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• Apricot Power products recalled due to risk of cyanide poisoning

  01-06-2019 23:43 via cbc.ca
  Ecoideas Innovations Inc. is recalling products from its Apricot Power brand. The products are Bitter Raw Apricot Seeds and Apricot Seed Meal.
  
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• Firearm discharged in downtown Saskatoon - News Talk 650 CKOM

  01-06-2019 22:36 via ckom.com
  Firearm discharged in downtown Saskatoon  News Talk 650 CKOMSaskatoon police are investigating an incident downtown after a firearm was discharged when a pedestrian and a...
  
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• High Level wildfire grows to nearly half the size of 2016 Fort McMurray blaze

  01-06-2019 22:18
  At least 10 wildfires are burning out of control in Alberta, and the massive blaze that has forced the evacuation of High Level is nearing half the size of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire.
  
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• Police investigating after firearm accidentally discharges in downtown Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-06-2019 22:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  Police investigating after firearm accidentally discharges in downtown Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenixPolice are searching for a man who was riding a bike in downtown Saskatoon after a firearm which was believed to be in his possession accidentally discharged ...
  
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• Police investigating after firearm accidentally discharges in downtown Saskatoon

  01-06-2019 22:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  Police are searching for a man who was riding a bike in downtown Saskatoon after a firearm which was believed to be in his possession accidentally discharged Saturday morning. Read More
  
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• Firearm discharge

  01-06-2019 21:56 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are investigating after a firearm was discharged earlier this morning in the downtown area.At approximately 10:30 a.m., June 1, 2019, Patrol responded to a report that a firearm was discharged in the 300 block of 3rd Avenue South. It was reported that a man exiting a building had collided with a male on a bike, and as a result, the firearm went off. It is believed the firearm was in the cyclist’s backpack at the time.No one was physically injured, but there was damage to a
  
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• New Sask. research offers glimmer of hope to those who have suffered a concussion

  01-06-2019 21:34 via cbc.ca
  Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have made some exciting new discoveries that could eventually lead to a possible treatment for those who have suffered a concussion.
  
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• Abortion pill to be fully covered by Manitoba government, minister says

  01-06-2019 19:54 via cbc.ca
  The Manitoba government is going to provide universal access to the abortion pill Mifegymiso.
  
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• The Docket: La Ronge restauranteur killer sentencing, Nicholson/Vey trial

  01-06-2019 18:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  In this edition of the Docket, StarPhoenix court reporter Bre McAdams discusses the judge excluding a recording of an alleged murder plot at trial for pair accused of conspiring to kill their spouses, as well as a man receiving an adult sentence for the killing of La Ronge restaurateur Simon Grant when he was a youth. Read More
  
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• Woman facing impaired driving charges following Friday night crash

  01-06-2019 18:49
  A woman is facing impaired driving charges after a three vehicle collision sent one man to hospital.
  
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• Stampeders crush Roughriders 37-1 in pre-season opener

  01-06-2019 18:22 via cbc.ca
  The air, smoky from Alberta wildfires, cleared just in time for the Calgary Stampeders to prevail 37-1 over the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders in a CFL pre-season game Friday.
  
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• Letters to the editor June 1, 2019

  01-06-2019 17:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  City's reasoning not enough to eradicate pigeons Read More
  
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• U.S. now seeking social media details from all visa applicants

  01-06-2019 17:23
  The State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants for U.S. visas to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers. It's a vast expansion of the Trump administration's enhanced screening of potential immigrants and visitors.
  
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• Sask.'s new pediatric head says he has trust of the department - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-06-2019 17:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Sask.'s new pediatric head says he has trust of the department  Saskatoon StarPhoenixRon Siemens, a pediatric emergency physician, has been appointed interim head of the SHA's pediatrics department for a one-year term.
  
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• Doors Open offers citizens a look behind the scenes - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-06-2019 17:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Doors Open offers citizens a look behind the scenes  Saskatoon StarPhoenixFor one day, the public can take a look inside prominent Saskatoon buildings not normally open for people to come and go.Doors Open, which takes place ...
  
