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• Police rule Saskatoon apartment death a homicide - Global News

  08-08-2019 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  Police rule Saskatoon apartment death a homicide  Global NewsSaskatoon police released a surveillance photo of Richard Fernuk leaving St. Pauls Hospital at 3:46 a.m. CT on Aug. 2, 2019.
  
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• First-degree murder charge laid in Saskatoon homicide: police

  08-08-2019 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  A 37-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged in connection with a homicide investigation in the Exhibition neighbourhood.
  
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• Charges laid in death of Richard Fernuk, Saskatoon's ninth homicide of 2019 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  08-08-2019 23:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  Charges laid in death of Richard Fernuk, Saskatoon's ninth homicide of 2019  Saskatoon StarPhoenixPolice do not believe the man and Fernuk knew each other.
  
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• $3.3 million to be spent on revitalizing Saskatchewan’s provincial parks

  08-08-2019 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Government of Saskatchewan is investing more than $3.3 million for facility and infrastructure improvements in northern provincial parks in 2019-20.
  
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• Colchester Royals rebound for combined no-hitter against Saskatoon - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  08-08-2019 21:58 via thechronicleherald.ca
  Colchester Royals rebound for combined no-hitter against Saskatoon  TheChronicleHerald.caUPDATE: Colchester Royals blank Saskatoon Selects 7-0. OWEN SOUND, ONT. – Cameron Patton and Brody Fraser combined to pitch a no-hitter Thursday ...
  
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• More than 200 farmers owed payments for deliveries to export company Ilta Grain

  08-08-2019 21:56 via cbc.ca
  Ilta Grain was granted creditor protection on July 8 and said in a letter to suppliers that outstanding balances prior to that date won't be paid by the company.
  
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• Nolan Turcotte, convicted in Regina 'Good Samaritan' and Daniel Wolfe killings, denied day parole

  08-08-2019 21:55 via cbc.ca
  A 28-year-old man who was convicted of second-degree murder when he was a teenager has been denied parole.
  
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• Alouettes to start backup tandem of Pipkin, Johnson against Riders

  08-08-2019 21:28
  With the Montreal Alouettes missing their workhorse running back against streaking Saskatchewan, Jeremiah Johnson says he's ready to step into the kitchen.
  
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• $11M in improvements coming to provincial parks

  08-08-2019 20:52
  For the second year, Saskatchewan will spend $11 million in the provincial parks system, including more than $3.3 million for facility and infrastructure improvements in Northern provincial parks.
  
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• Charges Laid - Single vehicle collision - Arlington Avenue and Main Street

  08-08-2019 20:51 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A Saskatoon man is facing impaired driving charges following a single vehicle collision early this morning. At approximately 2:20 a.m., August 8, 2019, Patrol officers responded to a report of a single vehicle collision at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Main Street. It was reported that the driver of the vehicle fled on foot. A canine track was successful in locating the driver in the area of Ling Street and McDonald Crescent. The driver was transported to hospital for treatment o
  
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• Former Blue Bomber, Roughrider Weston Dressler says he's retiring from CFL

  08-08-2019 19:55 via cbc.ca
  Dressler, who most recently played with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and was a fan favourite during eight seasons with the Green and White, has told a newspaper in his hometown of Bismarck, N.D., that he's retiring.
  
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• SaskEnergy employee terminated after allegedly using gas card for personal use for 15 years

  08-08-2019 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  SaskEnergy says it has fired an employee who allegedly uses a corporate gas card for personal use for 15 years.
  
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• Saskatoon sergeant becomes 1st female Canadian cop deployed to train Iraqi forces - CBC News

  08-08-2019 19:47 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon sergeant becomes 1st female Canadian cop deployed to train Iraqi forces  CBC NewsA 19-year veteran of the Saskatoon Police *Service* is back from a year in Iraq, which included training Iraqi women as police officers. Sgt. Erin Coates was ...
  
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• Saskatoon sergeant becomes 1st female Canadian cop deployed to train Iraqi forces

  08-08-2019 19:47 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon Police Sgt. Erin Coates is the first female Canadian police officer to be deployed to Iraq to train that country's police force. Her work included training Iraqi female officers.
  
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• Saskatoon among locations where HIV self-testing kits will be examined for licensing in Canada

  08-08-2019 19:33 via cbc.ca
  Sexual health clinics to study HIV self-testing kits with the aim of gaining federal approval for the first such device in Canada.
  
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• Crops continue to mature as Sask. producers look towards harvest

  08-08-2019 19:06
  With crops maturing throughout Saskatchewan, producers have begun harvest operation in some parts of the province according to Saskatchewan Agriculture.
  
