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• UPDATE: Sask. government responds to Unifor job action announcement

  28-09-2019 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  Employees at six Crown corporations and the Water Security Agency are set to take job action Monday morning.
  
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• Sask. government responds to Unifor job action announcement

  28-09-2019 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  Employees at six Crown corporations and the Water Security Agency are set to take job action Monday morning.
  
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• Crowns set to strike after weekend talks fail: Unifor

  28-09-2019 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  Employees at six Crown corporations and the Water Security Agency are set to strike Monday morning.
  
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• Woman rescued from rolled over SUV following collision with truck

  28-09-2019 21:35
  A woman was sent to hospital after being rescued from a rolled over SUV following a two vehicle crash on College Dr. on Saturday morning, according to the Saskatoon Fire Department.
  
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• Saskatchewan Police and Peace Officer Memorial Sunday 29th September 2019

  28-09-2019 21:27 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Tomorrow will mark the 16th year that Saskatchewan police and peace officers will gather to remember the lives lost in the line of duty.The Police and Peace Officer Memorial will take place in Regina with a parade and wreath laying ceremony on Sunday, September 29, 2019. The Parade of Officers will begin at 10:30 a.m. at College Avenue and Albert Street and will end with the wreath laying at the Saskatchewan Legislature at 11:00 a.m. Members of the public are invited to attend. Please see t
  
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• Crowns taking job action Monday amid ongoing negotiations with province: Unifor

  28-09-2019 21:06
  Amid ongoing contract negotiations with the province, Unifor has announced it will begin job action for workers at six Crown corporations and the Water Security Agency starting at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, September 30.
  
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• Fire engulfs multiple suites in early morning apartment fire

  28-09-2019 20:28
  Fire crews were on the scene of an apartment fire early on Saturday morning, in the 500 block of Ave. X S., according to the Saskatoon Fire Department.
  
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• Man jumps from balcony during apartment fire in Meadowgreen neighbourhood

  28-09-2019 20:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man was transported to hospital after he allegedly jumped from the third floor of an apartment building that was on fire. Read More
  
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• 2 people in custody following overnight homicide: Saskatoon police

  28-09-2019 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police are investigating the city's 14th homicide of 2019 following an overnight altercation that resulted in a man's death.
  
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• Two men charged in connection to Saskatoon’s 14th homicide of 2019 - CTV News

  28-09-2019 18:55 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Two men charged in connection to Saskatoon’s 14th homicide of 2019  CTV News
  
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• Two men charged in connection to Saskatoon’s 14th homicide of 2019

  28-09-2019 18:55
  Police are investigating after a 27-year-old man was killed early on Saturday morning, according to police.
  
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• Police investigating after man killed in Saskatoon’s 14th homicide of 2019

  28-09-2019 18:55
  Police are investigating after a 27-year-old man was killed early on Saturday morning, according to police.
  
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• Police investigating city's 14th homicide of 2019 after man dies following altercation in parking lot

  28-09-2019 18:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police are investigating the city's 14th homicide of 2019, after a 27-year-old man died in hospital following an altercation in a parking lot on Northumberland Avenue. Read More
  
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• We can't 'drink oil' Indigenous water activist tells UN

  28-09-2019 17:58
  Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier addressed hundreds of international guests at UN headquarters in Manhattan Saturday.
  
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• Canadian Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier speaks at UN sustainability forum

  28-09-2019 17:58
  Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier addressed hundreds of international guests at UN headquarters in Manhattan Saturday.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating 14th homicide of 2019

  28-09-2019 17:50 via cbc.ca
  At roughly 2:18 a.m. police were called to a parking lot in the 900 block of Northumberland Avenue, according to a police news release.
  
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• 'I knew he was going to die': Saskatoon police investigating 14th homicide of 2019

  28-09-2019 17:50 via cbc.ca
  Police are investigating a homicide after being called to a parking lot in the 900 block of Northumberland Avenue early Saturday morning.
  
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• Scheer proposes new transnational energy ‘corridor'

  28-09-2019 17:46
  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer made a stop in Edmonton on Saturday to announce a new “corridor” that would move energy and resources across Canada.
  
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• Scheer proposes new transnational energy ‘corridor’

  28-09-2019 17:46
  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer made a stop in Edmonton on Saturday to announce a new “corridor” that would move energy and resources across Canada.
  
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• 27 Year Old Male Injured - Homicide Investigation

  28-09-2019 17:27 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police and Medavie Services were called to the 900 block of Northumberland Avenue this morning at approximately 2:18 am.  Reports of a  number of people were in the parking lot, an altercation had broke out and a 27 year old male had been injured.  He was transported to hospital but succumbed to his injuries.  The victim's death is being ruled a homicide.Investigators with Major Crimes, Forensic Identification, and other supporting investigative
  
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• Man jumps from 3rd-storey balcony to escape Saskatoon apartment fire - CBC.ca

  28-09-2019 17:08 via cbc.ca
  Man jumps from 3rd-storey balcony to escape Saskatoon apartment fire  CBC.ca
  
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• Man jumps from 3rd-storey balcony to escape Saskatoon apartment fire

  28-09-2019 17:08 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Fire Department reported that the man who jumped from the apartment block was transported by Medavie Health Services West with undetermined injuries.
  
