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• University of Regina musicians go viral after percussionist pelted with mallet

  21-12-2018 23:56
  University of Regina student Hannah Wildman took a mallet to the face in a moment viewed tens of millions of times.
  
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• Death of man found in Buffalo Narrows shed being treated as suspicious

  21-12-2018 23:54 via cbc.ca
  Police say the death of a man who was initially found injured and unconscious in a shed in a northern Saskatchewan community is being treated as suspicious.
  
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• Major cannabis retailer enters Regina market, independent stores forming co-op

  21-12-2018 23:52
  Tweed opened its Regina location on Friday, the first major retailer to enter the Queen City. It's the third cannabis store to open in Saskatchewan this week.
  
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• Major pot retailer opens in Regina

  21-12-2018 23:46
  Tweed opened its Regina location on Friday, the first major retailer to enter the Queen City. It’s the third cannabis store to open in Saskatchewan this week.
  
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• Death of 42-year-old in Buffalo Narrows considered suspicious

  21-12-2018 22:45
  The death of a 42-year-old man in Buffalo Narrows is being treated as suspicious after being discovered in a shed.
  
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• Death of 42-year-old man in Buffalo Narrows considered suspicious: RCMP

  21-12-2018 22:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  The death of a 42-year-old man in Buffalo Narrows is being treated by RCMP as suspicious.
  Buffalo Narrows RCMP responded Thursday around 1 p.m. after a report of an injured, unconscious man found in a shed behind a residence in the northern Saskatchewan community, RCMP said Friday in a news release.
  RCMP responded to the scene
  Shortly after RCMP arrived, EMS personnel declared the man dead at the scene.
  The major crimes unit north was called to investigate, with assistance from the major crimes
  
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• One person dead after suspected impaired driving rollover outside Peebles, Sask.

  21-12-2018 22:39
  A passenger is dead following a suspected impaired driving related rollover on Dec. 20, and the driver is in hospital being treated for injuries.
  
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• Co-Op picketer struck by vehicle - CTV News

  21-12-2018 22:19 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Co-Op picketer struck by vehicle  CTV NewsA picketing Co-Op worker was taken to hospital with a non-life threatening injury after being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening.
  
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• Co-Op picketer struck by vehicle

  21-12-2018 22:19
  A picketing Co-Op worker was taken to hospital with a non-life threatening injury after being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening.
  
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• Cost of policing in Saskatoon should continue to rise into at least 2020s: Chief Troy Cooper - CBC.ca

  21-12-2018 21:56 via cbc.ca
  Cost of policing in Saskatoon should continue to rise into at least 2020s: Chief Troy Cooper  CBC.caSaskatoon police chief Troy Cooper says policing costs are going to continue to rise as the *service* wrestles with a growing city, public expectations and ...
  
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• Cost of policing in Saskatoon should continue to rise into at least 2020s: Chief Troy Cooper

  21-12-2018 21:56 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police chief Troy Cooper says it's likely police will be asking for annual budget increases for at least the next three years.
  
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• '164 days without our beautiful Ash': Family of missing Sask. woman renews call for info

  21-12-2018 21:11 via cbc.ca
  Ashley Morin, 31, disappeared from North Battleford on July 10.
  
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• ‘Hey Alexa, what’s it like to hear this joke every day?’: Having the name Alexa in the age of Amazon Echo

  21-12-2018 20:46
  When Alexa Gorenko was growing up her name was uncommon - she hadn’t even met someone else named Alexa until a few years ago, she said.
  
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• 31st Annual SASKATOON FARM TOY & COLLECTIBLE SHOW

  21-12-2018 20:19
  FRIDAY, JANUARY 11th – 5:00pm to 9:00pm. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12th – 10:00am to 5:00pm. SUNDAY, JANUARY 13th – 10:00am to 4:00pm. DISPLAYS AND SALES FEATURING: Farm toys and scenes, construction equipment, vintage toys, die-cast models, collectibles, replacement parts and more! Admission: $5.00 for adults, $2.00 for children ages 6 to 12.
  
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• Freeland demands China release detained Canadians

  21-12-2018 19:45
  After more than a week of expressing worsening upset about China's arrests of two Canadians, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday formally demanded that Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor be let go.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook -20 wind chills return for Christmas

  21-12-2018 19:38
  A big cool down is in Saskatoon’s weather forecast for Christmas!
  
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• SWRC calls Saskatoon city council’s reversal on waste utility ‘disappointing’

  21-12-2018 19:17
  SWRC board member Sheri Praski said people are going to pay for garbage pickup in the end with a tax increase.
  
