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• Saskatoon woman wants bylaw to protect walkers from extension cords across sidewalks - CBC.ca

  02-03-2020 23:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon woman wants bylaw to protect walkers from extension cords across sidewalks  CBC.ca
  
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• Trudeau says mining sector has a role to play in fighting climate change

  02-03-2020 23:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the federal government will extend the business tax deduction for zero-emission vehicles and equipment to cover mining operations, as he argued that the sector will have an important role to play in the fight against climate change.
  
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• Saved by seatbelts: Mother shares survival story as SGI urges public to buckle up

  02-03-2020 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH: Milissa Gavel and her then three-month-old son survived a highway rollover in December 2005. Now, they’re speaking out on the importance of proper seatbelt and child seat use.
  
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• Lumsden man hopes rule changes can improve hunting accessibility in Saskatchewan

  02-03-2020 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  A local hunter has Saskatchewan legislation in his crosshairs as the spring session gets underway.
  
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• Police will consider 'next steps' if council votes to axe school zone

  02-03-2020 23:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police are not saying if they will continue to enforce the 30 km/h speed limit in a north end school zone if city council endorses a recommendation to remove it and the signs are not taken down immediately. Read More
  
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• Team Saskatchewan wins back-to-back games, moves to 3-1 at Tim Hortons Brier

  02-03-2020 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  With a win 6-2 over Team Northwest Territories, Team Saskatchewan moves to 3-1 at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier.
  
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• Police won't enforce school zone if council votes to remove it

  02-03-2020 23:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Even if the signs are not taken down immediately, Saskatoon police are not expected to enforce the 30 km/h speed limit in a north end school zone if city council endorses a recommendation to remove it. Read More
  
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• Co-op CEO rebukes Unifor protests as special mediation resumes - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-03-2020 23:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Co-op CEO rebukes Unifor protests as special mediation resumes  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatchewan Huskies win 5th Canada West title in five years: ‘This was our goal’

  02-03-2020 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team head into nationals on a winning note after claiming 11th conference title in the teams history.
  
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• Co-op CEO rebukes Unifor protests as special mediation resumes

  02-03-2020 23:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Federated Co-operatives Ltd. CEO Scott Banda rebuked Unifor's actions in the ongoing Regina refinery lockout at the company's annual general meeting, even as the two parties head back to special mediation in an effort to resolve the months-long labour dispute. Read More
  
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• 'If I let go he could bleed to death': Saskatoon woman tried to save man after he was shot - CTV News

  02-03-2020 23:07 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'If I let go he could bleed to death': Saskatoon woman tried to save man after he was shot  CTV News
  
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• 'If I let go he could bleed to death': Saskatoon woman tried to save man after he was shot

  02-03-2020 23:07
  
  A Saskatoon woman who says she tried to save a 42-year-old man who was fatally shot believes if responding officers allowed her to continue providing first aid, he may still be alive.
  
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• Man charged after police seize weapons from Sask. home

  02-03-2020 23:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  RCMP have charged a 30-year-old man with a series of weapons offences after searching a home in Creighton, Sask. over the weekend. Read More
  
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• Speeding Highway 16 driver in western Saskatchewan facing drug, weapons charges: RCMP

  02-03-2020 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said they seized crack cocaine and a loaded pistol after pulling over a vehicle going 176 km/h on Highway 16.
  
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• "I don't know how to love": Sisters search for answers 51 years after their family's murder

  02-03-2020 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Feeling forgotten: Sisters failed by the system search for answers 51 years after family’s murder
  
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• 'I don't know how to love': Sisters search for answers 51 years after their family's axe murder

  02-03-2020 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Connie Woods and Cynthia Laliberte were children when most of their family were murdered in their home. They say they never received the government or community support they would have needed. Now, they're asking why not?
  
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• Manitoba, Saskatchewan consumers more likely to take financial risks: survey

  02-03-2020 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Manitobans and Saskatchewanians are more likely than other Canadians to make risky money moves, according to a new survey looking into Canadian’s thoughts on their financial stability.
  
