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• Saskatoon Muslim community opens doors to promote solidarity

  19-03-2019 23:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  In the wake of the attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, mosques in Saskatoon are inviting the community to visit.
  Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada announced Tuesday that it will open mosques and places of worship nationwide to the public this week as an extension of its preexisting Visit a Mosque campaign.
  On Thursday, the Islamic Association of Saskatchewan (IAS) will hold a vigil for the victims of the Christchurch shooting at the Saskatoon Islamic Centre. It will include prese
  
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• Spring has arrived: 5 things to know about the forecast

  19-03-2019 23:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  Wednesday marks the official start of spring — finally. Here’s five things to know about the upcoming forecast, courtesy of Environment Canada.
  1 — Temperatures are falling above seasonal this week. The normal high is 2 C and normal low is -7 C. Saskatoon is expected to get highs of 9 C today, 6 C on Thursday, 10 C on Friday and 6 C on Sunday, with evening lows of -2 C, O C, -2 C, -1 C and -5 C respectively.
  2 — Official astronomical spring — when the sun is directl
  
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• Saskatoon Muslim community opens doors to promote solidarity - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-03-2019 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Muslim community opens doors to promote solidarity  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe Islamic Association of Saskatchewan (IAS) and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Canada are hosting events this week to promote understanding and ...
  
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• Updated code of conduct coming for Saskatoon city council - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-03-2019 23:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  Updated code of conduct coming for Saskatoon city council  Saskatoon StarPhoenixCouncil backs new rules stemming from 2016 recommendations.
  
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• Updated code of conduct coming for Saskatoon city council

  19-03-2019 23:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city council is finally set to adopt a new set of rules to govern the behaviour of councillors and the mayor.
  Council’s governance and priorities committee, which includes all councillors and the mayor, voted unanimously on Monday to adopt a new code of conduct.
  Council must still approve the new rules, but that seems likely to happen at Monday’s full council meeting.
  “A long time coming,” said Coun. Bev Dubois, who chaired Monday’s meeting with Mayor Char
  
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• ‘I’m not sure if I should kill you or steal your car’: Man recounts robbery at gunpoint

  19-03-2019 23:48
  A Saskatoon man is calling on police to take greater action towards crime after a gun was pressed to his head and his SUV was stolen.
  
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• Saskatoon man completes Arctic bucket list adventure - News Talk 650 CKOM

  19-03-2019 23:37 via ckom.com
  Saskatoon man completes Arctic bucket list adventure  News Talk 650 CKOMNearly a decade after seeing a documentary on the Dempster Highway, Dennis McKee finally got to drive it himself. The Saskatoon man and a group of friends ...
  
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• Attempted rape of elderly woman during random home invasion warrants seven-year sentence: judge - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-03-2019 23:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Attempted rape of elderly woman during random home invasion warrants seven-year sentence: judge  Saskatoon StarPhoenixShe told police the man appeared intoxicated and confused, saying he didn't know what he was doing because he has a "split personality." Bre McAdam ...
  
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• Attempted rape of elderly woman during random home invasion warrants seven-year sentence: judge

  19-03-2019 23:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  Warning: graphic content
  When an elderly woman, alone in her ground-floor apartment, awoke to a strange man trying to rape her in bed, she fought until she could escape and call police.
  The 78-year-old woman explained that the man was still in her suite and appeared intoxicated and confused, saying he didn’t know what he was doing because he has a “split personality.”
  Jonathon Michael Laliberte, 29, was arrested outside the woman’s Avenue M apartment building minutes
  
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• More charges laid in death of man found east of Edmonton, police still seek 7th ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect

  19-03-2019 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP said Tuesday that two more people have now been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 33-year-old Aldane Mesquita, whose body was found east of Edmonton last summer.
  
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• Assault - 100 block 29th St. E

  19-03-2019 23:18 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are looking for a suspect believed to be responsible for assaulting a man last night.At approximately 9:10 p.m., March 18, 2019, Patrol members were dispatched to St. Paul's Hospital for a report of an injured person. Upon arrival, Police located a 36 year old male suffering from a serious but non-life threatening injury. The victim told officers he was walking near the 100 block of 29th Street West on the railroad tracks when he was approached by an unknown male and was assault
  
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• 100 year steam locomotive headed to Alberta for $1 million restoration

  19-03-2019 23:18
  After 50 years of sitting idle in Prince Albert’s Exhibition Park, locomotive 5080 is getting ready for a journey to new life – more specifically to Aspen Crossing, a railway themed park Southeast of Calgary in Mossleigh, Alta., where the engine will be restored.
  
