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• Saskatchewan federal Indigenous healing lodge guard sentenced for sex assaults

  18-06-2019 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  A guard at a federal correctional facility for women in Saskatchewan has been sentenced for a pair of 2015 sexual assaults. Read More
  
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• Former deputy director of healing lodge handed jail time for sexually assaulting inmates

  18-06-2019 23:39
  The former acting deputy director at the women’s Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge has been sentenced for sexually assaulting two inmates.
  
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• Jail sentence for man who lit self on fire after leading police on meth-fuelled chase

  18-06-2019 23:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man who lit himself and a stolen SUV on fire during a police pursuit near Langham was a disqualified driver in the grips of a seven-day methamphetamine binge. Read More
  
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• ‘Wings of YXE’: Saskatoon man’s art on display around city

  18-06-2019 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Colourful sets of wooden wings are on display around Saskatoon. The man behind the art said he just wants to make people smile.
  
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• Sask. Corrections wants 'drug toilets' to safely seize contraband behind bars

  18-06-2019 23:27 via cbc.ca
  The Ministry of Corrections and Policing is looking to purchase “drug toilets” that can separate drugs from waste once it’s expelled by an offender.
  
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• Scheer climate plan would encompass more big polluters, require investments as penalty

  18-06-2019 23:00 via cbc.ca
  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's climate proposal would change emissions thresholds to capture more large-scale polluters and compel those companies to invest in clean energy technology if they exceed emissions standards.
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to proceed

  18-06-2019 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday afternoon that the federal cabinet has approved the expansion of the existing pipeline.
  
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• Saskatoon lawyer suspended 30 days for professional misconduct - CBC.ca

  18-06-2019 22:18 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon lawyer suspended 30 days for professional misconduct  CBC.caA prominent Saskatoon lawyer who was fired from his post as head of the Saskatoon Legal Aid office in 2013 has pleaded guilty to 10 professional misconduct ...
  
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• Saskatoon lawyer suspended 30 days for professional misconduct

  18-06-2019 22:18 via cbc.ca
  A prominent Saskatoon lawyer who was fired from his post as head of the Saskatoon Legal Aid office in 2013 has pleaded guilty to 10 professional misconduct charges.
  
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• Man who lit himself on fire after meth-fuelled, dangerous driving gets jail sentence

  18-06-2019 22:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man who lit himself and a stolen SUV on fire during a police pursuit near Langham was a disqualified driver in the grips of a seven-day methamphetamine binge. Read More
  
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• New citizens to experience camping in Saskatchewan through Parks Canada program

  18-06-2019 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  An excursion planned to Prince Albert National Park this summer aims to pass on knowledge and experience regarding camping-related skills to new Canadians.
  
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• RCMP officer in northern Saskatchewan charged with off-duty assault

  18-06-2019 21:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  An RCMP officer in the northern Saskatchewan community of Wollaston Lake has been charged with assault and suspended with pay. Read More
  
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• Speeder claims he was late for school: Saskatoon police - Global News

  18-06-2019 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  Speeder claims he was late for school: Saskatoon police  Global NewsSaskatoon police caught two excessive speeders on Monday, one who said he was late for school.
  
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• Speeder claims he was late for school: Saskatoon police

  18-06-2019 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police caught two excessive speeders on Monday, one who said he was late for school.
  
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• Queer 101: Pronouns, gender, and and how to use that acronym

  18-06-2019 20:57 via cbc.ca
  A seminar provided by OUTSaskatoon for Pride makes navigating queer communities as a straight person a little easier.
  
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• Crown challenges release of man facing voyeurism charges

  18-06-2019 20:45
  The Crown argues in an application to the Court of Queen’s Bench that the decision to grant bail to a Saskatoon man facing voyeurism charges should be reversed.
  
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• Crown challenges release of man facing 98 voyeurism charges

  18-06-2019 20:45
  The Crown argues in an application to the Court of Queen’s Bench that the decision to grant bail to a Saskatoon man facing 98 counts of voyeurism should be reversed.
  
