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• Joint investigation by SPS and RPS Drug Units leads to arrests, methamphetamine seizure

  22-05-2020 23:57 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A man and a woman from British Columbia were arrested and charged by the Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit on May 20, 2020 in relation to a joint drug trafficking investigation with Regina Police Service.Earlier this year, the SPS Drug Unit began investigating a man who was believed to be selling methamphetamine in Saskatoon. Through investigation, the suspect was observed travelling to Regina and exchanging items, believed to be drugs, before returning to Saskatoon.With the assistance of
  
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• Extra help for disability, welfare recipients not enough: MLA

  22-05-2020 23:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ian Morrison says his money doesn't last as long as it used to. Read More
  
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• Regina salon owner says health inspector told her COVID-19 ‘not that bad’

  22-05-2020 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  “I’m shaking and getting flustered because the health inspector is here telling me the virus is 'not that bad.'”
  
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• North Saskatchewan River level expected to rise next week

  22-05-2020 23:51
  
  After heavy rainfall upstream in Alberta, Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency issued a high streamflow advisory for the North Saskatchewan River.
  
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• Saskatoon man facing child pornography charges - News Talk 650 CKOM

  22-05-2020 23:44 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon man facing child pornography charges  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• SDHHS offering solutions to deaf and hard of hearing community during pandemic

  22-05-2020 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH: Challenges in the deaf and hard of hearing community are being tackled with creative solutions.
  
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• Expect new rules as Saskatoon Farmers' Market reopens during COVID-19 pandemic

  22-05-2020 23:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Farmers' Market has implemented some strict new rules for shoppers as it prepares to reopen its doors on Saturday. Adi Ramachandran, president of the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market Co-operative Ltd., spoke with The StarPhoenix to break down how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the shopping experience and what shoppers can expect. Read More
  
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• Paid parking, residential permits back in force Monday

  22-05-2020 23:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  The meter on free parking in many Saskatoon neighbourhoods is about to expire. Read More
  
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• Sask. Health Authority workers relocated in pandemic fight

  22-05-2020 23:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  More than a thousand Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) workers were relocated in an effort to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saskatchewan Health Authority says. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon man charged with possession of child pornography

  22-05-2020 23:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  Police have charged a 37-year-old man after a months-long investigation by Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit. Read More
  
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• Calgary father fined $1,200 for not social distancing despite claim he followed the rules

  22-05-2020 23:32
  
  A Calgary father is still in disbelief after he was handed a $1,200 ticket for allegedly violating the public health act while he was out with his family at Deerfoot Athletic Park on the weekend.
  
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• No one hurt in Thursday morning smash and grab at pawnshop

  22-05-2020 23:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police are seeking a man in connection to an armed robbery at a pawnshop in the Riversdale area Thursday morning. Read More
  
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• Additional Arrests - Assault/Forcible Confinement - 600 Block Idylwyld Drive North

  22-05-2020 23:23 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two additional men have been arrested and charged in relation to an assault and forcible confinement from May 5th.Two men, ages 32 and 34, are charged with Break and Enter, Robbery, Forcible Confinement and Utter Threats. The 34-year-old man faces additional charges of Possession of Stolen Property Under $5000 and Theft of Credit Card.(Occurrence Number: 20-42043)
  
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• These are the guidelines for gyms reopening in phase three

  22-05-2020 23:20
  
  Gyms and fitness centres can open their doors to the public again in phase three of Saskatchewan’s reopening plan.
  
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• Hudsons Canada’s Pub shooter wanted Saskatoon police to kill him: defence

  22-05-2020 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tyrell Davey was sentenced to five years in prison after he fired two shots from a gun in Hudsons Canada's Pub in Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon man achieves Pacman perfection on 40th anniversary of game

  22-05-2020 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  It took Greg Sakundiak four hours, twenty-three minutes and twenty eight seconds to become the second Canadian to ever record a perfect score in Pacman.
  
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• Body of Capt. Jennifer Casey, fallen member of Snowbirds, returns to Halifax on Sunday

  22-05-2020 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 35-year-old former journalist and public affairs officer for the Canadian Forces Snowbirds died last week after the jet she was flying in crashed in Kamloops, B.C.
  
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• 4 people charged with 1st-degree murder in Alberta woman’s 2019 death

  22-05-2020 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  First-degree murder, kidnapping and robbery charges have been laid in connection with the 2019 death of a 25-year-old Alberta woman.
  
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• 15-year sentence for man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in death of Gilbert McCallum

  22-05-2020 22:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  Raymond Joseph Roberts and Gilbert McCallum were part of the same group involved in a Saskatoon home invasion that ended with McCallum being shot in the back of the head in a field. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan legislature likely to resume in June with budget expected to be presented

  22-05-2020 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  House leaders are inching closer to reaching a deal that will see the legislature resume with a budget presented.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: May 22

  22-05-2020 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan for Friday, May 22.
  
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• After COVID-19 pause, pay parking returns to Saskatoon Monday

  22-05-2020 22:19
  
  Saskatoon City Council is reinstating public pay parking requirements; a move the city says will help boost the economy.
  
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• 5 new coronavirus cases, 12 recoveries reported in Saskatchewan

  22-05-2020 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The majority of the 99 active coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan — 85 — are in the far north region.
  
