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• Saskatoon joins world as Women’s March rallies against gender-based violence

  19-01-2019 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  The Amphitheatre at River Landing in Saskatoon saw some heavy foot traffic Saturday morning, as over 100 men and women braved the cold for the third annual Women's March.
  
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• Netflix now charging Sask. customers PST for streaming service

  19-01-2019 23:42 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan is joining Quebec in collecting provincial sales tax on Netflix subscriptions, starting this year.
  
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• Saskatoon’s third Women’s March draws crowd of supporters

  19-01-2019 23:08
  Around the globe, thousands of people marched to end violence against women.
  
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• Saskatoon's airport authority implements flat rates for some taxi rides - CBC.ca

  19-01-2019 22:57 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon's airport authority implements flat rates for some taxi rides  CBC.caSaskatoon's airport authority has instituted flat-rate pricing for taxi trips to the airport from different areas of the city. The flat-rate pricing, which only applies to taxi ...
  
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• Saskatoon's airport authority implements flat rates for some taxi rides

  19-01-2019 22:57 via cbc.ca
  Skyxe Saskatoon Airport has instituted flat rate for taxi trips to the airport from different areas of the city.
  
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• Saskatoon joins world as Women’s March rallies against gender-based violence - Global News

  19-01-2019 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon joins world as Women’s March rallies against gender-based violence  Global NewsThe Amphitheatre at River Landing in Saskatoon saw some heavy foot traffic Saturday morning, as over 100 men and women braved the cold for the third ...
  
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• Prince Albert teen's Demi Lovato cover strikes a chord, draws stories of sobriety

  19-01-2019 22:35 via cbc.ca
  Fifteen-year-old Rebecca Strong knew her dad was watching and recording her as she played the piano and belted out a ballad. What the Prince Albert teen didn’t know was that the video would explode on social media.
  
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• No new Indigenous consultations after McClintic transfer: minister responds to interview

  19-01-2019 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale made the comments in response to an exclusive Global News interview with Correctional Service Canada bureaucrats.
  
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• 12 year old Saskatoon boy named JPCHF's 2019 Champion Child Ambassador - 620 CKRM.com

  19-01-2019 20:34 via 620ckrm.com
  12 year old Saskatoon boy named JPCHF's 2019 Champion Child Ambassador  620 CKRM.comThe Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation announced their 2019 Champion Child ambassador Thursday. In 2019, 12 year old Blake Wheeler of ...
  
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• Diocese investigates after students in 'MAGA' hats mock Native American

  19-01-2019 20:23
  A diocese in Kentucky is looking into videos that show youths, possibly from its all-male high school, mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a rally in Washington.
  
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• Diocese apologizes after students in 'MAGA' hats mock Native American

  19-01-2019 20:23
  A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from a Catholic boys' high school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a rally in Washington.
  
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• Women's March participants brave the frigid Saskatchewan winter for the cause - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  19-01-2019 20:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  Women's March participants brave the frigid Saskatchewan winter for the cause  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix"Hopefully, someday my granddaughters won't have to be out here marching when it's this cold," Julia Price said.
  
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• Women's March participants brave the frigid Saskatchewan winter for the cause

  19-01-2019 20:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  Having been a protestor and activist for 50 years, Julia Price wasn’t about to let a little thing like extreme cold temperatures keep her from being a part of the rally for women’s rights in Saskatoon.
  “I’m a mother, I’m a grandmother,” Price said. “The women’s movement has moved us quite a ways, but not far enough.”
  On a tremendously cold and dim Saturday morning, a stalwart group braved the elements to take part in the Third Annual Wom
  
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• Saskatoon fire crews fight garage fire, blaze at vacant house on west side - CBC.ca

  19-01-2019 18:18 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon fire crews fight garage fire, blaze at vacant house on west side  CBC.caSaskatoon fire crews battled a pair of fires described as suspicious in frigid conditions overnight.
  
