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• New Humboldt Broncos book being pulled from store shelves after boycott

  10-10-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  A book is being pulled from store shelves after parents of Humboldt Broncos players said it was published without their permission.
  
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• Roughriders make a splash prior to Wednesday’s CFL trade deadline

  10-10-2018 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have bolstered their Canadian roster prior to Wednesday’s CFL trade deadline.
  
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• Brian Mason announces charges against trucking company involved in Humboldt Broncos crash

  10-10-2018 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Oct 10: Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason announced charges against the owner of the trucking company involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Owner of trucking company involved in Humboldt bus crash charged

  10-10-2018 22:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  EDMONTON — The owner of an Alberta trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been charged.
  Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason says Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking is charged with non-compliance with federal and provincial safety regulations over a six-month period.
  Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when a semi-trailer and the Broncos hockey bus collided in Saskatchewan last April.
  Officials with Alberta Transportation say eight char
  
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• Owner of trucking company involved in Humboldt crash charged

  10-10-2018 22:21 via cbc.ca
  The owner of the Calgary-based trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been charged.
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps’ Brett Levis cheers on former teammates in Saskatoon

  10-10-2018 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver Whitecaps FC player Brett Levis was in his hometown of Saskatoon to support former teammates playing at the Toyota National Championships.
  
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• Battlefords RCMP working to return stolen property

  10-10-2018 22:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  RCMP in Battlefords are asking the public for help after recovering what’s believed be a large amount stolen property.
  RCMP indicated in a news release Wednesday the stolen property was gathered from a number of property crime investigations and includes everything from bicycles to stolen tools.
  In some cases, the investigations yielded criminal charges, but RCMP report they are unable to identify and return the property to those who have lost it.
  “If you are missing property an
  
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• Owner of trucking company involved in Humboldt Broncos crash charged

  10-10-2018 22:07
  EDMONTON -- The owner of an Alberta trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been charged.
  
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• 'Persistent, aggressive type of behaviour' presents conundrum, prosecutor tells dangerous offender hearing

  10-10-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  The persistent, violent behavior of a man with a lengthy record of armed robberies presents a daunting challenge to the justice system and society, a Saskatoon court heard Wednesday.
  
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• 'Persistent, aggressive type of behaviour' presents condundrum, prosecutor tells dangerous offender hearing

  10-10-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  The persistent, violent behavior of a man with a lengthy record of armed robberies presents a daunting challenge to the justice system and society, a Saskatoon court heard Wednesday.
  
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• Councillors want clarity for public on Saskatoon speed limits

  10-10-2018 21:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Speed zones for seniors and eliminating high school speed zones will be considered as Saskatoon city hall moves forward with exploring lower speed limits on residential streets.
  City council’s transportation committee narrowly backed the possibility of a lower speed limit by supporting a strategy to consider the matter. The issue moves on to a vote by council on Oct. 22.
  Several committee members pointed out that city hall is not considering a 30-kilometre-per-hour speed limit for resident
  
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• Alberta, Saskatchewan and P.E.I. top provinces for doctors to practise: report

  10-10-2018 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan and Alberta are among the top provinces for doctors to practice, according to a ranking compiled by "The Medical Post."
  
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• Thanksgiving weekend keeps Saskatchewan RCMP officers busy on the road

  10-10-2018 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  For many, Thanksgiving was a time to relax and spend time with family, but for some Saskatchewan RCMP officers, it was everything but.
  
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• 'They mean so much': Semans, Sask., legion asking for public's help finding stolen war medals

  10-10-2018 20:55 via cbc.ca
  After a break in over the Thanksgiving long weekend, the chairman of membership at the Semans Legion is asking for the public's help in locating stolen war medals.
  
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• Saskatoon police find no humour in Thanksgiving hostage hoax call

  10-10-2018 20:47 via cbc.ca
  A hoax call to 911 on Monday drew than a dozen armed police officers, a canine unit, a member of the tactical support unit and a couple of paramedics to the Willogrove neighbourhood, all expecting to deal with an active shooter.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: more snow, rain and cold ahead

  10-10-2018 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  Coldest air in half a year returns to Saskatoon with rain and snow ahead in the weather forecast.
  
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• Search begins for the 2019 Saskatchewanderer

  10-10-2018 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  With more than 80,000 social media fans, the Saskatchewanderer captures the very best of the province for many Saskatchewan residents and tourists.
  
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• Winnipeg holds conference on preparing for emergencies like Humboldt bus crash

  10-10-2018 19:50
  WINNIPEG - The manager for the City of Humboldt says community officials everywhere need to be trained in how to deal with trauma and mental-health needs following a disaster.
  
