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• Long Term Suites in Saskatoon – Colonial Square INN - paNOW

  13-05-2020 23:57 via panow.com
  
  Long Term Suites in Saskatoon – Colonial Square INN  paNOW
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon summer sports in question | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  13-05-2020 23:48 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19: Saskatoon summer sports in question | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Kyle Hameluck gets 2.5 years, electronic monitoring for secretly recording 25 women while on probation for voyeurism

  13-05-2020 23:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  While he was on probation for prior voyeurism offences, Kyle Ronald Hameluck was at it again, this time secretly recording women through the windows of homes and off-campus residences near the University of Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• 'Please use common sense': Saskatoon police urge caution amid 'wine ninja' trend

  13-05-2020 23:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police are asking would-be wine philanthropists to be cautious amid a social media craze arising out of the pandemic. Read More
  
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• Sask. government gives top electoral official emergency power for fall election

  13-05-2020 23:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government has given the province's top election official expanded emergency powers to conduct this fall's election "safely."
  
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• Rattlers' Thursday home opener a no-go, but they still hope to salvage a season

  13-05-2020 23:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  That big, noisy, banner-raising celebration the Saskatchewan Rattlers had slated for Thursday night? Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan churches face financial uncertainty amid coronavirus pandemic

  13-05-2020 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan churches across the province face financial uncertainty as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
  
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• Q and A: Evan Hardy student helping organize national virtual prom

  13-05-2020 23:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  When high school senior Cadderly Kingsbury realized the closure of her school due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant she would end up missing the majority of her Grade 12 experiences, she was "sad and a little angry." Read More
  
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• 120 jail inmates, 26 federal inmates tested for COVID-19 in Sask.

  13-05-2020 23:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  To date, no inmate in federal or provincial correctional custody in Saskatchewan has tested positive for COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: No exemptions for Indigenous or religious groups for mass gatherings, says Saskatchewan premier

  13-05-2020 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Wednesday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe responded to a question regarding RCMP being dispatched to break up an Indigenous sacred ceremony, stating that the coronavirus does not discriminate and that large group gatherings of any kind currently remain unsafe. Moe added that other religious groups are finding ways around in-person large gatherings during the pandemic,...
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan to reopen parts of province not impacted as severely with COVID-19 in coming weeks

  13-05-2020 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Wednesday said that the bulk of COVID-19 cases in the province are in the northern regions, as he discussed the future reopening of certain parts of the province with less severe outbreaks in the coming weeks.
  
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• Public Advisory: Warm Weather Crime

  13-05-2020 23:11 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Victoria Day Long Weekend is approaching with a warm weather forecast. The Saskatoon Police Service wants to remind the public to be vigilant in securing property and buildings.Break and enters to garages (including detached) and sheds typically increase in the spring as we experience warmer temperatures and crimes of opportunity present themselves. Remember to lock all outbuildings and windows on your property, along with your home. Remove/secure valuables that may be in your yard, especia
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan government grants chief electoral officer authority to enact safety measures for fall election

  13-05-2020 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  During Wednesday’s COVID-19 update, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said the provincial government “has responded” to the chief electoral officer’s recommendations to ensure the fall provincial election period could occur safely, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier in the day, cabinet approved changes to the Election Act regulations, giving the chief electoral officer authority to take necessary...
  
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• Saskatchewan government adds additional $300 million in funding for highway, transit projects

  13-05-2020 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Wednesday announced an additional $300 million in funding for highway and transportation projects in the province under the Building a Strong Saskatchewan plan, which is a $7.5-billion two-year capital plan to re-build the province’s economy.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan’s chief electoral officer given full power to ensure safe election

  13-05-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The chief elector officer has full power to make changes to the Election Act to ensure people are voting safely during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• 'It’s a shame': Thousands of fish at Stoney Lake found dead

  13-05-2020 22:18
  
  Conservation officers are investigating what happened to the fish at Stoney Lake in the Humboldt area.
  
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• 'It’s a shame': Thousands of fish at Humboldt Lake found dead

  13-05-2020 22:18
  
  Conservation officers are investigating what happened to the fish at Stoney Lake in the Humboldt area.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: May 13

  13-05-2020 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Mandy Vocke for Wednesday, May 13.
  
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• 4 new coronavirus cases reported in Saskatchewan, state of emergency extended 2 weeks

  13-05-2020 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four new coronavirus cases were reported in the La Loche area as the government extended the state of emergency in Saskatchewan for another two weeks.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 4 new cases, all in La Loche area, announced Wednesday

  13-05-2020 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government announced on Wednesday it had confirmed four additional cases of COVID-19 in the province, all from the La Loche area.
  
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• Man facing hate charges after Saskatoon churches spray-painted - News Talk 980 CJME

  13-05-2020 21:59 via cjme.com
  
  Man facing hate charges after Saskatoon churches spray-painted  News Talk 980 CJME
  
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• Sask. extends State of Emergency for another 2 weeks

  13-05-2020 21:49
  
  Saskatchewan’s state of emergency has been extended for another two weeks, Premier Scott Moe said on Wednesday.
  
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• Saskatoon will be hit hard economically: Conference Board of Canada - CTV News Saskatoon

  13-05-2020 21:44 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon will be hit hard economically: Conference Board of Canada  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Conference Board of Canada expects 5% decrease in Saskatoon’s GDP growth - Globalnews.ca

  13-05-2020 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conference Board of Canada expects 5% decrease in Saskatoon’s GDP growth  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Conference Board of Canada expects 5% decrease in Saskatoon’s GDP growth

  13-05-2020 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A report forecasts Saskatoon’s GDP growth to drop 4.9 percentage points compared to 2019, making it the third worst-hit city behind Calgary and Edmonton.
  
