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• Man, 72, allegedly exposes himself in care facility

  29-07-2019 23:31
  A 72-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of breach of probation in connection with an incident at a Saskatoon care facility in the 100 block of Wellman Crescent.
  
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• Saskatchewan, Ottawa disagree over timeline for infrastructure dollars

  29-07-2019 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is accusing the federal government of delaying infrastructure projects worth $200 million from starting this construction season.
  
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• Additional Information - Sexual Assault Charges - Wellman Cres.

  29-07-2019 22:55 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The accused in this investigation is not a resident of the care facility.  
  
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• Ottawa gives SHA $3.5M to lead creation of western health network

  29-07-2019 22:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  The federal government is giving the Saskatchewan Health Authority $3.5 million to help create the CAN Health Network in western Canada. Read More
  
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• Canadian Jesse Labelle named second opener for Garth Brooks' August concert

  29-07-2019 22:28 via cbc.ca
  An opener has been announced for Garth Brooks' second concert in Regina when the country artist plays a pair of shows August.
  
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• Sask Party MLAs should resign to allow for byelection, says NDP leader

  29-07-2019 22:17 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili is raising concerns about two Saskatchewan Party MLAs running in the upcoming federal election.
  
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• Sexual Assault Charges - 100 block Wellman Crescent

  29-07-2019 21:57 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Following an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Service Sex Crime Unit a 72 year old Saskatoon man has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of breach of probation in connection with an incident at a Saskatoon care facility in the 100 block of Wellman Crescent. The accused was scheduled to appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court this morning.  He was charged following an incident on March 13, 2019 in which two women ages 78 and 86, were located in a bathroom with
  
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• Rebuilt car with Confederate flag on roof auctioned for $15K at Parkside demolition derby

  29-07-2019 21:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  A car, rebuilt and designed to look like the General Lee in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard — including the Confederate flag on its roof — sold for $15,000 in an auction at the Parkside Demolition Derby on the weekend. Read More
  
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• Alleged assault sends man to Saskatoon hospital with life-threatening injuries

  29-07-2019 21:18 via cbc.ca
  A 49-year-old man is in hospital with life-threatening injures, after an alleged weekend assault in Saskatoon.
  
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• High-priced millennial weddings cause guests to seek out Saskatoon financial planner

  29-07-2019 21:05 via cbc.ca
  People in bridal parties can expect to shell out $500 to $1,000, or more if the couple plan to have a destination wedding, says financial planner Caval Olson-Lepage. She says it's possible to oblige, but you'll need a savings plan.
  
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• Man arrested in connection with weekend assault

  29-07-2019 21:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 31-year-old Saskatoon man is charged with aggravated assault after another man sustained life-threatening injuries on Saturday. Read More
  
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• Five face charges after stolen vehicle pursuit early Monday morning

  29-07-2019 21:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Three men and two women face a combined total of nearly 80 charges in connection with a stolen vehicle pursuit that resulted in the seizure of numerous weapons in Saskatoon early Monday morning. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon mayor defends proposed plan to fight climate change - News Talk 650 CKOM

  29-07-2019 20:54 via ckom.com
  Saskatoon mayor defends proposed plan to fight climate change  News Talk 650 CKOMSaskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says a new city report is a good starting point for a conversation on how to fight climate change. The Low Emissions Community ...
  
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• Provincial legal teams huddle in Saskatoon to discuss upcoming carbon tax challenge - CBC News

  29-07-2019 20:37 via cbc.ca
  Provincial legal teams huddle in Saskatoon to discuss upcoming carbon tax challenge  CBC NewsAttorneys general from four provinces will be in Saskatoon Tuesday to plot strategy for Saskatchewan's Supreme Court challenge of the carbon tax.
  
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• Provincial legal teams huddle in Saskatoon to discuss upcoming carbon tax challenge

  29-07-2019 20:37 via cbc.ca
  Attorneys general from four provinces will be in Saskatoon Tuesday to plot strategy for Saskatchewan's Supreme Court challenge of the carbon tax.
  
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• Becoming a dad can take a toll on men's mental health, according to new survey

  29-07-2019 20:23 via cbc.ca
  The Movember Foundation did a survey that found fatherhood can take a toll on a man’s mental health.
  
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• Tank: Boom, booze cited for 1979 Saskatoon homicide spike - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  29-07-2019 20:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  Tank: Boom, booze cited for 1979 Saskatoon homicide spike  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe 11 homicides in 1979 has endured as an unenviable Saskatoon record.
  