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• Saskatoon Transit bus skids into Dundonald home - News Talk 650 CKOM

  21-12-2018 18:19 via ckom.com
  Saskatoon Transit bus skids into Dundonald home  News Talk 650 CKOMSlippery roads caused a close call for a city transit bus Friday. The city says the bus was making a turn from...
  
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• SWRC calls Saskatoon city council’s reversal on waste utility ‘disappointing’ - Global News

  21-12-2018 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  SWRC calls Saskatoon city council’s reversal on waste utility ‘disappointing’  Global NewsSWRC board member Sheri Praski said people are going to pay for garbage pickup in the end with a tax increase.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -20 wind chills return for Christmas - Global News

  21-12-2018 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon weather outlook: -20 wind chills return for Christmas  Global NewsBig cool down is in Saskatoon's weather forecast for Christmas!
  
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• Canada to impose stricter rules for drone operation next year

  21-12-2018 18:00
  Incoming new rules for drone operation in Canada are designed to help buck a growing global trend of incursions into space reserved for air travel, government officials said as tens of thousands of travellers in Britain grappled with the fallout of the largest such incident to date.
  
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• Delta plane slides off taxiway amid ice in Saskatoon - The Weather Network

  21-12-2018 17:57 via theweathernetwork.com
  Delta plane slides off taxiway amid ice in Saskatoon  The Weather NetworkA Delta airlines plane slid off a taxiway while preparing for takeoff at Saskatoon's John G. Diefenbaker International Airport Friday morning. Freezing rain has ...
  
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• SWRC calls Saskatoon city council's reversal on waste utility 'disappointing' | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  21-12-2018 17:34 via globalnews.ca
  SWRC calls Saskatoon city council's reversal on waste utility 'disappointing' | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caWatch SWRC calls Saskatoon city council's reversal on waste utility 'disappointing' Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca.
  
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• Company fined in 2016 Saskatoon workplace incident

  21-12-2018 17:34
  A Saskatoon company was fined $80,000 in a workplace incident where a worker suffered serious injuries to his arm and pelvis
  
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• Police raid Saskatoon Cannabis Clinic - CTV News

  21-12-2018 17:26 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Police raid Saskatoon Cannabis Clinic  CTV NewsSaskatoon police have raided an unlicensed cannabis outlet in downtown Saskatoon.
  
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• Police raid Saskatoon Cannabis Clinic

  21-12-2018 17:26
  Saskatoon police have raided an unlicensed cannabis outlet in downtown Saskatoon.
  
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• No letup for Trudeau as difficult 2018 gives way to wild election year

  21-12-2018 17:25
  The coming year in Canadian politics is to set to get tumultuous as politicians prepare for what both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer have predicted will be a nasty campaign.
  
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• Co-op strike supporter hit by car during rally at 33rd Street location

  21-12-2018 17:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 51-year-old man suffered minor injuries after being hit by a vehicle during a rally in support of striking Saskatoon Co-op employees.
  The incident happened Thursday around 6:50 p.m., at the south-facing entrance to the co-operative’s 33rd Street grocery store and gas station, according to the head of the union representing Co-op employees.
  Saskatoon police spokesman Cst. Ryan Ehalt said Friday that police responded to an incident at the 33rd Street Co-op location, and that an investigati
  
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• Cannabis producer at centre of recall and Health Canada investigation has removed execs, hired consultant

  21-12-2018 17:12 via cbc.ca
  Health Canada released new details Friday about its investigation of Bonify, which had its cannabis yanked off shelves in Manitoba after two strains were recalled in Saskatchewan over contamination issues.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Important to share land with Northeast Swale

  21-12-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: Grouse mating grounds lack protection (SP, Sept. 19)
  I’m not an activist, but I do care about what happens to the animals, birds, insects and plants in the Northeast Swale. I was taught as a child that it’s important to share. I think it’s important that we share this precious short grass prairie land. This is integral to the survival of many endangered creatures, whose habitat we’ve destroyed elsewhere.
  Do we really need to pave over the mating ground of our pro
  
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• Jogger dead after being being hit by vehicle near Hodgeville, Sask.

  21-12-2018 16:56
  A 58-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 19, north of Hodgeville.
  
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• Company fined in 2016 Saskatoon workplace incident - Saskatoon - Global News

  21-12-2018 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  Company fined in 2016 Saskatoon workplace incident - Saskatoon  Global NewsA Saskatoon company was fined $80000 in a workplace incident where a worker suffered serious injuries to his arm and pelvis.
  
