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• U of S research could make greenhouses in the far north a possibility

  20-01-2020 23:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Imagine having sustainable, cost-efficient greenhouses in the far north growing fruits and vegetables. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are trying to make this a reality.
  
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• Skipp Anderson re-trial adjourned after 'in camera' hearing

  20-01-2020 23:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  No witnesses were called on the first day of the retrial for Skipp Edward Anderson, a former Saskatoon nightclub owner charged with sexual assault. Read More
  
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• Man charged following after woman reports inappropriate touching

  20-01-2020 23:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 32-year-old man is charged with sexual assault for allegedly touching a woman inappropriately at a Saskatoon business. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon pro-life group vows to try again after council rejection - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  20-01-2020 23:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon pro-life group vows to try again after council rejection  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon pro-life group vows to try again after council rejection

  20-01-2020 23:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Carole Tokaruk thinks her right to free speech was denied by Saskatoon city council and she plans to keep trying to get Respect for Life week proclaimed. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Sexual Health laptop containing 156 patients' information stolen in November 2018

  20-01-2020 23:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A laptop stolen from Saskatoon Sexual Health in late 2018 contained information about 156 clients, a recent report from the province's information and privacy commissioner found. Read More
  
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• Woman arrested, last suspect still at large in Sheena Billette killing

  20-01-2020 23:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  RCMP have arrested one of two people who were still at large and considered suspects in the death of a 28-year-old mother of four whose body was found near La Ronge. Read More
  
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• Addressing child poverty in Saskatoon

  20-01-2020 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The poverty rate for children in Saskatchewan is at an all-time high and local organizations such as the Saskatoon Food Bank are looking to help change that. Ciara Yaschuk reports.
  
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• Saints and Sinners 2020: ’90s Canadian rock bands unite for cross-country tour

  20-01-2020 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  This summer, Big Wreck, Headstones, Moist and The Tea Party will hit the road together for a 17-date coast-to-coast Canadian tour.
  
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• Retrial for former nightclub owner Skipp Anderson to begin Tuesday

  20-01-2020 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Skipp Anderson was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a man in July 2016, but Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal overturned the decision.
  
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• Re-trial for former nightclub owner Skipp Anderson to begin Tuesday

  20-01-2020 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Skipp Anderson was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a man in July 2016, but Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal overturned the decision.
  
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• Woman who says she was raped at 15 on way to Sask. residential school denied settlement for 4th time

  20-01-2020 22:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Last week, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled her claim falls outside the scope of the agreement, because the woman was not yet enrolled at residential school at the time of the alleged sexual assault, and because the accused was not an employee of the school.
  
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• Break-in at Saskatoon Sexual Health leads to theft of laptop with client records: report

  20-01-2020 22:19
  
  Saskatoon Sexual Health increased security at its offices after a break-in in which two laptops were stolen – including one with personal client information.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Jan. 20

  20-01-2020 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan on Monday, Jan. 20.
  
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• Unifor sets up new blockades at Co-op refinery in Regina

  20-01-2020 21:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Jerry Dias, Unifor national president, said that the blockades were set up by members of other Unifor locals and that the action therefore does not violate a court injunction barring members of Unifor 594 — which represents workers at the refinery — from blocking access to the facility.
  
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• Unifor president Jerry Dias taken into police custody at Regina's Co-op Refinery

  20-01-2020 21:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Jerry Dias, Unifor national president, has been taken into police custody while on the picket lines at the Co-op Refinery in Regina.
  
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• Unifor president Jerry Dias arrested at Regina's Co-op Refinery

  20-01-2020 21:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Unifor national president Jerry Dias was arrested along with six other members of the union on Monday afternoon amid rising tensions in a dispute with the Co-op Refinery in Regina. 
  
