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• With help from U of S vet student, LEGO wheelchair gets turtle crawling again

  03-10-2018 23:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  When a turtle with a shattered shell was brought into the Maryland Zoo this summer, a student from the University of Saskatchewan’s veterinary college was tasked with making sure the critter could still get around while it healed.
  His solution? Build a tiny wheelchair — out of LEGO.
  “One of the cool things about veterinary medicine — and especially zoo veterinary medicine — is this idea of resourcefulness,” said Garrett Fraess, a fourth-year student at the Wes
  
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• Sask. police forces launch new tool to help locate vulnerable people

  03-10-2018 23:23
  Police forces across Saskatchewan have launched a new tool to help them locate and help vulnerable people in the province.
  
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• Judge adjourns prelim, at defence request, for three accused of selling fentanyl-laced cocaine

  03-10-2018 23:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  A preliminary hearing for three men accused of selling fentanyl-laced cocaine allegedly linked to fatal overdoses in Saskatoon was adjourned after the defence argued more time is needed to review a large amount of late disclosure.
  Dressed in suits, Japmanjot Grewal, 22, Shervin Dass Beeharry, 20, and Azam Kabani, 20, were in Saskatoon provincial court on Wednesday, when their two-day preliminary hearing was scheduled to begin.
  The men are charged with trafficking fentanyl, cocaine and heroin ove
  
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• No surprise new Saskatoon bridges absent from online maps, says expert

  03-10-2018 22:50 via cbc.ca
  Commuters checking their smart phones Wednesday would be forgiven for wondering whether they could drive over Saskatoon two new bridges.
  
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• Metis and Mi’kmaq nation leaders meet to discuss trend of Metis self-identification

  03-10-2018 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  A press release about the meeting says there is a growing and divisive trend across Canada of people self-identifying as Metis — especially in Eastern Canada.
  
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• Man behind 'Still in Edmonton' catchphrase moves to Saskatoon, expands brand

  03-10-2018 22:37 via cbc.ca
  Brandon Webber, the man behind the tongue-in-cheek catchphrase 'Still in Edmonton,' has moved to Saskatchewan but says he's not ready to abandon his city-based T-shirt company.
  
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• 'Tina Fontaine is that direct link' between MMIWG, child welfare system, advocate says at inquiry hearing

  03-10-2018 22:27 via cbc.ca
  Cindy Blackstock, the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, testified Wednesday at the MMIWG national inquiry's institutional hearing on child welfare and family violence in Winnipeg.
  
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• SMHA offside for making son play no-contact hockey, mom says

  03-10-2018 22:15 via cbc.ca
  Tammy Robert says her 14-year-old son signed up to play in a contact league and now is being told he must play in a bantam division that has no body checking.
  
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• Transfer of Tori Stafford's killer is a moral, not political issue: father

  03-10-2018 22:14
  As the federal Conservatives continue to hammer the Liberal government over the controversial transfer of Tori Stafford’s killer to a healing lodge, the murdered girl’s father says the issue is about morals, not politics. But if raising the issue in Parliament is what it takes for the transfer to be reversed, he’s OK with it.
  
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• Tories force vote on condemning transfer of offender to healing lodge

  03-10-2018 22:14
  Anyone who has been watching question period lately will know what's on the minds of Conservative MPs -- the controversial transfer of convicted murderer Terri-Lynne McClintic from a medium-security prison to an Indigenous healing lodge.
  
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• Judge postpones preliminary hearing for three accused of dealing fentanyl-laced cocaine

  03-10-2018 22:08 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon judge postponed a preliminary hearing for three men accused of selling a lethal mix of cocaine laced with fentanyl. Three people died of overdoses in one weekend.
  
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• Understanding the impact of Saskatoon’s new bridges will take time: city

  03-10-2018 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  The Chief Mistawasis Bridge and the new Traffic Bridge opened to Saskatoon morning commuters Wednesday.
  
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• Conservative motion to overturn child-killer's transfer to healing lodge defeated in House

  03-10-2018 21:47 via cbc.ca
  A Conservative motion to have the government condemn and overturn a decision to transfer a child killer to an Indigenous healing lodge has been defeated in the House of Commons.
  
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• After heated debate, hurled insults, Tory motion to overturn child-killer's transfer to healing lodge defeated

  03-10-2018 21:47 via cbc.ca
  A Conservative motion to have the government condemn and overturn a decision to transfer a child killer to an Indigenous healing lodge was defeated in the House of Commons today, after another day of heated debate and insults hurled between MPs.
  
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• Young Innovators: U of S researchers study benefits of midwifery

  03-10-2018 21:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  Midwifery care may be key to better childbirth outcomes for low-income women with low- to moderate-risk pregnancies, says a study by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and University of British Columbia (UBC).
  USask PhD student Daphne McRae and her supervisor Nazeem Muhajarine, in collaboration with co-supervisor Patricia Janssen and two other UBC researchers, have found a strong association between midwifery care and better birth outcomes for women who struggle with poverty.
  
