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• ‘This is a historic moment.’: Doucette sees 60s Scoop apology as healing moment

  18-12-2018 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  Sixties Scoop survivor Robert Doucette says the upcoming apology will be a historic moment, but the FSIN fears some are being left behind.
  
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• Huda School set to expand

  18-12-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  Soaring demand for a Regina school geared towards Muslim students has prompted a second major expansion. The city has agreed to sell two acres of land to the Huda School.
  
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• 'It was an accident, but not an accident:' Girl told police she stabbed Patrick Dong to 'teach him a lesson' but didn't intend to kill him

  18-12-2018 23:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  During a secretly-recorded conversation, a teenage girl told an undercover RCMP officer that when she stabbed Patrick Dong in the leg, she didn’t know it would kill him.
  The group of people she was with drove Dong outside Saskatoon to beat him up because he had been stealing from her “family,” the girl said, adding that Dong was still alive when they drove away.
  “Whoever thought that you could die from being stabbed in the leg?” she said, surmising that Dong must ha
  
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• RCMP officers should be separated following serious incident, review into Whitstone’s death finds

  18-12-2018 23:18
  An independent review recommends that RCMP members and supervisors be reminded that members involved in a serious incident should be separated and that they should not discuss the event.
  
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• Plan in motion to clean up abandoned scrap tires in Assiniboia, Sask.

  18-12-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan will oversee the cleanup of 6,678 tonnes of scrap tires and processed material at a closed recycling plant in Assiniboia.
  
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• RCMP identify procedural gap in shooting death of Brydon Whitstone

  18-12-2018 22:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan RCMP say a procedural gap has been identified in the shooting death of Brydon Whitstone, but they don’t believe it would have affected the investigation into his death.
  Whitstone, 22, was fatally shot on Oct. 21, 2017 after a police pursuit with Battlefords RCMP. On Tuesday, RCMP issued a statement indicating the results of the review — aimed at determining whether or not RCMP response, action and conduct was “compliant with the RCMP Act and Regulations”
  
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• Alberta mom disappointed with Ottawa’s ‘no’ vote on infant loss leave

  18-12-2018 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  Earlier this month, members of Parliament voted against an amendment to C-86 brought forward by the Conservatives to ensure parents would be entitled to 12 weeks of leave following the death of a child.
  
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• U of S student raising Christmas cash for striking Co-op workers

  18-12-2018 22:38 via cbc.ca
  Deena Kapacila is trying to raise $5,000 through a Facebook fundraiser for Saskatoon Co-op staff who have been on strike since Nov. 1.
  
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• Indigenous sterilization victims fear inaction as feds eye examination - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  18-12-2018 22:35
  Indigenous sterilization victims fear inaction as feds eye examination  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixMore than two decades later, Deb Ironbow wants to know why she was asked about a "life-destroying act" when she was about to be cut open for a caesarean ...
  
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• Indigenous sterilization victims fear inaction as feds eye examination

  18-12-2018 22:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — “Do you want them cut or burned?”
  Deb Ironbow says she was light-headed, powerless and strapped to an operating table when a doctor asked her how he should proceed with her tubal ligation.
  “I said, ‘I don’t know what am I supposed to do?”‘ she said. “‘Just burn.”‘
  More than two decades later, Ironbow wants to know why she was asked about a “life-destroying act” when she was about to be cut open for a cae
  
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• Slashed Tires - 1500 block Shannon Cr., 10 block Salisbury Dr., 10 block McLellan Ave.

