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• Huskies hoping for injury free, All-Canadian season from Tyler Chow

  23-08-2018 23:48
  2016 was a year to remember for the Saskatchewan Huskies’ Tyler Chow - a year he proved he can be one of the best running backs Western Canada, if not all of Canadian university football.
  
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• Stanley Cup coming to Humboldt on Friday

  23-08-2018 23:46
  Washington Capitals forward Chandler Stephenson is bringing the Stanley Cup to Humboldt on Friday.
  
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• New affordable housing project in Sask. will ‘help break cycle of homelessness’

  23-08-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  Construction has started on an affordable housing project with support services to help break the cycle of homelessness in North Battleford, Sask.
  
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• Sports and garbage: Saskatoon eyes up to $22.8M in loans for big projects - CBC.ca

  23-08-2018 23:26
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  Sports and garbage: Saskatoon eyes up to $22.8M in loans for big projects
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  Sports and garbage are the source of two big financial asks going to Saskatoon city council next week. The city wants councillors to endorse the borrowing of up to $22.8 million to help fund two big projects: a $23.4-million revamp of the city dump and ...
  
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• Appeal date set for man convicted in fatal shooting of Saskatoon woman Lorry Santos

  23-08-2018 23:24 via cbc.ca
  An appeal date has been set for a man convicted in the fatal shooting of a Saskatoon mother of four who was the victim of mistaken identity.
  
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• Man savagely attacked on Saskatoon riverbank harbours no resentment against assailant

  23-08-2018 22:43 via cbc.ca
  Robert Carignan says he has larger issues to contend with than staying angry with the man who violently assaulted him on the Saskatoon riverbank.
  
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• To spray or not to spray? 2 farmers weigh in on the pesticide vs. organic debate

  23-08-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  We asked two farmers on either side of the pesticide/herbicide debate — who happen to live in the same part of Saskatchewan — their thoughts on this issue. Here's what they had to say.
  
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• Laser clinic giving kids with tattoos a second chance, free of charge

  23-08-2018 21:59 via cbc.ca
  For some people, tattoos can be a painful reminder of a past they'd rather forget, which is why Resolve Laser Clinics is removing tattoos for some people free of charge.
  
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• Judge reserves decision in Justice For Our Stolen Children camp court case

  23-08-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government is seeking a court order to remove protesters from the Justice For Our Stolen Children camp set up in Wascana Park.
  
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• Mariajo Uribe sets new course record at Wascana Country Club with 64

  23-08-2018 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  Uribe had birdies on five of her first seven holes on a hot, sunny morning at the Wascana Country Club. She added three more birdies after the turn to trim one stroke off the previous record.
  
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• CFL says some props now OK during touchdown celebrations

  23-08-2018 20:54
  The CFL is relaxing its stance regarding the use of props during touchdown celebrations, as long as the props in question aren't hidden in their uniform or the goal-post assembly.
  
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• Union urges Ottawa to buy back Canadian Wheat Board from Saudis

  23-08-2018 20:25 via cbc.ca
  A union representing transportation workers in Churchill, Man., is calling on Ottawa to buy back the Canadian Wheat Board from a Saudi consortium in light of the diplomatic spat between the two countries.
  
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• Be mindful of slow-moving farm equipment: Saskatchewan government

  23-08-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  Drivers and farmers alike are being reminded to keep safety a top priority during harvest in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Video: New in theatres Aug. 24

  23-08-2018 20:00
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres August 24.
  
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• Sports and garbage: Saskatoon eyes up to $22.8M in loans for big projects

  23-08-2018 19:52 via cbc.ca
  Sports and garbage are the source of two big financial asks going to Saskatoon city council next week.
  
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• Saskatoon eyes up to $22.8M in loans for sports complex, dump revamp

  23-08-2018 19:52 via cbc.ca
  Sports and garbage are the source of two big financial asks going to Saskatoon city council next week.
  
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• How to Qope: OUTSaskatoon urges youth to choose art

  23-08-2018 19:52 via cbc.ca
  Ben Lindsay and Tiffany Strachan bring experience and authenticity to a new program at OUTSaskatoon that uses art as a coping mechanism for LGBTQ youth.
  
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• Appeal date set for man convicted in fatal shooting of Saskatoon woman

  23-08-2018 19:40
  SASKATOON — An appeal date has been set for a man convicted in the fatal shooting of a Saskatoon mother of four who was the victim of mistaken identity.
  Joshua Petrin has always maintained his innocence in the death of Lorry Ann Santos in September 2012.
  He was found guilty in 2016 of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
  Prosecutors argued at his trial that he ordered a hit on a former member of the Alberta-based gang White-Boy Posse, but the hitmen went to the wrong house.
  
