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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor 'struggling to get his speech back,' family says

  05-09-2018 23:34
  The statement says his leg is "pretty good" but tremors persist in his right hand.
  
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• Warrant issued for Cheyann Peeteetuce; family of victim ‘terrified’

  05-09-2018 23:27
  A woman who crashed a stolen truck four years ago, killing two teenagers is now is now unlawfully at large from her parole.
  
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• Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci in Winnipeg to shoot movie based on Sask. farmer's fight with Monsanto

  05-09-2018 22:37 via cbc.ca
  Christopher Walken stars as Saskatchewan canola farmer Percy Schmeiser in Percy, a movie based on Schmeiser's 1998 Supreme Court of Canada battle against American agri-giant Monsanto.
  
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• Saskatoon woman says she reported sexual assault after seeing charges against alleged assailant

  05-09-2018 22:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon woman says she has been struggling with anxiety, flashbacks and post-traumatic stress disorder ever since seeing news reports in 2016 that massage therapist Mark Donlevy was facing sexual assault charges.
  “My reaction was, ‘Oh my God, I’m not the only one,’ ” testified the 42-year-old woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban.
  Donlevy’s bench trial for a single count of sexual assault unrelated to his massage therapy work began W
  
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• Saskatoon massage therapist Mark Donlevy on trial for alleged 2004 sexual assault of online dating match

  05-09-2018 22:26 via cbc.ca
  WARNING: This story contains details that may disturb some readers
  
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• Taylor Wolff gets 10-year parole ineligibility in second-degree murder of James Carlson

  05-09-2018 22:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon judge imposed the minimum parole ineligibility for a convicted murderer and recovering crystal methamphetamine addict, saying he is certain that Taylor Wolff is a different person than he was when he killed James Carlson a decade ago.
  Wolff, 33, was sentenced Wednesday in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 10 years for the second-degree murder of Carlson.
  Justice Gerald Allbright found the evidence presented at trial established Wo
  
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• The long, slow road to healing in Humboldt begins on the ice

  05-09-2018 22:09 via cbc.ca
  A hockey season often represents a period of rebuilding and new beginnings for a team — but this year, for the Humboldt Broncos, it also, hopefully, one of healing and moving on for the entire town.
  
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• Saskatoon woman says she reported sexual assault after seeing other charges against alleged assailant

  05-09-2018 22:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon woman says she has been struggling with anxiety, flashbacks and post-traumatic stress disorder ever since seeing news reports in 2016 that massage therapist Mark Donlevy was facing sexual assault charges.
  “My reaction was, ‘Oh my God, I’m not the only one,’ ” testified the 42-year-old woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban.
  Donlevy’s bench trial for a single count of sexual assault unrelated to his massage therapy work began W
  
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• Former Rider Justin Cox pleads guilty to assault

  05-09-2018 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Justin Cox has pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm.
  
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• Northern Saskatchewan schools short 14 teachers this year and feeling the pinch

  05-09-2018 21:35 via cbc.ca
  The Northern Lights School Division was 14 teachers short on the first day of school this year.
  
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• Gym owner getting Saskatoon’s boxing scene back up off the mat

  05-09-2018 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  Skip’s Boxing Gym has been drawing a steady crowd of both serious students of the sport and others trying to be active.
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for Cheyann Peeteetuce, who killed 2 Saskatoon teens in 2014 drunk-driving crash

  05-09-2018 21:17 via cbc.ca
  Police are searching for Cheyann Peeteetuce, who killed two Saskatoon teens in 2014 while driving drunk in a stolen truck.
  
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• Wolff ineligible for parole for 10 years

  05-09-2018 21:14
  Taylor Wolff will be ineligible for parole for 10 years, he learned at court Wednesday.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: 115-year-old record broken in cold morning

  05-09-2018 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  From record breaking below freezing cold air with frost to toastier temperatures ahead in Saskatoon’s weather forecast.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos sell out home opener

  05-09-2018 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos will take on the Nipawin Hawks in front of a sold out crowd at Elgar Petersen Arena in their home opener.
  
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• 2 pot shops setting up on 3rd Ave, Grosvenor Ave

  05-09-2018 20:42
  We now know where two of Saskatoon’s seven recreational pot retailers will set up shop.
  
