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• Saskatchewan cold spell: It's not getting better for a few days — but it could always be worse - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  07-02-2019 23:50
  Saskatchewan cold spell: It's not getting better for a few days — but it could always be worse  Saskatoon StarPhoenixIn Saskatoon on Wednesday, a 112-year-old mark was shattered when the temperature plummeted to -42.5 C. The previous record for Feb. 6 was set in 1907 at ...
  
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• Sask. government funds $330,000 to strengthen provinces police services

  07-02-2019 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  This year of the approximately $330,000, nearly $50,000 will be distributed to CBOs and $280,000 will go to police services.
  
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• New baggage handling system coming to Saskatoon airport - Global News

  07-02-2019 23:36
  New baggage handling system coming to Saskatoon airport  Global NewsBoth the baggage handling upgrade and the departures hall projects at the Saskatoon airport are expected to be done in the fall.
  
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• ‘I was there to get something done’: Man offered role on advisory board after 'grossest situation' at RUH

  07-02-2019 23:25
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority offered Terry Wulff a position on an advisory board to help improve patient care.
  
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• Memorial service in Humboldt planned for 1st anniversary of Broncos bus crash

  07-02-2019 23:12 via cbc.ca
  Planning is underway for an official memorial service at the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt on April 6 — one year after the fatal Broncos bus crash.
  
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• U of S research could advance treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

  07-02-2019 23:05
  Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan say they’ve made a break-through in cystic fibrosis research.
  
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• Saskatchewan cannabis delivery regulations preventing smartphone app business

  07-02-2019 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  Designated Delivery launched its alcohol service Thursday, but can’t deliver cannabis under its current business model in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatchewan Huskies men’s volleyball playoff possibilities up in the air

  07-02-2019 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Huskies men’s volleyball team will embark on its final road trip of the regular season this weekend.
  
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• Neil Stonechild's best friend 'disappointed' by art installation

  07-02-2019 21:29 via cbc.ca
  Last week, an ice sculpture dedicated to Neil Stonechild made its debut at Remai Modern but not everyone is happy with the art installation.
  
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• Mike Arcand found not guilty of attempted murder, but guilty of assault with a weapon, after shootout with Saskatoon police

  07-02-2019 21:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 35-year-old man has been found not guilty of attempted murder, but guilty of five other gun-related offences, after firing a homemade zip gun at a police officer during a daytime shootout in downtown Saskatoon.
  Mike Andrew Arcand was on trial in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench last week, charged in connection with the Sept. 27, 2017 incident that began on Fourth Avenue South around 3 p.m.
  On Thursday, Justice Jeff Kalmakoff found Arcand guilty of the lesser included offence of assa
  
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• RCMP arrest Sask. man after traffic stop near Banff leads to seizure of 148 kg of cannabis

  07-02-2019 21:11 via cbc.ca
  RCMP seized a huge stash of cannabis during a traffic stop near Banff last month that was estimated to be enough to make more than 440,000 joints.
  
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• Saskatoon airport in talks with Uber - CTV News

  07-02-2019 20:59
  Saskatoon airport in talks with Uber  CTV NewsIf you're hoping to get a ride from the airport, you won't be able to call Uber – at least not yet.
  
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• Saskatoon airport in talks with Uber

  07-02-2019 20:59
  If you’re hoping to get a ride from the airport, you won’t be able to call Uber – at least not yet.
  
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• Home sales, prices continue to slide in Saskatoon

  07-02-2019 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  SRAR said a decline in active listings could help prices rebound in Saskatoon’s housing market; CMHC downgrades concerns on overbuilding.
  
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• Mike Arcand not guilty of attempted murder, guilty on other charges in Saskatoon shooting

  07-02-2019 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Mike Arcand was found not guilty of attempted murder, but guilty of five weapon-related offences after a downtown shooting in Saskatoon on Sept. 27, 2017.
  
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• Advocates call for national action plan on MMIWG before federal election

  07-02-2019 20:32 via cbc.ca
  A coalition of human rights advocates is imploring the federal government to act now on decades of recommendations to address Canada's high rate of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
  
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• Ernie Louttit reflects on leadership and life as an Indigenous police officer

  07-02-2019 20:13 via cbc.ca
  The Cree author and retired Saskatchewan police officer shares life lessons in The Unexpected Cop.
  
