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• Air Canada ending flights from Winnipeg to Saskatoon, Thunder Bay - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  25-02-2019 23:59
  Air Canada ending flights from Winnipeg to Saskatoon, Thunder Bay  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe airline says the routes were not operating at a level where it made sense to continue flying them, and flights will end March 31. Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
  
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• Saskatoon Co-op strike continues after latest rejection - News Talk 650 CKOM

  25-02-2019 23:55
  Saskatoon Co-op strike continues after latest rejection  News Talk 650 CKOMSaskatoon Co-op and the union representing its workers left the latest round of meetings without any agreement...
  
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• Westbound lanes re-opened at Ave C after semi trailer rollover

  25-02-2019 23:50
  Traffic restrictions remain in place in the northbound lanes of Avenue C at Circle Drive North after a semi trailer rolled over while attempting to turn at the intersection.
  
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• Semi tips onto side blocking Saskatoon traffic at Circle Drive and Avenue C - Global News

  25-02-2019 23:50
  Semi tips onto side blocking Saskatoon traffic at Circle Drive and Avenue C  Global NewsSaskatoon police said the semi was attempting a turn at the intersection when it rolled onto its side at Circle Drive and Avenue C North.
  
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• Sask. coroner recommends mandatory seatbelts on buses following Humboldt crash

  25-02-2019 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s chief coroner put forward recommendations to six agencies following the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash, including seatbelts on buses and a provincial mass casualty strategy. David Baxter reports.
  
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• CHICKEN STRIP DINNER FUNDRAISER & SILENT AUCTION

  25-02-2019 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Board of Directors of the Saskatoon Native Circle Ministry will hold a chicken strip dinner fundraiser and silent auction to support the work of the mission that reaches out to the less fortunate through food programs, counselling and an art program at the Mission on 20th Street. Cocktails at 6:00pm and Supper at 7:00pm.  Tickets...
  
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• BURGER & POUTINE FUNDRAISER & SILENT AUCTION

  25-02-2019 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Cheshire Homes of Saskatoon invites you to attend a Burger & Poutine Fundraiser and Silent Auction. Doors open at 6:00pm for Supper at 7:00pm.  Phone 306-291-4085 for tickets.  $20.00 per person.  Vegetarian option available.  Money raised will be used to rebuild our driveway to provide accessibility for everyone.
  
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• Clark sidesteps Remai Modern political interference claims

  25-02-2019 23:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark declined to elaborate on why half the Remai Modern board is leaving after city council unanimously approved changes Monday afternoon.
  Clark said political interference from city council with the art gallery’s operation is inappropriate after departing board members claimed or hinted at political meddling.
  Secretary Alison Norlen said in an email to The StarPhoenix Monday that she and board chair Scott Verity were told by Clark on Feb. 13 they would not be retu
  
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• MUSICAL CONCERT

  25-02-2019 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  RIPARIAN WINDS ENSEMBLE will hold a musical concert at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. FREEWILL DONATION.  Fundraiser for AED device for church.  Riparian refreshments to follow.
  
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• ANAVETS EVENTS – March, April and May

  25-02-2019 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  BANDS: March 1st & 2nd – WINCESTER.  March 8th & 9th – PHOENIX.  March 15th & 16th – LADYHAWKE.  March 22nd & 23rd – JETT RUN.  March 29th & 30th – BAR FLY.  April 5th & 6th – THE BACHELORS.  April 12th & 13th – DRIFTWOOD.  April 20th – WINCESTER.  April 26th & 27th –...
  
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• Update - Traffic Restrictions Avenue C and Circle Drive

  25-02-2019 23:05 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Traffic restrictions remain in place in the northbound lanes of Avenue C following a single vehicle collision involving a semi trailer.  Westbound lanes have now reopened.  Drivers in the are should expect some delays.  At approximately 1:00 p.m., February 25, 2019, the semi was attempting a turn at the intersection when it rolled onto it's side.     (Occurrence Number: 19-18649)
  
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• Posters hung in Saskatoon to shed light on historical missing persons case

  25-02-2019 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  Posters like this one have now gone up in Saskatoon, marking a painful anniversary in a historical missing persons case.
  
