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• Fire destroys home under construction in Greenbryre Estates - Global News

  17-01-2019 23:50
  Fire destroys home under construction in Greenbryre Estates  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: Saskatoon firefighters arrived to find the home under construction in Greenbryre Estates engulfed in flames on Thursday.
  
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• How can Saskatoon be more fun in winter? - CTV News

  17-01-2019 23:48
  How can Saskatoon be more fun in winter?  CTV NewsStudents at Aden Bowman Collegiate created the designs for the ice sculptures and local sculptor Peter Fogarty brought them to life.
  
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• How can Saskatoon be more fun in winter?

  17-01-2019 23:48
  Students at Aden Bowman Collegiate created the designs for the ice sculptures and local sculptor Peter Fogarty brought them to life.
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for man following reported bank robbery

  17-01-2019 23:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  A reported bank robbery on Thursday has police searching for a man with a “slender” build.
  City police report at roughly 3 p.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery at a financial institution in the 3000 block of Clarence Avenue South, according to a police news release.
  The man entered the bank and handed the teller a note, indicating that he had a weapon and wanted cash. Police say no weapon was seen during the incident.He then fled the scene after he was given an undisclos
  
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• Sask. man determined to have New York Rangers retire Ron Greschner's number

  17-01-2019 23:40 via cbc.ca
  La Ronge resident Toby Greschner is hoping to enlist the help of hockey celebrities to convince the New York Rangers to retire the jersey number of his cousin, Ron Greschner.
  
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• 'History in the making' as women who made racist posts face Indigenous mediation circle

  17-01-2019 23:35 via cbc.ca
  A mediation circle involving two non-Indigenous women who were charged after posting racist comments on Facebook is being called a precedent-setting and ground-breaking example of restorative justice.
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for man following reported bank robbery - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-01-2019 23:33
  Saskatoon police searching for man following reported bank robbery  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe man entered the bank and handed the teller a note, indicating that he had a weapon and wanted cash.
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for man following reported bank robbery - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  17-01-2019 23:33
  Saskatoon police searching for man following reported bank robbery  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixThe man entered the bank and handed the teller a note, indicating that he had a weapon and wanted cash.
  
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• Garneau optimistic on truck driver training standard agreement with provinces

  17-01-2019 23:30
  Canada's transport minister is optimistic that provinces and territories will agree on a national standard for semi-truck driver training when they meet next week.
  
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• Federal workers caught in the middle of U.S. shutdown apply for unemployment

  17-01-2019 23:30
  Thousands of federal employees and their families are applying for unemployment and food stamps to get by as the longest government shutdown in U.S. history drags on with no end in sight.
  
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• Buffalo Pound pool closed for another season

  17-01-2019 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  A leak in the Buffalo Pound pool that led to its closure last summer will remain closed, as officials determined that the 46-year-old pool is in unrepairable condition.
  
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• Saskatoon boy to represent sick kids as 2019 Champion Child

  17-01-2019 23:24
  Twelve-year-old Saskatoon boy Blake Wheeler has been selected as the 2019 Saskatchewan ambassador for the Champions Program with the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation.
  
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• Suspect jumps out of moving truck before it collides with Saskatoon Transit bus

  17-01-2019 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a driver jumped out of the moving truck before it collided with a Saskatoon Transit bus.
  
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• Renovations to be revealed at La Loche, Sask., school where shooting took place

  17-01-2019 23:13 via cbc.ca
  The mayor of a northern Saskatchewan community says there are mixed feelings as renovations to the high school are revealed three years after a deadly shooting.
  
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• Man accused of throwing coffee on worker arrested - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-01-2019 23:07
  Man accused of throwing coffee on worker arrested  Saskatoon StarPhoenixCAMDEN, S.C. — Police have arrested the man who they say threw hot coffee on an employee at a McDonald's in South Carolina because he was upset over ...
  
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• Robbery of a Financial Institution - 3000 Block Clarence Ave S

  17-01-2019 23:06 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are currently investigating a robbery of a financial institution that occurred this afternoon.On January 17, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., Police responded to a report of a robbery at a financial institution in the 3000 block of Clarence Avenue South. A suspect had entered the financial institution and passed a note to the teller, which demanded cash and indicated he had a weapon, although none was seen.  Upon obtaining the cash he fled prior to Police arrival.No one w
  
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• Sport keeping Saskatoon seniors active and social - Global News

  17-01-2019 22:47
  Sport keeping Saskatoon seniors active and social  Global NewsA group of Saskatoon seniors have found a way to maintain an active and social lifestyle through a somewhat quirky sport: carpet bowling.s.
  
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• Saskatoon seniors staying active and social through sport - Global News

  17-01-2019 22:47
  Saskatoon seniors staying active and social through sport  Global NewsA group of Saskatoon seniors have found a way to maintain an active and social lifestyle through a somewhat quirky sport: carpet bowling.
  