  18-12-2018 22:21 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect(s) responsible for slashing the tires of at least 16 vehicles Sunday night.The incidents occurred between 10:00 p.m., December 16 and 7:30 a.m., December 17, 2018. Initial reports came in to Police from victims in the 10 block of Salisbury Drive. Eight vehicles parked on the street or in driveways had their tires punctured. Later in the day, officers learned the same crime occurred a short distance away to m
  
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• 'It was an accident, but not an accident:' Girl told police she stabbed Patrick Dong to 'teach him a lesson' but didn't intend to kill him - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  18-12-2018 22:08
  'It was an accident, but not an accident:' Girl told police she stabbed Patrick Dong to 'teach him a lesson' but didn't intend to kill him  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixDuring a secretly-recorded conversation, a teen girl told an undercover officer that when she stabbed Patrick Dong in the leg, she didn't know it would kill him.
  
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• Officers involved in Brydon Whitstone shooting should not have met in its aftermath: RCMP review

  18-12-2018 22:01 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan RCMP says it doesn't believe the meeting had any impact on the external investigation into the 22 year old's death after an altercation with multiple officers.
  
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• P.A. wrestlers finish on top at Saskatoon tournament - paNOW

  18-12-2018 21:45
  P.A. wrestlers finish on top at Saskatoon tournament  paNOWWrestlers from St. Mary and Carlton could have a lock on a successful season this year based on the results of a pre-season tournament held last weekend in ...
  
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• Murder trial hears recordings from accused admitting to stabbing Patrick Dong in 2016

  18-12-2018 21:36
  While the accused sat in a jail cell, she told who she thought was her cellmate that she was guilty of killing 37-year-old Patrick Dong.
  
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• Crown wraps up case for 19-year-old woman on trial for murder of Patrick Dong

  18-12-2018 21:36
  While the accused sat in a jail cell, she told who she thought was her cellmate that she was guilty of killing 37-year-old Patrick Dong.
  
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• #DontWreckTheHolidays Saskatoon police campaign implores

  18-12-2018 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service is using a social media campaign this holiday season to focus on impaired drivers.
  
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• 'It was an accident, but not an accident:' Accused murderer told undercover officer she stabbed Patrick Dong

  18-12-2018 21:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  During a secretly-recorded conversation, a teenage girl told an undercover Saskatoon police officer that when she stabbed Patrick Dong in the leg, she didn’t know it would kill him.
  The group of people she was with drove Dong outside Saskatoon to beat him up because he had been stealing from her “family,” the girl said, adding the man was still alive when they drove away.
  “Who ever thought that you could die from being stabbed in the leg,” she said, surmising that D
  
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• Petrin's appeal of his conviction in fatal shooting of Saskatoon mom Lorry Santos denied

  18-12-2018 21:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of a man convicted in the fatal shooting of a Saskatoon mother who was the victim of mistaken identity.
  Joshua Petrin has always maintained his innocence in the death of Lorry Ann Santos in September 2012. He was found guilty in 2016 of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Petrin is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.
  Santos, who was 34 and a mother of four, was fatally shot when she answere
  
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• Petrin's appeal of his conviction in fatal shooting of Saskatoon mom Lorry Santos denied - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  18-12-2018 21:03
  Petrin's appeal of his conviction in fatal shooting of Saskatoon mom Lorry Santos denied  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixJoshua Petrin was found guilty in 2016 of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the September 2012 death of Saskatoon mother Lorry Ann ...
  
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• Complaints Commission says allegations against Saskatoon police unfounded: chief

  18-12-2018 20:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  A complaint filed against the Saskatoon Police Service has been declared unfounded by the Public Complaints Commission, says the city’s police chief.
  In April 2018, Saskatoon resident Ken Thomas filed a complaint alleging police drove him outside the city limits and left him there to fend for himself. On Monday, police Chief Troy Cooper said the PCC investigation cleared the police force of any wrongdoing in the case.
  Cooper said police “cooperated fully” with the investig
  
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• Saskatoon police cleared in 'starlight tour' complaint - News Talk 650 CKOM

  18-12-2018 20:44
  Saskatoon police cleared in 'starlight tour' complaint  News Talk 650 CKOMSaskatoon police have been cleared of wrongdoing after an accusation that officers drove a man out of city limits and left him to walk home. Ken Thomas filed a ...
  
