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• Saskatoon Blades end five-game road trip with win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes

  07-10-2018 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Blades escaped Lethbridge with a 3-2 shootout win over the Hurricanes on Saturday night.
  
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• Pedestrian killed in collision north of Stanley Mission

  07-10-2018 22:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  A pedestrian died early Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle in the northern Saskatchewan community of Grandmother’s Bay.
  According to an RCMP news release, officers responded to the scene at around 4 a.m. where the victim — who has not yet been identified by authorities — had died.
  Stanley Mission RCMP are still investigating the cause of the accident with help from Saskatoon police collision reconstruction unit.
  Anyone with information about the accident are asked t
  
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• Confusion, frustration mounting as Saskatoon Airport construction continues

  07-10-2018 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  "It's going to be great when it's finished, I know. It's just right now, it's quite an inconvenience."
  
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• One dead after fatal pedestrian collision

  07-10-2018 22:18
  One person is dead after a fatal pedestrian collision in the community of Grandmother’s Bay on Sunday.
  
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• Riders not listening to critics ahead of Thanksgiving match against Eskimos

  07-10-2018 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  Kenny Shaw isn't listening to outside criticism of the Saskatchewan Roughriders offence.
  
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• Unfinished mansion in rural Saskatchewan goes to auction

  07-10-2018 18:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s a gobsmacking sight: A cavernous husk of a property, an unfinished mansion all out of proportion to its surroundings, in the middle of flat and sparsely treed farm country in north-central Saskatchewan.
  The sight of the 12,000-square-foot home is familiar to Luke Fritshaw. He used to pass by regularly in his hockey playing days.
  “I used to drive to (Prince Albert) from Tisdale all the time, and I remember talking about that house, ‘Look at how big it is, you can see it fro
  
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• Unfinished mansion goes to auction

  07-10-2018 18:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s a gobsmacking sight: A cavernous husk of a property, an unfinished mansion all out of proportion to its surroundings, in the middle of flat and sparsely treed farm country in north-central Saskatchewan.
  The sight of the 12,000-square-foot home is familiar to Luke Fritshaw. He used to pass by regularly in his hockey playing days.
  “I used to drive to (Prince Albert) from Tisdale all the time, and I remember talking about that house, ‘Look at how big it is, you can see it fro
  
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• Telemiracle auditions for show in March already set to begin

  07-10-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The next Kinsmen Telemiracle event is almost half a year away, but preparations are already underway to find performers for the big show.
  Registration to audition for the massive 20-hour charity telethon is already open, and the organization is expecting plenty of performers to come out for the event.
  Richard Kies, the executive director for the Kinsmen Foundation and Telemiracle, said last year there were around 170 acts that auditioned for the Telemiracle event. The producer’s job is to
  
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• Acts of extreme violence strip away ability to live normal life, say Sask. victims of crime

  07-10-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Sharlene Lange said it took just a few minutes for an act of violence to send her and her son's life into a tailspin. Fifteen years later after his brutal beating, she says that victims of crime in Saskatchewan are still largely left to fend for themselves, even after suffering permanent disability.
  
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• UPDATE: Missing Person Located - Brad Stensrud

  07-10-2018 17:51 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Mr. Brad Stensrud has been located safe and sound.  The SPS thanks the public and the media for their assistance in this matter.(Occurrence Number: 18-106962)
  
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• Limo in crash that killed 20 failed to stop: police

  07-10-2018 17:44
  State police say the limousine in an upstate New York crash that killed 20 people failed to stop at an intersection.
  
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• 20 die when limo on way to birthday party blows stop sign: N.Y. officials

  07-10-2018 17:44
  A limousine on its way to a birthday party blew a stop sign at the end of a highway and plowed into a parked but unoccupied SUV, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians in the deadliest U.S. transportation accident in almost a decade, officials and a relative of one of the victims said Sunday.
  
