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• Needle exchange puts weapons in hands of prison inmates, warns union rep

  03-11-2018 23:34 via cbc.ca
  A needle exchange program in Canadian prisons is a danger to correctional officers and condones drug use within prison systems, says a member of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers.
  
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• Tate persuaded out of retirement to join Riders

  03-11-2018 22:33
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Saturday morning that quarterback Drew Tate has been signed to the team.
  
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• Land-based education and food forest at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation a success

  03-11-2018 20:53 via cbc.ca
  There's something new in Muskeg Lake. kihiw waciston School, which is Cree for "eagle's nest", has a new land-based education centre. It's an open concept cabin-style building and construction is about 95 per cent complete.
  
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• Riders sign QB Drew Tate out of retirement for playoff push

  03-11-2018 20:13 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed veteran CFL quarterback Drew Tate out of retirement. The 34-year-old Tate joins the Green and White in time for the playoffs and as questions linger about starting QB Zach Collaros's availability.
  
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• Strike continues at Saskatoon Co-op after latest round of bargaining fails - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  03-11-2018 19:59
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  Strike continues at Saskatoon Co-op after latest round of bargaining fails
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  Friday's round of bargaining between Saskatoon Co-op and the union that represents most of its workers did not result in a deal. Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Updated: November 3, 2018. Share Adjust Comment Print. Friday's round of bargaining between ...
  
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• Strike continues at Saskatoon Co-op after latest round of bargaining fails

  03-11-2018 19:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  Friday’s round of bargaining between Saskatoon Co-op and the union that represents most of its workers did not result in a deal.
  Saskatoon Co-op said in a news release that it improved its offer with a higher wage increase, which was rejected by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1400.
  Employees at about two dozen Co-op grocery stores, gas bars and hardware stores in Saskatoon, Martensville, Warman and Colonsay went on strike Thursday morning.
  Negotiations stalled over a
  
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• Janes chicken strips added to recall list over salmonella concerns

  03-11-2018 18:52 via cbc.ca
  A week after the Janes brand chicken burgers were put on a recall list for possible salmonella contamination by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the company's chicken strips have been added.
  
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• Hole: Weeding out the myths of cannabis

  03-11-2018 18:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  I’ve always been fascinated by the science of plants. It’s the main reason why I studied plant science at university.
  But during those university days, I didn’t believe that cannabis would ever become legal in Canada. Cannabis was, basically, just fodder for a lot of jokes with my friends. I spent a lot of time on the science of how to kill weeds grow rather than how to grow weed.
  Well, fast forward to 2018 and the legalization of adult-use cannabis has come and gone. Now, a lo
  
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• Driver extracted from vehicle after two vehicle collision

  03-11-2018 17:31
  Firefighters had to extract one person from a vehicle after a two vehicle collision late Friday night.
  
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• Modern family living at the touch of a button with Touchstone Development

  03-11-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Picking out your Touchstone Development home is as easy as the touch of a button, thanks to the builder’s onsite app. You can get a sense of what they offer at their Brighton show home, located at 319 Dagnone Cres.
  The builder’s app allows visitors to get a detailed look at their options and customize a house simply by tapping on a screen.
  Steven Selby, president of Touch Development says it starts by picking the area or neighbourhood, then the address. The customer can then tap on a
  
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• Saskatoon fire crew rescues driver from smashed-up car ... - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  03-11-2018 16:58
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  Fire crews had to use extrication tools to get one of the drivers out of a vehicle involved in a two-car crash at Broadway Avenue and Third Street East on Friday ...
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• Saskatoon fire crew rescues driver from smashed-up car

  03-11-2018 16:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Fire crews had to use extrication tools to get one of the drivers out of a vehicle involved in a two-car crash on Broadway Avenue Friday night.
  The crash happened just before midnight at the intersection of Broadway Avenue and Third Street East, according to a Saskatoon Fire Department news release.
  Fire crews responded and had to use spreaders and cutters to remove a door from one of the vehicles to get the driver out. The driver was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries.
  Firefighters th
  
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• Conservatives names former mayor to face Maxime Bernier in 2019

  03-11-2018 16:20
  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is naming a former local mayor and agricultural entrepreneur to face Quebec MP Maxime Bernier in the 2019 election.
  