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• Fire causes $700,000 damage to home under construction on Greenbryre Lane - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-01-2019 22:44
  Fire causes $700,000 damage to home under construction on Greenbryre Lane  Saskatoon StarPhoenixDamage was estimated at $700000 after a home under construction in Corman Park was destroyed in an early-morning fire.Saskatoon fire crews responded ...
  
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• Fire causes $700,000 damage to home under construction on Greenbryre Lane

  17-01-2019 22:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Damage was estimated at $700,000 after a home under construction in Corman Park was destroyed in an early-morning fire.
  Saskatoon fire crews responded Thursday around 2:10 a.m. after 911 calls about a house on fire on Greenbryre Lane in Corman Park. Three engines, two water tankers, an aerial ladder, a heavy rescue truck and a battalion chief were all dispatched, Saskatoon fire said in a news relese.
  The two-storey home was fully engulfed when crews arrived, with flames threatening the neighbour
  
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• Evolution of child car seats: From straps and Tot-Guard to 5-point safety harness

  17-01-2019 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Bunny Bear Company made child seats in 1933, however the devices were mainly intended to stop kids from moving around the car.
  
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• Prince Albert, Sask. woman seeks owner of ceremonial pipe found in her backyard

  17-01-2019 22:28 via cbc.ca
  A Prince Albert, Sask., woman was initially surprised to find parts of a ceremonial pipe in her backyard. Now she's looking for its rightful owner.
  
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• Man who briefly escaped Saskatoon Correctional Centre charged

  17-01-2019 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a 33-year-old man briefly escaped Saskatoon Correctional Centre before he was found hiding inside a pickup truck.
  
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• Cold snap in majority of Saskatchewan expected to last until Sunday

  17-01-2019 22:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  The recent cold snap in Saskatchewan is expected to hang on a few more days, followed by slightly warmer temperatures on Sunday.
  Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang said this is about the time of year when Saskatchewan hits “the dead of winter,” so no one should be surprised about the cold — although with the abundance of mild days recently she admits it can be a shocking transition.
  “If you plot out 30-year normal temperatures through the year, this is about the
  
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• Death of woman on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation suspicious: RCMP

  17-01-2019 22:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  RCMP are treating the death of a 56-year-old woman on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation as suspicious.
  Blaine Lake RCMP responded Sunday around 12:50 p.m. to a report of an unresponsive woman outside her home on Muskeg Lake, RCMP said in a news release issued Thursday.
  EMS personnel were already present when officers arrived, and the woman was declared dead at the scene.
  An autopsy was conducted Wednesday in Regina. RCMP identified her as Joanne Wolfe-Lafond.
  The major crimes unit north is investigating t
  
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• Man who briefly escaped Saskatoon Correctional Centre charged - Global News

  17-01-2019 21:23
  Man who briefly escaped Saskatoon Correctional Centre charged  Global NewsPolice say a 33-year-old man briefly escaped Saskatoon Correctional Centre before he was found hiding inside a pickup truck.
  
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• Suspect escapes police after jumping out of stolen truck - CTV News

  17-01-2019 21:18
  Suspect escapes police after jumping out of stolen truck  CTV NewsSaskatoon police are searching for a suspect after a crash Thursday morning that began as a report of a stolen truck.
  
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• Suspect escapes police after jumping out of stolen truck

  17-01-2019 21:18
  Saskatoon police are searching for a suspect after a crash Thursday morning that began as a report of a stolen truck.
  
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• Saskatoon police looking for man who bailed out of moving stolen truck, which then rolled into bus

  17-01-2019 21:12 via cbc.ca
  The truck, which had been left running with its keys inside, was stolen on the 800 block of Hunter Road early Thursday morning, police said.
  
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• Saskatoon boy honouring late twin brother as 2019 champion child

  17-01-2019 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Blake Wheeler will represent the sick and injured kids of Saskatchewan as a 2019 champion child to honour his twin late brother.
  
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• Cold snap in majority of Saskatchewan expected to last until Sunday - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-01-2019 21:03
  Cold snap in majority of Saskatchewan expected to last until Sunday  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe recent cold snap in Saskatchewan is expected to hang on a few more days, with slightly warmer temperatures expected on Sunday.
  
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• Cold snap in majority of Saskatchewan expected to last until Sunday - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  17-01-2019 21:03
  Cold snap in majority of Saskatchewan expected to last until Sunday  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixThe recent cold snap in Saskatchewan is expected to hang on a few more days, with slightly warmer temperatures expected on Sunday.
  
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• Renovations to be revealed at La Loche school where 2016 shooting took place

  17-01-2019 20:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  LA LOCHE — The mayor of a northern Saskatchewan community says there are mixed feelings as renovations to the high school are revealed three years after a deadly shooting.
  Four people died and another seven were injured when a 17-year-old boy shot up the school and a home in La Loche in January 2016.
  Students have been using the school, approximately 600 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, since shortly after the shooting, but a ceremony is planned for Friday to mark the completion of const
  
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• Federal and provincial government invest $5.5M in livestock research

  17-01-2019 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian and Saskatchewan governments are investing $5.5 million into livestock research.
  
