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• Wednesday road report: Lane closure on McOrmond Drive southbound - CTV News

  02-04-2019 23:44 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Wednesday road report: Lane closure on McOrmond Drive southbound  CTV NewsNEW. MCORMOND DR SB TRAFFIC REDUCED TO SINGLE LANE AT CROSSOVER; SB TRAFFIC USE OVERPASS TO ACCESS COLLEGE. (Interchange ...
  
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• Wednesday road report: Lane closure on McOrmond Drive southbound

  02-04-2019 23:44
  Here's what you need to know for your morning commute.
  
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• Estevan man charged with possessing, making available child pornography

  02-04-2019 23:17
  A 30-year-old Estevan man is facing child pornography charges.
  
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• Moe, Meili lock horns over climate change denial, carbon tax rally

  02-04-2019 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  Opposition Leader Ryan Meili called on Premier Scott Moe to cancel an appearance at an anti-carbon tax rally over what he called yellow vest ties and climate change denial.
  
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• Man robbed at knife-point in Saskatoon bar washroom - CKOM News Talk Sports

  02-04-2019 22:21 via ckom.com
  Man robbed at knife-point in Saskatoon bar washroom  CKOM News Talk SportsSaskatoon police are looking for a man suspected of an armed robbery at a bar just off Idylwyld Drive on Monda...
  
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• Man hospitalized after stabbing outside Saskatoon convenience store - Global News

  02-04-2019 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  Man hospitalized after stabbing outside Saskatoon convenience store  Global NewsA wanted man is facing aggravated assault charges after a stabbing outside a Saskatoon convenience store.
  
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• Man hospitalized after stabbing outside Saskatoon convenience store

  02-04-2019 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  A wanted man is facing aggravated assault charges after a stabbing outside a Saskatoon convenience store.
  
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• Semi runs over 2 parked cars - CTV News

  02-04-2019 22:04 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Semi runs over 2 parked cars  CTV NewsA semi driver was charged with driving without due care and attention after a crash on Faithfull Avenue Monday evening.
  
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• Semi runs over 2 parked cars

  02-04-2019 22:04
  A semi driver was charged with driving without due care and attention after a crash on Faithfull Avenue Monday evening.
  
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• What does it mean if your child is considered ‘highly sensitive’?

  02-04-2019 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  Despite its prevalence, some parents say highly sensitive kids are often misunderstood.
  
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• Tripvia app looking to beef up your Sask. knowledge

  02-04-2019 21:21 via cbc.ca
  You think you know Saskatchewan? A new app, Tripvia, is looking to challenge and expand your knowledge about the Prairie province. Alberta and B.C., too. 
  
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• Chris Joseph’s crusade to make roads safer 1 year after Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  02-04-2019 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  One year after his son Jaxon was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Chris Joseph is pushing for national legislation to make roads safer.
  
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• Construction to resume at McOrmond-College interchange - CTV News

  02-04-2019 20:40 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Construction to resume at McOrmond-College interchange  CTV NewsDrivers can expect delays as construction is set to resume Wednesday at the new McOrmond Drive and College Drive interchange, the city says.
  
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• Construction to resume at McOrmond-College interchange

  02-04-2019 20:40
  Drivers can expect delays as construction is set to resume Wednesday at the new McOrmond Drive and College Drive interchange, the city says.
  
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• Trial begins for 2 men charged in fatal fentanyl-laced cocaine case in Saskatoon

  02-04-2019 20:39 via cbc.ca
  Two men accused of selling cocaine laced with fentanyl, causing four fatal overdoses in single weekend in March, 2018, are on trial today in a Saskatoon courtroom.
  
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• Man robbed after playing VLT, police say - CTV News

  02-04-2019 20:37 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Man robbed after playing VLT, police say  CTV NewsSaskatoon police are searching for a man believed to be responsible for an armed robbery on Monday.
  
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• Man robbed after playing VLT, police say

  02-04-2019 20:37
  Saskatoon police are searching for a man believed to be responsible for an armed robbery on Monday.
  
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• Man charged in bar robbery, police say

  02-04-2019 20:37
  A 33-year-old man has been charged in a robbery at a bar earlier this month.
  