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• Focus on rising costs of Indigenous legal claims as Ottawa preps financial books

  10-10-2018 19:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — The federal government’s forthcoming annual public accounts will release a trove of numbers that will show how much more Ottawa expects to pay to settle billions of dollars in legal claims made by Indigenous peoples and their communities.
  The contingent liabilities section in last year’s public accounts estimated Ottawa would eventually have to pay out total of nearly $20 billion to cover 70 outstanding comprehensive Indigenous land claims, 528 smaller specific claims
  
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• Solar power installation complete on Cowessess First Nation

  10-10-2018 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatchewan First Nation has made a big step forward in the world of solar energy and economic growth.
  
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• Sask. receives more than 2,000 responses to question of stricter trespassing law

  10-10-2018 19:21 via cbc.ca
  The province will now review the responses to its questionnaire on strengthening its trespassing legislation.
  
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• It's urgent to put Saskatoon's climate change plan into action, expert says

  10-10-2018 19:08 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon needs to accelerate its climate change mitigation plan, a member of the Saskatoon Environmental Advisory committee says in wake of a dire United Nations warning.
  
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• Moose Jaw, Sask. company fined in worker’s death

  10-10-2018 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  A Moose Jaw company has been fined over $23,000 after a worker fell from the roof of a house while taking measurements on June, 16, 2017.
  
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• Cowessess First Nation unveils new solar site alongside wind power site

  10-10-2018 18:08
  Saskatchewan is now home to a utility-scale solar and wind power site. The Cowessess First Nation unveiled the new solar energy site, alongside the existing wind power site on reserve land two kilometres east of Regina on Wednesday.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Trash fees sure to hit renters

  10-10-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: Trash collection fees cheaper in long run, committee hears (SP, Sept. 11)
  Cheaper for who? Cheaper for homeowners? Yes. Renters, on the other hand, take a hit. Don’t think for a second that landlords will lower rents to offset the decrease on their tax bill.
  Lower income people will now have to pay a minimum of $30 a month on top of already excessive rental rates. And how do we decide on the size of our bin? Garbage amounts often differ from one month to the next which means trips to t
  
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• Saskatoon Painters Club – 26th ANNUAL ART SHOW N’ SALE

  10-10-2018 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12th – 6:00pm to 9:00pm. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13th – 10:00am to 5:00pm. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14th – Noon to 4:00pm. Participating Artists: Wendy Bertelsen, Mae Buday, Beth Campbell, Vicki Chapman-Mager, Jacqueline Colleaux, Christine Devrome, Rajinder Dhand,Crystal Dyck, Judy Francoeur, Sylvie Francoeur, Helen Heroux, Sharon Higham, Gertrude Hunker, Lana Husulak, Olive Kalapaca, Debbie Kowalchuk, Mary Kruger,...
  
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• Using recreational cannabis for medical purposes

  10-10-2018 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  Pharmacist Kelly Kizlyk explains what people need to know if they a looking at using recreational cannabis for medical purposes once it is legalized on Oct. 17.
  
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• Homan rink to compete at Scotties after losing spot last season

  10-10-2018 16:33 via cbc.ca
  Curling Canada announced Wednesday that Rachel Homan's Ottawa rink will play in the wild-card game at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Feb. 15 if the skip doesn't earn an automatic spot by winning the Ontario championship.
  
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• Décor and Design: redesigning interior spaces

  10-10-2018 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  Metric Design associate Michelle Emard goes through the steps that are taken when redesigning spaces to reflect the tastes and styles of the property owner.
  
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• More than 100 MMIWG cases listed since Trudeau took office, group says

  10-10-2018 15:50 via cbc.ca
  The day before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government was sworn into office, Janel Squirrel was found dead in the basement of a rooming house in Calgary.
  
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• 25 people become Canadian citizens at Saskatchewan Aviation Museum

  10-10-2018 15:46 via globalnews.ca
  Over two dozen people become Canadian citizens at a special ceremony held Tuesday at the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum.
  
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• Man charged in Sask. Amber Alert expected to enter plea at next court appearance

  10-10-2018 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Johnathan Gunville faces a number of charges, including abduction, in a Sept. 16 incident that led to an Amber Alert being issued in Saskatchewan.
  
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• 'These words just kept on repeating in my head': U of S student speaks out after being harassed about wearing a hijab

  10-10-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Rida grabbed a coffee at Lower Place Riel, having just stepped off the bus on her way to class at the University of Saskatchewan. She was about to have an encounter that changed her view of her safety on campus and her level of comfort with talking to others about being Muslim.
  She went to find a lid at the coffee station by the store’s entrance when a man twice her small stature approached her in a way she found threatening.
  You don’t have to wear “that thing” around you
  
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• What Saskatoon drivers should know about police road checks in the legal pot age

  10-10-2018 14:28 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police officers will soon begin trying out one kit that tests for drug impairment using a saliva swab sample.
  
