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• Impaired Driving/Evade Police - 3400 block Fairlight Dr.

  09-12-2019 23:52 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police arrested a man following a report of a domestic dispute.At approximately 4:40 p.m., December 7, 2019, Patrol officers were dispatched to a domestic dispute in the 3400 block of Fairlight Drive. On their way to the call, Police observed the suspect fleeing in a black Dodge Ram. When officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the suspect began driving erratically to evade Police. The Air Support Unit (ASU), observed the suspect abandon the vehicle and attempt to hide in a
  
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• Sask. Progressive Conservatives question Regina bypass spending

  09-12-2019 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is questioning why the province spent nearly $2 billion on the recently opened Regina bypass while commuters in Prince Albert only have one, busy crossing over the North Saskatchewan River.
  
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• Evade Police/Dangerous Driving - 3700 block Idylwyld Dr. N

  09-12-2019 23:03 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man was arrested over the weekend following a report of a suspicious vehicle.At approximately 4:30 a.m., December 7, 2019, Patrol officers were dispatched to a car dealership in the 3700 block of Idylwyld Drive North. Officers with the Air Support Unit (ASU), quickly located the reported suspicious vehicle, a Ford Bronco, being driven in a dangerous manner. The suspect vehicle was observed travelling south on Idylwyld Drive in the northbound lanes of traffic at a high rate of speed. ASU dire
  
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• 'How many more lives put at risk?' asks Sask. MP following train derailment

  09-12-2019 23:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A train derailment in east-central Saskatchewan could have rivalled one of the deadliest rail incidents in Canadian history and illustrates the need for more oil pipelines, says a Saskatchewan MP. Read More
  
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• Additional Pictures - Missing Person

  09-12-2019 22:29 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Please find additional photos of missing person Kain Ferland.  (Occurrence Number: 19-129592)
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Dec. 9

  09-12-2019 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with meteorologist Peter Quinlan on Monday, Dec. 9.
  
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• 'Whoever it is, thank you': Saskatoon family grateful after stranger pays for sick boy's medicine

  09-12-2019 22:25
  
  Tanner Wilson has beaten the odds, living longer than doctors expected.
  
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• Saskatoon students thank troops for their service over holidays

  09-12-2019 22:09
  
  Members of the Canadian Armed Forces serving overseas this Christmas will be getting a surprise in the next couple weeks thanks to some Saskatoon students.
  
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• Wood Mountain Lakota reaches $50M land claims settlement with feds

  09-12-2019 21:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Wood Mountain Lakota First Nation says its century-long land dispute with the federal government has ended with a tentative $50-million settlement. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan First Nation and Ottawa pitch $50M land settlement

  09-12-2019 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wood Mountain Lakota Nation said the settlement proposes Canada pay $50 million for the loss of the use of lands.
  
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• 'I thought there was a storm moving in': Smoke, fire halt traffic but no waterways believed affected by train derailment

  09-12-2019 20:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  No local waterways are believed to have been affected, according to Canadian Pacific Railway, after a train carrying crude derailed and lit on fire in east-central Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Food Bank sets ‘big’ holiday season goals

  09-12-2019 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Food Bank is raising $500,000 to support programs and services it provides in the city.
  
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• City faces $100,000 in legal fees for $1M fraud recovery

  09-12-2019 19:46
  
  The Governance and Priorities Committee is slated to discuss Monday afternoon a report on the $1.04-million fraud scheme earlier this year.
  
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• Smoke from the CP train derailment in Saskatchewan

  09-12-2019 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smoke can be seen coming from the site of a CP train derailment in Saskatchewan over 10 hours after the incident near Guernsey.
  
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• Sask. First Nation reaches tentative settlement in century-long land dispute

  09-12-2019 19:30
  
  A Saskatchewan First Nation has come to a tentative settlement in a 100-year-old dispute regarding reserve size.
  
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• 2,466 rounds of ammo, $13,000 cash seized in drug bust, police say

  09-12-2019 19:21
  
  Two men are facing charges following a cocaine trafficking investigation last week.
  
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• 1kg meth seized from Stonebridge apartment in drug bust, police say

  09-12-2019 19:13
  
  Police seized just over a kilogram of meth, as well as other drugs, from a Stonebridge home on the weekend.
  
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• Ammunition, $13K in cash seized in Saskatoon cocaine trafficking bust

  09-12-2019 18:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Two men, aged 25 and 30, have been arrested and are facing charges following a Saskatoon police investigation into alleged cocaine trafficking in the city.
  
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• Kilo of meth, fentanyl powder seized in Saskatoon drug bust

  09-12-2019 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police said they seized meth, fentanyl powder, cocaine and crack cocaine during a search of an apartment on Wellman Crescent.
  
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• Tennis sisters climb the ranks in Saskatchewan

  09-12-2019 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan sisters Anya, 17, and Teah Chavez, 13, are both ranked first in the province — U18 and U14, respectively.
  