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• Conservatives name former mayor to face Maxime Bernier in 2019

  03-11-2018 16:20
  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is naming a former local mayor and agricultural entrepreneur to face Quebec MP Maxime Bernier in the 2019 election.
  
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• Early cases of flu appear in Saskatoon | 650 CKOM - News Talk 650 CKOM

  03-11-2018 15:01
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  Early cases of flu appear in Saskatoon | 650 CKOM
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  Saskatchewan health officials are are encouraging people not to wait to get their flu shots with the peak seas...and more »
  
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• Prison watchdog slams quality of care for mentally ill Prairie inmates

  03-11-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada's prison watchdog is slamming quality of care for mentally ill Prairie inmates in a report that reveals the number of "use of force" incidents in Saskatoon and Edmonton facilities were highest in the country.
  
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• Don Bradshaw restoring Second World War German fighter in his Saskatoon garage - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  03-11-2018 13:01
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  Don Bradshaw restoring Second World War German fighter in his Saskatoon garage
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  Don Bradshaw used to keep cars in his Saskatoon garage. Now it's occupied by a Second World War-vintage German fighter aircraft. Alex MacPherson, Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Updated: November 3, 2018. Don Bradshaw in the cockpit of a Second Wold ...
  
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• New Faces New Places: Expansion into cannabis industry will help Indigenous communities thrive

  03-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cannabis was once believed to have the power to break apart communities, but now it has become a hopeful opportunity to build and strengthen First Nations communities across the province.
  After winning permits to open cannabis stores in Warman, North Battleford and Yorkton, Synergy 5 Investments — which is a partnership between five First Nations in Saskatchewan — is excited to open shop and see the benefits start rolling in.
  Stakeholders under the Synergy 5 Investments banners inclu
  
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• New educational treaty resources coming to Sask. classrooms

  03-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A new treaty resource is on its way into Kindergarten to Grade 9 classrooms in Saskatchewan.
  The Ministry of Education worked alongside the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, First Nations Elders and teachers to create the resource, which will provide teachers with suggestions on how to integrate treaty education into various subject areas.
  Resources to help teach treaty rights in the classroom were first introduced in 2008. Education Minister Gord Wyant said the new resource will supplement tho
  
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• Love of the game: Saskatoon hockey old-timers to be enshrined ... - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  03-11-2018 13:00
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  Dave Brown and Stanley Halliwell are among the 30 Saskatchewan inductees in the Canadian 80-plus Hockey Hall of Fame.and more »
  
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• Love of hockey lasts eight decades for Saskatoon hockey old-timers about to share Hockey Hall of Fame spotlight

  03-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Stan Halliwell may have a secret to his hockey longevity.
  “I stay out of the corners, I guess,” he chuckles.
  The hockey octogenarian and his colleagues have a good laugh over that one.
  Halliwell — one of the founding members of Saskatoon’s 60-plus Hockey League — is still going strong at age 84.
  He will be among those inducted into the Canadian 80-plus Hockey Hall of Fame on Saturday during a ceremony in Saskatoon.
  Another is Dave Brown, also age 84.
  “They bui
  
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• Letters to the editor Nov. 3, 2018

  03-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: Lip sync video criticism
  In a letter to the editor in the Oct. 20 StarPhoenix, we were criticized for our production of a lip sync video, saying it wasn’t the best use of time. Many of the people involved volunteered their lunch breaks, days off and even their summer holidays to participate in this. It was a phenomenal show of camaraderie not only within our police service, but as we saw from the international reaction, a source of pride for our entire city as well. Every communit
  
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• James Smith Cree Nation seeks to open Saskatoon's first private-pay MRI clinic in Market Mall - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  03-11-2018 13:00
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  James Smith Cree Nation seeks to open Saskatoon's first private-pay MRI clinic in Market Mall
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  The clinic is expected to have an MRI 3 Tesla machine that provides clearer and more detailed images than a standard MRI machine. Andrea Hill, Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Updated: November 3, 2018. Share Adjust Comment Print. The James Smith Cree ...
  
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• James Smith Cree Nation seeks to open Saskatoon's first private-pay MRI clinic in Market Mall

  03-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The James Smith Cree Nation hopes to start generating profit from a proposed private MRI clinic within five years of its opening, says the First Nation’s executive director.
  The First Nation has partnered with the head of a young Ontario-based research company to open a private MRI and CT facility in Saskatoon’s Market Mall, where a new community health centre is expected to open this month. If the JSCN Medical Clinic opens in the spring of 2019 as planned, it could become Saskatoon&
  
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• How learning English opens doors for newcomers

  03-11-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  From street signs to grocery shopping to visiting with neighbours, language is essential to navigating the world. Imagine moving to a new country where you don't know the language. That is the everyday reality for some newcomers to Canada.
  