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• Saskatoon-developed website lets you check grocery store stock - News Talk 650 CKOM

  22-05-2020 22:17 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon-developed website lets you check grocery store stock  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• Saskatoon Mountain Equipment Co-op opening delayed until late 2021 - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-05-2020 22:07 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Mountain Equipment Co-op opening delayed until late 2021  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• COVID-19: UFC cancels Saskatoon bout | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-05-2020 22:06 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19: UFC cancels Saskatoon bout | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon community gardens get the green light for 2020 – with added COVID-19 rules - News Talk 650 CKOM

  22-05-2020 21:36 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon community gardens get the green light for 2020 – with added COVID-19 rules  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• Art Exhibit – GROUP SHOW

  22-05-2020 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  *** Now accepting visitors by appointment *** Art Placement is pleased to present a late spring group show featuring select works by gallery artists with a focus on vibrant colour, strong lines, and bold, graphic shapes.  We are delighted to include a collection of recently arrived paintings by William Perehudoff, never before exhibited.  The four...
  
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• Grounded travellers call on government to force airlines to issue refunds for cancelled flights

  22-05-2020 21:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Pressure is mounting on the federal government to make it mandatory for Canadian airlines to refund passengers for flights cancelled due to pandemic travel restrictions if those companies are receiving aid from taxpayers.
  
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• COVID-19 updates for Saskatoon and area for Friday, May 22 - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-05-2020 21:14 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 updates for Saskatoon and area for Friday, May 22  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 15-year sentence for man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Gilbert McCallum death

  22-05-2020 20:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Raymond Roberts and Gilbert McCallum were part of the same group involved in a Saskatoon home invasion that ended with McCallum being shot in the back of the head in a field. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon man faces child porn charges, police seize phones, laptops for analysis

  22-05-2020 20:46
  
  The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) has charged a man from Saskatoon with child pornography offences, the unit said in a news release.
  
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• Sask. launches program to distribute $400M in federal money for cleaning up inactive oil wells

  22-05-2020 20:41 via cbc.ca
  
  On Friday, the Ministry of Energy and Resources officially launched the Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP), which will work with oil companies to abandon wells that currently aren't producing.
  
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• Saskatoon man who fired shots in Hudsons pub wanted police to kill him, prosecutor says - CBC.ca

  22-05-2020 20:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon man who fired shots in Hudsons pub wanted police to kill him, prosecutor says  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man who fired shots in Hudsons pub wanted police to kill him, prosecutor says

  22-05-2020 20:10 via cbc.ca
  
  A 25-year-old man who fired shots in a crowded Saskatoon pub says he wanted to provoke police into killing him.
  
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• MLAs could return to legislature for budget presentation in mid-June, NDP says

  22-05-2020 20:10
  
  The Saskatchewan NDP says MLAs could be back in the legislature by the middle of next month.
  
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• How the COVID-19 crisis exposes widespread climate change hypocrisy

  22-05-2020 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Would you encourage a child to cross a bridge if you knew it wasn't built by a civil engineer? Would you get in a plane that didn’t have a pilot? When you break a bone or become extremely sick, do you go to the doctor?
  
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• Man with machete allegedly snatches rings from pawn shop jewelry case

  22-05-2020 19:54
  
  Saskatoon police are investigating an armed robbery that reportedly happened Thursday morning.
  
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• Man allegedly snatches box of rings from Saskatoon pawnshop jewelry case while wielding machete - CTV News

  22-05-2020 19:54 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Man allegedly snatches box of rings from Saskatoon pawnshop jewelry case while wielding machete  CTV News
  
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• Man allegedly snatches box of rings from Saskatoon pawnshop jewelry case while wielding machete

  22-05-2020 19:54
  
  Saskatoon police are investigating an armed robbery that reportedly happened Thursday morning.
  
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• Man allegedly snatches box of rings from pawnshop jewelry case while wielding machete

  22-05-2020 19:54
  
  Saskatoon police are investigating an armed robbery that reportedly happened Thursday morning.
  
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• COVID-19: UFC cancels Saskatoon bout

  22-05-2020 19:08
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has cancelled the UFC Fight Night event scheduled for June 20 at SaskTel Centre.
  
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• CP Rail removes thousands of trees from North Park Saskatoon neighborhood - News Talk 650 CKOM

  22-05-2020 19:04 via ckom.com
  
  CP Rail removes thousands of trees from North Park Saskatoon neighborhood  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• Program to clean up inactive Saskatchewan oil and gas sites to create 2,100 jobs

  22-05-2020 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is launching the Accelerated Site Closure Program for the abandonment and reclamation of inactive oil and gas wells and facilities.
  
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• Northern towns, First Nations mull their own reopenings

  22-05-2020 19:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  North Saskatchewan towns and First Nations that implemented travel restrictions early in the pandemic are now weighing how to be the last to lift them. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon could use stimulus money for capital projects, operating deficit: report - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-05-2020 18:56 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon could use stimulus money for capital projects, operating deficit: report  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Mountain Equipment Co-op opening delayed until late 2021

  22-05-2020 18:36
  
  Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), one of Canada’s largest outdoor retailers, says it is moving ahead with its plan to open a store in Saskatoon, but it will be delayed until late next year.
  
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• Saskatoon school division offers 'Class of 2020' lawn signs to every graduate - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-05-2020 18:17 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon school division offers 'Class of 2020' lawn signs to every graduate  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Armed Robbery - 200 Block 20th Street West

  22-05-2020 18:11 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred yesterday morning. At approximately 10:40 a.m., May 21, 2020, Police responded to a business in the 200 block of 20th Street West after it was reported that a man armed with a machete entered the store, broke a display case and fled with a box of rings. The suspect was last seen wearing a black sweater with white writing on the front and a large white/grey design on the back. He was also wearing a black, flat-brimme
  
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• Spokane Chiefs forward Adam Beckman named WHL’s most valuable player - Globalnews.ca

  22-05-2020 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Spokane Chiefs forward Adam Beckman named WHL’s most valuable player  Globalnews.ca
  
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