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  1. Desjardins in World Junior spotlightRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

    ... a combined straight five gold medals. Desjardins has been tasked with reeling in a record sixth starting today in Saskatoon where Canada opens the 2010 world junior championship against Latvia. "I can't compare myself to those coaches who have gone ...

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  2. Desjardins tasked with bringing home Canada's sixth straight gold medalRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Red Deer Advocate

    ... combined straight five gold medals. Desjardins has been tasked with reeling in a record sixth starting Saturday in Saskatoon where Canada opens the 2010 world junior championship against Latvia. a oeI cana t compare myself to what those coaches who ...

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  3. Volunteers bring cheer to junior hockey teamsRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Star Phoenix

    Volunteers worked hard to make the junior squads in Saskatoon feel at home on Christmas day; hotel staff set up a room for Team Canada Photograph by: Gord Waldner, The StarPhoenix It's beginning to look a lot like the world junior hockey championships in Saskatoon.

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  4. Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | Star Phoenix

    When the world junior hockey championship opens at Credit Union Centre, organizers expect to welcome one of the largest crowds ever to witness a hockey game in Saskatchewan Photograph by: John Major, Canwest News Service Saskatoon faces off with history today.

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  5. Shock sign EWU's MeyerRead the original story

    Thursday | Spokesman Review

    ... Liberty Lake, is one of 22 Americans on the roster that will begin the competition Saturday against Slovakia in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Johnson, 19, is one of three Chiefs participating in the tournament. Defensemen Jared Cowen will play for Canada ...

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  6. Meet Team CanadaRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Truro Daily News

    ... 2009 (first round, ninth overall) What you need to know: In 2006-07, he played 41 games for the AAA midget Saskatoon Contacts as an alternate captain and was named the team's top defenceman. Calvin de Haan Hometown: Carp, Ont. DOB: May 9, 1991 Vital ...

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  7. Wild prospect keeps on growing, now worthy to face worldRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | StarTribune

    ... on the Wild's reserve list, and we're not just talking stature. "Of all the players from Canada's summer camp in Saskatoon to their winter camp in Regina, Scandella improved the most," said TSN analyst Pierre McGuire. "He's physical, he's got great ...

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  8. Sask. inmate surrenders after accidental releaseRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Calgary Herald

    SASKATOON a ' A man who was released from a Saskatchewan prison by accident turned himself in on Christmas Eve.

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  9. Canada winsRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Vancouver Sun

    Saskatoon faces off with history on Saturday. When the world junior hockey championship opens at Credit Union Centre, organizers expect to welcome one of the largest crowds ever to witness a hockey game in Saskatchewan.

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  10. Size not an issue in staging successful world juniorsRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Truro Daily News

    ... even skepticism, the puck officially drops on Saturday on the 2010 world junior hockey championship in Regina and Saskatoon. The tournament is back in Saskatchewan after a 19-year absence, marking the first time that the crown jewel of junior hockey ...

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  11. Canadian roster to be announced on Dec. 30Read the original story

    10 hrs ago | Star Phoenix

    ... gold medal drought with a 5-2 win over the United States. Photograph by: Mike Blake, Reuters All eyes will be on Saskatoon on Dec. 30, with the nomination of the roster for Canadaa s mena s Olympic hockey team. Hockey Canada officially announced on ...

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  12. For Red Wings fans, World Junior Championships mean Czech and Slovakian watchingRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    The World Junior Championships begin on Saturday in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and, of the Red Wings' three prospects taking part in the tournament, NHL.com's Adam Kimelman suggests that Slovakia's Tomas Tatar and the Czech Republic's Andrej Nestrasil stand to make the biggest impacts for their respective teams : December 24, NHL.com : [For ...

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  13. Canadian natural disaster sparked 'Big Freeze' in Europe 12,800 years ago: scientistRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Canada.com

    ... how quickly a mini ice age took hold of Europe after the dramatic collapse of a glacial ice dam in ancient Canada, Saskatoon scientist Bill Patterson has gathered evidence suggesting the "Big Freeze" - a sudden and severe global cooling known to ...

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  14. Czech Republic bounced by Canada in final tune-upRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Canada.com

    ... Centre. It was Canada's final tune-up before opening the 2010 world junior hockey championship on Saturday in Saskatoon against Latvia. "I think it was a really good win for us," said Canadian sniper Taylor Hall, adding that the players were tired ...

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  15. Saskatoon-area flight instructor Vern Rees and Moose Jaw man killed in plane crashRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Canada.com

    SASKATOON a ' The only thing Corman Park flight instructor Vern Rees enjoyed more than flying was teaching people to fly, his family said Tuesday.

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  16. Canada alive in penalty-killingRead the original story

    Thursday | Vancouver Sun

    ... but we've haven't given up an awful lot," said Desjardins, whose squad opens the tournament on Boxing Day in Saskatoon against Latvia. "Our guys have just worked hard." On Wednesday, Canada's biggest penalty-killing test occurred in the second ...

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  17. Fans flock to second King of the Cage cardRead the original story

    Oct 20, 2008 | Canada.com

    ... live here so they'll be more events here." The main event saw Victoria's Jason Heit win a unanimous decision over Saskatoon's Elmer Waterhen in ther 170-pound class. Nanaimo's Nick Hinchliffe, now fighting in the 185-pound division (middleweight), ...

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  18. 'Neighbours thought we were nuts'Read the original story

    Mar 27, 2008 | Montreal Gazette

    ... another plane. The group of migrating ducks was growing. Six months later, the Cotes made their long trip back to Saskatoon in order to leave the van behind and fly commercially to Chile. Up until that point, John had done well to avoid planes, but ...

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  19. Health region, city encourage active Family DayRead the original story

    Feb 16, 2008 | Canada.com

    ... with their family but also being active, not just resting at home and doing nothing," said Mimi Lodoen with the Saskatoon Health Region's In-motion program. The city and the health region are calling the second-ever February long weekend "Family ... 1 comment

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  20. Storied VehiclesRead the original story

    Nov 29, 2007 | Canada.com

    ... was that it had to be in the same Panther Pink colour. "The story starts back in 1971 when I was in university in Saskatoon," said Workman. "I was cruising the car lots on the weekends, and I saw this pink-looking car in a used car lot on 8th ...

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