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• Argument at Saskatoon convenience store ends in stabbing: police - CBC.ca

  02-04-2019 20:18 via cbc.ca
  Argument at Saskatoon convenience store ends in stabbing: police  CBC.caPolice said they were called to a store in the 2300 block of 33rd Street W. around 8:30 p.m. CST Monday, after receiving a report of an injured man there.
  
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• Argument at Saskatoon convenience store ends in stabbing: police

  02-04-2019 20:18 via cbc.ca
  Police said they were called to a store in the 2300 block of 33rd Street W. around 8:30 p.m. CST Monday, after receiving a report of an injured man there.
  
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• Trial begins with search warrant application for two men accused in fentanyl overdoses

  02-04-2019 20:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  A provincial court trial has begun for two of three men charged in connection with fatal fentanyl overdoses in Saskatoon last year.
  Japmanjot Grewal, 22, and Shervin Dass Beeharry, 20, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to several drug trafficking and weapons charges laid after seven people overdosed from fentanyl-laced cocaine on March 10, 2018. Four people died and three others were hospitalized.
  The men are not on trial for manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death and bodily harm charges
  
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• Hantavirus risk increases with warm weather: Saskatchewan Health Ministry

  02-04-2019 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health says deer mice are the primary carriers of hantavirus and the risk of contracting infection increases as the weather warms up.
  
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• Focus Saskatchewan – March 30, 2019

  02-04-2019 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Host Marney Blunt shares Saskatchewan’s greatest stories.
  
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• Preliminary search finds no reports of coerced sterilization to police: RCMP

  02-04-2019 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says the Mounties searched their national database but did not find any criminal reports of forced or coerced sterilization.
  
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• Nolan Maier WHL’s March goalie of the month

  02-04-2019 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Blades goaltender Nolan Maier is the WHL’s goaltender of the month for March after going undefeated for the month.
  
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• 2 Saskatoon bowlers roll 3 perfect games

  02-04-2019 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  Two bowlers recently rolled three perfect games within weeks of each other at Hunter's Fairhaven Bowl in Saskatoon.
  
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• Professional incentives, programming part of northern mental health strategy

  02-04-2019 18:25
  It’s been three years since the wave of young girls killing themselves in the north hit the headlines and communities like La Loche, La Ronge, and Deschambault Lake sent out cries for help.
  
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• Nova Scotia to become 1st in North America with presumed consent for organ donation

  02-04-2019 18:25 via cbc.ca
  The Liberal government in Nova Scotia tabled legislation Tuesday that would make the province the first place in North America to have presumed consent for organ donation. Under the proposed system, people who do not want to donate their organs will have to opt out.
  
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• Nova Scotia set to become 1st in North America with automatic consent for organ donation

  02-04-2019 18:25 via cbc.ca
  The Liberal government in Nova Scotia tabled legislation Tuesday that would make the province the first place in North America to have presumed consent for organ donation. Under the proposed system, people who do not want to donate their organs will have to opt out.
  
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• Stabbing/Arrest - 2300 block 33rd St. W

  02-04-2019 18:08 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  One man is in custody in connection to an aggravated assault that occurred last night.At approximately 8:30 p.m., April 1, 2019, Saskatoon Police were dispatched to a convenience store in the 2300 block of 33rd Street West for a report of an injured person. Upon arrival, officers located a 29 year old male suffering from stab wounds. Medavie Health Services transported the victim to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The suspect fled prior to Police arrival.Police learned t
  
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• Letter of the Day: Irish refugees faced intolerance

  02-04-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  There’s an old Irish proverb that says a nation’s greatest enemy is the small minds of its small people.
  My ancestors were refugees in 1844, a year before the Great Hunger would begin to plague Ireland. This preventable disaster under British occupation killed a million people and forced the migration of a million more.
  They came aboard a coffin ship and several Donnelly descendants settled near Herbert, Saskatchewan. There were so many family members in this district that it became
  
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• APAS Meetings Continue in Saskatoon - DiscoverHumboldt.com

  02-04-2019 17:55 via discoverhumboldt.com
  APAS Meetings Continue in Saskatoon  DiscoverHumboldt.comThe Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan has been conducting their annual policy meeting in Saskatoon this week. As expected, the summit has ...
  
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• Raising awareness and knowledge on World Autism Awareness Day

  02-04-2019 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  Carol Tebay from Autism Services of Saskatoon discusses what autism is and the need to raise awareness and knowledge on World Autism Awareness Day.
  
