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• Saskatoon sees coldest temps so far this winter

  29-01-2019 23:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s a bit chilly out.
  Environment Canada says temperatures experienced by Saskatoon residents on Tuesday were the coldest the city has endured this season.
  “Up until early January, we’ve had a relatively mild winter, so I think people are … not climatized to the cold,” said warning preparedness meteorologist Terri Lang. She said Saskatchewan has officially reached the “dead of winter” as an Arctic air mass over southern Saskatchewan triggered
  
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• Father of Evan Thomas weighs on Jaskirat Singh Sidhu driving violations

  29-01-2019 23:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  A document included in the RCMP’s forensic collision reconstruction report says Sidhu should not have been on the road that day. The report filed during the sentencing hearing notes 51 violations of federal trucking regulations on drivers’ hours and 19 violations of Saskatchewan trip inspection rules.
  It includes the 11 days prior to the Broncos crash.
  Scott Thomas, the father of fallen Broncos player Evan Thomas, spoke to reporters about the violations on Tuesday.
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• Sask. Polytechnic unveils the Friendship Bench

  29-01-2019 23:27
  Yellow Friendship Benches have been installed at all Saskatchewan Polytechnic campuses.
  
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• Sask. government report lists multiple trucking violations by Humboldt semi driver Jaskirat Sidhu

  29-01-2019 23:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  MELFORT — In the 12 days leading up to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018, Alberta semi driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu committed 70 federal and provincial log book violations for which he was never penalized.
  Had he been stopped and inspected before causing the fatal collision with the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus, he would have been suspended from driving for 72 hours for failing to produce a log for that day and the 14 previous days, according to a review conducted as part
  
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• Mobile home demolished in fire at Leisureland

  29-01-2019 23:13
  The Saskatoon Fire Department spent most of the day on the scene of a mobile home fire at Leisureland trailer park
  
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• Fire destroys mobile home by Queen Elizabeth power station in Saskatoon

  29-01-2019 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon firefighters said heavy smoke and flames were coming from the mobile home at Leisureland trailer park when they arrived.
  
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• Saskatoon homicide: 39-year-old woman dead, second-degree murder charge laid

  29-01-2019 22:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  A second-degree murder charge has been laid against a 37-year-old man in what Saskatoon police say is the city’s first homicide of 2019.
  Police received a report Tuesday around 8:30 a.m. about an injured person at a home on Kootenay Drive, just off Assiniboine Drive in the River Heights neighbourhood. According to a police news release, officers found a 39-year-old woman dead at the scene.
  The accused and the victim were known to each other, Saskatoon police said.The 37-year-old man was in
  
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• Man, 37, charged with murder after women, 39, found dead in Saskatoon home Tuesday morning

  29-01-2019 22:35 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police have charged a man with second-degree murder after the city's first homicide of the year.
  
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• Man, 37, charged with murder after woman, 39, found dead in Saskatoon home Tuesday morning - CBC.ca

  29-01-2019 22:35
  Man, 37, charged with murder after woman, 39, found dead in Saskatoon home Tuesday morning  CBC.caSaskatoon police have charged a man with second-degree murder after the city's first homicide of the year.
  
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• Man, 37, charged with murder after woman, 39, found dead in Saskatoon home Tuesday morning

  29-01-2019 22:35 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police have charged a man with second-degree murder after the city's first homicide of the year.
  
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• Arrest made in Saskatoon’s first homicide of 2019

  29-01-2019 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  Woman dead, man charged with second-degree murder in Saskatoon’s first homicide of 2019.
  
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• Clarence and College condo mid-rise moves 1 step closer to construction after council vote

  29-01-2019 22:19 via cbc.ca
  A divisive mid-rise condo development is one step closer to construction following a key approval from Saskatoon city councillors Monday night.
  
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• Correction - Homicide - Kootenay Drive

  29-01-2019 22:16 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The previous release should have stated the accused is facing a charge of Second Degree Murder.  The accused and the victim were known to each other.  (Occurrence Number: 19-9860)
  
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• Man charged with murder in death of woman, 39

  29-01-2019 22:13
  Saskatoon police are investigating the death of a 39-year-old Saskatoon woman following an incident Tuesday morning at a home on Kootenay Drive.
  
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• Fire destroys mobile home by Queen Elizabeth power station in Saskatoon - Global News

  29-01-2019 22:08
  Fire destroys mobile home by Queen Elizabeth power station in Saskatoon  Global NewsSaskatoon firefighters said heavy smoke and flames were coming from the mobile home at Leisureland trailer park when they arrived.
  
