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• Book reviews: The Literary History of Saskatchewan vol. 3, Waiting

  26-01-2019 21:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Saskatoon novelist, essayist, and poet David Carpenter finished the monumental task of editing the first two Literary Histories of Saskatchewan he declared he was done. His job of herding cats — of getting a multitude of different writers to commit to, and deliver, their essays on Sask writing — was over. Finis.
  But the editorship of the projected third and final volume fell apart and Coteau Books came back to Carpenter with a plea for help, and an assistant editor, Kelly-Anne R
  
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• McCallum firing leaves Canada's China strategy in disarray

  26-01-2019 20:46
  Canada's strategy for navigating growing tensions with China is in disarray after Justin Trudeau fired his ambassador to Beijing.
  
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• Saskatoon Organizing Systems wants to help you manage memories, photographs - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  26-01-2019 20:19
  Saskatoon Organizing Systems wants to help you manage memories, photographs  Saskatoon StarPhoenixVIDEO: Angela Turner is a professional organizer in Saskatoon who wants to help her clients organize and sort their photo collections.
  
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• Saskatoon Organizing Systems wants to help you manage memories, photographs

  26-01-2019 20:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  Angela Turner is a professional organizer in Saskatoon who wants to help her clients organize and sort their photo collections.
  With her business Saskatoon Organizing Systems, Turner’s speciality is photo management, and she wants to help people turned overwhelming photo boxes into organized albums.
  Read the story here.
   
  
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• Temps set to fall in Saskatoon Sunday as province set to experience wide spectrum of winter weather

  26-01-2019 19:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan may get walloped with a variety of winter weather over the weekend.
  Environment Canada reports that a low pressure system over the Pacific Ocean will come ashore on Saturday morning, bringing with it a “sharp mix of precipitation” for the province, according to a special weather statement from Environment Canada.
  Throughout Saturday evening, the national forecaster indicates precipitation could include snow, freezing rain or rain, potentially creating hazardous driving c
  
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• Severe winter weather heading for Southern Sask.: Environment Canada - CTV News

  26-01-2019 19:13
  Severe winter weather heading for Southern Sask.: Environment Canada  CTV NewsEnvironment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Southern Saskatchewan as severe winter weather approaches on Saturday.
  
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• Severe winter weather heading for Southern Sask.: Environment Canada

  26-01-2019 19:13
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Southern Saskatchewan as severe winter weather approaches on Saturday.
  
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• NHL commissioner announces puck and player tracking coming next season

  26-01-2019 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the long-expected news Friday during All-Star Weekend in San Jose, Calif., calling it a “breakthrough that is years in the making.”
  
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• Severe winter weather on the way this weekend for much of Saskatchewan, Environment Canada says

  26-01-2019 17:55 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada has issued several weather alerts across much of Saskatchewan, including all of the southern part of the province, saying "severe winter weather" is on the way this weekend.
  
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• Saturday Homes: Luxury condos by Riverbend Developments offers plenty of options

  26-01-2019 16:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  Located at 619 Evergreen Boulevard, Compass Point in Evergreen is unique for Riverbend Developments, featuring a gated community with private fenced backyards, four modern floor plans and plenty of upgrade options. This allows the buyer to choose a layout that works for their lifestyle.
  Their newest show home – the Model C floorplan – boasts a spacious two-storey layout with a walkout basement to the private fenced back yard. The floor plan includes two full baths, one half bath, and
  
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• Renee Kohlman: Grilled bacon and brie sandwich

  26-01-2019 16:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  January is a month to draw comfort from whatever sources we can. The holiday buzz burned off long ago, our jeans are too tight, and credit card companies want their money.
  In other words, January kinda sucks. We’re a cold and a little bit grumpy. All we want is to stay inside and eat potato chips while watching Netflix, but celebrities go on talk shows and urge us to eat “clean.” As if we don’t have enough things to worry about (personal debt, too-tight jeans, global warm
  
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• RCMP concerned about cold after inmate escapes from northern jail

  26-01-2019 16:31 via cbc.ca
  Pinehouse RCMP are looking for a man who left a provincial correctional facility on foot in cold weather.
  
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• Crisp & Delicious chicken nugget recall due to possible Salmonella contamination

  26-01-2019 13:52
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall of Crisp & Delicious brand Chicken Breast Nuggets due to possible Salmonella contamination.
  
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• Parish Notes - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  26-01-2019 13:31
  Parish Notes  Saskatoon StarPhoenixPlease send items for Parish Notes to [email protected] with the words “Parish Notes” in the subject line. Submission deadline is the Friday one ...
  
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• Rush fly three-game win streak into Georgia for Sunday matchup - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  26-01-2019 13:02
  Rush fly three-game win streak into Georgia for Sunday matchup  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe 3-1 Saskatchewan Rush will take on the 4-2 Georgia Swarm Sunday afternoon south of the border.
  