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• 'She just comforts us:' Mother says baby named after Broncos player a gift

  02-04-2019 16:38
  Kelsey Fiddler says every time she looks at her smiling baby's face she feels stronger. It's a gift, she says, from the Humboldt Broncos defenceman she named her daughter after.
  
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• Ottawa asks Beijing to allow Canadian canola experts to visit China in trade row

  02-04-2019 16:26 via cbc.ca
  Canada's agriculture minister has made a formal request for Chinese authorities to allow Canadian canola experts to go to the country to help resolve an escalating trade dispute between the two countries.
  
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• Petition for more road safety, commercial trucking rules after Humboldt bus tragedy

  02-04-2019 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  This week marks one year since 16 people were killed and 13 others injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Chris Joseph and Pattie Fair are leading a petition, with the support of victim’s families, to improve road safety and strengthen commercial trucking rules.
  
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• What’s trending in men’s spring fashion

  02-04-2019 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  Fashion consultant Addi Adedayo from the Closet in Saskatoon looks at trends this spring in men’s fashion.
  
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• Pay equity gap still ‘significant’ Canada’s Women’s Foundation

  02-04-2019 15:38 via globalnews.ca
  Canada’s Women’s Foundation: Canada’s Women’s Foundation CEO Paulette Senior addresses the pay equity gap in Canada and the steps needed to reduce it.
  
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• Former NHL player hired as permanent head coach of Humboldt Broncos

  02-04-2019 15:38 via cbc.ca
  A former player for the Los Angeles Kings has been named head coach of the Humboldt Broncos.
  
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• Marketing to generation Z

  02-04-2019 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Who are the generation Zers and how to market to them is explored by William Joseph Communications CEO Ryan Townend in ADvice.
  
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• Air Canada revises schedule for May as Boeing 737 Max remains grounded

  02-04-2019 15:01
  Air Canada has revised its schedule through to the end of May due to the continued grounding of its Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
  
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• Mother says baby named after Humboldt Broncos player a gift

  02-04-2019 14:58 via globalnews.ca
  Kelsey Fiddler said she wanted to honour Logan Boulet, who signed an organ donation card on his birthday only a few weeks before he was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Feds urged to act on national autism strategy

  02-04-2019 14:58
  As autism month in Canada begins, a national advocacy group has released a blueprint for a coordinated strategy to support individuals and families living with the disorder.
  
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• Maternity, paternity and adoptive leave now available for MLAs

  02-04-2019 14:18 via cbc.ca
  Babies are now allowed on the floor of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.
  
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• Letters to the editor April 2, 2019 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-04-2019 14:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Letters to the editor April 2, 2019  Saskatoon StarPhoenixIt is simply too late to attempt at this late date to insert a mental health in-patient ward into the children's hospital, writes Michele Rajput. Reader Letters. Updated: ...
  
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• New SGI rules for autobody shops will kill smaller rural businesses, owners say

  02-04-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Rural autobody shop owners fear new Saskatchewan government rules will put them out of business.
  
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• New SGI rules for auto body shops will kill smaller rural businesses, owners say

  02-04-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Rural auto body shop owners fear new Saskatchewan government rules will put them out of business.
  
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• Letters to the editor April 2, 2019

  02-04-2019 13:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  Children’s mental health
  Last summer there was suddenly criticism that the new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (JPCH) doesn’t include a mental health ward. This surprised me since planning for the hospital began years ago and is almost complete. In July of last year, NDP Health Critic Danielle Chartier held a press conference about overcrowding in the adult mental health ward (SP, July 19).
  I suspected at the time that this was not a coincidence and that a movement was startin
  
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• Saskatoon taxi company pans city hall plan for new licences - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-04-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon taxi company pans city hall plan for new licences  Saskatoon StarPhoenixNew plan would eliminate seasonal taxi licences in favour of 35 more single-driver licences to meet peak demand periods.
  
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• Saskatoon taxi company pans city hall plan for new licences

  02-04-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  An executive with Saskatoon’s largest taxi company blasted city hall’s plan to add new taxi licences.
  Carlo Triolo, the general manager of United Group, said Monday a proposal to eliminate seasonal plates and replace them with year-round “enterprise” licences “makes no sense.”
  “We will not be participating in the enterprise scheme,” Triolo told city council’s transportation committee.
  The committee unanimously endorsed the proposal, which dat
  
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