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• City of Saskatoon loses $1 million to fraudster posing as executive

  15-08-2019 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  The City of Saskatoon is reviewing its procedures after falling prey to a fraudster who stole $1.04 million by posing as a construction company executive. Read More
  
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• Moose Jaw mayor calls on Ottawa to drop potentially more costly regulations for new power plant

  15-08-2019 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  Moose Jaw Mayor Fraser Tolmie wants to see Ottawa grandfather a planned natural gas power plant under current, potentially less costly regulations.
  
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• Sam King – Ride the Vibe

  15-08-2019 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Ribe the Vibe crew made their first stop in Saskatoon at the Saskatoon Exhibition, wowing spectators with amazing stunts, tricks and jumps.
  
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• CBC Saskatoon joins the Canadian Elite Basketball League to kick off championship weekend - CBC.ca

  15-08-2019 23:17 via cbc.ca
  CBC Saskatoon joins the Canadian Elite Basketball League to kick off championship weekend  CBC.caThe Canadian Elite Basketball League is wrapping up their inaugural season with an epic championship weekend in Saskatoon. Support your local basketball ...
  
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• FALL DANCE REGISTRATION – Danza Morena

  15-08-2019 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  We are inviting all parents with children ages 5 to 17 years to our in person registration for our Fall Latin Dance Program happening on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd.  We are excited to meet new and returning students to our 2019/2020 dance season! Help us speed up the registration process by filling out the registration form...
  
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• Saskatoon scammed: City hands over $1,004,000 to online fraudster in classic dupe - Yahoo News Canada

  15-08-2019 23:02 via ca.news.yahoo.com
  Saskatoon scammed: City hands over $1,004,000 to online fraudster in classic dupe  Yahoo News CanadaThe City of Saskatoon has been targeted by an online fraud scheme that resulted in the Saskatchewan city losing $1.04 million.
  
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• ON SAFARI – Tour Downtown Saskatoon

  15-08-2019 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Heritage Society invites you to join Jody Cason in an “On Safari” tour downtown.  Check out our historic buildings and enjoy searching for animals and fossils in their walls. Meet at 2:00pm at the double-decker bus outside the Bessborough.  FREE.  Donations accepted.  For further information phone 306-652-9801.
  
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• City of Saskatoon hit by internet fraud that sends $1M to wrong bank account - paNOW

  15-08-2019 22:56 via panow.com
  City of Saskatoon hit by internet fraud that sends $1M to wrong bank account  paNOWCity of Saskatoon hit by $1.04M fraud by scammer posing as construction company exec  Saskatoon StarPhoenixCity of Saskatoon lost over $1M in phishing scam, official says  CTV NewsFraudster hits City of Saskatoon for $1M  Global NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Eighth person charged in death of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere

  15-08-2019 22:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  The RCMP have charged an eighth person in connection with the homicide of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere. Read More
  
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• Heightened awareness at Saskatoon care homes in wake of sexual assault allegation - CBC.ca

  15-08-2019 22:50 via cbc.ca
  Heightened awareness at Saskatoon care homes in wake of sexual assault allegation  CBC.caAllegations of sexual assault at a Saskatoon care home are still rippling through the city's tight-knit care community.
  
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• Heightened awareness at Saskatoon care homes in wake of sexual assault allegation

  15-08-2019 22:50 via cbc.ca
  Allegations of sexual assault at a Saskatoon care home are still rippling through the city's tight-knit care community.
  
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• Eighth person charged in Laverdiere homicide investigation

  15-08-2019 22:47
  Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested and charged another person in the homicide of Tiki Laverdiere.
  
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• Saskatoon scammed out of more than $1M by fraudster impersonating construction company CFO

  15-08-2019 22:36 via cbc.ca
  The City of Saskatoon has lost $1.04 million to fraud.
  
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• Fraudster hits City of Saskatoon for $1M

  15-08-2019 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  A fraudster defrauded the City of Saskatoon out of over $1 million by impersonating the CFO of a construction company, city officials said.
  
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• Woman’s body found at the Lighthouse, had been unnoticed 'at least over a day or two'

  15-08-2019 22:33
  A resident of the Lighthouse’s Independent Living Apartments was found dead inside her unit on Tuesday.
  