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• Death of woman on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation suspicious: RCMP - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-01-2019 20:52
  Death of woman on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation suspicious: RCMP  Saskatoon StarPhoenixMembers of the Blaine Lake RCMP detachment responded Sunday around 12:50 p.m. to a report of an unresponsive woman outside her residence on Muskeg ...
  
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• Humboldt, Sask. nominated for 2019 Kraft Hockeyville

  17-01-2019 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  The Town of Humboldt, Sask., has thrown their name in the hat for 2019 Kraft Hockeyville contest.
  
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• Saskatoon boy honouring late twin brother as 2019 champion child - Global News

  17-01-2019 20:10
  Saskatoon boy honouring late twin brother as 2019 champion child  Global NewsBlake Wheeler will represent the sick and injured kids of Saskatchewan as a 2019 champion child to honour his twin late brother.
  
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• Collision Involving City Transit Bus and Stolen Truck - Acadia Drive & Parkdale Road

  17-01-2019 19:53 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are still searching for a suspect after a collision this morning that began as a report of a stolen truck.On January 17, 2019, at 6:45 a.m., Police received a report of a truck that had just been stolen in the 800 block of Hunter Road.  The vehicle had been left running with the keys inside.Police located the truck a short time later heading westbound on Parkdale Road and followed it at a distance. They observed the suspect obeying all the rules of the road.Without warning,
  
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• Semi experienced 'huge deceleration' in impact, Major trial hears

  17-01-2019 19:43
  An expert who analyzed the data from the black box of the semi that was involved in a deadly crash near Langham almost three years ago took the stand Wednesday.
  
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• Former Sask. Chief says First Nations ownership would aid Trans Mountain pipeline

  17-01-2019 19:43 via cbc.ca
  A well-known First Nations politician in Saskatchewan has formed a company called Project Reconciliation to put a bid forward to buy the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline.
  
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• Crash slowed semi by 16 km/h almost instantly, expert says at Major trial

  17-01-2019 19:43
  An expert who analyzed the data from a semi that was involved in a deadly crash near Langham almost three years ago took the stand Wednesday.
  
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• Police get helping hand finding escaped inmate

  17-01-2019 19:19
  A bystander helped Saskatooon police find an inmate who had escaped from Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre.
  
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• Prince Philip uninjured in traffic accident

  17-01-2019 19:11
  Buckingham Palace says the 97-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, has been in a car accident but wasn't injured.
  
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• Saskatoon, Regina boast lowest tax ratios of major Canadian cities - Western Investor

  17-01-2019 19:10
  Saskatoon, Regina boast lowest tax ratios of major Canadian cities  Western InvestorSaskatoon and Regina have the lowest commercial-to-residential tax ratios of all major Canadian cities, according to a new Altus Group study. The Canadian ...
  
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• Boundary Dam Power Station had a good year for carbon capture: SaskPower

  17-01-2019 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Carbon Capture and Storage facility at Boundary Dam Power Station exceeded its daily capture rate targets for 2018, according to a report from SaskPower.
  
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• Inmate recaptured after escaping Saskatoon correctional centre - News Talk 650 CKOM

  17-01-2019 18:37
  Inmate recaptured after escaping Saskatoon correctional centre  News Talk 650 CKOMA 33-year-old inmate at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre is back in custody after making a brief b...
  
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• Death of woman on Muskeg Lake First Nation suspicious: RCMP

  17-01-2019 18:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  The death of a 56-year-old woman on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation is being treated by RCMP as suspicious.
  Members of the Blaine Lake RCMP detachment responded Sunday around 12:50 p.m. to a report of an unresponsive woman outside her residence on Muskeg Lake, RCMP said in a news release. With EMS personnel already present when officers arrived, the woman was declared dead at the scene.
  An autopsy was conducted Wednesday in Regina. She was identified by RCMP as Joanne Wolfe-Lafond.
  Major crimes unit nor
  
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• Driver facing impaired driving charge after pedestrian hit in Prince Albert

  17-01-2019 18:06 via cbc.ca
  A driver who police suspect was intoxicated is facing charges after a pedestrian was hit on the streets of Prince Albert Wednesday night.
  
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• Male Arrested After a Brief Escape - 610 60th Street East

  17-01-2019 17:59 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 33 year old male is facing charges after escaping the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre.On January 16, 2019, at approximately 2:20 p.m., the Saskatoon Police attended to the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre for a report of a male who had just escaped.With the assistance of a bystander, Police quickly located the escaped male in the 1000 block of 64th Street East where he was hiding inside of a pick-up truck.The escaped male had sustained minor injuries during the escape and was
  
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• Cocaine charge for man fleeing from Saskatoon police in truck

  17-01-2019 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  A 27-year-old man, who was attempting to evade Saskatoon police in a pickup truck, is facing a cocaine charge.
  
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