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• Saskatchewan Huskies head coach Scott Flory dons offensive co-ordinator hat

  23-08-2018 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Huskies football team’s coaching staff is settling in for the upcoming season, but with one notable exception.
  
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• Excessive speeder late for appointment caught on Highway 11 near Saskatoon

  23-08-2018 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  A driver was caught going 68 km/h over the speed limit on Highway 11 south of Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatchewan harvest ahead of 5-year average as field conditions worsen

  23-08-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan farmers make good progress on the 2018 harvest, but the lack of moisture is a concern as field conditions worsen.
  
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• Sask. Cattlemen's Association wants clarity on tax deferral as dry conditions persist

  23-08-2018 18:47
  The association representing Saskatchewan ranchers wants the federal government to improve a program that permits the deferral of a portion of the taxes owed when cattle are sold in the face of drought.
  The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association’s call for clarity on where the Livestock Tax Deferral Provision can be used comes as some ranchers report drought-induced shortages of feed and water for their cows.
  “I don’t know when the last time (was) I saw it this dry, but it
  
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• Warm weather helping farmers harvest move forward

  23-08-2018 18:40
  Warm and dry weather across Saskatchewan over the past week is helping producers with their harvest.
  
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• 'A dream come true': Saskatoon's Anna Young makes LPGA debut at CP Women's Open

  23-08-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon-native Anna Young has always dreamed of playing on the LPGA tour. And when she steps onto the first tee Thursday afternoon at the CP Women’s Open in Regina that dream will be become a reality.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs hire Hayley Wickenheiser for front-office role

  23-08-2018 18:27
  One of the top players in women's hockey history is joining the Toronto Maple Leafs' front office.
  
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• Break out the props! CFL relaxes rules on touchdown celebrations

  23-08-2018 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  The CFL will now allow players to use props during touchdown celebrations, provided they aren't hidden in their uniform or the goal-post assembly.
  
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• Saskatchewan government in court seeking order to remove protesters

  23-08-2018 18:10
  The Saskatchewan government as well as protesters who have been camped outside the legislature for six months are to be in a Regina court today.
  
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• Saskatchewan government, campers in court over legislature protest

  23-08-2018 18:10
  The Saskatchewan government as well as protesters who have been camped outside the legislature for six months are to be in a Regina court today.
  
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• Judge reserves decision about future of camp protest for one week

  23-08-2018 18:10
  The Saskatchewan government as well as protesters who have been camped outside the legislature for six months are to be in a Regina court today.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Cuts to Legal Aid affect other groups

  23-08-2018 18:00
  It undercuts Legal Aid’s capacity to work with many other groups who combine their strengths to get fairer justice and support for all. For example, Legal Aid interrelates with the John Howard Society, Aboriginal Court Workers, the Lighthouse, Community Alternatives to Remand, Elizabeth Fry Society, the Children’s Advocate’s office and many others.
  At the Lighthouse, if a person is homeless or their home is not stable, courts are reluctant to release them into the community pen
  
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• MP Maxime Bernier quits 'morally corrupt' Conservatives, plans to start new party

  23-08-2018 17:05 via cbc.ca
  Divisive Quebec MP Maxime Bernier made a scorched earth exit from the Conservatives today, while announcing plans to start his own federal party.
  
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• Saskatoon couple, Alberta man killed in N.W.T. plane crash

  23-08-2018 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatoon couple and an Alberta man have been identified as the three passengers killed in a plane crash on Aug. 16 in the Northwest Territories.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Penny the rate needs a home

  23-08-2018 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  Although not a typical pet put up for adoption by the Saskatoon SPCA, they are looking to find a home for Penny, a domesticated rat.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Penny the rat needs a home

  23-08-2018 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  Although not a typical pet put up for adoption by the Saskatoon SPCA, they are looking to find a home for Penny, a domesticated rat.
  
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• How to make Harry Potter cauldron cakes

  23-08-2018 16:28 via globalnews.ca
  Brittany Arnold from Nimtassare’s Charmed Delights with a demonstration of what to expect at her Harry Potter cauldron cake making class.
  
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• Saskatoon Hilltops look to make CJFL history

  23-08-2018 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Hilltops head coach Tom Sargeant talks about the team’s impressive win over the Regina Thunder and how the 2018 season is shaping up as the Toppers look to make CJFL history.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs hire Hayley Wickenheiser in player development role

  23-08-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  Longtime Canadian national team star Hayley Wickenheiser is the NHL club's new assistant director of player development.
  
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• Teenage girl dies from injuries suffered in collision with train near Weyburn, Sask.

