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• Humboldt Broncos 'want to play for that logo on the chest,' president says

  10-09-2018 23:43
  Ross Gilchrist was taken aback by how much a bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos affected him.
  
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• Woman testifies Northwoods Inn owner John Pontes wanted her to pay rent with sex

  10-09-2018 23:40 via cbc.ca
  WARNING: This story has language and content that may be disturbing to some readers
  
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• Photo - Missing Person

  10-09-2018 22:53 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Attached is a photo of Karsten Konkin. (Occurrence Number: 18-0691)
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• Garbage pickup in Saskatoon one step closer to pay-as-you-throw model

  10-09-2018 22:29
  Saskatoon’s garbage collection is one step closer to changing to a pay-as-you-throw system.
  
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• Saskatoon councillors express concerns, questions about proposed 'Pay as You Throw' garbage program

  10-09-2018 22:18 via cbc.ca
  City councillors in Saskatoon are mulling over proposed major changes to the city's garbage collection system.
  
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• 'It's disheartening:' Tipis start to come down at Saskatchewan legislature

  10-09-2018 21:21
  Tipis are coming down at an Indigenous protest camp on the grounds of the Saskatchewan legislature.
  
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• Roughriders’ Jovon Johnson donates backpacks to Saskatoon students

  10-09-2018 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Jovon Johnson spent Monday delivering backpacks filled with school supplies to Saskatoon students.
  
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• ‘It’s disheartening:’ Teepees start to come down at Saskatchewan legislature

  10-09-2018 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  Teepees are coming down at an Indigenous protest camp on the grounds of the Saskatchewan legislature.
  
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• WDM celebrates Sask. women who fought for the vote

  10-09-2018 19:58 via cbc.ca
  A new exhibit at the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon features stories of women who fought for the vote including Violet McNaughton, Emma Stocking and Annie Hollis.
  
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• Man sent to Edmonton hospital with life-threatening injuries after setting self on fire

  10-09-2018 19:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 28-year-old man was transferred to Edmonton hospital with life-threatening injuries after lighting himself on fire during what Saskatoon police believe was an ongoing domestic dispute.
  Officers responded Sunday around 1:10 a.m. to a home on Kolynchuk Crescent, where a man was threatening to harm himself with gasoline and a lighter, police said in a news release. The officers attempted to intervene but the man lit the fuel and suffered life-threatening injuries before police could extinguish th
  
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• Man sets himself on fire, taken to Edmonton for treatment, police say

  10-09-2018 19:53
  A 28-year-old man is being treated for life-threatening burns in an Edmonton hospital after an incident in Saskatoon early Sunday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: snow slides into Sask. this week

  10-09-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  More rain is on the way in Saskatoon's weather forecast ahead with the first snowfall of the season possible in parts of Saskatchewan this week.
  
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• Saskatoon man who set himself on fire transferred to Alta. hospital

  10-09-2018 19:35 via cbc.ca
  A man was transferred to an Edmonton hospital with life-threatening injuries after he allegedly doused himself in gasoline and lit himself on fire in Saskatoon.
  
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• Injured Male - Kolynchuk Crescent

  10-09-2018 19:13 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 28 year old man is receiving treatment in an Edmonton Hospital following an incident in Saskatoon early Sunday morning.At approximately 1:10 a.m., September 9, 2018, Police were called to a home on Kolynchuk Crescent where a man was threatening to harm himself.  When officers arrived they found the man standing outside the home with gasoline and a lighter.  The officers attempted to intervene however the man was successful in igniting the fuel and suffered life-threatening injur
  
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• Prince Albert employer fined under OHS after worker suffers broken bones, fractures

  10-09-2018 19:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  An employer from Prince Albert has been ordered to pay $49,000 after a worker fell 12 feet from a conveyer belt and suffered multiple broken bones and fractures.
  Bradley Davidson-Vermette was fined $35,000 plus a $14,000 surcharge after pleading guilty to contravening a section of Occupational Health and Safety legislation, the provincial government announced Monday.
  The incident took place June 2, 2017 near Wakaw. According the province, a conveyor system was started up and caused a worker to f
  
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• Rebekah Lesko

  10-09-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Rebekah Lesko joined the Global Saskatoon team in the spring of 2017.
  
