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• Website to help people on personal journeys toward reconciliation launched

  22-01-2019 23:42 via cbc.ca
  Reconciliation Saskatoon has launched a new website, ConnectR, aimed at building better relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
  
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• Unauthorized tickets surfacing for 2019 NHL Heritage Classic in Regina

  22-01-2019 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  The public is being advised ticket information for the 2019 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic at Mosaic Stadium has not yet been released at this time.
  
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• Trudeau to visit La Loche on third anniversary of shooting

  22-01-2019 23:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make an announcement regarding Indigenous education funding in La Loche, Sask., just over three years after a school shooting devastated the northern community.
  The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed Tuesday that Trudeau, along with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, will make the announcement and speak with reporters at the La Loche Dene High School on Wednesday morning.“Today marks three years since the senseless attack in La Loche,&rd
  
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• Lloydminster man killed in head-on crash on northern Alberta highway

  22-01-2019 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  A 40-year-old man from Lloydminster was killed when the car he was driving collided with a semi-truck in northern Alberta on Monday, according to the RCMP.
  
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• New food guide set to challenge prominence of meat, dairy industries

  22-01-2019 23:06 via cbc.ca
  Health Canada unveiled a radically new food guide Tuesday that eliminates food groups, encourages plant-based foods over meat and dairy products, and is likely to force changes across the country's agricultural industry.
  
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• Mistakes to avoid when trying to land a job after parenting gap

  22-01-2019 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  Getting back into a career after staying home to raise kids can be daunting, especially competing against people who haven't left the workforce.
  
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• Traffic Advisory - Train Derailment - Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road

  22-01-2019 22:01 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are advising motorists to use alternate routes north of Saskatoon in the area of Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road following a train derailment this morning.Emergency responders, the City of Saskatoon and CN Rail are on scene, however traffic in both directions is being rerouted.  Southbound lanes traveling into Saskatoon will be diverted to Highway 12.  Message boards will be in place to direct traffic to alternate northbound routes.  Expect to see the message
  
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• Sask. health organizations call on province to do more to reduce smoking rates

  22-01-2019 21:52 via cbc.ca
  Several health organizations are urging the province to implement recommendations from a recent report to reduce smoking rates in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Watch: Eyewitness captures moment train derailed outside Saskatoon

  22-01-2019 21:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  No dangerous goods were on a CN Rail freight train that derailed and caught fire Tuesday morning at Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road.
  The derailment happened around 9:30 a.m., at which time 911 received multiple calls.
  Firefighters from Saskatoon, Warman and Delisle responded to a large train derailment near Highway 11 on Jan. 22, 2019. There were no injuries reported after the train, which was carrying grain, derailed.
  Units from Saskatoon fire and the emergency measures organization were immedia
  
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• Indigenous fisherman found guilty of illegally selling $90 of fish after year-long sting

  22-01-2019 21:18 via cbc.ca
  A northern Saskatchewan man has been found guilty of illegally selling fish after a prolonged sting operation by conservation officers.
  
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• Saskatchewan gets ‘A’ from CFIB for cutting red tape

  22-01-2019 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s efforts to reduce red tape received the highest ‘A’ grade ranking by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
  
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• New website guides reconciliation journey - CTV News

  22-01-2019 19:15
  New website guides reconciliation journey  CTV NewsThe creators of a new online tool hope it encourages people in Saskatoon to think more about reconciliation.
  
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• New website guides reconciliation journey

  22-01-2019 19:15
  The creators of a new online tool hope it encourages people in Saskatoon to think more about reconciliation.
  
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• Weapons Arrest - 1st Avenue and 22nd Street

  22-01-2019 19:06 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 28 year old man is facing charges following a report to police regarding a man with a large knife.  At approximately 10:20 a.m., January 22, 2019, Police received a report of a man walking near 3rd Avenue and 24th Street, armed with a large knife.  Responding officers located the suspect at 1st Avenue and 22nd Street and took him into custody.  He was found to be in possession of a knife over a foot in length.  He is now facing charges of Carry Concealed Weap
  
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• Humboldt Broncos crash spurred national changes to semi truck rules, says Sask. Minister

  22-01-2019 18:49 via cbc.ca
  Advocates are praising the decision to make training for semi drivers mandatory across Canada, but they say there's still more work to do.
  
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• Advocates welcome mandatory training for semi drivers

  22-01-2019 18:49 via cbc.ca
  Advocates are praising the decision to make training for semi drivers mandatory across Canada, but they say there's still more work to do.
  
