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• Defence argues Johnny Klassen was likely suffering from a mental disorder when he killed his father

  23-11-2018 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
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  When Johnny Dyck Klassen stomped on his father’s head and slashed his neck during an argument in their Kerrobert apartment suite, he knew it was legally wrong.
  He told an investigator he washed the blood off before stealing a semi from a nearby farm. He said he drove it into a slough because he wanted to hide from police.
  Klassen also told the officer that his father was miserable and talked about wanting to die. He said he loved him and wanted to take him out of h
  
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• Teen injured after car struck by semi near Prince Albert

  23-11-2018 23:29
  A 16-year-old girl was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the Volkswagen Rabbit she was driving was hit by a semi on Thursday.
  
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• Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos players reunite on the ice

  23-11-2018 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  Former Humboldt Broncos Jacob Wassermann and RyanStraschnitzki reunited on the ice during a sled hockey scrimmage in Colorado on Friday.
  
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• U of S honours Indigenous athletes

  23-11-2018 22:30
  The University of Saskatchewan is honouring Indigenous athletes for their contribution to sport.
  
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• Survey shows people want library to be modern, welcoming building

  23-11-2018 22:19
  The Saskatoon Public Library is sharing what it says people want in a potential new downtown library.
  
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• Nine overdoses reported at Saskatoon Correctional Centre in last two weeks

  23-11-2018 22:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  The provincial government says the Saskatoon Correctional Centre has an “acute” drug problem after as many as nine opioid overdoses were reported on a single 36-bed remand unit over the last two weeks.
  Drug problems at the jail came under scrutiny earlier this month when an inmate who was awaiting trial was found dead from a suspected opioid overdose — and multiple other incidents have been reported since then.
  That is a concern not only to the Saskatchewan Government and Gener
  
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• What you need to know about the Grey Cup

  23-11-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  The Buzzer is CBC Sports' daily newsletter. Get up to speed in a hurry on the interesting stuff happening in sports, including what you need to know to be ready for the Grey Cup.
  
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• New Regina and Saskatoon program for deaf and hard of hearing preschoolers

  23-11-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  A new pilot program in Regina and Saskatoon supports the development of communication skills for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
  
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• Filmmaker with Sask. roots travels to fire lines to explore firefighters' PTSD

  23-11-2018 20:49 via cbc.ca
  Pan Yannitsos, originally from Regina, is visiting the front lines with firefighters to bear witness to the pressures they face, and to better understand the impact of post-traumatic stress when the emergency is over and first responders go home.
  
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• Filmmaker with Regina roots travels to fire lines to explore firefighters' PTSD

  23-11-2018 20:49 via cbc.ca
  Pan Yannitsos, originally from Regina, is visiting the front lines with firefighters to bear witness to the pressures they face, and to better understand the impact of post-traumatic stress when the emergency is over and first responders go home.
  
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• 3 more cases of E. coli illness from romaine lettuce confirmed in Canada

  23-11-2018 20:09 via cbc.ca
  The total number of confirmed cases in Canada is now 22.
  
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• Saskatoon police say man Tasered in apartment was 'aggressive' and threatening

  23-11-2018 20:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two constables with the Saskatoon Police Service who were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by a Saskatoon man say they believed a physical assault was imminent when they used a Taser on him after they were sent to the wrong address.
  The details in their version of events, contained in a statement of defence filed in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench, do not address Dion Waniandy’s claim that the Taser charge struck him in the back.
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• Fentanyl-laced drugs suspected as cause of nine overdoses at Saskatoon jail in two weeks

  23-11-2018 19:43 via cbc.ca
  Nine inmates at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre have overdosed in the past two weeks on a substance officials believe is laced with fentanyl.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: cool down on way for weekend

  23-11-2018 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  Temperatures will cool down this weekend in Saskatoon with wind chill near -18 on Saturday.
  
