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• Sask. police honour fallen Fredericton officers at Queen City Marathon

  09-09-2018 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  Three Sask. police officers tested their physical limits to honour their Fredericton colleagues killed in the line of duty. Katelyn Wilson reports.
  
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• Loosen grip on dairy sector to help NAFTA talks, New York Republican says

  09-09-2018 22:27
  A member of an influential Congressional panel is urging the Liberals to loosen the state's grip on Canada's protected dairy sector to find a breakthrough in North American Free Trade Agreement talks
  
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• RCMP name colt after fallen officer and former member of the Musical Ride

  09-09-2018 22:08
  RCMP members gathered together in Regina on Sunday to pay tribute to a fallen member.
  
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• Annual memorial service for RCMP held in Regina

  09-09-2018 22:08
  RCMP members gathered together in Regina on Sunday to pay tribute to their fallen members.
  
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• 22-year-old Saskatoon woman charged with impaired driving after collision

  09-09-2018 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatoon woman, 22, has been charged with impaired driving after colliding with a parked vehicle Friday night.
  
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• Canada Post strike or lockout possible later this month

  09-09-2018 20:17
  Canadians could see disruptions to mail service before the end of the month, as Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers appear far apart on a new contract.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos back on the ice Wednesday in first regular season game since the crash

  09-09-2018 18:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ross Gilchrist was taken aback by how much a bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos affected him personally.
  Gilchrist played for the junior hockey franchise from 1971 to 1973. The crash, which left 16 dead and many others dealing with lifelong injuries, prompted him to call a couple of former teammates and get an alumni association started.
  He was able to purchase nearly 30 tickets for when the Broncos get back on the ice Wednesday night for their first regular season game since the tragedy a
  
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• Getting back on the ice: Broncos to play 1st regular season game since the crash

  09-09-2018 17:02 via cbc.ca
  Ross Gilchrist was able to purchase nearly 30 tickets for when the Broncos get back on the ice Wednesday night for their first regular season game since the tragedy and he offered them to the 220 people he managed to get on the team's alumni mailing list.
  
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• 'There's no more exciting time to be covering country music': How the genre became cool among young listeners

  09-09-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Country music has attained greater popularity among younger fans in recent years largely because those listeners are more genre indiscriminate and the fresh crop of country stars are also well-versed in pop and hip-hop.
  
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• Canada's ultra-wealthy getting richer faster than the rest of us, report shows

  09-09-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada ranks fifth in the world when it comes to its population of people that have a net worth of at least $30 million US — beating out the likes of Switzerland and Hong Kong — according to a new wealth study.
  
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• Winnipeg Blue Bombers handed 4th straight loss by Roughriders in Banjo Bowl

  09-09-2018 03:45 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders won the Banjo Bowl for the first time since 2014 as the Bombers gave up 5 interceptions in a 32-27 loss on Saturday at Investors Group Field.
  
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• 'Things are grim': Seniors worry struggling Sask. care home will close

  09-09-2018 02:47 via cbc.ca
  A struggling seniors’ care home claims a dangerous section of highway used to access their community is partly to blame for financial woes that threaten to force the centre to close.
  
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• Roughriders get 4th straight win with 32-27 victory over Blue Bombers

  09-09-2018 02:14
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders scored a pair of touchdowns and three field goals off Winnipeg interceptions to hold on for a fourth straight win with a 32-27 victory over the Blue Bombers in Saturday's Banjo Bowl.
  
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• Salvation Army gets into Christmas spirit early with annual Bikers Toy Run

  09-09-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds from Saskatoon's biker community got into the Christmas Spirit early, with The Salvation Army's annual Toy Run.
  
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• Riders stretch win streak to 4 with 32-27 victory over Bombers

  09-09-2018 01:59 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders scored a pair of touchdowns and three field goals off Winnipeg interceptions to hold on for a fourth straight win with a 32-27 victory over the Blue Bombers in Saturday's Banjo Bowl.
  
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• Climate change rally in Saskatoon takes aim at Sask. Party's carbon tax stance

  09-09-2018 01:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is “missing the boat” by opposing the carbon tax, an energy consultant said at a climate change prevention rally in Saskatoon.
  “It is entirely possible to construct … a carbon tax, which actually supports the people of Saskatchewan instead of harming them,” Mark Bigland-Pritchard said.
  The rally held at Saskatoon City Hall on Saturday afternoon was organized by Climate Justice Saskatoon and the Saskatoon chapter of the social justice
  
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• Suicide prevention campaign hosts solidarity walk after poster plan put on hold

  09-09-2018 01:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon entrepreneur’s suicide prevention campaign took its next step on Saturday despite encountering some roadblocks from the city.
  Messages of Hope is a suicide awareness and prevention project spearheaded by Amanda Sanderson, the founder of SHB Apparel. The original plan for Saturday afternoon was to place laminated posters carrying positive messages along the Broadway Bridge, which Sanderson identified as a major area for suicide attempts in the city.
  But Sanderson said a staff me
  
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• Saskatoon woman hopes messages of hope could prevent suicide attempts - CTV News

  09-09-2018 00:45 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
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  A Saskatoon woman is hopeful that adding messages of hope to the Broadway Bridge could help discourage suicide attempts. Amanda Sanderson and her friends and family walked with messages of hope to provide support for people struggling with ...
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• Saskatoon woman hopes messages of hope could prevent suicide attempts

  09-09-2018 00:41
  A Saskatoon woman is hopeful that adding messages of hope to the Broadway Bridge could help discourage suicide attempts.
  
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• Harold Johnson pens new memoir about brother killed by drunk driver

  09-09-2018 00:26 via cbc.ca
  'Clifford' is the featured non-fiction book in CBC Books list of books to be excited about this fall.
  
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