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• House Fire - 100 Saguenay Dr - Traffic Restrictions

  31-03-2019 23:59 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police and Saskatoon Fire Department are currently on the scene of a house fire in the 100 block of Saguenay Dr.  Pedestrian and vehicle traffic restrictions are in place and the public is asked to avoid the area at this time.Further updates will be released as information becomes available.(Occurrence Number: 2019-30235)
  
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• Former NHL stars remember Saskatchewan roots at Hometown Hockey

  31-03-2019 23:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  As the streets of downtown Saskatoon filled with hockey fans of all ages, retired NHL player Brenden Morrow pointed to one young boy working on his stick-handling by himself at the corner of the intersection.
  “You can get lost in (hockey),” Morrow said. “It brings you back to your childhood, how you first fell in love with it.”
  The Rogers Hometown Hockey festivities have become an annual staple in Canada. Calling itself “the ultimate NHL fan experience,” Sport
  
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• From the lab to the floor and back: Rush goalie Adam Shute's doctoral aspirations

  31-03-2019 23:19 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rush's current starting goaltender has career aspirations that go well beyond the box.
  
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• RCMP searching for 2 suspects involved in alleged Lumsden senior care home theft

  31-03-2019 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  Lumsden RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects in relation to an alleged theft in the Lumsden area.
  
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• Hockey Heroes hits the ice in Saskatoon in support of Heart & Stroke Foundation

  31-03-2019 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  The chance to play with some of the NHL's greatest players has come once again to Saskatoon, the annual Hockey Heroes tournament returns to raise money for the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
  
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• Served in Saskatchewan: Avenue

  31-03-2019 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  It’s a modern take on home-grown comfort food with French influence and global flavours, along with a vast list of both classic and creative cocktails. This week on Served in Saskatchewan, we’re featuring Avenue.
  
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• I Got Mind: Mental Health in Sports

  31-03-2019 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Former NHL player and Swift Current Broncos bus crash survivor Bob Wilkie knows the mental stress of sport. It led him to create the ‘I Got Mind’ tour, where he and other professional hockey players share the message of breaking down barriers associated with mental health in sport. He brought that tour to the University...
  
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• Crumbling History: Moose Jaw’s Natatorium

  31-03-2019 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  After opening in 1932, the Moose Jaw Natatorium served as a gathering place for the community. But now it’s clinging onto life, sharing a similar fate many other heritage buildings are faced with. Katelyn Wilson learns more about the historic building, at-risk of crumbling out of history.
  
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• Redemption from Rock Bottom

  31-03-2019 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  For 20 years, Shane Partridge was in and out of jail, charged with one crime after another. His life was filled with despair and loneliness, until all of that changed. Global’s Ryan Kessler reports on his journey from life on the streets to his position as a community leader.
  
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• Saskatoon Hockey Heroes Weekend

  31-03-2019 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  The annual Hockey Heroes is in Saskatoon this weekend, with numerous teams participating in the tournament to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush heading to NLL playoffs after win over Vancouver Warriors

  31-03-2019 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rush have clinched a playoff spot with a 12-9 win over the Vancouver Warriors in NLL action Saturday night.
  
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• 'It's really an art': Saskatoon man sprucing up market with cheesy creations - CBC.ca

  31-03-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  'It's really an art': Saskatoon man sprucing up market with cheesy creations  CBC.caKevin Petty noticed a void, so he decided to fill it. That's why the man behind Saskatoon Spruce is the city's only artisanal raw milk cheesemaker.
  
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• 'It's really an art': Saskatoon man sprucing up market with cheesy creations

  31-03-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Kevin Petty noticed a void, so he decided to fill it. That’s why the man behind Saskatoon Spruce is the city’s only artisanal raw milk cheesemaker.
  
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• Masters curlers land in Saskatoon for Canadian championship - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  31-03-2019 19:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Masters curlers land in Saskatoon for Canadian championship  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe Canadian masters curling championship is in Saskatoon starting Monday at the Nutana.
  
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• Masters curlers land in Saskatoon for Canadian championship

  31-03-2019 19:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  Some of Canada’s best 60-plus curlers are flinging granite on the sheets at Nutana Curling Club this week.
  The College Clean Restoration Canadian Masters Curling Championship commenced Sunday with the opening ceremonies, and games start Monday — just a few days after local skips Bruce Korte and Sherry Anderson captured their respective Canadian seniors championships.
  Here’s some things to know as the masters tournament prepares for lift-off.
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• Federal carbon tax kicks in for Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick

  31-03-2019 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  The federal tax is $20 a tonne for this year and is set to increase by $10 annually until it reaches $50 a tonne in April 2022.T
  
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• Butts hands over texts to Justice Committee in wake of Wilson-Raybould's evidence

  31-03-2019 17:49
  Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s former principal secretary, has handed over texts and notes to the House of Commons Justice Committee days after new evidence submitted by former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould was made public.
  
