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• Northern Sask. fish processing plant closes 4 years after opening

  13-07-2019 22:55 via cbc.ca
  Wollaston Lake Fishery, a company that employed 25 people in the Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation and Prince Albert, has shut down operations less than four years after celebrating the grand opening of its fish processing plant.
  
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• Funnel cloud spotted west of Saskatoon - News Talk 650 CKOM

  13-07-2019 21:15 via ckom.com
  Funnel cloud spotted west of Saskatoon  News Talk 650 CKOMIn the middle of severe thunderstorm warnings Saturday afternoon, a funnel cloud was spotted just outside of S...
  
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• 2 men charged with 1st-degree murder for death of North Battleford man

  13-07-2019 20:37 via cbc.ca
  Police have charged two men with first degree murder for the death of a North Battleford man.
  
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• Country Thunder day 3: 11 people arrested, 75 traffic charges given out

  13-07-2019 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  Eleven more people were arrested Friday at Country Thunder in Craven, Sask., bringing the total to 24 arrests.
  
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• Heritage farm celebrates Seager Wheeler's achievements with festival

  13-07-2019 20:21 via cbc.ca
  Seager Wheeler revolutionized farming in this part of the world. Best known as an international prizewinner in wheat competitions Wheeler was the author of many publications on progressive farming techniques.
  
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• Two men charged with first-degree murder in death of North Battleford man

  13-07-2019 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  Two men have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the death of 61-year-old Mark Douglas Jonson.
  
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• Two tornadoes touch down near Rockglen, Sask.: Environment Canada

  13-07-2019 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  Two tornados were confirmed Friday, July 12 in southern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Two North Battleford men charged in Thursday homicide

  13-07-2019 19:01
  Two North Battleford men have been arrested in relation to a homicide on the night of July 11.
  
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• RCMP arrest second suspect in relation to North Battleford homicide

  13-07-2019 18:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  North Battleford RCMP have located and arrested a second suspect believed to have been involved in the death of 61-year-old North Battleford man Mark Douglas Jonson on July 5. Read More
  
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• Fatal collision near Alta.-Sask. border

  13-07-2019 17:20
  One person died early Saturday morning in a collision about 20 kilometres west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.
  
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• Vehicle noise reverberates as issue for Saskatoon police, city hall - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  13-07-2019 17:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Vehicle noise reverberates as issue for Saskatoon police, city hall  Saskatoon StarPhoenixPolice issue more tickets in 2018, but enforcement remains a challenge.
  
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• Polachic: Teen Challenge Prairie Hope Women's Centre open north of Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  13-07-2019 17:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Polachic: Teen Challenge Prairie Hope Women's Centre open north of Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenixTeen Challenge is a non-profit, interdenominational Christian organization helping men and women overcome substance addictions.
  
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• No. 1 River landing opens new chapter in downtown living - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  13-07-2019 17:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  No. 1 River landing opens new chapter in downtown living  Saskatoon StarPhoenixFew addresses have created more buzz than No. 1 River Landing in Saskatoon.The joint venture project by Victory Majors Investment Corporation and Toronto's ...
  
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• Family unhappy with three-year sentences for men involved in Tyler Applegate death - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  13-07-2019 17:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Family unhappy with three-year sentences for men involved in Tyler Applegate death  Saskatoon StarPhoenixDustin Grainger, 27, and Dylan Chabot-Tyacke, 28, pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to recklessly discharging a firearm.
  
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• Wanuskewin gallery exhibition looks at colonialism through Indigenous lens

  13-07-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  For her latest exhibition, artist Bonnie Devine had been searching for the legacy of colonialism in Spain when she came upon its birthplace. Read More
  
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• Vehicle noise reverberates as issue for Saskatoon police, city hall

  13-07-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Raj Randhawa envisions trash being dumped out of vehicles that pass by his City Park home. Read More
  
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• Polachic: Teen Challenge Prairie Hope Women's Centre open north of Saskatoon

  13-07-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  "Addiction stole my kids, my marriage, my job and almost my life," says Cindy Macfarlane, "but I graduated from the Teen Challenge Program at 40 years of age and now have my children and husband back." Read More
  