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• Saskatoon man charged with painting homophobic slurs on 3 more churches overnight

  13-05-2020 21:21 via cbc.ca
  
  A 36-year-man is facing new mischief charges after telling police he spray-painted homophobic slurs on three churches early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan Summer Games in Lloydminster pushed back a year

  13-05-2020 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has caused the Saskatchewan Summer Games, scheduled for July in Lloydminster, to be postponed until next year.
  
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• Sask. expat in U.K. taking part in human trial of COVID-19 vaccine

  13-05-2020 20:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Tiffany Cassidy is on the front lines against the pandemic after volunteering to take part in a human trial of a promising COVID-19 vaccine developed by scientists in Oxford.
  
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• Man arrested again for allegedly spray painting more Saskatoon churches, police HQ

  13-05-2020 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 36-year-old man was charged in separate incidents after he allegedly spray-painted the Saskatoon police headquarters and several churches in the city.
  
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• Highway checkpoints cost bait shop owner northern expansion

  13-05-2020 20:47
  
  The owner of a Buddha’s Bait Shop in White Fox is rallying people with property in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District to voice their concerns with a public health order to close the district to non-essential travel.
  
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• Saskatoon man shocked after city threatens boulevard garden with $500 fine - CBC.ca

  13-05-2020 20:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon man shocked after city threatens boulevard garden with $500 fine  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man shocked after city threatens boulevard garden with $500 fine

  13-05-2020 20:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Josh Remai says he couldn't believe it when he was told he had to remove his raised garden.
  
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• Saskatoon will be hit hard economically: Conference Board of Canada

  13-05-2020 20:31
  
  Saskatoon is expected to take a big hit economically from the pandemic according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada.
  
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• Sask. Heath Authority's order of rapid COVID-19 testing units hits a snag

  13-05-2020 20:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The health authority says the delay "has not hindered our provincial laboratory medicine testing targets or approaches."
  
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• Sask. Heath Authority's $2.2M order of rapid COVID-19 testing units hits a snag

  13-05-2020 20:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The health authority says the delay "has not hindered our provincial laboratory medicine testing targets or approaches."
  
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• Rare, potentially deadly illness in children prompts alert to Canadian doctors

  13-05-2020 20:04
  
  Canadian doctors have been warned about a rare inflammatory illness that can lead to organ failure and has been detected in children in several countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Doctors find possible link between COVID-19 and rare, potentially deadly illness in children

  13-05-2020 20:04
  
  Doctors in Italy have found what they describe as the first suggestion of a link between COVID-19 and a rare, newly discovered illness that can lead to organ failure and has affected children in several countries.
  
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• Saskatoon fire dept. responds to eastside basement fire, no one injured - CTV News Saskatoon

  13-05-2020 19:57 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon fire dept. responds to eastside basement fire, no one injured  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Farmers reminded to watch for power lines after equipment hits line: SaskPower

  13-05-2020 19:52
  
  SaskPower is reminding farmers in the province to watch for power lines while working on their fields this year.
  
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• Man accused of damaging Saskatoon police station, vandalizing more churches

  13-05-2020 19:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man accused of spray paining homophobic graffiti on churches around Saskatoon has now been accused of damaging Saskatoon police headquarters with stones. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Traffic Bridge to close Thursday night for cleaning - CTV News Saskatoon

  13-05-2020 19:40 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Traffic Bridge to close Thursday night for cleaning  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• STARS launches its largest fundraiser in Saskatchewan

  13-05-2020 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  STARS has officially launched its largest fundraiser in the province, the STARS Lottery Saskatchewan.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan government detaining people who won’t self-isolate

  13-05-2020 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government has established what they call an 'isolation centre' in Regina, used to detain COVID-19 patients not following public health orders.
  
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• Man charged after allegedly spray painting Saskatoon police headquarters and 3 churches

  13-05-2020 19:29
  
  Saskatoon police arrested a man early Wednesday morning after officers found him throwing rocks at the police headquarters downtown.
  
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• RCMP attendance at Indigenous ceremony in Saskatchewan raises ire of chief

  13-05-2020 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Public health orders do not supersede First Nations law and treaties, asserts FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron.
  
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• Demand on friendship centre services persists

  13-05-2020 18:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  Jean Badger misses the noise. Read More
  
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• Mischief Based on Religion - SPS HQ & Churches

  13-05-2020 18:40 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police arrested a man last night after he was found throwing rocks at SPS Headquarters.At approximately 2:30 a.m., May 13, 2020, Police were alerted to a man throwing rocks at the Police Headquarters building. Patrol members attended to the exterior of the building where the man was found holding rocks. There was also fresh, orange spray paint on the side of the building. The man was arrested without incident and orange spray paint was located on his person. During his arrest, he told
  
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• Saskatoon Traffic Bridge to close Thursday night for cleaning

  13-05-2020 18:33
  
  One of Saskatoon’s bridges in and out of downtown will be closed overnight for some spring cleaning.
  
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• Saskatoon fire dept. responds to eastside basement fire, no one injured

  13-05-2020 18:30
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Department says no one was hurt in a basement fire Tuesday night.
  
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• Most Canadians back postponing elections until after COVID-19 pandemic: Ipsos poll

  13-05-2020 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Out of a survey of 1,000 respondents, 72 per cent said they supported postponing elections for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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