., other Western provinces

  09-07-2018 20:40 via cbc.ca
  Greyhound Canada is ending its passenger bus and freight services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and cancelling all but one route in B.C. — a U.S.-run service between Vancouver and Seattle.
  
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• Greyhound Canada to end routes in Prairies, B.C.

  09-07-2018 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  The company is blaming a 41 per cent decline in ridership since 2010, persistent competition from subsidized national and inter-regional passenger transportation services, the growth of new low-cost airlines, regulatory constraints and the continued growth of car ownership.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: more severe thunderstorms on the way

  09-07-2018 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  Thunderstorms wreaked havoc over the weekend and more are on the way in Saskatoon's weather forecast ahead.
  
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• Sask. government won't allow recreational cannabis and vaping lounges

  09-07-2018 20:30 via cbc.ca
  'You can literally make the argument that a sizeable percentage of the population will have no legal place to consume recreational cannabis,' says one cannabis lawyer
  
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• Province won't allow recreational cannabis and vaping lounges

  09-07-2018 20:30 via cbc.ca
  'You can literally make the argument that a sizeable percentage of the population will have no legal place to consume recreational cannabis,' says one cannabis lawyer
  
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• Greyhound Canada to end service in Sask. and other Prairie provinces

  09-07-2018 20:29
  Greyhound Canada says it is ending passenger bus and freight services in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba and cancelling all but one route in B.C.
  
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• Woman killed in crash between tractor and semi on Highway 16

  09-07-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  Warman RCMP said the collision between a tractor and a semi happened Monday morning on Highway 16 between Saskatoon and Langham.
  
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• Critics say Saskatchewan carbon tax study isn’t credible

  09-07-2018 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  "We found were some significant differences in the modelling, and in how the government reported it,” explained Dave Sawyer, president of Enviroeconomics.
  
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• Vehicle Stop Results in Firearms Seized

  09-07-2018 19:54 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A man and a woman are facing a number of weapons related charges following a vehicle stop Saturday night.
  At approximately 9:15 p.m., July 7, 2018, Patrol officers observed a suspicious 1989 BMW Cabriolet convertible traveling west on 33rd Street near Avenue G. Police conducted a traffic stop of the car in the 100 block of Avenue G North. As the officers approached the vehicle, they observed what appeared to be a sawed-off rifle on the floor of the car. The two occupants of the vehicle were
  
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• Saskatoon man charged with arson in house fire where crews found dead woman

  09-07-2018 19:27 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon man is charged with arson after a house fire early Friday led to the discovery of an adult woman's body in the burned bungalow.
  
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• Woman, 55, dead after semi-tractor collision near Dalmeny on Highway 16

  09-07-2018 19:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 55-year-old woman is dead after a collision between a tractor and semi on Highway 16 between Saskatoon and Langham.
  The collision took place Monday around 9:30 a.m. on Highway 16 near Dalmeny. The 55-year-old woman, who had been an occupant off the tractor, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Medavie Health Services.
  A 55-year-old man, also an occupant of the tractor, was taken to Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital in stable condition.
  The driver of the semi was not injured
  
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• Wounded Warriors hosting retreat for Broncos crash responders

  09-07-2018 19:16
  Several first responders called to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash are on a retreat in Waskesiu this week.
  
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• SaskPower not moving ahead with further carbon capture projects at Boundary Dam 4 and 5

  09-07-2018 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  SaskPower will not be moving forward with carbon capture at Boundary Dam 4 and 5. However, the Crown corporation will study CCS potential at another power plant.
  
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• Two units at Boundary Dam Power Station to be shut down

  09-07-2018 19:12
  SaskPower plans to retire units four and five at the Boundary Dam Power Station.
  
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• Woman dead after highway collision near Dalmeny between tractor and semi-trailer

  09-07-2018 18:57 via cbc.ca
  A serious crash on Highway 16 near Dalmeny, Sask. Monday morning killed a woman and sent a man to hospital.
  
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• Driver dead after vehicle hits power pole near Melfort

  09-07-2018 18:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  One man is dead after his vehicle left the road and hit a power pole near Melfort.
  Members of the Melfort RCMP detachment, along with emergency personnel, were called Friday around 10 p.m. to a collision on Highway 779 two kilometres west of St. Brieux, according to an RCMP news release.
  RCMP said the lone occupant of the vehicle was found dead after his vehicle left the road and struck a power pole in the highway’s north ditch.
  RCMP collision reconstructionists were called to the scene. P
  
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• Man killed in crash on Highway 779 near St. Brieux, Sask.

  09-07-2018 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  Melfort RCMP said a westbound vehicle left Highway 779 near St. Brieux, entered the ditch, and struck a power pole.
  
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• One dead in Highway 16 crash near Theodore, Sask.

  09-07-2018 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  A woman was killed in a two-car crash at the intersection of highways 16 and 651 at Theodore, Sask.
  
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• Man dead after vehicle strikes power pole near Melfort

  09-07-2018 18:23
  A man is dead after the vehicle he was driving hit a power pole on Saskatchewan’s Highway 779 on Friday night.
  
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• Woman dead, man in hospital after tractor, semi collide

  09-07-2018 18:21
  Paramedics say a 55-year-old woman has died after a tractor and a semi collided on a Saskatchewan highway.
  
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• Wife killed, husband injured after tractor and semi crash on Hwy 16

  09-07-2018 18:21
  A woman killed after a semi collided with a tractor on Saskatchewan’s Highway 16 was touring the country with her husband, promoting Canada’s dairy industry.
  