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• Target them early, keep them fit: Sask. health program CEO

  01-06-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A free health and wellness program is hoping to get 3,000 children off the couch and into shape. Read More
  
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• Sask.'s new pediatric head says he has trust of the department

  01-06-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dr. Ron Siemens, the newly-appointed interim head of pediatrics for the Saskatchewan Health Authority, says he is "very confident" that the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital will open this fall despite an abrupt change in leadership. Read More
  
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• Doors Open offers citizens a look behind the scenes

  01-06-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  For one day, the public can take a look inside prominent Saskatoon buildings not normally open for people to come and go. Read More
  
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• Impaired driving charge after 3-vehicle collision in Saskatoon sends man to hospital - CBC.ca

  01-06-2019 16:53 via cbc.ca
  Impaired driving charge after 3-vehicle collision in Saskatoon sends man to hospital  CBC.caA 23-year-old woman is facing impaired driving charges after a Friday night collision involving three vehicles sent one man to hospital, Saskatoon police say.
  
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• Impaired driving charge after 3-vehicle collision in Saskatoon sends man to hospital

  01-06-2019 16:53 via cbc.ca
  One person was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Friday night after an SUV hit a pickup truck, then flipped on its side and struck a parked car, Saskatoon police say.
  
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• Cuthand: Independents have the opportunity to change Canadian government

  01-06-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Jody Wilson-Raybould and Dr. Jane Philpott are back in the news and this time they announced that they will run in the next federal election as independents. Read More
  
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• Your Saskatchewan: June 2019

  01-06-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Global Saskatoon and Global Regina feature a viewer submitted photo for Your Saskatchewan on Global News Morning, Global News at 6 and Global News at 10.
  
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• Can't exclude possibility of House recall to ratify new NAFTA: Garneau

  01-06-2019 13:00
  The possibility of the new NAFTA ratification process extending into the summer, resulting in a pre-election recall of the House cannot be excluded, says minister Marc Garneau.
  
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• Former trustee asks why Sask. school board restricted him from taking cannabis medication

  01-06-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A former trustee who took cannabis oil pills and opioids during school board meetings says he wasn’t expecting intrusive questions or to have his privacy violated over his medication.
  
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• Review: Carrie Underwood charms SaskTel Centre with vocals, stage presence — and fireworks - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-06-2019 06:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  Review: Carrie Underwood charms SaskTel Centre with vocals, stage presence — and fireworks  Saskatoon StarPhoenixCarrie Underwood charmed the crowd at SaskTel Centre on Friday with her vocal power and stage presence, complete with fireworks and glitter.
  
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• Review: Carrie Underwood charms SaskTel Centre with vocals, stage presence, and fireworks

  01-06-2019 06:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  Carrie Underwood charmed the crowd in Saskatoon on Friday night, bringing her signature powerhouse vocals and a stage show full of fireworks, projector screens and glitter. Read More
  
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• CEBL: Saskatchewan Rattlers lose to Edmonton Stingers, fall to .500

  01-06-2019 05:34 via thestarphoenix.com
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• 'Whirlwind' Sanctum Survivor challenge comes to an end - CTV News

  01-06-2019 03:00 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  'Whirlwind' Sanctum Survivor challenge comes to an end  CTV NewsAfter 36 hours experiencing homelessness, 10 local leaders are now back home.
  
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• 'Whirlwind' Sanctum Survivor challenge comes to an end

  01-06-2019 03:00
  After 36 hours experiencing homelessness, 10 local leaders are now back home.
  
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• Rattlers to host NBA Finals viewing party at Saskatoon city hall - News Talk 650 CKOM

  01-06-2019 02:55 via ckom.com
  Rattlers to host NBA Finals viewing party at Saskatoon city hall  News Talk 650 CKOMJurassic Park has made its way to Saskatoon. As the Toronto Raptors have marched to the NBA Finals for the fir...
  
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• 'Hardest day I’ve had': Saskatoon comic book store owner retires after 25 years - CTV News

  01-06-2019 02:43 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  'Hardest day I’ve had': Saskatoon comic book store owner retires after 25 years  CTV NewsWhile Pat Thompson isn't entirely sure how he'll spend his retirement, for now he's focused on gratitude.
  
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• 'Hardest day I’ve had': Saskatoon comic book store owner retires after 25 years

  01-06-2019 02:43
  While Pat Thompson isn’t entirely sure how he’ll spend his retirement, for now he’s focused on gratitude.
  
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• CRA decides against taking 1 of its battles with Cameco to Supreme Court

  01-06-2019 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  CRA says it won't appeal a decision that says the revenue minister doesn't have the authority to compel Cameco's employees to answer questions from the agency.
  
