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• 'I felt my only worth to my family was in my life insurance policy:' Sask. farmer testifies to dark moments

  06-10-2018 23:24 via cbc.ca
  Megz Reynolds is speaking out about the stress and anxiety she and other farmers face in their line of work. This week, Reynolds spoke to a House of Commons standing committee that's studying mental health amongst farmers.
  
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• Five reasons to be thankful for agriculture in Saskatchewan

  06-10-2018 23:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Thanksgiving coincides with arguably the best time of year in Saskatchewan.
  It’s a time to celebrate the harvest season and be thankful for the province’s plentiful food bounty.
  Farmers are getting the last of the year’s crops in the bin, while fruit and vegetable producers are stockpiling the harvest. The air is crisp, the light warm and a tinge of dust hangs in the air from combines working in the fields.
  Ben and Lisa Bartel Martens at Groveland Farm have free range chickens.
  
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• Ottawa sees alarming increase in ticks as Lyme disease cases rise across Canada

  06-10-2018 20:32
  A new study has found one out of three ticks tested positive for Lyme disease in the nation’s capital.
  
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• Sask. coroners to stop mandatory investigation of medically assisted deaths

  06-10-2018 19:27 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Coroners Service will no longer be required to investigate medically assisted deaths after the province started recording them as “unclassified” instead of as suicides.
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for missing 9-year-old boy

  06-10-2018 19:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Police are requesting the public’s assistance to locate a missing 9-year-old boy who was last seen in the Meadowgreen neighbourhood.
  According to a police news release, Traven Duquette was last seen in the 100 block of Avenue Y South on Friday evening.Duquette is described as being 4’6″ tall and 120 pounds. He has long brown hair and was last seen wearing a black and white plaid sweater with a grey hood, and grey pants.
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• Missing Person - Request for Public Assistance - UPDATE

  06-10-2018 17:55 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police would like to update the  missing person request for public assistance.  We have attached a photo of the missing  9 year old Traven Duquette.  Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300.  (Occurrence Number: 18-106675)
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• A comic guide to being miserable in Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  06-10-2018 17:37
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  A comic guide to being miserable in Saskatoon
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  Marc Rousseau noticed some quirky things about Saskatoon when he moved to the city. There was the east and west divide, a love for Bonanza, or that the city blew up a bridge to build an identical one. So the comic artist from California made a book ...and more »
  
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• 9-year-old boy reported as missing in Saskatoon has now been found

  06-10-2018 17:23 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing nine-year-old boy.
  
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• 9-year-old boy missing in Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  06-10-2018 17:23
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  9-year-old boy missing in Saskatoon
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  Saskatoon police are asking for the public's help to find a missing nine-year-old boy. Traven Duquette was last seen in the 100 block of Avenue Y S. Friday night. He is described as four-feet-six-inches tall and 120 pounds, with long brown hair. He was ...
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• 9-year-old boy missing in Saskatoon

  06-10-2018 17:23 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing nine-year-old boy.
  
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• Why some doctors are saying it's time to 'drop the D'

  06-10-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  To take or not to take? That may be the question on the minds of many vitamin D users this week after a large study found the supplement does not prevent fractures, falls or bone mineral density in the general population.
  
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• What Liberal losses in Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick mean for Justin Trudeau in 2019

  06-10-2018 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  Recent elections in Quebec, New Brunswick, and Ontario have left Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with few friends at the provincial level.
  
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• Banksy painting self-destructs minutes after being sold at auction

  06-10-2018 14:11
  A famous Banksy painting self-destructs minutes after selling on auction for just over $1.6 million.
  
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• A comic guide to being miserable in Saskatoon

  06-10-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Marc Rousseau noticed some quirky things about Saskatoon when he moved to the city, so he made a comic about it.
  
