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• Curling's royal family feeling at home in Saskatchewan

  08-02-2019 23:56 via cbc.ca
  The Howard family's love for curling has lead to a love for Saskatchewan.
  
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• 13 patients alerted after lack of sterilization at Saskatoon City Hospital - Global News

  08-02-2019 23:49
  13 patients alerted after lack of sterilization at Saskatoon City Hospital  Global NewsThe health authority says three surgical patients at Saskatoon City Hospital were exposed to instruments that did not go through steam sterilization.
  
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• Wascana insider resigned over Brandt building deemed 'dangerous' to park integrity

  08-02-2019 23:47 via cbc.ca
  CBC has learned that Brandt Developments and CNIB completed a building plan for a new office tower on CNIB lands in Wascana Park months before Brandt was selected as the winning proponent to construct such a building.
  
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• Internal emails reveal Brandt, CNIB submitted Wascana Park plans months before public tender

  08-02-2019 23:47 via cbc.ca
  CBC has learned that Brandt Developments and CNIB completed a building plan for a new office tower on CNIB lands in Wascana Park months before Brandt was selected as the winning proponent to construct such a building.
  
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• Pharmacy Robberies: 10 block Assiniboine Dr. - Request for Public Assistance

  08-02-2019 23:33 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man responsible for attempting to rob a pharmacy last month.Police were dispatched to the 10 block of Assiniboine Drive at approximately 9:30 p.m., January 16, 2019. The suspect was gone when officers arrived. A man had entered the store and given a threatening note to the pharmacist demanding drugs. After staff refused the suspect, he casually walked out of the pharmacy. No weapon was used in the attempted
  
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• University of Regina research playing major role in national PTSI research

  08-02-2019 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  A University of Regina professor will be taking part in a national study aimed at helping public safety workers struggling with PTSD and other ailments.
  
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• Saskatoon water main breaks add to extreme cold misery - Global News

  08-02-2019 23:25
  Saskatoon water main breaks add to extreme cold misery  Global NewsCity of Saskatoon crews grappled with four water main breaks during frigid temperatures on Friday morning.
  
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• Heading into clash with Calgary, Rush have lots to improve on

  08-02-2019 23:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Rush are accustomed to a nice little perch atop the National Lacrosse League’s Western Division standings.
  But when they look up now, they see the expansion San Diego Seals in that spot — not by much, granted, but it’s a different sort of view for a team that’s lost two straight games and is 3-3.
  “We have to be better,” Saskatchewan Rush head coach Derek Keenan says of his squad, which returns to action Saturday against the visiting Calgary Ro
  
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• Saskatoon-born player owns up to causing N.S. hockey brawl - News Talk 650 CKOM

  08-02-2019 22:47
  Saskatoon-born player owns up to causing N.S. hockey brawl  News Talk 650 CKOMA Saskatoon-born player's comments may have started a massive hockey brawl in Nova Scotia last week. The bench...
  
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• Sask. Health Authority apologizes for sterilization mistake at Saskatoon hospital - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  08-02-2019 22:24
  Sask. Health Authority apologizes for sterilization mistake at Saskatoon hospital  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSaskatchewan health officials are reaching out to patients who may have been exposed to surgical instruments that were not fully sterilized.The Saskatchewan ...
  
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• Sask. Health Authority apologizes for sterilization mistake at Saskatoon hospital

  08-02-2019 22:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan health officials are reaching out to patients who may have been exposed to surgical instruments that were not fully sterilized.
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority says the instruments were used on three people at Saskatoon City Hospital on Feb. 1 and Feb. 4.
  The authority was unable to identify the three patients, so it has notified 13 people who may have been exposed during surgery on those two days.
  The instruments were sterilized through a washer-disinfector cycle, which destroys
  
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• 13 patients alerted after lack of sterilization at Saskatoon City Hospital

  08-02-2019 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  The health authority says three surgical patients at Saskatoon City Hospital were exposed to instruments that did not go through steam sterilization.
  
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• University of Regina withdraws support from Camp fYrefly

  08-02-2019 21:41 via cbc.ca
  The University of Regina Faculty of Education has decided it will no longer provide administrative support for Saskatchewan's Camp fYrefly — an annual leadership retreat for gender and sexually diverse youth.
  
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• Major appeal attacks data recorder evidence

  08-02-2019 21:28
  Justice Mona Dovell should not have allowed the data recorder from Robert Major’s truck to be admitted as evidence, Major’s lawyer argues in an appeal of his conviction.
  
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• Sask. Health Authority notifies 13 surgical patients of improperly sterilized tools

  08-02-2019 21:22 via cbc.ca
  Thirteen people have been notified they may have been exposed to improperly sterilized instruments at Saskatoon City Hospital, increasing the risk of post-surgical infection.
  
