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• Jury recommends institutional changes after ‘psychopath’ death at RPC in Saskatoon

  31-10-2018 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  Prior to his death, Traigo Andretti was deemed a psychopath by staff at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon.
  
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• Preview: A Soldier's War inspired by a veteran's letters

  31-10-2018 23:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Joshua Ramsden’s grandfather passed away, he left Ramsden a number of letters he’d sent during his time as a solider in the Second World War.
  “It was all these letters that he’d wrote home to his family when he was in the army,” Ramsden said. “By the end of the letters I was like, ‘I understand the point of view of that person. I’ve met that man … but I never really met the man or voice before he’d gone overseas.'”
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• 40-year-old charged with aggravated assault following stabbing

  31-10-2018 23:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 40-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing that took place in Saskatoon’s Meadow Green neighbourhood.
  The stabbing, which happened on Tuesday night, occurred in the 500 block of Avenue X just after 11 p.m. Then, on Wednesday at around 5:10 a.m., police observed a man thought to be involved in the stabbing driving a Toyota Corolla at the intersection of Avenue W South and 33rd Street West.Officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Idylwyld Drive North
  
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• Agrium ordered to pay $490,000 after non-fatal potash mine accident

  31-10-2018 23:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  Agrium Inc. has been fined $490,000 after pleading guilty to a single charge in connection with an accident at its Vanscoy potash mine that left a worker with serious injuries.
  Derick Perschke spent 11 days in the hospital following the Aug. 21, 2016 incident. He underwent surgery to remove part of his spleen, and was left with memory and anger issues as well as no sense of smell or taste, Crown prosecutor Buffy Rodgers said Wednesday.
  The fine includes a $350,000 penalty and a $140,000 victim s
  
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• Chief wants to focus on children, not racism in preschool debate

  31-10-2018 23:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand says opposition to a proposed preschool in the Montgomery Place neighbourhood is “disheartening,” but he wants to reset the conversation.
  Arcand told reporters at a news conference at the council’s office Wednesday he wanted to address “misconceptions” over the plan for a preschool on 11th Street West.
  The Montgomery Place Community Association website says the association wrote to the City of Saskatoon to say it was oppose
  
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• Saskatoon firefighters put out fire at Sutherland restaurant

  31-10-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon firefighters said smoke was coming from the building and roof of the Sutherland restaurant when they arrived.
  
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• Police share tips for safe Halloween in Saskatoon

  31-10-2018 22:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  Are you in the spooky spirit?
  Saskatoon police have several safety tips as people hit the streets to seek out treats and tricks this Halloween.
  • Parents should ensure young children are accompanied by an adult when trick-or-treating. Older children should stay in pairs or groups, with at least one person equipped with a cell phone, police say.
  • Parents should be aware of the route taken by their children and when the kids will be returning home. Police also say that being seen is bei
  
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• Woman 'heartbroken' after 7 jingle dresses stolen

  31-10-2018 22:52
  Kalli Speaker was in Saskatoon for the FSIN powwow that was held at SaskTel Centre over the weekend.
  
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• North Battleford residents question two-week shutdown of Fieldhouse for revival-style religious event

  31-10-2018 22:48 via cbc.ca
  People in North Battleford say they're troubled their city is renting its Fieldhouse for two weeks to a religious organization that appears to denounce abortion and homosexuality, among other things.
  
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• North Battleford residents question 2-week shutdown of field house for revival-style religious event

  31-10-2018 22:48 via cbc.ca
  People in North Battleford, Sask., say they're troubled their city is renting its field house for two weeks to a religious organization that appears to denounce abortion and homosexuality, among other things.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Jefferson, Lauther double nominees for CFL awards

  31-10-2018 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker Brett Lauther was one of four players nominated from the team for the 2018 CFL awards.
  
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• Police locate missing 12-year-old girl

  31-10-2018 22:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  UPDATE: City police report Eliza Masuskapoe has been found safe. 
  City police are asking for the public’s help locating a 12-year-old girl who went missing and may be in a “vulnerable state.”
  Eliza Masuskapoe was last seen at roughly 10:50 in the 900 block of Broadway Avenue, according to a police news release, and her family is concerned for her well-being.
  Family say the young girl has a large build, long, wavy brown hair with a light complexion and brown eyes.She w
  
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• UPDATE: Stabbing - 500 block Ave. X S

  31-10-2018 22:19 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police have arrested and charged a man in relation to a stabbing that occurred last night.At approximately 5:10 a.m., October 31, 2018, Saskatoon Police observed a male driving a Toyota Corolla in the intersection of Avenue W North and 33rd Street West. This male suspect was thought to be involved in a stabbing incident that occurred the previous night. Officers conducted a traffic stop on Idylwyld Drive North, near 51st Street. The driver’s identity was confirmed and h
  
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• Police seek suspects after 'suspicious' truck abandoned

  31-10-2018 22:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  Police are looking for a suspect, or suspects, who refused to stop for officers on Wednesday.
  At roughly 1:20 a.m., police were dispatched to the area of Highlands Crescent for a report of a suspicious vehicle being driven by three men wearing what police indicated was black clothing.
  When officers arrived, they located the suspicious vehicle, which police indicated was a white f-250 and a vehicle marked with a home renovation company.
  Police attempted to stop the car, but it refused, driving do
  
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• Provincial, municipal elections rescheduled to prevent overlap

  31-10-2018 21:53
  Saskatchewan has rescheduled its next provincial and municipal elections to prevent overlap in 2020.
  
