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• Assault - 2200 block 20th St. W

  05-06-2019 23:50 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are looking for three to four males in connection to an assault that occurred last night. At approximately 11:40 p.m., June 4, 2019, Patrol members were dispatched to a home in the 2200 block of 20th Street West for a reported assault. Upon arrival, Police located seven individuals, ranging in age from six to 67, suffering from the effects of bear spray. The homeowners reported that two of them had been sitting on their front porch when they noticed three to four males runn
  
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• Student, MVA, on the lookout for destructive Prussian carp

  05-06-2019 23:47
  A University of Regina masters student is working with Meewasin Valley Authority to search for the invasive Prussian carp.
  
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• Saskatoon woman dies in jail hours after being sentenced at provincial court - CBC.ca

  05-06-2019 23:37 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon woman dies in jail hours after being sentenced at provincial court  CBC.caA 40-year-old Saskatoon woman died Tuesday at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert, just hours after she was sentenced on assault and theft ...
  
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• Saskatoon woman dies in jail hours after being sentenced at provincial court

  05-06-2019 23:37 via cbc.ca
  A 40-year-old Saskatoon woman died Tuesday at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert, just hours after she was sentenced on assault and theft charges.
  
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• Man charged with confining, sexually assaulting woman in Stonebridge-area apartment

  05-06-2019 23:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 21-year-old woman told police she was confined for more than 12 hours in her Stonebridge-area apartment and sexually assaulted before escaping and calling for help. Read More
  
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• Premiers Kenney, Moe to work together on rig rules as they meet in Saskatchewan

  05-06-2019 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  Both premiers said they are confident the federal government will approve the stalled construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion by the June 18 deadline.
  
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• Forcible Confinement/Sexual Assault - 100 block Wellman Cr.

  05-06-2019 22:21 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A Saskatoon man is facing numerous charges following a report of a woman being forcibly confined and sexually assaulted.On June 4, 2019, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Saskatoon Police received a call reporting that a woman had been held against her will and sexually assaulted in her home before she was able to escape. She told officers that the suspect may still be in her apartment, located in the 100 block of Wellman Crescent. Patrol members attended to the address where the male suspect was loca
  
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• Sask. pork producers concerned about potential spike in Chinese inspections

  05-06-2019 22:18 via cbc.ca
  A group that represents pork producers across Saskatchewan is concerned upcoming Chinese trade restrictions may seriously impact their businesses.
  
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• Moose tranquilized in backyard of Saskatoon home - Global News

  05-06-2019 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  Moose tranquilized in backyard of Saskatoon home  Global NewsThe moose had previously been spotted hanging around in green spaces in Saskatoon earlier in the week.
  
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• Moose tranquilized in backyard of Saskatoon home

  05-06-2019 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  The moose had previously been spotted hanging around in green spaces in Saskatoon earlier in the week.
  
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• Sask. Polytech offering free online Indigenous studies course as part of new strategy

  05-06-2019 21:11 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan Polytechnic is making it easier than ever to learn about the history of Indigenous peoples in Saskatchewan.
  
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• 'To lose everything, it’s just not fair': Trailer park residents evicted over out of date lagoon

  05-06-2019 20:42
  The 150 residents of the North Bay Trailer Court just outside Prince Albert have been told to leave.
  
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• Wayward moose takes snooze, gets ride out of Saskatoon

  05-06-2019 20:08
  A moose was spotted wandering in the Westview neighborhood Wednesday around 9:30 a.m.
  
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• Long-anticipated RCMP civilian advisory board named

  05-06-2019 20:08 via cbc.ca
  Today, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale unveiled the names of the people who will serve on an external board of civilian advisers to strengthen oversight of RCMP management - an announcement years in the making.
  
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• A piping plover primer: How to identify the tiny birds and avoid trampling them

  05-06-2019 20:04 via cbc.ca
  Tiny piping plover chicks look like cotton balls with orange stick legs - and they're easy to step on along the shores of Saskatchewan's beaches. They're an endangered species and their nests are easy to miss.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: drought continues, some showers ahead

  05-06-2019 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  Drought conditions continue into June, but showers are in Saskatoon's and Regina's weather forecast.
  
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• Sask.-born country star Tenille Arts to perform O’Canada at Game 3 of NBA Finals

  05-06-2019 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  Weyburn, Sask., country star Tenille Arts will perform O'Canada at Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors.
  
