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• Back on ice: Some players can don blades, resume training, as part of Phase 3

  03-06-2020 23:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's privately-owned Schroh Arena, silent during these months of pandemic and quarantine, is about to get some of that old bustle back. Read More
  
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• More than 100 Regina streets tied to Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame

  03-06-2020 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH: You can learn about Saskatchewan’s sports history right outside your door. In Regina alone, more than 100 road names have ties to the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. Community Reporter Daniella Ponticelli has a closer look.
  
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• Charges laid after firearm pointed at Police Officer in early morning incident - 400 Block Hilliard Street

  03-06-2020 23:45 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two men are facing charges after one of them pointed a firearm at a police officer during an incident earlier this morning. At approximately 6:40 a.m., June 3, 2020, Patrol officers responded to a report of a group arguing outside of a residence in the 400 block of Hilliard Street when a firearm was observed. Upon Police arrival, several people were seen fleeing on foot. During a short foot pursuit, one of the males pointed a firearm at the Patrol officer. The officer was able to take cover
  
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• As Sask. prepares to raise limits on gathering size, couples see chance to tie the knot

  03-06-2020 23:32
  
  Leigh-Ann Wilkes and her fiancé Sean Harder spent over a year planning the wedding of their dreams. Then there was a pandemic.
  
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• Funnel cloud advisory issued by Environment Canada for parts of Saskatchewan

  03-06-2020 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada says conditions are favourable Wednesday for the development of funnel clouds in parts of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Hafford, Sask., man with history of possessing child pornography arrested with new charges

  03-06-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Tuesday, police arrested Kelly Beleznay at his home in Hafford and charged him with possessing and accessing child pornography.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughrider Solomon Elimimian doing his part to tackle racial injustice

  03-06-2020 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker and CFLPA president Solomon Elimimian is sharing his story of racism to help bring about change.
  
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• Saskatoon family hopes to raise money to help daughter live out her best life

  03-06-2020 22:50
  
  Krysta Chase is 19-years-old but developmentally she only about six.
  
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• One new coronavirus case in Saskatchewan, no new recoveries, health officials say

  03-06-2020 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health officials said the newest coronavirus case is in the far north, which has the majority of the province’s 34 active cases.
  
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• Saskatoon man says George Floyd video reminded him of own experience with police - CBC.ca

  03-06-2020 22:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon man says George Floyd video reminded him of own experience with police  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man says George Floyd video reminded him of own experience with police

  03-06-2020 22:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon man says the recent video of a Minnesota police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd reminded him of his own experience with police.
  
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• Chief Whitecap Park trail enhancement begins Thursday

  03-06-2020 22:24
  
  Construction on the Chief Whitecap Park Trail Enhancement project will begin Thursday, Meewasin Valley Authority says.
  
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• How a fresh produce donation to Saskatoon food bank came courtesy of 'space-age farming' - CTV News Saskatoon

  03-06-2020 22:21 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  How a fresh produce donation to Saskatoon food bank came courtesy of 'space-age farming'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• COVID-19: Phase Three limits too much for Saskatoon cycling studio - CTV News Saskatoon

  03-06-2020 22:21 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19: Phase Three limits too much for Saskatoon cycling studio  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: June 3

  03-06-2020 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan for Wednesday, June 3.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 1 new case in far north region

  03-06-2020 21:56 via cbc.ca
  
  There was one new case of COVID-19 announced in Saskatchewan on Wednesday, in the far north region.
  
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• Small Sask. government without websites wrangle COVID transparency

  03-06-2020 21:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A month after the Rural Municipality of Indian Head launched its website, traffic there has been underwhelming. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan plans to share more details on COVID-19 case locations

  03-06-2020 21:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan government plans to offer more specific information on the location of COVID-19 cases as soon as later this week. Read More
  
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• Warman teen gets chance of a lifetime performing on NBC's World Of Dance

  03-06-2020 21:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Dayton Paradis never expected to showcase his dancing skills in front of the likes of Ne-Yo, Derek Hough and Jennifer Lopez, but after performing on the NBC World of Dance stage, he can now check the unexpected experience off his bucket list. Read More
  
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• STARS dispatched to serious crash near Humboldt

  03-06-2020 21:22
  
  STARS Air Ambulance has been dispatched to a crash near Humboldt.
  
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• Four taken to hospital after head-on crash near Humboldt

  03-06-2020 21:22
  
  Humboldt Ambulance and STARS Ambulance took four people to hospital Wednesday after a head-on collision on Highway 5 west of Humboldt, RCMP say.
  
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• Saskatchewan launches new lithium production project

  03-06-2020 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lithium exploration and development are coming to Saskatchewan through a new joint lithium project announced on Wednesday.
  
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• Garneau expands required use of face masks on planes, trains, ships and transit

  03-06-2020 20:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expanding the required use of face coverings on planes, trains, ships and transit to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 
  
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• Serious crash near Humboldt sends 4 to hospital: Sask. RCMP

  03-06-2020 20:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Emergency crews were on the scene of what they described as a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 5, about 11 kilometres west of Humboldt, Sask., on Wednesday.
  
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• Serious crash near Humboldt, Highway 5 closed: Sask. RCMP

  03-06-2020 20:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Emergency crews are tending to what they described as a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 5, about 11 kilometres west of Humboldt, Sask.
  
