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• Police arrest suspects in Prince Albert homicide

  23-03-2019 22:55 via cbc.ca
  Victim and suspects were known to each other, police say, but no charges have been laid yet.
  
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• 5 people face first-degree murder charges in Prince Albert homicide

  23-03-2019 22:55 via cbc.ca
  Victim and suspects were known to each other, police say. The five people charged will appear in court on Monday.
  
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• Sask.-raised NHL referee hangs up skates after almost 1,600 games

  23-03-2019 22:45 via cbc.ca
  More than 1,600 times, Brad Watson has felt the adrenalin rush of refereeing an NHL game in front of thousands of passionate fans. He'll feel it one last time on Saturday night.
  
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• Saskatoon Pediatrician Ramkumar Natarajan Accused Of Trying To Buy Sex From A Minor - HuffPost Canada

  23-03-2019 22:06 via huffingtonpost.ca
  Saskatoon Pediatrician Ramkumar Natarajan Accused Of Trying To Buy Sex From A Minor  HuffPost CanadaA 49-year-old Saskatoon pediatrician has been accused of trying to buy sex from someone under 18. Dr. Ramkumar Natarajan, a University of Saskatchewan ...
  
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• $1M to develop climate change strategy helps quench thirst for long-term Prairie water management plan

  23-03-2019 19:34 via cbc.ca
  A federal plan to develop a $1-million strategy for land and water management in the Prairies is being praised by members of the agriculture and research sectors.
  
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• Man dead following Friday afternoon assault in Prince Albert

  23-03-2019 18:14
  A man is dead following an assault in Prince Albert on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Five charged following Friday homicide in Prince Albert

  23-03-2019 18:14
  A man is dead following an assault in Prince Albert on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Preview: Greystone Theatre's Machinal a dark look at societal norms

  23-03-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Ruth Snyder was tried and convicted for the murder of her husband in the late 1920s, journalist and playwright Sophie Treadwell was struck by how Snyder was treated by the media and society as a whole.
  Those observations led Treadwell to writing the expressionist play Machinal that examines the life and circumstances of a woman constrained by society which resulted in her committing murder and being executed. The play is the last in the season for the University of Saskatchewan’s Grey
  
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• Edgewater Developments' Brooklyn floor plan proves popular

  23-03-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Edgewater Developments was started when Dax Zoorkan and his wife Jessie built their own home a few years ago. They were quickly hooked. They decided to develop a portfolio of rental houses. With more than 11 years in the construction industry, Zoorkan understood what homes were available on the market and what he could do that was unique or different.
  As a small builder, Zoorkan prides himself on attention to detail and hands-on approach throughout the building process. Jessie has input on comin
  
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• Book reviews: Robert Currie, gillian harding-russell, Al Purdy anthology

  23-03-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Robert Currie, the stalwart and stellar Saskatchewan poet who lives in Moose Jaw and has been poet laureate for our province, is back with another collection of wise, humane, and sometimes funny poems. In One-Way Ticket (Coteau, $17.95), Currie, who turns 82 this year, squares off against certain mortality as he acknowledges the one-way ticket we’re all carrying through life.
  Dividing his healthy-sized book into five sections, Currie goes straight to the reunion in The Past, Remembered, ca
  
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• Collisions increased after speed cameras installed on Circle Drive - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  23-03-2019 17:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Collisions increased after speed cameras installed on Circle Drive  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSGI data shows rise in collisions and injuries along one stretch, but city points to increased traffic volume.
  