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• Sask. retreat offers women fishing and relaxation, without the men

  09-07-2018 18:16 via cbc.ca
  Jon Fonos grew up fishing on the lake, but he always felt something was missing.
  
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• RCMP respond to serious crash on Highway 16

  09-07-2018 18:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  Warman RCMP are currently on scene of a serious two-vehicle collision between Saskatoon and Langham.
  The northbound lanes of Highway 16 are blocked and traffic is being detoured into the south bound lanes, according to an RCMP news release.
  Motorists are asked to use caution when travelling in the vicinity of the collision and be aware of emergency personnel working on scene.
  Langham is 35 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon along Highway 16.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Cleansing history with name changes

  09-07-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The recent changing of names of schools, buildings, paintings to cleanse history of political-incorrectness is wrong.
  We wouldn’t be Canada if not for John A. Macdonald; we wouldn’t have Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn without Mark Twain’s words; we wouldn’t have the painting, The Indian Church, without Emily Carr’s thoughtful outlook on the culture of her day.
  These people were all great contributors to our society, and acted within the context of their day. Emily
  
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• SaskPower income almost triples due to increased demand, lower natural gas prices

  09-07-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  According to its annual report, SaskPower brought in considerably more money this year.
  
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• SaskPower abandons carbon capture at Boundary Dam 4 and 5

  09-07-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  According to its annual report, SaskPower brought in considerably more money this year.
  
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• One dead in crash near Yorkton

  09-07-2018 17:54
  One person has died after a crash on the edge of Theodore, Sask.
  
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• First court appearance set for semi driver charged in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  09-07-2018 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  Jaskirat Sidhu, the semi driver charged in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, will appear in Saskatchewan provincial court on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Semi driver set to appear Tuesday in Melfort provincial court

  09-07-2018 17:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  The semi driver facing 29 criminal charges in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Tuesday.
  Jaskirat Sidhu is set to appear at 9:30 a.m. in Melfort provincial court, RCMP announced Monday. On Friday, three months to the day after the Broncos bus tragedy, Sidhu was charged with 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.
  Sidhu was arrested Friday without
  
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• Jaskirat Sidhu to appear in court Tuesday in Humboldt Broncos crash case

  09-07-2018 17:41
  The man charged in the fatal crash involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus will appear in court on Tuesday morning in Melfort.
  
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• Man shot in Battlefords recovering in hospital in Saskatoon

  09-07-2018 17:32
  A Battlefords man is in hospital in Saskatoon after a shooting early Saturday morning.
  
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• Semi driver involved in Humboldt Broncos crash to appear in Melfort, Sask., court Tuesday

  09-07-2018 17:28 via cbc.ca
  The driver of the semi trailer involved in the collision with the Humboldt Broncos will make his first court appearance in Melfort, Sask. on Tuesday.
  
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• Canadian Milos Raonic advances to Wimbledon quarter-finals

  09-07-2018 17:13
  Milos Raonic is accustomed to overpowering opponents with his booming serve, but he expects to get a taste of the punishment he's been dishing out in a Wimbledon quarterfinal against American John Isner.
  
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• Riverbend Plantation with Saskatoon berry recipes

  09-07-2018 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon berries are in season and Grace Whittington from Riverbend Plantation has some tasty recipe ideas.
  
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• Telling the stories of Saskatchewan food artisans

  09-07-2018 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  Jenn Sharp is undertaking a province-wide journey to tell the stories of Saskatchewan food artisans.
  
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• Road trip songs from Singing With Sylvia

  09-07-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  Singing With Sylvia has song ideas for those long (or short) road trips to keep kids entertained.
  
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• The weight we carry: Why body acceptance is a growing movement

  09-07-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Cara Taylor wanted to lose weight, but losing weight is hard, diets are difficult and she didn't have time. She had the rest of her life to live.
  
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• Healing words: Shakespeare triggers radical change in veterans with PTSD

  09-07-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Stephan Wolfert came a long way to reach Saskatoon but we’re not talking about miles on his motorhome.
  The American actor and army veteran has spent two decades using Shakespeare to get to the root of trauma. His life changed the day he saw a production of Richard III and recognized classic symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder in the main character.
  Wolfert was on a path to oblivion at the time with alcoholism and his own traumatic past. He quit the military and started his masters i
  
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• Despite preventative measures, number of bike thefts remain the same

  09-07-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  One night, Simon Garrett locked up his bike in what he thought was a secure locker in the basement of his apartment building.
  But, the next morning, when his roommate went to get a bike to ride to work, they were missing.
  “My roommate called me and said ‘Hey, did you lock the bikes up properly?’ and I said ‘Yeah, of course’, and he was like ‘Well, they’re gone,’ ” said Garrett.
  “It turns out they had dismantled the door, left my lock in
  
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• Collective Voice: Is an arts career realistic?

  09-07-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Grade 9 students in the Collective Voice program at Aden Bowman Collegiate share their lives and opinions through columns. Selected columns run each Monday in The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
   
  Deciding what career path to choose has always seemed like a thing of the future, something far away that I didn’t need to worry about for a long time. Some might say it’s still far away, as I’m only in Grade 9.
  When you are sitting in Careers class and you are asked to hand in papers to
  
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• Humboldt Broncos first responders meet again to help each other heal

  09-07-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  10 first responders are coming together at Waskesiu, Sask., this week to participate in a respite program through Wounded Warriors Canada.
  
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• Meet the Regina woman about to be ordained as bishop of a church that defies Catholic doctrine

  09-07-2018 03:17 via cbc.ca
  The pain from a lifetime of being told a path to priesthood didn't exist for women is the driving force behind a Regina woman's journey to becoming the Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Womenpriests (RCWP).
  
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