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• Prince Albert Immigration Hall designated Provincial Heritage Property

  03-10-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  The Prince Albert Immigration Hall, which opened in 1929, has been designated a Provincial Heritage Property.
  
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• Police and MedicAlert Team Up to Create Happy Reunions

  03-10-2018 20:38 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service, through the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police (SACP), is partnering with MedicAlert Foundation Canada to better help officers quickly locate lost or missing vulnerable individuals so they can be safely returned to their loved ones. This partnership has proven effective in other Canadian communities in assisting individuals living with autism, Alzheimer disease, dementia, or other cognitive brain injuries. The MedicAlert Connect Protect service is a v
  
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• Sask. and Ottawa ink infrastructure deal worth nearly $1B

  03-10-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan and Ottawa have signed an infrastructure funding agreement that will see $896 million flow into the province over the next decade.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -13 wind chills Thursday morning

  03-10-2018 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  -13 is around what it’ll feel like early Thursday under mostly sunny skies in Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• Saskatoon’s Traffic Bridge opens a day early

  03-10-2018 20:01
  Saskatoon’s new Traffic Bridge opened to drivers earlier than expected.
  
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• Get to know Saskatchewan Roughriders better, on and off the football field

  03-10-2018 19:46 via cbc.ca
  CBC's Peter Mills does feature interviews with members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• 17-year-old arrested three months after violent sexual assault on Onion Lake Cree Nation

  03-10-2018 19:28
  A 17-year-old has been arrested after what RCMP call an “extensive” three-month investigation into a violent sexual assault on the Onion Lake Cree Nation.
  
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• High School Huddle: 1st month of regular season football ends

  03-10-2018 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon football teams hone their skills ahead of the playoffs in this edition of High School Huddle.
  
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• RCMP arrest teen in connection with violent sexual assault on Onion Lake Cree Nation

  03-10-2018 19:14 via cbc.ca
  RCMP have arrested a 17-year-old in connection to a violent sexual assault on the Onion Lake Cree Nation
  
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• Nearly a billion dollars coming for infrastructure in Sask.

  03-10-2018 19:13
  The federal and provincial governments are teaming up to invest nearly a billion dollars into infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan.
  
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• New program expands options in generating SaskPower customers

  03-10-2018 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Minister and Minister Responsible for SaskPower Dustin Duncan announced on Wednesday a new program that will expand options for SaskPower customer generation.
  
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• 'Money talks': Trump may be more popular in Sask. than polling suggests

  03-10-2018 18:58 via cbc.ca
  Les MacPherson says some Trump fans in Saskatchewan may be embarrassed to fly the MAGA flag.
  
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• 'We are listening' to Indigenous students, says U of S official

  03-10-2018 18:55 via cbc.ca
  An Indigenous student group at the University of Saskatchewan is continuing to urge a boycott of reconciliation talks, but a university official hopes that will change.
  
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• CAA Sask. conducts first school zone safety assessment in Regina

  03-10-2018 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  While students have been back in school for about three weeks now, on Wednesday morning CAA in partnership with Regina police and Regina Public Schools, conducted a safety blitz to see how many drivers aren't following the rules.
  
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• U of S study wants to see if cannabis eases anxiety in people with dementia

  03-10-2018 18:26 via cbc.ca
  A University of Saskatchewan study is looking to see if cannabis can relieve anxiety in people who suffer from dementia.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Taxpayer money is leaving Saskatchewan

  03-10-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Billboards asking “Where Did The Money Go?” are causing quite a stir with Sask. Party MLAs. Unfortunately, MLA Greg Ottenbreit provided only a partial answer when he told media the money is going to Saskatchewan people. Has he forgotten how much of our money is going outside Saskatchewan?
  An American consultant walked away with $40 million before the problem-laden LEAN program was scrapped early; a report showed over $1,500 was spent for every dollar saved. A French multinational cor
  
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• Snowfall causes flight delays at Regina airport

  03-10-2018 17:59
  Anyone catching a flight or picking someone up from the Regina airport on Wednesday morning were faced with delays.
  
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• Teen charged in Onion Lake Cree Nation sexual assault

  03-10-2018 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  A 17-year-old is facing six charges after a violent sexual assault at a home on the Onion Lake Cree Nation.
  
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• Teenager charged with violent sexual assault in Onion Lake area

  03-10-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A teenage boy is facing multiple charges in relation to a violent sexual assault that occurred in the Onion Lake area in June.
  The boy is accused of breaking into a home, armed with weapons, and sexually assaulting the lone woman who was there between 9 and 10 a.m. on June 2. He then fled the scene.
  The woman was treated and released from Lloydminster hospital for injuries she suffered during the assault.
  According to an RCMP press release, the 17-year-old accused was arrested at about 5 p.
  
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• En Vogue luncheon raising funds to support sexual violence survivors

  03-10-2018 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  Megan Evans from the Saskatoon Sexual Assault and Information Centre on what is taking place at their upcoming En Vogue luncheon, which raises funds to support survivors of sexual violence.
  