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• Tank: Boom, booze cited for 1979 Saskatoon homicide spike

  29-07-2019 20:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  Blame the booze and the boom. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: record cold replaced by 30 degree heat - Global News

  29-07-2019 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan weather outlook: record cold replaced by 30 degree heat  Global NewsRecord cold gets replaced by 30 degree heat in Saskatoon and Regina's weather forecast ahead.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: record cold replaced by 30 degree heat

  29-07-2019 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  Record cold gets replaced by 30 degree heat ahead in Saskatoon and Regina’s weather forecast.
  
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• Council to consider options to lessen tax hike in 2020, 2021

  29-07-2019 20:08
  Saskatoon City Council continues to look for ways to lessen the possible property tax hike over the next two years.
  
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• Airlines' legal fight against passenger bill of rights should be thrown out of court, AG says

  29-07-2019 19:39 via cbc.ca
  A legal challenge to Canada's new passenger bill of rights from a group of airlines is "ill-founded" and should be dismissed, according to the country's attorney general.
  
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• Court to set date for psychiatric evaluation for accused in sexual assault case

  29-07-2019 19:28
  A date for a Saskatoon man charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement to receive a psychiatric evaluation is expected Friday.
  
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• 80 charges for 5 people caught in stolen car: Saskatoon police - Global News

  29-07-2019 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  80 charges for 5 people caught in stolen car: Saskatoon police  Global NewsFive people are facing roughly 80 total charges after Saskatoon police said they were caught in a reported stolen vehicle with numerous weapons.
  
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• 80 charges for 5 people caught in stolen car: Saskatoon police

  29-07-2019 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police said they seized a number of weapons, including loaded firearms, after spotting a stolen car Monday morning.
  
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• Aggravated Assault - 600 block of 28th Street West

  29-07-2019 18:44 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 31 year old Saskatoon man is facing a charge of aggravated assault following an weekend incident and an investigation by members of the Targeted Enforcement Section.On July 28, 2019 Police were called to St. Paul's Hospital where a 49 year old man was suffering from life threatening injuries.  The man had self-admitted on July 27, 2019.  Upon further investigation officers learned that the man had been assaulted at a home in the 600 block of 28th Street West.  Investigators loca
  
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• Saskatoon's Fire Hall No. 5 to be relocated to university-owned land - CBC.ca

  29-07-2019 18:24 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon's Fire Hall No. 5 to be relocated to university-owned land  CBC.caFire Hall No. 5's relocation proposal from Central Avenue in Sutherland to a site on Preston Avenue just north of 108th Street goes before Saskatoon city council ...
  
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• Saskatoon's Fire Hall No. 5 to be relocated to university-owned land

  29-07-2019 18:24 via cbc.ca
  Fire Hall No. 5’s relocation proposal from Central Avenue in Sutherland to a site on Preston Avenue just north of 108th Street goes before Saskatoon city council Monday.
  
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• Five face charges in connection to stolen vehicle pursuit early Monday morning

  29-07-2019 18:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  Three men and two women face a combined total of nearly 80 charges in a stolen vehicle pursuit which resulted in the seizure of numerous weapons in Saskatoon early Monday morning. Read More
  
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• Rock the River sold out - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  29-07-2019 18:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  Rock the River sold out  Saskatoon StarPhoenixRock the River, the three-day annual riverside music festival, has sold out for a sixth year in a row.
  
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• Rock the River sold out

  29-07-2019 18:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  Rock the River, the three-day annual riverside music festival, has sold out for a sixth year in a row. Read More
  
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• Letter of the Day: Brain disorders should replace mental illness

  29-07-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  When will society realize that the word “mental” in relation to a brain illness is an outdated and depreciative word that should be discarded. Read More
  
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• Five Arrested - Stolen Vehicle/Firearms

  29-07-2019 18:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two women and three men are in custody following an evade police incident involving a stolen vehicle and numerous weapons.At approximately 3:30 a.m., July 29, 2019 a patrol officer spotted a stolen Buick Regal at Avenue D and 23rd Street West.  A traffic stop was attempted but the occupants in the stolen vehicle refused to stop and evaded the officer.  The Air Support Unit was able to locate the vehicle from the air and witnessed it stop on Avenue R North where a passenger fled the veh
  
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• Farm-fresh ingredients highlight Odla’s menu

  29-07-2019 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  Jackie Wilson meets up with Scott Dicks, co-owner and chef at Odla, to find out the inspiration for one of the newest restaurants in Saskatoon in this Food for Thought segment.
  
