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• 5 Things to enjoy this weekend in Saskatoon

  28-03-2019 23:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  As we motor through March, let’s focus on so many good things around us in Saskatoon. This weekend proves once again there is no shortage of events to keep us busy:
  1 — Canadian funnyman Gerry Dee takes to the stage Friday night at TCU Place. The star of the CBC sitcom, Mr. D, brings his brand of humour to the city in a show that starts at 8 p.m.
  2 — Those of a certain vintage can recall rock classic songs such as One Fine Morning and Sunny Days will be happy to hear Canadian r
  
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• SGI changing body shop accreditation as vehicles become more complex

  28-03-2019 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  With more complex vehicles coming on the market, SGI is creating a new accreditation system that means some auto body shops will need to make investments.
  
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• 'I always considered myself unlucky': Porcupine Plain woman shocked to win Hospital Home Lottery

  28-03-2019 23:49
  Pearl Clarkson of Porcupine Plain is the lucky winner of the Hospital Home Lottery.
  
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• 'Uncharted' carbon tax impact not factored into Sask. provincial budget

  28-03-2019 23:23 via cbc.ca
  The federal carbon tax will come to Saskatchewan on Monday, but whatever impact it will have was not included in the province’s recent budget.
  
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• Friday road report: Lane closures on Queen Street - CTV News

  28-03-2019 23:23 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Friday road report: Lane closures on Queen Street  CTV NewsNEW. TAYLOR ST E WB PARKING LANE & SIDEWALK CLOSED FROM WIGGINS AVE S TO CLARENCE AVE S. Advertisement. (Tree clearance). Start: March ...
  
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• Friday road report: Lane closures on Queen Street

  28-03-2019 23:23
  Here's what you need to know for your morning commute.
  
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• Union representing educational support staff reaches deal with Saskatoon school division - Global News

  28-03-2019 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  Union representing educational support staff reaches deal with Saskatoon school division  Global NewsCUPE Local 8443 says it has ratified a new collective agreement with the Saskatoon Public Schools division.
  
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• Union representing educational support staff reaches deal with Saskatoon school division

  28-03-2019 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  CUPE Local 8443 says it has ratified a new collective agreement with the Saskatoon Public Schools division.
  
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• 3-game exhibition to test Sask. appetite for soccer - CTV News

  28-03-2019 22:32 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  3-game exhibition to test Sask. appetite for soccer  CTV NewsThe first ever Saskatchewan Summer Soccer Series is to be held in Saskatoon.
  
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• 3-game exhibition to test Sask. appetite for soccer

  28-03-2019 22:32
  The first ever Saskatchewan Summer Soccer Series is to be held in Saskatoon.
  
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• Sask. organ donation outlook more optimistic, says ICU doctor who flagged problems

  28-03-2019 21:42 via cbc.ca
  An ICU specialist who previously spoke out about problems with how organ donations were handled in the Saskatoon healthcare system said he is starting to see positive changes at the bedside.
  
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• Canadian gov’t invests $65 million for 5 new STARS helicopters

  28-03-2019 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  Thanks to a $65 million investment from the Canadian government, STARS is getting five new emergency medical helicopters.
  
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• U of R panel looks at skateboarding, decolonization in Canada and Australia

  28-03-2019 21:09 via cbc.ca
  A recent event at the University of Regina was a little more rad than the average panel discussion.
  
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• Access to your own eHealth records may come sooner than you think, says U of S nursing prof

  28-03-2019 20:42 via cbc.ca
  It may only be a matter of months before patients can see their own health records on an iPad or cellphone, says a University of Saskatchewan nursing professor — something she expects will be revolutionary for patient care.
  
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• New trade deal could challenge Sask. dairy industry - CTV News

  28-03-2019 20:27 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  New trade deal could challenge Sask. dairy industry  CTV NewsMel Foth's dairy farm near Saskatoon was undergoing an expansion as the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement was struck.
  
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• New trade deal could challenge Sask. dairy industry

  28-03-2019 20:27
  Mel Foth’s dairy farm near Saskatoon was undergoing an expansion as the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement was struck.
  
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• ‘We hoped, but didn’t expect it’: Cow births quadruplets near Leross, Sask.

  28-03-2019 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  A cow gave birth to four calves earlier this week at Moxham Farms near Leross, Sask. The quadruplets are healthy and happy.
  
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• U of S prof working on health project in Mozambique says the country needs help

  28-03-2019 19:59 via cbc.ca
  Nazeem Muhajarine, an expert in community health and epidemiology, leaves Friday for the southeast coast of Africa as part of his work with the Mozambique Canada Maternal Health Project.
  