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• Mother, son open up about the importance of buckling up

  02-03-2020 22:01
  
  Milissa Gavel and her son Kai were involved in a rollover in 2005, and say if it wasn’t for their seats belts and the car seat, they wouldn’t be here.
  
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• Mild and messy in Saskatchewan for first week of March

  02-03-2020 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  It will be a mild and messy first week of March in Saskatchewan, but it will cool down for the weekend. Peter Quinlan with the details in your Feb. 28 SkyTracker weather outlook.
  
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• 'It was like a candle going out': Saskatoon curler remembers Sandra Schmirler

  02-03-2020 21:19
  
  Longtime curler Diane Cohoon remembers both how humble Sandra Schmirler was - and how she dominated the rink.
  
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• Saskatoon man facing armed robbery, assault charges - CBC.ca

  02-03-2020 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man facing armed robbery, assault charges

  02-03-2020 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  A 25-year-old man is facing charges in connection to a series of violent crimes.
  
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• Semi truck hits pedestrian on highway near Lashburn

  02-03-2020 20:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 35-year-old woman was reported in critical condition Monday after being hit by a semi truck Sunday evening. Read More
  
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• Two Arrested - Firearms/Drugs Seized - 300 block Michener Court

  02-03-2020 20:39 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 20 year old man and a 19 year old woman are facing 30 charges following an investigation by members of the Guns and Gangs Unit.  Following an investigation last week Officers believed that the two may be trafficking in drugs and in possession of firearms.  At approximately 8:30 p.m., a high-risk traffic stop was conducted by Tactical Support trained Patrol members.  They stopped a vehicle in the 100 block of Betts Avenue and arrested the male and female.  A search
  
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• Man charged in downtown Saskatoon axe attack - CTV News

  02-03-2020 20:36 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Man charged in downtown Saskatoon axe attack  CTV News
  
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• Man charged in downtown Saskatoon axe attack

  02-03-2020 20:36
  
  A 46-year-old man is facing charges after an assault at 20th Street and Second Avenue on Friday, police say.
  
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• 27 people tested for COVID-19 in Sask., all results negative

  02-03-2020 20:35
  
  Twenty-seven people have been tested for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, but all have come back negative, according to the Ministry of Health.
  
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• Roughriders get $3M grant from tourism board for Grey Cup Festival

  02-03-2020 20:19 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders are getting a $3-million grant from Tourism Saskatchewan for the upcoming Grey Cup celebrations in November.
  
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• Police seize detonator cords, guns, homemade silencer from Sask. home

  02-03-2020 20:18
  
  A 30-year-old man faces multiple weapons charges after Prince Albert Police and Creighton RCMP executed a search warrant at a home in the community on Feb. 28.
  
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• CHEP opens community markets in Mayfair during Safeway renos

  02-03-2020 20:05
  
  CHEP Good Food is opening two new community markets in the Mayfair neighbourhood in the wake of Safeway’s temporary closure in the area.
  
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• Woman in critical condition after pedestrian collision involving semi by Lashburn, Sask.

  02-03-2020 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  A semi-truck struck two vehicles, including a driver who was standing on the roadway on Saturday, Maidstone RCMP said.
  
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• Saskatoon woman wants bylaw to protect walkers from extension cords across sidewalks

  02-03-2020 19:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Marcia Provensano is asking city hall to require people to mark their extension cords as a warning to pedestrians who might be walking past.
  