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• Homicide - Kootenay Drive

  29-01-2019 21:43 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The SPS Major Crime Section is investigating the death of a 39 year old Saskatoon woman following an incident at a home on Kootenay Drive this morning.At approximately 8:30 a.m., January 29, 2019 Police received a report of an injured person at the home.  Upon arrival officers located a deceased woman.  A 37 year old man who was also in the home was taken into custody. The man is now facing a charge of First Degree Murder and is expected to appear in front of a Justice of the Peac
  
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• 'A hole that can't be replaced,' says dad of teen in Broncos bus crash

  29-01-2019 21:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  MELFORT — The month of April had long been a favourite on the calendar for Russ Herold.
  His daughter, Erin, was born April 1. His son, Adam, was born April 12. “Two of the best days of my life,” Russ says.
  Following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in which Adam was among the 16 people killed, that all changed.
  “Now April is a terrible month for us, as Adam’s death will forever be the memory we have, when we should be celebrating,” an emotional Russ Herold
  
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• WHL confirms Kootenay Ice relocation to Winnipeg

  29-01-2019 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  After relocating to B.C. from Edmonton in 1998, Ice will soon be on the move again, this time to Manitoba.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos crash: What the RCMP forensics team found

  29-01-2019 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP's forensics report from the Humboldt Broncos crash shows how the team's bus was torn apart after colliding with Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's truck.
  
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• Frostbite: What it is and how to treat it

  29-01-2019 21:02 via cbc.ca
  Oh, we know it's cold. We can feel Jack Frost nipping at our noses. But what about when he gnaws a little harder — what exactly does frostbite mean?
  
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• Frostbite: What it is and how to identify, treat it

  29-01-2019 21:02 via cbc.ca
  Oh, we know it's cold. We can feel Jack Frost nipping at our noses. But what about when he gets gnaws a little harder — what exactly does frostbite mean?
  
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• Melfort Tattoo Shop offers customers chance to ‘tattoo one another’

  29-01-2019 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  The owner of the Melfort Tattoo Shop is offering clients the chance to tattoo one another in a one-of-a-kind promotion.
  
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• Sask. man finds $18,000 comic book while cleaning home

  29-01-2019 20:39 via cbc.ca
  The last thing Alan Neumiller expected to find when he was organizing his things was an $18,000 comic book.
  
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• Regina man finds $18,000 comic book while cleaning home

  29-01-2019 20:39 via cbc.ca
  The last thing Alan Neumiller expected to find when he was organizing his things was an $18,000 comic book.
  
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• Offensive lineman St. John would like to remain with Saskatchewan Roughriders

  29-01-2019 20:26
  It's been an eventful three-year run for Josiah St. John.
  
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• How normal is it for Sask. to have extremely cold temperature swings in winter?

  29-01-2019 20:15 via cbc.ca
  Although this week is colder than normal in Sask., those normals are based of averages. As everyone knows, the prairies often deal in extremes. So how are this winter's extremes measuring up?
  
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• Canada’s wild weather: Flowers are blooming in the west and snow is pummeling the east

  29-01-2019 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Flowers are blooming in Vancouver, Winnipeg is getting hit with a deep freeze and southern Ontario is blanketed in a layer of snow.
  
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• Council approves STC preschool in Montgomery Place

  29-01-2019 19:46
  Saskatoon City Council unanimously approved the Saskatoon Tribal Council’s plans for an Indigenous preschool in the Montgomery neighborhood on Monday.
  
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• Police seek suspect after man allegedly threatened with rifle in Saskatoon

  29-01-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police have identified Andrew Steven Fisher, 29, as a suspect in a firearm-related assault that reportedly occurred on Jan. 21.
  
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• Cannabis production plant coming to Prince Albert

  29-01-2019 19:20
  Prince Albert City Council approved a proposal to develop a cannabis production plant in the city Monday night.
  
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• The Sheepdogs, Jess Moskaluke among Sask. Juno nominees

  29-01-2019 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Sheepdogs picked up the biggest Juno nomination among Saskatchewan artists as one of five acts vying for "Group of the Year".
  
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• 'I forgive you,' Christina Haugan tells semi driver Jaskirat Sidhu

  29-01-2019 19:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  MELFORT — The wife of the Humboldt Broncos head coach says her life and the lives of her children were altered irreparably and forever on April 6, 2018, yet she still forgives the man responsible.
  Coach Darcy Haugan was among those killed in the bus crash at the intersection of Highways 35 and 335. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, pleaded guilty earlier this month in Melfort provincial court to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving cau
  
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• Semi-driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash had 70 regulation violations

  29-01-2019 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu would have been suspended from driving on the day of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash if he had been stopped and inspected.
  
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• Soggy setback for children’s hospital

  29-01-2019 18:46
  Repairs are underway at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital after a waterline break was discovered Friday in the main floor washroom.
  
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• Screen time linked to learning delays in young children, new study finds

  29-01-2019 18:39
  Excessive screen time is a key contributing factor in learning delays in young children, according to a new study from the University of Calgary.
  