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• Buffalo slaughter led to Indigenous people getting shorter through the years, economist says

  07-02-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  An American economist is connecting bison slaughter in North America to Indigenous people getting shorter through the years.
  
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• Home sales, prices continue to slide in Saskatoon - Global News

  07-02-2019 19:58
  Home sales, prices continue to slide in Saskatoon  Global NewsSRAR said a decline in active listings could help prices rebound in Saskatoon's housing market; CMHC downgrades concerns on overbuilding.
  
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• Charges against Saskatoon cops dropped - CTV News

  07-02-2019 19:48
  Charges against Saskatoon cops dropped  CTV NewsCharges against two Saskatoon police officers charged with assault have been dropped.
  
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• Charges against Saskatoon cops dropped

  07-02-2019 19:48
  Charges against two Saskatoon police officers charged with assault have been dropped.
  
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• Yorkton man who fostered more than 150 children with wife leaves legacy of love

  07-02-2019 19:28 via cbc.ca
  Ken Buchan, an Anglican minister in Yorkton, died in January at age 81. He and his wife Vanessa provided foster care to more than 150 kids.
  
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• Evidence leaves reasonable doubt Arcand intended to kill cop, judge rules

  07-02-2019 19:27
  The man at the centre of a downtown shootout with Saskatoon police has been found guilty of assault with a weapon and four other gun-related charges.
  
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• Arcand found guilty of assault with weapon in 2017 downtown shooting

  07-02-2019 19:27
  Mike Arcand has been found guilty of assault with a weapon as well as the four gun-related charges he was facing.
  
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• 9-year-old Regina boy awaiting life-saving transplant gets 'a miracle'

  07-02-2019 19:08 via cbc.ca
  It’s been an emotional roller-coaster ride for Regina’s Chorneyko family, whose nine-year-old son Vonn had people across the province looking for a bone marrow match to save his life.
  
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• Michael Arcand guilty of assault with a weapon, not guilty of attempted murder of Saskatoon police officer

  07-02-2019 18:52 via cbc.ca
  The charges stemmed from a brief but intense standoff on Fourth Avenue, one of Saskatoon's busiest downtown stretches, on Sept. 27, 2017.
  
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• Below normal spring runoff forecast for Saskatchewan

  07-02-2019 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency is forecasting a below normal spring runoff due to dry conditions at freeze-up and below normal winter precipitation.
  
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• Sask. could see water supply shortages this summer, says early spring run-off report

  07-02-2019 18:23 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency's preliminary spring run-off report is warning of possible water supply shortages during the upcoming summer, particularly in the southern part of the province.
  
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• Riders sign two American linebackers

  07-02-2019 18:05
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added two international linebackers to its roster.
  
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• Nutrien outlook falls below expectations as trade dispute weighs on prices - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  07-02-2019 18:02
  Nutrien outlook falls below expectations as trade dispute weighs on prices  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSASKATOON — Nutrien Ltd. says it expects higher deliveries of potash this year but that record crop yields last year and tariff uncertainty between China and the ...
  
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• Liberals questioned over claim PMO pressed AG to drop SNC-Lavalin case, Trudeau denies

  07-02-2019 18:00
  Questions over whether or not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or anyone in his office "directed" Canada's former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to abandon the prosecution of a case against SNC-Lavalin dominated question period on Thursday, following a denial from the prime minister.
  
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• Nutrien outlook falls below expectations as trade dispute weighs on prices

  07-02-2019 17:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  SASKATOON — Nutrien Ltd. says it expects higher deliveries of potash this year but that record crop yields last year and tariff uncertainty between China and the U.S. have put pressure on future crop prices.
  The trade dispute and pricing pressure helped contribute to expected earnings of between $2.80 and $3.20 per share for this year, below analyst expectations of $3.38 per share according to Thomson Reuters Eikon.
  The company says a resolution of the trade dispute could give a boost to p
  
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• Vonn Chorneyko finds bone marrow match

  07-02-2019 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  A Regina boy who has been looking for a rare match for a bone marrow transplant has found one after years of searching.
  
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• Nutrien outlook falls below expectations due to trade dispute

  07-02-2019 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon-based Nutrien reported net earnings of US$3.2 billion for the quarter ending Dec. 31, but said a trade dispute is creating uncertainty in the market.
  
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• Police forces receiving $330,000 in new funding

  07-02-2019 17:31
  The Ministry and Corrections and Policing announced it will provide $330,000 in funding for new police tools.
  