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• CN train derailment north of Saskatoon

  22-01-2019 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  Video of a CN train derailment north of Saskatoon on Jan.22, 2019. Courtesy: Braden Rein
  
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• 352 impaired driving offences in Saskatchewan during December

  22-01-2019 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  SGI said the focus will remain on impaired driving during January as they want “to make 2019 the year nobody thinks about driving impaired.”
  
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• Province launches website to help cut red tape

  22-01-2019 18:27
  A new “Help Cut Red Tape” webpage was launched by the Government of Saskatchewan on Tuesday.
  
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• CN train derails north of Saskatoon

  22-01-2019 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  A CN train hauling grain derailed north of Saskatoon at Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road.
  
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• Train carrying grain derails, catches fire on outskirts of Saskatoon on Highway 11

  22-01-2019 17:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  A train around 50 cars long and carrying grain derailed and caught fire Tuesday morning at Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road.
  The derailment took place Tuesday shortly before 10 a.m. Saskatoon fire crews, Warman RCMP, Corman Park police and other first responders were all on the scene. There was a fire at the scene of the derailment, according to Saskatoon fire, as well as a possible diesel leak. The train also spilled grain.
  Traffic was blocked in both directions.
  CN Rail was expected to provide m
  
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• Train fire extinguished, cleanup continues

  22-01-2019 17:21
  A train fire near Warman is proving to be a challenge for firefighters.
  
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• Train crash ‘was pretty wild,’ witness says

  22-01-2019 17:21
  A train fire near Warman is proving to be a challenge for firefighters.
  
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• Train catches fire in derailment on Highway 11

  22-01-2019 17:21
  Saskatoon Fire Department is on the scene of a train derailment at Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road, the department said on Twitter.
  
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• Train hauling grain derails north of Saskatoon

  22-01-2019 17:15 via cbc.ca
  A train hauling grain has derailed just north of Saskatoon and fire crews are responding.
  
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• Train hauling grain derails in fiery crash north of Saskatoon

  22-01-2019 17:15 via cbc.ca
  No one was injured after a train derailed and one locomotive caught fire just north of Saskatoon on Tuesday morning.
  
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• No injuries when train hauling grain derails in fiery crash north of Saskatoon

  22-01-2019 17:15 via cbc.ca
  No one was injured after a train derailed and one locomotive caught fire just north of Saskatoon on Tuesday morning.
  
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• UPDATE: Train derailment north of Saskatoon - paNOW

  22-01-2019 17:08
  UPDATE: Train derailment north of Saskatoon  paNOWUPDATE: At 4 p.m. the City of Saskatoon released updated traffic information for the evening drive home. Highway 11 northbound to Warman remain closed past ...
  
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• Train derails north of Saskatoon

  22-01-2019 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  A train has derailed north of Saskatoon at Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Suicide prevention bill merits support

  22-01-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: Apology should set tone for improved First Nations relations (SP, Dec. 21)
  Murray Mandryk was right when he described “The scars that many First Nations and Metis children still bear from policies” such as the Sixties Scoop.
  Let us be clear. Some of those “scars” are traumas which are passed on from one generation to the next. Intergenerational trauma is part of the basket of elevated risk factors that result in high rates of child and youth suicide in Indigenous comm
  
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• Train derails north of Saskatoon - News Talk 650 CKOM

  22-01-2019 16:59
  Train derails north of Saskatoon  News Talk 650 CKOMA CN train derailed Tuesday morning at a rail crossing at Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road, sending rail cars ca...
  
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• 'He is meant to be outside': Business answers outrage over dog in the cold

  22-01-2019 16:49
  A photo of a dog sitting in freezing temperatures outside an Ontario business has sparked outrage online.
  
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• Public Advisory - Criminal Record Checks

  22-01-2019 16:47 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Services wishes to advise the public of the potential for delays when waiting to apply for a criminal record check.  Due to staffing issues the service at SPS Headquarters may be delayed.  To avoid the line-ups members of the public can visit saskatoonpolice.ca/onlinereporting/ and fill out the online form.    
  
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• Correction - Missing Person

  22-01-2019 16:43 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Kierra Pritchard is 19 years of age, not 18 as previously stated.
  
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• Winterruption set to take over Saskatoon

  22-01-2019 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  Winterruption Saskatoon is giving people a reason to leave their homes to take part in a number of events over a four-day period starting on Jan. 23.
  
