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• Sask. teen facing charges after items destroyed by RCMP explosive disposal unit

  19-07-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  A Swift Current boy is facing a charge of possession of an explosive without lawful excuse.
  
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• Saskatchewan government asks court to order protesters off legislature lawn

  19-07-2018 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government wants a court to order protesters who are camping outside the legislature to leave.
  
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• Province files lawsuit against Regina police chief Evan Bray, Justice for our Stolen Children protesters

  19-07-2018 22:36
  The Government of Saskatchewan and the Provincial Capital Commission has filed legal action against Regina’s police chief Evan Bray, as well as the Justice for our Stolen Children camp.
  
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• Andy Fantuz retires streeters

  19-07-2018 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  Fans react to the retirement of Andy Fantuz.
  
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• Doctor recruitment agency to merge with Sask. health authority

  19-07-2018 22:16 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority will be absorbing the Physician Recruitment Agency of Saskatchewan.
  
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• PARKINSON SUPERWALK

  19-07-2018 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  Parkinson SuperWalk is the largest nationwide fundraising event for Parkinson Canada.  Approximately 10,000 people from coast-to-coast organize and take part in Parkinson SuperWalk.  Since 1990, we have raised more than $38 million in support of a vision of a better life today for Canadians living with Parkinson’s; a world without Parkinson’s tomorrow. Registration: 11:30am.  Walk Starts:...
  
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• SASKATOON REGGAEFEST

  19-07-2018 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  ReggaFest Club Show with Oral Fuentes Reggae Band, Randy Woods Band, Terrance Littletent and DJ Emilio Del Canto alongside Dance Performances, Music, Caribbean Food and Much More! Doors Open: 9:00pm.  Show: 10:00pm – 2:00am.  Ticket Price: $15.00 in advance, or $20.00 at the door.  Contact: [email protected]  Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/180133872837677/  Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/reggaefest/
  
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• EMMA ART AUCTIONS

  19-07-2018 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  NESS CREEK (Festival Site, east of Big River):  Live & Silent Auction 4 – 7pm. SASKATOON (Holy Family Cathedral, 123 Nelson Road):  Silent Auction 5 – 6:45pm, Live Auction 7 – 9pm. The Emma International Collaboration is an unstructured, creative event between invited artists from all over the world.  Affectionately known as “Emma,” this biennial week-long...
  
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• EI beneficiaries continue to decline in Saskatchewan

  19-07-2018 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  The number of people receiving employment insurance benefits in Saskatchewan has dropped by 10.7 per cent in the last year.
  
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• Tourism Saskatoon hoping entrepreneurs step-up the city's visitor experience

  19-07-2018 21:20 via cbc.ca
  Tourism Saskatoon is working with local entrepreneurs to try to meet the needs of tourists who are looking for the Saskatchewan experience.
  
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• Sask. government seeks court order to removed Justice For Our Stolen Children camp

  19-07-2018 21:06 via cbc.ca
  The Government of Saskatchewan is taking legal action against the Justice for Our Stolen Children Camp and Regina Police Chief Evan Bray.
  
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• Sask. government seeks court order to remove Justice For Our Stolen Children camp

  19-07-2018 21:06 via cbc.ca
  The Government of Saskatchewan is taking legal action against the Justice for Our Stolen Children Camp and Regina Police Chief Evan Bray.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: windy weekend, risk of storms ahead

  19-07-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Windy weekend with a risk of storms ahead in Saskatoon’s weather forecast. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan tells us how cool it will get.
  
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• Husky water line leaks into Englishman River near Turtleford

  19-07-2018 20:48
  Testing is underway on the Englishman River after salt water released from a Husky Energy produced water line leaked into the river on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Topsoil conditions continue to deteriorate: Saskatchewan Agriculture

  19-07-2018 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Agriculture said crop conditions vary from fair to excellent depending on moisture levels.
  
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• Taste of Saskatchewan 2018: Menu, prices, schedule, entertainment and everything else you need to know

  19-07-2018 20:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  Heading downtown from July 17-22 for the annual Taste of Saskatchewan? Here’s all the info you need for the week …
  LOCATION:
  Kiwanis Park — 601 Spadina Crescent East
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  SCHEDULE:
  Tuesday, July 17: 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
  Wednesday, July 18: 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
  Thursday, July 19: 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
  Friday, July 20: 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
  Saturday, July 21: 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
  Sunday, July 22: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
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  PRICES:
  Food tokens: $2 each
  Liquor tokens: $6 each&mdas
  
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• Saskatchewan posts smaller deficit than forecast, still $303M in the red

  19-07-2018 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government said it 2017-18 spending $303 million more than it took in, as the deficit came in smaller than originally projected.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: windy weekend, risk of storms ahead - Globalnews.ca

  19-07-2018 20:24 via globalnews.ca
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  Saskatoon weather outlook: windy weekend, risk of storms ahead
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  A few more shots from July 13, 2018 Storm between Willowbrook & #Yorkton SK Highlight video: https://t.co/HUxckkg6sO#skstorm #storm #StormHour #exploresask #severeweather #cangeo #natgeo #ShareCanGeo #yoursask #saskatchewan ...
  