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• Youth are key in moving reconciliation forward, says Max FineDay

  06-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  An event bringing young people together to discuss their vision for the future of reconciliation is an important step toward mending Canada’s relationship with its Indigenous people, says Max FineDay, executive director of the Canadian Roots Exchange (CRE).
  “When Canadians are polled, it’s young people that are the most optimistic that reconciliation can be achieved in their lifetime,” he said, noting that each generation has a different idea of what reconciliat
  
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• 'Very, very hurtful': Sask. patients, doctors aim to move past fat shaming in health care

  06-10-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The health risks of obesity are well-documented, but people are opening up about the negative impact it of medical professionals seeing them only through the lens of their weight or body mass index.
  
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• SMAAAHL's Blazers, Contacts to play annually for Jim McIntyre Cup

  06-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  There is much more than mere bragging rights up for grabs.
  The Jim McIntyre Cup will now be contested annually between the two long-time city rivals, the Saskatoon Blazers and Saskatoon Contacts, of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League.
  “I think it’s ingenious,” said Blazers head coach Scott Scissons, himself a former Contact player who finds himself on the other bench.
  “It’s a competition each year, regardless of whether it’s been kept or not officially.
  
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• Recycling, compost programs for businesses, institutions up next

  06-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The City of Saskatoon is starting to talk trash with businesses, industry and institutions.
  As city council prepares to vote later this month on big changes to trash collection for single-family homes, the city administration is set for discussions with the sector that generates the most waste.
  Those talks will focus on mandatory recycling and compost programs for businesses and institutions such as post-secondary schools and hospitals. The engagement is expected to take about six months, accord
  
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• Nine-storey complex planned for Broadway corner

  06-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon developer is planning an apartment tower for the corner lot on Broadway Avenue that used to be the home of the Royal Bank.
  A rendering on the website of Baydo Development Corporation shows a seven-storey apartment tower above two floors of commercial and office space on the corner of Broadway and Main Street.
  Baydo is seeking approval from the city to build a structure with an awning that extends 1.7 metres over the existing sidewalks along Broadway and Main.
  The request will first b
  
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• Letters to the editor Oct. 6, 2018

  06-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Turning toward regenerative agriculture
  I was thrilled to hear that Premier Moe turned toward farmer Megz Reynolds’ invitation to take a seat in her harvest combine. Research shows that turning toward is the best response when seeking a positive outcome.
  I wonder if Premier Moe or Reynolds are aware of the “4 per 1000” initiative? This initiative was launched by the French government at the COP21 Paris climate summit in 2015 and many countries signed on. It offers a p
  
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• Five reasons to be thankful for agriculture in Saskatoon

  06-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Thanksgiving coincides with arguably the best time of year in Saskatchewan.
  It’s a time to celebrate the harvest season and be thankful for the province’s plentiful food bounty.
  Farmers are getting the last of the year’s crops in the bin, while fruit and vegetable producers are stockpiling the harvest. The air is crisp, the light warm and a tinge of dust hangs in the air from combines working in the fields.
  Ben and Lisa Bartel Martens at Groveland Farm have free range chickens.
  
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• Cuthand: Thanksgiving a time to reflect on history of food in the Americas

  06-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Thanksgiving is upon us and it’s time once again to thank the original inhabitants of Turtle Island for the land and the food that is grown on it.
  The first Thanksgiving recalls the prosaic scene with Indians and pilgrims sitting down to a meal with the pilgrims handing out the food. Whether it really happened or not is a matter of American folklore, but most likely it was the local Wampanoag people who fed the pilgrims. The pilgrims were religious zealots who had to rely on the kindness o
  
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• Sask. government shifts control of Francophone affairs

  06-10-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The provincial government has moved control over Francophone Affairs from executive council to the ministry of parks, culture and sport.
  
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• How-to guide in the works for wind energy projects in Sask.

  06-10-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A how-to guide is being created to help wind and solar energy developers find the path of least resistance to building in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Bad week at the box office: Ticketmaster faces call for federal probe in the U.S.