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• Clark sidesteps Remai Modern political interference claims - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  25-02-2019 22:22
  Clark sidesteps Remai Modern political interference claims  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSaskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark declined to elaborate on why half the Remai Modern board is leaving after city council unanimously approved changes Monday ...
  
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• Self-taught photographer wins Indigenous youth idea challenge

  25-02-2019 22:20 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon photographer has turned her dream of providing free clinics to Indigenous schoolchildren into start-up capital for a business.
  
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• Sask. 'will have to wait awhile' for end to cold snap: Weather Network

  25-02-2019 21:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  First, the good news: Spring will arrive. The calendar promises that.
  Now, the bad news: expect a couple more weeks of colder-than-normal weather, according to The Weather Network’s spring forecast. So don’t put the toque and mitts away quite yet.
  “It looks like we will have to wait awhile for the good news,” TWN meteorologist Nadine Hinds-Powell said Monday in an interview.
  “We do expect a flip of the switch towards the end of March … Once spring arrives, it
  
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• Saskatoon council unanimously approves 17-storey Broadway condo tower - CBC.ca

  25-02-2019 21:57
  Saskatoon council unanimously approves 17-storey Broadway condo tower  CBC.caSaskatoon city council is being asked to approve a 17-storey condo and business tower near Five Corners during its meeting tonight. Neighbours say the ...
  
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• Saskatoon council unanimously approves 17-storey Broadway condo tower

  25-02-2019 21:57 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon city council is being asked to approve a 17-storey condo and business tower near Five Corners during its meeting tonight. Neighbours say the high-rise will dominate the Broadway Avenue skyline.
  
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• Saskatoon council to vote on 17-storey Broadway condo tower - CBC.ca

  25-02-2019 21:57
  Saskatoon council to vote on 17-storey Broadway condo tower  CBC.caSaskatoon city council is being asked to approve a 17-storey condo and business tower near Five Corners during its meeting tonight. Neighbours say the ...
  
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• Saskatoon council to vote on 17-storey Broadway condo tower

  25-02-2019 21:57 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon city council is being asked to approve a 17-storey condo and business tower near Five Corners during its meeting tonight. Neighbours say the high-rise will dominate the Broadway Avenue skyline.
  
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• Posters hung in Saskatoon to shed light on historical missing persons case - Global News

  25-02-2019 21:56
  Posters hung in Saskatoon to shed light on historical missing persons case  Global NewsPosters like this one have now gone up in Saskatoon, marking a painful anniversary in a historical missing persons case.
  
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• AIDS Saskatoon planning to open Saskatchewan's first safe injection site this fall

  25-02-2019 21:42 via cbc.ca
  No drugs will be banned at Saskatchewan’s first safe injection site, according to the executive director of the group that plans to have the facility running in Saskatoon by the fall.
  
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• AIDS Saskatoon planning to open province's first safe injection site this fall

  25-02-2019 21:42 via cbc.ca
  No drugs will be banned at Saskatchewan’s first safe injection site, according to the executive director of the group that plans to have the facility running in Saskatoon by the fall.
  
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• AIDS Saskatoon filing application to create province’s first supervised injection site

  25-02-2019 20:55
  AIDS Saskatoon plans to file an application to the federal government in April for a safe drug consumption site in Saskatoon.
  
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• Cannabis sales in Saskatchewan slowest among provinces, says Statistics Canada

  25-02-2019 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  Statistics Canada says sales at cannabis stores in the two weeks after legalization totalled $43 million.
  