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• Deaths by alcohol-related liver disease skyrocket among young adults, U.S. study shows

  19-07-2018 19:40 via cbc.ca
  Cirrhosis deaths among people 25 to 34 years old rose 10.5 per cent between 2009 and 2016 in the U.S., according to new data.
  
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• Police responding to reports of man with gun in Pleasant Hill

  19-07-2018 19:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  Reports of a man with a gun in Saskatoon’s Pleasant Hill neighbourhood has resulted in several traffic restrictions as city police investigate.
  Witnesses reported seeing a man with a firearm in the 300 block of Avenue R South, but no reports of shots or injuries have been received.
  Traffic restrictions will be in place and pedestrians are asked to avoid the area while officers are on scene.
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• 'More than a game' for 100-year-old Marysburg Royals baseball team

  19-07-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  For as long as there’s been a Marysburg Royals baseball team, Brent Puetz has had a family member playing for the team. But he said it's more than a love of the sport itself that has brought Marysburg Royals together for the past 100 years — it's the community connection.
  
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• Saskatchewan finishes 2017-18 with smaller deficit; still $303M in red

  19-07-2018 19:07
  Stronger than expected resource revenue helped the Saskatchewan government finish the last fiscal year with a deficit almost $400 million smaller than initially forecast.
  
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• Erin Weir accuser Christine Moore cleared of inappropriate conduct allegations

  19-07-2018 19:00
  NDP MP Christine Moore has been cleared by a third-party investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct that were raised against her by a male veteran.
  
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• Body of 15-year-old boy recovered in Turtle Lake

  19-07-2018 18:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  The RCMP underwater recovery team located the body of a 15-year-old boy who went missing after falling from a boat into the water at Turtle Lake.
  The boy fell from the boat Tuesday near Kopps Cove “and did not resurface,” RCMP said in a news release. On Thursday, RCMP said searchers found the boy’s body on Wednesday around 7:20 p.m.
  The other passengers in the boat were not injured.
  RCMP, officials with the Ministry of Environment, the provincial protection and response team, a
  
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• Wild weather damaging Sask. crops

  19-07-2018 18:50
  Adverse weather conditions across the province have brought some crop damage, but also some much needed moisture.
  
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• Husky pipe leaks water used in oil production into river near Turtleford, Sask.

  19-07-2018 18:50 via cbc.ca
  Testing for potential hydrocarbon contamination is taking place near Turtleford after a saline waterline leak was discovered on Wednesday.
  
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• Scheer demands 'emergency' summer session of Parliament to pass TPP trade deal

  19-07-2018 18:36 via cbc.ca
  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is demanding MPs return to Ottawa to hold an emergency session of Parliament to pass legislation that will ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade deal.
  
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• Sask. government says 2017-18 deficit was $303M

  19-07-2018 18:35 via cbc.ca
  On Thursday, the Sask. government released its year-end figures for the 2017-18 fiscal year.
  
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• Body of missing teen recovered from Saskatchewan lake

  19-07-2018 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  The body of a missing teen has been recovered from Turtle Lake in western Saskatchewan after he fell off a boat and did not resurface.
  
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• Letter of the Day: City recycling flyer

  19-07-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Recently I got a flyer in the mail from the City which said we will no longer be recycling plastic bags and plastic film. It isn’t because those plastics are not recyclable, the flyer said that China no longer wants that plastic in the recyclables they buy from us. It said China is the main buyer of our recyclables, and it is too difficult to find another buyer.
  The bottom of the flyer said “reduce, reuse.” The third “r,” recycle (my children still learn “the
  
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• Regina man left with 'huge blisters' after run-in with wild parsnip

  19-07-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  Warning: This story contains an image that may be disturbing to some readers. Mark Wilson is a Regina man who suffered burns after hiking past some wild parsnip in the Qu'Appelle Valley area.
  
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• Man left with 'huge blisters' after run-in with wild parsnip

  19-07-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  Warning: This story contains an image that may be disturbing to some readers. Mark Wilson is a Regina man who suffered burns after hiking past some wild parsnip in the Qu'Appelle Valley area.
  
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• Gormley radio producer to take job as Doug Ford's press secretary

  19-07-2018 17:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Talk radio host John Gormley’s producer has taken a job as press secretary to Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
  Ivana Yelich, the daughter of former Conservative MP Lynne Yelich, is leaving CKOM and its sister station CJME on Friday to move to Toronto, according to an internal memo obtained by the Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
  “When the premier of Ontario is looking for a smart, talented person to manage his messaging, he knows where to look. Right here, at CKOM and CJME,” Rawlco Radio Ltd.
  