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• Prince Albert man fined nearly $5K after employee injured falling from conveyer belt

  10-09-2018 18:24 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan judge has slapped one man with $4,900 in fines after one of his employees was injured during a 2017 incident.
  
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• Prince Albert man fined $49K after employee injured falling from conveyer belt

  10-09-2018 18:24 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan judge has slapped one man with $49,000 in fines after one of his employees was injured during a 2017 incident.
  
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• Sask. records second highest tornado count in over a decade

  10-09-2018 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  The summer storm season is underway in Saskatchewan with 15 tornadoes confirmed by Environment Canada, and three possible touchdowns.
  
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• Prince Albert, Sask., employer fined for serious injury in workplace incident

  10-09-2018 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  A Prince Albert employer has been fined $49,000 for a workplace incident that left a worker seriously injured.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Legal Aid is already underfunded

  10-09-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I have read about the cuts to Legal Aid in Saskatoon and the privatization of duty counsel work. We already have a shamefully underfunded system. The single-person financial eligibility cut off here is about $11,000 per year; the Canadian average is $17,000. Other provinces are moving toward staff systems in delivering legal services because it is recognized that it is more efficient and cost effective. Every province in Canada, except New Brunswick, provides a broader range of services. For exa
  
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• Witness says Shaylin Sutherland-Kayseas bragged about killing Dylan Phillips

  10-09-2018 16:25 via cbc.ca
  In the first day of a Saskatoon murder trial, a former friend of Shaylin Sutherland-Kayseas says the accused talked openly about how she "bodied" Dylan Phillips.
  
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• Murder trial in death of Dylan Phillips to begin in Saskatoon

  10-09-2018 16:25 via cbc.ca
  A murder trial is set to begin at Saskatoon's Court of Queen's Bench this morning in the death of Dylan Phillips.
  
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• Fighting cystic fibrosis at Hoops for Hope

  10-09-2018 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  Shaun Nechvatal, whose son was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis eight years ago, explains the daily routine his family faces dealing with the disease as they prepare for the annual Hoops for Hope charity event.
  
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• World Suicide Prevention Day in Saskatoon

  10-09-2018 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  Faith Bodnar from the Canadian Mental Health Association goes over how people can work together to prevent suicide as more awareness is raised on World Suicide Prevention Day.
  
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• Man accused of threatening Sask. driver, forcing him to withdraw money from ATM

  10-09-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Yorkton RCMP said the driver was threatened and coerced into withdrawing money from an ATM before being forced to drive the suspect out of the city.
  
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• 19 tornadoes tore across Saskatchewan during windy summer

  10-09-2018 15:35 via cbc.ca
  There were 29 tornadoes across the Canadian Prairies this summer, with Saskatchewan registering the most, but the one in Alonsa, Man., caused the most damage.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos set to play first regular season game since the crash

  10-09-2018 14:47 via globalnews.ca
  Team president Jamie Brockman said he is not really sure what to expect when the Humboldt Broncos face the Nipawin Hawks on Sept. 12.
  
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• Salvation Army gets into Christmas spirit with annual Bikers Toy Run

  10-09-2018 13:34 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds from Saskatoon’s biker community got into the Christmas Spirit early, with The Salvation Army’s annual Toy Run. Angie Mellen with the story.
  