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• Saskatoon water main breaks add to extreme cold misery

  08-02-2019 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  City of Saskatoon crews grappled with four water main breaks during frigid temperatures on Friday morning.
  
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• Natural gas use in Saskatchewan ties all-time record

  08-02-2019 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  An all-time natural gas consumption record in Saskatchewan has been tied.
  
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• Alberta farm groups ask province to push date for new driver training rules

  08-02-2019 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  Starting March 1, drivers of semi-trucks and commercial buses will need to take more extensive training, including work in the classroom and on the road, to qualify for a licence.
  
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• Riders hire Jason Shivers as team’s new defensive co-ordinator

  08-02-2019 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Shivers is in his fourth season with the Roughriders, spending the previous three seasons as the team's defensive backs coach.
  
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• 'Virtually impossible' to find jury errors: lawyer says appeals like Robert Major's challenging

  08-02-2019 20:43 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon lawyer says appealing a jury verdict presents the defence with specific challenges.
  
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• Appealing jury convictions presents specific challenges to defence

  08-02-2019 20:43 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon lawyer says appealing a jury verdict presents the defence with specific challenges.
  
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• SaskEnergy ties natural gas usage record

  08-02-2019 20:15
  SaskEnergy tied an all-time record for natural gas usage with 1.50 PetaJoules in a 24-hour period.
  
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• 3 patients exposed to improperly sterilized instruments

  08-02-2019 20:07
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it will conduct an internal quality review after learning three surgery patients were exposed to instruments that were “not fully sterilized.”
  
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• 'Time did not heal,' says Debbie Baptiste, still looking for relief after death of son Colten Boushie

  08-02-2019 20:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  REGINA — Debbie Baptiste says she was hopeful when she went into the trial of the man accused of killing her son.
  Hopeful that she would find justice for Colten Boushie, a 22-year-old Cree man who was shot and killed on a farm near Biggar in August 2016.
  But after two weeks in court and 13 hours of jury deliberation, she left angry.
  Colten Boushie’s mother Debbie Baptiste is shown in court during the trial of Gerald Stanley this courtroom sketch in North Battleford, Sask., on Thursda
  
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• A Saskatchewanian named Assman has once again been denied an 'ASSMAN' licence plate

  08-02-2019 19:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  The government of Saskatchewan has once again forbidden one of its residents from owning an “ASSMAN” personalized licence plate.
  Railroad worker David Assman (pronounced OSS-men) of Melville, Sask., first tried to put his last name on a licence plate in the 1990s, but had it rejected as “profanity.” A recent application was again denied on the grounds that his last name is “offensive, suggestive or not in good taste.”
  “I think they are too worried t
  
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• 147 kg of cannabis seized in bust near Banff, 39-year-old Sask. man arrested

  08-02-2019 19:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  CANMORE, AB — A massive drug bust in January involving a 39-year-old Saskatchewan man is evidence that the black market for marijuana is still thriving, RCMP say.
  On Jan. 26, Mounties stopped a speeding pickup truck on the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff.
  A subsequent search of the vehicle found 147 kilograms of cannabis along with two kilograms of a cannabis resin called shatter, one kilogram of THC edibles, 4.5 kilograms of psilocybin mushrooms and $11,000 in Canadian currency.
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• Leader health facility closed 'until further notice': Sask. Health Authority

  08-02-2019 19:45
  The town of Leader is without emergency and acute care services Friday after a water leak damaged its health facility, forcing it to close.
  
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• Leader health facility closed after water line break: Sask. Health Authority

  08-02-2019 19:45
  The town of Leader is without emergency and acute care services "until further notice" after a water line break damaged its health facility, forcing it to close.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos 1st year memorial service planning underway

  08-02-2019 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Humboldt has started preliminary planning to mark the first anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Annual free ice fishing weekend Feb. 16-18 in Saskatchewan

  08-02-2019 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  Anyone who always wanted to try ice fishing as a new outdoor activity, their opportunity is right around the corner in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Public Advisory - Tap to Pay Frauds

  08-02-2019 18:55 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service would like to remind the community about being aware of their surroundings and to not leave their wallets or purses unattended. The Economic Crime Unit has observed an increase in the number of reports of frauds involving the ‘tap to pay’ feature on bank cards.In one recent file reported to Police, a woman was loading purchases into her vehicle at a store on Betts Avenue when she was approached by a man who claimed there was an issue with her rear tire. T
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -50 wind chills finally slide out

  08-02-2019 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  -50 wind chills finally roll out as a warm-up kicks into Saskatoon's weather forecast for the weekend.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -50 wind chills finally slide out - Global News

  08-02-2019 18:45
  Saskatoon weather outlook: -50 wind chills finally slide out  Global News50 wind chills finally roll out as a warm-up kicks into Saskatoon's weather forecast for the weekend.
  
