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• Pest control issue temporarily closes Saskatoon detox unit

  17-09-2018 23:52 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority hopes to have the 12-bed detox unit reopened as soon as possible, following a fumigation and heat treatment.
  
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• Saskatchewan girl with autism found after overnight Amber Alert

  17-09-2018 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  The community of North Battleford, Saskatchewan let out a collective sigh of relief Monday morning after a six-year-old girl, who was the subject of an Amber Alert, was found. The vehicle she was in, was left running in a parking lot, and it wasn’t recovered until nearly 14 hours after it was stolen. Reid Fiest...
  
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• Former SaskPower executive made $646K last year

  17-09-2018 23:41 via cbc.ca
  Former SaskPower executive Brian Ketcheson is the province's highest paid Crown employee, raking in $646,000 in 2017-18, an increase of about $275,000 from the previous year.
  
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• City putting pressure on farmers' market to stay open 6 days a week

  17-09-2018 22:18 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Farmers' Market has been in the city-owned Farmers' Market Building since 2007 but its time in that space might be coming to an end.
  
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• Future location of Saskatoon Farmers’ Market up in the air

  17-09-2018 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  While lease negotiations with the city are up in the air, the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market said it is exploring options for its future location.
  
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• Man who pleaded guilty in Dylan Phillips death refuses to testify in murder trial

  17-09-2018 22:03
  A key Crown witness refused to answer questions when he took the stand to testify Monday in the murder trial of 20-year-old Shaylin Sutherland-Kayseas.
  
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• Metallica sets SaskTel Centre attendance record, makes Saskatoon Food Bank donation

  17-09-2018 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  A strong 18-song set was highlighted by the hit Nothing Else Matters, which Metallica dedicated to the Humboldt Broncos.
  
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• 'Stopped him in his tracks:' Outrage after ex-pro hockey player kills grizzly

  17-09-2018 21:49
  A former professional hockey player is facing a backlash after he posted photos of a massive dead grizzly bear he hunted in Yukon.
  
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• ‘I am really upset’ Justin Trudeau says during meeting with Saskatchewan chiefs

  17-09-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minster Justin Trudeau told FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron “I am really, really upset'' and said the meeting is not in the spirit of reconciliation.
  
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• 'Words cannot express our emotions right now': Family relieved Emma O'Keeffe home safe, Amber Alert cancelled

  17-09-2018 21:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  After a night of terror and chaos for a North Battleford family, an early-morning phone call to police ended an Amber Albert and resulted in six-year-old Emma O’Keeffe being returned safely home.
  O’Keeffe was in her family’s vehicle on Sunday around 5 p.m. when the Mercedes SUV was stolen from a North Battleford strip mall. Following the issuing of the Amber Alert and a three-province search overnight, O’Keeffe was found in the vehicle Monday around 6:45 a.m.
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: frost, snow and rain

  17-09-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Patchy frost, snow and more rain rolls into Saskatoon’s weather forecast. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains.
  
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• Trudeau ‘upset’ over time management in meeting with FSIN, leaked video shows

  17-09-2018 20:57
  A video posted to YouTube shows a frustrated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a round-table discussion with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.
  
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• New legal options available for victims of ‘revenge porn’

  17-09-2018 20:26
  There are now new legal options for victims of “revenge porn,” or anyone who has had intimate images of themselves shared without their consent.
  
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• Saskatoon library hires outreach workers to meet social needs of visitors

  17-09-2018 20:13 via cbc.ca
  The library is hiring outreach workers, because librarians and other workers may not have the time or knowledge needed to be able to meet the needs of everyone who is coming through the doors at the downtown branch.
  
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• 'Revenge porn' legislation takes effect in Sask.

  17-09-2018 20:10 via cbc.ca
  Legislation taking effect in Saskatchewan offers new legal options for people whose intimate images have been shared without their consent.
  
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• Gulf of St. Lawrence may soon be unable to support marine life: study

  17-09-2018 20:02
  The Gulf of St. Lawrence has warmed and lost oxygen more rapidly than almost anywhere else in the Earth's oceanic waters due in part to climate change, raising the possibility that it could soon be unable to fully support marine life, according to a new study.
  
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• Amber Alert ended for girl, 6, abducted in Saskatchewan

  17-09-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  An Amber Alert for a six-year-old Saskatchewan girl was dropped Monday morning. As Kendra Slugoski explains, the six-year-old was found safe inside a stolen SUV that was ditched in an industrial area in North Battleford.
  
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• Prince Albert woman charged with impaired driving

  17-09-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert police said the driver appeared impaired and evidence of alcohol consumption was found in the vehicle.
  