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• Sask.-born country star Tenille Arts performing O’Canada at Game 3 of NBA Finals

  05-06-2019 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  Weyburn, Sask., country star Tenille Arts will perform O'Canada at Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors.
  
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• Senate committee says oil tanker ban off B.C. targets Alberta, divides country

  05-06-2019 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Senate's transportation and communications committee says the bill is a cynical, intentional bid to cripple the economy of Prairie provinces, particularly Alberta, and curry political favour elsewhere in the country.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Saskatoon death - Global News

  05-06-2019 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Saskatoon death  Global NewsA man charged with first-degree murder in the death of another man last July in Saskatoon has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Ken Balan, 27, was found badly injured in an alley off the 1400 block of 20th Street West on July 6, 2018. READ MORE: Injured Saskatoon man’s death now considered a homicide He was rushed to hospital where he later died. Blair Prokopetz was arrested just over two months later and charged i
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Saskatoon death

  05-06-2019 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  Blair Prokopetz has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the July 2018 death of Ken Balan in Saskatoon.
  
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• Sask. singer Tenille Arts performing anthem before Raptors-Warriors

  05-06-2019 18:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  One of Saskatchewan's rapidly-rising country music stars will be on centre stage at the NBA Finals. Read More
  
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• Scott Moe and cabinet to meet with Jason Kenney Wednesday at oil and gas show in Weyburn

  05-06-2019 17:44 via cbc.ca
  Premier Scott Moe and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will meet in Weyburn today. Kenney is in Sask. to promote Alberta industry.
  
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• Scott Moe and cabinet meet with Jason Kenney Wednesday at oil and gas show in Weyburn

  05-06-2019 17:44 via cbc.ca
  Premier Scott Moe and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will meet in Weyburn today. Kenney is in Sask. to promote Alberta industry.
  
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• Sask.'s Moe, Alberta's Kenney reaffirm strong opposition to federal carbon tax at Weyburn oil and gas show

  05-06-2019 17:44 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and his cabinet were in Weyburn Wednesday, meeting with newly elected Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.
  
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• Carp, eh? Diem: Keep an eye out for this invasive species of Prussian fish in Saskatoon

  05-06-2019 17:39 via cbc.ca
  A researcher is searching the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon Wednesday for more signs of an invasive fish species that could threaten other fish in the river.
  
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• Mother bear shot and killed after repeatedly getting too close to Cote First Nation homes

  05-06-2019 17:31 via cbc.ca
  Multiple complaints about a bear wandering too close to homes on the Cote First Nation led up to the killing of a bear by conservation officers, according to a provincial government official.
  
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• SIGA supports CHEP with Good Food Run

  05-06-2019 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  Viola Kay with SIGA and CHEP executive director Yvonne Hansen explain what CHEP does, and why SIGA supports the organization with its Good Food Run.
  
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• Brett Lauther relishes role as Saskatchewan Roughriders' primary placekicker - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-06-2019 16:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  Brett Lauther relishes role as Saskatchewan Roughriders' primary placekicker  Saskatoon StarPhoenixIt's a little weird because this is the first one where there aren't at least four or five other guys,” Lauther said. “I do like it because I get my work in and I'm ready to ...
  
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• Jon Ryan, mother Barb, to be given honorary degree at U of R convocation

  05-06-2019 16:24
  Newly signed Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan and his mother Barb will receive honorary degrees from the University of Regina on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Jon Ryan, mother Barb, given honorary degree at U of R convocation

  05-06-2019 16:24
  Newly signed Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan and his mother Barb received honorary degrees from the University of Regina on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Now that Apple has killed off iTunes, what happens to your music library?

  05-06-2019 16:10
  Apple announced this week that it is shutting down iTunes, breaking the app into three separate services, leaving long-time users concerned about what will happen to their music libraries.
  
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• How traditional office space is changing

  05-06-2019 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  Lee-Lynn Rautenbach from Metric Design in Saskatoon looks at how the traditional office space is changing.
  
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• Police renew plea for missing young mother from Cowessess First Nation

  05-06-2019 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  Cowessess First Nation and Jenaya's family are putting out an appeal to the public for the 22-year-old missing woman.
  