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• Taylor Wolff sentenced for second-degree murder in James Carlson’s death

  05-09-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Taylor Wolff was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years in the death of James Carlson.
  
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• Sask. med school opens seats to disadvantaged students

  05-09-2018 20:39 via cbc.ca
  The College of Medicine has launched a new initiative that sets aside six seats for students who come from disadvantages socioeconomic backgrounds.
  
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• Former Roughriders defensive back Justin Cox pleads guilty to assault

  05-09-2018 20:23 via cbc.ca
  A former player with the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders has pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm.
  
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• 85-year-old Sask. man smashes decathlon world record

  05-09-2018 20:20 via cbc.ca
  An 85-year-old Saskatchewan man has broken his age group's world record in track and field's toughest event - the decathlon.
  
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• Mayday situation for Saskatoon firefighters inside house south of city

  05-09-2018 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Firefighters discovered fire below was beginning to burn through the main floor and evacuated a house south of Saskatoon.
  
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• Amount of alcohol cop drank doesn't prove he couldn't drive, lawyer says

  05-09-2018 19:24
  Closing arguments have wrapped up in the trail for a Prince Albert police officer charged with impaired driving.
  
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• Hunters urged to take extra precautions with dry conditions

  05-09-2018 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  Hunters in southern Saskatchewan are asked to take extra precautions due to dry conditions as hunting season gets underway.
  
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• Fall camping in full swing at Saskatchewan provincial parks

  05-09-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Fall camping is available at over 20 Saskatchewan provincial parks, with many offering full amenities during the month.
  
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• Improvements planned for provincial parks in northeast Saskatchewan

  05-09-2018 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  Improvements are planned for campsites, picnic tables, barbecues, and washrooms at provincial parks throughout the northeast region.
  
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• Bankers invest time in kindergarten students

  05-09-2018 18:22 via cbc.ca
  It sounds like an odd coupling: financial advisors and kindergarten students. But a partnership in one Saskatchewan school division has been so successful it is expanding.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Sask. not reducing greenhouse gases

  05-09-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Premier Scott Moe’s argument that the Saskatchewan government should be allowed to decide on the best path for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, without a federal carbon tax, does not hold up to scrutiny.
  It’s worth remembering that the Saskatchewan Party government promised in 2009 that it would achieve a 20 per cent cut in provincewide greenhouse gas pollution levels by 2020. Nine years later Saskatchewan’s annual greenhouse gas emissions have not been reduced by a single pe
  
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• Search continues for Saskatchewan woman last seen almost 2 months ago

  05-09-2018 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  Ashley Morin last had contact with her family on July 10 and there has not been any bank, cellphone or social media activity since then.
  
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• Bank of Canada holds interest rates steady, but October hike looms

  05-09-2018 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  Canada central bank said it is 'monitoring closely' the ongoing NAFTA talks but added that higher interest rates 'will be warranted.'
  
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• Multi-Vehicle Collision on Circle Drive

  05-09-2018 16:43 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Police are currently responding to a collision on Circle Drive this morning. Shortly before 8:00 a.m., September 5, 2018, Police responded to the northbound lanes of Circle Drive between the 108th Street overpass and Attridge Drive for a collision involving multiple vehicles. There are no reported injuries at this time and emergency crews are working at clearing the scene. (Occurrence Number: 18-94308)
  
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• Mark Donlevy sexual assault trial to begin Wednesday

  05-09-2018 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  Former massage therapist Mark Donlevy is accused of sexually assaulting 11 women during appointments between 2003 and 2016.
  
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• Get to know Saskatoon Blades head coach Mitch Love

  05-09-2018 15:49 via globalnews.ca
  Fiona Odlum sits down with Mitch Love, the new head coach of the Saskatoon Blades as the puck is set to drop on the 2018-19 WHL season.
  
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• Failing grade for drivers in Saskatoon school zones

  05-09-2018 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon police traffic unit said 230 drivers were ticketed for speeding in a school zone on Tuesday.
  
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• Defence in police officer's impaired driving trial says video evidence only provides snippets of night

  05-09-2018 15:16 via cbc.ca
  The lawyer for a Saskatchewan police officer on trial for impaired driving has told court that surveillance video of his client is like watching Gone With the Wind in a minute and a half, because it doesn't give the whole picture.
  
