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• Fraud, theft among 239 charges couple face in Saskatchewan and Ontario

  31-01-2019 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  A man and woman are facing 239 charges in Saskatchewan and Ontario, ranging from fraud to possession of controlled substances.
  
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• Wanted man spits on officer: Saskatoon police

  31-01-2019 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a man, who was wanted on numerous warrants, spit on an officer after being arrested in Saskatoon.
  
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• Arrest - Unlawful Confinement - 2800 Block Eastview

  31-01-2019 23:27 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 35-year-old man is facing charges after unlawfully confining another man earlier today.At approximately 10:45 a.m., January 31, 2019, Police received a report that a man was being unlawfully confined and threats were being made to cause him harm. Police determined that the suspect and victim were in a vehicle and located it travelling eastbound on Stonebridge Common at Hartley Road. Police followed the vehicle, which was traveling at low speeds, to the 2900 block of Eastview, where the driver
  
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• Couple arrested in Sask. wanted on 165 charges from Ontario

  31-01-2019 22:54 via cbc.ca
  A couple arrested in White Bear, Sask. last month were found to have been wanted on 165 charges from Ontario and have since had 74 more added on by local RCMP.
  
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• FIBA world 3-on-3 basketball returns to Saskatoon in July - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  31-01-2019 22:49
  FIBA world 3-on-3 basketball returns to Saskatoon in July  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe FIBA world masters 3-on-3 basketball tour returns to downtown Saskatoon in July for the third straight year.
  
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• FIBA world 3-on-3 basketball returns to Saskatoon in July

  31-01-2019 22:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  The FIBA 3×3 World Tour is entering three-point territory in Saskatoon.
  For a third straight year, the international three-on-three basketball tour will be staged in downtown Saskatoon in conjunction with the Taste of Saskatchewan. This year’s event will run July 20-21 at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and 21st Street.
  Michael Linklater, Michael Lieffers and Nolan Brudehl will once again represent the host city in the tournament after ending the 2018 FIBA World Tour season in
  
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• Push for study of coerced sterilization intensifies on Parliament Hill - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  31-01-2019 22:48
  Push for study of coerced sterilization intensifies on Parliament Hill  Saskatoon StarPhoenixOTTAWA — A Commons committee was expected to hear Thursday afternoon from senior government officials about the coerced sterilization of women in ...
  
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• RCMP divers recover remains, items from 1959 plane crash in northern Saskatchewan lake

  31-01-2019 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  Human remains, personal items recovered by RCMP divers from the site of a 1959 plane crash in Peter Pond Lake in northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Veteran safety Mike Edem signs extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders

  31-01-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  Edem will enter his seventh year in the CFL. He was selected third overall by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2013 draft and also has played with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and B.C. Lions.
  
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• Wanted man spits on officer: Saskatoon police - Global News

  31-01-2019 22:34
  Wanted man spits on officer: Saskatoon police  Global NewsPolice say a man, who was wanted on numerous warrants, spit on an officer after being arrested in Saskatoon.
  
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• Court hears how 2 metal pipes became a gun in Michael Arcand's standoff with Saskatoon police

  31-01-2019 21:49 via cbc.ca
  Sgt. Grant Linklater didn't know if Arcand's weapon was a gun. Then he heard a loud bang.
  
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• 'High pressure, high intensity': Crews battle major fire at power station near Swift Current

  31-01-2019 21:44 via cbc.ca
  Fire crews from the Rural Municipality of Swift Current were called to the Chinook Power Station on Monday to battle a major electrical fire there.
  
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• 'It was a lot of pride’: Cree spoken in House of Commons with help of U of S prof

  31-01-2019 21:42
  University of Saskatchewan professor Kevin Lewis helped make history Tuesday after an Indigenous language was spoken at the House of Commons for the first time.
  
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• Traffic Advisory - Pendygrasse Road

  31-01-2019 21:39 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Motorists are advised of traffic restrictions in the area of the 300 block of Pendygrasse Road.  A portion of the road is closed to allow for emergency responders to deal with an incident at a home on Pendygrasse.  Motorists are asked to utilize Thomas Crescent until further notice.  (Occurrence Number: 19-10443)
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Sidhu was distracted by flapping tarp, defence says

  31-01-2019 21:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  Speaking to families of the 29 people killed or injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the semi driver said he takes “full responsibility for what has happened.”
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu stood up to speak on the last day of his sentencing hearing in Melfort and said the crash “happened because of my lack of experience.” While delivering his remarks, Sidhu often looked down in pain and rolled his hands on the wooden table where he sat for the past four days.
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• Humboldt Broncos case: Loose tarp distracted semi-driver before crash, lawyer says

  31-01-2019 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's lawyer says his client was distracted by a tarp flapping off the back of his truck when he blew through a stop sign and collided with the Humboldt Broncos bus.
  
