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• Reiter apologizes for 'oversight' in not inviting Sask. NDP to children’s hospital grand opening

  05-09-2019 23:59
  Health Minister Jim Reiter says he has personally apologized to Official Opposition leader Ryan Meili after the Sask. NDP were not invited to the grand opening of the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatoon Man Charged With Stunt Driving in Brampton - inbrampton.com

  05-09-2019 23:40 via inbrampton.com
  Saskatoon Man Charged With Stunt Driving in Brampton  inbrampton.comA Saskatoon man was stopped by Peel Police for driving 131 km in a 70 km/hr zone in Brampton. He was charged with Stunt Driving on Hwy 50 & Queen Street ...
  
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• 10 curious items from the WDM's digital archives

  05-09-2019 23:25
  The Western Development Museum's collection of Saskatchewan artifacts and more than 9,000 of its library materials are now available for the public to search online.
  
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• Saskatoon police charge 5 men after officers find weapons and drugs - CBC.ca

  05-09-2019 23:23 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police charge 5 men after officers find weapons and drugs  CBC.caSaskatoon police officers checking up on a man on conditions wound up charging several people with various weapons offences Wednesday night.
  
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• Saskatoon police charge 5 men after officers find weapons and drugs

  05-09-2019 23:23 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police officers checking up on a man on conditions wound up charging several people with various weapons offences Wednesday night.
  
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• 'Unfortunate' that NDP snubbed at hospital opening: ex-health minister

  05-09-2019 22:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan politician who first announced what became the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital says it's unfortunate he and other New Democrats were not invited to the facility's ceremonial grand opening. Read More
  
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• Sexual assault suspect assaults psychiatric centre employee, asks to represent himself

  05-09-2019 22:16
  A 37-year-old Saskatoon man is facing more charges of sexual assault and forcible confinement after an incident at the Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC) in Saskatoon earlier this month.
  
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• Sexual assault suspect allegedly assaults psychiatric centre employee, asks to represent himself

  05-09-2019 22:16
  A 37-year-old Saskatoon man is facing more charges of sexual assault and forcible confinement after an incident at the Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC) in Saskatoon earlier this month.
  
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• 5 charged after officers find shotgun, knives, meth: police

  05-09-2019 22:02
  Five people are facing charges after an investigation by the Guns & Gangs Unit.
  
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• Dream realized as Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital opens in Saskatoon - Global News

  05-09-2019 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  Dream realized as Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital opens in Saskatoon  Global NewsThe ribbon was cut at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital as Saskatchewan's first children's hospital celebrates its grand opening.
  
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• Grand opening of Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon - Yahoo News Canada

  05-09-2019 21:41 via ca.news.yahoo.com
  Grand opening of Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon  Yahoo News CanadaA dream will be realized in Saskatchewan on Thursday with the grand opening of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. Jesse Beyer and Brynn Boback-Lane on ...
  
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• Participants raising money for STARS to secure airlift back to Saskatoon

  05-09-2019 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Rescue on the Prairie participants were airlifted by STARS to a remote location where they are raising enough money to secure a flight back to Saskatoon.
  
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• Arts reporter Cam Fuller to be honoured posthumously

  05-09-2019 20:57 via cbc.ca
  A special lifetime achievement award will be posthumously given to Cam Fuller, a long-time arts journalist, at the Saskatoon and Area Theatre Awards.
  
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• City warns of scam promising refund from Saskatoon Light and Power - CTV News

  05-09-2019 20:52 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  City warns of scam promising refund from Saskatoon Light and Power  CTV NewsThe City of Saskatoon is warning residents about a scam involving phone calls, texts or emails appearing to come from Saskatoon Light and Power.
  
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• City warns of scam promising refund from Saskatoon Light and Power

  05-09-2019 20:52
  The City of Saskatoon is warning residents about a scam involving phone calls, texts or emails appearing to come from Saskatoon Light and Power.
  
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• Arrests - Guns and Gangs Investigation - 200 Block Avenue R South

  05-09-2019 20:52 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Five people are facing charges after an investigation by the Guns & Gangs Unit last night.At approximately 8:00 p.m., September 4, 2019, members of the Guns & Gangs Unit conducted a check on a person with conditions who was seen entering a residence in the 200 block of Avenue R South. Inside the residence, officers located numerous individuals, a shotgun, ammunition, knives and methamphetamine. Four men, ages 24, 26, 41 and 63, are charged with: Careless Storage of a Firearm, P
  
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• Catholic group seeks to sell land near Battleford Industrial school cemetery

  05-09-2019 20:43 via cbc.ca
  A Catholic group is selling land that provides access to a residential school cemetery in the Battlefords, and a group of advocates hopes it will be gifted back to the Indigenous community.
  