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• Judge 'going to take a chance' granting bail to 'marginally releasable' man facing voyeurism charges

  01-06-2019 02:32
  A Saskatoon judge told court he was “going to take a chance” on a Saskatoon man facing 44 charges of voyeurism-related offences, allowing him out of custody on $2,000 bail.
  
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• Saskatoon man sentenced after Craigslist ad seeking sex with mom and daughter - Global News

  01-06-2019 02:15 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon man sentenced after Craigslist ad seeking sex with mom and daughter  Global NewsA 37-year-old Saskatoon man says he regrets posting a Craigslist ad seeking sexual acts with a woman and her daughter. In December 2017, Brendan Olynick was arrested at a Saskatoon hotel and charged with arranging to commit a sexual offence against a child. For three weeks, he’d been communicating with a person he’d met on Craigslist. READ MORE: Brendan Olynick, man charged with child
  
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• Saskatoon man sentenced after Craigslist ad seeking sex with mom and daughter

  01-06-2019 02:15 via globalnews.ca
  Brendan Olynick, 37, apologized to his parents and said he regrets an online posting that sought sex acts with a woman and her daughter.
  
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• Parkland Ambulance celebrates successes in Paramedic Services Week

  01-06-2019 02:08
  Not everyone working at Parkland Ambulance dreamed of being in the fast-paced career.
  
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• Man who arranged threesome with mom, underage daughter intended to follow through: judge

  01-06-2019 01:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 37-year-old man convicted of arranging to commit a sexual offence against an 11-year-old girl — who unbeknownst to him was fictitious — after posting a Craigslist ad for a mother-daughter threesome has been sentenced to 16 months in jail. Read More
  
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• Residents of Saskatoon’s Porteous Lodge get schooled in adaptive martial arts - Global News

  01-06-2019 01:43 via globalnews.ca
  Residents of Saskatoon’s Porteous Lodge get schooled in adaptive martial arts  Global NewsCrystal Greenwood, a second dan black belt in karate, teaches classes at Okami Martial Arts, the dojo she and her husband Kelly run. However, on Thursday afternoons, she trades the sparring mats at her studio to teach an adaptive martial arts course for people in wheelchairs at Saskatoon’s Porteous Lodge. READ MORE: Over 100 athletes compete in Judo Saskatchewan Provincial Championship
  
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• Residents of Saskatoon’s Porteous Lodge get schooled in adaptive martial arts

  01-06-2019 01:43 via globalnews.ca
  New adaptive martial arts class rolls through the Porteous Lodge.
  
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• Opt-out HIV testing project coming to St. Paul’s ER

  01-06-2019 01:34
  Emergency department patients at St. Paul’s Hospital requiring bloodwork will be tested for HIV unless they opt out in a pilot project set to begin this summer.
  
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• Saskatoon's Mason Bueckert taken No. 1 in SJHL bantam draft - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-06-2019 01:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon's Mason Bueckert taken No. 1 in SJHL bantam draft  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe 2019 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Bantam Draft, held for 2004-born eligible players, was held Friday.
  
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• Saskatoon's Mason Bueckert taken No. 1 in SJHL bantam draft

  01-06-2019 01:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Generals forward Mason Bueckert was chosen with the first overall pick in the 2019 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League bantam draft. Read More
  
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• NLL's Saskatchewan Rush re-sign goalie Evan Kirk for 2 more years

  01-06-2019 01:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  As the Saskatchewan Rush look to regain National Lacrosse League championship status, the team will have their star goaltender for at least two more seasons. Read More
  
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• With Supreme Court appeal, Saskatchewan hopes for 'clarity' on carbon tax

  01-06-2019 01:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan's justice minister says he hopes the country's highest court delivers a definitive ruling on Ottawa's carbon pricing plan regardless of what happens in the federal election next fall. Read More
  
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• Low water levels measured on South Saskatchewan River

  01-06-2019 01:13 via globalnews.ca
  Temperatures across southern Saskatchewan are hot and dry. But while many are basking in the sun, not everyone is taking a shine to the summer-like conditions. Kyle Benning has more on how low water levels on the South Saskatchewan River could have a negative impact.
  
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• Maidstone area traffic stop results in drug, weapons charges for driver: RCMP

  01-06-2019 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  Cocaine and weapons were seized from a vehicle stopped in the Maidstone, Sask., area on May 30, 2019.
  
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• Police seek witnesses who saw Daniel Morrison before his death

  01-06-2019 00:18
  Saskatoon police have confirmed the victim of the city’s latest homicide is 36-year-old Daniel Joseph Morrison.
  
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