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• Saskatchewan Roughriders sign three-time all-star DT Micah Johnson

  12-02-2019 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced that they have signed three-time all-star Micah Johnson to a one-year deal.
  
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• Northwoods owner John Pontes won't serve jail time for groping female motel guest

  12-02-2019 23:12 via cbc.ca
  Pontes, 75, will be under probation for 18 months and be registered as a sex offender. "He should know better," the judge said.
  
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• First Nation leaders blast Trudeau over reconciliation 'farce' as family rallies around Wilson-Raybould

  12-02-2019 23:12 via cbc.ca
  After Bill Wilson got off the phone Monday evening with his daughter Kory Wilson he said he got the sense that there was something wrong, but he couldn't quite place the unease or link it to his other daughter Jody Wilson-Raybould.
  
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• Family rallies around Wilson-Raybould as First Nation chiefs blast Trudeau over reconciliation 'farce'

  12-02-2019 23:12 via cbc.ca
  After Bill Wilson got off the phone Monday evening with his daughter Kory Wilson he said he got the sense that there was something wrong, but he couldn't quite place the unease or link it to his other daughter Jody Wilson-Raybould.
  
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• Roughriders sign all-star defensive lineman Micah Johnson

  12-02-2019 23:10
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders has landed all-star defensive lineman Micah Johnson.
  
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• Sask.'s constitutional court challenge of federal carbon tax begins Wednesday in Regina

  12-02-2019 22:53 via cbc.ca
  Dozens of lawyers will pack into a Regina courtroom this week to argue whether the federal government can impose a carbon tax on the provinces.
  
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• Saskatchewan's constitutional court challenge of federal carbon tax begins today

  12-02-2019 22:53 via cbc.ca
  Dozens of lawyers will be in a Regina courtroom starting today to present their cases on whether the federal government can impose a carbon tax on the provinces.
  
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• Saskatchewan makes its legal case, arguing federal carbon tax is unconstitutional

  12-02-2019 22:53 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's legal battle against the carbon tax is not about whether climate change is real, but whether Ottawa is violating provincial jurisdiction with its price on pollution, one of the province's lawyers said Wednesday in its constitutional challenge to the new federal policy.
  
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• Medical staff inappropriately accessed Broncos bus victims info: privacy commissioner

  12-02-2019 22:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  The organization governing Saskatchewan physicians says ensuring medical staff are aware of privacy rules is critical after the province’s privacy commissioner found that seven people inappropriately accessed the medical records of up to nine people involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  Sixteen people were killed and another 13 injured when the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team’s bus collided with a tractor-trailer at a highway intersection north of Tisdale on April 6, 201
  
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• Saskatoon torture trial hears how police pursue leads when victims won't co-operate - CBC.ca

  12-02-2019 21:08 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon torture trial hears how police pursue leads when victims won't co-operate  CBC.caPolice testifying at Matthew Gamble's torture trial in Saskatoon offered a glimpse into how they investigate cases when the victim's don't help.
  
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• Saskatoon torture trial hears how police pursue leads when victims won't co-operate

  12-02-2019 21:08 via cbc.ca
  Police testifying at Matthew Gamble's torture trial in Saskatoon offered a glimpse into how they investigate cases when the victim's don't help.
  
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• Saskatoon man builds massive ice castle in front yard

  12-02-2019 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  Retired architect Don Greer built a 22-foot ice castle in front of his Saskatoon home, inspired by Disney's 'Frozen.'
  
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• Linebacker DyShawn Davis signs with Riders

  12-02-2019 21:00
  International free agent linebacker DyShawn Davis has signed a one-year contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• Saskatoon city council to vote on extending on-street parking to 72 hours

  12-02-2019 20:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city council will vote in two weeks on doubling the time limit for on-street parking.
  At its regular meeting on Monday, council’s transportation committee endorsed extending the limit in residential neighbourhoods from the current 36 hours to 72 hours. The 36-hour limit is linked to the amount of time required for city hall to notify residents to move their vehicles for snow clearing or road maintenance.
  A City of Saskatoon report considered by the committee suggested the cu
  
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• Apartment fire displaces 21 people; damage estimated at $250,000

  12-02-2019 20:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  Damage to an apartment building on the west side of Saskatoon is estimated at $250,000 after a fire that displaced nearly two dozen people.
  Fire crews responded to the fire at 115 Avenue O South on Sunday just before 8:30 p.m. A fore department news release said they found a second-floor suite fully involved and the building filled with smoke.
  While they fought the blaze, additional firefighters searched the building for occupants. One person was rescued from a basement suite and two others were
  