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• 'I couldn't stop crying': Saskatoon woman fears for future after province stops paying for pain treatment - CBC.ca

  05-09-2019 20:01 via cbc.ca
  'I couldn't stop crying': Saskatoon woman fears for future after province stops paying for pain treatment  CBC.caGwen Klysko worries she will be in debilitating pain once the province stops funding a treatment she's been receiving for the last year.
  
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• 'I couldn't stop crying': Saskatoon woman fears for future after province stops paying for pain treatment

  05-09-2019 20:01 via cbc.ca
  Gwen Klysko worries she will be in debilitating pain once the province stops funding a treatment she's been receiving for the last year.
  
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• Blake Wheeler shares his story at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital grand opening

  05-09-2019 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Twelve-year-old Blake Wheeler, the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation Champion Child, shared the story of his time in the neonatal ICU at the grand opening for the new hospital in Saskatoon.
  
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• Harvest in Saskatchewan impacted by cool and wet weather

  05-09-2019 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Agriculture said a good stretch of warm and dry weather is needed to get producers back in the field.
  
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• Police chief Troy Cooper speaks out on jail violence, gangs and record 2019 homicides - CBC.ca

  05-09-2019 19:48 via cbc.ca
  Police chief Troy Cooper speaks out on jail violence, gangs and record 2019 homicides  CBC.caThere is no sign of a gang war in Saskatoon, despite gang activity being a factor in some of this year's record 11 homicides, police Chief Troy Cooper says.
  
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• Police chief Troy Cooper speaks out on jail violence, gangs and record 2019 homicides

  05-09-2019 19:48 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police Chief Troy Cooper says the gang violence recently seen in jail isn't necessarily spilling out onto city streets.
  
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• No sign of Saskatoon gang war amidst record number of homicides, police chief says

  05-09-2019 19:48 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police Chief Troy Cooper says the gang violence recently seen in jail isn't necessarily spilling out onto city streets.
  
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• Scott Moe announces opening of Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital

  05-09-2019 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Thursday announced the opening of the Jim Pattison Children’s hospital in Saskatoon, which is slated to open its doors to patients on Sept. 29, 2019.
  
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• Arrests - Break and Enter/Assault - 200 Block Avenue W South

  05-09-2019 19:44 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two people have been arrested for a break and enter, and assault, at a residence earlier this morning.Shortly after 2:00 a.m., September 5, 2019, Police responded to a residence in the 200 block of Avenue W South after it was reported that a man and woman had forced their way into the home and assaulted one of the occupants. They fled before Police arrived but were located a short time later at a residence in the 400 block of Avenue X South.The 29-year-old man is charged with Brea
  
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• Robotics and automation classes to be offered in Saskatchewan schools

  05-09-2019 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Robotics and automation classes are now available in Saskatchewan schools after being piloted in 18 school divisions previously.
  
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• Saskatoon police take out tires on stolen car, arrest 3 youth - Global News

  05-09-2019 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police take out tires on stolen car, arrest 3 youth  Global NewsPolice arrested three youth after using a tire deflation device to halt a stolen car in Saskatoon early Thursday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon police take out tires on stolen car, arrest 3 youth

  05-09-2019 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Police arrested three youth after using a tire deflation device to halt a stolen car in Saskatoon early Thursday morning.
  
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• Children's hospital 'a grassroots made-in-Saskatchewan success story'

  05-09-2019 19:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  More than a decade after money was first set aside by the province, the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital is now weeks away from opening to patients. Read More
  
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• Harvest 'well behind five year average' throughout the province: Sask. Agriculture

  05-09-2019 18:56
  Harvest throughout the province is well behind the five-year-average, at only 11 per cent complete, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture.
  
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• 'Private and quiet time': Single maternity rooms offered at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital

  05-09-2019 18:51
  The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (JPCH) will officially open to patients Sept. 29, Premier Scott Moe announced Thursday.
  
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• 'Hope lives here': Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital to open Sept. 29

  05-09-2019 18:51
  The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital will officially open to patients Sept. 29, the province announced Thursday.
  