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• City of Saskatoon loses $1 million to fraudster posing as executive - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  15-08-2019 22:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  City of Saskatoon loses $1 million to fraudster posing as executive  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThis type of fraud has not happened before at City of Saskatoon.
  
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• Sask. RCMP charge 8th person in Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation

  15-08-2019 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  Mavis Quinn Takakenew of North Battleford, Sask., is charged with accessory after the fact to murder in the death of Tiki Laverdiere.
  
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• Graham Construction calls cart that fatally struck young Saskatoon worker 'a manifestly faulty product'

  15-08-2019 22:09 via cbc.ca
  The general contractor for the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon is not on trial in the death of a young worker at the site, but is speaking out against one of the co-accused.
  
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• Children's Hospital worksite trial hears of improper handling of trolley that crushed Eric Ndayishimiye

  15-08-2019 22:09 via cbc.ca
  The table cart that fell and fatally struck a young worker at the site of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon should not have been handled by a lone worker, but was, a trial stemming from the worker's death has heard. 
  
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• Cart that crushed Eric Ndayishimiye was improperly handled, construction death trial hears

  15-08-2019 22:09 via cbc.ca
  The lawyer for accused subcontractor argues the instructions provided by supplier could have been clearer.
  
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• Saskatoon seniors go back to summer camp - Global News

  15-08-2019 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon seniors go back to summer camp  Global NewsPreston Park II Retirement home residents got the chance to participate in a wide variety of activities like archery, cooking, dance and art classes.
  
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• Saskatoon seniors go back to summer camp

  15-08-2019 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  Preston Park II Retirement home residents got the chance to participate in a wide variety of activities like archery, cooking, dance and art classes.
  
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• Man injured during gas and dash in Holbein, Sask.

  15-08-2019 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Shellbrook RCMP said two men fuelled their truck on Tuesday morning in Holbein, Sask., and then reportedly tried to leave without paying.
  
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• Compensation down 18% for senior Sask. Crown executives: report

  15-08-2019 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  Senior and executive management at Saskatchewan Crown corporations took home 18 per cent less in compensation than the previous year, according to a new report.
  
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• City of Saskatoon lost over $1M in fraud scheme, official says

  15-08-2019 20:15
  City of Saskatoon says over $1 million was lost in a fraud scheme.
  
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• City calls 'urgent' news conference today at 2 p.m.

  15-08-2019 20:15
  The City of Saskatoon has called an urgent media conference scheduled for 2 p.m. today.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rattlers look to extend winning streak

  15-08-2019 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rattlers are riding a five-game winning streak and hope it can continue for three more games.
  
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• Michael Linklater has hoop dreams of a new court for Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  15-08-2019 19:51 via cbc.ca
  Michael Linklater has hoop dreams of a new court for Saskatoon  CBC.caA new group called Hoist the Hoops is now working to raise money to build a high end outdoor basketball court on Saskatoon's west side.
  
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• Michael Linklater has hoop dreams of a new court for Saskatoon

  15-08-2019 19:51 via cbc.ca
  A new group called Hoist the Hoops is now working to raise money to build a high end outdoor basketball court on Saskatoon's west side.
  
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• Men twice as likely to consume cannabis as women, StatsCan survey suggests

  15-08-2019 19:51 via cbc.ca
  Statistics Canada says Canadian men are almost twice as likely to use cannabis as women. New data from the National Cannabis Survey Thursday shows 16 per cent of Canadians over 15 years old report using pot in April, May or June.
  
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• Woman charged after driver reports cyclist flashed gun, police say

  15-08-2019 19:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  A woman faces two weapons-related charges for reportedly flashing a gun at a driver in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood early Thursday morning. Read More
  
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• RCMP asking anyone with information about racist signs to come forward

  15-08-2019 19:35
  RCMP are asking anyone with information about racist signs found at Saskatchewan Indigenous culture camp to come forward.
  
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• Woman allegedly threatens driver with gun: Saskatoon police - Global News

  15-08-2019 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  Woman allegedly threatens driver with gun: Saskatoon police  Global NewsA woman is alleged to have threatened a driver with a handgun early Thursday morning in Saskatoon.
  
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• Woman allegedly threatens driver with gun: Saskatoon police

  15-08-2019 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  A woman is alleged to have threatened a driver with a handgun early Thursday morning in Saskatoon.
  
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• SaskTel union says no pay raise until 2021 is not a fair package

  15-08-2019 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  The union representing SaskTel workers says they are still far apart with the company on terms following three days of mediation.
  
