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• Event schedule set for Humboldt Hockey Day on Aug. 24

  10-08-2018 23:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Stanley Cup, two street hockey rinks with current and former National Hockey League players, autograph signings and a Hockey Hall of Fame display will all be part of Humboldt Hockey Day later this month.
  The event schedule has been set for the Aug. 24 event, organized in support of the Humboldt Broncos club and the local community following the bus crash on April 6 in which 16 Broncos players, team staff and associated personnel died.
  NHL players — including Saskatoon native Chand
  
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• Arrested warrant issued after gun pointed at person: La Loche RCMP

  10-08-2018 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP are asking the public for help in locating Rudy Waylan Conroy Park, 29, who is wanted in relation to a complaint of a gun being pointed at a person.
  
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• 'I don't know how to explain it to my kids': Pain still fresh for family after father of 5 killed

  10-08-2018 23:20 via cbc.ca
  For Tyler Applegate's family, it's been a year of heartbreak. Even as his murder case winds it's way through the court process, the pain of the 27-year-old's death a year ago is still fresh.
  
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• Months after sentencing for bomb threats, white powder scares, Alexa Emerson released from jail

  10-08-2018 23:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  Alexa Emerson, the 33-year-old woman who sent dozens of threatening letters containing white powder and emailed bomb threats to 17 schools and businesses in and around Saskatoon, has been released from jail.
  The provincial Ministry of Justice confirmed Friday that Emerson, also known as Amanda Totchek, was released Aug. 5 under federal legislation that allows for release after serving two-thirds of a sentence.Emerson pleaded guilty earlier this year in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench to 1
  
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• Weyburn man killed, another charged in Manitoba rollover

  10-08-2018 22:57
  A man from Weyburn is dead, and another has been charged with impaired driving causing death, after a rollover in Manitoba on Friday morning.
  
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• Taylor Wolff guilty of 2nd-degree murder in death of James Carlson, judge rules

  10-08-2018 22:50 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon judge ruled today that Taylor Wolff is guilty of killing James Carlson in 2008. Carlson's body has never been found.
  
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• Sask. man dead after rollover near Pipestone, Man.

  10-08-2018 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  A 39-year-old Saskatchewan man is dead after a single-vehicle rollover in Manitoba overnight.
  
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• Taylor Wolff guilty of second-degree murder in historical death of James Carlson

  10-08-2018 22:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  The family of James Carlson exhaled a sigh of relief when a Saskatoon judge said he felt a key witness was “credible” in the murder trial of the man accused of fatally shooting Carlson a decade ago.
  Moments later, the family quietly rejoiced when Justice Gerald Allbright declared Taylor James Wolff guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Carlson.
  A second-degree murder conviction carries a life sentence with no parole for between 10 and 25 years.
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• La Ronge doctor pursues his dream: Competing in Ironman World Championship

  10-08-2018 22:21 via cbc.ca
  A doctor from La Ronge is on a mission to make it to the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in 2019.
  
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• $10,000 in damage in Lighthouse kitchen fire

  10-08-2018 22:01
  A kitchen fire at The Lighthouse has caused an estimated $10,000 in damage, the Saskatoon Fire Department says.
  
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• Man arrested after Parkridge standoff

  10-08-2018 21:19
  A man has been arrested without incident after a short standoff late Friday morning.
  
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• Memorial for Colten Boushie event held at Justice for Our Stolen Children Camp

  10-08-2018 21:17 via cbc.ca
  On the two-year anniversary of Colten Boushie's death, people in Regina gathered at the Justice for Our Stolen Children Camp in the city's Wascana Park to honour him and advocate for change.
  
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• Lane construction to begin on Taylor Street at Arlington Avenue

  10-08-2018 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  Lane and median construction expected to get underway Aug. 13 on Taylor Street eastbound by Arlington Avenue.
  
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• Weapons call in Parkridge ends with man in Saskatoon police custody

  10-08-2018 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  A man was reported to be armed and making threats inside a home in the Parkridge neighbourhood.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: 30 degree heat moves out, wind rolls in

  10-08-2018 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  Hottest days of the year move out, replaced by wind and a risk of rain in Saskatoon’s weather forecast ahead.
  
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• Taylor Wolff convicted of James Carlson's murder

  10-08-2018 20:48
  Taylor Wolff has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 43-year-old James Carlson.
  
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• One in Custody - 400 Block Streb Way

  10-08-2018 20:47 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  One person is in custody following a weapons call earlier today.At approximately 11:20 a.m., August 10, 2018, Police responded to the 400 block of Streb Way after it was reported that a man was in possession of firearms and making threatening remarks inside of a residence.Crisis Negotiators and Tactical Support officers were responding to the scene, however, the subject exited the home shortly after noon and was taken into custody without incident. A firearm was recovered from the resi
  
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• Several sent to Saskatoon hospital in multi-vehicle crash

  10-08-2018 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  The crash involving several vehicles happened in the northbound lane of Idylwyld Drive near the Avenue C overpass.
  