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• No. 1 River landing opens new chapter in downtown living

  13-07-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Few addresses have created more buzz than No. 1 River Landing in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• Family unhappy with three-year sentences for men involved in Tyler Applegate death

  13-07-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Sitting in the front row of a Saskatoon Queen's Bench courtroom, Starla Sippola shook her head when she heard the sentence  being proposed for two men charged in connection with the fatal shooting of her brother, Tyler Applegate. Read More
  
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• Cuthand: Andrew Deslisle was a true leader

  13-07-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  In 1969 I was a young reporter with the Alberta Native Communications Society, and I was assigned to attend a National Indian Brotherhood meeting in Montreal. This was a big deal for me because as well as attending a Montreal Canadiens game against Toronto, I got to meet some of the movers and shakers on the national level. Read More
  
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• Brkich not seeking a sixth term in 2020 election

  13-07-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  After more than two decades in the provincial legislature, Saskatchewan Party MLA Greg Brkich will not seek re-election next year, paving the way for an open nomination race in his Arm River constituency. Read More
  
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• Canada to compensate 718 victims of gay purge

  13-07-2019 16:15
  Some victims of the federal government's gay purge were so devastated by the experience that even decades later they needed the help of a therapist to fill out forms to receive financial compensation, says the lawyer who led a successful class action.
  
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• Canada to compensate 718 gay-purge victims in class-action settlement

  13-07-2019 16:15
  Some victims of the federal government's gay purge were so devastated by the experience that even decades later they needed the help of a therapist to fill out forms to receive financial compensation, says the lawyer who led a successful class action.
  
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• Political Panel: Premiers Summit in Saskatoon, accomplishments, disagreements and national unity - CBC.ca

  13-07-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Political Panel: Premiers Summit in Saskatoon, accomplishments, disagreements and national unity  CBC.caLeader-Post columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC legislative reporter Adam Hunter discuss the week in politics with Saskatoon Morning host Stefani ...
  
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• Letters to the editor July 13, 2019

  13-07-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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• Military flyover part of weekend state funeral for Sask. Lt.-Gov. in Saskatoon

  13-07-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A state funeral for the province's lieutenant governor W. Thomas Molloy will be held in Saskatoon on Saturday.
  
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• Tips and tricks to get the most out of Free Fishing Weekend

  13-07-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  A Sask. angler offers his insight on how to get the most out of Free Fishing Weekend, hosted around the province on July 13 and 14.
  
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• Initiative to honour Indigenous veterans with new grave markers and their traditional names

  13-07-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The Last Post Fund, a national charity that provides funeral, burial and grave marking benefits to Canadian veterans, has a new initiative honouring Indigenous veterans.
  
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• Tropical Storm Barry strengthens, with rain to soak millions

  13-07-2019 07:35
  Heavy rains and gusty winds knocked out power on the Gulf Coast on Saturday as a strengthening Tropical Storm Barry churned a path to shore, threatening millions and testing flood-prevention efforts implemented after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans 14 years ago.
  
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• Rattlers' losing skid hits four during home clash with Hamilton

  13-07-2019 05:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  It's been a rough month of basketball for the Saskatchewan Rattlers, who haven't won a game since June 13. Read More
  
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• Memorial service for W. Thomas Molloy to be held in Saskatoon Saturday - 620 CKRM.com

  13-07-2019 04:17 via 620ckrm.com
  Memorial service for W. Thomas Molloy to be held in Saskatoon Saturday  620 CKRM.comA memorial *service* for W. Thomas Molloy, the province's 22nd lieutenant governor, will be held in Saskatoon on...
  
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• Dingoes arrive at new home in Saskatoon - Global News

  13-07-2019 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  Dingoes arrive at new home in Saskatoon  Global NewsThe newest members of the Saskatoon zoo have arrived from Australia.
  
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• Dingoes arrive at new home in Saskatoon

  13-07-2019 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  The newest members of the Saskatoon zoo have arrived from Australia.
  
