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Phil Tank

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Tank: Moe, Smith prove valuable assets ... for Carney and Liberals

Tank: Moe, Smith prove valuable assets ... for Carney and Liberals
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Tank: Province blasted for 'fantastically' failing Saskatoon on homelessness

Tank: Province blasted for 'fantastically' failing Saskatoon on homelessness
29.03.2025 10

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Tank: Sask. NDP's federal election priorities sound just like Moe's

Tank: Sask. NDP's federal election priorities sound just like Moe's
26.03.2025 20

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Tank: Library closures reflect scope of desperate Saskatoon drug crisis

Tank: Library closures reflect scope of desperate Saskatoon drug crisis
25.03.2025 10

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Tank: Saskatchewan budget believability enters tooth fairy territory

Tank: Saskatchewan budget believability enters tooth fairy territory
20.03.2025 4

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Tank: Meek Moe finally talks tough on trade — with new PM, not Trump

Tank: Meek Moe finally talks tough on trade — with new PM, not Trump
17.03.2025 10

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Tank: Saskatoon declares as 'safe' city for gender diversity in Sask.

Tank: Saskatoon declares as 'safe' city for gender diversity in Sask.
15.03.2025 10

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Tank: Sask. alone in Western Canada in spurning COVID response review

Tank: Sask. alone in Western Canada in spurning COVID response review
12.03.2025 10

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Tank: Scary overdose scourge — 180 in 10 days — swamps Saskatoon

Tank: Scary overdose scourge — 180 in 10 days — swamps Saskatoon
12.03.2025 8

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Tank: Saskatoon again tackles toxic topic of property tax burden

10.03.2025 8

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Tank: Moe must get muscular on Saskatchewan's Trump tariffs response

06.03.2025 3

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Tank: Edmonton Oilers should repatriate U.S. farm team to Saskatoon

21.02.2025 10

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Tank: Poilievre moves further away from Moe, Saskatchewan Party

14.02.2025 10

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Tank: Carney's Saskatoon stop aimed to revive Liberals in Saskatchewan

14.02.2025 10

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Tank: Sask. finally focuses on fentanyl after hundreds of deaths

11.02.2025 10

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Tank: Saskatoon police leave public puzzled on winter death alerts

08.02.2025 10

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Tank: Saskatchewan could be the strongest voice in American trade conflict

06.02.2025 10

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Tank: Massive property tax jump in Regina should surprise nobody

06.02.2025 10

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Tank: Saskatchewan's goofy property tax regime slams Saskatoon

05.02.2025 4

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Tank: Five years after Junos debacle, Saskatoon chases a similar event

01.02.2025 10

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Tank: COVID-19 pandemic still casts its long shadow over Saskatchewan

29.01.2025 3

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Tank: Never forget dire reason Saskatoon's University Bridge closed

28.01.2025 10

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Tank: The truth is still out there ... just not on social media

27.01.2025 10

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Tank: Bear spray as a weapon continues to pose threat in Saskatchewan

22.01.2025 10

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Tank: Sask. still boasting about growth, despite altered landscape

20.01.2025 10

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Tank: Survey suggests quality of life in pessimistic Saskatoon declining

18.01.2025 10

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Tank: A decade of photo radar in Sask. suggests it's no 'cash cow'

15.01.2025 10

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Tank: Saskatchewan braces for property tax assessment with higher prices

11.01.2025 10

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Tank: Saskatchewan's government wants your opinion ... on some issues

09.01.2025 10

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Tank: Despite rhetoric, crime in growing Saskatoon actually dipped in 2024

Much doubt has been cast on Saskatoon crime statistics, which show fewer crimes last year than in 2023 — and fewer than 10 years ago.

07.01.2025 4

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Tank: Studying Saskatoon arena upgrades will fail to convince skeptics

SaskTel Centre is planning to spend $200,000 to study renovations to the current arena, even as a new arena in downtown Saskatoon has been endorsed.