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• Saskatoon only appears to have lost 6,000 people in a year - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-09-2019 17:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon only appears to have lost 6,000 people in a year  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon Blades move ahead without Kirby Dach, for now - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-09-2019 17:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Blades move ahead without Kirby Dach, for now  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon agent selling 23,800-acre farm in Manitoba - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-09-2019 17:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon agent selling 23,800-acre farm in Manitoba  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Uranium core transport first stage of reactor decommissioning

  28-09-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The operation was conducted in near-total secrecy. Read More
  
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• SJHL's Humboldt Broncos undergo youth movement

  28-09-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Humboldt Broncos are going young. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon only appears to have lost 6,000 people in a year

  28-09-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a deep breath, Saskatoon. You're still growing, despite what the City of Saskatoon's population estimates might suggest. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Hilltops looking sharp, and on a roll in the Prairie Football Conference

  28-09-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  So timely. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Blades move ahead without Kirby Dach, for now

  28-09-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Kirby Dach hopped on a plane Friday for Europe with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon agent selling 23,800-acre farm in Manitoba

  28-09-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon real estate agent is selling what he believes is the largest chunk of Canada on the market. Read More
  
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• New Faces New Places: A shop that supplies fun and nostalgia

  28-09-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Everyone is nostalgic for something, and at Novelty Supply Co. they are ready to help you embrace the feeling and find the perfect item to reignite those sentimental memories. Read More
  
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• Brady bi-level has broad appeal as Saskatoon Parade of Homes wraps record year

  28-09-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The numbers have been tallied, and for a fourth consecutive year, the 2019 Parade of Homes has achieved a new attendance record with more than 23,000 people coming out during the six-week event to visit the 32 featured show homes, according to Jennifer Lamontagne, the director of business development with the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association (SRHBA). Read More
  
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• Book Reviews: Sharon Butala and Don Dickenson

  28-09-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here are two works of fiction by a couple of Saskatchewan ex-pats: Season of Fury and Wonder, a collection of short stories by Sharon Butala, and Rag & Bone Man, a novel by Don Dickinson (both Coteau Books, $24.95). Read More
  
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• Snow piling up in Calgary and southern Alberta as weekend storm kicks in

  28-09-2019 16:57
  Snowfall is already creating slippery conditions throughout southern Alberta on Saturday as heavier snow arrives in Calgary.
  
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• If the U.S. loses its measles elimination status, could Canada be next?

  28-09-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The U.S. could lose its measles elimination status for the first time in almost 20 years this week, and experts say declining vaccination rates and the threat of outbreaks may put Canada at similar risk in the future.
  
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• Man from Afghanistan buys land in Kandahar, Sask., for family as little piece of home

  28-09-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Finding a little piece of home was always the goal for Abdul Bari Jamal, who moved to Toronto from Kandahar, Afghanistan. It turns out, he didn’t need to return to Afghanistan to do so.
  
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• Letters to the editor Sept. 28

  28-09-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Mitigate trade war losses for grain farmers Read More
  
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• Cuthand: Focus on main issues in election campaign

  28-09-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Once when I was working on a project, a story came on the news about a hate mongering writer under fire for comments he made about Jews. His diatribe was the all-too-common tripe about a worldwide Jewish conspiracy and so on. At the time, I was working with a Jew who was also a good friend. I asked him what he thought about the comments and he was unfazed. Read More
  
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• Roughrider kicker Brett Lauther waited almost 5 years for another chance

  28-09-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Brett Lauther refused to call it quits when times were tough and Roughriders fans owe him for it.
  
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• 'A quiet confidence': Photographers snapping more photos of 'majestic' bald eagles

  28-09-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Take a drive through Saskatchewan's countryside and you might just catch a glimpse of the familiar features of a bald eagle.
  
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• Worried about climate change? You've got a tough decision to make

  28-09-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Climate change is shaping up to be a key issue in the current federal election campaign - maybe even the one that decides who wins all the marbles next month. But that doesn't make the choice facing concerned Canadians any easier.
  
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• Blades drop high-scoring affair to Kootenay

  28-09-2019 09:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Blades scored four first-period goals, but couldn't hold that lead Friday night at SaskTel Centre Read More
  
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• Scheer speaks to cheering crowd during brief stop in Saskatoon - News Talk 650 CKOM

  28-09-2019 09:00 via ckom.com
  Scheer speaks to cheering crowd during brief stop in Saskatoon  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, September 27, 2019

  28-09-2019 07:31 via globalnews.ca
  Carson Focht tied the game in the third period, then scored the winner 1:26 into overtime as the Calgary Hitmen beat the Edmonton Oil Kings 4-3 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Football Huskies topple unbeaten Dinos on a cold night at Griffiths

  28-09-2019 07:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Calgary Dinos took a tumble Friday night at Griffiths Stadium. Read More
  
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• U of S Huskies drop men's hockey season-opener to Mount Royal

  28-09-2019 06:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies were nearly unbeatable last season at Merlis Belsher Place, but there were plenty of cracks in that home ice Friday night. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon city hall's relationship with SUMA under 'strain' - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-09-2019 05:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city hall's relationship with SUMA under 'strain'  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon city hall's relationship with SUMA under 'strain'

  28-09-2019 05:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  After more than a century, the relationship between the City of Saskatoon and the organization that represents Saskatchewan municipalities is "showing signs of strain," a new city report says. Read More
  
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• Chronic illness, addiction, mental health all focus in medical outreach initiative

  28-09-2019 03:40 via cbc.ca
  An organization that works with Indigenous communities and groups around Saskatchewan is looking to introduce a new care model. 
  
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