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• Police investigate ‘suspicious’ death of injured man in northern Saskatchewan

  05-03-2019 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP say the death of a man, who was found injured at a home in Pinehouse, Sask., is being considered suspicious.
  
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• Buddhist monk spreading good Karma on the Prairies - CTV News

  05-03-2019 23:54
  Buddhist monk spreading good Karma on the Prairies  CTV NewsTucked away along a rural road just minutes south of Saskatoon, just follow the rainbow-coloured flags to find inner peace through meditation.
  
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• Buddhist monk spreading good Karma on the Prairies

  05-03-2019 23:54
  Tucked away along a rural road just minutes south of Saskatoon, just follow the rainbow-coloured flags to find inner peace through meditation.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council, province settle long legal dispute - News Talk 650 CKOM

  05-03-2019 23:49
  Saskatoon Tribal Council, province settle long legal dispute  News Talk 650 CKOMThe Saskatchewan government and the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) are putting nearly three years of legal dis...
  
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• Saskatoon should run its own photo radar instead of SGI: Charlie Clark - Global News

  05-03-2019 23:40
  Saskatoon should run its own photo radar instead of SGI: Charlie Clark  Global NewsSaskatoon's mayor says the city should take on all of the costs, but also get all of the revenue associated with photo radar in city limits.
  
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• Police investigating suspicious death in Pinehouse

  05-03-2019 23:33 via cbc.ca
  RCMP are calling the death of a man in Pinehouse suspicious.
  
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• RCMP arrest suspects in string of armed robberies - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-03-2019 23:07
  RCMP arrest suspects in string of armed robberies  Saskatoon StarPhoenixRCMP arrested four suspects in connection with an armed robbery in Prince Albert and two attempted armed robberies in Jansen and Spalding. Saskatoon ...
  
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• RCMP arrest suspects in string of armed robberies

  05-03-2019 23:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  RCMP arrested four suspects south in Invermay, Sask. on Tuesday in connection with an armed robbery in Prince Albert and two attempted armed robberies in Jansen and Spalding on Monday.
  Around 3:25 p.m. on Monday, two suspects robbed a business on Sixth Avenue in Prince Albert, armed with a firearm, RCMP said in a news release on Tuesday. Prince Albert police notified surrounding RCMP and provided a description of a suspect vehicle.
  About two hours later, Humboldt RCMP were called to a business o
  
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• Why direct sales appeals to so many moms

  05-03-2019 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  Canada has 1.3 million direct sales consultants, of which 82 per cent are women.
  
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• Man accused of murdering alleged home invader in Weyburn granted bail

  05-03-2019 22:31 via cbc.ca
  The man accused of murder in Weyburn's first homicide in roughly 23 years was granted bail in a Regina courtroom on Tuesday.
  
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• CP Rail urges people to ‘take every precaution’ around tracks

  05-03-2019 22:11
  Pedestrians need to be cautious around train tracks and trains, Canadian Pacific Rail police officer Ron Chomyn says.
  
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• 2 in custody after string of Saskatchewan armed robberies

  05-03-2019 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  Two men suspected in a string of armed robberies and attempted robberies were arrested near Invermay, Sask.
  
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• Cheeky Crime Stoppers Facebook posts successful in Saskatoon, but citizens wonder at what cost - CBC.ca

  05-03-2019 21:36
  Cheeky Crime Stoppers Facebook posts successful in Saskatoon, but citizens wonder at what cost  CBC.caThe Saskatoon Crime Stoppers Facebook page has been a huge success in the city, leading to the arrest of 54 suspects and wanted people in 2018, police say ...
  
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• Cheeky Crime Stoppers Facebook posts successful in Saskatoon, but citizens wonder at what cost

  05-03-2019 21:36 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Crime Stoppers Facebook page has been a huge success in the city, leading to the arrest of 54 suspects and wanted people in 2018, police say — but not all Facebook users are happy with the tone of the posts, and one lawyer suggests they could even raise legal questions.
  
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• CBC's Adam Hunter tweets from Question Period on March 5

  05-03-2019 20:48 via cbc.ca
  We'll have live coverage as Opposition and government MLAS square off in the Saskatchewan legislature.
  
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• Police arrest 4 after armed robbery, attempted robberies in 3 Sask. communities

  05-03-2019 20:47 via cbc.ca
  Four people believed to be involved in a series of armed robberies and attempted armed robberies in central Saskatchewan have been arrested.
  