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• 20 dead in crash of limo bound for birthday celebration in N.Y.

  07-10-2018 17:44
  A limousine carrying four sisters, other relatives and friends to a birthday celebration blew through a stop sign and slammed into a parked SUV outside a store in upstate New York, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians, officials and victims' relatives said Sunday.
  
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• 20 dead in crash of limo bound for birthday celebration

  07-10-2018 17:44
  A limousine loaded with revelers bound for a 30th birthday celebration blew through a stop sign at the end of a highway and slammed into a parked SUV outside a store, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians in the deadliest U.S. transportation accident in nearly a decade, officials and victims' relatives said Sunday.
  
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• Bad weather is the least of our worries: Sask. drivers' 7 irritating sins

  07-10-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan got a whole lot of weather this week — not that that appears to influence driving habits in the least.
  
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• New medical guidelines aim to clear up confusion about cannabis for seniors

  07-10-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The generation of Canadians who rocked out to the 1960s song Marijuana by Country Joe and the Fish are seniors now, and some of them are curious about the potential health benefits of the drug ahead of its legalization on Oct. 17. A group of experts is trying to develop guidelines for doctors to help them answer the questions seniors may have.
  
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• Medical guidelines in the works to clear up confusion about cannabis for seniors

  07-10-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The generation of Canadians who rocked out to the 1960s song Marijuana by Country Joe and the Fish are seniors now, and some of them are curious about the potential health benefits of the drug ahead of its legalization on Oct. 17. A group of experts is trying to develop guidelines for doctors to help them answer the questions seniors may have.
  
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• Saskatoon’s first organic food store celebrates 40 years of community

  07-10-2018 02:53
  The first organic food store to open in the Bridge City is now celebrating 40 years by giving members the chance to become more involved with its day-to-day operations.
  
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• Strong aftershock rattles north Haiti day after deadly quake

  07-10-2018 02:50
  A magnitude 5.2 aftershock struck Haiti on Sunday, even as survivors of the previous day's temblor were sifting through the rubble of their cinderblock homes. The death toll stood at 12, with fears it could rise.
  
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• Haiti earthquake kills 12, injures 188

  07-10-2018 02:50
  Emergency teams worked to provide relief in Haiti on Sunday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 12 people and left 188 injured.
  
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• Haiti earthquake kills 11, injures 135

  07-10-2018 02:50
  Emergency teams worked to provide relief in Haiti on Sunday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 11 people and left 135 injured.
  
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• Canadian military forces out on Wascana Lake for training

  07-10-2018 02:16
  Royal Canadian Navy reserves and members of the Canadian Army set sail on board the HMCS Queen on Wascana Lake Saturday morning for training exercises.
  
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• Saskatoon families to have warmer Thanksgiving with Feel the Love Campaign

  07-10-2018 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  Two Saskatoon families received new furnaces during the Thanksgiving long weekend as part of the Feel the Love Campaign.
  
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• RCMP ramping up highway enforcement over Thanksgiving weekend

  07-10-2018 00:35 via globalnews.ca
  It's all part of the annual Operation Impact, where police will focus on what they call 'the big four' - impaired driving, seatbelts, aggressive driving, and distracted driving.
  
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• 'Saskatoon Berry Jam' and camper trailer among 3D printing creations at Saskatoon open house - CBC.ca

  07-10-2018 00:20
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  'Saskatoon Berry Jam' and camper trailer among 3D printing creations at Saskatoon open house
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  From door handles to sink fittings, there's a building in Saskatoon where 3D printing is used for almost everything. Wave of the Future 3D held an open house at its cafe on Circle Drive to show off its printed creations on Saturday. On the road ...
  
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• 'Saskatoon Berry Jam' and camper trailer among 3D printing creations at Saskatoon open house

  07-10-2018 00:19 via cbc.ca
  From door handles to sink fittings, there’s a building in Saskatoon where 3D printing is used for almost everything.
  
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