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• U of S prof says remediation crews have to consider different factors in Sask. oil spill clean up

  16-12-2019 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crews continue to clean the oil spill from a train derailment near Guernsey last week. A University of Saskatchewan professor says a number of different items need to be considered if the area is to be restored to what it was before the fire.
  
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• Sask. sees biggest drop in revised carbon tax rebates

  16-12-2019 23:45
  
  The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirements.
  
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• Saskatoon man recognized for helping save slo-pitch teammates life

  16-12-2019 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dave Hume (left) performed life-saving CPR on 70 year-old John Wiebe (centre) in September after he went into cardiac arrest during a slo-pitch game.
  
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• Housing 'oversupply' tilts prairie market in favour of buyers

  16-12-2019 23:22
  
  Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show a climb in housing prices nationally while over the same period home prices in Saskatchewan and Alberta fell.
  
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• Boeing will halt production of its 737 Max airliner in January

  16-12-2019 23:20
  
  Boeing Co. said Monday that it will temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet starting in January as it struggles to get approval from regulators to put the plane back in the air.
  
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• Boeing to halt production of 737 Max airliner in January

  16-12-2019 23:20
  
  Boeing Co. said Monday that it will temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet starting in January as it struggles to get approval from regulators to put the plane back in the air.
  
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• Boeing gets FAA message, will halt Max production in January

  16-12-2019 23:20
  
  Boeing Co. said Monday that it will temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet starting in January as it struggles to get approval from regulators to put the plane back in the air.
  
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• 737 Max airliner production is halted for now, Boeing says

  16-12-2019 23:20
  
  Boeing Co. said Monday that it will temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet starting in January as it struggles to get approval from regulators to put the plane back in the air.
  
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• ‘I was burned:’ Men say they were denied service at Saskatchewan detox centre

  16-12-2019 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A mother-turned-advocate with the group Moms Stop the Harm is calling for more accountability after her son was turned away from the same facility in October 2017.
  
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• 'I was burned': Men say they were denied service at Moose Jaw detox centre

  16-12-2019 22:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  REGINA — Two Saskatchewan men say they were unfairly kicked out of a publicly funded detox centre where they were seeking help with their addictions. Read More
  
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• 'I'm happy to be here': Man thanks slow-pitch teammate who helped save his life during game

  16-12-2019 22:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  What was expected to be a special day for the Wiebes — their daughter was about to give birth to the couple's seventh grandchild — took a sudden turn when John Wiebe went into cardiac arrest and collapsed on the bench during a slow-pitch game at Umea Park in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• Two drivers charged with impaired driving in separate incidents at same scene

  16-12-2019 22:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police have charged two drivers with impaired driving after one was involved in a single-vehicle collision that seriously injured three people and the other later narrowly avoided the scene of the collision. Read More
  
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• Woman charged with unlawful confinement of 19-year-old woman

  16-12-2019 22:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police have charged a 39-year-old woman after another woman reported she was assaulted and prevented from leaving an apartment. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon ball player recognized for saving life of teammate

  16-12-2019 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon slo-pitch player is being recognized for actions on the ball field that had nothing to do with hits or pitches or catches.
  
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• Arrest - Evade Police/Possession of Methamphetamine

  16-12-2019 22:14 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 34 year old Saskatoon man is facing a number of charges following an evade police incident overnight.At approximately 3:00 a.m., December 16, 2019 Patrol officers spotted a dark coloured sedan being driven in an erratic manner.  As it reached Diefenbaker Drive and 22nd Street officers attempted a traffic stop, however the driver refused to stop and continued to drive erratically.  Members of the Air Support Unit were able to track the vehicle from overhead until it stopped on Lo
  
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• 2 facing drug charges after traffic stop near Maidstone, Sask.

  16-12-2019 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan RCMP roving traffic unit seized suspected cocaine after a vehicle was stopped near Maidstone, Sask., last week.
  
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• Sask. Highway Patrol officers to receive hard body armour for high-risk situations

  16-12-2019 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways is looking to purchase 60 sets of hard body armour to go into vests of provincial highway patrol officers.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Dec. 16

  16-12-2019 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan on Monday, Dec. 16.
  