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• Saskatoon fire crews fight garage fire, blaze at vacant house on west side

  19-01-2019 18:18 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon fire crews battled a pair of fires described as suspicious in frigid conditions overnight.
  
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• RCMP help rescue man from ice road on Frobisher Lake

  19-01-2019 17:16
  Members of the RCMP helped rescue a man who was stuck in his vehicle on an ice road on Frobisher Lake on Friday.
  
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• Jury finds 2 men guilty of manslaughter in Jeanenne Fontaine's death

  19-01-2019 16:59 via cbc.ca
  A Winnipeg jury has found Christopher Brass and Jason Meilleur guilty of manslaughter in the death of Jeanenne Fontaine.
  
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• Polachic: A vision leads to a ministry of healing

  19-01-2019 16:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  Jodi Bryant had a vision. It involved a red heart from which multiple streams were flowing. Along with the vision, she sensed God saying, “Jodi, will you connect the streams?”
  “At the time, I had no idea what that meant,” Bryant says. “I was a singer/songwriter, part of Reconciliation Band, a musical group that did performances to raise funds for needy people.”
  But as she puzzled over the vision and the request, Bryant gradually came to understand that God was
  
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• Busy, successful 2018 for Saskatoon Crime Stoppers - News Talk 650 CKOM

  19-01-2019 16:56 via ckom.com
  Busy, successful 2018 for Saskatoon Crime Stoppers  News Talk 650 CKOMSaskatoon Crime Stoppers is out with its record-breaking stats for 2018. The non-profit organization received 1,618 tips last year, compared to 1,447 in 2017.
  
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• Thousands take to the streets in Canadian Women's Marches

  19-01-2019 16:45
  Thousands across Canada are expected to participate in the third annual Women's March today in a bid to call attention to violence against women.
  
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• Thousands of Canadians across the country to march to end violence against women

  19-01-2019 16:45
  Thousands across Canada are expected to participate in the third annual Women's March today in a bid to call attention to violence against women.
  
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• RCMP rescue driver in medical distress on an ice road on Frobisher Lake

  19-01-2019 16:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  A driver rescued by three Turnor Lake RCMP officers after his vehicle became stuck in the snow on an ice road on Frobisher Lake and started to fill with carbon monoxide has been taken to hospital in La Loche.
  According to RCMP, officers received a report of a sudden death in a vehicle on a Frobisher Lake ice road at about 7:25 p.m. on Friday. Frobisher Lake is east of La Loche and Turnor Lake.
  Three officers, Cst. Kimberly Lam, Cst. Karlee Keewatin-Smith and Cst. Colin Marco were assisted by loc
  
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• Sask. RCMP rescue man in stuck vehicle on Frobisher Lake ice road

  19-01-2019 16:26 via cbc.ca
  RCMP made a dramatic find after responding to a call about a person believed to be dead inside a vehicle in northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Racism at lacrosse game an 'incredible learning opportunity,' says history professor

  19-01-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  A lacrosse game in Philadelphia last week highlighted some troubling issues in the sport, says Allan Downey, a history professor at McMaster University.
  
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• Discussion after racism at lacrosse game leads to 'incredible learning opportunity': history professor

  19-01-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  A lacrosse game in Philadelphia last week highlighted some troubling issues in the sport, says Allan Downey, a history professor at McMaster University.
  
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• 'World’s cutest dog' dies of a 'broken heart'

  19-01-2019 15:07
  A dog once named the world’s cutest has died of a “broken heart.”
  
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• U of S observatory celebrates 90 years examining night sky

  19-01-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The observatory at the University of Saskatchewan is celebrating its 90th anniversary.
  
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• Darian Durant is gone and Riders fans need to move on: Peter Mills

  19-01-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The Roughriders inability to develop a quarterback was a problem long before Chris Jones.
  
