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• Man who taunted Crime Stoppers arrested

  04-12-2018 23:58
  A man who taunted Saskatoon Crime Stoppers in a social media post has been arrested, the group says.
  
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• 2 young brothers ‘heroes’ for saving grandmother's life

  04-12-2018 23:49
  It’s a night 10-year-old Kian Wu and his younger brother Grayson said they will never forget.
  
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• Saskatoon man wanted for alleged child luring turns self in to police

  04-12-2018 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police say Alexander Tokaryk, who is facing child luring and drug trafficking charges, has turned himself in.
  
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• Meet the guide who gets sled dogs ready for winter

  04-12-2018 23:33
  Spending her winter days out in the snow as a dogsledding musher lets Andrea Nelson experience the season in a different way.
  
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• Arrest - Child Luring/Trafficking

  04-12-2018 23:10 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 24 year old man, wanted by Police in connection with a child luring and drug trafficking investigation has turned himself in.  The Saskatoon Police Service would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance in this investigation.  It is believed the two child luring complaints reported to police may not be isolated incidents.  Anyone who may have similar experiences is asked to contact the SPS at 306-975-8300.  Court info #s 991073097, 991073095, 24
  
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• 'My heroes for life': Saskatoon brothers honoured for saving grandmother's life

  04-12-2018 22:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  What should have been a sleepy Saturday was anything but for a pair of brothers-turned-heroes in Saskatoon.
  All Grayson Wu, age seven, and his 10-year-old brother, Kian, wanted that morning was to watch a movie and have a snack. But when they went to ask their grandmother, Patti Chatterson, what they could have to eat, they discovered her “slouching and grunting on the couch and coughing,” Grayson said.
  They checked her breathing. No signs. They checked her pulse. No evidence of a he
  
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• Sask. firefighters to receive expanded cancer coverage

  04-12-2018 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  Sask. firefighters will now be able to claim prostate, skin, breast, myeloma, cervical and ovarian cancer as occupational diseases with the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board
  
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• Damage estimated at $75K in Saskatoon duplex fire

  04-12-2018 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon firefighters put out a fire at a duplex in the King George neighbourhood on Tuesday.
  
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• Four U of S Huskies named to U Sports All-Stars for Team Canada; Forsberg, Stadnyk, Bauml and Johnson make the grade

  04-12-2018 22:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  Four members of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men’s hockey team have been chosen for the U Sports All-Stars who’ll face Hockey Canada’s world junior prospects in Victoria, B.C. from Dec. 12-14.
  U of S defenceman and team captain Jesse Forsberg will be joined by forwards Kohl Bauml, Carson Stadnyk and Wyatt Johnson.
  The U Sports All-Stars will play a three-game series against Team Canada. Games will take place Wednesday, Dec. 12, Thursday, Dec. 13 an
  
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• WCB coverage expanded to cover six cancers for Sask. firefighters

  04-12-2018 22:10
  Workers’ Compensation coverage for firefighters in the province has been expanded to cover six new cancers, the government announced on Tuesday.
  
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• 'My heroes for life': Saskatoon brothers honoured for saving grandmother's life - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  04-12-2018 22:04
  'My heroes for life': Saskatoon brothers honoured for saving grandmother's life  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixWhat should have been a sleepy Saturday was anything but for a pair of brothers-turned-heroes in Saskatoon.All Grayson Wu, age seven, and his 10-year-old ...
  
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• Health region amalgamation was 'right decision,' CEO says on 1st anniversary of Sask. Health Authority

  04-12-2018 22:03 via cbc.ca
  One year into the creation of the amalgamated Saskatchewan Health Authority, its CEO says it is benefiting from the lessons learned in other provinces to improve its rollout of a single health network.
  
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• Damage estimated at $75K in Saskatoon duplex fire - Global News

  04-12-2018 21:18
  Damage estimated at $75K in Saskatoon duplex fire  Global NewsSaskatoon firefighters put out a fire at a duplex in the King George neighbourhood on Tuesday.
  
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• Saskatoon boys perform CPR, save grandmother’s life

  04-12-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Kian Wu, 10, and his brother Greyson, 7, started CPR on their grandmother, Patti Chatterson, after she had a cardiac arrest on the morning of Nov. 10.
  