04.01.2025 3

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Tank: Regina, Saskatoon homeless counts show need for new strategy

Releasing the shocking homeless counts in Regina and Saskatoon played right into the Saskatchewan government's plan to avoid talking about the...

02.01.2025 7

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Tank: Judy Harwood reflects on 12 years leading largest Sask. rural municipality

Judy Harwood opted against seeking a fourth term as reeve of Corman Park, Saskatchewan's largest rural municipality. She wants more women on RM...

27.12.2024 7

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Tank: Saskatoon boasts legacy of close races, futility in council bids

Dave Whalley won a 1979 race for a Saskatoon city council seat by a single vote and one candidate ran five times without ever getting elected.

23.12.2024 6

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Tank: New owner of Saskatoon StarPhoenix building aims to preserve it

Brent Suer of Duchuck Holdings Ltd. wants to locate a long-sought downtown grocery store in the nearly 60-year-old newspaper office and add...

19.12.2024 5

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Tank: Tragic trial's end amplifies cannabis confusion in Saskatchewan

Charges were stayed in the trial of a Saskatoon woman charged with driving over the legal limit for cannabis in a collision that killed a...

18.12.2024 8

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Tank: Saskatoon's TCU Place struggles to stay viable in new landscape

Saskatoon city council heard that the convention business for cities this size has been altered in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, making it...

16.12.2024 5

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Tank: Saskatoon's homelessness crisis outpaces attempts to cope with it

Saskatoon's homeless count has reached 1,499, which was announced on the same day that an extreme cold warning was issued.

14.12.2024 4

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Tank: Saskatchewan tips balance for gratuities to appeal to workers

Saskatchewan is moving to prevent employers from keeping tips from workers, but the government struggles to explain why it's doing this.

11.12.2024 5

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Tank: Block's support in mayoral race came from throughout Saskatoon

Voters backed Saskatoon's first woman mayor in the core neighbourhoods and suburbs; she won all but 13 of 69 polls in last month's election.

09.12.2024 5

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Tank: New Saskatoon city council lowers property tax hike ... for now

Saskatoon's new city council staged a seemingly smooth debut by lowering the property tax hike to 4.96 per cent, which is still the second highest...

07.12.2024 4

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Tank: Moe's main concern for Sask. at U.S. border should be guns

Saskatchewan's premier wants to talk about securing the U.S. border due to concerns about drugs. He should be talking about guns instead.

04.12.2024 3

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Tank: Downsized downtown Saskatoon library offers rare fiscal optimism

The Saskatoon Public Library board vows that the controversial new downtown library will be completed within its $134-million budget

02.12.2024 4

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Tank: Next year's tax hike an early test for Saskatoon's new council

Saskatoon's new mayor and council will be asked to consider a higher property tax increase of 5.8 per cent next week, which should offer insight.

29.11.2024 4

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Tank: Moe managed minor miracle by keeping Saskatchewan's right united

The Saskatchewan Party prevented a split in the right-wing vote, but that strategy appears to have cost it support in Regina and Saskatoon.

27.11.2024 5

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Tank: Saskatoon needs to fix its ongoing bungled election results

Results for Saskatoon city council were delayed for the third straight election; city hall must address its inept election procedures.

26.11.2024 4

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Tank: Elections suggest Saskatoon has shifted left, but has it really?

Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block appears to represent an extension of Charlie Clark's left-leaning legacy, but this council could tack further to the...

23.11.2024 3

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Tank: Chapter closes with different Saskatoon council exits for Clark, Hill

Charlie Clark and Darren Hill are leaving office after 18 years, but Clark opted to walk away, while Hill was sent packing by voters.

16.11.2024 4

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Tank: Saskatoon's challenges will test Cynthia Block's positive outlook

Saskatoon's first woman mayor will lead a city council with six new members; she cited trying to address homelessness as her top priority.

15.11.2024 4

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Tank: Mysterious entities aim to manipulate Regina, Saskatoon voters

Voters in Saskatchewan should ignore the attempts to influence them by shadowy online cabals that refuse to identify who they are and who is...

13.11.2024 4

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