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• At The Bentley, you can right-size, not down-size

  19-01-2019 13:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  Condo living holds great appeal to long-time homeowners who have grown tired of shovelling driveways, cutting lawns and maintaining their properties. However, the idea of leaving a beloved neighbourhood can deter people from opting for a condo.
  Saskatonians who love the River Heights neighbourhood now have a new option to consider: The Bentley by Remai Group of Companies, located at 322 Saguenay Dr.
  The apartment-style condominium project is located on the cusp of River Heights and Lawson Height
  
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• Trump's border announcement expected to trade protection for immigrants

  19-01-2019 13:22
  U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce later Saturday that he is open to trading protections for young immigrants in exchange for money for his long-promised border wall.
  
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• Democrats reject Trump's 'Dreamers' tradeoff to fund wall

  19-01-2019 13:22
  U.S. President Donald Trump sought to break the government shutdown impasse Saturday, offering to extend protections for young people brought to the country illegally as children, if Democrats give him $5.7 billion for his long-promised border wall. Democrats dismissed the offer.
  
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• Saskatoon police board appeals to Moe over traffic safety cut - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-01-2019 13:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police board appeals to Moe over traffic safety cut  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe Saskatoon board of police commissioners has warned Saskatchewan's premier that reduced funding from speed cameras threatens safety in the city.
  
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• Saskatoon police board appeals to Moe over traffic safety cut - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  19-01-2019 13:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police board appeals to Moe over traffic safety cut  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixThe Saskatoon board of police commissioners has warned Saskatchewan's premier that reduced funding from speed cameras threatens safety in the city.
  
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• 'I don't want to just look out for my generation': Saskatoon designer hopes his passive house project will pave the way for more - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-01-2019 13:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  'I don't want to just look out for my generation': Saskatoon designer hopes his passive house project will pave the way for more  Saskatoon StarPhoenixOrion Morgan expects the Buena Vista home to produce as much energy as it consumes, and hopefully help prove the concept.
  
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• 'I don't want to just look out for my generation': Saskatoon designer hopes his passive house project will pave the way for more - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  19-01-2019 13:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  'I don't want to just look out for my generation': Saskatoon designer hopes his passive house project will pave the way for more  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixOrion Morgan expects the Buena Vista home to produce as much energy as it consumes, and hopefully help prove the concept.
  
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• Airbnb says its 800 hosts making millions in Saskatchewan - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-01-2019 13:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Airbnb says its 800 hosts making millions in Saskatchewan  Saskatoon StarPhoenixOnline short-term rental company says there were 800 hosts offering property for stays in 2018.
  
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• Airbnb says its 800 hosts making millions in Saskatchewan - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  19-01-2019 13:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Airbnb says its 800 hosts making millions in Saskatchewan  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixOnline short-term rental company says there were 800 hosts offering property for stays in 2018.
  
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• Saskatoon police board appeals to Moe over traffic safety cut

  19-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon board of police commissioners has warned Saskatchewan’s premier that reduced funding from speed cameras threatens safety in the city.
  Board chair Darlene Brander wrote to Premier Scott Moe in a letter dated Jan. 9, 2019 to say the elimination of funding for the traffic safety initiative project is of “great concern” to the board.
  In September, the province announced that a pilot project that placed speed cameras in three cities, including Saskatoon, had become per
  
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• Return engagement: Rush, Knighthawks staging finals rematch

  19-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Last season’s finalists will stage a mutual test-and-tune time Saturday night at SaskTel Centre.
  The Saskatchewan Rush and Rochester Knighthawks are still in the early, early stages of their respective National Lacrosse League seasons — both have played just three times, in a loop where most squads have played four or (if you’re Calgary or Vancouver) five games — and they’ll add to that total at 7:30 p.m.
  Here’s some things to know with game-time close at hand
  
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• Letters to the editor Jan. 19, 2019:Co-op strike, recycling focus of this weekend's letters

  19-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Co-op’s two-tier system
  It is obvious people are passionate about their Co-ops and it means different things to each.
  The Co-operative movement was not set up to make Co-op staff the primary focus. Members of several hundred autonomous local Co-ops in Western Canada should all expect that the men and women of their boards are making sound business decisions which will keep each Co-op prosperous and have reserve funds for expansion and growth. It shou
  