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• Duplex fire causes $75K damage to Ave. O South property

  04-12-2018 20:53 via cbc.ca
  Investigators are trying to figure out how a fire started that caused $75,000 damage to an Ave. O South duplex.
  
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• 911 call of Kian Wu perfroming CPR on his grandmother

  04-12-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  Kian Wu, his brother Greyson, and their grandmother Patti Chatterson listen to the 911 call of emergency dispatcher Allison Maffin explaining to Kian how to perform CPR on his grandmother.
  
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• Undefeated Piysew Awasis Thunder volleyball team credits cultural teachings for provincial win

  04-12-2018 20:19 via cbc.ca
  While most teams begin the year with warm-ups, drills and exercises, the Piysew Awasis Thunder's season began with a wilderness survival camp.
  
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• 'Safety is safety': Canadian Trucking Alliance says Sask. farmers should not be exempt from training

  04-12-2018 20:13 via cbc.ca
  The President of the Canadian Trucking Alliance says the Saskatchewan government was wrong to grant farmers an exemption from mandatory semi driver training.
  
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• Dennis Beerling still going strong after 50 years officiating Saskatoon sports

  04-12-2018 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  Dennis Beerling has been officiating track and field for over 50 years with accomplishments that include working the Olympics, and two Commonwealth Games.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: arctic blast after more snow

  04-12-2018 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  More snow before arctic air surges into Saskatoon’s weather forecast. Peter Quinlan has more.
  
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• Judas Priest announces North American tour, including 7 Canadian dates

  04-12-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Judas Priest will be hitting the road to promote their latest offering, Firepower (2018) — their critically acclaimed 18th studio album.
  
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• Dennis Beerling still going strong after 50 years officiating Saskatoon sports - Global News

  04-12-2018 18:37
  Dennis Beerling still going strong after 50 years officiating Saskatoon sports  Global NewsDennis Beerling has been officiating track and field for over 50 years with accomplishments that include working the Olympics, and two Commonwealth Games.
  
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• Moe and Notley call on Trudeau to include oil price 'crisis' at first ministers meeting

  04-12-2018 18:29 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to include the oil price differential on the agenda at this week's first ministers meeting in Montreal.
  
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• Saskatchewan, Alberta premiers call for oil ‘crisis’ to be added to national meeting

  04-12-2018 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling on energy market access and the oil price differential to be added to the upcoming meeting of Canada's premiers.
  
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• Saskatoon council's decision on trash wasn't wrong, but the tone of the debate was - CBC.ca

  04-12-2018 18:00
  Saskatoon council's decision on trash wasn't wrong, but the tone of the debate was  CBC.caIt took Saskatoon city council sixteen hours to deliberate the 2019 City of Saskatoon budget, which resulted in a 4.4 per cent property tax increase.
  
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• Saskatoon council's decision on trash wasn't wrong, but the tone of the debate was

  04-12-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  It took Saskatoon city council sixteen hours to deliberate the 2019 City of Saskatoon budget, which resulted in a 4.4 per cent property tax increase and new fees for garbage collection.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: arctic blast after more snow - Global News

  04-12-2018 17:59
  Saskatoon weather outlook: arctic blast after more snow  Global NewsMore snow before arctic air surges into Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• STARS Air Ambulance getting three new helicopters

  04-12-2018 17:37
  STARS Air Ambulance is getting three new helicopters. They announcement came as Saskatchewan committed to renew its 10 year agreement with the helicopter service beyond 2020.
  
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• Experience Saskatoon Contest

  04-12-2018 17:28 via thestarphoenix.com
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• Saskatchewan Summer Photo Contest

  04-12-2018 17:24 via thestarphoenix.com
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• Saskatchewan government renews STARS agreement for 10 years

  04-12-2018 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  Along with renewing its agreement with STARS air ambulance, the Saskatchewan government committed to funding one of three new helicopters.
  