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• CUPE rallies at University of Saskatchewan over pensions - Global News

  19-03-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  CUPE rallies at University of Saskatchewan over pensions  Global NewsCUPE made their opinion on protecting pensions known during a rally at the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• CUPE rallies at University of Saskatchewan over pensions

  19-03-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  CUPE made their opinion on protecting pensions known during a rally at the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Former Remai Modern head steps down from new job in Auckland, New Zealand

  19-03-2019 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  Former Remai Modern head Gregory Burke bows out of a new job at the Auckland Art Gallery as Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission investigates harassment allegation.
  
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• 4 people face charges after Sask. RCMP use spike belt to stop fleeing car near Loon Lake

  19-03-2019 22:09 via cbc.ca
  Members of the RCMP crime reduction team tried to stop a vehicle on Highway 26, north of Loon Lake, Sunday night. The vehicle fled and police used a spike belt to stop it.
  
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• CUPE rallies for workers at University of Saskatchewan

  19-03-2019 21:49 via cbc.ca
  A crowd of more than 200 people waved flags, blew whistles and cheered during a noon hour rally at the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Buying a home? CMHC could soon kick in 10% of the cost — for a price

  19-03-2019 21:25 via cbc.ca
  The 2019 federal budget includes a tantalizing pitch for prospective first-time homebuyers — one that could see Canada's housing agency contribute up to 10 per cent of the purchase price of a home and bring down the mortgage load for borrowers.
  
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• What the 2019 federal budget means for you

  19-03-2019 21:23
  The Liberal government has unveiled its final budget before the next federal election, and as anticipated it includes a host of measures targeted at specific key voting demographics, including millennials and seniors.
  
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• Dairy farmers, supply managed sectors to get $3.9B in compensation for CETA, CPTPP – but not NAFTA

  19-03-2019 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  Dairy farmers and others hit by recent trade deals are getting $3.9 billion in compensation for lost market share.
  
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• Weyburn city council to reconsider group home proposal

  19-03-2019 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  Weyburn city council has decided to rethink its decision to reject building a group home for the disabled in one of their neighbourhoods.
  
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• At Trans Mountain court hearing, B.C. says it won’t reject pipelines without cause

  19-03-2019 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government argues B.C.'s proposed legislation must be struck down because they would give the province a "veto" over pipeline projects.
  
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• Prince Albert police catch alleged thief going through vehicles

  19-03-2019 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert police are reminding motorists to lock their vehicle doors as temperatures rise in order to deter thieves.
  
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• Liberals table a pre-election budget designed to ease Canadians' anxieties

  19-03-2019 21:06 via cbc.ca
  Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled a pre-election budget today designed to calm Canadians worried about retiring with financial security, getting the skills they need to land new jobs, or being able to afford a first home.
  
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• Saskatchewan budget 2019: How to follow CBC's coverage

  19-03-2019 21:04 via cbc.ca
  CBC Saskatchewan will be home to all your budget coverage on March 20.
  
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• CBC's Adam Hunter tweets from question period on March 19

  19-03-2019 20:45 via cbc.ca
  CBC Saskatchewan legislative reporter Adam Hunter is following along with the Tuesday edition of question period at the legislature.
  
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• 2 charged in Saskatoon after vehicle stolen at gunpoint - Global News

  19-03-2019 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  2 charged in Saskatoon after vehicle stolen at gunpoint  Global NewsSaskatoon police have two people in custody after a man reported his vehicle had been stolen by someone armed with a gun.
  
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• 2 charged in Saskatoon after vehicle stolen at gunpoint

  19-03-2019 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police have two people in custody after a man reported his vehicle had been stolen by someone armed with a gun.
  
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• Saskatchewan Cancer Agency clarifies policies after woman claims staff refused help for dying son

  19-03-2019 19:58
  The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency says it has reviewed its policies around responding to unwell or injured people on hospital grounds and clarified them with all frontline staff.
  
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• 18-year-old woman shows up at St. Paul's hospital in Saskatoon with gunshot wound - CBC.ca

  19-03-2019 19:33 via cbc.ca
  18-year-old woman shows up at St. Paul's hospital in Saskatoon with gunshot wound  CBC.caAn 18-year-old woman is the latest victim in a rash of shootings in Saskatoon. Police said they were called to St. Paul's Hospital in the 1700 block of 20th Street ...
  
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• 18-year-old woman shows up at St. Paul's hospital in Saskatoon with gunshot wound

  19-03-2019 19:33 via cbc.ca
  Police said they were called to St. Paul’s Hospital in the 1700 block of 20th Street West around 10:30 p.m. Monday, after an 18-year old gunshot victim showed up there.
  
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• Focus Saskatchewan – March 16, 2019

  19-03-2019 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  Host Marney Blunt shares Saskatchewan’s greatest stories.
  
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• SPS report shows increase in staff diversity - CTV News

  19-03-2019 19:21 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  SPS report shows increase in staff diversity  CTV NewsThe Saskatoon Police *Service* has seen an increase in the diversity of its staff, according to its annual diversity report released earlier this month.
  