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• Province and Saskatoon Tribal Council end court battle over child welfare - Regina Leader-Post

  05-03-2019 19:40
  Province and Saskatoon Tribal Council end court battle over child welfare  Regina Leader-PostThe province and Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) have agreed to end a legal battle over child welfare begun in 2016.
  
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• ​Mental assessment ordered for Saskatoon man accused of murdering partner - CBC.ca

  05-03-2019 19:37
  ​Mental assessment ordered for Saskatoon man accused of murdering partner  CBC.caA Saskatoon judge has ordered a man charged with killing his common-law partner to go for a "not criminally responsible" assessment.
  
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• ​Mental assessment ordered for Saskatoon man accused of murdering partner

  05-03-2019 19:37 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon judge has ordered a man charged with killing his common-law partner to go for a "not criminally responsible" assessment.
  
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• Saskatoon police seek wrinkled suspect in off-sale armed robbery

  05-03-2019 19:19 via cbc.ca
  Police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery Monday night that didn't go quite as planned.
  
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• These Saskatoon seniors rock the ukulele - CBC.ca

  05-03-2019 19:10
  These Saskatoon seniors rock the ukulele  CBC.caAt Luther Riverside Terrace, a seniors complex in Saskatoon, a group finds musical harmony and friendship by getting together to sing and play.
  
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• These Saskatoon seniors rock the ukulele

  05-03-2019 19:10 via cbc.ca
  At Luther Riverside Terrace, a seniors complex in Saskatoon, a group finds musical harmony and friendship by getting together to sing and play.
  
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• Crews working ‘tirelessly’ to control Christopher Lake bar fire - CTV News

  05-03-2019 19:08
  Crews working ‘tirelessly’ to control Christopher Lake bar fire  CTV NewsThe Christopher Lake Heritage Hotel and bar was lost in a fire Tuesday morning.
  
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• Crews working ‘tirelessly’ to control Christopher Lake bar fire

  05-03-2019 19:08
  The Christopher Lake Heritage Hotel and bar was lost in a fire Tuesday morning.
  
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• Animal Protection Services seize 131 distressed cattle, 16 more dead in Lampman, Sask.

  05-03-2019 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  Once the cattle are seized, there is a provision within the act for the animals to be returned to the owner.
  
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• New dental agreement gives Sask. residents access to expanded insured dental services

  05-03-2019 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  A new agreement between the College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan and the Ministry of Health expands insured dental services to more residents.
  
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• Province, Saskatoon Tribal Council settle legal dispute over child welfare programs

  05-03-2019 18:30 via cbc.ca
  The provincial government and the Saskatoon Tribal Council have settled an almost three-year long legal dispute about child welfare programs.
  
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• Housing market in Saskatoon warms up slightly in February

  05-03-2019 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors says sales stabilized and inventory levels came down in February.
  
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• Coerced-sterilization allegations a ’crisis’ that demands public inquiry: chief

  05-03-2019 18:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — Ongoing concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women is nothing short of a “crisis” that warrants a public inquiry, says a prominent Alberta First Nations leader.
  In an interview, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam said concerns were brought directly to his attention by a member of his community north of Fort McMurray.
  He fears others could have been affected, maybe without their knowledge.
  “You see it — there’s others in th
  
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• Sask. gov’t and STC end legal action, working together to improve child welfare

  05-03-2019 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  A new partnership between the provincial government and the Saskatoon Tribal Council aims to improve outcomes for Indigenous children.
  
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• 'This gift of life': Organ donation advocate gets kidney donor after years of waiting

  05-03-2019 18:07 via cbc.ca
  After years of dealing with kidney problems, Monica Goulet has found a living donor in her nephew Jim Searson.
  
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• Nude man arrested in P.A. after hallucinating in store, police say

  05-03-2019 18:05
  A 50-year-old Prince Albert man faces several charges after being arrested, naked, at a business Sunday evening.
  
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• Smile, you're on camera: more Saskatoon photo radar looms - News Talk 650 CKOM

  05-03-2019 17:57
  Smile, you're on camera: more Saskatoon photo radar looms  News Talk 650 CKOMPhoto radar could be installed in more school zones and along Circle Drive in the near future after a Saskatoon city council committee endorsed a request to SGI ...
  
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• Housing market in Saskatoon warms up slightly in February - Global News

  05-03-2019 17:28
  Housing market in Saskatoon warms up slightly in February  Global NewsSaskatoon Region Association of Realtors says sales stabilized and inventory levels came down in February.
  