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• Tow trucks removing Unifor vehicle blockades at Co-op Refinery

  20-01-2020 21:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Jerry Dias, Unifor national president, said that the blockades were set up by members of other Unifor locals and that the action therefore does not violate a court injunction barring members of Unifor 594 — which represents workers at the refinery — from blocking access to the facility.
  
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• Saskatoon man sent to prison for using cigarettes and pornography to groom 10-year-old for sexual acts

  20-01-2020 21:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Colin Woolsey is going to prison for three-and-a-half-years after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl between 2006 and 2007.
  
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• Regina boy’s wish granted, meets the San Francisco 49ers

  20-01-2020 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Boston Schaan, 13, of Regina had his dream come true on Saturday when he met the San Francisco 49ers.
  
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• In pictures: The most expensive real estate listings in Saskatoon - CTV News

  20-01-2020 20:34 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  In pictures: The most expensive real estate listings in Saskatoon  CTV News
  
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• Skier, snowboarder killed at Fernie Alpine Resort and Whitewater Ski Resort

  20-01-2020 20:33
  
  One death happened at Fernie Alpine Resort and the other was at Whitewater Ski Resort, near Nelson, B.C.
  
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• Solution to Alberta's liquor store theft 'epidemic'? Scan IDs at the door, company says

  20-01-2020 20:09
  
  The ID verification system has customers scan identification like a driver's licence to gain entry to the store.
  
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• Reconciliation can't happen without reclamation of land, argues Max FineDay

  20-01-2020 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  What does reconciliation mean to Max FineDay, a young Indigenous leader? It means freedom, prosperity and giving back land to Indigenous people. It is the way forward for young people to have meaningful and prosperous lives, he says in his Vancouver Island University's Indigenous Speaker Series lecture.
  
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• Skipp Anderson sexual assault retrial: Same case, new lawyers, no jury

  20-01-2020 19:28 via cbc.ca
  
  After some in-camera pre-trial matters on Monday, the first witnesses in Anderson's new trial are expected to appear Tuesday.
  
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• 'It’s a huge threat': U of S researchers testing vaccines and antivirals for African Swine Fever

  20-01-2020 19:25
  
  Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to test vaccines and antivirals for African Swine Fever.
  
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• In pictures: The most expensive real estate listings in Saskatoon

  20-01-2020 19:07
  
  While the CMHC predicts home prices in Saskatoon will sit somewhere between $275,100 and $283,900 in 2020, there are still plenty of intriguing possibilities for those with deeper pockets.
  
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• Sask. has lowest debt in Canada: Fraser Institute study

  20-01-2020 19:06
  
  A new study finds Saskatchewan has the lowest amount of debt, measured to GDP, in the country.
  
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• Unifor says no trucks are coming or going from Co-op Refinery despite court order

  20-01-2020 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Unifor says the national chapter is officially taking over the Co-op Refinery blockade. The union says they are a separate legal entity from Local 594, so the injunction does not apply.
  
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• Unifor president arrested during blockade of Regina’s Co-op Refinery

  20-01-2020 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Unifor says the national chapter is officially taking over the Co-op Refinery blockade. The union says they are a separate legal entity from Local 594, so the injunction does not apply.
  
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• Tank: Slow approach chosen for lowering Saskatoon speed limits

  20-01-2020 18:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A decade ago, a plan was unveiled to shutter the Mendel Art Gallery and establish a new facility at River Landing. Read More
  
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• RCMP arrest woman wanted in connection with Sheena Billette homicide in La Ronge

  20-01-2020 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP say they arrested Kandi Ratt, wanted in connection with the homicide of Sheena Billette, at the resort community of Christopher Lake this weekend.
  
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• 4th arrest made in northern Saskatchewan homicide

  20-01-2020 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kandi Rose Ratt, 27, was wanted by Saskatchewan RCMP for accessory after the fact to murder in the death of Sheena Billette.
  
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• Man, 32, charged with touching woman at Saskatoon business

  20-01-2020 18:04
  
  A 32-year-old man is facing a charge of sexual assault following a report of inappropriate touching at a Saskatoon business on Friday.
  