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• SaskPower dealing with massive power outage

  04-12-2018 17:14 via globalnews.ca
  According to SaskPower, they are experiencing major power outages in Regina, Weyburn and Moose Jaw areas.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Saskatoon should follow Regina's lead

  04-12-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon increased its ambition in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, adopting a target of 80 per cent reductions below 2014 levels by 2050. This month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest special report, and its conclusion was clear: the world needs to make drastic reductions in emissions by 2030 in order to be on track to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century.
  This is necessary in order to avoid an increase in global average temperature of more than 1.5
  
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• CHRISTMAS SPLENDOR AT GRACE

  04-12-2018 16:52 via globalnews.ca
  COME SHOP AND SHARE IN A COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR THE CJWW SECRET SANTA. All proceeds from table rentals and any cash donations taken will go directly to the Secret Santa project through CJWW, and any food donations will go directly towards the Saskatoon Food Bank.
  
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• SaskPower works overnight to restore power across province

  04-12-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  SaskPower says it does not yet know the cause of the outage that has left an estimated "tens of thousands" of people in the province without electricity.
  
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• SaskPower estimates 'tens of thousands' affected by power outages

  04-12-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  SaskPower says it does not yet know the cause of the outage that has left an estimated "tens of thousands" of people in the province without electricity.
  
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• Frost on lines chief suspect as power out across large area of Saskatchewan

  04-12-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  SaskPower says large sections of the province are without electricity Tuesday morning.
  
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• Power restored to all residential customers in Sask.

  04-12-2018 16:22
  Tens of thousands of Saskatchewan residents were without power after a massive unplanned outage. The province has confirmed that Boundary Dam, Shand and Poplar River, all of Saskatchewan's coal powered generating stations, were offline and required work to be restarted.
  
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• Outage update: Province says three Sask. power stations are offline

  04-12-2018 16:22
  Tens of thousands of Saskatchewan residents are without power after a massive unplanned outage. The province has confirmed that Boundary Dam, Shand and Poplar River are offline and will require work to be restarted.
  
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• Outage update: Power restored in Regina, other communities still facing outage

  04-12-2018 16:22
  Tens of thousands of Saskatchewan residents are without power after a massive unplanned outage. The province has confirmed that Boundary Dam, Shand and Poplar River are offline and will require work to be restarted.
  
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• Massive, unplanned power outage hits several Sask. communities

  04-12-2018 16:22
  SaskPower says they are dealing with a large scale unplanned outage. Estevan, parts of Regina, Melville, Humboldt and Rosthern are just a few of the communities that are impacted.
  
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• Trudel Family bring evolving sound to the Bassment

  04-12-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Award-winning Saskatchewan musicians the Trudel Family has evolved over the years, but what hasn’t changed is their love for music as they prepare to play the Bassment on Dec. 7.
  
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• Colten Boushie's mother observes 2nd day of Brydon Whitstone inquest

  04-12-2018 15:24 via cbc.ca
  The woman who had a front seat view of a tense standoff that ended in the death of a man in North Battleford is set to testify at the inquest Tuesday.
  
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• Brydon Whitstone's girlfriend and passenger set to testify at death inquest

  04-12-2018 15:24 via cbc.ca
  The woman who had a front seat view of a tense standoff that ended in the death of a man in North Battleford is set to testify at a coroner's inquest Tuesday.
  
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• Staying healthy during the holidays

  04-12-2018 15:07 via globalnews.ca
  Holiday season is a time to get together, which also increases the risk of catching a cold or the flu, or having upset stomachs. Pharmacist Kelly Kizlyk with tips on how to stay healthy through the holidays and what should be stocked in medicine cabinets.
  
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• Rock of Ages coming to Saskatoon - CTV News

  04-12-2018 15:01
  Rock of Ages coming to Saskatoon  CTV NewsThe musical Rock of Ages 10th Anniversary tour is coming to Saskatoon for one performance on May 4, 2019 at the SaskTel Centre.
  
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• Rock of Ages coming to Saskatoon

  04-12-2018 15:01
  The musical Rock of Ages 10th Anniversary tour is coming to Saskatoon for one performance on May 4, 2019 at the SaskTel Centre.
  
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• Saskatoon police find loaded shotgun on cyclist

  04-12-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police have arrested a man after he was found riding a bicycle with a sawed-off shotgun.
  
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• Maximizing marketing during the holidays

  04-12-2018 14:13 via globalnews.ca
  How can companies maximize marketing during the holidays for the best financial impact? Ryan Townend from William Joseph Communications explains in ADvice.
  
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