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• What makes a good pumpkin pie?

  03-10-2018 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Butcher from Little Bird Patisserie talks about what goes into a good pumpkin pie and along with Fiona Odlum, samples different pie recipes.
  
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• Parenting tips for new parents

  03-10-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  From feeding to cleaning, parenting expert Kathy Buckworth has tips for new parents.
  
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• Liberals won’t appeal Trans Mountain ruling, name former justice to oversee new Indigenous consultations

  03-10-2018 15:05 via globalnews.ca
  The Liberals will not appeal a ruling from the Supreme Court that found they failed to adequately consult with Indigenous stakeholders on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Sask. poll results 'on the low side' for Trump support: New Republic writer

  03-10-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  New Republic writer Jeet Heer says the results of a poll asking Saskatchewan people about their approval of Donald Trump's values are lower than expected.
  
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• Red Deer Rebels edge Saskatoon Blades 5-4

  03-10-2018 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Red Deer Rebels edged the Saskatoon Blades 5-4 to run their winning streak to four games.
  
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• 'Shocked and disappointed': U of S 'hitting pause' on art history program amid faculty shortage

  03-10-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Jen Schier says she was “shocked and disappointed” to learn that her former art history program at the University of Saskatchewan had stopped accepting new students due to a shortage of faculty members.
  Schier, who recently returned to Saskatoon from British Columbia to finish up her degree, said no one emailed her about the change, and she found out when she started registering for classes.
  “I think that it’s just such a shame, because Saskatoon is known as an artistic p
  
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• Strike mandate approved in university pension dispute

  03-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The union representing around 1,900 support workers at the University of Saskatchewan has voted to give its bargaining committee a strike mandate, two weeks after it served notice that negotiations had reached an impasse over pensions.
  Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1975, whose members work in clerical, administrative and various other positions, conducted the strike vote last Thursday and Friday, and announced the results Monday morning.
  While the union and university have to go throu
  
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• Many Sask. pot stores won't be ready to open on legalization day

  03-10-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The owners of only five future retail cannabis stores in the province have confirmed their stores will be ready for Oct. 17.
  
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• 'Truth hurts': Sask. Trump supporters say deep down you like him too

  03-10-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A new poll by CBC Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan suggests one in five people in this province agree with the values of U.S. President Donald Trump.
  
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• The next generation of Indigenous hockey players is aiming to break down stereotypes and inspire others

  03-10-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  'I think the best thing is to just try to pave the way for others, so it shows that we aren't what they think,' says Ethan Bear of the Edmonton Oilers.
  
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• Hidden rocks in Melfort create connections

  03-10-2018 08:11
  There are instructions on the back of every rock telling people to post a photo of the rock on a Facebook page and then hide the rock somewhere else — and somewhere else doesn’t have to be in Melfort.
  
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• Watch: David Woods argues for a new trial at a Court of Appeal hearing in Regina

  03-10-2018 04:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  More than four years ago, David Neil Woods received an automatic life sentence after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Dorothy. On Tuesday, he argued for a new trial at a Court of Appeal hearing in Regina.
  Woods, 55, was found guilty by a jury of killing his wife on or around Nov. 12, 2011. Medical evidence presented at the trial showed she was strangled to death. The proceedings — taking place in a Court of Appeal hearing in Regina — were streamed
  
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• Lawyer for David Woods, man convicted of murdering wife Dorothy, argues that judge erred

  03-10-2018 04:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Claims about ineffective counsel and judicial errors lay at the heart of an appeal by convicted killer David Woods, found guilty in 2014 of murdering his wife Dorothy Woods.
  Sitting next to his lawyer James Streeton at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal on Tuesday, Woods listened as lawyers wrangled over whether Court of Queen’s Bench Chief Justice Martel Popescul made legal errors in instructing the jury such that it merits a new trial.
  Also facing criticism was Woods’s trial lawyer M
  
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• Mistawasis lance run to new bridge covers 110 km in cold, snow

  03-10-2018 02:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Some of the people attending the morning ceremony to mark Saskatoon’s new Chief Mistawasis Bridge complained about the colder than average temperatures.
  Those complaints likely seemed insignificant for the group of 23 runners who had completed a two-day, 110-kilometre lance run from Mistawasis Nehiyawak, north of Saskatoon.
  Leona Horsefall, who runs a running club in the community and took part in the run with her son, said the relay began at 11 a.m. Sunday in Mistawasis. She said runners
  
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• Saskatchewan, feds to announce infrastructure deal worth nearly $1B

  03-10-2018 02:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  The provincial and federal governments plan to announce an infrastructure funding agreement worth almost $1 billion, ending Saskatchewan’s holdout as the last province to sign such a deal.
  Federal Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Gord Wyant, the provincial minister responsible for SaskBuilds, are set to announce the agreement in Regina on Wednesday.
  François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, in Saskatoon on Novembe
  
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