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• St. Paul's Hospital gets new CT scanner

  02-12-2019 23:48
  
  A new $2.4 million CT scanner is up and running at St. Paul's Hospital.
  
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• Memo unearthed by NDP shows understaffing in Regina ERs

  02-12-2019 23:37
  
  A briefing note obtained via Freedom of Information Request show that Regina emergency rooms are underfunded and understaffed, according to the provincial opposition.
  
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• Saskatoon to stop using neurotoxin banned in other cities for pigeon control

  02-12-2019 23:34
  
  The City of Saskatoon says it has stopped poisoning pigeons and other pests using Avitrol.
  
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• New Brunswick Greens skeptical of small modular reactor memorandum of understanding

  02-12-2019 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  At a press conference on Sunday Higgs said renewables are not sufficient to meet New Brunswick's energy needs.
  
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• Police say 'potato gun cannon' used to launch drugs over Saskatoon jail fence

  02-12-2019 23:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police have arrested a man and a woman in connection with what was described as a plot to sneak drugs into the Saskatoon Correctional Centre by shooting them over the jail's fence using a "potato gun cannon." Read More
  
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• Announcement coming about police watchdog in Saskatchewan: justice minister

  02-12-2019 23:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  REGINA — Saskatchewan's justice minister says change is needed in police oversight in the province because the current model isn't acceptable. Read More
  
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• Provinces demand changes to fiscal stabilization program — here’s what that means

  02-12-2019 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  While meeting in Mississauga, Ont. Monday, premiers tried to find consensus on key issues ahead of their meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  
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• SGI puts festive spin on message to plan safe rides this holiday season

  02-12-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH: The provincial insurer is hoping some modern twists on holiday classics will drive strengthen the message not to drink or get high and drive.
  
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• First of three new Sask. addiction treatment clinics opens in Prince Albert

  02-12-2019 22:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The first of three new clinics created to help address Saskatchewan's addictions problem is open in Prince Albert. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Dec. 2

  02-12-2019 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with meteorologist Peter Quinlan on Monday, Dec. 2.
  
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• Man dies following collision between truck, farm vehicle near Naicam

  02-12-2019 22:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An 88-year-old man is dead after a collision between a pickup truck and an air seeder on Highway 6 north of Naicam. Read More
  
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• Facebook video shows altercation between senior and security at Saskatoon bank

  02-12-2019 22:19 via cbc.ca
  
  The video was posted on Friday by Facebook user Ally Jade. Once it was posted, CIBC began an investigation and says that the man in the video was behaving "aggressively."
  
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• Band office fire in Cumberland House, Sask.

  02-12-2019 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  A fire at the band office was reported to the RCMP and the local fire department in the northern Saskatchewan village of Cumberland House, Sask., on Dec. 2.
  
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• Swift Current junior hockey team fires trainer over 'demeaning, derogatory' comments

  02-12-2019 22:09 via cbc.ca
  
  The Swift Current Broncos say they have released head athletic trainer and equipment manager Jamie LeBlanc after nine-plus seasons with the Western Hockey League team for "unprofessional behaviour."
  
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• Swift Current Broncos fire trainer over 'demeaning, derogatory' comments

  02-12-2019 22:09 via cbc.ca
  
  The Swift Current Broncos say they have released head athletic trainer and equipment manager Jamie LeBlanc after nine-plus seasons with the Western Hockey League team for "unprofessional behaviour."
  
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• SC Broncos release head athletic trainer for ‘threatening’ behaviour

  02-12-2019 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Swift Current Broncos have released their head athletic trainer Jamie LeBlanc. He was let go due to "unprofessional" and "threatening" behaviour.
  
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• Pay equity for Brier and Scotties champions 'great for women's curling'

  02-12-2019 21:54
  
  Canada's men's and women's curling teams will be playing for the same prize money at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier and Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Curling Canada CEO Katherine Henderson announced Sunday.
  