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• Man charged in fatal hit and run on Sakimay First Nation

  05-09-2018 14:57 via globalnews.ca
  Broadview RCMP were called to the Sakimay First Nation early Sunday morning for a fatal hit and run.
  
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• Family of 7-year-old Greagan Geldenhuys issues statement after boy's body found

  05-09-2018 14:18 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian Centre for Child Protection has released a statement on behalf of seven-year-old Greagan Geldenhuys' family after his body was found Sept. 2.
  
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• Advocate with disability points to continued disparity at city hall

  05-09-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city hall is officially recognized as accessible for people with disabilities, but Debbie Windsor still feels segregated when she speaks there.
  Windsor appeared before city council’s finance committee on Tuesday to point out that progress is needed on true accessibility, not just for buildings, but for jobs and other opportunities.
  “People with disabilities want our rightful place in society, which is long overdue,” Windsor told the committee.
  She spoke from a desk ne
  
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• Say cheese! Cameras at Saskatoon malls track shoppers

  05-09-2018 13:29
  On top of the directory at Lawson Heights and The Centre Mall is a camera. And whether you like it or not, if you’re looking at the display, you're on camera.
  
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• Young Innovators: Rocks tell story of Saskatchewan's tropical past

  05-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Swamps, hot weather and flourishing tropical plants. An ocean nearby … Florida, maybe?
  No, it’s the story of a long lost Saskatchewan past that Meagan Gilbert is digging up from multimillion-year-old mud and fossils.
  “If we understand how animals and plants of the past responded to major environmental changes, we can better prepare for how climate change may affect us in the future,” said Gilbert, a University of Saskatchewan PhD geology student.
  Saskatchewan and Alberta
  
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• 'I'm looking out your front door': Stranger had access to homeowner's security cameras

  05-09-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Last Monday, Shelan Faith of Saskatoon received a letter from a stranger. Moments later she burst into tears.
  
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• Trudeau says he won't use 'tricks' to ram through pipeline construction

  05-09-2018 10:39
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pouring cold water on Alberta's suggestion that the federal government use legislation or a court appeal to get construction started quickly on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Trump, Trudeau raise NAFTA brinkmanship, muse about walking away from deal

  05-09-2018 10:30
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau branded Donald Trump a rule breaker in arguing Wednesday for Canada's fight to preserve the dispute settlement chapter that the U.S. president wants shredded from the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  
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• Trump doesn't always follow rules, so Canada needs NAFTA's Chapter 19: Trudeau

  05-09-2018 10:30
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau branded Donald Trump a rule breaker in arguing Wednesday for Canada's fight to preserve the dispute settlement chapter that the U.S. president wants shredded from the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  
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• RCMP charge Sakimay First Nation man after alleged fatal hit and run

  05-09-2018 05:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man from the Sakimay First Nation has been charged by RCMP after he allegedly struck and killed a man with his vehicle before leaving the scene of the accident.
  Kip Acoose has been charged with one count of failing to remain at the scene of an accident involving death in relation to the incident.
  According to a RCMP news release, the RCMP detachment in Broadview, Sask. first received reports of a vehicle versus pedestrian collision on the Sakimay First Nation, located roughly 150 kilometres ea
  
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• Hundreds of tickets issued in back to school enforcement blitz

  05-09-2018 04:57
  As many students were heading back to class, police were sending a message to drivers: slow down in school zones
  
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• Saskatoon exploring phased redevelopment of city yards and north downtown

  05-09-2018 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  The decision comes after a proposal to purchase and redevelop the land from a Vancouver-based development company.
  
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• Consent top of mind for U of S staff as students return to school

  05-09-2018 02:49
  In the era of the MeToo movement, consent is top of mind for schools across the country.
  
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• Nikbahkt out as USSU president

  05-09-2018 02:33
  The president of the University of Saskatchewan Students Union says he was banned from enrolling in courses this fall, and as a result is no longer president.
  
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• Kindersley revitalizes its low-risk obstetrics program

  05-09-2018 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  Only four to six babies are born in Kindersley a year, now the revitalization of an obstetrical program for low-risk deliveries is hoping to change that.
  
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• Advising committee to reject Saskatoon city yards proposal

  05-09-2018 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  The proposal includes apartments, retail, office space and a downtown grocery store for Saskatoon’s city yards.
  
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