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• Charges laid after armed threats, standoff with Saskatoon police

  12-02-2019 20:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  Firearm-related charges are pending against a 27-year-old Saskatoon man after a standoff in a downtown apartment building.
  Saskatoon police were called Tuesday around midnight to a condo in the 100 block of 23rd Street East after reports of a man with a rifle threatening another man inside the building. The armed suspect refused police demands for him to leave the home, police said in a news release.
  The crisis negotiating team, tactical support unit, fire department and Medavie Health Services
  
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• Saskatoon city council to vote on extending on-street parking to 72 hours - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  12-02-2019 20:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city council to vote on extending on-street parking to 72 hours  Saskatoon StarPhoenixAt its regular meeting on Monday, council's transportation committee endorsed extending the limit in residential neighbourhoods from the current 36 hours to 72 ...
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders sign running back William Powell to 2-year deal

  12-02-2019 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  International running back William Powell has signed a two-year deal with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• Gun charges pending after barricaded man arrested in downtown Saskatoon

  12-02-2019 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  Police say gun-related charges are pending after a barricaded man was arrested in downtown Saskatoon on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon man builds massive ice castle in front yard - Global News

  12-02-2019 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon man builds massive ice castle in front yard  Global NewsRetired architect Don Greer built a 22-foot ice castle in front of his Saskatoon home, inspired by Disney's 'Frozen.'
  
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• Saskatoon's new mental health ER unit closing this year - CBC.ca

  12-02-2019 19:58 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon's new mental health ER unit closing this year  CBC.caSaskatoon's new mental health assessment unit at Royal University Hospital will close later this year. While the Saskatchewan Health Authority says the unit was ...
  
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• Saskatoon's new mental health ER unit closing this year

  12-02-2019 19:58 via cbc.ca
  Chronic understaffing plagues Saskatoon's emergency mental health assessment unit, and mental patients and advocates call its closure later this year a step backward.
  
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• RCMP seek pawssible names for 13 new puppies

  12-02-2019 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  These ruff-looking RCMP pups need names. Submit your suggestion by the end of March and you might win the 2019 contest.
  
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• Opioids an increasing public health concern in Saskatchewan: minister

  12-02-2019 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government is encouraging people living with opioid addictions to seek treatment, and make use of harm reduction services.
  
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• Province launches opioid awareness campaign

  12-02-2019 19:48
  The Government of Saskatchewan announced a new opioid overdose awareness campaign.
  
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• Top QBs Reilly, Harris, Mitchell pick their spots in CFL free agency

  12-02-2019 19:09 via cbc.ca
  The B.C. Lions and Edmonton Eskimos have new marquee quarterbacks, while the Calgary Stampeders are keeping their star pivot.
  
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• Marquee QBs pick their spots on busy first day of CFL free agency

  12-02-2019 19:09 via cbc.ca
  The B.C. Lions and Edmonton Eskimos have new marquee quarterbacks, while the Calgary Stampeders are keeping their star pivot.
  
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• Saskatoon student performs Cree round dance song on Grammy Awards red carpet - CTV News

  12-02-2019 19:07 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Saskatoon student performs Cree round dance song on Grammy Awards red carpet  CTV NewsA Saskatoon high school student has a lot to brag about at school.
  
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• Saskatoon student performs Cree round dance song on Grammy Awards red carpet

  12-02-2019 19:07
  A Saskatoon high school student has a lot to brag about at school.
  
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• Riders sign running back William Powell: TSN

  12-02-2019 19:02
  Sources have confirmed to TSN's Dave Naylor that the Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed star running back William Powell.
  
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• Riders sign running back William Powell

  12-02-2019 19:02
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed star running back William Powell.
  
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• As a farmer, I'm sick of being harassed online by animal rights activists

  12-02-2019 18:58 via cbc.ca
  Veganuary probably started as a way to peacefully promote and spread helpful information about an alternative diet and lifestyle, but it quickly became an ugly circus where the farmers that feed our country are bullied, insulted and threatened
  
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• Apartment fire displaces 21 people; damage estimated at $250,000 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  12-02-2019 18:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  Apartment fire displaces 21 people; damage estimated at $250,000  Saskatoon StarPhoenixDamage to an apartment building on the west side of Saskatoon is estimated at $250000 after a fire that displaced nearly two dozen people.Fire crews ...
  