  06-10-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  A congressman is calling on the U.S. attorney general to investigate possible "corruption" and "market malfeasance" at global entertainment giant Live Nation after a recent CBC/Toronto Star report exposed a secret partnership between the company's Ticketmaster division and scalpers.
  
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• Wow factor: Huskies hockey makes winning debut at Merlis Belsher Place

  06-10-2018 05:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  Marcia Palmer didn’t know what to expect.
  She had never been to Rutherford Rink, so she wasn’t even looking through rust-coloured glasses Friday night when she caught her first glimpse of Merlis Belsher Place,
  She made the trip from Davidson to see the University of Saskatchewan Huskies make their women’s hockey debut at their brand new rink against the University of Alberta Pandas.
  University of Saskatchewan Huskies forward Emily Upgang moves the puck against the University of
  
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• Photos: Huskies women's hockey first game at MBP

  06-10-2018 05:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s hockey team made their debut at Merlis Belsher Place Friday night against the University of Alberta Pandas.
  It was the first game played at the new multi-sports complex, now the home venue for the Huskies — who won 1-0 thanks to a short-handed goal by Leah Bohlken in the first period.
  You can read Darren Zary’s full story here.
  Photojournalist Liam Richards captured some of the action.
  University of Saskatchewan Huskies forwar
  
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• Police looking for former Roughriders player, wanted for assault

  06-10-2018 04:20 via cbc.ca
  Former Roughriders player Justin Cox is once again facing charges of assault, one month after he plead guilty to a similar charge stemming from 2017.
  
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• Whitecap Dakota Coun. Dalyn Bear given conditional discharge for common assault

  06-10-2018 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  A band councillor for Whitecap Dakota First Nation, Dalyn Bear, was given a conditional discharge for common assault.
  
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• Province no longer recording medically assisted death as ‘suicide’

  06-10-2018 02:24
  The province is changing the way it classifies medically-assisted deaths.
  
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• Former Sask. Roughrider wanted on assault charge

  06-10-2018 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Justin Cox is wanted by Regina police on an assault charge. He plead guilty to another assault charge last month.
  
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• Global News at 6: Oct. 5

  06-10-2018 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, October 5, 2018 edition of Global News at 6 with Carlyle Fiset on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos’ Layne Matechuk speaks after release from hospital

  06-10-2018 01:55 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Layne Matechuk wants people to know: he’s getting stronger, feeling better and he’s happy.
  
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• What's open and closed in Saskatoon over the Thanksgiving long weekend

  06-10-2018 01:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Thanksgiving Day long weekend is upon us. Here’s a full list of what’s open and closed in Saskatoon as people celebrate turkey day.
  Civic facilities:
  City hall well be closed on Monday and parking pay stations will not require payment. However, motorists are reminded they still have to abide by posted time limits and restrictions. For those with parking tickets already piled up, the city’s impound lot will not release vehicles to the public.
  Bookworms will want to get their
  
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• Nine-year-old staying strong after losing part of leg in 'freak accident' involving ATV

  06-10-2018 01:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  A nine-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after he lost part of his leg in what his family members call a “freak accident” between a car and an ATV on the Muskoday First Nation.
  Jace Crain and his 15-year-old passenger were obstructed by some bushes while riding an ATV at the intersection of Eagle Crescent and Bear Paw Crescent on Sept. 22 when they were struck by a car.
  The Ford Focus, driven by a 27-year-old man, collided with the ATV, causing extensive injuries to Jace’s
  
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• Sask. to explore further opportunities with Israel on trade mission

  06-10-2018 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s deputy premier and the minister of trade and export development will both conduct a week-long trade mission to Israel.
  
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• Saskatoon police charge Surrey, B.C. man after warrant turns up cocaine, crack, heroin, fentanyl, crystal meth

  06-10-2018 01:22 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon Police Guns & Gangs and Tactical Support Units arrested a 25-year-old man from Surrey after finding a variety of drugs and guns.
  