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• Cpl. Rob King on finding suspect

  17-09-2018 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  Cpl. Rob King speaks about what they are doing now to try and find the suspect involved in the Amber Alert
  
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• Cpl. Rob King provides update on 6-year-olds condition

  17-09-2018 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  Cpl. Rob King provides an update on the condition of the 6-year-old girl
  
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• Cpl. Rob King on finding the girl involved in Amber Alert

  17-09-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  Cpl. Rob King discusses how they found the 6-year-old girl after an Amber Alert was issued on Sunday night
  
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• Photo radar now a permanent measure in Saskatchewan

  17-09-2018 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  Photo radar is becoming permanent in Saskatchewan, and more locations may be added to the program.
  
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• Manitobans have mixed reactions to overnight Amber Alert cell phone notification

  17-09-2018 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Cell phone users across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta received an unexpected early-morning message alerting them to some urgent news.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Carbon tax is necessary

  17-09-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: Premier Moe’s commentary on greenhouse gas emissions issue (SP, Aug. 2)
  Premier Moe recently asked for “collegial” discussion on the issue of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time he declares the proposed federal carbon tax as a “poison” and unconstitutional.
  Premier Moe’s alternatives in reducing greenhouse gases relies heavily on passive circumstance inherent in his “Prairie Resilience” platform. For example, carbon sequestratio
  
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• Government makes photo radar pilot project permanent in Saskatchewan

  17-09-2018 17:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  The provincial government has given the green light to making a photo radar pilot project permanent after determining the cameras led to a reduction in speeding and collisions on highways and in school zones.
  Launched just over three years ago, the pilot has involved speed cameras on Circle Drive in Saskatoon, Ring Road in Regina, Highway 1 and Ninth Avenue in Moose Jaw, as well as several school zones in all three cities.
  The provincial government on Monday said an evaluation of the photo speed
  
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• 'These dogs save lives': Manitoba service dogs to help Humboldt Bronco players

  17-09-2018 17:45 via cbc.ca
  A First Nations-run company in Manitoba that trains service dogs to help those living with post-traumatic stress disorder is donating three dogs to the survivors of the Humboldt bus crash.
  
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• Weather Network forecasts a mild fall — including in Saskatchewan — with a steady transition to winter

  17-09-2018 17:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  Canadians — including those in Saskatchewan — can expect to enjoy a full fall season with a steady transition to winter over the next two months, The Weather Network forecasts.
  The network is predicting that winter won’t come early this year and that Canadians will get to experience an overall mild fall from now until the end of November.
  “Our forecast team at The Weather Network is seeing this fall as a less roller-coaster ride than we normally see as we go from summer i
  
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• Cooking with pumpkins

  17-09-2018 16:52 via globalnews.ca
  There is more you can do with pumpkins than just make pies as chef Carl Recolaso from the Local Kitchen demonstrates in this Food for Thought segment.
  
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• Leaked video shows Trudeau 'upset' at meeting with Sask. First Nations chiefs

  17-09-2018 16:51 via cbc.ca
  A leaked recording shows the Prime Minister "upset" and frustrated because of "time management' at a meeting with Saskatchewan First Nations leaders.
  
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• '1 hour is not enough' Saskatchewan chief says of tense Trudeau meeting caught on video

  17-09-2018 16:51 via cbc.ca
  A leaked recording shows the prime minister "upset" and frustrated because of "time management" at a meeting with Saskatchewan First Nations leaders.
  
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• Art Now features established and emerging artists

  17-09-2018 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  Michael Peterson from Void Galley talks about the upcoming Art Now event in Saskatoon, featuring established and emerging artists.
  
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• Annual run in Saskatoon more than combating racism

  17-09-2018 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police Sgt. Keith Salzal and Marlena Guzowski from the Newcomer Information Centre discuss the upcoming Race Against Racism and creating a positive environment for everyone.
  
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• 'Six months before he's smiling': Canada performs its first face transplant

  17-09-2018 16:13
  After a Canadian surgical team performed the country’s first face transplant, the lead surgeon says the donor’s family are the “true heroes.”
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled: six-year-old girl found safe

  17-09-2018 15:30
  An Amber Alert that was issued Sunday evening by North Battleford RCMP has been cancelled, after the six-year-old girl was located safe in the city.
  
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• 'She couldn't fend for herself': Saskatchewan girl who was subject of Amber Alert reunited with parents

  17-09-2018 15:25 via cbc.ca
  A six-year-old girl from North Battleford, Sask., who had been the subject of an Amber Alert since Sunday afternoon was found safe early Monday by workers at an industrial park who spotted the stolen SUV she had been left in.
  