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• Kleiter into junior semis; Silvernagle on a roll at Scotties - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  26-01-2019 13:02
  Kleiter into junior semis; Silvernagle on a roll at Scotties  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe Saskatchewan Scotties and Canadian junior curling championships are both moving into playoffs this weekend.
  
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• Rush fly three-game win streak into Georgia for Sunday matchup

  26-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Rush are taking three straight wins into a lengthy trek to Georgia this weekend.
  The Rush will play the host Georgia Swarm Sunday afternoon in their only head-to-head meeting of the National Lacrosse League season. Saskatchewan is 3-1 entering the fray, which begins at 3:05 p.m. (92.9 The Bull), and Georgia is 4-2. The latter squad won its first four games before losing 14-9 to Toronto and 13-12 to New England.
  Like Georgia, Saskatchewan lost to New England — 12-11, in the
  
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• Letters to the editor Jan. 26, 2019

  26-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Reducing carbon footprint can be easier
  I wish to commend Murray Mandryk on his column about the carbon tax fight (SP, Jan. 4). While I’m not a proponent of this tax nor how it’s been thrust upon the government of Saskatchewan, I am concerned there’s no productive debate on the issue. The two governments have approached this issue as either you’re with us or against us and that is very unfortunate.
  I do view the carbon tax as a slow death-hold on the middle clas
  
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• Kleiter into junior semis; Silvernagle on a roll at Scotties

  26-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon’s Rylan Kleiter is into the semifinal at this week’s New Holland Canadian junior curling championship in Prince Albert.
  Kleiter, who represents Saskatchewan, will play Manitoba’s J.T. Ryan at 7 p.m. Saturday, with the winner advancing to Sunday’s final against B.C.’s Tyler Tardi. Kleiter — who curls with Trevor Johnson, Joshua Mattern and Matthieu Taillon — is 8-2 so far.
  Tardi is trying to win his third straight national title.
  Meanwhile, at t
  
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• 'Just so overjoyed;' RCMP who went in search of a body found elderly man alive

  26-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It felt like -40 C the evening that Arsene Montgrand hopped into his truck and left the northern Saskatchewan community of Turnor Lake in search of firewood.
  It was supposed to be a quick trip. The 77-year-old hadn’t even packed any food for his Jan. 18 venture.
  But as the minutes ticked by and the temperature continued to drop, he still hadn’t returned home. Montgrand’s wife became worried and sent her granddaughter’s boyfriend to search for him.
  Mason Maurice clambered
  
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• Humboldt Broncos' crash: After the guilty plea, the sentencing hearing

  26-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s 65 kilometres from crash site to courthouse, from an April night at Armley Corner to a January morning in Melfort.
  Judge, truck driver, families, friends and spectators will converge in one place starting Monday for a small bit of closure to a Humboldt Broncos story that will never completely end.
  Five days have been set aside for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s sentencing hearing. That’s time enough for arguments and victim impact statements.
  Melfort’s multi-purpose Kerry Vi
  
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• Five reasons to attend the Chefs’ Gala 10th anniversary - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  26-01-2019 13:00
  Five reasons to attend the Chefs’ Gala 10th anniversary  Saskatoon StarPhoenixChefs' Gala and Showcase is Saskatoon's longest-running collaborative dinner. It's celebrating 10 years with an Oscars-themed party Feb. 9.
  
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• Five reasons to attend the Chefs’ Gala 10th anniversary

  26-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Collaborative dinners are all the rage. These events combine several chefs’ talents and allow diners an expansive taste journey without having to visit different restaurants.
  Chefs’ Gala and Showcase is Saskatoon’s longest-running collaborative dinner. The gala takes collaboration a step further by bringing together not just seven chefs, but also three local theatre and music companies in an event not to be missed.
  Chefs’ Gala is celebrating 10 years by kicking up the gla
  
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• Cuthand: Wilson-Raybould's demotion doesn't sit well

  26-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The demotion of Jody Wilson-Raybould from Minister of Justice to Minister of Veterans Affairs has struck a sour note in Indian country and it’s not over.
  The Indigenous Bar Association issued a statement calling into question the government’s commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and reconciliation in general.
  A group of Indigenous legal scholars also wrote an opinion piece in the Globe and Mail calling the Prime Minister’s move &ldquo
  
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• Barber twin sisters keep running back to Saskatoon for K of C Games

  26-01-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Jade and Kaila Barber may be twin sisters, but a pecking order appears to be in place.
  Jade, you see, is 20 minutes older than Kaila; every so often, she gently reminds her of that.
  Take the 54th edition of the Knights of Columbus Indoor Games this week in Saskatoon, where the American sisters are competing in the invitational women’s 60-metre hurdles and 50-metre sprint events.
  It just so happens that Jade was handed the No. 1 competitor bib. Kaila got No. 2.
  “I am the older sister
  
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• Hockey Huskies win on Fight Cancer Night in honour of the late Cody Smuk

  26-01-2019 05:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  It was win No. 20 and, just as importantly, a win on Fight Cancer Night for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
  The hometown Huskies beat the visiting University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 4-0 on Friday night to improve their Canada West conference-leading record to 20-3-0.
  The game paid tribute to former Huskie hockey player Cody Smuk, who succumbed to cancer in 2015.
  For that reason, the win was extra special.
  “It’s awesome,” said Huskies forward Kohl Bauml, who tal
  
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• Calgary and Saskatchewan broadcaster, traveller John Himpe dies at 38

  26-01-2019 03:48 via globalnews.ca
  John Himpe, executive producer at 770 CHQR and former Saskatchewan radio personality, has died in a Calgary hospital at 38.
  
