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• Saskatoon man convicted of sexual assault facing 14th charge

  20-03-2019 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Mark Donlevy faces a 14th charge of sexual assault following a Saskatoon police investigation surrounding the former massage therapist.
  
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• Saskatchewan budget: Government alters potash tax, recoups extra $117M

  20-03-2019 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan government is pitching its latest budget as one with no new taxes or tax increases, but it nevertheless expects to collect an additional $117 million in tax revenue from the province’s three major potash producers over the next year.
  The projection comes as a result of what the province is framing as a simplification of the current potash taxation regime, which is forecast to boost total potash revenue to $618.6 million next year, up 23 per cent from the current fiscal yea
  
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• Budget 2019-20 breakdown by the numbers

  20-03-2019 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Finance Minister Donna Harpauer has ended four years of deficit spending without painful cuts, but weak prospects for resource revenues have led her to keep unpopular tax hikes in place.
  The Saskatchewan government’s bottom line for 2019-20 matches the “modest surplus” Harpauer promised, with revenues set to outpace spending by $34.4 million. She said that will afford the “flexibility” to make future investments.
  “Obviously this surplus is slim, so it isn&rsqu
  
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• Car collides with home on Junor Avenue

  20-03-2019 23:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Crews from the Saskatoon fire department were called to a home on Junor Avenue Wednesday afternoon following reports of a vehicle colliding with a home.
  According to a fire department news release, a 911 call was received at around 2:25 p.m. reporting the incident. When crews arrived on scene they discovered that a black Dodge Journey had struck a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was parked in the driveway of the home. The collision subsequently pushed the Grad Cherokee into the attached garage of the h
  
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• Massage therapist Mark Donlevy faces 14th sexual assault charge

  20-03-2019 23:50 via cbc.ca
  Mark Donlevy has been charged with sexual assault for the 14th time. The latest charge stems from an alleged meeting arranged on a dating site in June 2012.
  
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• Former massage therapist Mark Donlevy faces 14th sexual assault charge

  20-03-2019 23:50 via cbc.ca
  Mark Donlevy has been charged with sexual assault for the 14th time. The latest charge stems from an alleged meeting arranged on a dating site in June 2012.
  
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• Saskatoon Blades defenceman Dawson Davidson named to WHL 1st All-Star Team

  20-03-2019 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Blades player Dawson Davidson finished tied for most points among WHL defensemen this past regular season.
  
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• UPDATE: Additional Charge - Sexual Assault - 100 block Saskatchewan Cr. W

  20-03-2019 23:20 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 50 year old Saskatoon man is facing another charge of sexual assault.Mark Donlevy (DOB 11/02/1968), is charged with sexual assault stemming from an incident which is reported to have occurred in June of 2012. The now 48 year old female victim reported the assault to Police in December of 2018. The assault is believed to have occurred after communicating and meeting Donlevy on a dating website.Donlevy is currently serving time in the Federal Correctional Centre in Prince Albert, SK for a p
  
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• Federal government says B.C. trying to impede Trans Mountain with pipeline legislation

  20-03-2019 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian government says British Columbia is trying to obstruct the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion with "Trojan Horse'' legislation that the province is passing off as a benign environmental measure.
  
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• Eau Claire Distillery launches Saskatoon Honey Gin just in time for spring and the much anticipated prairie patio season - theYYSCENE

  20-03-2019 22:56 via theyyscene.com
  Eau Claire Distillery launches Saskatoon Honey Gin just in time for spring and the much anticipated prairie patio season  theYYSCENEIt's a weird auditory illusion or perhaps it's Freudian or maybe it's even science, speaking to something in the DNA of Canadian prairie-dwellers. Someone says ...
  
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• Police Presence - 200 block Ave. X N

  20-03-2019 22:30 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are currently executing a search warrant in the 200 block of Avenue X North. Members from Patrol as well as the Tactical Support Unit are on scene. Police are asking members of the public and the media to please, avoid the area at this time.Further information will be release when it becomes available. 
  
