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• Feds propose Sept. 30 for new 'Truth and Reconciliation' statutory holiday

  05-02-2019 23:59
  The federal government wants to make Sept. 30 a new statutory holiday, focused on reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians.
  
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• Judge to weigh arguments of intent in attempted murder trial

  05-02-2019 23:55
  There’s no doubt the homemade gun Mike Arcand made in his Onion Lake, Sask., home went off during a downtown police shootout downtown on Sept. 27, 2017.
  
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• Saskatoon man facing weapons charges following traffic stop

  05-02-2019 23:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon man is facing more than a dozen weapons charges following a traffic stop by Saskatoon police on Tuesday morning.
  City police report at roughly 3:30 a.m. patrol officers witnessed a suspicious 1991 GMC 1500 with what a police news release indicated was “heavy damage” turn north onto Idylwyld Drive from Stanley Place.
  Police stopped the vehicle in the intersection of Avenue C north and 36th Street West and when officers started speaking with the driver — the lone occu
  
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• Fine leafs out over company’s illegal elm wood storage near Regina

  05-02-2019 23:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  REGINA — A Regina tree service company has been fined $3,500 for having a large amount of elm wood on its property for use as fuel.
  Golden Acres Tree Services Inc. pleaded guilty in provincial court after being charged under provincial Dutch elm disease regulations.
  The court heard the wood was discovered during a routine inspection of the property near the city last summer.
  The Ministry of Environment says in a release that the company received a warning for the same offence in 2017.
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• Saskatoon zoo closes to keep animals warm - CTV News

  05-02-2019 23:11
  Saskatoon zoo closes to keep animals warm  CTV NewsIf you think it's too cold outside, it turns out animals don't like these frigid temperatures either.
  
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• Saskatoon zoo closes to keep animals warm

  05-02-2019 23:11
  If you think it’s too cold outside, it turns out animals don’t like these frigid temperatures either.
  
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• Final arguments made in case of man accused of trying to kill Saskatoon cop

  05-02-2019 22:45 via cbc.ca
  A judge will now decide on the guilt of a man accused of trying to kill a Saskatoon police officer with a homemade pipe gun during a downtown shootout two summers ago.
  
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• Cystic fibrosis researchers make advancements in treatment at the U of S

  05-02-2019 22:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  A medical research team at the University of Saskatchewan hopes to make a commonly used treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF) more effective and tolerable.
  They say that could be the result of a project in which they examined genetically-modified pigs with the aid of the Canadian Light Source synchrotron.
  For more than two decades, doctors have treated CF with an inhaled concentrated salt solution called hypertonic saline. The solution is administered with a nebulizer, a device that turns the solut
  
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• Saskatoon man sells everything to live in van

  05-02-2019 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Jesse Boldt and his kuvasz-German shepherd, Layla call a 1998 Dodge cargo van home.
  
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• 'It's a great day in Saskatoon': City the 1st in Sask. to have Uber - CBC.ca

  05-02-2019 22:12
  'It's a great day in Saskatoon': City the 1st in Sask. to have Uber  CBC.caUber is live in Saskatoon, with the company saying dozens of drivers are ready to offer rides right now.
  
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• Mental health care teams to target complex cases

  05-02-2019 22:06
  The provincial government is building eight Community Recovery Teams across Saskatchewan to help those living with complex, persistent mental health issues.
  
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• Saskatoon man calls van home

  05-02-2019 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon’s Jesse Boldt talks about the first night he spent in his 1998 Dodge cargo van.
  
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• Caissie appeals murder conviction

  05-02-2019 21:37
  David Caissie has appealed his convictions of first-degree murder and offering indignity to human remains in the death of Carol King.
  
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• Investigation continues in suspicious death - CTV News

  05-02-2019 21:19
  Investigation continues in suspicious death  CTV NewsAn autopsy was performed Monday on a 27-year-old Saskatoon man whose death police believe to be suspicious.
  
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• Investigation continues in suspicious death

  05-02-2019 21:19
  An autopsy was performed Monday on a 27-year-old Saskatoon man whose death police believe to be suspicious.
  
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• AlertMeter app touted by Sask. manufacturers group as way to make workplaces safer

  05-02-2019 20:56 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan has one of the highest rates of workplace deaths and injury. One group of manufacturers wants to make workplaces safer by using the AlertMeter app to test how ready employees are for their day at the start of each shift.
  
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• Province assembles health-care teams to treat complex mental health patients

  05-02-2019 20:51 via cbc.ca
  The province is setting up Community Recovery Teams (CRTs) made up of six health-care professionals to work with people who have severe mental illnesses.
  