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• High blood pressure pill may raise skin cancer risk: Health Canada

  31-01-2019 20:52
  Health Canada says prolonged use of a drug commonly prescribed for high blood pressure could increase a person's risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer.
  
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• Saskatoon church throws open doors to celebrate bats — and Batman - CBC.ca

  31-01-2019 20:34
  Saskatoon church throws open doors to celebrate bats — and Batman  CBC.caIf you're into Batman, or just bats, a Saskatoon church is where you want to be Friday night. Christ Church Anglican on Avenue E and 28th Street is hosting Bat ...
  
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• Saskatoon church throws open doors to celebrate bats — and Batman

  31-01-2019 20:34 via cbc.ca
  If you’re into Batman, or just bats, a Saskatoon church is where you want to be Friday night.
  
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• Grammy winner Alessia Cara announces tour stop in Regina

  31-01-2019 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  'Here' sold over three-million copies and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.
  
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• One-room school in Bear Creek struggles to find teachers - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  31-01-2019 20:29
  One-room school in Bear Creek struggles to find teachers  Saskatoon StarPhoenixVideo: When the one-room schoolhouse in Bear Creek closed temporarily in December of 2018 because they were unable to find a teacher, it forced families in ...
  
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• One-room school in Bear Creek struggles to find teachers

  31-01-2019 20:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  The one-room schoolhouse in Bear Creek, Sask. is the only school for miles.
  When it closed temporarily in December of 2018 because they were unable to find a teacher, it forced families in the area to send their children to the bigger schools in centres like La Loche and Buffalo Narrows — or not be able to get their children to school at all.
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• 'Heart of the community;' Bear Creek families relieved by reopening of one-room school - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  31-01-2019 20:19
  'Heart of the community;' Bear Creek families relieved by reopening of one-room school  Saskatoon StarPhoenixBEAR CREEK — When Deanna Herman was growing up in Bear Creek, she would wake up early every weekday — often before the sun came up — so she ...
  
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• 'Heart of the community;' Bear Creek families relieved by reopening of one-room school

  31-01-2019 20:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  BEAR CREEK — When Deanna Herman was growing up in Bear Creek, she would wake up early every weekday — often before the sun came up — so she could dress for school and wait for the bus that would drive her 40 minutes north to the larger community of La Loche, where she attended classes.
  If she missed the bus, she had no other way of getting to school and would be stuck at home.
  “Most times it wasn’t easy,” Herman recalls.
  The northern settlement of Bear Cr
  
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• Saskatoon hosting FIBA 3×3 World Tour stop in 2019

  31-01-2019 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  It was announced Thursday Saskatoon will welcome back the FIBA 3x3 World Tour in 2019.
  
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• Sask. government's reasons for dragging its feet on electric vehicles are nonsense

  31-01-2019 19:41 via cbc.ca
  On Jan. 21, provincial transportation ministers met in Ottawa to give feedback on the federal government’s goal of 100 per cent of vehicles sold in 2040 be zero-emissions. Our provincial government had a problem with that. Their reasons, however, were more puzzling than their arguments against putting a price on carbon.
  
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• Saskatoon hosting FIBA 3×3 World Tour stop in 2019 - Global News

  31-01-2019 19:11
  Saskatoon hosting FIBA 3×3 World Tour stop in 2019  Global NewsIt was announced Thursday Saskatoon will welcome back the FIBA 3x3 World Tour in 2019.
  
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• Sask. advocate supports call to look at homicides of females differently

  31-01-2019 18:40 via cbc.ca
  A national report that examined the killings of women and girls in Canada last year shows that six women were killed in province in 2018. The report shows more than half were killed by intimate partners or male family members.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Crown asks for 10-year sentence for driver

  31-01-2019 18:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Crown prosecutor in the sentencing hearing for the truck driver who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is asking for a 10-year prison sentence with a 10-year driving prohibition for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu.
  “This was not just an accident, this was a crime. A very serious crime,” Crown prosecutor Thomas Healey said. “The more serious the crime and its consequences, and the greater the offender’s degree of responsibility, the heavier the sentence should be.”
  
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• Man charged with assault for allegedly spitting on police officer - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  31-01-2019 17:52
  Man charged with assault for allegedly spitting on police officer  Saskatoon StarPhoenixA 25-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a police officer after he allegedly spit on a Saskatoon police officer on Thursday morning.
  
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• Man charged with assault for allegedly spitting on police officer

  31-01-2019 17:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 25-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a police officer after he allegedly spit on a Saskatoon police officer on Thursday morning.
  Saskatoon police said in a media release that officers responded to a report that a man was causing a disturbance and needed to be removed from a home in the 300 block of Avenue R South at about 3:30 a.m. Police were also informed the man was believed to be intoxicated.
  When police arrived at the scene, they arrested the man. According to police, while of
  
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• Roughriders sign safety Mike Edem to contract extension

  31-01-2019 17:49
  Safety Mike Edem has signed a two-year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• Humboldt bus crash victim's father says meeting driver was 'powerful'

  31-01-2019 17:40
  Scott Thomas, whose son Evan was one of 16 people killed in a bus crash in Saskatchewan, says he has had a "powerful" and "cathartic" meeting with truck driverJaskirat Singh Sidhu.
  