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• Saskatchewan man kept in segregation for more than 2,000 days: advocates - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-03-2019 17:19
  Saskatchewan man kept in segregation for more than 2,000 days: advocates  Saskatoon StarPhoenixREGINA — Prisoners advocates are asking a Federal Court to intervene in the case of a Dene man from northern Saskatchewan who they say has spent most of ...
  
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• Sask. prisoner kept in segregation for more than 2,000 days in dire need of help, say advocates

  05-03-2019 17:12 via cbc.ca
  Prisoner advocates are calling on the Federal Court to help an Indigenous man from northern Saskatchewan who has spent more than 2,000 days in segregation.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Short-stay unit needs to be replaced

  05-03-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It appears as though the fate of RUH’s Mental Health Assessment Unit is sealed, and it will close later this year. This will be a huge blow to mental health patients and their caregivers if not replaced.
  One option that has not been considered is closing the 10 child and youth beds at the Dubé Centre for Mental Health and moving them to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, and then opening a 10-bed Short Stay Mental Wellness Unit in the former children’s wing at Dub&eac
  
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• Letters to the editor March 5, 2019

  05-03-2019 16:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  Short stay mental wellness unit
  It appears as though the fate of RUH’s Mental Health Assessment Unit is sealed, and it will close later this year. This will be a huge blow to mental health patients and their caregivers if not replaced.
  One option that has not been considered is closing the 10 child and youth beds at the Dubé Centre for Mental Health and moving them to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, and then opening a 10-bed Short Stay Mental Wellness Unit in the former
  
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• Northern Sask. man kept in segregation for more than 2,000 days: advocates

  05-03-2019 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  Prisoner advocates say a Dene man from northern Saskatchewan has spent more than 2,000 days in segregation while at different federal institutions.
  
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• China halts canola shipments from major Canadian supplier

  05-03-2019 16:23 via cbc.ca
  A major Canadian canola exporter has had its registration to ship canola seeds to China revoked, the latest flare-up in a diplomatic and trade dispute between the two countries.
  
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• Saskatchewan man kept in segregation for more than 2,000 days: advocates

  05-03-2019 15:55
  Prisoners advocates are asking a Federal Court to intervene in the case of a Dene man from northern Saskatchewan who they say has spent most of his adult life in segregation and is at risk of committing suicide.
  
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• Expanding role of pharmacists in Saskatchewan

  05-03-2019 15:38 via globalnews.ca
  Pharmacist Kelly Kizlyk looks at how the role of pharmacists has changed and expanded over the years, and the services they now offer.
  
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• Trudeau hunkers down in Ottawa after second minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin

  05-03-2019 15:37
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hunkering down in Ottawa after the second resignation from his cabinet in less than a month over the government's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair.
  
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• Prime minister's Regina trip cancelled in favour of private meetings in Ottawa

  05-03-2019 15:37
  A scheduled visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Regina has been cancelled
  
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• How do you give theme for University of Saskatchewan one day for student’s event

  05-03-2019 15:33 via globalnews.ca
  University of Saskatchewan student Kenneth Cook discusses the one day for student’s event taking place on campus March 6 and this year’s theme – how do you give?
  
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• Importance of typography in marketing

  05-03-2019 14:39 via globalnews.ca
  Ryan Townend from William Joseph Communications explains typography in marketing and why it is important in developing brand recognition and captivating audiences.
  
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• Coerced sterilizations show a ‘crisis’ that warrants a public inquiry: Chief

  05-03-2019 13:50 via globalnews.ca
  Ongoing concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women is nothing short of a "crisis" that warrants a public inquiry, says a prominent Alberta First Nations leader.
  
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• Remai Modern CEO Gregory Burke under investigation by human rights commission for alleged workplace harassment

  05-03-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Burke is accused of workplace harassment by a woman he worked with at the museum's previous incarnation, Mendel Art Gallery.
  
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• China cancels major canola shipments from Winnipeg company amid rising tensions

  05-03-2019 12:48 via globalnews.ca
  China has cancelled major Canadian agribusiness Richardson International registration to ship canola to China, according to a document listing approved exporters posted on the website of the Chinese customs administration on March 1.
  
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• Police investigating armed robbery - CTV News

  05-03-2019 12:41
  Police investigating armed robbery  CTV NewsSaskatoon police responded to an armed robbery at an off-sale business on Assiniboine Drive at approximately 11:15 p.m. Monday evening.
  
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