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• Dingoes coming to Saskatoon zoo - Global News

  28-03-2019 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Dingoes coming to Saskatoon zoo  Global NewsThe newest members of the Saskatoon Zoo family will be two dingo pups.
  
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• Dingoes coming to Saskatoon zoo

  28-03-2019 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  The newest members of the Saskatoon Zoo family will be two dingo pups.
  
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• Remai Modern calls 1st year of operation a success

  28-03-2019 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Remai Modern ended 2018 with an operating surplus of $52,000, according to the Saskatoon art gallery's first annual report.
  
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• Personal data of 34,000 medical marijuana patients accessed in data breach

  28-03-2019 19:23 via cbc.ca
  The personal health information of about 34,000 medical marijuana patients was accessed in a data breach of an electronic medical record system used by Sunniva Inc.'s Natural Health Services Ltd. subsidiary.
  
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• Family affair for Litzenberger’s at Canada Winter Games

  28-03-2019 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  Chad Litzenberger left the sport he loved growing up, but returned to judo once he had kids of his own.
  
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• Network of nature lovers keep eyes peeled for first Saskatoon pelican - CBC.ca

  28-03-2019 19:06 via cbc.ca
  Network of nature lovers keep eyes peeled for first Saskatoon pelican  CBC.caEvery year, Saskatonians ranging from dog walkers to joggers to serious birders are on the hunt for the first pelican sighting at the city's weir.
  
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• Network of nature lovers keep eyes peeled for first Saskatoon pelican

  28-03-2019 19:06 via cbc.ca
  Every year, Saskatonians ranging from dog walkers to joggers to serious birders are on the hunt for the first pelican sighting at the city's weir.
  
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• Health authority looks west for help with caseload of Saskatoon pediatrician facing criminal charges - CBC.ca

  28-03-2019 18:53 via cbc.ca
  Health authority looks west for help with caseload of Saskatoon pediatrician facing criminal charges  CBC.caThe Saskatchewan Health Authority is looking west for help with the caseload of a Saskatoon specialist who has been suspended as he faces criminal charges.
  
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• Health authority looks west for help with caseload of Saskatoon pediatrician facing criminal charges

  28-03-2019 18:53 via cbc.ca
  The province's health authority is bringing in a Calgary specialist to help with the caseload of a suspended Saskatoon pediatrician.
  
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• Protect our people: Sask youth target human trafficking

  28-03-2019 18:52 via cbc.ca
  Dakota Bear and Casey Dejarlais are visiting Indigenous communities in the province to educate and help people vulnerable to human trafficking
  
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• Province to conduct official inquiry, financial audit into Northern Village of Pinehouse

  28-03-2019 18:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Northern Village of Pinehouse’s finances will remain under the microscope as the province announced plans to conduct an official inquiry that will include a financial audit.
  Minister of Government Relations Warren Kaeding announced Thursday that the Saskatchewan government will “widen the scope” of an inspection into the village after reviewing an independent report from lawyer Neil Robertson and following discussions within Kaeding’s ministry and the Ministry of Just
  
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• Dingo pups set to arrive at Saskatoon zoo - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-03-2019 18:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dingo pups set to arrive at Saskatoon zoo  Saskatoon StarPhoenix“We are just making the final arrangements before these pups start their journey to Canada,” said Tim Sinclair-Smith, Zoo Manager in a news release. Saskatoon ...
  
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• Dingo pups set to arrive at Saskatoon zoo

  28-03-2019 18:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dingoes are coming to Saskatoon.
  The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo is getting ready to welcome two dingo pups this spring. The dingoes will be coming to Saskatoon as part of a partnership with the Australian Dingo Foundation and the Oakville Wildlife Park in Australia, according to a news release from the city.
  “We are just making the final arrangements before these pups start their journey to Canada,” said Tim Sinclair-Smith, zoo manager.
  “This is a great opportunity fo
  
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• Cow gives birth to quadruplets on farm near Leross, Sask.

  28-03-2019 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  A cow gave birth to four calves earlier this week at Moxham Farms near Leross, Sask. The quadruplets are healthy and happy.
  
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• Something to howl about: Australian dingo pups coming to Saskatoon zoo this spring - CBC.ca

  28-03-2019 18:03 via cbc.ca
  Something to howl about: Australian dingo pups coming to Saskatoon zoo this spring  CBC.caThe Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo announced it will be bringing two dingo pups to the zoo this spring, with the pups taking over the former wolf enclosure.
  