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• Police forces, community organizations receiving $330,000 in new funding

  07-02-2019 17:31
  The Ministry and Corrections and Policing announced it will provide $330,000 in funding for new police tools.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Controversy over glyphosate use - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  07-02-2019 17:01
  Letter of the Day: Controversy over glyphosate use  Saskatoon StarPhoenixA recent news release by WCWGA (Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association) expressed their extreme pleasure with the latest report from Health Canada ...
  
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• Letter of the Day: Controversy over glyphosate use

  07-02-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A recent news release by WCWGA (Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association) expressed their extreme pleasure with the latest report from Health Canada about glyphosate. Apparently Health Canada’s scientific reviewers have once again cleared glyphosate for use in Canada.
  WCWGA and many other farm groups and many scientists have long spoken out that glyphosate is safe and dismissed concerns by consumers about the safety of what they are putting in their mouths. Such concerns, we are told, ar
  
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• $10.2M raised by Sask. government in February public land offering

  07-02-2019 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  Most of the attention in Saskatchewan’s final public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights for the fiscal year was in the Kindersley area.
  
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• Gerald Stanley verdict 1 year later: 'I feel like nothing has changed'

  07-02-2019 16:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  Members of Colten Boushie’s family leave Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench on Feb. 9, 2018, after a jury delivered a verdict of not guilty in the trial of Gerald Stanley, the farmer accused of killing the 22-year-old Indigenous man.
  After a jury filed into a North Battleford Queen’s Bench courtroom on a cold February evening last year and declared Gerald Stanley “not guilty” in the shooting death of Colten Boushie, rallies were held across Canada.
  Hundreds of people
  
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• 'A lot of misery': Climatologist says no break from winter's wrath anytime soon

  07-02-2019 16:17
  Saskatoon saw its coldest day in 15 years on Wednesday, and forecasts called for the Prairie deep freeze to linger through the weekend.
  
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• Bentley needs a new home

  07-02-2019 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Bentley is currently with a New Hope Dog Rescue foster home and is looking for a new home that will keep him active.
  
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• Sask. Roughriders CEO in hot seat at leadership forum on sexual assault - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  07-02-2019 15:21
  Sask. Roughriders CEO in hot seat at leadership forum on sexual assault  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSaskatchewan Roughriders CEO Craig Reynolds was part of a panel discussion at a leadership forum on sexual assault Wednesday.
  
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• Ride-sharing yet to take off at Saskatoon airport - News Talk 650 CKOM

  07-02-2019 14:54
  Ride-sharing yet to take off at Saskatoon airport  News Talk 650 CKOMUber became the first ride-sharing *service* to begin operating in Saskatchewan this week after launching in Sas...
  
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• Hunter Brothers hit Saskatoon on Paul Brandt’s the Journey Tour

  07-02-2019 14:49 via globalnews.ca
  The Hunter Brothers talk about life on the road and their new record as they prepare to play Saskatoon Thursday evening as part of Paul Brandt’s the Journey Tour.
  
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• Music Notes: Time to test your heavy mettle at local battle - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  07-02-2019 14:43
  Music Notes: Time to test your heavy mettle at local battle  Saskatoon StarPhoenixFebruary is one of the most boring months of the year (sorry to everyone with February birthdays or anniversaries or whatnot, but it's true). Usually, January and ...
  
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• Music Notes: Time to test your heavy mettle at local battle

  07-02-2019 14:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  February is one of the most boring months of the year (sorry to everyone with February birthdays or anniversaries or whatnot, but it’s true). Usually, January and February feature some of the coldest weather of the year in Saskatchewan, but at least January holds the cheery promise of a new year and new beginnings. February has nothing fun. And that includes Valentine’s Day. But more on that next week. We can at least be consoled by the fact that wonderful musical acts come through S
  
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• Davidson, Crnkovic lead Saskatoon Blades over Moose Jaw Warriors

  07-02-2019 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Blades went 4 for 6 with the man advantage in their 6-1 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors.
  
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• School buses cancelled in Saskatoon for 2nd day due to extreme cold

  07-02-2019 14:17 via globalnews.ca
  Most school buses are not running in Saskatoon and area on Thursday due to the extreme cold conditions.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers fans display their disgust as losing streak drags on

  07-02-2019 14:02
  At least one angry Edmonton Oilers fan threw their jersey onto the ice, after the team lost its sixth straight game 6-2 during its faceoff against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.
  
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