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• Arrests - Drug Trafficking Investigation - 100 Block Wellman Crescent

  09-12-2019 18:21 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit has laid drug trafficking charges against five people following an investigation and the execution of a search warrant over the weekend.On December 7, 2019, a male was arrested in a parking lot in the 3000 block of Clarence Avenue after Police witnessed activity consistent with drug trafficking. The man attempted to flee from Police but was taken into custody without further incident. As a result of the vehicle stop, a search warrant was executed at an apar
  
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• Arrests - Cocaine Trafficking Investigation - 300 Block Herold Road

  09-12-2019 17:34 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two men are facing charges following a cocaine trafficking investigation by the Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit on Thursday evening.The two men were arrested on December 5, 2019, after Police witnessed activity consistent with illegal drug transactions. As a result of the arrests and investigation, two search warrants were simultaneously executed by the Tactical Support Unit at two different suites in an apartment building in the 300 block of Herold Road.Investigators seized a total of 1180 g
  
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• Photos: Best of 2019 by StarPhoenix photographer Owen Woytowich

  09-12-2019 17:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon StarPhoenix photographer Liam Richards picks his best photos from 2019 ... Read More
  
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• CP Rail train hauling crude derails east of Saskatoon

  09-12-2019 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway said a train hauling crude oil derailed west of Guernsey, Sask., early Monday morning.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Youth need suicide prevention now

  09-12-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In the last several weeks, the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation has experienced what no community should, mourning the lives lost of their young people and fearing who might be next. Read More
  
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• Co-op Refinery using helicopters to transport staff, supplies into Regina plant

  09-12-2019 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Co-op Refinery Complex claims Unifor members are disrupting the operation, forcing them to transport staff and supplies into the plant by helicopter.
  
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• Pinehouse inquiry report expected by year's end

  09-12-2019 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A final report on the inquiry into the Northern Village of Pinehouse is expected to be delivered to the province before the end of the year, the Ministry of Government Relations says. Read More
  
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• Busy time of year for Saskatoon Food Bank

  09-12-2019 15:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lori O’Connor from the Saskatoon Food Bank says there are a number of different ways people can support the organization during the holiday season.
  
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• Injured Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki wonders why Canada won't fund spinal surgery

  09-12-2019 15:07 via cbc.ca
  
  A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery.
  
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• Co-op Refinery transporting staff via helicopter as job action continues

  09-12-2019 15:01
  
  The Co-op Refinery says it is using helicopters to transport staff into the Regina facility as job action continues.
  
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• SCAT Saskatoon back with Men with Cats calendar

  09-12-2019 14:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  SCAT Street Cat Rescue explains how the organization will benefit with funds from the Men with Cats calendar, one of its biggest fundraisers.
  
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• Heavy smoke from train derailment stops Highway 16 traffic

  09-12-2019 14:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Police are advising motorists to avoid Highway 16 Monday morning as emergency services deal with a nearby train derailment. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon morning weather outlook December 9

  09-12-2019 14:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cold start to week — Chris Carr with the details in your Monday morning SkyTracker weather forecast for Saskatoon and area.
  
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• ‘Kind of lacking’: Injured Bronco wonders why Canada won’t fund spinal surgery

  09-12-2019 14:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ryan Straschnitzki says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery.
  
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• Western frustration fuels Wexit separatist movement

  09-12-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Years of recession and frustration with federal government policies are fuelling western Canadian separatist sentiments. The Wexit group is pushing for independence from Canada.
  
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• Sense of community a driver for Christmas light display

  09-12-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  When the time comes to set up the nearly 12,000 Christmas lights decorating the corner lot of Jan Crescent, Shelley and Tyler Billay call on a small army of friends to help. Read More
  
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• Equalization sparks western anger; 1 economist says that anger is a political tool

  09-12-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Big-E and Small-E equalization are both worthy of discussion, but one retired economics professor really wants Albertans and all Canadians to understand the differences first.
  
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• Cost of a fair deal: experts break down Alberta government panel’s mandate

  09-12-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  As an Alberta-government appointed panel investigates measures to give Alberta more autonomy in Confederation, experts weigh in on the pros and cons of the Fair Deal proposals.
  
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• Buffalo Project seeks ‘bold new vision,’ better deal for Western Canada

  09-12-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Frustrated federalists in Western Canada began organizing in 2018, around the time Brad Wall stepped down as premier of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Extreme cold warning continues for northern Saskatchewan

  09-12-2019 13:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada says wind chill values of -45 to -50 are expected across northern portions of Saskatchewan.
  
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• CP Rail train hauling crude oil derails east of Saskatoon

  09-12-2019 13:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway said a train hauling crude oil derailed west of Guernsey, Sask., early Monday morning.
  
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• Transportation Safety Board team sent out to train derailment near Lanigan, Sask. after crude oil catches fire

  09-12-2019 13:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A derailed CP train blocked traffic on the Yellowhead highway near Lanigan early Monday morning.
  
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• Hazmat teams sent out to train derailment near Lanigan, Sask. after crude oil catches fire

  09-12-2019 13:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A derailed CP train blocked traffic on the Yellowhead highway near Lanigan early Monday morning.
  
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• CP train derailment shuts down traffic on Highway 16 near Lanigan

  09-12-2019 13:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A derailed CP train blocked traffic on the Yellowhead highway near Lanigan early Monday morning.
  
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• 'All I could see was flames': Sask. crude oil train derailment fills sky with smoke, fire

  09-12-2019 13:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A derailed CP Rail train blocked traffic on the Yellowhead highway near Lanigan early Monday morning.
  
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• Tank: Chamber blasts Saskatoon budget despite business-friendly taxes

  09-12-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Certainly anyone who pays property taxes in Saskatoon has earned the right to complain about city hall's budget. Read More
  
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• Stakes high for Indigenous women still waiting for action after MMIWG inquiry

  09-12-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous women are at greater risk of violence, despite decades of reports aimed at addressing the structural forces underpinning that violence.
  
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• Sask. syphilis outbreak continues as doctors struggle to find patients

  09-12-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Six months since an outbreak was declared, syphilis continues to surge in Saskatchewan as doctors struggle to track down at-risk patients.  Read More
  
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• Letters to the editor Dec. 9

  09-12-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Why the West won't get in Read More
  
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• Collective Voice: My internet persona was nothing like me

  09-12-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Grade 9 students in the Collective Voice program at Aden Bowman Collegiate share their lives and opinions through columns. Selected columns run on Mondays in The Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Read More
  
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