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• Tavistock Hops second at U23 national fastpitch championships in Saskatoon - The Beacon Herald

  08-08-2019 18:57 via stratfordbeaconherald.com
  Tavistock Hops second at U23 national fastpitch championships in Saskatoon  The Beacon HeraldOne strike.That's how close the Tavistock Hops were from winning the U23 men's Canadian fastpitch championship in Saskatoon.But a flyball that could have ...
  
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• GARAGE SALE & B.B.Q.

  08-08-2019 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  FRIDAY, AUGUST 23rd – 9:00am to 4:00pm.  SATURDAY, AUGUST 24th – 9:00am to 3:00pm. HAMBURGERS, HOTDOGS AND BEVERAGES -11:00am to 3:00pm EACH DAY.    
  
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• Man charged with murder in 68-year-old Saskatoon man's death

  08-08-2019 18:37
  Saskatoon police say they have charged a 37-year-old man with first degree murder, robbery and unlawful confinement in the death of 68-year-old Richard Fernuk, whose body was found by police Aug. 3.
  
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• Charges laid in death of Richard Fernuk, Saskatoon's ninth homicide of 2019

  08-08-2019 18:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 37-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with first-degree murder in relation to the death of Richard Fernuk earlier this month. Read More
  
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• 'This was a senseless tragedy': Family of Richard Fernuk, Saskatoon's 9th homicide victim this year, speaks

  08-08-2019 18:32 via cbc.ca
  Leo Roy Daniels, 37, is charged with first-degree murder in the death this past weekend of Richard Fernuk.
  
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• Saskatoon police charge man in death of Richard Fernuk, city's 9th homicide of year

  08-08-2019 18:32 via cbc.ca
  An unnamed man charged in the death of Richard Fernuk, whose body was found by police on Saturday, days after he checked himself out of the hospital after complaining of chest pains.
  
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• Update - Charges Laid in Homicide - 2200 Block St. Charles Avenue

  08-08-2019 18:07 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Members of the Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section have charged a 37-year-old Saskatoon man in connection with the August 3rd, 2019 death of 68-year-old Richard Fernuk.The man was arrested on August 7th, 2019 and is scheduled to appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court this afternoon. He is charged with First Degree Murder, Robbery and Unlawful Confinement. (Court Information # 991100188).Investigators do not believe the victim and suspect were known to each other.(Occurrence Numb
  
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• Letter of the Day: CEOs, politicians work hand-in-glove

  08-08-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I'm old enough to realize that political parties rely on corporate donations to win the next election. What we have is a corporate board that rules and politicians who let them go as far as they can without the general population being aware. An example is the Liberal party giving Loblaws $12 million to buy more efficient freezers. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon man speaks out after brush with alleged drunk driver - News Talk 980 CJME

  08-08-2019 17:56 via cjme.com
  Saskatoon man speaks out after brush with alleged drunk driver  News Talk 980 CJMECurtis Korchinski is fed up with people who still choose to drink and drive. "They aren't getting hog-tied and...
  
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• Humboldt crash survivor

  08-08-2019 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  Ryan Straschnitzki explains why he’s excited to write the next chapter of his story.
  
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• HMCS Unicorn named best naval reserve division in Canada

  08-08-2019 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon's unit was chosen for its community involvement after it set up an annual charity floor hockey tournament and for its service to the Ronald McDonald house.
  
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• Local Saskatoon projects caught up in funding dispute - News Talk 650 CKOM

  08-08-2019 16:27 via ckom.com
  Local Saskatoon projects caught up in funding dispute  News Talk 650 CKOMAn overlooked side of the dispute between the federal and provincial governments in the Investing in Canada Infastructure Plan is the projects waiting on the ...
  
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• DQ Miracle Treat Day supports children's hospital in Saskatoon | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  08-08-2019 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  DQ Miracle Treat Day supports children's hospital in Saskatoon | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caWatch DQ Miracle Treat Day supports children's hospital in Saskatoon Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca.
  
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• DQ Miracle Treat Day supports children’s hospital in Saskatoon

  08-08-2019 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  Penelope Maunder and Laura Gawlepz explain how DQ Miracle Treat Day helps support the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon.
  
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• Ottawa says no formal request made by Sask. over infrastructure dollars

  08-08-2019 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan says Ottawa is being unresponsive over infrastructure dollars, putting three cultural and recreational projects in Regina and Saskatoon in jeopardy.
  
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• Saskatoon car 'fully engulfed in flames' after early morning collision - CBC.ca

  08-08-2019 15:23 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon car 'fully engulfed in flames' after early morning collision  CBC.caSaskatoon firefighters were kept busy after an early morning collision led to a car fire.
  