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• U of S students to open free dental clinic — but it's about more than teeth

  10-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon’s first student-run free dental clinic is expected to open in October and the students are looking to treat more than teeth — they’re looking to help patients tackle social barriers to good oral health.
  Direct Dental, which will operate out of the existing Saskatoon West Dental Clinic, is the result of more than a year of planning by a group of senior University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry students. It’s a student initiative supported by the school. The
  
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• The toughest job in hockey: Rebuilding the Humboldt Broncos

  10-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Nathan Oystrick is a stranger in Humboldt.
  He’s also the new head coach and general manager of the hometown Broncos, a storied Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League franchise with deep ties to the community.
  One of his tasks is to bust barriers and build relationships, five months after an April 6 crash claimed 16 lives on the Broncos bus.
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  Complete coverage: Humboldt Broncos bus crashSpotlight and shadows: How the new Humboldt Broncos coach is leading his team into the next eraA thank-
  
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• 'The Broncos remind us of Darcy': Why head coach's widow is stepping away from hockey

  10-09-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  As the new season begins for the Humboldt Broncos, the family of former head coach Darcy Haugan hopes his legacy lives on.
  
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• Teachers 'warned off' from voicing concerns about pond where kindergarten student drowned 1 year ago: lawyer

  10-09-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A year after the drowning death of a Saskatoon kindergarten student, the lawyer for the boy's family says teachers worried the pond posed a safety risk as far back as 2005 — only to be told by the school board to keep those concerns in check during public meetings about the pond conversion.
  
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• Tank: City hall sends mixed message on recycling, trash collection

  10-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  More than 24 years ago, The StarPhoenix ran an article under the headline: “Garbage utility fee long way into future, works committee told.”
  In that June 9, 1994, story, longtime councillor Owen Mann is quoted as saying: “I absolutely will not go for a utility. I know damn well taxes will not go down.”
  Flash forward to the present and the future has arrived. City council’s environment, utilities and corporate services committee could take the first step Monday towar
  
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• Hot summer could mean more maple bugs, researcher says

  10-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A University of Saskatchewan researcher says the city could be in for an autumn chock-full of a very annoying pest thanks to a hot, dry summer.
  Maple bugs, also known as boxelder bugs, are already beginning to pop up around Saskatoon, and have been spotted in small swarms on trees along walking trails and in green spaces in the city.
  U of S entomologist Sean Prager said it might be a little early in the year to start seeing maple bugs, but also noted that a hot summer could potentially lead to a
  
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• Garneau, MacAulay to meet with grain stakeholders this week as Liberal caucus descends on Saskatoon

  10-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The federal government doesn’t want to take any chances when it comes to preventing another costly grain backlog, like the one that left some Saskatchewan farmers struggling to get their crops to port this winter.
  That is the rationale for what Transport Minister Marc Garneau described as a likely “unprecedented” closed-door meeting between himself, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, railway executives, grain shippers and producer groups in Saskatoon this week.
  “All
  
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• Systemic issues take centre stage at MMIWG inquiry in Iqaluit

  10-09-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has touched down in Iqaluit, where commissioners will hear from knowledge keepers and experts on the topic of colonial violence.
  
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• Systemic issues take centre stage as MMIWG inquiry heads to Iqaluit

  10-09-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has touched down in Iqaluit, where commissioners will hear from knowledge keepers and experts on the topic of colonial violence.
  
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• Politics and pasta salad: Food Not Bombs offers free food in low-income areas

  10-09-2018 02:34 via cbc.ca
  An activist group that started handing out free food at protests has started a standalone event to provide free meals to the community in Saskatoon.
  
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• Mounties issue warrant for suspect in carjacking, robbery in Yorkton

  10-09-2018 01:57
  Yorkton RCMP has issued a warrant for a man after a carjacking and robbery.
  
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• Last of SBIA’s Brain Boogies for 2018 wraps up Sunday at Victoria Park

  10-09-2018 01:55 via globalnews.ca
  Over 100 people gathered in Victoria Park for the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association's annual Brain Boogie.
  
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• Conservative MPs hold town hall to talk gun reform

  10-09-2018 01:34
  The Liberal government is looking to tighten Canada's gun laws with the recently tabled Bill V-71, but the Conservative Party says the legislation targets law-abiding citizens instead of criminals.
  
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• Hundreds participate in annual Parkinson SuperWalk at Meewasin Park Sunday

  10-09-2018 01:13 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds gathered at Meewasin Park in Saskatoon Sunday for the annual Parkinson SuperWalk.
  
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