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• Robert Major appeals guilty verdicts in crash that killed his sons and girlfriend

  08-02-2019 18:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two weeks after a Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench jury found him guilty of 12 driving-related offences for a crash that killed his two sons and girlfriend, Robert Major is appealing his convictions.
  Major, 35, was convicted on Jan. 24 of three counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, three counts of dangerous driving causing death, three counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and three counts of criminal negligence causing death.
  Robert Major enters Saskatoon Court of Q
  
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• Riders name new defensive coordinator

  08-02-2019 18:17
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have named Jason Shivers as the team’s new defensive coordinator.
  
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• Government reports sixth consecutive month of job growth

  08-02-2019 17:49
  The Government of Saskatchewan says the province has seen significant job growth for the sixth consecutive months.
  
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• Suspects in Lac La Ronge shooting surrender

  08-02-2019 17:48
  Suspects in a reported Lac La Ronge shooting surrendered to RCMP on Friday.
  
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• RCMP respond to ‘unfolding incident’ on Lac La Ronge First Nation

  08-02-2019 17:48
  La Ronge RCMP are on the scene of an unfolding incident.
  
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• Strap on the snowboard and start carving at Optimist Hill in Diefenbaker Park

  08-02-2019 17:30 via cbc.ca
  With the opening of Optimist Hill at Diefenbaker Park, Saskatonians now have a place inside the city where they can snowboard, ski or tube.
  
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• Free fishing for Family Day long weekend

  08-02-2019 17:23
  With Family Day around the corner, residents and visitors to Saskatchewan are being encouraged to take part in the annual winter free fishing weekend from Feb. 16-18.
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: Feb. 2-8

  08-02-2019 17:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Organics program worth the cost

  08-02-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: City hall to examine multi-year phase-in of organics and waste plan (SP, Jan. 29)
  Someone famous once said “money isn’t everything.” When it comes to making Saskatoon a great city to live in, and a shining example of what a vibrant and sustainable city can be, we need to remember that adage.
  An organics program will benefit the city over the long term, in more ways than just extending the life of the dump, but also extending the life of the environment and the planet if we
  
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• Traffic Advisory: Collision - Circle Dr. & 1st Ave. N

  08-02-2019 16:23 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are attending to a collision at the intersection of Circle Drive and 1st Avenue North this morning.Officers were dispatched at 9:00 a.m., February 8, 2019 for a report that a semi-truck had struck a light standard. A set of traffic lights are currently out at the intersection. West-bound traffic has been reduced to one lane on Circle Drive.Please avoid the area if possible as traffic restrictions are in place. An update will be sent out when the scene has been cleared.
  
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• Saskatchewan entrepreneur finalist in 2019 Just Watch Me contest

  08-02-2019 15:49 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan entrepreneur Michelle Janzen, who owns a cake and decorating business, is one of the finalist in the 2019 Just Watch Me contest.
  
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• Extreme cold continues across Sask.

  08-02-2019 15:42
  Southern Saskatchewan is in the middle of a deep freeze, brought on by arctic air.
  
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• Feeling the love: Artists tip their hats to Joni Mitchell and The Hunter Brothers get romantic

  08-02-2019 15:38 via cbc.ca
  Chris Picks Music is a weekly playlist of songs that have aired on CBC Radio's Morning Edition.
  
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• Special game day coming up for Saskatoon Blades

  08-02-2019 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Blades president Steve Hogle and Mohammad Abushar from the Saskatoon Open Door Society discuss why the Feb. 10 game will be special for a number of people.
  
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• Bridges: Kook quietly walks in father's footsteps

  08-02-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Awards are nice. The recognition from peers is a pat on the back for exemplary work. Often, a plaque or a trophy — something that will likely gather dust sitting on a mantle — is handed over as a memento.
  When the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce awarded Grant Kook with the 2018 business leader of the year award, he was appreciative of the honour, but didn’t shout it from the rooftop of his downtown Saskatoon office building.
  “Yes, it’s quite an honour and I am humb
  
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• ‘Time did not heal:’ Colten Boushie’s mother still looks for relief

  08-02-2019 14:57 via globalnews.ca
  Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the verdict in the Gerald Stanley trial, who was found not guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Colten Boushie.
  
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• Surprise surge in private-sector work fuels Canada's gain of 66,800 new jobs

  08-02-2019 14:41
  The country saw a surprise rush of 66,800 net new jobs in January in a gain fuelled by a hiring surge in the private sector, Statistics Canada said Friday.
  
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