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• Saskatchewan girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert reunited with parents

  17-09-2018 15:25 via cbc.ca
  A six-year-old girl who had been the subject of an Amber Alert since Sunday afternoon was found safe early Monday in North Battleford, Sask., RCMP say.
  
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• RCMP speak to media after girl, 6, found safe in North Battleford after Amber Alert

  17-09-2018 15:25 via cbc.ca
  The six-year-old who had been the subject of an Amber Alert since Sunday afternoon was found safe early Monday in North Battleford, Sask., RCMP say.
  
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• Girl, 6, found safe in North Battleford after Amber Alert issued

  17-09-2018 15:25 via cbc.ca
  The six-year-old who had been the subject of an Amber Alert since Sunday afternoon was found safe early Monday in North Battleford, Sask., RCMP say.
  
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• Terry Fox Run in Saskatoon raises $35K

  17-09-2018 14:52 via globalnews.ca
  Around 250 people attended Saskatoon’s Terry Fox Run in honour of the 38th anniversary of the runner’s Marathon of Hope. Rebekah Lesko reports.
  
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• 'The relief is indescribable': Amber Alert cancelled as missing Sask. girl found

  17-09-2018 14:29
  A six-year-old Saskatchewan girl whose overnight disappearance prompted an Amber Alert has been released from hospital and returned to her parents.
  
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• Amber Alert: parents plead for the safe return of Emma O’Keeffe

  17-09-2018 13:17 via globalnews.ca
  The parents of Emma O’Keeffe plead for the safe return of their daughter, who was in the back seat of an SUV when it was stolen.
  
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• Young Innovators: Dreaded 'freshman five' weight gain not a myth 

  17-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A unique University of Saskatchewan study shows that the “freshman five” — the pounds students are thought to gain within their first year of university — is not a myth, but a real phenomenon.
  Kinesiology PhD candidate Erin Barbour-Tuck and her supervisor Adam Baxter-Jones have developed a model that predicts that males between ages 18 to 28 gain between two and 17 pounds as young adults, while females gain between four and 26 pounds. The phenomenon happens even if a stud
  
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• Tank: Vision Zero sounds nice, but it would drive Saskatoon nuts

  17-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Vision Zero philosophy espouses the ideas that safety should be the primary consideration when it comes to traffic, and that all transportation-related deaths and injuries are preventable.
  That certainly sounds like a desirable goal, and at such a low cost of $250,000 per year, it sounds like a bargain. How could anyone not embrace zero deaths and fatalities on Saskatoon roads at that price?
  What’s not clear is whether that budget would cover cleaning up the mess when many Saskatoon re
  
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• No money, no credit cards: Couple relies on kindness of Sask. strangers for 1,200 km journey

  17-09-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Bart and Lisa Campbell from Medicine Hat, Alta., made a 10-day trip through Saskatchewan with no money, a trip inspired by the hardships faced by a family living through the Great Depression.
  
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• 'How am I going to do this?' Sandy Bay school adapting in light of teacher shortage

  17-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It wasn’t until a few days before classes started that the principal of Sandy Bay’s community school learned he would be short more than 10 per cent of his staff.
  The northern Saskatchewan school of roughly 520 students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 has a budget to hire 37 teaching staff. But when the first day of school rolled around at the beginning of the month, Principal Randy Mallory was told he was short five staff members.
  “It’s incredibly frustrating because &hellip
  
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• Florence flooding spreads as storm heads northeast

  17-09-2018 08:16
  Emergency workers delivered truckloads of food and water to Wilmington, a city of 120,000 people cut off from the rest of North Carolina by Florence's still-rising floodwaters, as helicopters and boat pulled people from homes swamped by swollen rivers.
  
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• Emergency crews throw supply lifeline to isolated Wilmington, N.C.

  17-09-2018 08:16
  Throwing a lifeline to a city surrounded by floodwaters, emergency crews delivered food and water to Wilmington on Monday as rescuers picked up more people stranded by Hurricane Florence and the storm's remnants took aim at the densely populated Northeast.
  
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• Global News at 10: September 16

  17-09-2018 06:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Sunday, September 16, 2018 edition of Global News at 10 with Mark Carcasole on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP issue amber alert for girl, 6, abducted outside North Battleford mall

  17-09-2018 06:06 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP in Saskatchewan have issued an Amber Alert for a six-year-old girl who they say was abducted outside a strip mall in North Battleford. Katelyn Wilson with the details.
  
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• Child was in backseat when SUV was stolen: RCMP

  17-09-2018 05:29 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan RCMP said Sunday a six-year-old girl was in the backseat of a SUV that was stolen from outside a North Battleford mall and that investigators are extending an amber alert to Alberta and Manitoba.
  
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