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• Can provincial conservative anti-carbon tax momentum translate to federal gains?

  06-10-2018 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  Two years ago, Saskatchewan was the lone province opposing the federal carbon tax. Now there are four. What does this mean for next year's election?
  
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• Glasgow Street solution remains elusive, city report says

  06-10-2018 01:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city hall continues to work on a solution for Glasgow Street in the Avalon neighbourhood, but no changes seem likely in the near future.
  City council’s transportation committee will consider a report on Tuesday that includes a 21-page study of the intersection of Glasgow and Clarence Avenue.
  The report arrives in the wake of city council’s rejection in June of a permanent barrier to left turns from Clarence onto Glasgow. Avalon residents complained that the barrier had crea
  
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• Can anti-carbon tax sentiment translate to federal Conservative gain?

  06-10-2018 01:20 via globalnews.ca
  Two years ago, Saskatchewan was the lone province opposing the federal carbon tax. Now there are four. What does this mean for next year’s election? David Baxter reports.
  
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• Slow industry rebound behind 'surprisingly weak' job growth: RBC economist

  06-10-2018 01:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan has shown “surprisingly weak” job growth during the last year, although there are some positive signs as the provincial economy continues to recover, according to RBC’s assistant chief economist.
  That is likely due to the province’s largest industries — energy, mining and agriculture — taking longer than expected to emerge from a pronounced downturn in resource prices, Paul Ferley said Friday in an interview.
  “I think we’re seeing tent
  
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• Sask. police cracking down on distracted driving

  06-10-2018 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  Distracted driving has fast become a leading cause of collisions in Saskatchewan, so SGI had members of the media show how bad it is. Cami Kepke has more.
  
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• Reporters go wild behind the wheel with SGI and RCMP

  06-10-2018 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  Test subject drove the course snapping selfies, chowing down on messy fast food, and applying makeup. It didn't go well.
  
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• Ledge Chat: When is an all-expense paid trip for government employees a bad idea?

  06-10-2018 00:59 via cbc.ca
  This week's political panel discusses the fallout from vendor paid travel for government employees, a jurisdictional battle over pot shops and trespassing laws.
  
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• Ledge Chat: What's the appeal of Maxime Bernier and the People's Party of Canada?

  06-10-2018 00:59 via cbc.ca
  CBC's Adam Hunter and the Regina Leader-Post's Murray Mandryk discuss whether the province got it right in its apology for the Sixties Scoop.
  
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• Ledge Chat: Sask. Political Panel talks Scheer's Giant Tiger speech, Sixties Scoop apology

  06-10-2018 00:59 via cbc.ca
  CBC's Adam Hunter and the Regina Leader-Post's Murray Mandryk discuss federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's appearance at a Regina grocery store and the upcoming provincial apology for the Sixties Scoop.
  
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• Ledge Chat: Political panel analyzes Premier Moe's Christmas message

  06-10-2018 00:59 via cbc.ca
  The political panel discusses what they made of Premier Scott Moe's Christmas message this year.
  
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• Ledge Chat: How significant is Clare's Law for potential victims of domestic violence?

  06-10-2018 00:59 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan political panel discusses how significant Clare's Law is for potential victims of domestic violence.
  
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• Ledge Chat: How did the province handle the apology for its role in the Sixties Scoop?

  06-10-2018 00:59 via cbc.ca
  CBC's Adam Hunter and the Regina Leader-Post's Murray Mandryk discuss whether the province got it right in its apology for the Sixties Scoop.
  
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• Ledge Chat: Have they been naughty or nice? What Ryan Meili and Scott Moe will find under their tree this year

  06-10-2018 00:59 via cbc.ca
  It's time for CBC Saskatchewan's annual Christmas tradition of gift-giving to the politicians. Whether they've been naughty or nice, the Opposition leader and the Premier are getting something from our political panel.
  
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