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• Rifle, imitation handgun seized in truck by Saskatoon police

  05-02-2019 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police said a rifle and an imitation handgun were among the items seized Tuesday morning in a truck.
  
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• Support staff union asks U of S students to put pressure on admin

  05-02-2019 19:26 via cbc.ca
  The union representing some 900 support workers at the University of Saskatchewan is urging students to pressure university administrators to get back to the bargaining table.
  
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• TSB says derailed train began to move on its own

  05-02-2019 19:19
  Investigators say a Canadian Pacific freight train was parked and began to move on its own before it derailed and killed three crew members on the Alberta-British Columbia boundary.
  
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• 'Not anything the crew did:' TSB says fatal train derailment started on its own

  05-02-2019 19:19
  A Canadian Pacific freight train parked on a frigid night in the Rocky Mountains began to move on its own before a derailment that killed three workers and sent 99 grain cars and two locomotives hurling off the track.
  
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• Weyburn police lay attempted murder charge on murder suspect

  05-02-2019 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  Police said the arrest happened after a continued investigation into the Jan. 4, 2019, death of 18-year-old Nathan Hutt.
  
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• Saskatoon Community Recovery Team helping those with mental health challenges

  05-02-2019 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  A new Community Recovery Team in Saskatoon uses a holistic approach to help people living with complex, persistent mental health challenges.
  
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• Saskatoon police continue to investigate suspicious death

  05-02-2019 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Police said an autopsy was performed Monday on the body of a 27-year-old Saskatoon man found dead in an Eastview home.
  
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• Optimist Hill in Saskatoon set to open to winter outdoor fun seekers

  05-02-2019 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  The ski and boarding hill section, the terrain park, and tubing lanes will open on Feb. 10 at Optimist Hill in Saskatoon.
  
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• Uber launching ridesharing service at Saskatoon city hall

  05-02-2019 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  Services like Uber and Lyft were approved by Saskatoon city council in December 2018.
  
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• No Roll Up the Rim? Kids ask Tim Hortons to make contest greener

  05-02-2019 18:34 via cbc.ca
  Three young people in Calgary are challenging Tim Hortons to join other major restaurants in making cups biodegradable and encourage reusuable mugs.
  
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• Sask. justice minister amends regulation to say police can name homicide victims

  05-02-2019 18:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  REGINA — Saskatchewan’s justice minister says it was an unintended consequence that police would withhold the names of homicide victims when they were brought under provincial privacy laws.
  Don Morgan said that’s why the government recently amended a regulation to spell out that police forces are in fact permitted to name murder victims.
  “It’s in the public interest to have people know that a homicide has taken place and to know who the victim is.”
  The Regina
  
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• Traffic Stop/Weapons - Ave. C N & 36th St. W

  05-02-2019 18:21 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A Saskatoon man was arrested early this morning after Police located numerous dangerous weapons inside of a truck.At approximately 3:30 a.m., February 5, 2019, Patrol members observed a suspicious grey 1991 GMC 1500 with heavy damage to it, turn North on Idylwyld Drive from Stanley Place. A traffic stop was conducted in the intersection of Avenue C North and 36th Street West. As officers began speaking with the male driver and lone occupant of the truck, they observed a hand gun on the passenger
  
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• Uber revving up in Saskatoon

  05-02-2019 18:04
  Hailing a ride from a ridesharing service in Saskatoon will be possible starting Tuesday afternoon, when Uber says it will start operations.
  
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• Saskatoon Community Recovery Team helping those with mental health challenges - Global News

  05-02-2019 17:48
  Saskatoon Community Recovery Team helping those with mental health challenges  Global NewsA new Community Recovery Team in Saskatoon uses a holistic approach to help people living with complex, persistent mental health challenges.
  
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• Autopsy completed after suspicious death of 27-year-old Saskatoon man - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-02-2019 17:43
  Autopsy completed after suspicious death of 27-year-old Saskatoon man  Saskatoon StarPhoenixInvestigators are continuing to gather and analyze evidence following the suspicious death of a 27-year-old man in Saskatoon's Eastview neighbourhood.
  
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• Saskatoon police continue to investigate suspicious death - Global News

  05-02-2019 17:42
  Saskatoon police continue to investigate suspicious death  Global NewsPolice said an autopsy was performed Monday on the body of a 27-year-old Saskatoon man found dead in an Eastview home.
  