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• Jail sentence for Sask. man who capped off 7-day meth bender by lighting himself on fire

  18-06-2019 20:20 via cbc.ca
  A man who led Saskatoon police on a multi-hour chase before dousing himself in gasoline and setting himself on fire has received a sentence of two years less a day.
  
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• Wollaston Lake RCMP officer charged with assault

  18-06-2019 20:19
  A Wollaston Lake RCMP officer has been charged after allegedly committing an assault at home in the community.
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP officer facing assault charge

  18-06-2019 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  A Wollaston Lake RCMP officer has been suspended with pay after being charged with assault while off-duty.
  
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• Saskatchewan launches new income support program

  18-06-2019 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government says a new income support program will be client-friendly and allow clients to keep more of their earned income.
  
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• BMO Celebrating Women: BMO Recognizes Outstanding Women in Saskatoon through National Program - Canada NewsWire

  18-06-2019 19:45 via newswire.ca
  BMO Celebrating Women: BMO Recognizes Outstanding Women in Saskatoon through National Program  Canada NewsWireSASKATOON, June 18, 2019 /CNW/ - The third annual BMO Celebrating Women event in Saskatoon honoured four women for their remarkable contributions to ...
  
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• Sask. announces new social assistance program to replace 2 others

  18-06-2019 19:12 via cbc.ca
  The provincial government has announced a new social assistance plan that will replace the current Saskatchewan Assistance Program (SAP) and Transitional Employment Allowance (TEA) programs. The new plan, Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS), begins accepting clients on July 15.
  
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• RCMP officer in northern Saskatchewan charged with assault

  18-06-2019 19:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  An RCMP officer in the northern community of Wollaston Lake has been charged with assault and suspended without pay. Read More
  
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• LGBTQ students at U of S to get specialized housing

  18-06-2019 19:03 via cbc.ca
  LGBTQ students at the University of Saskatchewan are getting their own dedicated apartments in residence.
  
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• Sask. introduces new income support program that will replace SAP, TEA

  18-06-2019 18:46
  The Government of Saskatchewan has announced details of a new program that is meant to help people on income assistance become more self-sufficient and overcome challenges.
  
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• Sask. introduces new income support program, industry concerned

  18-06-2019 18:46
  The Government of Saskatchewan has announced details of a new program that is meant to help people on income assistance become more self-sufficient and overcome challenges.
  
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• Estevan mom ‘grateful’ daughter OK after accidentally swallowing crystal meth

  18-06-2019 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  According to a Facebook post, Chelsi Melle's four-year-old daughter Addi mistakenly ingested meth while at Boundary Dam Campground in Estevan on Sunday night.
  
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• Proposed indicative property tax increase rejected by Saskatoon city committee - Global News

  18-06-2019 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  Proposed indicative property tax increase rejected by Saskatoon city committee  Global NewsA Saskatoon city committee has rejected a proposed multi-year indicative property tax rate put forward by administration.
  
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• Proposed indicative property tax increase rejected by Saskatoon city committee

  18-06-2019 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  A report from administration recommended a property tax increase of 3.94 per cent in 2020 and 4.17 per cent in 2021 to maintain current services in Saskatoon.
  
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• House of Commons declares a climate emergency ahead of pipeline decision

  18-06-2019 18:13 via cbc.ca
  The House of Commons has passed a non-binding motion to declare a national climate emergency in Canada, kicking off a week that will test the Liberals' promise to balance environmental protection with economic development.
  
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• Seeking savings: Saskatoon city committee directs admin to find ways to reduce tax increases

  18-06-2019 18:00 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon city committee has directed administrators to find ways to keep upcoming property tax increases lower than the recently proposed hikes of around four per cent for each of the next two years.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Western separatism bad idea to promote

  18-06-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Why do intelligent men, Brad Wall and Jason Kenney, utter dark threats of Western separatism? Because they are intelligent political actors and observers, they both know that threatening Ottawa with prairie secession from the federation is an empty threat. Read More
  
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• STI outbreak in the Battlefords and Lloydminster areas

  18-06-2019 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  Pharmacist Kelly Kizlyk discusses STI outbreak in the Lloydminster and Battlefords areas and why it is important at-risk people know their status.
  