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• Saskatoon cop aims to combat drug trade and addiction with podcast

  23-11-2018 19:27 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon police officer who runs a drug education project called Say Know now has a podcast by the same name.
  
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• 'Recipe for miscommunication': Lawyer says Sask. gov't response not enough to prevent in-custody deaths

  23-11-2018 19:13 via cbc.ca
  "We have to remember, even though they are in custody, the young people in Kilburn Hall are children," said attorney Ammy Murray.
  
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• Nurses now working weekends and holidays at Kilburn Hall youth jail, after inmate's 2015 death

  23-11-2018 19:13 via cbc.ca
  The change comes after a coroner's inquest jury called for more nurses at the facility, where a 17-year-old boy died of a meth overdose in July 2015.
  
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• Expert tips for how to have a stress-free holiday

  23-11-2018 18:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Personal shopping help is not just for celebrities.
  The holidays may be meant to make us feel nostalgic, happy and generous, but it often just ends up making us feel overwhelmed.
  You don’t have to be Kim Kardashian, however, to get some help preparing for the holidays. Saskatoon-based personal shopper Hannah Peterson is here to offer guidance and advice on how to stay sane and enjoy the season.
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• Regina woman killed on Highway 1 trying to avoid a deer

  23-11-2018 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  Moose Jaw RCMP said a Regina woman was killed when her vehicle hit a parked semi and flipped when she swerved to avoid a deer.
  
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• Sask. sexual assault strategy expected in spring 2019

  23-11-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan has the highest sexual assault rate among the provinces, but no provincial strategy. That is expected to change next year.
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: Nov. 17-23

  23-11-2018 18:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• Stop sticks used on stolen vehicle by Saskatoon police during chase

  23-11-2018 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police said the driver of a reported stolen vehicle drove at a high rate of speed into oncoming traffic in an effort to escape capture.
  
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• Driver arrested after leading police on ‘dangerous’ chase

  23-11-2018 17:53
  Three Saskatoon police vehicles were damaged but no one was hurt after a stolen vehicle tried to escape police.
  
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• Pedestrian struck at intersection of Confederation and Laurier

  23-11-2018 17:51
  A pedestrian received minor injuries after being struck by a truck Thursday night.
  
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• Retired University of Saskatchewan professor wins top national award for history

  23-11-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Bill Waiser, a professor emeritus of the University of Saskatchewan, has been awarded the 2018 Pierre Berton Award, Canada’s top honour for history.
  
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• Letter of the Day: East-side mentality maintained by city

  23-11-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  My first experience with the “East sided mentality” of the City of Saskatoon was in 1974, one year after my wife and I moved to Saskatoon. We had a very nice home built on Churchill Drive and shortly after settling in our new home, an opportunity came up for us to migrate to a rural property. We therefore endeavoured to privately sell our brand new home on Churchill and move to the rural property.
  The feedback from many of the callers, after telling them where Churchill Drive was loc
  
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• Loblaws rolls out self-checkout app that lets you scan items while shopping

  23-11-2018 16:39
  The grocer will be rolling out a new “shop and scan" self-checkout app that lets people scan their items as they shop, with the goal to save customers time at checkout.
  
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• Nice Horse ready to play Saskatchewan

  23-11-2018 15:45 via globalnews.ca
  Katie Rox and Brandi Sidoryk, two band members of Nice Horse, talk about their sound and tour as they get ready to take the stage in Saskatoon and Prince Albert.
  
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• How to talk sex education with your kids

  23-11-2018 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Trina Reed says it’s a tricky conversation to have, but explains when and how to have a sex education talk with children.
  
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• Mother pleads for help for addicted son at Sask. legislature

  23-11-2018 15:27 via cbc.ca
  On Friday, her son is being released from jail in Regina. Local shelters won't deal with him anymore and he's had immense difficulty getting access to addiction treatment.
  