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• Alexa Emerson released after May sentencing in Saskatoon white powder case

  10-08-2018 20:30 via cbc.ca
  Alexa Emerson targeted victims around the city, costing emergency services hundreds of thousands of dollars and disrupting the lives of everyone involved.
  
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• Alexa Emerson gets early release after May sentencing in Saskatoon white powder case

  10-08-2018 20:30 via cbc.ca
  Alexa Emerson targeted victims around the city, costing emergency services hundreds of thousands of dollars and disrupting the lives of everyone involved.
  
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• Ongoing Incident - 400 Block Streb Way

  10-08-2018 20:15 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police are currently at the scene of an ongoing incident in the 400 block of Streb Way.Police are asking members of the public to please avoid the area at this time.Further information will be released as it becomes available. (Occurrence Number: 18-84496)
  
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• Video: World record soccer juggler shows off his moves at the Fringe

  10-08-2018 20:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  Victor Rubilar is a unique soccer-juggling street performer. He holds five world records that he has broken multiple times, all around his skill with a soccer ball.
  Visit the StarPhoenix’s video centre for more video from around Saskatoon.
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• Nathan Bennett takes over as U of S Huskies men's volleyball coach

  10-08-2018 19:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  A one-time Bear is now a Dog.
  Nathan Bennett — who won a national championship as a player with the University of Alberta Golden Bears in 1997 — is the new head coach of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men’s volleyball program.
  Most recently, Bennett served as an assistant coach with the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack women’s volleyball team in Kamloops, B.C., for the past four years. His wife, Robbyn Bennett, was also a coach with the TRU women&rsqu
  
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• Video: Sherbrooke Community Centre cools down with water balloon fight

  10-08-2018 19:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  Residents and staff of Sherbrooke Community Centre participated in a water balloon fight to help them cool off in some of the extreme heat Saskatoon is set to see this week. Members of the Oak Tree and Acorn Day Care Centre also joined in on the fun.
  
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• Multi-Vehicle Collision - Idylwyld Drive North & Avenue C

  10-08-2018 19:54 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are on the scene of a multi-vehicle collision on Idylwyld Drive North.On August 10, 2018, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Police received a report of a multi-vehicle collision in the northbound lane of Idylwyld Drive near the Avenue C overpass.It is not yet known how many vehicles are involved but several people have been transported to hospital with undetermined injuries.Northbound traffic on Idylwyld Drive is being diverted onto 51st Street.  Motorists are asked to avoid the
  
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• Heatwave helps Saskatchewan set new summer power record

  10-08-2018 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  With temperatures soaring above the 35 degree Celsius mark, Saskatchewan set a new summer power demand record of 3,520 megawatts.
  
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• Heat wave helps Saskatchewan set new summer power record

  10-08-2018 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  With temperatures soaring above the 35 degree Celsius mark, Saskatchewan set a new summer power demand record of 3,520 megawatts.
  
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• Video: Sheep are back grazing in Saskatoon's swale

  10-08-2018 19:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  A flock of sheep is helping the Meewasin Valley Authority preserve grasslands around Saskatoon. The MVA has been using a flock of 300 sheep to graze the area around the Northeast Swale for 15 years. Renny Grilz, an MVA resource management officer, said while projects using grazing goats are currently in the spotlight, larger urban like Calgary and Edmonton came looked to Saskatoon for guidance.
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• Video: Micro pigs unable to be kept as pets in city limits

  10-08-2018 19:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  City bylaws in Saskatoon and Regina don’t allow micro pigs to be kept as pets. But Sheila Lukowich has rescued micro pigs that are in need of a new, loving home.
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• Longtime NDP MLA David Forbes announces plan to retire

  10-08-2018 19:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  One of the Saskatchewan NDP’s longest-serving MLAs plans to retire from provincial politics ahead of the next election.
  David Forbes, who was first elected in 2001 to represent Saskatoon Idylwyld and subsequently served as environment minister and labour minister under then-Premier Lorne Calvert, announced Friday that he won’t stand for re-election in 2020.
  “After talking with my family, I’ve decided that it’s time to step away and spend more time with them upon com
  
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• Long time Saskatchewan NDP MLA David Forbes retiring from politics

  10-08-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  David Forbes, the MLA for Saskatoon Centre, announced Friday he will not be running in the next provincial election.
  
