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• Small town, big bonspiel: Whitewood prepares to host Sasktel Tankard

  02-02-2019 23:51 via cbc.ca
  The town of Whitewood will be the smallest community to ever host the Saskatchewan men's provincial curling championship, the Sasktel Tankard.
  
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• Additional 500k square feet of office space 'transformative' for Saskatoon downtown: Colliers - CBC.ca

  02-02-2019 23:51
  Additional 500k square feet of office space 'transformative' for Saskatoon downtown: Colliers  CBC.caFor the first time in 30 years, new high-rise office towers are being built in downtown Saskatoon. A report from Colliers International says about 500000 square ...
  
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• Additional 500k square feet of office space 'transformative' for Saskatoon downtown: Colliers

  02-02-2019 23:51 via cbc.ca
  For the first time in 30 years, new high-rise office towers are being built in downtown Saskatoon. A report from Colliers International says about 500,000 square feet of office space will be added by 2022.
  
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• Are idioms the best thing since sliced bread? Author with Sask. roots has the answer

  02-02-2019 23:37 via cbc.ca
  It's a book that goes the whole nine yards to help people wrap their heads around the everyday delights of language, from understanding old idioms like "upsetting the apple cart" to new ones like inviting someone to "Netflix and chill."
  
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• As Saskatoon clears, Regina to see snowfall on Sunday - News Talk 980 CJME

  02-02-2019 22:32
  As Saskatoon clears, Regina to see snowfall on Sunday  News Talk 980 CJMEA snowfall warning for Saskatoon continued into Saturday, with as much as eight centimetres of snow falling, according to an Environment Canada ...
  
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• Saskatoon pharmacies robbed of drugs 23 minutes apart - CBC.ca

  02-02-2019 21:36
  Saskatoon pharmacies robbed of drugs 23 minutes apart  CBC.caTwo drug stores in Saskatoon were robbed of pharmaceutical products in robberies that took place 23 minutes apart late Saturday morning. The two male ...
  
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• Saskatoon pharmacies robbed of drugs 23 minutes apart

  02-02-2019 21:36 via cbc.ca
  Two drug stores in Saskatoon were robbed of pharmaceutical products in robberies that took place 23 minutes apart late Saturday morning. The two male suspects in both robberies were wearing similar clothing and fled in a black SUV.
  
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• Police searching for suspects following Saturday robberies

  02-02-2019 21:13
  Police are searching for suspects following two robberies that occurred within 25 minutes of each other.
  
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• Sask. photographer captures a time gone by in 'Forgotten Saskatchewan' exhibit

  02-02-2019 20:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Chris Attrell is bringing new life to old buildings around Saskatchewan with his photography.
  
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• Police suspect same males in two robberies that happened within span of 25 minutes

  02-02-2019 20:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police believe two males wearing construction type overalls with an X on the back were allegedly involved in two robberies Saturday morning that happened within less than 25 minutes of each other.
  In a media release, police say two males entered a business in the 400 block of Ledingham Way at 11:34 a.m., demanding pharmaceutical products. The males fled the scene in a vehicle after they were given the pharmaceuticals by staff.
  At 11:57 a.m., two males entered a business in the 200 bloc
  
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• Two Robberies 23 Minutes Apart

  02-02-2019 20:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service is investigating two robberies that occurred within 25 minutes of each other.On February 2, 2019 at 11:34 a.m. two males entered a business in the 400 block of Ledingham Way and demanded pharmaceutical products.  The suspects were given pharmaceutical products by staff and then fled the scene in a vehicle.Both suspects are described as male, wearing orange construction type overalls with an X on the back.23 minutes later, at 11:57 a.m. two males wearing the same
  
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• Cornerstone Medical Clinic offers family practice medicine and much more

  02-02-2019 19:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dr. Sarah Williams, one of the founders of Cornerstone Medical Clinic, speaks about the clinic’s vision, which aims to put patients first.
  Offering a variety of expertise, the clinic aims to provide patient care from infancy to end of life.
  Read the full story here.
  
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• Police investigating suspicious death in Eastview

  02-02-2019 19:00
  Police are investigating a suspicious death after a man was found dead in a house in the 2400 blk of Eastview.
  
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• Man's death considered suspicious

  02-02-2019 18:58 via cbc.ca
  A man was found dead in Saskatoon on Saturday morning, and police say his death is being considered suspicious.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating suspicious death - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-02-2019 18:54
  Saskatoon police investigating suspicious death  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSaskatoon police are calling the death of a male in a house on Saturday morning suspicious.
  