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• Livestock with less methane: Scientists seek ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

  19-07-2018 17:41 via cbc.ca
  Greenhouse gases from livestock are about 14.5 per cent of global emissions. Scientists are working on improving feed, breeding stock and changing pasture conditions to improve emissions.
  
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• Former Rider and Grey Cup champ Andy Fantuz announces retirement

  19-07-2018 17:12
  One of the most productive Canadian receivers in CFL history is calling it quits.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Thea the energetic puppy

  19-07-2018 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  Meet Thea, an energetic three-month-old Labrador retriever mix puppy at the Saskatoon SPCA who will do well in a home that will keep her active and busy.
  
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• Armed man barricaded inside a Saskatoon home

  19-07-2018 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police responded to a disturbance Thursday morning and now believe a man is barricaded inside an Avenue R South home.
  
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• 'Shameful period in Canada's history': Report released on forced post-Second World War adoptions

  19-07-2018 16:15
  The Senate Committee on Social Affairs has released a report titled “The Shame Is Ours” on Canada’s post-Second World War adoption mandate that coerced some unwed mothers to give up babies.
  
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• Dr. Andrew Potter stepping down as head of VIDO-Intervac

  19-07-2018 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Andrew Potter has been with Saskatoon-based VIDO-Intervac for over 30 years, including 11 leading the world-class facility.
  
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• Ford says Ontario will stand with Sask. in carbon tax fight

  19-07-2018 15:59
  Saskatchewan is getting an ally in its court case against the federal government's carbon tax.
  
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• Roadblocks cleared after police response in Pleasant Hill neighbourhood

  19-07-2018 15:55
  Saskatoon police removed roadblocks and cleared the scene on the 300 block of Avenue R South late Thursday afternoon, hours after witnesses reported seeing a man with a gun at a home in the area.
  
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• Police on scene of disturbance in Pleasant Hill neighbourhood

  19-07-2018 15:55
  Police have cordoned off an area in the 300 block of Avenue R South after witnesses reported seeing a man with a gun at a home in the area.
  
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• Travel Tips: European river cruises

  19-07-2018 15:48 via globalnews.ca
  Ixtapa Travel president Barb Crowe with what to expect when taking a river boat cruise and a deal for those wanting to take one in 2019.
  
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• Saskatoon police no longer on scene at house near St. Paul's Hospital

  19-07-2018 15:45 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police spent much of Thursday on scene at the 300 block of Avenue R South investigating a disturbance with a possible firearm involved. In the end, Police said they weren't able to locate anyone in the house.
  
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• Saskatoon police emergency response team on scene at house near St. Paul's Hospital

  19-07-2018 15:45 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police are on scene in the 300 block of Avenue R South trying to convince two suspects to come out of a house.
  
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• Armed man spotted near St. Paul's hospital: Saskatoon police

  19-07-2018 15:45 via cbc.ca
  Police are on scene in the 300 block of Avenue R South due to reports of a man with a gun in the area.
  
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• Disturbance - Possible Firearms invovled - 300 block Ave R S

  19-07-2018 15:24 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Police are currently on the scene of a disturbance in the 300 block of Ave R S.  Witnesses have reported seeing a man with a firearm at a residence in the area. There have been no shots fired and no reports of any injuries, however some traffic restrictions are in place while police work to resolve the situation.  Motorist and pedestrians are asked to avoid the area if possible.  More information will be released as it comes available   (Occurrence Number: 18-75411)
  
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• One-fifth of on-reserve families to miss out on child benefit boost: Duclos

  19-07-2018 15:16 via cbc.ca
  Thousands of Indigenous families living on-reserve will miss out on a boost to the federal Liberals' signature child benefit that government MPs plan to tout at dozens of events Thursday.
  
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• SaskAm golf a family affair for dad and two sons

  19-07-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  If you look at the Saskatchewan Amateur leaderboard, you’ll see “J. Pasitney” listed three times.
  Please do not adjust your bifocals.
  This is no mistake.
  There are actually three J. Pasitney’s golfing this week at Dakota Dunes. There’s Jerrid Pasitney, there’s Jeremie Pasitney and then there’s Justin Pasitney, each of them making the trek from St. Paul, Alta.
  Jerrid is the dad; Jeremie and Justin are his two sons.
  “It’s terrific,” says
  
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• Music Notes: Have a Taste of Saskatchewan talent

  19-07-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Just when you think the big music events are on break for the summer, you realize that Taste of Saskatchewan is here — and there are talented folks playing pretty much non-stop every single day of the event.
  There was a debate amongst my colleagues regarding what’s great about Taste of Saskatchewan. The food is magnificent (my family might go together every year), but there’s something just lovely about sitting outside in the nice weather, eating ice cream and listening to loca
  
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