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• First Pikangikum evacuees reach Regina, more to arrive on weekend

  13-07-2019 02:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government says 300 wildfire evacuees from the Pikangikum First Nation in northern Ontario have arrived in Regina.
  
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• First Pikangikum evacuees reach Regina, more to arrive this weekend

  13-07-2019 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  Around 300 wildfire evacuees from the Pikangikum First Nation in northern Ontario have arrived in Regina. More are expected to arrive throughout the weekend.
  
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• Drunk driving charges laid in 2018 crash near Warman, Sask. where girl died

  13-07-2019 01:35 via globalnews.ca
  Impaired driving charges have been laid in relation to a two-vehicle crash near Warman, Sask., where an 11-year-old girl died.
  
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• Country Thunder looking to change what a music festival is with new attractions

  13-07-2019 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  Country Thunder introduced new attractions this year, including beach volleyball, professional wrestling and a massive slingshot to thrill festival-goers.
  
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• Dingoes arrive at Saskatoon zoo; exhibit set to open Aug. 9

  13-07-2019 01:29
  The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo has welcomed its two newest members, Australian dingo sisters Euci and Maple.
  
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• Dingoes settle into new home at the Forestry Farm

  13-07-2019 01:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo is getting ready to settle a pair of dingoes into their new permanent home. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon sees spike in dirty needles on city streets - CBC.ca

  13-07-2019 01:22 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon sees spike in dirty needles on city streets  CBC.caThe number of disposed needles collected by the the Saskatoon Fire Department has jumped substantially in the last three years. Since 2016, the Saskatoon ...
  
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• Saskatoon sees spike in dirty needles on city streets

  13-07-2019 01:22 via cbc.ca
  While the number of needles collected have been climbing, calls to the fire department have decreased. Saskatoon's Fire Chief says that's a result of partnerships in the community.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: July 12

  13-07-2019 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  In this week’s Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews the Uber-themed buddy comedy “Stuber.”
  
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• New entertainment thunders into Craven

  13-07-2019 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  From beach volleyball, to a giant slingshot Country Thunder is looking to bring even more entrainment to the annual music festival.
  
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• Canada condemns terrorist attack and bombing which killed Somali-Canadian journalist

  13-07-2019 01:08
  Hodan Nalayeh, a Somali-Canadian journalist who built a career telling uplifting stories of the Somali community, has died in a hotel attack in Somalia, according to local media.
  
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• Canada condemns terrorist attack and bombing that killed Somali-Canadian journalist

  13-07-2019 01:08
  Hodan Nalayeh, a Somali-Canadian journalist who built a career telling uplifting stories of the Somali community, has died in a hotel attack in Somalia, according to local media.
  
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• Taking care of 60-plus orphaned racoons a labour of love for Saskatoon woman

  13-07-2019 00:42 via cbc.ca
  Not many people can say they are taking care of more than 60 orphans, but Hayley Hesseln and her team of volunteers are doing just that for a nursery of raccoons.
  
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• Tornado warnings ended in the areas of Assiniboia, Gravelbourg, and Coronach

  13-07-2019 00:38 via globalnews.ca
  A tornado warning and severe thunderstorm warnings were put into effect Friday afternoon across Southern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Five things to know about The Big Float at Manitou Beach

  13-07-2019 00:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  This year marks the centennial for Manitou Beach. To celebrate, "The Big Float" is scheduled at Little Manitou Lake on Saturday, July 13. Here are five things you need to know about the event: Read More
  
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• Memorial service for Tom Molloy to be held on U of S campus

  13-07-2019 00:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  Tom Molloy, the province's 22nd lieutenant governor and an Officer of the Order of Canada, will be memorialized on the campus he attended as a student and where he later served as chancellor. Read More
  
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• ‘It’s causing me to not want to live’: LGBTQ2 community members recount time with Journey Canada programs

  13-07-2019 00:11 via globalnews.ca
  "It was causing me to hate myself and my sexuality," one former Journey Canada participant said. "I was like, 'This just doesn't feel right.'"
  
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