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• Saskatoon car 'fully engulfed in flames' after early morning collision

  08-08-2019 15:23 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon firefighters were kept busy after an early morning collision led to a car fire.
  
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• Car bursts into flames following single-vehicle crash

  08-08-2019 15:09
  Emergency crews were called to a single-vehicle accident at the corner of Arlington Avenue and Main Street around 2:20 a.m. Thursday morning.
  
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• Sask. farmland prices still a relative bargain - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  08-08-2019 15:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Sask. farmland prices still a relative bargain  Saskatoon StarPhoenixIt's a new trend that Cawkwell, a farmer and rural real estate agent with RE/MAX in Saskatoon, does not find surprising. The average Alberta acre can easily go ...
  
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• Sask. farmland prices still a relative bargain

  08-08-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Every day, Ted Cawkwell fields a phone call from an Alberta farmer looking for Saskatchewan land. Read More
  
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• Letters to the editor Aug. 8, 2019

  08-08-2019 14:45 via thestarphoenix.com
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• Crash with alleged drunk driver has Saskatoon couple sharing experience - CBC.ca

  08-08-2019 14:32 via cbc.ca
  Crash with alleged drunk driver has Saskatoon couple sharing experience  CBC.caA Saskatoon couple is sharing their experience with an alleged drunk driver in hopes of deterring other people from getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.
  
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• Crash with alleged drunk driver has Saskatoon couple sharing experience

  08-08-2019 14:32 via cbc.ca
  The driver of the car that entered the intersection appeared to be intoxicated as he had to be held up as RCMP put handcuffs on him.
  
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• Throwback Thursday: Summer bridges

  08-08-2019 14:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives. Today, we see an image of Saskatoon's bridges in the summer, with the Bessborough Hotel in the background, from Aug. 8, 1953. (City of Saskatoon Archives StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-B1951-1) Read More
  
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• U of S cutting subscriptions to almost 4,000 academic journals

  08-08-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The University of Saskatchewan is cancelling its subscriptions to more than 3,800 academic journals in response to what it calls the "unsustainable rising costs of subscriptions set by publishers." Read More
  
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• South African workers recruited for travelling fairs like Saskatoon Ex - Global News

  08-08-2019 13:10 via globalnews.ca
  South African workers recruited for travelling fairs like Saskatoon Ex  Global NewsOf the almost 450 workers operating the games, rides and food vendors with North American Midway Entertainment, 137 of them are from South Africa.
  
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• Pleasant Hill residents vent to mayor about 'third-world' conditions, call for action on unsafe homes

  08-08-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Just days after Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighborhood was rocked by its third homicide in one week, leaders in the area wrote an impassioned letter to Mayor Charlie Clark, decrying what they say is a persistent lack of action on the neighbourhood's vexing social challenges and imbalances.
  
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• Merrily we roll along: Strolling Piano brings beautiful music to Ex

  08-08-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Exhibition in Saskatoon is known for fun rides, great food, and exciting shows — but this year, spectators will be treated to something new when they see a piano come rolling down the road. Read More
  
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• Black footed ferret population in Sask. wiped out by drought, plague

  08-08-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The black footed ferret population was reintroduced to Grasslands National Park in 2009, but none of the animals have been spotted there since 2014.
  
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• Armed Robbery - 800 Block 51st St East

  08-08-2019 11:17 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a restaurant in the 800 block of 51st St East.At approximately 11:15 pm, August 07, 2019, Patrol officers responded to the 800 block of 51st Street to a restaurant that had been robbed.The suspect brandished a handgun got away with a small amount of cash and fled on foot. A canine track was attempted but was unsuccessful.The suspect is described as a Caucasian male mid 20's approximately 5'5" in height weari
  
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• Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation swears in its 1st female chief and a majority female council

  08-08-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  History was made at Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation in Saskatchewan last week as its first-ever female chief was sworn in, along with a six-member council, the majority of whom are women.
  
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• Pleasant Hill Community Association wants action from council to improve neighbourhood

  08-08-2019 06:39
  The Pleasant Hill Community Association has written a letter to Mayor Charlie Clark and Coun. Hilary Gough calling for action to improve the neighborhood.
  
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• Community Association pens letter to Mayor and Councilor calling for action in Pleasant Hill

  08-08-2019 06:39
  The Pleasant Hill Community Association has written a letter to Mayor Charlie Clark and Councilor Hilary Gough, calling for action to help improve the Pleasant Hill neighborhood.
  
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• RCMP searched over 11,000 sq. km. for murder suspects who traversed 4 provinces: police

  08-08-2019 06:38 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP commissioner said members working the B.C. murder case toiled "24/7, logging more than 4,500 investigation hours."
  
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