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• Man charged after stabbing, armed robbery

  02-03-2020 19:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Police have charged a 25-year-old man in connection with a stabbing that seriously injured a 44-year-old man on Friday. Read More
  
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• Assault with a Weapon - 300 block 2nd Avenue South

  02-03-2020 19:37 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 46 year old man is facing charges following an assault with a weapon at 20th Street and 2nd Avenue on Friday.At approximately 12:45 p.m., February 28, 2020 Police were called to an incident involving a weapon at that location.  Several people reported walking in the area when they were approached by an unknown male armed with an axe or hatchet.  He began swinging the weapon at them and pursuing them.  Officers were later able to locate a man matching the suspect's description.&n
  
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• Saskatoon dialysis users want changes to Access Transit - CBC.ca

  02-03-2020 19:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon dialysis users want changes to Access Transit  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon dialysis users want changes to Access Transit

  02-03-2020 19:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Mildred Kerr says changes need to be made on how diabetics are transported back and forth to their medical appointments in Saskatoon.
  
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• Sask. woman airlifted to Edmonton after being struck by semi

  02-03-2020 19:08
  
  A semi struck a pedestrian on Highway 16, two miles east of Lashburn on Saturday, RCMP say.
  
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• Bill introduced by Saskatchewan MP would legalize single-event sports betting

  02-03-2020 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon-Grasswood MP Kevin Waugh says legalizing single-event sports betting would put millions of dollars into government coffers to invest in communities.
  
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• Allan Garrioch case: First-degree murder, kidnapping charges laid after human remains found near Humboldt

  02-03-2020 18:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Less than one week after 20-year-old Allan Douglas Garrioch went missing, a murder charge and two kidnapping charges have been laid against a pair of Saskatoon men. Read More
  
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• One Arrested - Stabbing - 3300 block 8th Street East

  02-03-2020 18:47 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 25 year old man is facing a number of charges following a stabbing that occurred in the 3300 block of 8th Street East.At approximately 6:30 p.m., February 28, 2020, Police were called to the location where a 44 year old man was reported to be injured.  Upon arrival officers located the man who reported being on the sidewalk and having a verbal exchange with two unknown men before one of the men stabbed him with a knife.  A Canine officer arriving in the area spotted a suspicious male
  
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• Saskatoon 3D print shop creating solution for plastic waste - Global News

  02-03-2020 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon 3D print shop creating solution for plastic waste  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon 3D print shop creating solution for plastic waste

  02-03-2020 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wave of the Future 3D owner Randy Janes is developing a regeneration machine that will make non-usable plastics into usable materials.
  
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• Team Saskatchewan moves to 2-1 at Brier with thrilling win over Team B.C.

  02-03-2020 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Team Saskatchewan moves to 2-1 at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier after a 9-8 win over Team British Columbia.
  
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• 'People in curling are here for you': A letter to Aly Jenkins's children from Sandra Schmirler's daughter

  02-03-2020 18:29 via cbc.ca
  
  When you need some extra support in your life, I want you to know the curling family is waiting to hold you up.
  
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• Ontario reports 3 new coronavirus cases, brings province's total to 18

  02-03-2020 18:23
  
  Ontario is reporting three new cases of the novel coronavirus today, bringing the total in the province to 18.
  
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• 'They’re what Huskies should be': Huskies crowned Canada West hockey champs

  02-03-2020 18:17
  
  The U of S Huskies men’s hockey team was crowned Canada West champions in front of a sold-out crowd at Merlis Belsher Place on Saturday.
  
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• 'Both eyes were blackened': Saskatoon senior calls for bylaw changes after tripping over block heater extension cord

  02-03-2020 17:58
  
  A morning walk for a Saskatoon senior in the College Park neighbourhood ended with a visit to Royal University Hospital for two black eyes and four stitches.
  
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• 1st-degree murder, kidnapping charges laid in relation to missing Humboldt man

  02-03-2020 17:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Two Saskatoon men are facing multiple charges in relation to the disappearance of 20-year-old Humboldt, Sask., man Allan Douglas Garrioch.
  
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• 8 emerging Saskatoon acts to watch - CBC.ca

  02-03-2020 17:15 via cbc.ca
  
  8 emerging Saskatoon acts to watch  CBC.ca
  
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• 8 emerging Saskatoon acts to watch

  02-03-2020 17:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Meet the next wave of artists keeping Saskatoon on the musical map.
  
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