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• Regina Beach students get lesson in kindness first day back at school

  04-09-2018 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  Going back to school is an exciting time for many students and for those attending South Shore Elementary School in Regina Beach, the lesson of the day was one of kindness. Katelyn Wilson explains.
  
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• Government of Saskatchewan urge families to check smoke alarms

  04-09-2018 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  The advice comes after many recent house fires in the province, often leaving families devastated and without homes. 
  
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• Woman dead after ATV rollover on Montreal Lake First Nation

  04-09-2018 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal Lake RCMP say a 45-year-old woman, and lone occupant of an ATV, was pronounced dead at the scene of a rollover on the Labour Day long weekend.
  
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• Woman dies in ATV crash in northern Sask.

  04-09-2018 23:02
  A woman has died after an ATV crash over the weekend.
  
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• Wanted man in custody after woman violently assaulted: Battlefords RCMP

  04-09-2018 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  Battlefords RCMP said Jay Shia is in custody after a 26-year-old woman was violently assaulted.
  
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• Melfort outfitters fined after undercover investigation

  04-09-2018 22:38
  Two Melfort residents have been fined $15,705 for illegal outfitting after a multi-year, undercover investigation.
  
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• Coden Nikbakht 'no longer the president' of USSU

  04-09-2018 22:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union is suddenly without a president as thousands of undergraduates flock to campus for the first day of the 2018-19 school year.
  Coden Nikbakht, who was acclaimed in March, is “no longer the president” of the USSU “due to personal circumstances,” the union said Tuesday in a statement.
  USSU vice-president of operations and finance Brent Kobes will serve as acting president until a byelection for the now-vacant office can be
  
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• U of S Students’ Union president no longer in role due to ‘personal circumstances’

  04-09-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Coden Nikbakht is no longer the president of the U of S Students’ Union, also known as the USSU.
  
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• New dad Eric Gryba practices with Saskatoon Blades ahead of NHL season

  04-09-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Eric Gryba says playing with the Saskatoon Blades at their training camp was rejuvenating and gave him a chance to share his NHL experience.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: risk of frost Wednesday morning

  04-09-2018 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  First frost of the season as below freezing temperatures slide into Saskatoon’s weather forecast Wednesday morning.
  
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• Frost advisory issued for Saskatoon, central Sask.

  04-09-2018 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  First frost of the season as below freezing temperatures slide into Saskatoon's weather forecast Wednesday morning.
  
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• Sask. banjo player's birthday has grown into annual music festival

  04-09-2018 20:26 via cbc.ca
  What started as a birthday party has now grown into an annual music festival on Eliza Doyle’s land near Asquith, just north-west of Saskatoon. The 2018 version is set for weekend.
  
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• Jack White to play at Brandt Centre on Nov. 5

  04-09-2018 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  Rock singer Jack White will be stopping in Saskatchewan during his Broad House Reach tour.
  
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• Paving company going door-to-door without a licence: Sask. gov't

  04-09-2018 20:06 via cbc.ca
  The province's Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) says EM Road Seal Paving is going door-to-door offering driveway repairs but doesn't have the Direct Sellers Licence that is required to do so.
  
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• Administration advising committee to reject Saskatoon city yards redevelopment proposal

  04-09-2018 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  The proposal includes apartments, retail, office space and a downtown grocery store for Saskatoon's city yards.
  
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• New book says Trump aide privately called him 'idiot'

  04-09-2018 19:33
  An upcoming book by journalist Bob Woodward says U.S. President Donald Trump’s chief of staff privately called Trump an 'idiot' and aides plucked sensitive documents off the president’s desk to keep him from taking rash actions.
  
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• Police continue to investigate 4 questions in Toronto’s Danforth shooting, including motive

  04-09-2018 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Police investigating Toronto’s Danforth Avenue continue to look at whether someone may have supplied the gunman with the firearm and ammunition.
  
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• Melfort residents fined more than $15,000 for illegal outfitting

  04-09-2018 19:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two Melfort residents were fined more than $15,000 and had more than $20,000 worth of hunting equipment seized after pleading guilty to running an illegal outfitting operation.
  Garnet Roy Gunderson, 72, and Barbara Ann Lynne Gunderson, 68, entered their guilty pleas in Melfort provincial court earlier this month, ending a years-long investigation of illegal waterfowl hunting.
  Melfort conservation officers began the probe after receiving complaints about illegal hunting. Last September, undercove
  
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• Downtown, 8th Street area confirmed as 2 of Saskatoon's first legal cannabis store locations

  04-09-2018 18:45 via cbc.ca
  A first-time entrepreneur has landed a central downtown spot on 3rd Avenue, while another group is planting itself right near one of the city's busiest commercial strips.
  
