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• Infrastructure funding, 'security matter' on agenda for closed-door meeting

  10-03-2020 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Infrastructure funding and an unspecified "security matter" will be on the agenda when Saskatoon's mayor and city councillors sit down with provincial government members behind closed doors later this week. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department appoints 1st female assistant chief, working to address gender gap

  10-03-2020 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Yvonne Raymer has been appointed Saskatoon's first female assistant fire chief.
  
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• 'Fingers crossed': High school basketball plays waiting game; city finals, Hoopla in jeopardy

  10-03-2020 23:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  High school basketball players in Saskatchewan — their collective fingers and toes crossed — face an agonizing waiting game. Read More
  
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• Health minister says Sask. has COVID-19 response plan as NDP questions province's readiness

  10-03-2020 23:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial government's readiness to deal with a potential outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan came under question Tuesday.
  
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• After woman found dead in North Battleford home, man charged with murder

  10-03-2020 22:59
  
  RCMP have charged a 21-year-old man with the murder of a woman in North Battleford.
  
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• City aims to ensure Mosaic Stadium repairs complete for Saskatchewan Roughriders home opener

  10-03-2020 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mosaic Stadium is having issues with the concrete infrastructure around the facility's concourse and will be repaired before the start of the CFL season.
  
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• Second-degree murder charge laid after woman found dead in North Battleford: RCMP

  10-03-2020 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP attended a North Battleford home in the 1900 block of St. Laurent Drive and located a 22-year-old woman dead this past weekend.
  
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• Fire department appoints first woman to chief position

  10-03-2020 22:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Fire Department has appointed a woman to the chief level for the first time in its 111-year history. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon murder trial hears Blake Schreiner and Tammy Brown considered separation - Global News

  10-03-2020 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon murder trial hears Blake Schreiner and Tammy Brown considered separation  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon murder trial hears Blake Schreiner and Tammy Brown considered separation

  10-03-2020 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Saskatoon courtroom saw video of a police interview with Blake Schreiner, in which his relationship with Tammy Brown was discussed.
  
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• 'Mommy loves you': Accused killer recounts Tammy Brown's dying words to her children

  10-03-2020 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The family of murder victim Tammy Brown heard the man accused of killing her detail her final hours in an interview with police.
  
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• Saskatchewan Huskie Kohl Bauml and his brother share unbreakable bond

  10-03-2020 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kohl Bauml, a Saskatchewan Huskies fifth-year forward and his brother Ben — the team's biggest fan — share a special bond.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: March 10

  10-03-2020 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan on Tuesday, March 10.
  
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• Inmate dies in Saskatchewan Penitentiary custody

  10-03-2020 22:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 27-year-old man who was an inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary died on Monday. Read More
  
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• The Juno judging process, from application to awards

  10-03-2020 22:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Juno Awards will add some new names to the annals of Canadian music history on Sunday, but the decision-making process is a little more complex than raising a hand to vote. Read More
  
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• SARM resolution asks RCMP for more consultation ahead of proposed rural deployment changes

  10-03-2020 22:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Tuesday is resolution day at the annual Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Convention. One proposal is asking for more consultation from the RCMP ahead of a proposed change in the way officers are deployed in Sask.
  
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• Estevan police officer injured following physical altercation caught on video

  10-03-2020 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Estevan Police Chief Paul Ladouceur has the Public Complaints Commission investigating a psychical altercation caught on camera involving two of its officers.
  
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• Saskatoon man accused of killing spouse said he 'blacked out' during stabbing then made breakfast for kids - CTV News

  10-03-2020 21:26 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon man accused of killing spouse said he 'blacked out' during stabbing then made breakfast for kids  CTV News
  
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• Saskatoon man accused of killing spouse said he 'blacked out' during stabbing then made breakfast for kids

  10-03-2020 21:26
  
  A confessional police video was played at court on the second day of Blake Schreiner’s murder trial.
  
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• Wexit Saskatchewan becomes official political party

  10-03-2020 21:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has a new political party.
  
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• Wexit Saskatchewan gets official party status

  10-03-2020 21:04
  
  Wexit Saskatchewan is a registered political party in Saskatchewan effective Tuesday, the province’s Chief Electoral Officer announced.
  
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• Students launch petition, plan trip to legislature to support Sask. teachers as sanctions loom

  10-03-2020 20:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Alongside demonstrations set for Wednesday at the legislature, a petition calling on the government to meet teachers' demands has also started circulating, surpassing 1,000 signatures in less than 24 hours.
  
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• Wexit Saskatchewan officially registered as political party

  10-03-2020 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A political movement driven by a desire to see western Canada separate from the rest of the country has earned official party status in Saskatchewan.
  
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• 'Obviously the guy was scared': Saskatoon murder trial hears from witness of James Chaisson's shooting

  10-03-2020 20:11
  
  The second day of a first-degree murder trial in Saskatoon heard from a man who testified he witnessed the shooting.
  
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• 'Obviously the guy was scared': Saskatoon murder trial hears from shooting witness - CTV News

  10-03-2020 20:11 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Obviously the guy was scared': Saskatoon murder trial hears from shooting witness  CTV News
  
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• 'Obviously the guy was scared': Saskatoon murder trial hears from shooting witness

  10-03-2020 20:11
  
  The second day of a first-degree murder trial in Saskatoon heard from a man who testified he witnessed the shooting.
  
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• Feds' support plan for economic impact of COVID-19 to be unveiled Wednesday

  10-03-2020 19:56
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce the first set of financial assistance measures the federal government will be taking to support Canadians impacted by the global outbreak of COVID-19 tomorrow.
  
