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• Saskatchewan Rattlers hire former Huskies coach

  23-01-2019 23:51
  The Saskatchewan Rattlers of the newly-formed Canadian Elite Basketball League introduced Greg Jockims as the team’s first-ever coach and general manager.
  
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• Crown says Major 'author of this true crime story'; defence points finger elsewhere at dangerous driving trial

  23-01-2019 23:50 via cbc.ca
  The defence at Major's dangerous driving trial says contractors who knocked down a stop sign down may actually be to blame for the fatal 2016 crash, but the Crown argued Major's distracted driving was the cause.
  
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• Three unlicensed cannabis shop employees charged

  23-01-2019 23:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  Three employees of an unlicensed cannabis store in downtown Saskatoon face charges after police searched the shop earlier this week.
  The employees have been charged with possession of cannabis known to be illicit, distribution of more than 30 grams of cannabis and possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis in accordance with the Cannabis Control Act.
  The police executed the search warrant on Tuesday at the shop, located in the 100 block of Second Avenue North.
  The search was executed as part o
  
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• 'Hope will find a way': PM Trudeau announces $2.2M for La Loche school after shooting

  23-01-2019 23:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  LA LOCHE — Returning to a northern Saskatchewan village three years after a deadly school shooting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it took that long to work with community and school officials to figure out exactly what is needed for continued healing and growth.
  Standing at a podium with the words ‘A brighter future for La Loche’ displayed prominently, Trudeau on Wednesday announced $2.2 million in funding over five years for new programs and resources at La Loche&rsq
  
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• Maidstone RCMP look for man suspected of flashing children at hockey tournament

  23-01-2019 22:16 via cbc.ca
  Maidstone RCMP have released a composite sketch of a man suspected of exposing himself to young children during a hockey tournament in Hillmond, Sask.
  
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• 'I still have a lot left in the tank to coach': Ex-Huskies coach Greg Jockims named GM-coach of Saskatchewan Rattlers

  23-01-2019 22:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  Greg Jockims couldn’t resist when the Canadian Elite Basketball League came calling.
  Jockims — who had coached the University of Saskatchewan Huskies to the program’s one and only U Sports men’s basketball national championship back in 2010 — was introduced Wednesday as the new head coach and general manager of the Saskatchewan Rattlers for the CEBL’s upcoming inaugural season.
  For Jockims, it was too good of an opportunity to pass up. He still has the itch to
  
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• Alberta men book a spot in championship pool at Canadian juniors

  23-01-2019 21:50
  Alberta's Desmond Young has advanced to the championship pool at the Canadian junior curling championships.
  
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• Trudeau says he and Saskatchewan premier talking despite carbon tax differences

  23-01-2019 21:06
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he continues to work with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe despite their differences over the federal carbon tax.
  
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• Huge renovations coming to Centre Mall - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  23-01-2019 20:57
  Huge renovations coming to Centre Mall  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe mall's owner says it plans to spend $43 million to renovate the mall's exterior, interior, food court and the space formerly occupied by Target.
  
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• Huge renovations coming to Centre Mall

  23-01-2019 20:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  Another Saskatoon shopping mall is getting a multi-million-dollar makeover.
  Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust said Wednesday that it plans to spend $43 million renovating the Centre Mall, a project that is expected to include a major overhaul of the 46-year-old mall’s interior and exterior.
  The work is also expected to address the space formerly occupied by Target Canada Co., which was shuttered in 2015, refresh the food court and include the “continuing development” of a n
  
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• Moose Jaw pharmacist fined for accepting $700,000 in gift cards from drug company

  23-01-2019 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  Documents show Niklas Voelk accepted nine gift cards ranging from $15,901.20 to $164,439.08 from 2005-2013.
  
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• PM Justin Trudeau says he and Sask. Premier Scott Moe talking despite carbon tax differences

  23-01-2019 20:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  LA LOCHE — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he continues to work with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe despite their differences over the federal carbon tax.
  Trudeau was asked at a funding announcement in La Loche on Wednesday whether he would try to persuade Moe, who was also there, about the tax.
  Trudeau said he and Moe have had “many great conversations” on things they agree and disagree on.The two did not meet when Trudeau was in Regina earlier this month, but the prim
  
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• Police bust downtown Saskatoon pot shop for second time

  23-01-2019 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  Three employees of an unlicensed cannabis store in Saskatoon have been charged with trafficking marijuana.
  
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• Officer posing as scientist in fishing sting may hurt real researchers' work: prof

  23-01-2019 20:07 via cbc.ca
  A sting operation where a conservation officer posed as a scientist to catch a man selling fish illegally could damage the relationship between real researchers and Indigenous people, according to a University of Saskatchewan associate professor.
  