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• Collisions increased after speed cameras installed on Circle Drive

  23-03-2019 17:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Collisions increased on Saskatoon’s Circle Drive after the introduction of speed cameras four years ago; both crashes and injuries spiked along one stretch.
  Data from SGI shows collisions on Circle Drive exceeded the previous five-year average in each of the first three years since a speed camera pilot project introduced camera locations at five spots.
  From Taylor Street to the Gordie Howe Bridge, where there are three camera locations and the speed limit is 90 kilometres per hour, the num
  
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• New Faces New Places: Woodworker uses creativity to create one-of-a-kind pieces

  23-03-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Michael Wiebe spent a decade working a day job as a cabinet maker before deciding to strike out on his own, opening Beaver Creek Customs to focus on creating custom furniture and cabinets.
  “The first thing I ever built as a woodworking project was a Christmas gift for my mom … it was fun to mess around and build something different,” he says. “Basically, I just started doing so much of this on the side that I figured it was time to take the leap and I’ve been wanti
  
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• Kohlman: Maple Pecan Coffee Cake

  23-03-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  March is that in-between month when there is still snow on the ground (but it’s melting!) and when you step outside you can smell the faintest bit of spring waiting in the wings. It’s a glorious smell, that. For many of us, this has been a long, almost ever-long winter, and by golly, I shall be a happy camper splashing through puddles in my rubber boots, kicking away the last bits of the winter that was.
  March is also the month that the liquid gold known as maple syrup flows freely i
  
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• Prince Albert police investigating second homicide within a week

  23-03-2019 16:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  Prince Albert police are investigating the city’s second homicide within a week after responding to an assault in progress on Friday afternoon.
  According to a police news release, officers and EMS were called to an apartment building in downtown Prince Albert at around 3 p.m. Friday after receiving reports of an assault in progress.
  When emergency crews arrived they located a 22-year-old man in critical condition. The victim was transported to hospital where he later died.
  Police have arre
  
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• Canada to send $3.5M to support Cyclone Idai relief efforts

  23-03-2019 16:12
  The Canadian government is sending $3.5 million to assist in the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the wake of Cyclone Idai in southern Africa.
  
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• 'Treasures of musical stories': 80-year-old concerto gets new life in SSO concert

  23-03-2019 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Johannes Dyring has been trying to get somebody — anybody — to play the violin concerto written by his grandfather Heinz Moehn in 1938. It took moving to Saskatoon for that dream to reach the stage.
  “I tried in Germany, I tried in Sweden. Many orchestras are not interested in playing unknown works,” Dyring said. “It’s such an amazing coincidence … this all falls into place here in Saskatoon.”
  Johannes Dyring, grandson of acclaimed music editor Hei
  
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• New Faces New Places: Finding the perfect vintage treasure is easy on Instagram

  23-03-2019 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Jennifer Shantz started selling vintage home decor and kitchen goods through Instagram she never expected the community would share her passion so wholeheartedly.
  Bringing together her love for vintage goods and baking she started collecting vintage Pyrex and was immediately hooked on the bright colours and high-quality design.
  “I was just amazed at the great condition some of these pieces that I find are in, and the care that went into keeping them that way for so may years,” s
  
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• Rusty Macdonald branch closing for major renovations - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  23-03-2019 15:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Rusty Macdonald branch closing for major renovations  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe Rusty Macdonald Branch, which opened in the Lawson Civic Centre 30 years ago and received 160,000 visits in 2017, is set to close April 15 for the ...
  
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• Four Valley View Residents Moving to Saskatoon Group Home - DiscoverMooseJaw.com

  23-03-2019 15:02 via discovermoosejaw.com
  Four Valley View Residents Moving to Saskatoon Group Home  DiscoverMooseJaw.comThe newest home that four former residents of Valley View will be going to.
  
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• Rusty Macdonald branch closing for major renovations

  23-03-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  One of the Saskatoon Public Library’s busiest branches is getting a major facelift.
  The Rusty Macdonald Branch, which opened in the Lawson Civic Centre 30 years ago and received 160,000 visits in 2017, is set to close April 15 for the $2.8-million renovation and reopen in September.
  “It’s going to look completely different,” said Beth Cote, the library’s director of public services.
  While the branch — which is especially popular among students — will los
  
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• Cuthand: We must stand against white supremacy

  23-03-2019 14:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  The recent terrorist attack in New Zealand is another example of the growing terrorism movement based on white supremacy. It’s getting worse and steps must be taken to confront it.
  The fact that U.S. President Donald Trump refuses to call it out and even mention it speaks volumes for the movement’s growth and acceptance worldwide. The U.S. has ceased to be a moral global leader, if in fact it ever was one.
  So how does one define white supremacy?
  White supremacy is the belief that whi
  