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• Results From WWE Live Event in Saskatoon, SK: Fatal 4-Way IC Title Headlines - eWrestlingNews

  02-02-2019 18:32
  Results From WWE Live Event in Saskatoon, SK: Fatal 4-Way IC Title Headlines  eWrestlingNewsResults From WWE Live Event in Saskatoon, SK: Fatal 4-Way IC Title Headlines.
  
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• Suspicious Death - 2400 block of Eastview

  02-02-2019 18:24 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  On February 2, 2019 at approximately 7:15 a.m. Saskatoon Police Service Patrol members along with Medavie Health Services responded to an injured male in a house in the 2400 block of Eastview.The male was deceased at the scene.Members from the Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section and Forensic Identification are actively investigating this incident.  Both sections will be working with the Office of the Chief Coroner to investigate this incident fully.Updates will be available from Sa
  
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• Wash World wants customers to make a clean get away - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-02-2019 18:14
  Wash World wants customers to make a clean get away  Saskatoon StarPhoenixVideo: Wash World is celebrating their 25th year in business with a brand new location with huge wash bays and a convenient, easy to use system.
  
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• Wash World wants customers to make a clean get away

  02-02-2019 18:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cole Custead, co-owner of Wash World, says the car wash’s new location is the future of the business, as it provides customers massive cleaning bays, top-quality cleaning products and a friendly environment where customers can find all of their car cleaning needs.
  Read full story here.
  
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• Polachic: St. George's Anglican parish

  02-02-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The congregation of St. George’s Anglican Church may be small, but it’s mighty in service to the community.
  Established in 1906, the current building was moved to the Avenue I site in 1967 from McNabb Park, which was formerly a military base.
  “The move took four days, and only one tree had to be cut down in the process,” says Rev. Deacon Peter Coolen, a deacon at St. George’s, as well as archivist for the Saskatoon Anglican Diocese and editor of the Saskatchewan Ang
  
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• Crown's suggestion of 10-year sentence in Humboldt Broncos crash is 'harsh': professor

  02-02-2019 18:00 via cbc.ca
  A law professor at the University of Ottawa says it's difficult to know what sentence Jaskirat Singh Sidhu will receive after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death.
  
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• Rare tiger gets acquainted with new home at London Zoo - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-02-2019 17:40
  Rare tiger gets acquainted with new home at London Zoo  Saskatoon StarPhoenixLONDON — A rare Sumatran tiger is getting acquainted with his new home after arriving at the London Zoo this week.Asim, from Ree Park Safari in Denmark, ...
  
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• WWE Saskatoon live results: Dean Ambrose in action - Figure Four Online

  02-02-2019 17:31
  WWE Saskatoon live results: Dean Ambrose in action  Figure Four OnlineA fatal four-way match for the Intercontinental title headlined the show.
  
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• Weekend weather sees snowfall warnings, extreme cold warnings

  02-02-2019 17:22 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon and Prince Albert remain under snowfall warnings on Saturday, while Lloydminster and most of the north are under extreme cold warnings.
  
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• WHL: Saskatoon Blades down Regina Pats 3-1

  02-02-2019 17:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  Gary Haden scored twice as the Saskatoon Blades defeated the host Regina Pats 3-1 in Western Hockey League action Friday night in Regina.
  Max Gerlach had the other goal for Saskatoon, which improved its WHL record to 30-13-7-0.
  Nolan Maier made 34 saves for the win.
  The Blades outshot the Pats 42-35.
  Saskatoon was 0-for-5 with the power play. Regina was 0-for-2.
  The Blades will host the Edmonton Oil Kings (28-15-4-4) in WHL action Saturday night. Game-time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
   
  
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• Supreme Court ruling on old wells 'step in the right direction' on Sask.'s billion-dollar cleanup problem

  02-02-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  A Supreme Court of Canada ruling that says companies must reclaim orphan wells is being welcomed in Saskatchewan as a way to fix a billion-dollar problem, but the heavy lifting lies ahead, one Regina-based firm says.
  