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• Tracks cleared, investigation underway, after train derailment near Saskatoon

  23-01-2019 19:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  Firefighters from Saskatoon, Warman and Dalmeny responded to a large CN Rail freigh train derailment on Highway 11 on the outskirts of Saskatoon on Tuesday morning, Jan. 22, 2019. There were no injuries reported after the derailment of the train, which was carrying grain. (Photo courtesy Saskatoon Police Service)
  Within 24 hours, crews had cleared all damaged cars from the scene of a train derailment that disrupted traffic on a busy highway just north of Saskatoon.
  Thirty of 52 cars in the Canad
  
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• Police bust downtown Saskatoon pot shop for second time - Global News

  23-01-2019 19:36
  Police bust downtown Saskatoon pot shop for second time  Global NewsThree employees of an unlicensed cannabis store in Saskatoon have been charged with trafficking marijuana.
  
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• Highways workers saw washed-out road 2 days before July derailment near Hudson Bay, Sask.

  23-01-2019 19:21 via cbc.ca
  Two days before a VIA Rail derailment north of Hudson Bay, Highways employees had seen a partial washout at the nearby highway following heavy rains, according to the Transportation Safety Board.
  
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• Everything you need to know about Canada's new carbon tax - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  23-01-2019 19:10
  Everything you need to know about Canada's new carbon tax  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe federal carbon tax comes into effect on April 1, but it will only affect four provinces. Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. If you live in ...
  
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• Saskatoon police move on unlicensed pot shop for second time in as many months

  23-01-2019 19:08 via cbc.ca
  Employees at the unlicensed shop are facing drug charges.
  
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• Man charged in 2 bank robberies - CTV News

  23-01-2019 19:04
  Man charged in 2 bank robberies  CTV NewsA 19-year-old man has been charged in the robberies of two Saskatoon banks.
  
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• Man charged in 2 bank robberies

  23-01-2019 19:04
  A 19-year-old man has been charged in the robberies of two Saskatoon banks.
  
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• Charges laid at Second Ave. pot shop

  23-01-2019 18:45
  Saskatoon police have laid charges following a second search of an unlicensed pot shop.
  
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• Late night TV host “racks” up jokes on Moose Jaw’s feud with Norway

  23-01-2019 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  Late Show host Stephen Colbert poked fun at the Moose Jaw Norway feud in his recurring segment "meanwhile", saying it all started when Norway crushed Canada in Olympic curling.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -40 wind chills return - Global News

  23-01-2019 18:15
  Saskatoon weather outlook: -40 wind chills return  Global NewsExtreme -40 wind chills return before more snow slides into Saskatoon's weather forecast ahead.
  
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• Update - Charge Laid - Robbery of a Financial Institution - 3000 block Clarence Avenue S

  23-01-2019 18:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 19 year old man is facing another charge following two robberies of financial institutions in Saskatoon.The 19 year old was arrested fleeing the scene of a robbery on January 21, 2019 in the 100 block of Kensington Blvd.  He has been charged with one count of robbery in that incident.  Further investigation resulted in a charge of robbery in connection with an incident on January 17, 2019 in the 3000 block of Clarence Avenue South.  Court information #991078766, 991078
  
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• La Loche shooting: PM announces $2.2M in funding for Dene High School

  23-01-2019 17:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  Prime Minster Justin Trudeau looks on as Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks during a funding announcement at Dene High School in La Loche, SK on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.
  Standing at a podium with the words ‘A brighter future for La Loche’ displayed prominently, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more than $2 million in funding for the northern Saskatchewan community’s high school, three years after a deadly shooting.
  Trudeau said the $2.2 million is to fund new
  
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• Ottawa to fund programs, mental health services at La Loche high school: Trudeau

  23-01-2019 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says $2.2 million will be spent over five years to help people at a northern Saskatchewan school recover from a deadly shooting.
  
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• Second Search Warrant Executed at Unlicensed Cannabis Outlet - 100 block 2nd Ave. S

  23-01-2019 17:38 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police have again executed a search warrant at an unlicensed cannabis outlet in the 100 block of 2nd Avenue North on January 22, 2019.  The warrant was executed as part of an investigation by the SPS Vice Unit, with assistance from the Saskatoon Integrated Drug Enforcement Street Team (SIDEST), into the sale of illicit and unregulated cannabis and cannabis-related products.Three employees of the business have each been charged with Possession of Cannabis Known to be Illicit, Distr
  
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• Ottawa to fund programs, mental health services at La Loche high school, Trudeau says

  23-01-2019 17:29
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says $2.2 million will be spent over five years to help people at a northern Saskatchewan school recover from a deadly shooting.
  
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• Sask. seals deals to equip conservation officers with carbines

  23-01-2019 17:25 via cbc.ca
  The province is another step closer to arming its conservation officers with carbines, after awarding contracts for ammunition and carbines. The goal is to have all officers trained by late September and all carbines deployed by the end of the year.
  
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• Need more investment in Indigenous services: Trudeau

  23-01-2019 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  On the third anniversary of the La Loche school shooting, PM Justin Trudeau said there is more need across the country for investment in Indigenous services.
  