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• 'I don't want to just look out for my generation': Saskatoon designer hopes his passive house project will pave the way for more

  19-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Orion Morgan wants to change the way people build houses, and hopes his latest project will convince even the most hardened skeptics that sustainable construction is not only possible but comfortable.
  Morgan’s company, Salt Box Studios, is the force behind Saskatoon’s newest passive house, which went up in Buena Vista last year. It has no furnace, and is expected to produce exactly as much energy as it consumes.
  “I guess I feel like I have a personal responsibility toward mysel
  
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• Horgan announces policy reforms to rebuild coastal forest sector

  19-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  VANCOUVER — Plans are in the works to rebuild the wood and secondary timber industries in British Columbia by ensuring more logs are processed in the province, said Premier John Horgan.
  The forest sector revitalization plan will be done through incentives and regulation changes, he said in a speech at the annual Truck Loggers Convention on Thursday.
  The policy changes include increasing penalties for late reporting of wood waste, and reducing the waste by redirecting it to pulp and paper m
  
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• Five misconceptions about driving an electric car in winter

  19-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  With the numerous financial and environmental benefits of driving an electric vehicle (EV) becoming increasingly apparent, more people are opting to make the switch — but some consumers are still worried about how cold temperatures affect the vehicles’ performance.
  StarPhoenix reporter Erin Petrow spoke with electric vehicle owners and advocates with SaskEV, Jason Cruickshank and Pat Keyser, to dispel some of the popular myths about driving an EV during winter.
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• Familiar ground: Kleiter heads to third junior nationals - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Familiar ground: Kleiter heads to third junior nationals  Saskatoon StarPhoenixRylan Kleiter's Saskatoon-based curling team is headed to its third straight Canadian junior championship.
  
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• Familiar ground: Kleiter heads to third junior nationals

  19-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Rylan Kleiter’s curling team seeks a nice, even pace.
  The Saskatoon Sutherland foursome is up the highway to Prince Albert for the New Holland Canadian junior curling championships, which begin Saturday. This is not a novel experience for them — the same quartet represented Saskatchewan at the last two Canadians, as well.
  “The first time, we were just so excited and didn’t know what to expect. It flew by,” says Kleiter, who is flanked by third Trevor Johnson, second
  
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• Airbnb says its 800 hosts making millions in Saskatchewan

  19-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The popular Airbnb platform says people offering rooms or homes for short-term rent in Saskatchewan through Airbnb made a combined $5 million last year.
  In a news release issued Friday, the company said 800 residents of the province offered property for short-term rental on the site in 2018 and each made an average of about $4,000.
  “Airbnb helps make life more affordable for families across the province,” Alex Dagg, director of public policy for Airbnb in Canada, said in a news relea
  
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• 'Our loss can't mean nothing': Mother of Humboldt Broncos therapist pleads for mandatory semi driver training

  19-01-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Carol and Lyle Brons say nothing can bring back their daughter, Dayna, who was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, but that there is something politicians can do for others.
  
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• Pats lose 6-2 in Saskatoon to drop ninth straight - Regina Leader Post

  19-01-2019 05:32 via leaderpost.com
  Pats lose 6-2 in Saskatoon to drop ninth straight  Regina Leader PostDawson Davidson had three assists versus his former team on Friday night, helping the Saskatoon Blades beat the Regina Pats 6-2 before 3699 WHL fans at ...
  
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• Canada, Norway mayors fight over world's largest moose

  19-01-2019 03:02
  A Norway town’s deputy mayor has told the mayor of Moose Jaw, Sask., that she will do whatever is necessary to prevent Canada from reclaiming the title of having the world’s largest moose sculpture.
  
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• 11-year-old activist says Saturday's women's march will be 'empowering and hopeful'

  19-01-2019 02:46 via cbc.ca
  Emma and Etta Love are a mother-daughter duo that will be taking part in this year's Women's March in Saskatoon.
  
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