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• Health Canada seizes unauthorized sexual enhancement product in Saskatoon - Global News

  10-03-2020 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Canada seizes unauthorized sexual enhancement product in Saskatoon  Global News
  
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• Health Canada seizes unauthorized sexual enhancement product in Saskatoon

  10-03-2020 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Canada seized an unauthorized sexual enhancement product from Lil' Devil Adult Video & Toys in Saskatoon.
  
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• SFD’s first female assistant chief 'very deserving,' Hackl says

  10-03-2020 19:18
  
  Saskatoon Fire Department Chief Morgan Hackl introduced Yvonne Raymer as the department's new assistant chief Tuesday morning.
  
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• Saskatchewan teachers’ sanctions being felt across the province

  10-03-2020 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The STF announced Monday teachers are withdrawing all voluntary and extracurricular services starting Thursday, March 12.
  
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• 'It's just fabulous': Saskatoon Fire Department introduces first female assistant chief

  10-03-2020 19:18
  
  Saskatoon Fire Department Chief Morgan Hackl introduced Yvonne Raymer as the department's new assistant chief Tuesday morning.
  
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• Potential for early Saskatchewan election faces scrutiny as coronavirus spreads

  10-03-2020 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Neither the Saskatchewan Party nor the NDP have a plan on how they would adjust their campaigns in light of an early election.
  
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• Saskatchewanian offers inside look at quarantine, evacuation of cruise ship

  10-03-2020 18:58 via cbc.ca
  
  When Kara Schiestel and her husband Mark finally disembarked the Grand Princess cruise ship at an Oakland, California, dock on Monday, there were no leis or martinis waiting for them, just thermometers and mouth swabs.
  
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• Saskatchewanian offers inside look at COVID-19 quarantine, evacuation of cruise ship

  10-03-2020 18:58 via cbc.ca
  
  When Kara Schiestel and her husband Mark finally disembarked the Grand Princess cruise ship at an Oakland, California, dock on Monday, there were no leis or martinis waiting for them, just thermometers and mouth swabs.
  
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• Saskatchewan COVID-19 cruise ship evacuee offers inside look at experience

  10-03-2020 18:58 via cbc.ca
  
  When Kara Schiestel and her husband Mark finally disembarked the Grand Princess cruise ship at an Oakland, California, dock on Monday, there were no leis or martinis waiting for them, just thermometers and mouth swabs.
  
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• 'We’re just stuck here': Prince Albert farmer laments late harvest

  10-03-2020 18:38
  
  Prince Albert area farmer Ken Blocka is close to two months behind schedule for grain hauling.
  
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• WHL adjusts protocol amid COVID-19 concerns

  10-03-2020 18:29
  
  The Western Hockey League (WHL) says it is taking “all necessary precautions” advised by authorities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Airbnb to start collecting PST on Saskatchewan listings

  10-03-2020 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The measure goes into effect on April 1.
  
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• Unifor, Co-op await report after special mediation window closes

  10-03-2020 18:16
  
  Both Unifor 594 and Federated Co-op are waiting for a special mediator’s report that will be presented to the Provincial Government, after the 20-day government mandated mediation window ended.
  
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• Saskatoon travel agent urges travellers to buy travel insurance as COVID-19 disrupts plans - CTV News

  10-03-2020 18:14 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon travel agent urges travellers to buy travel insurance as COVID-19 disrupts plans  CTV News
  
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• Saskatoon travel agent urges travellers to buy travel insurance as COVID-19 disrupts plans

  10-03-2020 18:14
  
  A Saskatoon travel agent expects more trip cancellations if COVID-19 is confirmed in the province.
  
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• Pop singer Lights, Ewan Currie of Sheepdogs among Juno Awards presenters

  10-03-2020 18:12
  
  Electronic pop singer Lights, the Sheepdogs frontman Ewan Currie and Inuk performer Riit will be among the presenters on Sunday at the Juno Awards.
  
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• Sask. teachers' job action could lead to cancelled high school basketball playoffs

  10-03-2020 18:03
  
  The Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) said all remaining basketball playoffs will be cancelled if the job action announced Monday by the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) is not lifted by Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Former Winnipegger says ‘everyone’s suffering’ as Italy locks down over coronavirus fears

  10-03-2020 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former Winnipegger now living in northern Italy says she's seeing the impact of the COVID-19 crisis first-hand.
  
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• Rift amid Métis leaders widens ahead of meetings with premiers, PM

  10-03-2020 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Métis National Council vice-president is accusing three provincial leaders of striking a "backroom deal" that allows new members into the nation he believes are not Métis.
  
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• Juno Award nominee Storry on leaving sex industry behind for music

  10-03-2020 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Storry's album lands in the midst of a mainstream re-examination of how women in the sex industry are portrayed and received.
  
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• Airbnb to begin collecting, remitting PST in 2020

  10-03-2020 17:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan's bottom line is set to get a small boost this year, while people renting short-term accommodations from Airbnb Canada can expect to pay an extra six per cent in the form of provincial sales tax. Read More
  
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• Rescued puppies recovering from parvovirus, CC RezQs accepting donations

  10-03-2020 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  CC RezQs Regina is dealing with cases of the parvovirus among some of its puppies.
  
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• Sask. farmers stranded on COVID-19-stricken cruise ship arrive in Canada

  10-03-2020 17:15
  
  A Saskatchewan woman who was stranded on a Princess Cruise ship, docked near San Francisco with confirmed cases of COVID-19 on board has arrived on home soil.
  
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