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• Dry spring conditions mean fewer bugs in Saskatoon - News Talk 650 CKOM

  05-06-2019 16:05 via ckom.com
  Dry spring conditions mean fewer bugs in Saskatoon  News Talk 650 CKOMWhile producers could use some rain, people who hate mosquitos and tent caterpillars have dry conditions to th...
  
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• Fishing tips from Jason Matity

  05-06-2019 15:59 via globalnews.ca
  Expert Jason Matity from Get Fishing with angling tips as the season is underway in Saskatchewan.
  
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• 'I am SO excited': Sask. country music star Tenille Arts to sing Canadian anthem at NBA finals

  05-06-2019 15:23 via cbc.ca
  A rising star in the country music scene will be performing the Canadian national anthem at game three of the NBA finals Wednesday night.
  
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• 3 black bear cubs temporarily staying in Saskatoon - Global News

  05-06-2019 15:17 via globalnews.ca
  3 black bear cubs temporarily staying in Saskatoon  Global NewsThree black bear cubs arrived at Living Sky Rehabilitation in Saskatoon on Monday morning. The cubs were found on the Coté First Nation after their mother was shot and are temporarily making their home in the Bridge City until a rehabilitation facility is able to care for the approximately three-month-old cubs. READ MORE: Winnipeg man stunned after beaver shot and killed outside his home Jan Shadick with Living Sky R
  
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• 3 black bear cubs temporarily staying in Saskatoon

  05-06-2019 15:17 via globalnews.ca
  Three black bear cubs were found on the Cote First Nation and brought to Saskatoon's Living Sky Rehabilitation until a more permanent home can be found.
  
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• From Prairie boy to aviation legend: Second World War veteran recalls D-Day

  05-06-2019 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  When he was 19 years old, James Francis "Stocky" Edwards had barely seen a plane in his life. Just a few years later, with D-Day on the horizon, he was an ace.
  
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• Spring 2019 driest in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw recorded history | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  05-06-2019 13:32 via globalnews.ca
  Spring 2019 driest in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw recorded history | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caEnvironment and Climate Change Canada data illustrates bone-dry conditions in Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and much of Saskatchewan this spring. Ryan Kessler ...
  
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• Saskatoon woman evicted after losing property tax battle - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-06-2019 13:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon woman evicted after losing property tax battle  Saskatoon StarPhoenixRita Alie-Kirkpatrick and her lawyer contend the city should have done more to accommodate her attempts to pay the owed property taxes.
  
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• Saskatoon woman evicted after losing property tax battle

  05-06-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Rita Alie-Kirkpatrick wanted to spend the rest of her life in her Wildwood-area split-level, the modest east side home where she lived for three decades and raised two children. Read More
  
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• Rattlers hope Raptors' old floor still has some wins in it for home team

  05-06-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rattlers are hoping some Toronto Raptors magic will rub off on them via their old basketball court. The Rattlers, in their inaugural season with the fledgling Canadian Elite Basketball League, play their home games on the Raptors' old floor.
  
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• Human trafficking largely targets Indigenous women and girls: MMIWG report

  05-06-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Beatrice Wallace-Littlechief was vulnerable from the moment she was born. Read More
  
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• CFL training camp: Huskie grad Sean Stenger gets a kick at CFL can with Saskatchewan Roughriders

  05-06-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Sean Stenger had watched his football career sail through the end zone as he settled into employment with P Machibroda Engineering. Read More
  
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• 'This is my passion': 1st Canadian female professional chuckwagon racer debuts in Sask.

  05-06-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's Amber L’Heureaux became the first woman to compete in the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association's circuit this past weekend.
  
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• What does it mean to call Canada's treatment of Indigenous women a 'genocide'?

  05-06-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Historians have been debating the exact meaning of the word 'genocide' since it was coined in the shadow of the Holocaust. Now it's being applied to Canada.
  
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• Warrior woman: How a British secret agent — who became Canadian — helped pave the way for D-Day

  05-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Sonya d’Artois parachuted into occupied France under the cover of darkness in late May 1944, and along with other female agents working in secret, helped the Allied forces make their D-Day landings and ultimately win the Second World War.
  
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• Warrior woman: How a British secret agent — who became a Canadian — helped pave the way for D-Day

  05-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Sonya d’Artois parachuted into occupied France under the cover of darkness in late May 1944, and along with other female agents working in secret, helped the Allied forces make their D-Day landings and ultimately win the Second World War.
  
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