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• 3 teenagers charged after Saskatoon police recover stolen car - CBC.ca

  05-09-2019 18:29 via cbc.ca
  3 teenagers charged after Saskatoon police recover stolen car  CBC.caThree teenagers are facing charges after allegedly driving a stolen car early Thursday morning.
  
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• 3 teenagers charged after Saskatoon police recover stolen car

  05-09-2019 18:29 via cbc.ca
  Three teenagers are facing charges after allegedly driving a stolen car early Thursday morning.
  
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• Colton Dach following big brother to Saskatoon Blades - Global News

  05-09-2019 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  Colton Dach following big brother to Saskatoon Blades  Global NewsSaskatoon Blades head coach Mitch Love said fans should not expect the same style of play from Colton Dach when compared to his brother.
  
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• Colton Dach following big brother to Saskatoon Blades

  05-09-2019 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Blades head coach Mitch Love said fans should not expect the same style of play from Colton Dach when compared to his brother.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Teacher-librarians vital, underfunded

  05-09-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  As another school year begins, it is unfortunate that teacher-librarians (T-Ls) are significantly reduced in their roles or have been eliminated in Saskatchewan schools. Read More
  
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• Arrests - Stolen Auto - Confederation Drive and Laurier Drive

  05-09-2019 17:53 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Three youth are facing charges after Patrol officers observed a stolen vehicle earlier this morning. Shortly before 2:00 a.m., September 5, 2019, Patrol officers observed a Ford Fiesta traveling in the area of Confederation Drive and Northumberland Drive. The vehicle had been reported stolen earlier that night. Police followed at a distance before activating emergency equipment. Other Patrol units in the area were able to successfully deploy a tire deflation device causing the vehicle to co
  
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• The Struggle Inside: Drugs inundate Sask. jails

  05-09-2019 17:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  For many years, Saskatchewan correctional facilities have tracked in reports the plethora of pills, crystal meth and other drugs seized from behind bars. Read More
  
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• 'Congratulations, Saskatchewan!': $286M children's hospital grand opening held Thursday

  05-09-2019 17:43 via cbc.ca
  Officials praised the hundreds of Saskatchewan residents who worked for nearly a decade to realize the dream of a children's hospital for the province. The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital opened in Saskatoon Thursday and will welcome patients by the end of the month.
  
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• 'A tremendous milestone': $286M Sask. children's hospital holds grand opening today

  05-09-2019 17:43 via cbc.ca
  The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital celebrates its grand opening today in Saskatoon.
  
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• Dream realized as Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital opens in Saskatoon

  05-09-2019 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  The ribbon is being cut on the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital as Saskatchewan’s first children’s hospital celebrates its grand opening.
  
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• Health officials ask Canadian vape users to be on alert for symptoms after hundreds hospitalized in U.S.

  05-09-2019 17:17
  Two deaths and hundreds of cases of lung disorders in the U.S. believed to be linked to vaping have sparked a second warning from Health Canada on the potential danger of e-cigarettes.
  
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• New Hope Dog Rescue needs homes for Bailey and Brandy

  05-09-2019 17:11 via globalnews.ca
  Tricia McAuley introduces us to Bailey and Brandy, two sister puppies currently in a New Hope Dog Rescue foster home and who now need their permanent home.
  
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• Grand opening of Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon

  05-09-2019 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  A dream will be realized in Saskatchewan on Thursday with the grand opening of the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. Jesse Beyer and Brynn Boback-Lane on what it means for kids in the province.
  
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• The Struggle Inside - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-09-2019 15:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Struggle Inside  Saskatoon StarPhoenixOver the past 10 months, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post have been investigating the issue of addictions and drugs in provincial ...
  
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• 'It’s open season on the forest up here': Northern Sask. residents concerned about forestry - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-09-2019 15:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  'It’s open season on the forest up here': Northern Sask. residents concerned about forestry  Saskatoon StarPhoenix"I'm not opposed to forestry done right, but this is forestry in a dated way of thinking about forests."
  
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• 'It’s open season on the forest up here;' Northern Sask. residents concerned about forestry

  05-09-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  DORE LAKE — As Jon Fonos drove the familiar road home to Dore Lake, his two teenaged kids cried when they saw how much forest was gone. Read More
  
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• Column: Finding a balance of safety, freedom and responsible adulting

  05-09-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I just watched the saddest thing. Read More
  
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