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• Man dead after Highway 6 crash involving air seeder

  02-12-2019 21:54
  
  A man is dead after a crash involving a pick-up truck and an air seeder Friday afternoon north of Naicam.
  
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• Focus Saskatchewan – Nov. 30, 2019

  02-12-2019 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Host Allison Bamford shares Saskatchewan’s greatest stories.
  
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• Sask. expert opinion mixed on small nuclear reactors

  02-12-2019 21:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Experts opinion is mixed on Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's claim that small nuclear reactors can help the province meet its carbon emission goals.
  
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• Man dies following collision between truck and farm vehicle near Naicam

  02-12-2019 21:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An 88-year-old man died after a collision between his pick-up truck and an air seeder on Highway 6 north of Naicam, Sask. on Friday afternoon. Read More
  
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• 'Insurmountable' loss of historical information after fire at Cumberland House Cree Nation Band Office

  02-12-2019 21:26
  
  Chief Rene Chaboyer has called an emergency meeting after a fire early Monday morning at the Cumberland House Cree Nation Band Office.
  
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• 'Insurmountable' losses at Cumberland House after fire at band office

  02-12-2019 21:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The losses experienced by Cumberland House Cree Nation after a fire at the community's band office are "insurmountable," according to the band. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Co-op delivers 40,000 lbs of food for Secret Santa campaign

  02-12-2019 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Secret Santa Foundation had over 40,000 pounds of food delivered to it by the Saskatoon Co-op on Monday morning.
  
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• Province announces strategy to reduce workplace fatalities

  02-12-2019 21:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The province announced a new strategy Monday aimed at preventing workplace fatalities and serious injuries. The three-year strategy will focus on industries and occupations that have the greatest number of reported deaths and injuries.
  
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• With national unity under stress, premiers back a budget fix to help oil-rich provinces

  02-12-2019 21:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's premiers emerged from a day of meetings Monday united and with a list of demands for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, including a more generous federal health transfer and a radical rethink to the fiscal stabilization program that helps provinces facing a short-term cash crunch.
  
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• 2 dead in Pelican Narrows, Sask. house fire

  02-12-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said a home in Pelican Narrows, Sask., was engulfed in flames when officers arrived.
  
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• Two dead after weekend fire in Pelican Narrows

  02-12-2019 20:40 via cbc.ca
  
  At roughly 10:55 a.m. Saturday, RCMP from Pelican Narrows responded to a house fire on Morin Road in Pelican Narrows, according to an RCMP news release.
  
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• Brothers identified as two men who died in Pelican Narrows fire

  02-12-2019 20:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The two men who died in a house fire in the northern community of Pelican Narrows have been identified by family members as brothers Craig and George Sewap.
  
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• Fatal house fire: Two dead in Pelican Narrows blaze

  02-12-2019 20:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two people are dead after a house fire in the northern Saskatchewan community of Pelican Narrows. Read More
  
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• Patients to benefit from new CT scanner at St. Paul’s Hospital: health officials

  02-12-2019 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jean Morrison, CEO of Emmanuel Health and St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon, said a new CT scanner at the hospital will significantly advance patient care.
  
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• Mark Donlevy sentenced to 4 years for 6 sexual assaults while he was massage therapist

  02-12-2019 20:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mark McMahon Donlevy knew "he had no consent" and "was taking advantage of his position" when he groped and digitally penetrated six women during treatments, a Saskatoon judge said before sentencing the former registered massage therapist to four years in prison. Read More
  
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• Staff search for nostalgia, history as CTV Saskatoon turns 65

  02-12-2019 20:34
  
  This week marks a milestone as CTV Saskatoon celebrates 65 years of programming. Over the past few weeks, staff have been getting ready to celebrate the occasion by digging deep into our archives.
  
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• Asbestos, falls and firefighter cancer highlight Saskatchewan workplace fatality/injury strategy

  02-12-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is prioritizing asbestos exposure, falls, vehicle crashes and firefighter cancer in a three year strategy to reduce workplace injuries and fatalities.
  