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• SPS report shows increase in staff diversity

  19-03-2019 19:21
  The Saskatoon Police Service has seen an increase in the diversity of its staff, according to its annual diversity report released earlier this month.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan opening doors for Indigenous engineering students

  19-03-2019 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  The University of Saskatchewan’s College of Engineering has launched a program that supports Indigenous students who want to become engineers.
  
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• Police plane tracks suspected armed carjackers

  19-03-2019 19:00 via cbc.ca
  It was just before 2 a.m. CST Tuesday when a man called police in Saskatoon to report that his SUV had been stolen at gunpoint.
  
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• Woman killed in crash on Highway 16 in Wynyard, Sask.

  19-03-2019 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  A 60-year-old woman from Wynyard, Sask., was killed in a two-vehicle collision with a semi on Highway 16.
  
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• Documentary on Colten Boushie story to open Toronto’s Hot Docs festival

  19-03-2019 18:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  TORONTO — A film examining the story of Colten Boushie, a young Indigenous man who was killed on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, will open this year’s Hot Docs festival in Toronto.
  Organizers say Tasha Hubbard’s “nipawistamasowin: We Will Stand Up” will make its world premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, which runs April 25 to May 5.
  Debbie Baptiste, mother of Colten Boushie, holds a photo of her son during a press conference on Parlia
  
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• Injured Person - 1700 block 20th St. W

  19-03-2019 18:39 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are investigating after a woman arrived to hospital suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound.At approximately 10:30 p.m., March 18, 2019, Patrol members were dispatched to a hospital in the 1700 block of 20th Street West. Upon arrival, officers located an 18 year woman with a serious injury. No other details are available at this time. Officers are still attempting to obtain information from the victim. Anyone with information on this incident is asked
  
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• Man forced into SUV, beaten and stabbed: Saskatoon police

  19-03-2019 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police said a man was forced into an SUV in City Park, then beaten and stabbed before being dropped off in College Park East.
  
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• Saskatoon city councillors share grievances about new taxi rate zones with airport CEO - CBC.ca

  19-03-2019 18:19 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon city councillors share grievances about new taxi rate zones with airport CEO  CBC.caThe CEO of Saskatoon's airport authority heard concerns from city councillors Monday about the new airport taxi flat rate zones. Both Troy Davies and Cynthia ...
  
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• Man reports being abducted, stabbed - CTV News

  19-03-2019 18:19 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Man reports being abducted, stabbed  CTV NewsSaskatoon police are investigating after a 37-year-old man reported being abducted, beaten and stabbed.
  
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• Man reports being abducted, stabbed

  19-03-2019 18:19
  Saskatoon police are investigating after a 37-year-old man reported being abducted, beaten and stabbed.
  
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• Man in Saskatoon reportedly forced into SUV, beaten and stabbed by strangers - CBC.ca

  19-03-2019 18:19 via cbc.ca
  Man in Saskatoon reportedly forced into SUV, beaten and stabbed by strangers  CBC.caPolice in Saskatoon say a man reported being forced into a black SUV, beaten, stabbed then dumped off kilometres away in another part of the city.
  
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• Man in Saskatoon reportedly forced into SUV, beaten and stabbed by strangers

  19-03-2019 18:19 via cbc.ca
  Police in Saskatoon say a man reported being forced into a black SUV, beaten, stabbed then dumped off kilometres away in another part of the city.
  
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• Saskatoon city councillors share grievances about new taxi rate zones with airport CEO

  19-03-2019 18:12 via cbc.ca
  City councillor say some customers are paying more than they did when rides were metered.
  
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• Armed Robbery/Arrests - 21st St. W & Ave. V S

  19-03-2019 17:58 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A Saskatoon man and woman are facing charges in relation to an armed robbery this morning, as well as two other robberies that occurred last month.At approximately 1:45 a.m., March 19, 2019, Patrol members were dispatched to 21st Street West and Avenue V South. Initial reports stated that a male had been robbed of his vehicle at gunpoint. He had parked and was robbed of his cellphone, cigarettes and vehicle. The victim was uninjured during the robbery. Police located the stolen grey 2012 Ford Es
  
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• Woman dies after colliding with semi-truck near Wynyard

  19-03-2019 17:56
  A woman has died after her SUV collided with a wide load semi-truck near Wynyard on Monday night.
  
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• Weyburn council's decision to reconsider controversial group home vote 'step in the right direction'

  19-03-2019 17:54 via cbc.ca
  Weyburn city council sparked controversy last week when it rejected a proposal for a group home for people with disabilities. Now the proposal will go back before council.
  
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• Weyburn city council to reconsider group home proposal 'at earliest possible' meeting

  19-03-2019 17:54 via cbc.ca
  Weyburn city council sparked controversy last week when it rejected a proposal for a group home for people with disabilities. Now the proposal will go back before council.
  
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