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• Saskatchewan budget: Firefighters, organ donors win; teachers, students less so

  20-03-2019 22:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan government tabled its 2019-20 budget Wednesday. Here’s an idea of who will be happy and who might not be as pleased.WINNERS
  Volunteer firefighters: The budget introduces non-refundable tax credits for volunteer firefighters and first responders who serve at least 200 hours.
  Rural drivers: The deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash last spring caused the government to speed up plans to spend a total of $65 million on intersection safety over five years. About $13
  
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• Tax credit unveiled for volunteer firefighters in Saskatchewan

  20-03-2019 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  The 2019-20 provincial budget contains new, non-refundable tax credits for volunteer firefighters in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Daily bite: Eau Claire Distillery adds Saskatoon honey gin to its lineup - Eat North

  20-03-2019 21:49 via eatnorth.com
  Daily bite: Eau Claire Distillery adds Saskatoon honey gin to its lineup  Eat NorthThis new limited-edition gin from Eau Claire Distillery has arrived, just in time for spring.
  
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• Sask. government promises more support for mental health and addictions services

  20-03-2019 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  More treatment beds part of Saskatchewan government promise to mental health and addictions services in 2019-20 budget.
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: Province axing some potash tax credits, expects to net $117 million

  20-03-2019 21:32 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Government is axing some of the tax credits for the potash industry.
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: Nutrien 'disappointed' with axing of $117M in potash tax credits

  20-03-2019 21:32 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Government is axing some of the tax credits for the potash industry, a move opposed by the province's largest producer, Nutrien.
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: Mental health and addictions get $30M funding increase

  20-03-2019 21:32 via cbc.ca
  The province has put 6.3 per cent of the Ministry of Health's budget toward mental health funding and 0.9 per cent toward addictions funding for 2019-20.
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: Residents on SAID will get to keep more of what they earn working

  20-03-2019 21:31 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan residents enrolled in the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program who are able to work will soon be able to keep more of what they earn.
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: Province expecting marijuana tax revenues to bring in $5M

  20-03-2019 21:31 via cbc.ca
  The Government of Saskatchewan is banking on pot sales to make a small contribution to this year's bottom line.
  
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• No funding increase in provincial budget for Saskatchewan’s universities

  20-03-2019 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Ministry of Advanced Education is investing $728 million into Saskatchewan's post-secondary institutions, included in their 2018-19 provincial budget.
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: 6 new K-12 schools planned as Sask. budget pours $95M into new buildings

  20-03-2019 21:30 via cbc.ca
  Education spending supporting Kindergarten to Grade 12 is expected to increase by $26.2 million in 2019-2020. Most of that increase has been allocated for the construction of new schools. Capital spending in education has increased $20 million over last year.
  
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• 6 new K-12 schools planned as Sask. 2019 budget pours $95M into new buildings

  20-03-2019 21:30 via cbc.ca
  Spending for kindergarten to Grade 12 education is expected to increase by $26.2 million in 2019-2020, with most of that increase allocated for the construction of new schools, the province announced Wednesday in its latest budget.
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: Saskatoon Children's Hospital gets $23 million more for hiring - CBC.ca

  20-03-2019 21:29 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan Budget 2019: Saskatoon Children's Hospital gets $23 million more for hiring  CBC.caThe Saskatchewan government has added $23 million to the budget for doctors, nurses and staff at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: Saskatoon Children's Hospital gets $23 million more for hiring

  20-03-2019 21:29 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan government has added $23 million to the budget for doctors, nurses and staff at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon.
  
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• 140 new beds in mental health and addictions funding

  20-03-2019 21:29
  The provincial government has announced a record investment in mental health and addictions in the 2019-2020 budget.
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: New $3K tax credit for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical crews

  20-03-2019 21:28 via cbc.ca
  The government says last year's Humboldt Broncos bus collision brought the province's volunteer first responders "into sharp focus."
  
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• New $3K tax credit for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical crews

  20-03-2019 21:28 via cbc.ca
  The government says last year's Humboldt Broncos bus collision brought the province's volunteer first responders "into sharp focus."
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: Post-secondary funding flat

  20-03-2019 21:27 via cbc.ca
  The provincial government is sticking with the funding levels previously paid to post-secondary institutions across the province.
  