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• Editorial: Trudeau's carbon tax stubbornness

  10-10-2018 14:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the laughable assertion Friday that he was elected by Canadians to implement a national carbon tax.
  Instead of listening to members of the public, Trudeau has decided to fight them and condescend to them. And the numbers are increasingly turning against him. Good luck with that.
  Earlier this week, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced he was cancelling his province’s plans for a $25 per tonne carbon tax.
  Pallister had previously argued that was the c
  
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• Province, privacy commissioner monitoring Northern Village of Pinehouse's non-compliance releasing records

  10-10-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan’s information and privacy commissioner says the northern village of Pinehouse’s failure to respond to a request for information about interest-free mortgages it issued is on par with refusing access to public records.
  By the time Privacy Commissioner Ron Kruzeniski issued his final report on Sept. 13, the village’s administration had not sent a complete response to the request for records or an explanation of why other documents were not released.
  The applicant ask
  
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• Countdown to cannabis in Canada: World's largest country with legal pot sales

  10-10-2018 13:54
  On Oct. 17, Canada becomes the second and largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace. Uruguay launched legal sales last year, after several years of planning.
  
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• OPINION | 'Labour is essential': Living wage about more than just economics

  10-10-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  "What gives a business the right to profit off the labour of its employees while not compensating them in a way that allows them to live a full life, free from poverty?"
  
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• 'Labour is essential': Living wage about more than just economics

  10-10-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  "What gives a business the right to profit off the labour of its employees while not compensating them in a way that allows them to live a full life, free from poverty?"
  
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• First Nation wants appeal court to nix argument about reserve status

  10-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Lawyers representing a Saskatchewan First Nation want to appeal a decision that allows the provincial government and SaskPower to argue that 600 acres of flooded land near Southend was never properly designated as a reserve and is in fact Crown land.
  Court records show that Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation’s counsel, Thomas Berger, filed a motion on Oct. 2 to obtain leave to appeal Court of Queen’s Bench Judge Shawn Smith’s decision allowing the argument. The appellate court is sch
  
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• Michael makes landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane

  10-10-2018 11:49
  Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with potentially catastrophic winds of 155 mph (250 kph), one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. mainland.
  
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• Hurricane Michael slams into Florida, charges into Southeast

  10-10-2018 11:49
  Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle with terrifying winds of 250 km/h Wednesday, splintering homes and submerging neighbourhoods before continuing its destructive charge inland across the Southeast. It was the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental U.S. in nearly 50 years and at least one death was reported during its passage.
  
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• Hurricane Michael charges into Georgia, leaves at least 1 dead in Florida

  10-10-2018 11:49
  Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle with terrifying winds of 250 km/h Wednesday, splintering homes and submerging neighbourhoods before continuing its destructive charge inland across the Southeast. It was the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental U.S. in nearly 50 years and at least one death was reported during its passage.
  
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• Designating public spaces for marijuana consumption not on council's radar: Clark

  10-10-2018 05:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon City Council has no plans to designate public spaces for recreational marijuana consumption, Mayor Charlie Clark says.
  Clark made the pronouncement Tuesday evening during a community consultation hosted by the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners.
  Clark and other members of the board fielded questions about what the city and police force have done in preparation for the legalization of marijuana on Oct. 17.
  The Saskatchewan government says people smoking marijuana in public will be
  
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• With high-school volleyball in full swing, here's a look at who's who

  10-10-2018 04:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon high school volleyball season has passed the midway point, and teams are gearing up for a November playoff run.
  The Aden Bowman boys hold a 9-1 record and have emerged as a front runner. The girls standings are a lot tighter, with three undefeated teams — St. Joseph and Bishop Mahoney at 6-0, and Holy Cross at 5-0 — and several other teams hot on their tails.
  The StarPhoenix presents team-by-team breakdowns for each school with insights provided by the coaches.
   
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• Saskatoon committee taking further look at lowering residential speed limits

  10-10-2018 04:04 via globalnews.ca
  The Transportation Committee recommends Council has administration develop a detailed framework for revising posted speed limits on neighbourhood streets.
  
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• City moves forward to review lowering speed limits, including ‘seniors’ zones’

  10-10-2018 03:43
  The City of Saskatoon is moving forward with a review looking at reducing speed limits on residential streets, areas with playgrounds and a high senior population, and eliminating school zone limits near high schools.
  
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• Speed camera revenue cut will impede city's traffic safety initiatives

  10-10-2018 03:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  Reduced speed camera revenue will hinder the City of Saskatoon’s ability to implement traffic safety measures, a city council committee heard.
  Council’s transportation committee was told Tuesday that a decision by the Saskatchewan Party provincial government to redirect most of the money raised from fines issued through speed cameras has created uncertainty for the city.
  The money raised by speed camera fines went to the city’s traffic safety reserve fund, in part to deflect th
  
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• ‘It’s not his story to tell’: Victims’ families upset after book published about Humboldt Broncos

  10-10-2018 03:10
  Families of those killed and injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash are urging people not to buy a book that’s been written about the Broncos, saying they did not agree to the book’s publication.
  
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• Sask. student researches hot chili powder in cattle feed

  10-10-2018 02:26
  One of the first studies conducted at the University of Saskatchewan’s new Livestock and Forage Centre involves feeding cows hot chili powder extract.
  
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