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• Outgoing Remai Modern board members go public

  25-02-2019 20:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  Six outgoing Remai Modern art gallery board members want the public to know what happened.
  The board members have sent emails to add to Saskatoon city council’s agenda for Monday’s meeting, to clarify why they are not returning.
  Board chair Scott Verity identified himself last week as among two members who were informed they would not be welcome back on the council-appointed board.
  Remai Modern CEO Gregory Burke, right, speaks to Remai Modern trustee Scott Verity during a city counci
  
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• 'It's either leave or die': TV series captures drama of refugees flight to Sask.

  25-02-2019 20:28 via cbc.ca
  The second season of a Citytv documentary series that follows refugees trying to build a new life in Saskatchewan premieres tonight.
  
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• Traffic Restrictions - Circle Drive and Ave C

  25-02-2019 20:21 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Traffic restrictions are currently in place at the intersection of Circle Drive and Ave C for a semi-tractor unit that has tipped onto its side. Motorists are requested to fine alternate routes of travel. (Occurrence Number: 2019-18649)
  
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• Coroner would like to see seatbelts on all buses in wake of Humboldt crash

  25-02-2019 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s chief coroner said Monday that they would like to see seatbelts on all buses in the country, including old buses despite a national standard that has been laid out for new vehicles.
  
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• Coroner says pressure from public was part of cause of mix-up in identifying deceased in Humboldt crash

  25-02-2019 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s chief coroner said Monday that pressure from the public in the Humboldt case to identify those who died was part of the cause of a mix-up and explained how their mass-casualty plan would change the process.
  
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• ‘Could have won the Olympics with that bid’: Ambrosie on 2020 Grey Cup choice

  25-02-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  The CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie said Regina was the perfect place to host the 2020 Grey Cup.
  
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• Saskatoon Police say 11-month investigation led to latest manslaughter charge in drug case - CBC.ca

  25-02-2019 19:55
  Saskatoon Police say 11-month investigation led to latest manslaughter charge in drug case  CBC.caSaskatoon Police say it took 11 months to connect three alleged drug dealers with a fourth death on a deadly weekend last March.
  
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• Saskatoon Police say 11-month investigation led to latest manslaughter charge in drug case

  25-02-2019 19:55 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon Police say it took 11 months to connect three alleged drug dealers with a fourth death on a deadly weekend last March.
  
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• AIDS Saskatoon proposes injection site in Pleasant Hill - News Talk 650 CKOM

  25-02-2019 19:48
  AIDS Saskatoon proposes injection site in Pleasant Hill  News Talk 650 CKOMAn organization on the front lines of the fight against AIDS wants to open a safe drug consumption site in Saskatoon. AIDS Saskatoon has applied to open a site ...
  
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• Food for Thought: seed exchange and eco-fair

  25-02-2019 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  The 21st annual Seedy Saturday is happening on March 9 at Station 20 West in Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatchewan 'will have to wait awhile' for end to cold snap: Weather Network forecast

  25-02-2019 18:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  First, the good news: Spring will arrive. The calendar promises that.
  Now, the bad news: It’s going to be a couple more weeks of colder-than-normal weather, according to The Weather Network’s spring forecast. So don’t put the toque and mitts away quite yet.
  “It looks like we will have to wait awhile for the good news,” TWN meteorologist Nadine Hinds-Powell said Monday in an interview.
  “We do expect a flip of the switch towards the end of March … Once sp
  
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• SaskTel relaunches ‘I Am Stronger’ cyberbullying prevention program as ‘Be Kind Online’

  25-02-2019 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  Be Kind Online looks to build on I Am Stronger’s achievements by continuing its partnership with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education.
  
