Man seriously stabbed in Saskatoon home
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
Saskatoon police said one man was seriously stabbed, and another injured, in a home near the city's Mayfair area early Sunday.
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Saskatoon funeral set for soldier killed in Afghanistan
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
A funeral is set for Saturday afternoon in Saskatoon for Lt. Justin Boyes, the Canadian soldier killed in Afhanistan on Oct. 28.
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Police dog stabbed in Saskatoon
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
A police dog was stabbed as officers tried to apprehend two suspects caught in the act of stealing a vehicle in Saskatoon, police said.
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New flickr additions
Opinion of a Minion (Free subscription) | yesterday
It was so nice out yesterday I decided it was high time to take my camera for a walk. I might do that again this afternoon, too. I wound up not getting many decent shots. I liked this one though. Check what else I’ve got there. Posted in random biz Tagged: photography, Saskatoon [...]
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Canada West Saturday Night
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
Saskatchewan (2-0) 99, Brandon (1-3) 91 The Huskies held off a fourth quarter rally which brought the game back to as close as three in the late going but Mike Linklater's three pushed the deficit out as Saskatchewan swept the two-game weekend series in Saskatoon. The Huskies jumped out to an early 19-6 lead and led by 10 after one then built leads as large as 15 to take control early. After falling...
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Calgary 86, Manitoba 57 (from Wayne Thomas)
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The 3rd ranked Calgary Dinos (3-0) got all they wanted on Friday night at the University of Manitoba, emerging with an 86-67 win by dominating the 4th quarter. The Bisons (1-2) played the gamewithout their high scorer, Nathan Dixon, but the home team played some good defense to slow down a sluggish Calgary attack for much of the way. The hard-working Bisons battled to a 58-57 deficit to end the quarter,...
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Phony Conservative MP 'Hates Taxes' Yet Takes His Pay From Taxpayers!
Buckdog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Tax-averse MP content to spend public's money By Howard Klein The StarPhoenix November 5, 2009 Following is the viewpoint of the writer, a Saskatoon resident. "Saskatoon-Humboldt Conservative MP Brad Trost receives a six-figure income provided through money from taxpayers, yet on the front page of a newsletter to constituents he avers: "I don't like taxes." He asserts that "tax...
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There's no sign of aesthetic tribalism
ALONE ON A BOREAL STAGE (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
...in Saskatchewan's writing community. At least not that I can see. I'm talking about the aesthetic tribalism described in this post on Table Music . If a lack of interaction is what creates certain camps, as Chris Banks suggests, then I can see why we are like we are. In Saskatchewan we interact all the time. Our doors are wide open. And while we find ourselves in various circles of like-minded writers...
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John Mayer Announces "Battle Studies" Winter Tour Dates
Music Is The Heart Of Our Soul (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
John Mayer will kick off a North American tour in support of his upcoming release, for his new album Battle Studie , beginning February 8th in Charleston, South Carolina, and will feature supporting acts Michael Franti and Spearhead. Tickets for the majority of dates are planned to go on sale to the general public on November 21st, with an American Express card member pre-sale window from November...
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Something I was too drunk to say last night
Opinion of a Minion (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Get your minds out of the gutters right now, people. I’ll explain myself. Twenty or so of Saskatoon’s Freethinkers went to Winston’s Pub last night for a bit of a shindig and I chatted with several interesting people over the night. Best anecdote came from a woman who sells tombstones and her encounter with a [...]
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Lukomski looks to make history
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Regina Cougars Jeff Lukomski will look to make history on Saturday by first playing for the Cougars football squad (he is a DB) before boarding a plane down to Lethbridge in order to suit up for the Cougars basketball squad later that night. Two games, one day Jeff Lukomski is set for the ultimate test of a two-sport athlete. Lukomski, a fourth-year member of the University of Regina Cougars men's...
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Sask. kayaker's medals stolen
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Precious competition medals are stolen from a Regina kayaker in Saskatoon on a speaking engagement about the positive value of sports.
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The appropriate response
Accidental Deliberations (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
For all that's been said about Brad Trost's attempt to eliminate federal funding to Planned Parenthood's international operations, the definitive word so far goes to Stephen Whitworth : Reasonable, tolerant people do not launch petitions against Planned Parenthood because it provides legal abortions. I'm officially calling it and I'm sticking to it: Saskatoon MP Brad Trost is unfit for public office...
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Littelfuse Startco Opens New Facility in Saskatchewan
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Littelfuse Startco recently celebrated the grand opening of its new facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Among the attendees were members of the local government, more than 150 customers, representation from the world’s leading mining companies including PotashCorp, Agrium, Mosaic and BHP Billiton, as well as executives and associates of Littelfuse, Inc....
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Online Christmas Hamper Applications
jordoncooper.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
For those of you who know if a family who may need some help this Christmas, the Salvation Army Community Centre is accepting online applications for Christmas Hampers starting today. You can also register in person starting November 16th. If you have questions about what the Salvation Army is doing in Saskatoon over the Christmas [...]