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• 'It's going to be like Christmas': Saskatoon pot shop stoked for edibles

  16-12-2019 21:39
  
  Saskatoon residents looking forward to cannabis edibles are only about a day away from seeing them in stores.
  
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• Saskatoon man honoured for helping to save slow-pitch teammate’s life

  16-12-2019 21:18
  
  Quick thinking from a Saskatoon man helped save the life of a teammate on his slow pitch team who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during a game - and now he’s being recognized.
  
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• SPS Welcomes New Recruit Class

  16-12-2019 20:45 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Graduates of Recruit Training Class #79 have returned to the Saskatoon Police Service after completing 20 weeks of training at Saskatchewan Police College in Regina.  This group of new hires is comprised of people from all walks of life.  We have hired former school teachers, security guards, paramedics, corrections workers,  commerce graduates and people that have worked in the advertising and the oil Industries.During the past 20 weeks the recruits have learned about topics incl
  
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• Police say impaired driver nabbed trying to avoid barricades at crash caused by other impaired driver

  16-12-2019 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  A 26-year-old Saskatoon woman is facing impaired driving charges after getting arrested at the scene of a crash involving a different impaired driver.
  
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• Woman charged after Circle Drive crash injures three

  16-12-2019 20:02
  
  A 20-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a single-vehicle crash on Circle Drive Saturday night.
  
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• Saskatoon eyes $31M landfill expansion

  16-12-2019 20:01
  
  City Council is set to consider budgeting $31.1 million to build a one-stop recycling and waste facility at the landfill.
  
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• Saskatoon filmmakers ready to release first episode of sci-fi epic after years of hard work

  16-12-2019 19:31 via cbc.ca
  
  After two years of fundraising, filming and writing, Damien Bartlett is ready to show his creation to the world.
  
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• 'Reeks of prejudice': Body rub parlour owners defend industry, customers to city council

  16-12-2019 19:27
  
  Six delegations are scheduled to speak at Monday evening’s city council meeting on the zoning of body rub parlours, including three parlour owners.
  
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• Impaired driving charges laid in crash on Circle Drive in Saskatoon

  16-12-2019 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  A single-vehicle collision resulted in the closure of Circle Drive between 33rd Street and Airport Drive on Saturday night.
  
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• Sask. Health Authority must strengthen rules after 59 patients’ info lost, stolen: privacy commissioner

  16-12-2019 19:11
  
  Information on how to access a patient's home was included on at least one of the continuing care aide home visit schedules that were lost or stolen in Saskatoon and Regina, according to a report from the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner.
  
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• Update - Charges Laid - Collision - Circle Drive Near 33rd Street West

  16-12-2019 18:54 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 20 year old woman is facing three charges of impaired driving causing bodily harm following a single vehicle collision on December 14th, 2019. Four other people were occupants of the vehicle at the time of the collision, three of them suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and were transported to hospital by Medavie Health Services. (Court information # 991114964)As the Collision Analyst Unit was investigating another vehicle approached the scene at freeway speeds, d
  
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• Ottawa needs to improve fiscal stabilization for all provinces: Donna Harpauer

  16-12-2019 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan wants the $60 per capita limit on stabilization payments dropped and the qualifying threshold for non-resource revenues lowered.
  
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• Woman charged in Saskatoon after other woman assaulted and held against her will: police

  16-12-2019 18:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Police say the victim is a 19-year-old woman who told investigators that she had been assaulted by a woman who would then not let the victim leave the apartment.
  
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• Woman faces charges of assault, unlawful confinement

  16-12-2019 17:49
  
  A 39-year-old Saskatoon woman is facing charges following an incident involving assault with a weapon and unlawful confinement, Saskatoon police say.
  