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• Arrest - Assault Police Officer - 300 Block Avenue R South

  31-01-2019 17:25 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 25-year-old man is charged with assaulting a police officer after he spit on a SPS member after being arrested early this morning. At approximately 3:30 a.m., January 31, 2019, Patrol members responded to a residence in the 300 block of Avenue R South after it was reported that a male was causing a disturbance and needed to be removed. He was reported to be under the influence of intoxicants. Upon arrival, Police located and arrested the man. While he was being escorted from the resi
  
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• Saskatoon engineer who helped improve energy efficiency in homes named to the Order of Canada - CBC.ca

  31-01-2019 17:19
  Saskatoon engineer who helped improve energy efficiency in homes named to the Order of Canada  CBC.caA Saskatoon engineer who was a key driver in energy efficiency and conservation in homes is being made a member of the Order of Canada on Friday.
  
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• Saskatoon engineer who helped improve energy efficiency in homes named to the Order of Canada

  31-01-2019 17:19 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon engineer who was a key driver in energy efficiency and conservation in homes is being made a member of the Order of Canada on Friday.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Proposed highrise will cost taxpayers - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  31-01-2019 17:04
  Letter of the Day: Proposed highrise will cost taxpayers  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe proposed 12-storey highrise at College Drive and Clarence Avenue will receive over $3 million in subsidies. Some from unfairly calculated development ...
  
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• Father of Humboldt Broncos crash victim says meeting with semi driver ‘intensely emotional’

  31-01-2019 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  Scott Thomas said Sidhu’s brother approached him to meet during the hearing on Wednesday.
  
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• Splitting up Canada's top 3x3 basketball team may benefit country's world ranking

  31-01-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada's most dominant 3x3 basketball team has split up, giving the country two teams that will be competitive in international play.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Proposed highrise will cost taxpayers

  31-01-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The proposed 12-storey highrise at College Drive and Clarence Avenue will receive over $3 million in subsidies. Some from unfairly calculated development levies, this 171-unit building will only pay $85,000. In contrast, a new house pays $21,000. Calculating development levy using the building’s area rather than lot frontage, would yield a levy of about $1.5 million. Also, the developers will likely apply for five-year property tax holiday worth around $1.5 million.
  What do taxpayers recei
  
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• Sindu apologizes to families as Crown asks for 10-year sentence in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  31-01-2019 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  A Crown prosecutor says a truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash should serve 10 years in prison.
  
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• Sidhu apologizes to families as Crown asks for 10-year sentence in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  31-01-2019 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  A Crown prosecutor says a truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash should serve 10 years in prison.
  
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• Sentencing arguments start for semi-truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  31-01-2019 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  The Crown and defence lawyers will make sentencing submissions at the hearing for the semi-truck driver who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Regina-Lewvan NDP presses federal leader to let Erin Weir run as candidate

  31-01-2019 16:56 via cbc.ca
  A simmering political battle within the federal New Democratic Party has once again boiled over in Regina.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Garfunkel the three-legged dog

  31-01-2019 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  Meet Garfunkel, a three-legged dog looking for a special home. He’s about three years old and is looking for a new companion that will spoil him.
  
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• Supreme Court rules energy companies must clean up old wells — even in bankruptcy

  31-01-2019 15:50 via cbc.ca
  Canada's Supreme Court rules provincial environmental rules trump bankruptcy laws in the energy sector, overturning lower court decisions that said creditors should get paid back first — before cleaning up old wells.
  
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• Saskatoon police release suspect photo after party stabbing - CBC.ca

  31-01-2019 15:16
  Saskatoon police release suspect photo after party stabbing  CBC.caIt's been more than two weeks since two women were stabbed at a party in Saskatoon, and city police have released a photo of the woman they suspect is ...
  
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• Saskatoon police release suspect photo after party stabbing

  31-01-2019 15:16 via cbc.ca
  It's been more than two weeks since two women were stabbed at a party in Saskatoon, and city police have released a photo of the woman they suspect is responsible.
  
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• 'I have taken the most valuable things of your life': Driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash tells hearing

  31-01-2019 15:16 via cbc.ca
  The truck driver who pleaded guilty in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash told families and friends of the victims that he was sorry during the final day of a sentencing hearing in a Melfort, Sask., courtroom.
  
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• 'How do you miss all those signs?': Crown seeks 10-year sentence for driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  31-01-2019 15:16 via cbc.ca
  The Crown prosecutor in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash case is asking for a 10-year sentence for truck driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu with a further 10-year driving prohibition after that.
  
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