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• Police seek suspect after man allegedly threatened with rifle in Saskatoon - Global News

  29-01-2019 18:31
  Police seek suspect after man allegedly threatened with rifle in Saskatoon  Global NewsSaskatoon police said they have identified one of three suspects in connection with an alleged assault where a man was also threatened with a rifle.
  
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• Saskatoon airport sees 1.5M travellers in 2018

  29-01-2019 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon airport had its busiest year with 1,518,980 passengers passing through in 2018.
  
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• 'It's 2019': Saskatoon Tribal Council chief decries opposition to approved west-end preschool - CBC.ca

  29-01-2019 18:13
  'It's 2019': Saskatoon Tribal Council chief decries opposition to approved west-end preschool  CBC.caSaskatoon city councillors uniformly approved a west-end preschool planned by the Saskatoon Tribal Council — but not before some tough conversations at city ...
  
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• 'It's 2019': Saskatoon Tribal Council chief decries opposition to approved west-end preschool

  29-01-2019 18:13 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon city councillors uniformly greenlit a west-end preschool planned by the tribal council — but not before some tough conversations at city hall Monday night.
  
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• Sidhu shouldn’t have been driving the day of the Broncos crash, RCMP report says

  29-01-2019 18:08
  Jaskirat Sidhu would have been taken off the road for 72 hours due to dozens of logbook violations had he been stopped and inspected the day of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, according to an RCMP review of his logbook entered into court Monday.
  
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• Flood at children's hospital in Saskatoon an 'unfortunate setback'

  29-01-2019 17:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  Work on the Jim Pattison Children’s Children’s Hospital suffered an “unfortunate setback” after a flood late last week, but the Saskatchewan Health Authority says early indications are that the incident won’t affect the overall construction schedule.
  A contractor on the multi-million-dollar project discovered a leak on Friday that was caused by a water line break in a main floor bathroom, according to SHA spokeswoman Amanda Purcell. The break resulted in water
  
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• Saskatoon airport sees 1.5M travellers in 2018 - Global News

  29-01-2019 17:21
  Saskatoon airport sees 1.5M travellers in 2018  Global NewsThe Saskatoon airport had its busiest year with 1518980 passengers passing through in 2018.
  
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• UPDATE: Arrest warrant issued - Firearm related assault - January 21, 2019

  29-01-2019 17:18 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Detectives from the Targeted Enforcement Section of the Saskatoon Police Service have identified a suspect in a firearm related assault that occurred early Monday morning, January 21, 2019 in a parking lot in the 3300 block of Fairlight Drive.  An arrest warrant has been issued for Andrew Steven Fisher, age 29 of Saskatoon.  Fisher is wanted for assault with a weapon, possession of a dangerous weapon and several other criminal code offences.   The investigation is contin
  
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• Sentencing hearing continues for semi-truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  29-01-2019 17:14 via globalnews.ca
  Sentencing continued Tuesday in Melfort, Sask., for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the semi-truck driver who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Overprotective approach too much

  29-01-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s the era of helicopter parents. When I see a tyke on a tricycle wearing a crash helmet I shake my head.
  Disconcertingly, this overly protective craze is infesting City Hall. We now have several helicopter councillors and bureaucrats.
  Ankle high rubber barriers impeding traffic are popping up. Nowhere is it such a disruption than at the Temperance triangle formed by that street and Lansdowne Avenue and 14th Street. Thirty kilometer per hour speed limit signs are appearing unnecessarily
  
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• 'An unfortunate setback': Waterline breaks at Children's Hospital work site in Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  29-01-2019 16:47
  'An unfortunate setback': Waterline breaks at Children's Hospital work site in Saskatoon  CBC.caThere's been another setback in construction of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. A waterline break in a main floor bathroom on Jan. 25 flooded a portion of ...
  
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• 'An unfortunate setback': Waterline breaks at Children's Hospital work site in Saskatoon

  29-01-2019 16:47 via cbc.ca
  There's been another setback in construction of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital.
  
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• Over 130 dogs rescued from northern Saskatchewan area

  29-01-2019 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  Global’s Jackie Wilson speaks live over the phone with Erin Deems, executive director of the Saving Grace Animal Society in Alberta, about the rescue of over 13 0 dogs from the La Ronge, Sask., area.
  
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• 'I forgive you': Widow of Humboldt Broncos coach shows mercy to driver of deadly semi

  29-01-2019 15:18 via cbc.ca
  The wife of beloved Humboldt Broncos coach Darcy Haugan was the first person to give a victim impact statement at the sentencing hearing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu in Melfort, Sask., offering him forgiveness.
  
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• Friends, families gather for Day 2 of Humboldt Broncos crash sentencing hearing

  29-01-2019 15:18 via cbc.ca
  Relatives and loved ones of victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash are bracing for a second day at the sentencing hearing in Melfort, Sask., for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the semi-trailer driver who pleaded guilty to numerous counts in the 2018 tragedy.
  
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