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• New Faces New Places: Wash World expands into a huge new space

  02-02-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Driving in the winter can get messy, but Wash World have added another location to help you keep your car squeaky clean.
  Celebrating their 25th year in business, Wash World is celebrating by expanding into a huge new location on 66th Street that boasts the widest wash bays in the city.
  “There are so many SUVs and half-ton (trucks) on the road today, so it’s a great facility for those drivers,” said co-owner Cole Custead. “Our bays are 24 feet by 14 feet which is 30 per ce
  
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• New Faces New Places: Full service medical clinic aims to make patients feel at home

  02-02-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon has a brand new full service medical clinic that offers much more than simply family practice medicine.
  Doctors Carly Conly, Shanna Olson and Sarah Williams have struck out on their own to open Cornerstone Medical Clinic, which has a heavy focus in providing care for women’s health — through their women’s health clinic, maternity care, newborn care and breastfeeding clinics — alongside their general family practice and specialized care for musculoskeletal health
  
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• RCMP arrest 1 of 2 missing inmates from Besnard Lake Correctional Camp

  02-02-2019 16:44 via cbc.ca
  A missing inmate from Besnard Lake Correctional Camp has been found and arrested, according to RCMP.
  
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• Moe to unveil new, higher revenue sharing formula - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-02-2019 15:01
  Moe to unveil new, higher revenue sharing formula  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe premier is expected to make the announcement Monday morning at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Convention in Saskatoon.
  
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• Moe to unveil new, higher revenue sharing formula

  02-02-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to announce a new municipal revenue sharing formula that is expected to result in increased funding for the province’s cities, towns and villages.
  The Saskatoon StarPhoenix has learned Moe will make the announcement Monday at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention in Saskatoon, in front of around 1,000 mayors and councillors.
  Few other details about the new formula are known, but it is understood that it will remain tied to
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Victim impact statements

  02-02-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A sentencing hearing took place this week for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the semi driver who pleaded guilty to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm in the April 6, 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  Victim impact statements were filed or read by or for nearly every person on the bus when the collision took place at the intersection of Highways 35 and 335. Here is a sampling of the voices heard during a highly emotional week in Mel
  
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• French yellow vest protesters condemn injuries, blame police

  02-02-2019 14:41
  France's yellow vest protesters were back on the streets Saturday to keep pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron's government and denounce the large number of people injured in demonstrations they say is the result of police violence.
  
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• Letters to the editor Feb. 2, 2019: Resource sector, China-Canada relations subjects of discussion - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-02-2019 14:04
  Letters to the editor Feb. 2, 2019: Resource sector, China-Canada relations subjects of discussion  Saskatoon StarPhoenixIt's hard to see why Canada would want to get involved in the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, Mike Ward writes. Reader Letters. Updated: February 2, 2019. Letters to ...
  
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• Saturday Homes: Arbutus Properties’ new release targets homebuyers seeking luxury, affordability

  02-02-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon real estate market appears to be tightening, with an 11-per-cent reduction in residential MLS listings in 2018, compared to the previous year.
  With about 1,000 fewer new listings on the market during the past 12 months, housing choices within certain price ranges aren’t as plentiful as before.
  Arbutus Properties’ newest release of new homes targets home buyers seeking luxury touches at an affordable price point. Arbutus has announced a new grouping of its best-selling &
  
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• Minister of Justice hopes to clear the way for police to name homicide victims

  02-02-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The province has made an amendment to privacy regulations, allowing a police service to release the name of a deceased person who is the victim of homicide and whose death is being investigated.
  
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• Letters to the editor Feb. 2, 2019: Resource sector, China-Canada relations subjects of discussion

  02-02-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A voice for the resource sector
  For too long, the working people of communities like Saskatoon haven’t had a real voice in the political decisions directly affecting their livelihoods — about pipeline projects, new mines, forestry tenures.
  That’s not only a tragedy for Saskatoon, it’s a travesty for resource development across Canada.
  Last spring, we launched Suits and Boots to change that. Founded by six people in April, we have since grown to more than 3,200 people acro
  
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• 'It hurts when your own people laugh at you': Those learning to speak Cree address challenges

  02-02-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Two people learning to speak Cree, their traditional language, address the challenges of learning to speak it, including how speaking with their own peers can present issues.
  