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• New schools, hospitals included in Saskatchewan budget

  20-03-2019 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  Two new hospitals and three new schools are being planned for communities in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Most post-secondary funding stays flat, College of Medicine gets $88M increase

  20-03-2019 21:27 via cbc.ca
  The provincial government is sticking with the funding levels previously paid to post-secondary institutions across the province, with the exception of an increase for the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Broncos tragedy spurs millions for highway intersection safety

  20-03-2019 21:26 via cbc.ca
  Two programs will spend $20 million this year on lights, signs, guardrails, rumble strips and other highway safety improvements.
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: Government to create provincial organ donation registry

  20-03-2019 21:25 via cbc.ca
  The Government of Saskatchewan has pledged $558,000 for the creation of a provincial donor registry in its budget. 
  
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• ‘The right balance’: Saskatchewan delivers balanced budget

  20-03-2019 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  Wednesday’s budget is the final year of the back-to-balance plan for the Saskatchewan government.
  
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• Saskatchewan Budget 2019: Government touts balanced budget, says no new taxes

  20-03-2019 21:24 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Party government says it has kept its promise to balance the budget within three years.
  
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• Province projects $34.4 million surplus in balanced budget - CTV News

  20-03-2019 21:24 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Province projects $34.4 million surplus in balanced budget  CTV NewsThe Saskatchewan Party government is trumpeting a balanced budget for 2019-20.
  
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• Province projects $34.4 million surplus in balanced budget

  20-03-2019 21:24
  The Saskatchewan Party government is trumpeting a balanced budget for 2019-20.
  
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• Intersection safety focus of highways ministry

  20-03-2019 21:24
  The province promises to complete safety improvements at intersections throughout Saskatchewan – including the site of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash – through a five-year, $65 million Enhanced Intersection Safety Program.
  
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• Budget breakdown: Sask. tables 2019 budget

  20-03-2019 21:23
  The Saskatchewan Government has tabled a balanced budget for 2019-20.Here’s a look at how the provincial budget breaks down:
  
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• Hockey night in Cree: Announcers preparing for historic NHL broadcast Sunday

  20-03-2019 20:33 via cbc.ca
  When the Montreal Canadiens face the Carolina Hurricanes this Sunday, the NHL game will be called in Plains Cree during a historic broadcast. Sportsnet and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network say it will be the first NHL game to air in a Cree language.
  
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• Wanted Person/K9 Arrest - 400 block Ave. R S

  20-03-2019 20:16 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  One man is in custody after attempting to flee from Police last night.At approximately 10:30 p.m., March 19, 2019, officers attended to a home in the 400 block of Avenue R South, where it was believed a wanted male was residing. Upon Police arrival, a 35 year old woman answered the door and it was found that she was also wanted on outstanding warrants. She was arrested without incident. The man at the address attempted to flee, however the Canine Unit responded and immediately apprehended the ma
  
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• Inmate serving 15-year sentence dies at Regional Psychiatric Centre

  20-03-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  An inmate at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon has died, according to Correctional Services of Canada.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook sunny start to spring doesn’t last long

  20-03-2019 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  Sunny start to spring before a change slides into Saskatoon’s weather forecast.
  
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• Editorial: Minister set good example in standing up to racism

  20-03-2019 18:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan Corrections and Policing Minister Christine Tell set a good example when she shut down a prejudiced rant at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities convention last week.
  A man took the mic at a panel discussion to complain about “reverse racism” and made statements that included, “it’s the natives against us.”
  Tell told the man to leave, and that his stand is not appropriate or helpful.
  She was modelling the behaviour we should all use when
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: sunny start to spring doesn’t last long - Global News

  20-03-2019 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon weather outlook: sunny start to spring doesn’t last long  Global NewsSunny start to spring before a change slides into Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• Determining 'appropriate' sentence for semi driver in Humboldt Broncos crash is an impossible task for courts

  20-03-2019 17:47 via cbc.ca
  The man facing 29 charges stemming from the Humboldt Broncos bus crash pleaded guilty but his sentence won't be known until Friday. 
  
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• City hopes to see fewer potholes this spring - CTV News

  20-03-2019 17:28 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  City hopes to see fewer potholes this spring  CTV NewsThe City of Saskatoon expects fewer potholes this spring – as long as roads continue to dry up in conjunction with a slower spring melt.
  
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• City hopes to see fewer potholes this spring

  20-03-2019 17:28
  The City of Saskatoon expects fewer potholes this spring – as long as roads continue to dry up in conjunction with a slower spring melt.
  
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