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• Woman in chair-throwing video identified, Toronto police say

  12-02-2019 18:36
  Toronto police say they have identified the woman shown on video of chair being thrown from a downtown condominium balcony.
  
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• Gun charges pending after downtown standoff

  12-02-2019 18:26
  A 27-year-old man is in custody after allegedly threatening another man inside a downtown condo with a rifle Tuesday morning.
  
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• Two Yorkton men plead guilty to hunting while high

  12-02-2019 18:24 via cbc.ca
  Two hunters from Yorkton pleaded guilty to hunting under the influence of marijuana. To cap it off, they were found sitting in a vehicle on lands marked "foot access only."
  
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• Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman convicted in U.S. trial

  12-02-2019 18:17
  Mexico's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation after a three-month trial.
  
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• CORRECTION: Update: Firearms Investigation - 100 Block 23rd St. E

  12-02-2019 18:16 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Police were called to a condominium in the 100 block of 23rd Street East, not 3rd Street East as previously stated. (Occurrence Number: 19-13624)
  
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• Yorkton, Sask. men fined, suspended for hunting under the influence

  12-02-2019 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan conservation officers said there was a strong smell of burning marijuana when they approached the vehicle parked on Wildlife Development Funds lands.
  
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• UPDATE: Firearms Investigation - 100 block 23rd St. E

  12-02-2019 17:59 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  One man is in custody this morning following an incident involving a firearm.Saskatoon Police were called to a condominium in the 100 block of 3rd Street East at approximately 12:00 a.m., February 12, 2019. There were reports that a 27 year old man had threatened another man inside of the building with a rifle. Following the confrontation, the armed suspect refused to exit his residence. The Crisis Negotiating Team attended the residence along with the Tactical Support Unit, the Saskatoon F
  
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• PM Trudeau 'surprised and disappointed' by Wilson-Raybould's resignation

  12-02-2019 17:38
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "surprised and disappointed" by Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation from cabinet.
  
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• PM Trudeau 'surprised and disappointed' by Wilson-Raybould’s resignation

  12-02-2019 17:38
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "surprised and disappointed" by Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation from cabinet.
  
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• Jody Wilson-Raybould resigns from Trudeau cabinet amid SNC-Lavalin scandal

  12-02-2019 17:38
  Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet, "with a heavy heart," and is seeking legal advice about speaking publicly about the SNC-Lavalin scandal.
  
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• Triovest enters final stage at River Landing in Saskatoon - Real Estate News EXchange

  12-02-2019 17:14 via renx.ca
  Triovest enters final stage at River Landing in Saskatoon  Real Estate News EXchangeThe final stage of the market-changing River Landing mixed-use development in Saskatoon is underway. Excavation work has started on the Nutrien Tower, ...
  
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• RCMP launches ‘Name the Puppy’ contest

  12-02-2019 17:05
  The RCMP is taking suggestions to name the next generation of police dogs.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Fight for a just energy transition

  12-02-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A letter in my mailbox asserts that Canada’s Conservatives are fighting for our energy sector. It lists pipelines that have been “killed” or “stalled.” MP Hoback asks, “Am I on the right track by fighting for Canadian energy workers?” There seems to be an assumption that fossil fuel is the energy sector.
  What would happen if all parties fought to expand the clean energy sector? If they insisted the tax money spent to support pipelines and fossil fuels be
  
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• 'It was super-surreal to wake up to': Police raid downtown Saskatoon loft - CBC.ca

  12-02-2019 16:58 via cbc.ca
  'It was super-surreal to wake up to': Police raid downtown Saskatoon loft  CBC.caResidents of a downtown Saskatoon apartment building got a jarring wake-up call Tuesday as armed officers and barking police dogs raided a loft.
  
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• 'It was super-surreal to wake up to': Police raid downtown Saskatoon loft

  12-02-2019 16:58 via cbc.ca
  Residents of a downtown Saskatoon apartment building got a jarring wake-up call Tuesday as armed officers and barking police dogs raided a loft.
  
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• Yorkton hunters fined, suspended for hunting high with loaded gun in vehicle

  12-02-2019 16:13
  Two Yorkton men have pleaded guilty to wildlife charges of hunting under the influence of marijuana.
  
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• The effect of cold weather on ecology in Saskatoon | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  12-02-2019 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  The effect of cold weather on ecology in Saskatoon | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caWatch The effect of cold weather on ecology in Saskatoon Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca.
  
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