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• SaskCanola getting federal funding boost for research into increasing canola yields

  15-08-2019 18:52
  Ottawa is investing around $3.4 million dollars into SaskCanola for research into how the crop’s yields could be increased.
  
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• This is why Trudeau isn’t being punished for his ethics violation

  15-08-2019 18:50
  When the ethics commissioner found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had contravened the Conflict of Interest Act for trying to influence then-justice minister Jody-Wilson-Raybould in "many ways" during the SNC-Lavalin scandal, many Canadians were surprised to learn that there would be no punishment.
  
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• Harvest operations get underway in Saskatchewan

  15-08-2019 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  Southern regions are furthest along, with one per cent of the crop combined as harvest operations are underway in Saskatchewan.
  
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• 'The building blew sky-high': Witnesses recount massive explosion that destroyed London, Ont. homes

  15-08-2019 18:35
  Residents in London, Ont., said their neighbourhood was engulfed in a “fireball” after a vehicle slammed into a home, hitting a gas line causing a massive explosion that levelled a home and damaged several others.
  
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• Harvest season slowly starting up in Saskatchewan

  15-08-2019 18:25
  Saskatchewan producers are starting to get into harvest operations like swathing and combining according to the province’s Ministry of Agriculture, although rainfall has delayed the start of harvest for many farmers.
  
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• One Arrested - Suspicious Activity/Handgun - 1800 20th Street West

  15-08-2019 18:03 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 27 year old Saskatoon woman is facing charges after threatening a motorist with a handgun. At approximately 1:30 a.m., August 15, 2019, a motorist reported being stopped in the 1800 block of 20th Street West when she was approached by a cyclist.  The cyclist told the motorist to roll down her window.  When the motorist refused the cyclist pulled up her shirt, showing a handgun.  The motorist fled the scene and notified Police.  Patrol officers located a female cyclist
  
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• Letter of the Day: We need to display Capitol artifacts

  15-08-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It was wonderful, yet also sad, to see the late Capitol Theatre form part of a recent listing of “Great and Forgotten Canadian Buildings.” ‘Great,’ yes, but ‘forgotten,’ no. Memories of this grand theatre abound and artifacts rescued from the wrecker’s ball form part of the decor of several businesses around the city. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police charge teen who allegedly posed with shotgun on social media - CBC.ca

  15-08-2019 17:59 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police charge teen who allegedly posed with shotgun on social media  CBC.caA 14-year-old boy has been arrested by Saskatoon police and charged after a picture featuring a shotgun was posted online.
  
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• Saskatoon police charge teen who allegedly posed with shotgun on social media

  15-08-2019 17:59 via cbc.ca
  A 14-year-old boy has been arrested by Saskatoon police and charged after a picture featuring a shotgun was posted online.
  
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• Saskatoon police caution public about social media misinformation - CBC.ca

  15-08-2019 17:41 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police caution public about social media misinformation  CBC.caSaskatoon police are warning the public about spreading misinformation on social media. A Facebook post on the Saskatoon Police *Service's* (SPS's) official ...
  
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• Saskatoon police caution public about social media misinformation

  15-08-2019 17:41 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service made a plea to the public to be careful about what they're sharing and engaging with on social media.
  
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• Saskatoon SPCA seeks home for adorable kitten Dahlia | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  15-08-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon SPCA seeks home for adorable kitten Dahlia | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caDahlia, a nine-week-old kitten born at the Saskatoon SPCA, is now ready for her new home. Jasmine Hanson also has details on an adoption drive currently ...
  
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• Saskatoon SPCA seeks home for adorable kitten Dahlia

  15-08-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  Dahlia, a nine-week-old kitten born at the Saskatoon SPCA, is now ready for her new home. Jasmine Hanson also has details on an adoption drive currently underway at the shelter.
  
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• Ukraine pavilion popular destination at Saskatoon Folkfest

  15-08-2019 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  Eastin and Austin Normand with a demonstration of what people can expect at the Ukraine pavilion at Saskatoon Folkfest.
  
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• Union says rejected SaskTel offer is 'an insult to all our members'

  15-08-2019 16:32 via cbc.ca
  The union for SaskTel workers has described the latest offer from the Crown corporation for telecommunications as “totally unacceptable.”
  
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