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• Editorial: We stand with the Broncos families

  23-03-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A single verdict simply cannot adequately respond to the devastation caused when Jaskirat Singh Sidhu ran a stop sign on a country road and collided with the Humboldt Broncos team bus in the early evening hours of April 6, 2018.
  Months from now, some will still be arguing about this decision: eight-year concurrent sentences on each of the dangerous driving causing death charges, and five-year sentences to run concurrently on the dangerous driving causing bodily harm charges.
  Sixteen lives were l
  
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• 'I felt like a criminal': Airbnb hosts ask guests to lie, sneak around in covert rentals

  23-03-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Use the back door. Avoid the lobby if you're carrying luggage. Don't talk to neighbours. Say you're visiting a cousin. And most importantly, don't mention Airbnb. As cities and buildings around the world crack down on short-term rental platforms, hosts are asking guests to lie about who they are and why they're there.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, March 22, 2019

  23-03-2019 07:19 via globalnews.ca
  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Ian Scott stopped all 21 shots his way as the Prince Albert Raiders opened the Western Hockey League playoffs with a 3-0 win over the Red Deer Rebels on Friday.
  
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• Prince Albert Raiders blank Red Deer Rebels 3-0 in WHL playoff opener

  23-03-2019 06:42 via globalnews.ca
  Ian Scott earned his first career playoff shutout as the Prince Albert Raiders beat the Red Deer Rebels 3-0 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal
  
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• Saskatoon Blades captain plays overtime hero in playoff opener - Global News

  23-03-2019 06:24 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Blades captain plays overtime hero in playoff opener  Global NewsSaskatoon Blades captain Chase Wouters scored 3:23 into overtime to lift his team to a 3-2 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors in Game 1 of their Eastern ...
  
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• Saskatoon Blades captain plays overtime hero in playoff opener

  23-03-2019 06:24 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Blades captain Chase Wouters scored 3:23 into overtime to lift his team to a 3-2 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal.
  
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• Aye, aye captain: Wouters scores OT winner as Saskatoon Blades topple visiting Moose Jaw Warriors

  23-03-2019 05:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  There is playoff hunger.
  And then there is near starvation.
  The Saskatoon Blades — and their fans — had plenty of time to work up an appetite for Friday’s playoff tilt.
  It took six years to finally get there, but the Blades returned to the Western Hockey League playoffs Friday against the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors before a crowd announced at 5,193 at SaskTel Centre.
  And what a treat it was for the Blades faithful.
  Team captain Chase Wouters notched the winner at 3:23 of overt
  
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• FSIN says provincial budget is a start but doesn't go far enough

  23-03-2019 05:19 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan government says it is putting around $211 million into the First Nations and Metis portfolio in the upcoming fiscal year.
  
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• Small solar flare coming to Earth this Saturday, but no big light show

  23-03-2019 04:18
  A small solar storm is heading toward Earth, but don't expect a big light show. Space weather forecaster Jonathan Lash says a solar flare that left the sun this week is due to arrive at Earth around 2 p.m. EDT Saturday.
  
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• Watch: Humboldt Bronco family members react to sentencing of truck driver involved in bus crash

  23-03-2019 03:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the truck driver involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash last April, was sentenced to eight years in prison on March 22, 2019. Family members of victims spoke to the media after the sentencing was handed down.
  Read the full story here…
  
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• Sask. farmers consider growing less canola amidst China-Canada trade dispute

  23-03-2019 02:09
  China’s move to stop buying Canadian canola seed has Saskatchewan farmers reconsidering the crop.
  
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• Saskatoon councillors to discuss curbside compost pickup options - Global News

  23-03-2019 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon councillors to discuss curbside compost pickup options  Global NewsSaskatoon councillors are expected to discuss the city's options to implement curbside compost pickup.
  
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• Saskatoon councillors to discuss curbside compost pickup options

  23-03-2019 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon councillors are expected to discuss the city’s options to implement curbside compost pickup.
  