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• Don Bradshaw restoring Second World War German fighter in his Saskatoon garage

  03-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Don Bradshaw used to spend his evenings and weekends in his garage, going through his “second childhood” restoring collector cars, including a 1969 Dodge Daytona and a 1970 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda.
  Now, the longtime aircraft maintenance engineer has swapped Detroit muscle for Berlin might, and his garage on a quiet suburban street in Saskatoon is occupied by a mid-1940s Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 fighter.
  “To me, it’s the challenge. It’s the challenge and, you know,
  
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• Cuthand: Province is further hurting relationship with First Nations

  03-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Relations between the Saskatchewan government and the province’s First Nations are taking a turn for the worse and it appears to be caused by the provincial government’s approach to First Nations issues.
  The province seems to have seized upon the fear and racism that exists in rural areas as an election strategy. As we see south of the border, fear and racism are a powerful mix and very exploitable.
  The Saskatchewan Party has not had a positive relationship with the First Nations for
  
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• Canadian 80-plus Hockey Hall of Fame induction Saturday

  03-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A full day of activities will be held in conjunction with the Canadian 80-plus Hockey Hall of Fame celebrations on Saturday.
  It all begins at 12:30 p.m. at Schroh Arena with a challenge game between a 75-plus old-timers team and a bantam girls hockey team from the Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association.
  Free skating follows from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Schroh, as well as a complementary beverage and snack lounge upstairs from 2 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., where you can meet with former NHLers, including speci
  
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• Less than 10% of glass put in recycling bins in Regina and Saskatoon makes it through the process

  03-11-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Is scrubbing a glass jar that was once full of almond butter so that it’s suitable for the blue bin worth your time?
  
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• Road conditions deteriorating around Swift Current, as well as Blaine Lake, Kindersley

  03-11-2018 04:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  Travel was not recommended on Highway 4 south of Swift Current on Friday night, due to slush that was subject to freezing and drifting snow.
  The Highway Hotline issued the warning for Highway 4 from the junction with Highway 343, south to the junction with Highway 18, as of 8 p.m. Friday.
  At about 9:30 p.m., the Highway Hotline issued an update with a further warning for highways in the Kindersley area. Travel was not recommended Friday night on a number of roads in the area, including Highway 7
  
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• Road conditions deteriorating around Swift Current, as well as Blaine Lake

  03-11-2018 03:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  Travel was not recommended on Highway 4 south of Swift Current on Friday night, due to slush that was subject to freezing and drifting snow.
  The Highway Hotline issued the warning for Highway 4 from the junction with Highway 343, south to the junction with Highway 18, as of 8 p.m. Friday.
  The Blaine Lake RCMP detachment also said it had reports of freezing rain and poor road conditions in the area and sent a news release not recommending travel in that area. Blaine Lake is about 80 kilometres no
  
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• Doing good deeds in Saskatoon on random acts of kindness day

  03-11-2018 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  There was no lack of good deeds in Saskatoon on Friday as people took part in random acts of kindness day to brighten up the live of other people. Nicole Stillger with the story.
  
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• Scholarships honour Humboldt Broncos’ captain killed in bus crash

  03-11-2018 02:36 via globalnews.ca
  Scholarships in Martensville and Allan will honour the legacy of Logan Schatz, who was killed in Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Rebekah Lesko with the details.
  
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• Dog has new lease on life after U of S vet removes rare skull tumour

  03-11-2018 01:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Norma Tait was petting her dog Toby and noticed a small lump, she figured it was simply the product of a bump on the head.
  However, as months passed and the lump continued to grow, Norma and her husband Kelly knew it was time to take the shih-tzu-Yorkshire terrier cross to their vet. Initially, they were told to keep an eye on it and come back if it continued to grow. When it did, their vet, based out of Tisdale, referred the couple to the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College
  
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• Saskatoon celebrates Random Act of Kindness Day - Globalnews.ca

  03-11-2018 01:41
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  WATCH: There was no lack of good deeds in Saskatoon on Friday as people took part in random acts of kindness day to brighten up the live of other people. Nicole Stillger with the story. X. - A A +. Listen. Picture this: you're in the drive-thru at Tim ...and more »
  
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• Saskatoon celebrates Random Act of Kindness Day

  03-11-2018 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Community Foundation surprises The Lighthouse with a $2,500 grant on Random Act of Kindness Day.
  