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• 'You must actually be a student': U of S student union president no longer filling role

  04-09-2018 18:31 via cbc.ca
  The University of Saskatchewan' Students' Union president is no longer filling the position. The union says he is no longer eligible as he not registered for the fall semester.
  
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• U of S, U of R student union presidents step down for 'personal' reasons

  04-09-2018 18:31 via cbc.ca
  The presidents of the University of Saskatchewan's and University of Regina's Students' Union have both stepped down, according to social media announcements from the unions.
  
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• U of S student union president steps down, 'due to personal circumstances'

  04-09-2018 18:31 via cbc.ca
  The president of the University of Saskatchewan's Students' Union has stepped down from his position, according to a news release on the USSU's Facebook page.
  
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• Melfort, Sask. residents fined for running illegal outfitting operation

  04-09-2018 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  Two Melfort residents have been fined for running an illegal outfitting operation in Saskatchewan.
  
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• VIDO-InterVac Community Liaison Public Meeting

  04-09-2018 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  You are invited to a public meeting sponsored by the VIDO-InterVac Community Liaison Committee (CLC).  InterVac is a bio-containment Level 3 (CL3) facility where scientists focus on research and testing of vaccines for dieseases that impact both animals and humans.  The term “CL3” describes the safety measures and equipment within the facility that ensure the...
  
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• Larry Hubich retiring as Saskatchewan Federation of Labour president

  04-09-2018 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  Larry Hubich said the time is right to retire after serving as president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour for 16 years.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Superfan areas ruin Saskatoon concerts

  04-09-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  When attending a concert in a seated venue, paying for better seats makes sense. However, this new trend of having a “superfan area” or “VIP section” in Saskatoon at outdoor concerts is just plain annoying. I first witnessed it last year at the Train concert at the Bessborough Gardens, and then again this year at the Saskatoon Ex, at the Marianas Trench concert.
  The problem is not that you need to pay to be close; the problem is this huge “hole” it creates in
  
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• DRIVE THRU FUNDRAISER for White Buffalo Youth Lodge

  04-09-2018 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  SaskPolytech, the Saskatoon Food Council, White Buffalo Youth Lodge, and the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market are hosting a BREAKFAST DRIVE THRU FUNDRAISER for White Buffalo Youth Lodge’s after school programs… In appreciation of and support for all they do in the community. SaskPolytech’s Chef Michael Beaule will be in the kitchen, and volunteers and staff from...
  
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• Tim Hortons takes control of restaurants owned by outspoken franchisee

  04-09-2018 17:24
  The parent company of Tim Hortons seized ownership of four locations from a restaurant owner heading an unsanctioned franchisee group after he allegedly leaked sensitive corporate news to the media.
  
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• What is fireweed tea?

  04-09-2018 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Jenni Schrenk from SaskMade Marketplace explains what fireweed tea is, which is being brought in from northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• The 4 S’s of back to school for parents

  04-09-2018 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  Schedule, shop, save, smart – the four s’s Maureen Davis says parents need to know as kids head back to school.
  
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• Nitro Circus bring live action sport tour to Saskatoon

  04-09-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  Jarryd McNeil chats Nitro Circus – coming to Saskatoon on Oct. 4 – with Fiona Odlum.
  
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• Woman missing for 2 weeks in Saskatoon found safe

  04-09-2018 14:48 via cbc.ca
  The woman had not been seen or heard from in 2 weeks.
  
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• Woman missing for 2 weeks in Saskatoon

  04-09-2018 14:48 via cbc.ca
  Desiree Peters' family is concerned for her well-being.
  
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• SGI reminding drivers to mind school zones as students return to class

  04-09-2018 14:26 via globalnews.ca
  Sept. 4 is the first day of school, and police will be focusing on school zone speeds throughout the month.
  
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• Safety top of mind as Saskatoon students head back to school

  04-09-2018 13:30 via globalnews.ca
  School buses will be a common sight as students fill Saskatoon area classrooms starting on Sept. 4.
  
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• Then and Now: Prince Albert National Park celebrates 90 years

  04-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  On a map, Prince Albert National Park (PANP) looks like a long rectangle dotted with many blue lakes and vast green forests. Along the east central edge of the rectangle is Waskesiu Lake — the most visited part of the park and the site of its grand opening in 1928.
  Although many visitors associate PANP with the resort town of Waskesiu (Cree for “red deer”), the nearly 4,000 square kilometre park has an endless, untouched back-country and many other lakes like Kingsmere, Cr
  
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• Tank: Future of photo speed enforcement in Sask. flies under radar

  04-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Photo radar catches motorists when they’re not paying close enough attention.
  The Saskatchewan Party government and the province’s municipalities seem to be taking the same approach when it comes to the future of photo radar.
  The Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) two-year pilot project to install photo radar cameras to ticket speeding vehicles wrapped up more than a year ago in March 2017.
  We still don’t know the future of photo radar, but it’s a fair bet that neith
  