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• Trudeau explains planning and investment for La Loche

  23-01-2019 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  PM Justin Trudeau explains that properly allocating funds from the La Loche school shooting took some time so they could properly invest the funds.
  
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• Scott Moe announces new housing initiatives on 3rd anniversary of La Loche school shooting

  23-01-2019 17:11 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe helped pay tribute to the victims on the third anniversary of the La Loche school shooting on Wednesday. Moe also announced new housing initiatives to help the community.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Orwellian logic in licence plate flap - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  23-01-2019 17:06
  Letter of the Day: Orwellian logic in licence plate flap  Saskatoon StarPhoenixWhat kind of Orwellian world are we living in where a personalized licence plate can be pulled because it offends, not a presumed target, but some thin-skinned ...
  
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• Letter of the Day: Orwellian logic in licence plate flap

  23-01-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: “Trek lover’s Asimil8 plate gets pulled” (SP, Jan 5)
  What kind of Orwellian world are we living in where a personalized licence plate can be pulled because it offends, not a presumed target, but some thin-skinned government employee? What next, a Department of Political Tastefulness?
  “A senior executive” with Manitoba Public Insurance has made it clear that the ban was not because of its use in Star Trek. So that makes it anybody’s guess why this particula
  
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• Colbert disses Mac the Moose, calling it a 'papier mache dog,' in look at Canada-Norway spat

  23-01-2019 16:53 via cbc.ca
  Forget about Brexit. Another tension-fuelled affair — this one involving Canada, Norway and two moose battling for supremacy — is being showered with international media attention.
  
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• Nurse arrested in case of incapacitated woman who gave birth

  23-01-2019 16:41
  A licensed practical nurse has been arrested on a charge of sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who gave birth last month at a long-term health care facility, Phoenix police said Wednesday.
  
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• Lawyer: No proof nurse raped Arizona patient who had baby

  23-01-2019 16:41
  A nurse who was supposed to be looking after an incapacitated woman at a long-term health care facility has been accused of raping her, weeks after the patient stunned her caregivers and family by giving birth to a baby boy, Phoenix police said Wednesday.
  
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• Derailment clean-up restricts traffic north of Saskatoon - News Talk 980 CJME

  23-01-2019 15:46
  Derailment clean-up restricts traffic north of Saskatoon  News Talk 980 CJMETracks cleared, investigation underway, after train derailment near Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenixDerailed train cars removed from Highway 11 north of Saskatoon  Global NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Derailment clean-up restricts traffic north of Saskatoon - News Talk 650 CKOM

  23-01-2019 15:46
  Derailment clean-up restricts traffic north of Saskatoon  News Talk 650 CKOMClean-up efforts continued Wednesday morning following a train derailment just north of Saskatoon. A 52-car lo...
  
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• Craig Silliphant with Oscar nomination winners, snubs and surprises

  23-01-2019 15:46 via globalnews.ca
  Craig Silliphant, the Movie Geek, goes over some of his winners, snubs and surprises from the 2019 Oscar nominations.
  
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• Engaging Indigenous youth at Saskatoon career expo

  23-01-2019 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  One goal of the upcoming the Future is Yours career expo is engaging Indigenous youth to explore job and business opportunities.
  
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• City settles pool discrimination lawsuit with Muslim school - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  23-01-2019 15:22
  City settles pool discrimination lawsuit with Muslim school  Saskatoon StarPhoenixWILMINGTON, Del. — A Muslim school and five of its families will receive $50000 total as part of a settlement with a Delaware city where several children were ...
  
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• Derailed train cars removed, repairs continue on Highway 11

  23-01-2019 15:00
  All derailed train cars have been removed from Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road after a train went off the rails on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Derailed train cars removed from Highway 11 north of Saskatoon

  23-01-2019 14:52 via globalnews.ca
  Crews clear train cars from derailment site on Highway 11 north of Saskatoon; highway remains closed to northbound traffic.
  
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• ‘Shocking’ house foreclosure numbers in Saskatoon

  23-01-2019 14:45 via globalnews.ca
  Ashley Turner and Heather Kehoe from the Turnkey Group discuss foreclosures and what they call shocking numbers being seen in Saskatoon.
  
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• Trudeau to visit La Loche today - CTV News

  23-01-2019 14:43
  Trudeau to visit La Loche today  CTV NewsPrime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit La Loche Wednesday morning – three years and a day after a fatal school shooting.
  
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• Trudeau to visit La Loche today

  23-01-2019 14:43
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit La Loche Wednesday morning – three years and a day after a fatal school shooting.
  
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• Prince Albert Raiders down Victoria Royals for 40th win

  23-01-2019 14:25 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert Raiders down Victoria Royals 4-1 to reach the 40-win mark on the season.
  
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• Engaging Indigenous youth at Saskatoon career expo | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  23-01-2019 14:22
  Engaging Indigenous youth at Saskatoon career expo | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caWatch Engaging Indigenous youth at Saskatoon career expo Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca.
  
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