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• Hill satisfied with CP apology over 33rd St. 'clearcutting'

  03-06-2020 20:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatoon city councillor says he is satisfied after a major railway company apologized for cutting down hundreds of trees in a core neighbourhood without notice or warning. Read More
  
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• Sask. airports struggling with severe decline in passengers

  03-06-2020 20:09 via cbc.ca
  
  The president and CEO of the Regina Airport Authority is asking for federal support to help deal with a massive slowdown in traffic.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO says policy change at hospitals ‘very little’ to do with Samwel Uko’s death

  03-06-2020 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said Wednesday that the policy change to allow a family member to be present when someone is seeking help at a hospital had “very little, if anything to do with” the death of 20-year-old Samwel Uko, who had sought help at a hospital in Regina on May 21 but...
  
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• COVID-19 updates for Saskatoon and area for Wednesday, June 3

  03-06-2020 19:42
  
  Check back throughout the day for the latest on COVID-19 in Saskatoon and area.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan changes policy on allowing visitors at long-term care homes

  03-06-2020 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone announced on Wednesday that starting immediately, long-term care homes would permit visiting by “support persons” who are able to more adequately address unmet quality of life needs. He also said they will be working with families to organize outside visits for residents.
  
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• Sask. grant program to focus on MMIWG issues

  03-06-2020 19:34
  
  The $300,000 First Nations and Métis Community Projects grant program will focus this year on locally-developed projects related to issues raised by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, the province says.
  
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• Final meal of dinosaur 110 million years ago discovered by team that includes U of S researchers

  03-06-2020 19:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It's long been a question posed in personality tests, on first dates and at parties: what would your last meal be? For a 2,900-pound, 110-million-year-old armour-plated dinosaur, a team that includes University of Saskatchewan researchers has discovered the answer: a charcoal-tinged, fern leaf salad. Read More
  
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• Sask. expands visitation for long-term care residents and patients in critical care, ICU

  03-06-2020 19:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority says long-term care residents and patients in critical care and the ICU will now be able to have more visitors.
  
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• Weapons Calls

  03-06-2020 18:57 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two men were arrested in two separate incidents yesterday where it was reported they were in possession of firearms.At approximately 9:45 a.m., June 2, 2020, Patrol officers responded to a report of a man walking in the area of Eastlake Avenue and 12th Street East carrying what appeared to be two handguns. The suspect was arrested and found to be in possession of methamphetamine. He was charged with Possession.Then, shortly after 1:00 p.m., Patrol officers attended to the area of 22nd Stree
  
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• Coronavirus: Some visitor restrictions eased at Saskatchewan Health Authority facilities

  03-06-2020 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority said it is expanding its criteria for compassionate reasons based on recommendations of its family presence expert panel.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan Health Authority to release details on easing visitor restrictions

  03-06-2020 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Visits to Saskatchewan Health Authority facilities were restricted early in the coronavirus pandemic except for compassionate reasons.
  
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• 'It could happen to me’: Saskatoon community reacts to Black Lives Matter rallies and protests around the world

  03-06-2020 18:14
  
  Sarah Tut, a refugee from South Sudan who has been living in Saskatoon for the last 10 years, said she felt sick when she saw the video of how George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Amalgamation just makes sense

  03-06-2020 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  SUMA president Gordon Barnhart is only reflecting countless expert opinions when he advocates amalgamation of Saskatchewan municipalities. He is absolutely correct. Read More
  
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• Temperance colony or sex trade boom town?: Saskatoon's unknown history - CBC.ca

  03-06-2020 17:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Temperance colony or sex trade boom town?: Saskatoon's unknown history  CBC.ca
  
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• These are the Sask. Health Authority's changes to visitation guidelines

  03-06-2020 17:46
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority will speak on its visitation guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday.
  
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• Here are the Sask. Health Authority's changes to visitation guidelines

  03-06-2020 17:46
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority will speak on its visitation guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday.
  
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• Temperance colony or sex trade boom town?: Saskatoon's unknown history

  03-06-2020 17:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Candice Klein says people mostly don't know about Saskatoon's raunchy past because more conservative narratives have been pushed forward.
  
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• Temperance colony or sex trade boom town?: Saskatoon's little-known history

  03-06-2020 17:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Candice Klein says people mostly don't know about Saskatoon's raunchy past because more conservative narratives have been pushed forward.
  
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• 1 new case of COVID-19 in Sask., no new recoveries

  03-06-2020 17:28
  
  Saskatchewan is reporting one new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 647 cases.
  
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• Frozen 2, The Lion King, UFC on offer as SaskTel Centre converts parking lot into drive-in cinema

  03-06-2020 17:15
  
  Starting Friday night, SaskTel Centre will supply a three-day run of drive-in movies in its parking lot.
  
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• Indigenous women's organization gives Ottawa failing grade on its MMIWG response

  03-06-2020 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The most prominent Indigenous women's organization in Canada is handing the federal government a failing grade for its response to the recommendations of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, as critics condemn the delay in releasing a national action plan.
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe calls ‘Justice For Floyd’ on war memorial outrageous

  03-06-2020 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  George Floyd's death a week ago set off intense demonstrations in many cities across the United States and in Canada, including Saskatchewan.
  
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• Singh condemns Trudeau's silence over Trump's 'reprehensible' actions

  03-06-2020 16:45 via cbc.ca
  
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has condemned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's failure to call out the "reprehensible" actions of U.S. President Donald Trump as protests escalate over anti-black racism.
  
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• Temperance colony or sex trade boom town?: Saskatoon's little-known history - CBC.ca

  03-06-2020 16:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Temperance colony or sex trade boom town?: Saskatoon's little-known history  CBC.ca
  
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• Number of children in Saskatchewan’s care hits 11-year high, with 86% identified as Indigenous

  03-06-2020 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The already disproportionate number of Indigenous children in the system is significantly higher than previously reported.
  
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