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• Sask Film Industry 7 years after tax cut

  28-12-2018 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  The film industry in this province hasn’t been the same since the Saskatchewan Government cut the tax credit it once offered.
  
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• Phone companies must block calls with 'blatantly illegitimate' info, says CRTC

  28-12-2018 23:34 via cbc.ca
  Phone companies are getting one year to implement newly-mandated call blocking measures meant to filter out nuisance calls and scammers.
  
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• Ten ways to ring in the New Year in Saskatoon - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  28-12-2018 23:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ten ways to ring in the New Year in Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixNoon Year's Eve: Dec. 31, 11:15 a.m., at participating branches of the Saskatoon Public Library. A kids' New Year's Eve party. With a countdown with dancing, ...
  
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• Ten ways to ring in the New Year

  28-12-2018 23:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here are 10 ways to celebrate the New Year in Saskatoon:
  Noon Year’s Eve: Dec. 31, 11:15 a.m., at participating branches of the Saskatoon Public Library. A kids’ New Year’s Eve party. With a countdown with dancing, crafts and a whole lot of fun. This program is for all ages. Kids under 6 must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is free. Information at saskatoonlibrary.ca and Facebook.
  Meewasin’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve Skating Party: Dec. 31, 7 to 9
  
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• Saskatoon Interval House: helping survivors of domestic violence | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  28-12-2018 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Interval House: helping survivors of domestic violence | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caA shelter in Saskatoon says it turns away twice as many mothers and children, who are fleeing domestic violence, as it can accommodate. Meaghan Craig ...
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush season starts on the road

  28-12-2018 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rush get their 2018-19 season started on the road as they visit the New England Black Wolves on Friday.
  
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• Saskatchewan senior serves up smiles to blood donors

  28-12-2018 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  The need for blood is constant year-round but it’s especially heightened over the holidays. That’s why Canadian Blood Services is looking for about 700 donors across Saskatchewan by the New Year.
  
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• Sask RCMP, SLGA unlikely to take action relating to cannabis recall

  28-12-2018 22:47 via cbc.ca
  The Winnipeg-based cannabis producer Bonify sold unauthorized product to stores in Saskatchewan, but that doesn't mean Saskatchewan's regulator or the RCMP will be investigating or pursuing any kind of action against the company or the stores that sold its product.
  
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• Canadian fans not receptive to Pitbull goal song - CTV News

  28-12-2018 22:47 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Canadian fans not receptive to Pitbull goal song  CTV NewsDespite the team staying undefeated thus far in the tournament, Canadian fans are taking to social media to blow the whistle on the goal song for the red and ...
  
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• Canadian fans not receptive to Pitbull goal song

  28-12-2018 22:47
  Despite the team staying undefeated thus far in the tournament, Canadian fans are taking to social media to blow the whistle on the goal song for the red and white.
  
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• Rural municipalities feel the pinch as oil and gas companies skip out on tax payments

  28-12-2018 22:43 via cbc.ca
  Rural municipalities are grappling with the loss of potentially millions of dollars in unpaid taxes from struggling oil and gas companies, according the the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities.
  
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• Sarah McIver returned to Canada after arrest in China

  28-12-2018 22:27
  Global Affairs Canada says Albertan Sarah McIver has been released from custody in China and returned to Canada.
  
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• Winnipeg woman snaps, rips side view mirror off SUV at Saskatoon drive-thru

  28-12-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  A Winnipeg woman who ripped a side view mirror off an SUV at a Saskatoon drive-thru has been charged with mischief and uttering threats.
  
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• 'Unfair' new rules see Sask. cities with photo radar lose half of revenue to provincial fund

  28-12-2018 21:26 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan municipalities that use photo radar to ticket speeders will lose half the revenue they automatically receive from SGI after the province changes the legislation on January 1, 2019.
  
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• New rules see Sask. cities with photo radar lose half of revenue to provincial fund

  28-12-2018 21:26 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan municipalities that use photo radar to ticket speeders will lose half the revenue they automatically receive from SGI after the province changes the legislation on January 1, 2019.
  
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• Home invasion suspects caught after high-risk traffic stop

  28-12-2018 21:20
  Two men and one male youth are facing charges after a home invasion where shots were fired in Leask.
  
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• Changes to Saskatoon civic rates and service fees in 2019

  28-12-2018 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  A number of Saskatoon service fees and civic rates will be increasing in 2019.
  
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• Shots fired at home in Leask, Sask.