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• Autopsy completed after suspicious death of 27-year-old Saskatoon man

  05-02-2019 17:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  Investigators are continuing to gather and analyze evidence following the suspicious death of a 27-year-old man in Saskatoon’s Eastview neighbourhood.
  An autopsy was conducted Monday on the body of the Saskatoon man, police said in update into the investigation. As well, the scene — a home in the 2400 block of Eastview — has been released.
  Police have yet to release the victim’s name.
  Officers were called to the home on Saturday around 7:15 a.m. after receiving a report a
  
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• Optimist Hill in Saskatoon set to open to winter outdoor fun seekers - Global News

  05-02-2019 17:40
  Optimist Hill in Saskatoon set to open to winter outdoor fun seekers  Global NewsThe ski and boarding hill section, the terrain park, and tubing lanes will open on Feb. 10 at Optimist Hill in Saskatoon.
  
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• 'It's been an amazing run': Sask. Fashion Week to close with epic final show

  05-02-2019 17:13 via cbc.ca
  Sask Fashion Week's last event will be held May 9 to 11 in Regina.
  
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• UPDATE: Suspicious Death - 2400 Block of Eastview

  05-02-2019 17:11 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Members of the Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section are continuing to investigate a suspicious death that occurred on February 2, 2019 in the 2400 block of Eastview.An autopsy was conducted on February 4, 2019, on the body of the 27 year old male victim from Saskatoon. His name is not being made known at this time. The scene has been released and investigators continue to collect and analyze evidence.Further information will be released as updates become available.(Occurrence Number: 19-
  
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• Saskatoon MP sponsoring petition calling for stable federal funding for feminist organizations - CBC.ca

  05-02-2019 17:02
  Saskatoon MP sponsoring petition calling for stable federal funding for feminist organizations  CBC.caA Saskatoon MP is sponsoring a petition calling on the federal government to supply long-term stable funding for "feminist women's organizations" like sexual ...
  
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• Saskatoon MP sponsoring petition calling for stable federal funding for feminist organizations

  05-02-2019 17:02 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon MP is sponsoring a petition calling on the federal government to supply long-term stable funding for "feminist women's organizations" like sexual assault centres.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Take a stand on U.S. milk products

  05-02-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I recently wrote my MP about concerns relating to the American milk products that have been allowed on Canadian shelves since September of last year. I need to know why it is that Canada has allowed our food and drug regulations to be overruled in this situation.
  When I questioned my MP in my letter along with a few other grievances, I was not answered. Yes I received a reply, but he did not even respond to this very important question.
  We as Canadians have always prided ourselves on our impecca
  
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• Saskatchewan justice minister makes change to say police can name murder victims

  05-02-2019 16:57
  Saskatchewan's justice minister says it was an unintended consequence that police would withhold the names of homicide victims when they were brought under provincial privacy laws.
  
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• Drug addiction driving crime rate in Saskatoon

  05-02-2019 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police Chief Troy Cooper discusses how drug addiction is driving the crime rate in the city. Cooper also talks about the recent homicide and cannabis-related offences.
  
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• Uber ready to launch its ride-hailing service today in Saskatoon

  05-02-2019 15:39 via cbc.ca
  Uber is launching its ride-hailing service later today in Saskatoon.
  
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• 'It's a great day in Saskatoon': City the 1st in Sask. to have Uber

  05-02-2019 15:39 via cbc.ca
  Uber is live in Saskatoon, with the company saying dozens of drivers are ready to offer rides right now.
  
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• 21st Street Brewery in Saskatoon pushing boundaries

  05-02-2019 14:57 via globalnews.ca
  Casey Murray, the head brewer of 21st Street Brewery, says they are pushing boundaries, including brewing with a new breed of barley developed at the University of Saskatchewan and grown near Rosthern.
  
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• Additional attempted murder charge laid against suspect in Weyburn homicide

  05-02-2019 14:47
  An additional attempted murder charge has been laid against Kegan Riley Muxlow, 24, who is also accused in Weyburn’s first homicide in 23 years.
  
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• Drug addiction driving crime rate in Saskatoon | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  05-02-2019 14:43
  Drug addiction driving crime rate in Saskatoon | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caSaskatoon police Chief Troy Cooper discusses how drug addiction is driving the crime rate in the city. Cooper also talks about the recent homicide and ...
  
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• Shellbrook RCMP looking for driver who may have caused head-on crash

  05-02-2019 14:28 via cbc.ca
  Shellbrook RCMP are looking for the driver of a blue F-150 truck who may have been involved in a crash.
  
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• Shellbrook RCMP looking for driver that may have caused head-on collision

  05-02-2019 14:28 via cbc.ca
  Shellbrook RCMP are looking for the driver of a blue F-150 truck who may have been involved in a collision.
  
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• Impact of Super Bowl ads

  05-02-2019 14:11 via globalnews.ca
  What is the impact of Super Bowl ads and do they resonate with viewers? Ryan Townend from William Joseph Communications on how they connect with people and some of the best over the years.
  
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