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• Driver sideswipes police car in Saskatoon pursuit - CBC.ca

  23-11-2018 15:25 via cbc.ca
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  Driver sideswipes police car in Saskatoon pursuit
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  A 29-year-old man faces numerous charges after allegedly racing away from Saskatoon police Thursday night. Police spotted a stolen vehicle on Idylwyld Drive and 33rd Street just before 11 p.m. CST. Officers tried to stop the vehicle, but it raced off.
  Stop sticks used on stolen vehicle by Saskatoon police during chaseGlobalnews.ca
  Driver arrested after leading police on 'dangerous' chaseCTV News
  Saskatoon police use traffic spikes
  
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• Driver sideswipes police car in Saskatoon pursuit

  23-11-2018 15:25 via cbc.ca
  A 29-year-old man faces numerous charges after allegedly racing away from Saskatoon police Thursday night.
  
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• Over 70 firearms stolen from southern Saskatchewan gun collector

  23-11-2018 15:08 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP said a gun collector returned to his house outside of Strothoaks, Sask., after being away for six weeks to discover the theft of the firearms.
  
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• Bull rider Aaron Roy back in action

  23-11-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan professional bull rider Aaron Roy is back in action after recovering from a broken back he suffered in 2013 and a broken leg in 2016.
  Roy — who is competing in the PBR Monster Energy Tour Canadian Finals (SaskTel Centre, 7:30 p.m. both Friday and Saturday) — says he’s thankful that we was able to recover enough to get back on a bull and ride again.
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• Chris Jones wins coach of the year at CFL awards

  23-11-2018 14:19 via cbc.ca
  In his third season with the Riders, Jones led the franchise to a 12-6 record and second-place finish in the West Division. That matched the most victories for the franchise since 1970 and also earned Saskatchewan its first home playoff game since 2013.
  
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• Watch: 'Lion King' teaser homages original

  23-11-2018 13:15
  Disney's July 2019 remake of "The Lion King" showcases how realistic CGI updates key scenes from the 1994 animated movie original, while focusing on young cub Simba, his father Mufasa, and wise baboon Rafiki.
  
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• 'Take a second to think,' man injured in previous Sask. crash warns after latest highway fatality

  23-11-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Condolences are pouring in for 46-year-old Darrell Morrison, a volunteer firefighter, who was struck and killed by a passing semi while responding to a collision on Highway 4.
  
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• Luck, opportunity, preparation: Jazz professor Dean McNeill inspires the next generation through music

  23-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  “People often ask me, ‘How do I get your job?’ ” Prof. Dean McNeill says.
  “And it’s not a straight line … music doesn’t work that way. It’s about when opportunity meets preparation. It’s about the harder you work, the luckier you get.”
  The longtime University of Saskatchewan jazz instructor pauses for a moment, and laughs to himself.
  With music, “it’s about the harder you work, the luckier you get.” says Prof. D
  
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• Gardening: Enjoy your poinsettia through Christmas and beyond

  23-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Many special occasions have particular flowers or plants associated with them. Christmas is no exception.  The poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) has been linked with Christmas celebrations in North America for the past century.
  The poinsettia occurs naturally in northwest areas of Mexico and can be found growing wild in deciduous tropical forests along the western coast of Central America as far south as Guatemala.  The ‘blooming red flower’ is not a true flower but rather
  
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• Bridges Events Nov. 23-29

  23-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Event listings are a free, community service offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before the publication date. Please send submissions to [email protected].
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  Fri., Nov. 23
  Washboard Union: TCU Place, 35 22nd St. E.
  L-R: Chris Duncombe, David Roberts and Aaron Grain of Washboard Union
  Piano Friday: Paul Suchan / Jack Semple: The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. N.
  Riff Raff: Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.
  LadyHawke: Army &am
  
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• 'There's still lots of hurt and trauma': Not all Sixties Scoop survivors want apology from Sask. gov't

  23-11-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Some survivors of the Sixties Scoop say they do not want an apology from the Saskatchewan government for the role it played in separating Indigenous children from their culture, language, families and identity.
  