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• Sask. man hunts record mule deer near Arm River

  22-01-2019 15:33 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan hunter has hunted a non-typical mule deer with the highest Henry Kelsey score since the 1920s.
  
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• Entry-level training standard en route for Canadian truckers within a year

  22-01-2019 15:32
  The country's transportation ministers have agreed to develop an entry-level national training standard for semi-truck drivers.
  
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• Request For Public Assistance - Missing Person

  22-01-2019 15:19 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are requesting assistance in locating a missing 18 year old woman.  Kierra Pritchard was last seen leaving her home in the 300 block of Avenue Y South on January 16, 2019.  Family members have been unable to contact Kierra and are concerned for her well being.  Keirra Pritchard is described as 6' in height, 180 lbs, with long brown hair.  She wears black framed glasses.A photo is attached for distribution.Anyone with information is asked to con
  
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• Recognizing the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia

  22-01-2019 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  Connie Snider from the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan identifies some of the signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia, and how people can better understand the disease.
  
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• Ernie Louttit’s new book delves into controversial policing topics

  22-01-2019 14:54 via globalnews.ca
  Retired Saskatoon police sergeant Ernie Louttit discusses the inspiration behind his third book “The Unexpected Cop – Indian Ernie on a Life of Leadership.”
  
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• Inmate, 28, dies in Sask. penitentiary of apparent natural causes

  22-01-2019 14:47 via cbc.ca
  Correctional Service Canada says an inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert has died of apparent natural causes following an illness.
  
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• Winterruption set to take over Saskatoon | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  22-01-2019 14:36
  Winterruption set to take over Saskatoon | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caWatch Winterruption set to take over Saskatoon Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca.
  
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• Canadian railways ration space as congestion problems worsen

  22-01-2019 14:11 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's two major railways are prioritizing some commodities over others -- which has launched investigation into "discriminatory treatment of certain commodities."
  
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• 'Roma,' 'The Favourite' lead Oscar nomination with 10 nods

  22-01-2019 14:08
  Alfonso Cuaron's 'Roma' and Yorgos Lanthimos' 'The Favourite' led all films with 10 nominations each to the 91st Academy Awards, while Netflix and Marvel each scored their first best picture nomination.
  
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• Saskatoon police disclosed personal information to Legal Aid without consent: Privacy Commissioner - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  22-01-2019 14:01
  Saskatoon police disclosed personal information to Legal Aid without consent: Privacy Commissioner  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe police force ceased sending "cell sheets" to Legal Aid Saskatchewan after the provincial privacy commissioner launched an investigation.
  
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• Saskatoon police disclosed personal information to Legal Aid without consent: Privacy Commissioner - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  22-01-2019 14:01
  Saskatoon police disclosed personal information to Legal Aid without consent: Privacy Commissioner  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixThe police force ceased sending "cell sheets" to Legal Aid Saskatchewan after the provincial privacy commissioner launched an investigation.
  
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• Saskatoon police disclosed personal information to Legal Aid without consent: Privacy Commissioner

  22-01-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Police Service stopped sending the personal information of people in its cells to Legal Aid Saskatchewan after the province’s privacy commissioner learned about the practice and launched an investigation.
  In a decision handed down this month, Ron Kruzeniski said his office was conducting a separate investigation last summer when it learned the city police force shared “cell sheets” with the agency responsible for representing vulnerable people in court.
  The cell s
  
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• Brad Wall helped create right-of-centre Buffalo Project and grab investors

  22-01-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Former Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is helping a new political action committee raise money and raise the issues of some business leaders in Alberta and Saskatchewan
  
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• 'We'll get to it when we get to it;' Pinehouse mayor says freedom of information requests not a priority - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  22-01-2019 13:01
  'We'll get to it when we get to it;' Pinehouse mayor says freedom of information requests not a priority  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixPINEHOUSE — The Northern Village of Pinehouse has no plans to overhaul the way it responds to Freedom of Information requests, says Mayor Mike ...
  
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• 'We'll get to it when we get to it;' Pinehouse mayor says freedom of information requests not a priority

  22-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  PINEHOUSE — The Northern Village of Pinehouse has no plans to overhaul the way it responds to Freedom of Information requests, says Mayor Mike Natomagan.
  The Province of Saskatchewan ordered an inspection of the village late last year after the provincial privacy commissioner expressed concern that the village had either delayed or failed to respond to requests for information at least 13 times between 2013 and 2018, which runs contrary to provincial laws.
  Natomagan, who was elected mayor
  
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