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• Suspect in death of La Ronge woman arrested

  20-01-2020 17:58
  
  One of the suspects in the homicide of Sheena Billette has been arrested.
  
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• Saskatoon police use Taser on domestic assault suspect

  20-01-2020 17:53
  
  A 32-year-old man is facing charges following a report of a domestic disturbance over the weekend.
  
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• Sexual Assault - 3300 block 8th Street East

  20-01-2020 17:50 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 32 year old man is facing a charge of sexual assault following a report of inappropriate touching at a Saskatoon business on January 17, 2020.Police were called to the business in the 3300 block of 8th Street East at approximately 12:45 p.m.  Officers located a woman who said that she had been touched inappropriately by unknown male.  A male was located nearby matching the suspect's description and arrested.  He is now facing a charge of sexual assault and one count of breach of
  
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• Laptop stolen from Saskatoon Sexual Health in 2018 had private health info of 156 clients

  20-01-2020 17:26 via cbc.ca
  
  A laptop housing personal health information of 156 clients was stolen from Saskatoon Sexual Health (SSH) in 2018, according to a report from the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner released last week.
  
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• Domestic Assault/CEW Deployment - 1300 block Avenue B North

  20-01-2020 17:14 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 32 year old man is facing charges following a report of a domestic disturbance over the weekend.Police were called to a home in the 1300 block of Avenue B North at approximately 4:00 a.m., January 19, 2020.  Upon arrival they located a woman who was suffering from a non life threatening injury.  When they attempted to bring the male suspect into custody he became aggressive and caused damage to a wall in the home.  Officers deployed a CEW twice before being able to arrest t
  
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• Letter of the Day: Capitol Theatre battle remembered

  20-01-2020 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Sask hotel association to offer training to prevent human trafficking

  20-01-2020 16:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan hotel owners want to do their part to prevent human trafficking, says the head of their association.
  
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• Food preservation NASA style

  20-01-2020 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jessica and Dean Sopher from Arkopia farm and freeze dry join us to discuss food preservation through dry-freezing, to keep food nutritious and fresh for years.
  
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• What's in a name? Harry and Meghan lose royal titles but keep other honorifics

  20-01-2020 16:02
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex can no longer use their 'royal highness' titles, but all other honorifics bestowed on them by the Queen remain in service.
  
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• Kelsey and Olita Elia’s tips for winter camping

  20-01-2020 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Getting in touch with nature in the winter can be tough, but we have tips for anyone looking to spend some time outdoors and brave the cold camping during the winter months.
  
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• The 2020 Jim Pattison foundation champion child, Torrie Schaffer

  20-01-2020 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Torrie Schaffer from Balcarres, is the 2020 Saskatchewan ambassador of the champions program.
  
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• The 2020 Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation champion child, Torrie Schaffer

  20-01-2020 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Torrie Schaffer from Balcarres is the 2020 Saskatchewan ambassador of the champions program.
  
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• 'It's not inevitable': Urbanization contributing to disenfranchisement of rural residents, says U of S prof

  20-01-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Creeping urbanization throughout Canada could lead to the creation of city-states within a decade if current trends keep up, according to one Saskatchewan academic.
  
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• Australian wildlife fundraiser brings Saskatoon community together

  20-01-2020 14:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Owners and their exotic pets attended a fundraiser on Sunday for animals in Australia affected by the bush fires.
  
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• One more cold morning before things warm up: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  20-01-2020 14:11
  
  The bitter cold stretch is almost over!
  
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• Climate refugees cannot be sent back home, UN rules in landmark decision

  20-01-2020 13:26
  
  Refugees fleeing the effects of the climate crisis cannot be forced to return home by their adoptive countries, a United Nations panel has ruled, in a landmark decision that could open the door to a flood of legal claims by displaced people around the world.
  
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