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• Starlight tour allegation against Saskatoon police unfounded: PCC

  18-12-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police Chief Troy Cooper said an independent investigation found there had been no contact between Ken Thomas and police on the night in question.
  
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• Saskatoon protesters storm Liberal fundraiser over Canada Post back-to-work legislation - CBC.ca

  18-12-2018 20:37
  Saskatoon protesters storm Liberal fundraiser over Canada Post back-to-work legislation  CBC.caProtesters crashed a federal Liberal Party fundraiser in Saskatoon Monday night, singing carols and reading speeches in support of Canada Post workers.
  
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• #DontWreckTheHolidays Saskatoon police campaign implores - Global News

  18-12-2018 20:15
  #DontWreckTheHolidays Saskatoon police campaign implores  Global NewsA social media campaign by the Saskatoon Police *Service* (SPS) mirrors its efforts to reduce impaired driving over the holidays.
  
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• Investigation declares Saskatoon man's claim he was dropped outside city by police 'unfounded' - CBC.ca

  18-12-2018 20:08
  Investigation declares Saskatoon man's claim he was dropped outside city by police 'unfounded'  CBC.caThe Saskatoon Police *Service* says its officers have been cleared of taking a man outside of the city and dropping him off.
  
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• Investigation declares Saskatoon man's claim he was dropped outside city by police 'unfounded'

  18-12-2018 20:08 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service says its officers have been cleared of taking a man outside of the city and dropping him off.
  
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• Health Canada takes steps to restrict amount of alcohol allowed in sugary premixed beverages

  18-12-2018 20:05 via cbc.ca
  Health Canada is taking steps to reduce the amount of alcohol allowed in the potent, sugary, premixed drinks that the agency says are becoming a growing risk to public health, especially for young people.
  
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• Health Canada takes steps to restrict amount of alcohol allowed in sugary pre-mixed beverages

  18-12-2018 20:05 via cbc.ca
  The organization says these drinks are becoming a growing risk to public health, especially for young people.
  
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• Complaints Commission says allegations against Saskatoon police unfounded: chief - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  18-12-2018 19:45
  Complaints Commission says allegations against Saskatoon police unfounded: chief  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixSaskatoon police chief Troy Cooper said the *service* “cooperated fully” with the investigation since it began.
  
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• Alternative bookstore Turning The Tide celebrates 15th anniversary in Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  18-12-2018 19:45
  Alternative bookstore Turning The Tide celebrates 15th anniversary in Saskatoon  CBC.caFor years now, one small business owner in Saskatoon has pushed forward with an unwavering belief that books can be a powerful agent of change.
  
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• Alternative bookstore Turning The Tide celebrates 15th anniversary in Saskatoon

  18-12-2018 19:45 via cbc.ca
  For years now, one small business owner in Saskatoon has pushed forward with an unwavering belief that books can be a powerful agent of change.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: warm finish to fall, big change ahead

  18-12-2018 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  Warm finish to fall, flurries possible in Saskatoon’s weather forecast for the first day of winter. Peter Quinlan has more.
  
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• Starlight tour allegation against Saskatoon police unfounded: PCC - Global News

  18-12-2018 19:38
  Starlight tour allegation against Saskatoon police unfounded: PCC  Global NewsSaskatoon police Chief Troy Cooper said an independent investigation found there had been no contact between Ken Thomas and police on the night in ...
  
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• You may have stolen and mined our lands, but you will not steal and mine our names

  18-12-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  Kahente Horn-Miller explains why a filmmaker's use of her daughter's Kanien’kehá name for a character in a script was deeply offensive.
  
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• Regina’s Zack Evans signs extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders

  18-12-2018 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  Regina native Zack Evans is staying home after signing a four-year extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• ‘Starlight Tour’ allegation unfounded, investigation finds

  18-12-2018 19:12
  A man’s allegation that Saskatoon police took him on a “Starlight Tour” is unfounded, an investigation by the Provincial Complaints Commission has found.
  