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• Climate change will bring heat, rain, pests to Saskatoon: report - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  31-03-2019 17:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  Climate change will bring heat, rain, pests to Saskatoon: report  Saskatoon StarPhoenixClimate change could bring warmer weather to Saskatoon, but also more precipitation and higher utility bills, according to a new City of Saskatoon report.
  
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• Climate change will bring heat, rain, pests to Saskatoon: report

  31-03-2019 17:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  Climate change could bring warmer weather to Saskatoon, but also more precipitation and higher utility bills, according to a new City of Saskatoon report.
  The report paints a picture of a very different Bridge City in the next 80 years if climate change proceeds unchecked and global temperatures rise two degrees above pre-industrial levels.
  Among the changes predicted are a longer growing season, but also the likelihood of more floods and more spring snow and rain.
  In addition, the city’s
  
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• 'Pardon truck' rolls across Canada, calling for cannabis crime expungement

  31-03-2019 16:54 via cbc.ca
  A so-called "pardon truck" is travelling across parts of Canada, asking people to sign a petition pushing for complete expungement of marijuana possession criminal record, rather than the simple pardon being offered by the government.
  
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• McKenna admits carbon tax will boost the price at the pump in 4 provinces

  31-03-2019 13:00
  With the federal carbon tax coming into effect in four provinces on Monday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says residents of those provinces can expect to pay an average of four cents more per litre at the pump.
  
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• Throwing everything into co-parenting after divorce

  31-03-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Nearly 40 per cent of Canadian marriages end in divorce and many people struggle to co-parent in a healthy fashion after splitting. This instalment of the Beautiful Mess parenting series offers wisdom from a Regina family doing it well.
  
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• Rush clinch playoff berth on feisty night at SaskTel Centre - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  31-03-2019 08:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  Rush clinch playoff berth on feisty night at SaskTel Centre  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe Saskatchewan Rush clinched a playoff spot on a feisty night at SaskTel Centre, beating Vancouver 12-9 while improving to 7-6.
  
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• Rush clinch playoff berth on feisty night at SaskTel Centre

  31-03-2019 08:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  It was a night for fussing and fighting.
  Saskatchewan Rush defender Nik Bilic enjoyed a variety of viewpoints Saturday night: Bench, floor, fist-to-fist, and then — after his game misconduct — behind glass, where he watched his teammates stave off a late collapse with an empty-net goal, and a 12-9 win over the visiting Vancouver Warriors.
  It was nice, Bilic said, to receive hearty congratulations from teammates in the locker room after Saturday’s game, which saw Saskatchewan fo
  
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• WHL Roundup: Saturday, March 30, 2019

  31-03-2019 07:19 via globalnews.ca
  KENT, Wash. - The Vancouver Giants are going to the second round of the Western Hockey League playoffs for the first time since 2010.
  
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• 'We're not going to let this slide any more': Saskatoon marchers speak out against human trafficking

  31-03-2019 03:32 via cbc.ca
  Protect Our People co-founder and organizer Casey Desjarlais says a Saturday march in Saskatoon was prompted in part by a string of abduction attempts, to speak out about the crisis of human trafficking.
  
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• Hockey fans, legends gather for Hometown Hockey tour - CTV News

  31-03-2019 03:19 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Hockey fans, legends gather for Hometown Hockey tour  CTV NewsHockey fans and legends alike descended on Saskatoon this weekend for the final stop on the Hometown Hockey tour.
  
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• Hockey fans, legends gather for Hometown Hockey tour

  31-03-2019 03:19
  Hockey fans and legends alike descended on Saskatoon this weekend for the final stop on the Hometown Hockey tour.
  
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• Federal government rolls out grants for electric vehicles, while more charging stations coming in Sask.

  31-03-2019 01:50 via cbc.ca
  The latest federal budget introduced a grant for people to buy vehicles that run on electricity or hydrogen fuel, but Saskatchewan is a “wasteland” still in terms of infrastructure for these vehicles, says the co-author of Lemonaid.
  
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• 'We're not going to let this slide any more': Saskatoon marchers speak out against human trafficking - CBC.ca

  31-03-2019 01:32 via cbc.ca
  'We're not going to let this slide any more': Saskatoon marchers speak out against human trafficking  CBC.caProtect Our People co-founder and organizer Casey Desjarlais says a Saturday march in Saskatoon was prompted in part by a string of abduction attempts, ...
  
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• The Latest: Texas Tech uses its defence to pull ahead - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  31-03-2019 00:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Latest: Texas Tech uses its defence to pull ahead  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):7:45 p.m.Texas Tech's stingy defence has helped the Red Raiders pull ahead in the ...
  
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