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• Saskatoon skin care and cosmetics company named the official sponsor of the Daytime Emmy’s - CTV News

  23-03-2019 01:57 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Saskatoon skin care and cosmetics company named the official sponsor of the Daytime Emmy’s  CTV NewsA local skin care and cosmetics company has been chosen as the official gift lounge sponsor at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
  
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• Saskatoon skin care and cosmetics company named the official sponsor of the Daytime Emmy’s

  23-03-2019 01:57
  A local skin care and cosmetics company has been chosen as the official gift lounge sponsor at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
  
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• 'Separating fiction from fact': Analyzing Brandt's massive newspaper ad about its Wascana project

  23-03-2019 01:39 via cbc.ca
  After failing to respond to most of CBC’s questions for the past two months, Brandt offered its take on the controversy about the CNIB/Brandt building project in Wascana Park by buying a four-page advertisement in the Regina Leader-Post.
  
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• Semi-truck driver involved in Humboldt Broncos bus crash sentenced

  23-03-2019 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the semi-truck driver involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, was sentenced by a judge in Melfort, Sask., on March 22. Ryan Kessler reports.
  
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• Pediatric respirologist charged after allegedly trying to buy sex from a minor

  23-03-2019 01:09
  A 49-year-old Saskatoon pediatric respirologist is facing charges after police say he tried to buy sex from a minor.
  
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• Appeal Court to decide on B.C. pipeline law that would impact Trans Mountain

  23-03-2019 01:09 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. filed the reference case to ask the court whether it can create a permitting system for companies that wish to increase the amount of heavy oil they are transporting through the province.
  
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• "Just a step we had to go through": Broncos families reflect after Sidhu's sentence

  23-03-2019 01:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  MELFORT — Jaskirat Singh Sidhu went to jail Friday, 350 days after he poked his head through an opening in his upturned semi and got swallowed in chaos.
  Judge Inez Cardinal, while sentencing Sidhu to eight years in prison, was unsparing in her assessment of blame: He was “solely responsible.” Guilty of “prolonged inattention.” His failure to stop was “baffling, and incomprehensible.”
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu (centre), the driver of a transport truck involved
  
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• Former nightclub owner convicted of sexual assault granted new trial - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  23-03-2019 00:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  Former nightclub owner convicted of sexual assault granted new trial  Saskatoon StarPhoenixDuring Anderson's trial, a friend of Anderson's testified Anderson had asked him to pay off the man who filed the sexual assault complaint.
  
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• Former nightclub owner convicted of sexual assault granted new trial

  23-03-2019 00:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  Skipp Anderson, the former owner of Saskatoon’s Pink Nightclub who was found guilty last spring of sexually assaulting his passed-out friend after a hot tub party, will receive a new trial.
  Last January, a jury found Anderson guilty of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old man at Anderson’s home in July 2016. Anderson was sentenced to 30 months in prison and released on bail in April 2018 pending the outcome of his appeal.
  In a written decision issued Friday, Justice Jacelyn Ryan-Froslie
  
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• Semi driver sentenced to eight years for Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  23-03-2019 00:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  MELFORT — Hoping it will highlight the consequences of dangerous highway truck driving, a Saskatchewan provincial court judge imposed an eight-year sentence for the Calgary truck driver who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others.
  Reading from her 35-page decision, Judge Inez Cardinal said Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s moral blameworthiness is high because of his “prolonged inattentiveness” while driving a large semi, and that a “s
  
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• ‘I think this can definitely save someone’s life’; U of S students want to help reduce the opioid crisis in Sask.

  23-03-2019 00:24
  A group of pharmacy students at the University of Saskatchewan are spearheading a project to help curb the opioid crisis in Saskatchewan by offering pharmacies fentanyl test strips.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: March 22

  23-03-2019 00:22 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “The Hummingbird Project” and “Falls Around Her.”
  
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• SAID program recipients to see more money, tax exempt income

  23-03-2019 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  "So we wanted to be able to give them the opportunity when it works for them throughout the year," Paul Merriman said.
  
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