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• Saskatoon officers did not drop man outside city limits: Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission - paNOW

  18-12-2018 19:10
  Saskatoon officers did not drop man outside city limits: Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission  paNOWA Saskatoon man's claim he was arrested and dropped off outside city limits, has been deemed unfounded by the Saskatchewan Public Complaints ...
  
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• FCAA warns consumers about the financial dangers of extended term loans

  18-12-2018 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s FCAA warn consumers who buy vehicles based on extended term loans are at a greater risk of being in a negative equity position.
  
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• 50 new high quality jobs in Saskatoon through Government of Canada investment in Saskatchewan nuclear innovation - Canada NewsWire

  18-12-2018 18:44
  50 new high quality jobs in Saskatoon through Government of Canada investment in Saskatchewan nuclear innovation  Canada NewsWireNuclear technologies will help diagnose and treat human disease and improve crop productivity. SASKATOON, Dec. 18, 2018 /CNW/ - When innovative nuclear ...
  
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• Police found human remains in Fort Qu’Appelle

  18-12-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Human remains were found within the town limits of Fort Qu’Appelle by RCMP on December 16.
  
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• Police find human remains in Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask.

  18-12-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Human remains were found within the town limits of Fort Qu’Appelle by RCMP on Dec. 16.
  
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• ’Are we going to play?’ Alberta boy with rare illness no big deal for classmates

  18-12-2018 18:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  ONOWAY, Alta. — Four-year-old Porter Stanley has some new pals at preschool.
  Russ stands beside him as they manoeuvre toy cars down and around a plastic parking garage. The newest kid in class, Mimi, offers her hand, patiently waiting for Porter to give her a high- five.
  They soon sit on a large carpet for circle time and belt out songs about a bumblebee, the weather and monkeys.
  Porter isn’t able to sing or speak, but claps his hands together with the help of an aide. His mouth turn
  
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• Ottawa offers $1.6B backstop for energy sector as political tensions with Alberta fester

  18-12-2018 18:19 via cbc.ca
  The federal government is promising more than $1.6 billion — most of it in loans — to support the ailing energy sector as political tensions in the Ottawa-Alberta relationship run high.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: warm finish to fall, big change ahead - Global News

  18-12-2018 18:18
  Saskatoon weather outlook: warm finish to fall, big change ahead  Global NewsWarm finish to fall, flurries possible in Saskatoon's weather forecast for the first day of winter.
  
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• Human remains found near Echo Lake

  18-12-2018 18:16 via cbc.ca
  Human remains have been found near Echo Lake, within the town limits of Fort Qu'Appelle, according to RCMP there.
  
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• Semi driver charged in Humboldt Broncos crash granted adjournment to new year

  18-12-2018 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  The lawyer for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the semi driver charged in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, asked for more time to review documents disclosed by the Crown.
  
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• Another adjournment for semi driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  18-12-2018 18:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  MELFORT — The case of the Alberta semi driver charged in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been adjourned until 2019.
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. On Tuesday in Melfort provincial court, Judge Inez Cardinal granted more time for Sidhu, 29, to select his mode of trial.
  Sidhu’s lawyer, Satnam Aujla, appeared via phone for Tuesday’s brief hearing, telling court the de
  
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• Canada Post says normal delivery times restored for most of the country

  18-12-2018 18:01 via cbc.ca
  ​Three weeks after striking postal workers were forced back to work, Canada Post says it has caught up on most parcel delivery backlogs that had been created by rotating walkouts, and normal holiday delivery service guarantees have been restored.
  
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• Appeal denied for convicted killer Joshua Petrin

  18-12-2018 17:47 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal has denied Joshua Petrin's appeal. He was convicted of murder and conspiracy in the death of Lorry Santos, who was killed when Petrin's hitmen went to the wrong address.
  
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