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• 'Take a breath, and try to put yourself in the shoes of the individuals who are out there': Co-op supporter urges caution after being hit by car during rally

  26-01-2019 02:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Daren Bergen didn’t see the car coming.
  “I don’t even know where the vehicle had come from,” the 51-year-old railway conductor said in an interview a month after he was struck and injured during a rally to support striking Saskatoon Co-op workers.
  “I don’t know if I was tossed onto the hood or if I was tossed onto the ground. It happened so quickly. The next thing that I can recall is a group of people standing around me,” the Teamsters Canada Rail
  
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• Brother, sister from Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask. win $1 million with lottery ticket

  26-01-2019 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  Fort Qu’Appelle’s Michele Hahn and her brother Gerhard Hahn won $1 million on the Jan. 11 Western Max draw.
  
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• Sask. set to experience wide spectrum of winter weather

  26-01-2019 01:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan may get walloped with a variety of winter weather over the weekend.
  Environment Canada reports that a low pressure system over the Pacific Ocean will come ashore on Saturday morning, bringing with it a “sharp mix of precipitation” for the province, according to a special weather statement from Environment Canada.
  Throughout Saturday evening, the national forecaster indicates precipitation could include snow, freezing rain or rain, potentially creating hazardous driving c
  
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• Kids play rink pays tribute to former Humboldt Broncos captain

  26-01-2019 01:45 via globalnews.ca
  The family of the former Humboldt Broncos captain, Logan Schatz, created "Schatzy's Corner" to continue his legacy in his hometown of Allan, Sask.
  
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• Robert Major gets seven years for criminal negligence in crash that killed his own sons

  26-01-2019 01:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Robert Major has been sentenced to seven years in prison for causing a crash that killed his girlfriend and two sons, leaving families scarred, lawyers speechless and police officers struggling to testify.
  “There is no case to compare to this case. And hopefully there never will be,” Justice Mona Dovell said before sentencing Major to seven years on three counts of criminal negligence causing death, and three years, concurrent, on three counts of criminal negligence causing bodi
  
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• Meet the Uctupus, which aims to better heat your home

  26-01-2019 01:23
  A Saskatoon man has invented a product that aims to make it easier to regulate the temperature in your home.
  
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• McCallum says dropping Meng extradition would be 'great' for Canada: report

  26-01-2019 01:21
  A media report is quoting Canada's ambassador to China as saying it would be "great for Canada" if the United States drops an extradition request against a Huawei executive, the day after he apologized for a politically explosive slip of the tongue when discussing the case.
  
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• Three more charged in connection to Weyburn’s first homicide in 20 years

  26-01-2019 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  Additional charges were laid against three women in relation to the Jan. 4 homicide in Weyburn.
  
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• 12-year-old curls through nationals in Prince Albert

  26-01-2019 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  Twelve-year-old Team Nunavut curler enjoying nationals experience in Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• NDP 'concerned' about government ministers attending yellow vest protests

  26-01-2019 01:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The leader of the Saskatchewan NDP says it’s “concerning” that two government cabinet ministers have appeared at protests staged by a grassroots pro-energy group that has been linked to extreme and fringe views, as well as conspiracy theories.
  “What we’ve seen from the yellow vest movement, as it’s developed in Canada, is a focus on some pretty ugly things,” Ryan Meili said of the movement, which began as an anti-fuel-tax protest in France before spreadi
  
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• Crokicurl returns to Saskatoon’s Broadway

  26-01-2019 00:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Broadway Business Improvement District (BID) announced that crokicurl is back in Saskatoon.
  
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• Prince Albert’s 2nd pot store aims to keep shelves stocked

  26-01-2019 00:36
  Prince Albert’s second cannabis store opened quietly last Friday, relying on the open sign in their window to draw customers in.
  
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• Sask. set to experience wide spectrum of winter weather - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  26-01-2019 00:32
  Sask. set to experience wide spectrum of winter weather  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSaskatchewan may get walloped with a variety of winter weather over the weekend.
  
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• The Docket: Bre McAdam details the trial and sentencing of Robert Major

  26-01-2019 00:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  Twelve jurors have unanimously agreed that Robert Major’s dangerous driving and criminal negligence killed three people in a crash near Langham nearly three years ago.
  The Saskatoon Queen’s Bench courtroom where Major’s trial played out for nearly two weeks was quiet on Thursday night, save for the soft sobs of his surviving son, as the jury found Major guilty of 12 driving-related charges: three counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, three counts of dangerous driving
  
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