  28-12-2018 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  Two men and a youth are facing a number of charges, including several firearms-related offences, after shots were fired at a home in Leask.
  
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• Missing Lajord, Sask. woman located safe

  28-12-2018 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  Kendra Golaiy, who was last seen on Dec. 23, has been located and is safe.
  
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• Winnipeg woman snaps, rips side view mirror off SUV at Saskatoon drive-thru - Global News

  28-12-2018 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  Winnipeg woman snaps, rips side view mirror off SUV at Saskatoon drive-thru  Global NewsA Winnipeg woman who ripped a side view mirror off an SUV at a Saskatoon drive-thru has been charged with mischief and uttering threats.
  
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• Saskatoon man hospitalized after stabbing - News Talk 650 CKOM

  28-12-2018 20:23 via ckom.com
  Saskatoon man hospitalized after stabbing  News Talk 650 CKOMA 25-year-old Saskatoon man was hospitalized after a stabbing on Avenue H and 17th Street West Friday morning....
  
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• Changes to Saskatoon civic rates and service fees in 2019 - Global News

  28-12-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  Changes to Saskatoon civic rates and service fees in 2019  Global NewsA number of Saskatoon *service* fees and civic rates will be increasing in 2019.
  
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• Three men charged after shots fired during home invasion in Leask, Sask.

  28-12-2018 20:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Three men have been arrested and are facing criminal charges after RCMP were called to a home invasion at a residence in Leask, Sask.
  According to a news release from the Blaine Lake RCMP detachment, officers were called to the residence just after midnight on Thursday after receiving a call that a gun had been fired during a home invasion.
  Three adults and a toddler were in the home at the time of the shooting, though no one suffered any injuries.
  The suspects fled the home before RCMP arrived,
  
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• RM of Dundurn suing Canadian government for $100M over road closure

  28-12-2018 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  The RM of Dundurn is seeking $100 million in damages over a road closure through a military base, saying it breaches a 1953 agreement.
  
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• Three men charged after shots fired during home invasion in Leask, Sask. - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  28-12-2018 19:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  Three men charged after shots fired during home invasion in Leask, Sask.  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixOfficers were called to the residence just after midnight on Wed. after receiving a call that a gun had been fired during a home invasion.
  
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• Stabbing - 17th Street West and Avenue H South

  28-12-2018 19:50 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 25 year old Saskatoon man is recovering in hospital following a stabbing this morning.Shortly after 10:00 a.m., December 28, 2018 Police received a report of an injured person at Avenue H and 17th Street West.  Upon arrival they learned the injured person was driven to St. Paul's Hospital by a bystander.  He is suffering from a non life-threatening injury.  The male victim was uncooperative when Police interviewed him.  It is believed the victim and suspect are known to eac
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: snow and cold for final few days of 2018

  28-12-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  A snowy Friday in Saskatoon and the flurries will likely continue to stick around all day.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos coach announces he has 'stepped away' after less than 6 months

  28-12-2018 18:59 via cbc.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos and Nathan Oystrick, who was hired as the team's coach and general manager in July, have parted ways.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos and coach 'part ways' after less than 6 months

  28-12-2018 18:59 via cbc.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos and Nathan Oystrick, who was hired as the team's coach and general manager in July, have parted ways.
  
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• Nathan Oystrick steps down as Humboldt Broncos head coach

  28-12-2018 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos head coach and general manager Nathan Oystrick steps down.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: snow and cold for final few days of 2018 - Global News

  28-12-2018 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon weather outlook: snow and cold for final few days of 2018  Global NewsA snowy Friday in Saskatoon and the flurries will likely continue to stick around all day.
  
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• Nathan Oystrick stepping down as Humboldt Broncos head coach - CTV News

  28-12-2018 18:36 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Nathan Oystrick stepping down as Humboldt Broncos head coach  CTV NewsNathan Oystrick has announced he is stepping down as head coach of the Humboldt Broncos.
  
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• Nathan Oystrick stepping down as Humboldt Broncos head coach

  28-12-2018 18:36
  Nathan Oystrick has announced he is stepping down as head coach of the Humboldt Broncos.
  
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• Saskatoon rate and fee increases set for 2019 - News Talk 650 CKOM

  28-12-2018 18:35 via ckom.com
  Saskatoon rate and fee increases set for 2019  News Talk 650 CKOMSaskatoon residents will be ringing in 2019 next week, but with the new year come a number of fee increases ar...
  