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• Cuthand: Humboldt tragedy teaches benefit of forgiveness

  02-02-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s been a heart-wrenching week for the families and survivors of the Humboldt bus crash. In the midst of the grief and suffering of the victim impact statements came expressions of forgiveness and reconciliation.
  Some people are able to move on and realize that no good can come out of this terrible tragedy unless they look into their heart and offer forgiveness; others will continue to hang onto their grief because they must. We must also remember that this is less than one year after a
  
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• 'We're doing the right things,' says Sittler; Old-time legendary Leafs liking what they see of current Toronto Maple Leafs

  02-02-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Darryl Sittler is old enough to remember.
  More than 50 years have gone by, but Sittler was around when the Toronto Maple Leafs last won the Stanley Cup back in 1967 and only three years removed from joining them.
  Sittler — who was drafted by the Leafs in 1970 — would go on to spend 12 seasons with the Leafs from 1970-1982 before being dealt to the Philadelphia Flyers.
  He’ll turn 69 this year, teetering on 70.
  “When I got there (in 1970), there were a number of players on
  
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• New money coming for security agencies to stop election interference: Goodale

  02-02-2019 13:00
  This week a handful of federal security agencies were given new responsibilities related to securing Canada's electoral system from foreign interference, without new dollars to do so, but the minister who oversees many of these organizations is vowing that they will "have the cash they need to do the job."
  
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• More money coming for security agencies to stop election interference: Goodale

  02-02-2019 13:00
  This week a handful of federal security agencies were given new responsibilities related to securing Canada's electoral system from foreign interference.
  
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• Generations of grief: Family still reeling 50 years after little-known mass axe murder

  02-02-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  It was about –40 C in the northern Saskatchewan town of Buffalo Narrows the night Frederick McCallum terrorized the Pederson family with an axe.
  
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• Four-score and more, Saskatoon Blades sniper Gary Haden making the most of a second chance in the WHL

  02-02-2019 12:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Gary Haden has the ability to score in big bunches.
  Hat-tricks? Nah, Haden can do better than that.
  Twice this season, he has scored four goals in a game. He’s been able to put that 4×4 into high gear for the Western Hockey League’s Saskatoon Blades since joining them from the Medicine Hat Tigers in a trade for Logan Christensen.
  He now has 21 goals and 23 assists in 45 games this season — with 20 of those goals and 21 assists coming as a member of the Blades.
  “Gary
  
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• 3 Food Guide-inspired plant-based meals to try

  02-02-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  CBC staffer Keiza Pynn is coming up on her third anniversary of going vegan, and she says the decision has made a big difference for her health. She shares three recipes to help you have a #MeatlessMonday (or whatever day you get to cooking those veggies).
  
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• Is there ever a bad day for us to talk about mental health? Nope

  02-02-2019 11:30 via cbc.ca
  Bell is doing great work but encouraging people to talk ought to include actual talking, not retweeting an ad, writes Vickie Morgan.
  
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• His final socks, her last necklace: Humboldt Broncos' parents detail emotional connection to objects in court

  02-02-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  A pair of socks, a necklace, a door frame, an urn filled with ashes — families of those hurt or killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash spoke in court this week about their powerful emotional connections to these and other objects.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, February 1, 2019

  02-02-2019 07:44 via globalnews.ca
  Ben McCartney scored twice before Luka Burzan potted the winner 16 seconds into overtime as the Brandon Wheat Kings edged the Calgary Hitmen 6-5 on Friday inWestern Hockey League action.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush drops 16-13 decision to Toronto Rock, slips to 3-3

  02-02-2019 06:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Rush couldn’t dislodge the Toronto Rock from atop the National Lacrosse League standings Friday night.
  The hometown Rock downed the Rush 16-13 to improve its season record to 6-1.
  Saskatchewan lost its second straight to slip to 3-3.
  Adam Jones netted four goals against his former Rush team to lead the Rock to victory.
  Ben McIntosh notched a hat-trick for the Rush. Mark Matthews, with two, Nick Finlay, Curtis Knight, Marty Dinsdale, Robert Church, Jeff Shattler, Kyle Rubis
  
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• Huskies equal all-time season record for wins; Levi Cable lights the lamp as U of S Huskies prevail over MRU in double OT

  02-02-2019 05:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  It was maybe, in Dave Adolph’s estimation, the best shift of the entire season.
  It happened during the first couple of minutes of double overtime.
  With the University of Saskatchewan Huskies desperately looking for a goal while badly out-shooting the visiting Mount Royal University Cougars, Levi Cable saved the day.
  After his teammate, Huskies captain Jesse Forsberg got up-ended deep in the Cougars’ end during what was a three-on-three OT situation, Cable raced 200 feet for the back-
  
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