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• Regina Archdiocese wants to hear from survivors of Clergy abuse, pastoral misconduct

  25-02-2019 18:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Archdiocese of Regina wants to hear from people who may have suffered sexual abuse or pastoral misconduct in Saskatchewan.
  An Archdiocese web page and a YouTube video published on Jan. 7, 2019 give information on how those who may have suffered sexual abuse can come forward. According to the Archdiocese website, the push for open communication follows Pope Francis’s “letter to the People of God,” which calls on people to address abuse within the church after a Pen
  
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• Defence lawyer says manslaughter charges for overdose deaths not likely to reduce drug dealing

  25-02-2019 18:00 via cbc.ca
  A criminal lawyer in Saskatoon says manslaughter charges stemming from tainted drug deaths could change how fentanyl overdoses are treated in the legal system, but doesn’t foresee changes in the number of drug-related crimes.
  
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• Humboldt crash coroner’s report calls for mandatory bus seatbelts, improved victim ID system

  25-02-2019 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  The coroner said the Ministry of Highways should review its policy on signs at intersections and SGI should implement mandatory truck-driver training.
  
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• Search Warrant Executed/Handgun and Cocaine Located

  25-02-2019 17:14 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two men will appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court today following an investigation by the Guns and Gangs Unit.  The men, ages 18 and 20, from Edmonton, AB, were arrested following the execution of a search warrant at a hotel in the 2000 block of Airport Drive at approximately 6:00 a.m., February 23, 2019.  Members of the Tactical Support Unit assisted with a search of the hotel room where a loaded 9 mm handgun, approximately 5 oz of crack cocaine, a large amount of cash
  
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• Mass fatality plan, standardized truck driver training among recommendations in coroner's report on Broncos crash

  25-02-2019 17:06
  The coroner has determined the 16 victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.
  
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• Coroner's report into Humboldt crash focuses on ID mix-up, transportation safety

  25-02-2019 17:06 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Coroners Services has completed an investigation into the Humboldt Broncos collision and released six recommendations, and announced that no inquest will be held.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Great support for local food drive - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  25-02-2019 17:01
  Letter of the Day: Great support for local food drive  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThis year's Loblaw Holiday Food Drive was a banner year, raising an incredible $52,000 for local food banks all across Saskatchewan, and thousands of ...
  
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• Letter of the Day: Great support for local food drive

  25-02-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  This year’s Loblaw Holiday Food Drive was a banner year, raising an incredible $52,000 for local food banks all across Saskatchewan, and thousands of pounds of non-perishable food items.
  Real Canadian Superstore, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, No Frills, YIG and Extra Foods stores all across the province played a key role in this year’s success. Staff and customers joined forces to achieve a very meaningful goal: To give their neighbours a little comfort at Christmas and throughout th
  
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• Two multi-vehicle pileups amid 'whiteouts' on Ontario highways

  25-02-2019 16:54
  Emergency crews are responding to two massive pileups that occurred during blizzard conditions in southern Ontario.
  
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• 5th member exits Remai Modern board ahead of city council vote

  25-02-2019 16:48 via cbc.ca
  Another person is quitting Remai Modern's board of directors, the fifth confirmed member to exit the art museum's leadership team in the last week.
  
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• 3 more Remai Modern board members leave their positions

  25-02-2019 16:48 via cbc.ca
  Three more people are leaving Remai Modern's board of directors, becoming the fifth, sixth and seventh board members confirmed to be exiting the art museum's quickly shifting leadership team.
  
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• Trudeau says Wilson-Raybould can discuss 'relevant matters' during testimony

  25-02-2019 16:38
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Jody Wilson-Raybould will be able to "address relevant matters," when she appears before the House Justice Committee as part of its study into the SNC-Lavalin affair.
  
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• Tories force House debate on calling Trudeau to testify on SNC-Lavalin

  25-02-2019 16:38
  The Conservatives have focused in on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the ongoing SNC-Lavalin affair and are forcing the Commons to spend the day debating their motion to have him testify at the House committee studying the matter.
  
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• Olympic-sized snowmobile racing dreams in small-town Saskatchewan

  25-02-2019 16:30 via cbc.ca
  Some Saskatchewanians thought their sport should be placed on a pedestal -- and an Olympic pedestal at that.
  
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