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• Saskatoon city council set to put gender neutral language in bylaws

  29-07-2019 16:17 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon city council will look at updating some of its bylaws today to reflect gender neutral language.
  
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• Gender neutral language will soon appear in Saskatoon's bylaw language - CBC.ca

  29-07-2019 16:17 via cbc.ca
  Gender neutral language will soon appear in Saskatoon's bylaw language  CBC.caSaskatoon city council will look at updating some of its bylaws today to reflect gender neutral language.
  
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• Gender neutral language will soon appear in Saskatoon's bylaw language

  29-07-2019 16:17 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon city council will update some of its bylaws to reflect gender neutral language.
  
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• U of S students launch balloon to measure cosmic rays

  29-07-2019 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  Students at the University of Saskatchewan recently launched a balloon into near-space for a space training program.
  
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• Jesse Labelle to open for Garth Brooks on Aug. 10

  29-07-2019 16:01
  Jesse Labelle will open for Garth Brooks at Mosaic Stadium on Aug. 10.
  
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• Elections Canada recommends keeping Oct. 21 election date

  29-07-2019 15:55 via cbc.ca
  Canada's chief electoral officer says it wouldn't be advisable to change the federal election date, despite Oct. 21 coinciding with a Jewish holiday.
  
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• Greenhouse gas emissions, property taxes on Saskatoon city council agenda | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  29-07-2019 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  Greenhouse gas emissions, property taxes on Saskatoon city council agenda | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caSaskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark discusses the city's greenhouse gas emission reduction plan and reducing property tax increases, both which are on the July 29 ...
  
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• Greenhouse gas emissions, property taxes on Saskatoon city council agenda

  29-07-2019 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark discusses the city’s greenhouse gas emission reduction plan and reducing property tax increases, both which are on the July 29 city council agenda.
  
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• 'Stay inside': York Landing, Man. residents warned as manhunt focus shifts

  29-07-2019 15:02
  The communities of Gillam and York Landing, Man. remain on edge as RCMP officers continue the massive manhunt for B.C. murder suspects Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19.
  
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• RCMP 'unable to confirm' sighting of B.C. murder suspects in Manitoba town

  29-07-2019 15:02
  After an intense manhunt, the RCMP says it is unable to confirm a reported sighting of two B.C. murder suspects in a northern Manitoba community. Now, experts say the teens may never be found.
  
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• York Landing, Man., residents kept indoors as police search for B.C. homicide suspects

  29-07-2019 14:43 via cbc.ca
  A northern Manitoba community is on edge and under lockdown as police search for two homicide suspects linked to three killings in Northern B.C. Manitoba RCMP are expected to release more details about the search during a news conference in Winnipeg, starting at 11:30 a.m. CT (12:30 p.m. ET).
  
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• Tip spurs Mounties to redirect large-scale fugitive search to York Landing, Man.

  29-07-2019 14:43 via cbc.ca
  Heavily armed RCMP, with the help of police dogs and military planes, are focused on scouring the area around York Landing, Man., following an unsubstantiated tip that two men spotted near the remote community's garbage dump could be the two B.C. homicide suspects on the lam for the past week. 
  
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• Mounties leaving York Landing, Man., as latest tip in search for fugitives comes up empty

  29-07-2019 14:43 via cbc.ca
  Some of the RCMP officers in pursuit of two B.C. homicide suspects are leaving York Landing, Man., after their extensive search of the community appeared to turn up nothing. 
  
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• Credible tip spurs Mounties to redirect large-scale fugitive search to York Landing, Man.

  29-07-2019 14:43 via cbc.ca
  Heavily armed RCMP, with the help of police dogs and military planes, are now focused on scouring the area around York Landing, Man., trying to verify a credible tip that two men spotted near the remote community's garbage dump could be the two B.C. homicide suspects on the lam for the past week. 
  
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• Nest Secret Garden Tour raises funds to support and sponsor refugees

  29-07-2019 14:13 via globalnews.ca
  People came out to a number of gardens across Saskatoon on Sunday for the 10th annual Nest garden tour, which was also a special day for two new Canadians. Brady Ratzlaff with the story.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after reported stabbing in King George neighbourhood - Global News

  29-07-2019 13:39 via globalnews.ca
  Man taken to hospital after reported stabbing in King George neighbourhood  Global NewsPolice are investigating after officers found a 33-year-old man who had reportedly been stabbed in the 700 block of Saskatoon's Avenue J South early Sunday ...
  
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