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• City asks residents to use caution around river during heatwave

  10-08-2018 19:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  As Saskatoon experiences a heat wave that is expected to continue into the weekend, the City of Saskatoon is reminding residents to be careful around the South Saskatchewan River.
  Citing hazards such as changing currents and unstable riverbeds, the city is suggesting people seek refuge from the heat at any of the city’s paddling pools, spray pads or outdoor pools. For those who do choose to play around the river, the city is suggesting wading in the water, rather than swimming.
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• Man facing arson charge after pregnant woman found dead at fire granted bail

  10-08-2018 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  Jonathon Alexander Rosenthal, charged with arson after a pregnant woman was found dead after a house fire, has been released on bail.
  
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• Man facing arson charge after pregnant woman found dead after fire granted bail

  10-08-2018 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  Jonathon Alexander Rosenthal, charged with arson after a pregnant woman was found dead after a house fire, has been released on bail.
  
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• $11M investment for Saskatchewan’s provincial parks

  10-08-2018 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  Funding of nearly $3.6 million will be used to improve facilities and infrastructure in Saskatchewan provincial parks for the 2018-19 year.
  
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• Over $61M set to be delivered to Saskatchewan Gas Tax Fund

  10-08-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  The government of Canada has given the first of two installments, more than $30.9 million, of the Federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) to Saskatchewan for the 2018-19 fiscal year.
  
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• Saskatchewan loses 4,200 jobs in July

  10-08-2018 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  Unemployment is up in Saskatchewan as 4,200 jobs were lost in the province during July.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Cuts to Legal Aid punish the poor

  10-08-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  One more way to punish the poor, privatize, and have a much more costly approach to providing a necessary service that sends money to those poor struggling lawyers in private practice.
  Instead of robbing one of the best legal aid systems in the country, this government should fix the woefully underfunded Legal Aid plan. Perhaps the Sask. Party government should fund Legal Aid on a par with public prosecutions, and support a system that is already the most cost effective approach to providing dut
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: Aug. 4-10

  10-08-2018 17:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• Saskatchewan unemployment rate highest of provinces outside Maritimes

  10-08-2018 17:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  At more than one full point above the national average, Saskatchewan has the highest unemployment rate of any province outside the Maritimes, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
  That translates to more than 43,000 Saskatchewan residents — or 7.1 per cent of the provincial labour force — looking for a job but unable to find one, up from 40,600 at the same time last year.
  Unemployment rate growth is typically attributable to a decline in the number of jobs — 3,000 over
  
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• Providing end of life care to people in their homes

  10-08-2018 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  Marcia Clark, a board member with Prairie Hospice Society, explains the importance of end of life care to people in their home and how the public can support the society at an upcoming golf tournament.
  
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• Prairie Music Residency back for sixth year

  10-08-2018 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  Glyn Williams with a preview of the upcoming concert being performed by the Prairie Music Residency at the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Prairie Music Residency back for 6th year

  10-08-2018 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  Glyn Williams with a preview of the upcoming concert being performed by the Prairie Music Residency at the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• RCMP handgun stolen from unmarked vehicle in Saskatoon hotel parkade

  10-08-2018 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  An RCMP 9-mm Smith & Wesson 5946 handgun and ammunition were stolen from unmarked police vehicle in Saskatoon.
  
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• 2 Saskatoon drivers have vehicles impounded for excessive speeding

  10-08-2018 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police impounded the vehicles of two speeders caught going well over 50 km/h above the speed limit.
  
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• Watering gardens during hot weather and dealing with pests

  10-08-2018 15:57 via globalnews.ca
  Rick from Dutch Growers in Saskatoon on proper watering for plants and trees during hot weather, and dealing with garden pests in this Gardening Tips segment.
  
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• After decades of silence, Canada's one-time most dangerous woman slams justice system

  10-08-2018 15:30 via cbc.ca
  Lisa Neve was once labelled the most dangerous woman in Canada. Nearly two decades later, she’s now speaking out about the justice system that nearly put her away for life.
  
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• Saskatoon's The Lighthouse suffers $10K fire

  10-08-2018 15:04 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Fire Department said investigators are looking into a kitchen fire at the Lighthouse on Thursday.
  
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• Bridges Events Aug. 10-16

  10-08-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Event listings are a free, community service offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before the event date. Please send submissions to [email protected].
  # MUSIC
  Fri., Aug. 10
  Chrome EmpireBuds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.
  BarflyArmy & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N.
  William and the ShadowsFairfield Seniors’ Centre, 103 Fairmont Ct.
  Justice DerMcNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E.
  Anderson EastLouis’ Pub, 93 Campus Dr
  
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• Your Agriculture: barley boycott and harvest underway

  10-08-2018 14:36 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan barley producers hit with Saudi Arabia boycott, harvest underway and reaction to Lyle Stewart stepping down as agriculture minister. Rebekah Lesko with details in Your Agriculture.
  
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