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• Blood Tribe woman heartbroken after custom jingle dresses stolen in Saskatoon

  31-10-2018 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  The theft has left the 20-year-old university student at a loss. She spends all of her spare time dancing in her unique dresses.
  
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• Evade Police - Highlands Cr. & Acadia Dr.

  31-10-2018 21:45 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are searching for a suspect(s) who refused to stop for Police early this morning.At approximately 1:20 a.m., October 31, 2018, Saskatoon Police were dispatched to the area of Highlands Crescent and Acadia Drive. They received a report of a suspicious vehicle being driven by three men all wearing black clothing. When Patrol members arrived in the area, they located the suspect vehicle, which was a white F-250 and a marked home renovation company vehicle. A traffic stop was attemp
  
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• Sask. gov’t announces 2020 election date, tables election law changes

  31-10-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Voters across Saskatchewan will head to the polls twice in two weeks in 2020 for the provincial and municipal elections.
  
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• Sask. gov't changing 2020 provincial and municipal election dates to provide more time between

  31-10-2018 21:29 via cbc.ca
  The provincial and municipal elections would have been held five days apart.
  
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• Jurors to make recommendations after ‘psychopath’ death at RPC in Saskatoon

  31-10-2018 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  Prior to his death, Traigo Andretti was deemed a psychopath by staff at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon.
  
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• The art of the scare: Horror movie buff teaches you how to spook people

  31-10-2018 20:34 via cbc.ca
  You could just call Anthony Buziak a Michael Myers for hire.
  
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• Mayor Clark, Jewish leaders call for unity in wake of Pittsburgh shooting

  31-10-2018 19:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Agudas Israel Synagogue was packed Tuesday night as people from across Saskatoon gathered for a vigil to honour and mourn the 11 victims who died in a shooting on Saturday at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue.
  Rabbi Claudio Jodorkovsky opened the evening service by leading prayers and speaking about how powerful it can be when people stand united against hate.
  “Together we will always be stronger than those who wish to do us harm,” he said.
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• Missing girl last seen on Broadway Ave.

  31-10-2018 19:53
  A missing 12-year-old girl may be in a vulnerable state, Saskatoon police say.
  
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• Missing girl found

  31-10-2018 19:53
  A missing 12-year-old girl may be in a vulnerable state, Saskatoon police say.
  
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• High School Huddle: Saskatoon football playoffs, soccer provincial championships

  31-10-2018 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Secondary Schools Athletic Directorate crowned its football champions this past weekend, and provincial champions were decided in soccer.
  
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• High School Huddle: Saskatoon football playoffs, provincial soccer championships

  31-10-2018 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Secondary Schools Athletic Directorate crowned its football champions this past weekend, and provincial champions were decided in soccer.
  
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• Agrium Inc. fined $490K for 2016 workplace accident at Vanscoy mine

  31-10-2018 19:48 via cbc.ca
  Potash giant Agrium Inc. was fined $490,000 after pleading guilty to failing provide a safe workplace at its Vanscoy mine. Derick Perschke sustained serious abdominal and head injuries.
  
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• Court action launched against Sixties Scoop settlement agreement lawyer fees

  31-10-2018 19:42 via cbc.ca
  A dozen Sixties Scoop survivors filed court action this month aimed at challenging the $37.5 million in fees awarded to three law firms involved in the Sixties Scoop settlement agreement.
  
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• Price for grain storage bags inflates with recycling fee

  31-10-2018 19:32 via cbc.ca
  When producers begin thinking about grain storage for the 2019 crop season they’ll have to factor in a new mandatory Environmentally Handing Fee, or EHF, that takes effect today.
  
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• Escaped prisoner caught by Saskatchewan RCMP

  31-10-2018 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Louis Bonneau, who escape from the Willow Cree Healing Lodge on Oct. 28, was caught two days later near MacDowall, Sask.
  
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• 'This is going to help for generations to come': First-of-its-kind women's shelter to open in northern Sask.

  31-10-2018 19:14 via cbc.ca
  The Athabasca Health Authority says construction on a new women's shelter is underway in Black Lake. The shelter will be the first of its kind and provide spaces for women and children fleeing abusive situations.
  