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• Company fined in 2016 Saskatoon workplace incident - Global News

  21-12-2018 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  Company fined in 2016 Saskatoon workplace incident  Global NewsA Saskatoon company was fined $80000 in a workplace incident where a worker suffered serious injuries to his arm and pelvis.
  
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• Jogger killed on highway in southwest Sask.

  21-12-2018 16:30
  A 58-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a vehicle on Highway 19 near Hodgeville on Thursday.
  
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• UFCW picketers rally outside FCL in downtown Saskatoon

  21-12-2018 16:26
  The main sticking point between striking UFCW members and Saskatoon Co-op is a proposed two-tier wage structure.
  
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• Saskatoon passengers worried about missed connections after Delta plane slides off taxiway - CBC News

  21-12-2018 16:15 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon passengers worried about missed connections after Delta plane slides off taxiway  CBC NewsA Delta airlines flight slid off a taxiway while preparing for takeoff at Saskatoon's John G. Diefenbaker International Airport Friday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon passengers worried about missed connections after Delta plane slides off taxiway

  21-12-2018 16:15 via cbc.ca
  A Delta airlines plane slid off a taxiway while preparing for takeoff at Saskatoon's John G. Diefenbaker International Airport this morning.
  
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• Delta plane that slid off runway grounded again at Saskatoon airport - CBC News

  21-12-2018 16:15 via cbc.ca
  Delta plane that slid off runway grounded again at Saskatoon airport  CBC NewsPassengers who were rebooked on another flight after their Delta Air Lines plane slid off the runway at Saskatoon's airport this morning have found themselves ...
  
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• Delta plane that slid off runway grounded again at Saskatoon airport

  21-12-2018 16:15 via cbc.ca
  Passengers who were rebooked on another flight after their Delta Air Lines plane slid off the runway at Saskatoon's airport this morning have found themselves grounded once again.
  
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• Delta plane preparing for Saskatoon flight slides off taxiway, no injuries

  21-12-2018 16:15 via cbc.ca
  A Delta airlines plane slid off a taxiway while preparing for takeoff at Saskatoon's John G. Diefenbaker International Airport this morning.
  
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• Plane slides off runway at Saskatoon airport

  21-12-2018 16:08
  A Delta Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis slid off the runway at Saskatoon International Airport prior to takeoff.
  
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• 'It was kind of a bump'; Delta plane slides off runway at Saskatoon airport

  21-12-2018 16:06
  A plane destined for Minneapolis slid off the runway at the Saskatoon airport on Friday morning.
  
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• Delta plane slides off runway at Saskatoon airport

  21-12-2018 16:06
  A plane destined for Minneapolis slid off the runway at the Saskatoon airport on Friday morning.
  
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• Picketer hit by vehicle in front of Saskatoon Co-op - CBC.ca

  21-12-2018 15:52 via cbc.ca
  Picketer hit by vehicle in front of Saskatoon Co-op  CBC.caA spokesperson for the United Food and Commercial Workers says a picketer was sent to hospital Thursday night after he was hit by a vehicle.
  
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• Picketer hit by vehicle in front of Saskatoon Co-op

  21-12-2018 15:52 via cbc.ca
  A spokesperson for the United Food and Commercial Workers says a picketer was sent to hospital Thursday night after he was hit by a vehicle.
  
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• Man on picket line hit by vehicle in front of Saskatoon Co-op - CBC.ca

  21-12-2018 15:52 via cbc.ca
  Man on picket line hit by vehicle in front of Saskatoon Co-op  CBC.caA spokesperson for the United Food and Commercial Workers says a picketer was sent to hospital Thursday night after he was hit by a vehicle.
  
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• UFCW picketers rally outside FCL in downtown Saskatoon - Global News

  21-12-2018 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  UFCW picketers rally outside FCL in downtown Saskatoon  Global NewsStriking Saskatoon Co-op workers held a rally Thursday afternoon outside Federated Co-operatives headquarters in downtown Saskatoon.
  
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• Freezing rain causing icy roads across Saskatchewan - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  21-12-2018 15:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  Freezing rain causing icy roads across Saskatchewan  Saskatoon StarPhoenixDrivers are being asked to watch out for icy road conditions this morning after several areas of the province got a dose of freezing rain.
  
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• Staying active during the winter months

  21-12-2018 14:48
  There are ways to stay active during the winter months as Jason Weber from the University of Saskatchewan College of Kinesiology explains to Jackie Wilson.
  
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• Freezing rain making highways slick across parts of Saskatchewan

  21-12-2018 14:37 via cbc.ca
  People headed home for the holidays should be cautious heading out on Saskatchewan highways as freezing rain began late Thursday night.
  
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