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• One Arrested - Stabbing - 300 block Avenue D South

  16-12-2019 17:46 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 21 year old North Battleford woman is facing charges following a stabbing that occurred on the weekend.At approximately 9:00 p.m., December 13, 2019, Police were called to a residence in the 300 block of Avenue D South where a man was reported to be injured.   Upon arrival, officers located a 61 year old man suffering from stab wounds.  He was transported to hospital by Medavie Health Services for treatment.  The 21 year old suspect had fled the scene but was located n
  
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• One Arrested - Assault With a Weapon/Unlawful Confinement - 100 block 111th Street West

  16-12-2019 17:30 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 39 year old Saskatoon woman is facing charges following an assault with a weapon and unlawful confinement over the weekend.At approximately 6:15 p.m., December 15, 2019, Police received a report of an unknown problem at an apartment building in the 100 block of 111th Street West.  Upon arrival officers located a 19 year old woman suffering from injuries.  She reported having been assaulted inside an apartment and prevented from leaving.  The 39 year old was also located at the s
  
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• Letter of the Day: Indigenous student needs to see hope

  16-12-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  As a First Nation student, I see firsthand the low number of Indigenous students completing high school and moving forward to continue their education. The dropout rate among Aboriginal people in Canada is 43 per cent, while non-Aboriginal is at 15 per cent. This means that more than half of Aboriginal students don’t make it past high school. Read More
  
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• Grey skies dominate the day: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  16-12-2019 16:31
  
  There won’t be much sunshine across central sections of the province but that will actually serve to keep things warmer in Saskatoon.
  
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• Prairie Sun Brewery moves to new Saskatoon location

  16-12-2019 16:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ciara Yaschuk checks out Prairie Sun Brewery’s new location on Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon.
  
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• City hall update with Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark

  16-12-2019 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark with an update from city hall as councillors prepare to meet for a final time in 2019.
  
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• Indigenous-driven water governance approaches crucial: experts

  16-12-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  As work continues on combating water issues facing First Nations in Canada, researchers and organizations are increasingly looking at the role of Indigenous self-determination in terms of policy, research and governance. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Blades snap 4-game losing streak with win over Prince Albert Raiders

  16-12-2019 14:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Blades have won three of the four games played so far this season against the Prince Albert Raiders.
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline expansion approval 'unlawful,' First Nations argue as new court challenge begins

  16-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Several B.C. First Nations are squaring off against the federal government in the Federal Court of Appeal in Vancouver this week, arguing that it failed to conduct meaningful consultations with them about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and that the project should be cancelled.
  
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• Landlords say welfare change will lead to more evictions: survey

  16-12-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A survey of Saskatchewan landlords indicates the overwhelming majority think the government's new welfare model will increase rates of eviction and homelessness. Read More
  
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• First Nations in court this week arguing Trans Mountain pipeline expansion should be quashed — again

  16-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Several B.C. First Nations will be squaring off against the federal government in the Federal Court of Appeal in Vancouver this week, arguing that it failed to conduct meaningful consultations with them about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and that the project should be cancelled. 
  
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• Kush in the kitchen: What to know when cooking with cannabis

  16-12-2019 13:22
  
  Cannabis-infused eating and drinking will soon become more accessible than ever as edible products start to hit the shelves across the country in the new year.
  
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• Letters to the editor Dec. 16

  16-12-2019 13:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Tank: Spoiler alert! Saskatoon city hall pursues Ninth Street closure

  16-12-2019 13:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mayor Charlie Clark joked earlier this month that you could make a reality TV show out of the saga of Ninth Street East in the Nutana neighbourhood. Read More
  
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• Teen podcast camp empowers newcomers to tell stories with sound

  16-12-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Newcomers to Canada have unique perspectives and stories, and youth in Saskatoon are ready to share them.
  
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• Peiris: Pandering to succession out of step with majority

  16-12-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Premier Scott Moe’s recent musings about Saskatchewan creating its own tax collection agency and seeking control over immigration to the province make little sense as sound public policy. Read More
  
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• Five Things: What firefighters need to know before doing an under-ice dive

  16-12-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Last week brought frigid temperatures and stinging winds that were even more cutting on the frozen surface of Blackstrap Lake. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Saskatoon housing market remarkably stable

  16-12-2019 12:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If you’re following the Saskatoon housing market — perhaps you’re thinking of selling or buying, or just interested in real estate — you might be asking yourself, what the heck is going on? Read More
  
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