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• Bus driver helps alert crews to fire at strip mall

  31-10-2018 19:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon bus driver helped alert firefighters to a blaze at a strip mall in the city’s Sutherland neighbourhood on Tuesday.
  At 11:20 p.m., firefighters received a 911 call alongside a notification from a city bust driver reporting smoke coming from a restaurant located at 1418 Central Ave.
  Several fire crews were dispatched to the scene, and when they arrived, they found smoke exiting the building from the roof of a business in the north end of the mall.
  After gaining access to the buil
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: creepy Halloween, November rain/snow

  31-10-2018 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  Creepy Halloween conditions make way for November rain and snow in Saskatoon's weather forecast ahead.
  
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• Dr. Hans Peterson remembered for bringing safe drinking water to thousands

  31-10-2018 18:39 via cbc.ca
  A pioneer in safe drinking water is being remembered for changing the lives of thousands.
  
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• Sask.'s failure to bring in a carbon tax will harm others, Ottawa argues

  31-10-2018 18:34
  The federal government argues it has jurisdiction to impose a carbon tax in Saskatchewan because climate change is a matter of national concern.
  
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• Rural Sask. residents help capture inmate who escaped from healing lodge

  31-10-2018 18:33 via cbc.ca
  RCMP apprehended a man who escaped from the Willow Cree Healing Lodge with the help of rural residents.
  
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• Medical cannabis user finds prescription unaffordable now that recreational weed is legal

  31-10-2018 18:27 via cbc.ca
  If Shane Moore were to purchase his prescription from a Health Canada supplier, it would cost him $1,500 every month. He can't afford that.
  
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• Escaped inmate captured in farmyard, treated for exposure

  31-10-2018 18:22
  An escaped inmate from Willow Cree Healing Lodge has been captured.
  
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• PST, interest rates negatively impacting Saskatoon builds: report - Globalnews.ca

  31-10-2018 18:03
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  PST, interest rates negatively impacting Saskatoon builds: report
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  PST on construction, interest rate increases, and the mortgage stress test are negatively impacting home building permits in Saskatoon, according to a local association. The Saskatoon & Region Home Builders' Association (SRHBA) pointed to those reasons ...
  
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• PST, interest rates negatively impacting Saskatoon builds: report

  31-10-2018 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association said PST on construction and interest rates are two factors affecting the new housing market.
  
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• Sask. government warning public about the risks of using cryptocurrency

  31-10-2018 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  All part of Investor Education Month, the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) is warning Saskatchewan residents on the potential risks of trading and investing in cryptocurrency.
  
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• Federal government says help on the way for remote, Indigenous communities amid Greyhound shutdown

  31-10-2018 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced that the Trudeau government is open to helping affected provinces pay for bus service in communities where other companies have not taken over.
  
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• 'What a fine day to die': Suicide notes offer glimpse into troubled mind of double murderer Traigo Andretti

  31-10-2018 17:02 via cbc.ca
  Suicide notes left by double murderer Traigo Andretti offer a glimpse into the deeply troubled mind of a killer.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Plenty of questions about trash plan

  31-10-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  How much is the budgetary garbage “shortfall?” Is it due to an expense overrun, revenue shortfall, or both? Have the previous eight consecutive shortfalls been for the same reason(s), and if so, was the budgeting process for this line item changed from year to year? If not, why not?
  Have these “shortfalls” been covered by property tax increases levied for other proposed services? Per city news releases, residential trash is 33 per cent of all trash taken to the landfill (
  
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• Canada Post rotating strikes end in Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Weyburn - Globalnews.ca

  31-10-2018 16:42
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  Canada Post rotating strikes end in Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Weyburn
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  WATCH ABOVE: Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Weyburn hit with rotating Canada Post strikes as union members walk off the job Tuesday. X. - A A +. Listen. Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) who walked off the job at several locations in ...
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  Canada Post trucks backed up as strikes move throughout Quebec, OttawaSaskat
  
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• Ottawa argues it has authority to impose a carbon tax on Saskatchewan

  31-10-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa said a failure by one province to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will harm all the other provinces and territories.
  
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• Dental tips while enjoying Halloween treats

  31-10-2018 15:11 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Gary Houseman explains some healthy dental practices for kids – and everyone – as they enjoy their Halloween treats.
  
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• Feds say they'll help remote, Indigenous communities left without buses

  31-10-2018 15:05
  The federal government says it will step in to support the transportation needs of some northern and remote communities affected by the closure of Greyhound bus operations in western Canada and northern Ontario.
  
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• Restaurant fire in northeast Saskatoon causes $80,000 in damage

  31-10-2018 15:03
  Part of the Sutherland neighbourhood was shut down on Tuesday night after a fire at a strip mall.
  
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• Housing first part of action plan to deal with homelessness in Saskatoon

  31-10-2018 15:03 via globalnews.ca
  Get help, get informed, get involved are key pillars in the action plan to deal with homelessness in Saskatoon.
  
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