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• 'It could have killed my baby,' says mother of 4-year-old who accidentally ingested meth

  18-06-2019 16:21 via cbc.ca
  A mother says her four-year-old daughter ingested meth after finding it at a campground.
  
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• Putting the farmer back into farmers’ market

  18-06-2019 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  Wanetta Dunlop with the Community Farmers Market of Saskatoon explain how they are putting the farmer back into farmers’ market.
  
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• Canadian soldier killed during parachute training in Bulgaria

  18-06-2019 15:47
  A Canadian soldier who died in a parachuting accident while on a training mission in Bulgaria has been identified as Bombardier Patrick Labrie.
  
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• Police seek 4th person in shooting near Raptors rally

  18-06-2019 15:14
  Toronto police are seeking a fourth person in connection with a shooting during Monday’s Raptors celebrations that injured four people and set off a panic in the crowd.
  
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• Jordan Walls’ transition from field to sidelines beneficial for Valkyries

  18-06-2019 14:22 via globalnews.ca
  Jordan Walls brings experience as a player to his new role as offensive co-ordinator with the Saskatoon Valkyries.
  
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• Letters to the editor June 18, 2019

  18-06-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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• Trans Mountain pipeline expansion decision deadline is here

  18-06-2019 13:22 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government is widely expected to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion Tuesday — but even with a Yes vote, construction is likely weeks, if not months, away.
  
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• New deal bringing ride-hailing to Saskatoon airport could be first of several - CBC.ca

  18-06-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  New deal bringing ride-hailing to Saskatoon airport could be first of several  CBC.caThe Saskatoon Airport Authority's recent deal with ride-hailing company Rel8 could be the start of many similar agreements.
  
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• New deal bringing ride-hailing to Saskatoon airport could be first of several

  18-06-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Airport Authority's recent deal with ride-hailing company Rel8 could be the start of many similar agreements.
  
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• Dear 18-year-old me: Be your authentic self, be kind to that self, and don't be afraid to grow

  18-06-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  "This time of year makes me nostalgic – for the time you are living in, for the simplicity of your life, and for the precipice that you stand on," Daniel Dalman writes to his 18-year-old self. "But it also makes me sad. Because I remember how sad you are."
  
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• Combe suspended, ordered to pay costs over Legal Aid harassment, offensive conduct - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  18-06-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Combe suspended, ordered to pay costs over Legal Aid harassment, offensive conduct  Saskatoon StarPhoenixA Law Society of Saskatchewan disciplinary panel approved the penalty after Combe pleaded guilty to 10 professional misconduct charges.
  
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• Combe suspended, ordered to pay costs over Legal Aid harassment, offensive conduct

  18-06-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A former Legal Aid Saskatchewan director has been suspended from practising law for 30 days and ordered to pay $22,000 in costs after pleading guilty to 10 professional misconduct charges, including one count of personal harassment and eight of offensive conduct. Read More
  
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• City hall proposes more council influence on CEO selections

  18-06-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city hall is seeking more say in who gets appointed to run its three controlled corporations. Read More
  
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• Pub ban lifted on year-long sting that busted Sask. Indigenous man for selling $90 of fish

  18-06-2019 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Details of a prolonged sting operation by conservation officers that led to a northern Saskatchewan man being found guilty of illegally selling fish are now available to the public after CBC News successfully challenged a section of a publication ban on the case. 
  
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• 'We all have brown skin': Sask. woman says racism between immigrants and Indigenous people must end

  18-06-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Kerry Benjoe is seeing more anger and mistrust between Indigenous people by other visible minorities percolating online. There are allegations of attempted abductions. Benjoe believes the fear and mistrust are fed by Indigenous people's resentment at being mistreated and stereotyped by new Canadians.
  
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• Rick Zamperin: CFL fails to put its foot down on Simoni Lawrence’s late head shot

  18-06-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  The CFL has suspended Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker Simoni Lawrence for two games for his late hit on Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Zach Collaros.
  
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