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• Saskatoon volunteer receives national award - CTV News

  28-12-2018 18:23 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Saskatoon volunteer receives national award  CTV NewsA lifelong Saskatoon volunteer has been recognized with a national award.
  
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• Saskatoon volunteer receives national award

  28-12-2018 18:23
  A lifelong Saskatoon volunteer has been recognized with a national award.
  
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• Nathan Oystrick no longer Humboldt Broncos head coach

  28-12-2018 18:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  Nathan Oystrick is no longer the head coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos, Postmedia News has learned.
  Oystrick was hired in July, three months after 16 people — including former head coach Darcy Haugan — died in the team’s bus crash.
  It was not immediately clear on Friday why he is no longer the team’s head coach and general manager.
  Oystrick could not immediately be reached for comment.
  In 37 games so far this season, the Broncos posted 21 wins under Oystr
  
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• Impaired driving SGI’s traffic focus to start 2019

  28-12-2018 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) and police will focus on impaired drivers to start 2019.
  
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• Unemployment rate for immigrants to Canada at lowest level in years

  28-12-2018 17:28
  The employment gap between newcomers and Canadian-born workers continues to narrow as immigrants make up a growing percentage of the Canadian labour force, says new data from Statistics Canada.
  
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• This is why gas prices are expected to be the highest they've been since 2014

  28-12-2018 17:11
  Current low gas prices, caused by a glut in supply in recent months, are set to rebound sharply in 2019.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Keeping Sask stronger?

  28-12-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Would our premier like the constant stress of going to work daily knowing that he has to work short? For many health care workers this is normal. It impacts the patients, clients, and residents and staff that provide hands-on care. In long-term care, we have many residents with complex needs; it takes time to provide their care.
  How does our premier justify care providers having to say that we can’t manage a request because we don’t have time? It’s not fair to our residents. In
  
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• Saskatoon’s top 10 stories of 2018

  28-12-2018 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  From a tragedy that touched the hearts of millions of people across the world, to heated city council debates, here are the top 10 stories in Saskatoon for 2018.
  
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• Prince Albert Raiders need overtime to down Saskatoon Blades

  28-12-2018 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  The Prince Albert Raiders won their 32nd game of the season but needed overtime to down the Saskatoon Blades.
  
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• Saskatoon's top 10 stories of 2018 - Saskatoon - Global News

  28-12-2018 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon's top 10 stories of 2018 - Saskatoon  Global NewsFrom a tragedy that touched the hearts of millions of people across the world, to heated city council debates, here are the top 10 stories in Saskatoon for 2018.
  
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• Saskatoon’s top 10 stories of 2018 - Global News

  28-12-2018 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon’s top 10 stories of 2018  Global NewsFrom a tragedy that touched the hearts of millions of people across the world, to heated city council debates, here are the top 10 stories in Saskatoon for 2018.
  
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• Listeners offer support to Sask. gynecological oncologists who feel burned out

  28-12-2018 13:46 via cbc.ca
  Listeners of The Morning Edition offered words of support and shared their experiences with two specialists who recently told CBC News they left their positions due to feeling burned out.
  
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• Listeners offer support to Sask. gynecologic oncologists who feel burned out

  28-12-2018 13:46 via cbc.ca
  Listeners of The Morning Edition offered words of support and shared their experiences with two specialists who recently told CBC News they left their positions due to feeling burned out.
  
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• Gardening: Gardeners' New Year's resolutions ... with help from friends - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  28-12-2018 13:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Gardening: Gardeners' New Year's resolutions ... with help from friends  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixThis year, some of my gardening friends are helping me by sharing their good intentions.
  
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• Taking the Pulse: Majority of Sask. residents support mandatory vaccinations for children and youth

  28-12-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Four in five Saskatchewan residents think vaccinations for children and youth under the age of 18 should be mandatory, new public opinion research suggests.
  However, Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer, says such a move wouldn’t be of much value because the existing system is doing a good job of ensuring as many people as possible are vaccinated on time.
  Eighty-three per cent of the 400 Saskatchewan residents who participated in a telephone survey this
  
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• SHA to standardize some policies in 2019, but complete standardization a 'multi-year journey'

  28-12-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  More than a year after Saskatchewan’s 12 health regions combined to form a single provincial health authority, work is still underway to complete the amalgamation process — and will be for some time. The StarPhoenix sat down with Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) CEO Scott Livingstone to discuss what’s ahead for the organization in 2019.
  Standardizing policy
  More than 14,000 corporate and clinical policies were implemented by Saskatchewan’s 12 former health regions over
  
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