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• Something to howl about: Australian dingo pups coming to Saskatoon zoo this spring

  28-03-2019 18:03 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo announced it will be bringing two dingo pups to the zoo this spring, with the pups taking over the former wolf enclosure.
  
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• Sask. government orders official inquiry into Village of Pinehouse

  28-03-2019 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  Government Relations Minister Warren Kaeding said an official inquiry will now take place into the northern Saskatchewan Village of Pinehouse.
  
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• From inspection to inquiry: Sask. government elevates scrutiny of Pinehouse village

  28-03-2019 18:00 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan government is elevating its inspection of the Northern Village of Pinehouse into an inquiry, which will include a financial audit. 
  
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• Saskatoon Public Schools reaches agreement with front line support workers - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-03-2019 17:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Public Schools reaches agreement with front line support workers  Saskatoon StarPhoenixWe are pleased we were able to reach a deal that saw modest wage increases for our members,” said CUPE 8443 president Scott Barrett.
  
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• Saskatoon Public Schools reaches agreement with front line support workers

  28-03-2019 17:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  Negotiations between the Saskatoon Public School Division and its front line support workers have come to a successful end.
  The Canadian Union of Public Employees 8443, which represents numerous workers within the Saskatoon Public Schools, voted in favour of a four-year deal, with 67 per cent of members voting in favour.
  The agreement will see CUPE members receive a zero per cent increase in wages in the first year, with wages rising by 0.5 per cent annually, eventually reaching two per cent in
  
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• Family affair for Litzenberger family at Canada Winter Games

  28-03-2019 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  Chad Litzenberger left the sport he loved growing up, but returned to judo once he had kids of his own. Derel Bidwelll with the story.
  
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• 2 dingo pups on their way to Saskatoon

  28-03-2019 17:37
  The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo is working with the Australian Dingo Foundation and the Oakville Wildlife Park in Australia to bring two dingo pups to the zoo this spring.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Cyclists should pay for bike lanes

  28-03-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  We read in the March 2 StarPhoenix with consternation that permanent downtown bike lanes could cost as much as $4.6 million. As property owners, we hope the city does not expect taxpayers to foot the bill. Pet owners (cats and dogs) must get a licence from the city, no exceptions, yet bike riders can ride on any street.
  Since bike riders can pedal their bikes almost anywhere, where is the insurance protecting them or anyone else in an accident? Bikes are considered to be vehicles, just like cars
  
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• Dirt bike driver killed in Eston, Sask. collision

  28-03-2019 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP said a dirt bike driver was killed after colliding with a telephone pole guide wire in Eston, Sask.
  
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• Camping reservations in provincial parks opening Tuesday

  28-03-2019 16:20
  Reservations for campsites in Saskatchewan’s provincial parks open on Tuesday.
  
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• Much of East Coast is one 'perfect storm' away from being cut off from Canada

  28-03-2019 16:10
  Amherst, N.S. is a potential ground zero of a Canadian climate change disaster, where sea-level communities face rising oceans and await word on a detailed plan and the funding to keep the narrow land link between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick open.
  
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• Man dead after dirtbike crash in Eston: RCMP

  28-03-2019 15:48 via cbc.ca
  A 35-year-old man is dead after his dirtbike collided with a guide wire from a telephone pole, RCMP say.
  
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• Man killed in dirt bike crash in Eston - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-03-2019 15:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  Man killed in dirt bike crash in Eston  Saskatoon StarPhoenixA 35-year-old man was killed when the dirt bike he was riding collided with a telephone pole guide in Eston.
  
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• Chicken, the timid kitten, looking to be adopted from Saskatoon SPCA

  28-03-2019 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Jasmine Hanson from the Saskatoon SPCA describes the best home for Chicken, a timid kitten up for adoption.
  
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• Prince Albert Raiders sweep Red Deer Rebels

  28-03-2019 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  The Prince Albert Raiders won a playoff series for the first time since 2005, downing the Red Deer Rebels 4-1 to sweep the series.
  
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• Man killed in off-road dirt bike crash near Eston

  28-03-2019 15:20
  The RCMP says a man was killed when his dirt bike collided with a telephone pole guidewire near Eston on Wednesday night.
  
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• Saskatoon lawyer tapped to lead Remai Modern board - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-03-2019 15:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon lawyer tapped to lead Remai Modern board  Saskatoon StarPhoenixNew board takes over amid claims of political interference and workplace concerns.
  
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