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• Family continues legacy of former Humboldt Broncos captain

  03-11-2018 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  High school scholarships in both Allan and Martensville schools aim to honour the legacy of Logan Schatz, who was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Saskatoon war hero honoured a century after his death

  03-11-2018 01:25
  Hundreds of people gathered at Kinsmen Park Friday afternoon to honour Sgt. Hugh Cairns V.C., a Saskatoon war hero who died 100 years ago.
  
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• Football Huskies prepare for playoff return at UBC

  03-11-2018 01:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  After one season on the playoff sidelines, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies have a guaranteed booking.
  The Huskies will play a Canada West semifinal Saturday in Vancouver against the UBC Thunderbirds. They failed to make the post-season in 2017, but went 5-3 this time around, as did UBC.
  Here’s what you need to know with the 3 p.m. Saturday game-time approaching.
   
  The stars come out
  Four Huskies were named Canada West all-stars Friday — offensive guard Mattland Riley, run
  
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• The Docket: Bre McAdam's weekly court wrap

  03-11-2018 01:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon StarPhoenix court reporter Bre McAdam details some of the cases she’s been covering this week in the Nov. 2, 2018, edition of The Docket.
  On Friday, former Saskatoon high school teacher Rhett Lundgren pleaded guilty to one count each of arranging to commit a sexual offence against a child, possession of child porn and attempting to access child porn. He is scheduled to be sentenced early next year.
  Earlier in the week, the trial for Johnny Dyck Klassen saw and heard hor
  
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• Bats more likely to spread disease when stressed, vet college researchers find

  03-11-2018 00:50
  Melanie Elliott has rescued many bats over the years, including Batrick and Elizabat whom she keeps for educational programs.
  
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• Renee Kohlman's cookbook takes gold at Taste Canada Food Writing Awards

  03-11-2018 00:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  Local pastry chef and StarPhoenix food columnist Renee Kohlman has taken the top spot in her category at the 2018 Taste Canada Food Writing Awards.
  Her cookbook All the Sweet Things: Baked Goods and Stories from the Kitchen of Sweetsugarbean was honoured in the single-subject cookbook category at the award ceremony in Toronto on Monday. 
  “I am so thrilled and honoured to receive this recognition from my peers at Taste Canada,” Kohlman said in a statement. “I
  
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• Broncos Night in Swift Current

  03-11-2018 00:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Swift Current and Humboldt Broncos have both been shaken by bus crashes. Now, they’re partnering to release special jerseys to help first responders. Cami Kepke has more.
  
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• Canadian astronaut Dave Williams shares experiences from around — and above — the world in new memoir

  03-11-2018 00:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  Astronaut, aquanaut, doctor, cancer survivor — Dave Williams’ life has never been short on excitement and perseverance. The Canadian who holds the national record for the most time doing a spacewalk decided to share his stories and experiences in a new memoir called Defying Limits: Lessons from the Edge of the Universe, and he’s visiting Saskatoon to give a talk at McNally Robinson on Sunday, Nov. 4. He spoke with the StarPhoenix ahead of the event.
   
  Q: Looking back at yo
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Nov. 2

  03-11-2018 00:22 via globalnews.ca
  In this week’s edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “The Nutcracker.”
  
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• Humboldt Broncos detail costs of dealing with a tragedy

  03-11-2018 00:07 via globalnews.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos received nearly $1.6 million in donations outside of the GoFundMe. Two of the biggest costs were over $70,000 on travel and nearly $60,000 on marketing.
  
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• Arrest - Firearms Investigation - Avenue R South and 21st Street West

  03-11-2018 00:06 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two males are in police custody after being observed with handguns this afternoon. At approximately 4:20 p.m., November 2, 2018, Police received a report that two males were at the corner of Avenue R South and 21st Street West. One of the males was observed with what appeared to be a handgun. Police located and arrested the males in an alley a short distance away and seized two imitation firearms.The males have been charged with Weapon Dangerous to Public and Carry Concealed. The
  
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