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• Swift Current Broncos release trainer following 'pattern of demeaning and derogatory comments'

  02-12-2019 20:05
  
  The Swift Current Broncos announced they have released Head Athletic Trainer and Equipment Manager Jamie Leblanc due to a “Recent pattern of demeaning and derogatory comments, threatening behaviour and unprofessional conduct.”
  
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• Police believe 2 suspects used potato gun to shoot drugs into Saskatoon jail

  02-12-2019 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Police have arrested two adults who they believe were launching pot and meth over the fence and into the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre.
  
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• Potato gun cannon allegedly used to fire drugs into Saskatoon Correctional Centre

  02-12-2019 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two people allegedly used a potato gun cannon to shoot drugs over the fence at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre, police said.
  
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• Suspects fired drugs into Saskatoon jail using potato gun, police say

  02-12-2019 19:19
  
  Two people facing drug-trafficking charges were using a potato gun to shoot drugs over the fence of the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre, police say.
  
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• Drug Trafficking Arrests - 3500 block Millar Avenue

  02-12-2019 19:07 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 29 year old woman and an 18 year old man, both from Saskatoon, are facing several charges following an investigation by members of the Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit with assistance from the Ministry of Corrections and Policing. The two were arrested on December 1, 2019 in the 3500 block of Millar Avenue.  They were found to be in possession of 28 grams of cannabis, three grams of cannabis shatter and 7 grams of crystal methamphetamine.  They were also found to be in possess
  
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• 'Shocked and excited': Injured Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki at 'loss for words' over effect of spinal surgery

  02-12-2019 18:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he is thrilled with the progress he's made since receiving spinal surgery in Thailand a month ago. Read More
  
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• Two bodies recovered after house fire in Pelican Narrows

  02-12-2019 18:29
  
  Two men are dead following a house fire in a northern community over the weekend.
  
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• Massage therapist Mark Donlevy sentenced to 4 years for 6 sexual assaults

  02-12-2019 18:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mark McMahon Donlevy knew "he had no consent" and "was taking advantage of his position" when he sexually assaulted six women, a Saskatoon judge said as he issued a four-year sentence to the former massage therapist. Read More
  
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• Cirque du Soleil on-ice show announces Sask. tour dates

  02-12-2019 18:20
  
  Cirque du Soleil’s on-ice show ‘AXEL’ is set to dazzle audiences in Regina and Saskatoon next summer.
  
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• Saskatchewan bus company expanding service to Regina, Saskatoon and PA

  02-12-2019 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  KCTI Travels has expanded its service and now offering trips to and from Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert.
  
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• Serial sexual offender Mark Donlevy sentenced to 4 years in prison

  02-12-2019 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Saskatoon judge sentences Mark Donlevy to four years in prison in six sexual assault convictions.
  
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• Province's dental hygienist shortage exacerbated by extra year of required training

  02-12-2019 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A chronic shortage of dental hygienists in the province became worse this year after changes to the diploma program for students. Instead of two years to get a diploma, the Saskatchewan Dental Hygienists Association now requires students to take three years of training.
  
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• Massage therapist Mark Donlevy sentenced to 4 years for six sexual assaults

  02-12-2019 17:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mark McMahon Donlevy knew "he had no consent" and "was taking advantage of his position" when he sexually assaulted six women, a Saskatoon judge said as he issued a four-year sentence to the former massage therapist. Read More
  
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• 5 in critical condition after school bus crash outside of Edmonton

  02-12-2019 17:42
  
  Five people are in critical condition after a crash involving a school bus and a crane near Smoky Lake, Alta., on Monday morning.
  
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• Former Saskatoon massage therapist Mark Donlevy gets four-year sentence for sex assaults on female clients

  02-12-2019 17:40 via cbc.ca
  
  A former Saskatoon massage therapist is going to prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting six female patients.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Understanding voting system vital

  02-12-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Re: Voting System not in need of replacement (SP, Nov. 5) Read More
  
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