  23-08-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  Kailynn Bursic-Panchuk, who was injured on Aug. 16 in a collision with a train near Weyburn, has died in a Saskatoon hospital from her injuries.
  
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• 'Get him before the cops do': Sask. RCMP urge calm after unsubstantiated Facebook post goes viral

  23-08-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  RCMP are warning the public to refrain from online threats after an unsubstantiated Facebook post accusing a man of trying to abduct a 6-year-old girl in Saskatchewan spurred calls to violence.
  
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• Sask. government seeking order to remove Justice For Our Stolen Children camp

  23-08-2018 14:56 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government is seeking a court order to remove protesters from the Justice For Our Stolen Children camp set up in Wascana Park.
  
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• Smoke from B.C. wildfires impacting parts of Saskatchewan

  23-08-2018 14:02 via globalnews.ca
  Smoke from B.C. wildfires is impacting parts of Saskatchewan on Thursday, including Saskatoon, causing poor air quality.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalls vans, SUVs to fix spongy brakes

  23-08-2018 13:13
  Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 209,000 minivans and SUVs worldwide to fix a brake problem that can cause longer stopping distances.
  
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• 'We just don't do bad shows': Over-the-top theatrics, classic hits a staple for any Alice Cooper show

  23-08-2018 13:00
  Showing no signs of slowing down, the seemingly permanently touring Alice Cooper rolls into SaskTel Centre on Saturday, bringing along his trademark stage show filled with swords, straitjackets and a guillotine primed and ready to behead Cooper night after night.
  He knows what his fans want and he is eager to deliver on those expectations with a performance that has been perfected over decades.
  “It’s actually the only way I really know how to do it,” Cooper explained over
  
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• Naming the dead: Saskatoon Police say releasing names of homicide victims evaluated case-by-case

  23-08-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon Police say they’ll continue to respect the wishes of families who do not want the name of a murdered loved one made public.
  
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• Meet and greet time as Blades prepare for training camp

  23-08-2018 13:00
  Mitch Love is preparing to cast fresh and curious eyes from player to player, corner to corner, stick to stick.
  The Saskatoon Blades’ new head coach says opportunities abound at the team’s upcoming training camp, because he has no prior history with the squad. There’s no pre-conceived notions.
  “It’s a fresh start for a lot of these guys,” says Love, whose Blades open training camp Saturday and hit the ice for the first time on Sunday.
  “I don’t know
  
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• Legal Aid union files complaint, request for relief with labour board

  23-08-2018 13:00
  The union representing Legal Aid Saskatchewan lawyers and administrative staff is taking legal action amid a controversial restructuring that involves layoffs and thousands of files being farmed out to private counsel.
  In an unfair labour practices complaint filed Tuesday, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1949 accused the agency responsible for representing vulnerable people in court of failing to bargain “in good faith or at all” about its plans.
  The complaint alleges Legal
  
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• Flying to court: How one lawyer travels to northern Sask. communities

  23-08-2018 13:00
  Criminal defence lawyer Blaine Beaven practises in various rural communities in northern Saskatchewan — and he travels back and forth to many of them by flying his own plane.
  “I started practising law in 2010, and by 2013, I found I was doing over 80,000 kilometres a year in driving,” he said.
  “There’d often be times where I wouldn’t get home until 10:30 or 11 o’clock at night, only to get up the next morning at 5 a.m., and drive to, say, Pelican Narrows
  
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• All eyes on Henderson: 5 Things golf

  23-08-2018 13:00
  1 — With Regina on the world stage for the CP Women’s Open, this makes a perfect place to start this week.
  Canada’s Brooke Henderson leads an impressive list of LPGA stars who will be playing at The Wascana, a great track with a great reputation.
  Henderson enters the week in sixth place on the earnings list for the year at $945,881. In the Race To the CME Globe award, Henderson is seventh.
  Henderson has been playing well and is a solid contender this week. She finished T7 at la
  
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• A new cycle: Indigenous hip-hop artist Dakota Bear works to reclaim his heritage

  23-08-2018 13:00
  “I didn’t really fit in, growing up on the east side,” says 25-year-old Dakota Bear. “It’s tough when you’re First Nations and your peers already have a certain view.”
  Bear, an Indigenous hip-hop artist who goes by the stage name Dakk’One, was born and raised in Saskatoon before ending up in Vancouver to pursue his music.
  Music started off as a way for Bear to express himself in his youth. He was a big fan of Eminem’s style and the movie 8 Mi
  
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• Throwback Thursday: Ski jump

  23-08-2018 12:30
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives.
  Today, we see an image of the ski jump in Saskatoon, from August 23, 1960.
  (Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-B14169-1)
  
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