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• On the road again: Saskatoon Blades embark on West Coast road swing

  23-11-2018 12:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ten days.
  Five games.
  Ten possible points.
  Dawson Davidson and his Saskatoon Blades teammates hopped on a bus Thursday, after a morning practice, for what will be their longest road trip of the 2018-19 season.
  For Davidson, a graduating 20-year-old defenceman in the Western Hockey League, it marks what will be — barring any sort of unexpected trade — his last lengthy road swing through British Columbia.
  Davidson, along with his road-bus pillow, is ready to embrace it.
  “It&rsquo
  
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• Gormley: Oil price plunge, city council pay and casting Jack Reacher

  23-11-2018 12:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The large price differential between Western Canada Select crude oil (around $14.50/barrel) and West Texas Intermediate ($56/barrel) is the result of reduced pipeline access to Canadian export markets and an over reliance on sales into the United States.
  These are difficult times. In Alberta, the tone deaf NDP government of Rachel Notley, which famously and for a short time appointed anti-oil Greenpeace activist Tzeporah Berman to an Oilsands Advisory Group, is at it again.
  Now Premier Notley ha
  
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• 'Good evening, I'm Zarqa Nawaz': The wonder and challenge of news anchoring as my 1st full-time job

  23-11-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  As a journalism student, Zarqa Nawaz was told she'd never get on air. Decades later, she became CBC Saskatchewan's TV news anchor.
  
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• City of Saskatoon 2019 budget talks start Monday

  23-11-2018 12:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city council starts the debate on finalizing the 2019 budget with a preliminary 4.5 per cent property tax increase on Monday afternoon.
  Here are some of the highlights:
   
  TAX HIT
  The preliminary 2019 property tax increase of 4.5 per cent might seem high for a budget without any new bold initiatives. This budget is mostly aimed at retaining current levels of service.
  Property tax hikes have averaged just above five per cent in the last five years. City council voted to change the o
  
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• Back on the bull: Aaron Roy has been beaten and broken, but is still unshaken

  23-11-2018 12:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  At some point Friday night in Saskatoon, an angry bull will attempt to dislodge 165 pounds of flesh, bone, ligaments, rods and screws belonging to Aaron Roy.
  The Saskatchewan bull rider’s physical recipe includes those three rods and 10 screws, holding together the back he broke in 2013 and the femur he busted in 2016. He talks about those episodes with the quiet reserve of a fellow discussing a trip to the dentist, or a sale at the hardware store.
  “He kind of folded me in half, made
  
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• 5 things to do in Saskatoon this weekend

  23-11-2018 12:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s hard to believe this is the final weekend of November. There’s not much time left until we flip the calendar to a new year. Until then, we are here to provide a few options on what to do this weekend:
  1 — If you’re a rodeo fan and enjoy seeing the biggest, rankest bulls around, head to SaskTel Centre for the PBR Canadian Finals Friday and Saturday. When you see the action up close, you get a real appreciation for the sport. All the action begins at 7:30 p.m. both nig
  
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• Former Saskatoon investment advisor fined after clients lost close to $1 million - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  23-11-2018 09:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Former Saskatoon investment advisor fined after clients lost close to $1 million  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixTroy Robert Nagy, a former CIBC investment adviser in Saskatoon, has been fined after admitting to wrongdoing that caused clients to lose close to $1 million.
  
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• City of Saskatoon 2019 budget talks start Monday - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  23-11-2018 09:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  City of Saskatoon 2019 budget talks start Monday  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixSaskatoon city council starts the debate on finalizing the 2019 budget with a preliminary 4.5 per cent property tax increase on Monday. Here are some of the ...
  
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• 5 things to do in Saskatoon this weekend - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  23-11-2018 09:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  5 things to do in Saskatoon this weekend  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixThere's not much time left until we flip the calendar to a new year. Until then, we are here to provide options on what to do this weekend:
  
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