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• Saskatoon Public Schools launches active transportation campaign

  04-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Whether it’s through walking, biking, or even roller blading, kids and their families are encouraged to find ways to get moving through a new Saskatoon Public Schools campaign.
  “We know that the opportunity to exercise daily has a multitude of benefits that help our students in their learning in the classroom, when it comes to engagement, concentration, and just a whole whack of other things,” said Brad Smith, chair of the active transportation committee, and vice-principal at
  
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• Letters to the editor Sept. 4, 2018

  04-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon concerts
  When attending a concert in a seated venue, paying for better seats makes sense. However, this new trend of having a “superfan area” or “VIP section” in Saskatoon at outdoor concerts is just plain annoying. I first witnessed it last year at the Train concert at the Bessborough Gardens, and then again this year at the Saskatoon Ex, at the Marianas Trench concert.
  The problem is not that you need to pay to be close; the problem is this huge “hole&rd
  
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• 'It's a lifelong dream': Davidson businessman completes 11-year restoration of WWII fighter

  04-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Terry Dieno will never forget the first time he saw Saskatchewan from the air — that patchwork quilt of farmers’ fields and gravel roads stretching to the horizon in every direction.
  Some years after that fairground airplane ride in Davidson, Dieno remembers being out in a field on a tractor, pulling a cultivator, when he heard the roar of radial engines.
  “I looked up and there was two yellow Harvards from Moose Jaw dogfighting right above me. I thought, ‘Boy, that’
  
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• As many people start thinking snow, Saskatoon could still break smoke hour record

  04-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Many people are preparing for what is predicted to be a cold winter ahead, but experts with Environment Canada say Saskatoon still has a chance to break a record that is more than 35-years-old for the number of “smoke hours” recorded during a season.
  Wildfires in British Columbia spewed smoke across the Canadian prairies for much of the summer and Saskatchewan residents will recall more than one occasion where the sky was a hazy orange. Information from the national forecaster indica
  
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• Investors allegedly bilked of millions by Vince Mullee Financial still wondering where the money went

  04-09-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The family of man allegedly bilked of $250,000 by his financial adviser wants answers from the industry about what happened, and who will be held accountable.
  
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• Natural Resources committee meeting to talk about Trans Mountain pipeline decision

  04-09-2018 10:30
  Federal MPs on the natural resources committee are meeting on Parliament Hill for an emergency session to discuss last week's game-changing court decision to tear up federal approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  
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• Liberals block Conservative push for Trans Mountain pipeline probe

  04-09-2018 10:30
  Federal MPs on the natural resources committee are meeting on Parliament Hill for an emergency session to discuss last week's game-changing court decision to tear up federal approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  
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• Garage destroyed by fire in Riversdale neighbourhood

  04-09-2018 05:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Fire crews responded to a blaze in Saskatoon’s Riversdale neighbourhood on Labour Day Monday that completely destroyed a garage on Avenue I South.
  According to a Saskatoon fire department news release, they first received the call that the garage of 415 Avenue I South was on fire at 4:30 p.m. Once crews arrived they reported that the garage had been completely engulfed in flames and immediately began deploying a hose line to get the fire under control.
  With the help of three engines, one l
  
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• Police searching for woman missing for two weeks

  04-09-2018 05:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Desiree Peters — a 25-year-old woman whose family have not seen or heard from her in two weeks.
  Peters is described as Indigenous, standing at about five feet five inches tall and weighing approximately 110 pounds. She has brown eyes, wears black rimmed glasses and has a slender build. Her hair is brown and shoulder length, though police note her hair may also have bleached tips.
  Peters’ family is concerned for he
  
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• Another split weekend for the Huskies men's soccer team

  04-09-2018 03:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  The University of Saskatchewan men’s soccer team is 2-2 following their home opener on the weekend.
  Ajeej Sarkaria led the University of Alberta Golden Bears to a 2-1 victory on Friday, scoring a pair of back-to-back goals in the first half, while Saskatchewan was only able to record one from Tobi Ojo — his third of the season — in the second half.
  The score was flipped on Saturday, this time with Saskatchewan coming out 2-1 over the MacEwan University Griffins.
  The two teams e
  
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• Frost warning issued in Saskatchewan

  04-09-2018 02:58 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a frost warning for areas in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Frost advisory ended in Saskatchewan

  04-09-2018 02:58 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada has ended a frost advisory for parts of western Saskatchewan.
  
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• Battlefords RCMP on lookout for man after woman violently assaulted

  04-09-2018 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  An arrest warrant has been issued for Jay Shia, 30, after a 26-year-old woman was hospitalized for a violent assault.
  
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