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• Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan to ensure safe environment for students and staff as schools reopen

  09-06-2020 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s Education Minister Gordon Wyant said on Tuesday that his ministry will take into consideration different factors, such as reduced class capacity or class rescheduling since physical distancing is not practical among young children. The minister added all considerations will be flexible and depend on current risk factors when school reopen to ensure a safe...
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan schools to reopen this fall

  09-06-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s Education Minister Gordon Wyant announced on Tuesday that as of September 1, schools in the province will be reopening to students and teachers.
  
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• CBC Saskatchewan, CBC Saskatoon win 3 RTDNA Canada National Awards - CBC.ca

  09-06-2020 23:08 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC Saskatchewan, CBC Saskatoon win 3 RTDNA Canada National Awards  CBC.ca
  
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• CBC Saskatchewan, CBC Saskatoon win 3 RTDNA Canada National Awards

  09-06-2020 23:08 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC Saskatchewan and CBC Saskatoon got three nods from the 2020 Radio Television Digital News Association Canada's National Awards.
  
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• Police won’t participate in Saskatoon Pride parade, organizer says - Global News

  09-06-2020 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police won’t participate in Saskatoon Pride parade, organizer says  Global News
  
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• Persephone Theatre artistic director Del Surjik resigns

  09-06-2020 23:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The long-time artistic lead of Saskatoon's Persephone Theatre has announced he will resign his post later this month.
  
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• Prairieland cancels entire Marquis Downs season

  09-06-2020 23:00
  
  Prarieland Park has announced the cancellation of the 2020 Marquis Downs Live Thoroughbred Race Season.
  
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• Saskatoon schools can resume in-person classes in September

  09-06-2020 22:50
  
  On Tuesday the provincial government announced in-classroom learning will resume during the upcoming school year.
  
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• New charges laid against North Battleford man serving 'revenge porn' sentence

  09-06-2020 22:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A North Battleford man currently serving an 18-month sentence for posting "revenge porn" of intimate images sent from former romantic partners online now faces four new charges. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon man opens saloon for nutty clientele - CBC.ca

  09-06-2020 22:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon man opens saloon for nutty clientele  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man opens saloon for nutty clientele

  09-06-2020 22:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Dave Hunchak used his quarantine time to build a saloon for his backyard buddies, some Franklin's ground squirrels.
  
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• Plastic bag ban fines suspended until state of emergency lifted: City of Prince Albert

  09-06-2020 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Prince Albert’s bylaw enforcement on the use of plastic checkout bags was originally set to take effect on Aug. 1.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: June 9

  09-06-2020 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan for Tuesday, June 9.
  
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• Still no timeline in place for independent Sask. police oversight body

  09-06-2020 22:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Last year, Agatha Eaglechief called for a civilian-led body to investigate serious incidents involving police and death or injury to a person. She joined several others who have called for change. Now, it appears Saskatchewan could be a little bit closer.
  
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• Police investigating reported forcible confinement, assault

  09-06-2020 21:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police say a 20-year-old woman has been treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries after being held in a residence and assaulted on Monday. Read More
  
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• Two new coronavirus cases reported in Saskatchewan, no new recoveries

  09-06-2020 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are now 19 active coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan after two new cases and no recoveries were reported.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 2 new cases announced Tuesday, 1 in far north and 1 in Saskatoon area

  09-06-2020 21:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Two more cases of COVID-19 were announced in Saskatchewan on Tuesday, bumping the total number of known cases in the province up to 656.
  
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• Police won’t participate in Saskatoon Pride parade, organizer says

  09-06-2020 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The SPS won’t take part in the virtual pride parade, given global conversations about systemic racism in law enforcement, an organizer says.
  
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• Del Surjik resigning as Persephone Theatre artistic director

  09-06-2020 21:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Del Surjik, the longtime artistic director, is resigning from his position with Persephone Theatre. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police investigate shooting, forcible confinement cases

  09-06-2020 20:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon police's guns and gangs unit is investigating two recent incidents that sent people to hospital.
  
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• Police focus on rural property near Prince Albert in search for missing woman

  09-06-2020 20:44
  
  A rural area outside of Prince Albert has come into focus in the investigation into a 42-year-old woman's 2017 disappearance.
  
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• 'I could feel broken teeth in my mouth;' Saskatoon police chief orders review after woman alleges police brutality

  09-06-2020 20:15
  
  Saskatoon Police Services Chief Troy Cooper has asked the Professional Standards Division to conduct a review into an incident involving alleged excessive force.
  
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• Saskatchewan schools set to resume in-class learning this fall, guidelines to be released

  09-06-2020 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan announced Tuesday classes in Saskatchewan Prekindergarten to Grade 12 schools will resume in-classroom learning for the upcoming school year.
  
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• Education minister to provide update on Saskatchewan schools returning in the fall

  09-06-2020 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's Education Minister Gordon Wyant is providing an update regarding a return to school in the fall at the province's COVID-19 presser at 2:30 p.m.
  
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• 'They treated us like family': What it was like helping fight the outbreak in La Loche

  09-06-2020 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Working in La Loche taught me a lot.
  
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• Saskatoon woman assaulted and held against her will - CKOM News Talk Sports

  09-06-2020 19:49 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon woman assaulted and held against her will  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Saskatoon woman claims racial profiling after being told to leave Cabela's store - CBC.ca

  09-06-2020 19:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon woman claims racial profiling after being told to leave Cabela's store  CBC.ca
  
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• With Sask. students set to return to classrooms in fall, NDP wants COVID-19 contingency funds set aside

  09-06-2020 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan students from pre-kindergarten to Grade 12 will return to in-classroom learning for the upcoming school year, the province announced Tuesday.
  
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• Sask. students set to return to classrooms in fall, details still unclear

  09-06-2020 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan students from pre-kindergarten to Grade 12 will return to in-classroom learning for the upcoming school year, the province announced Tuesday.
  
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• Sask. Pre-K to 12 students to return to classrooms this fall

  09-06-2020 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan students from prekindergarten to Grade 12 will return to in-classroom learning for the upcoming school year, the province announced Tuesday.
  
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• Sask. Education Minister to provide update Tuesday on K-12 return plans for this fall

  09-06-2020 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  On Tuesday afternoon, Minister of Education Gord Wyant will provide an update on the province's plan for K-12 schools this fall.
  
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• 'A lot of people are lonely': Saskatoon churches, mosques make plans to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions are eased

  09-06-2020 19:42
  
  Beginning June 8, under the third phase of the province’s Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, places of worship can now re-open for indoor and outdoor services but must do so safely and under the province’s health guidelines. Some of the guidelines include:
  
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• 'A a lot of people are lonely': Saskatoon churches, mosques make plans to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions are eased

  09-06-2020 19:42
  
  Beginning June 8, under the third phase of the province’s Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, places of worship can now re-open for indoor and outdoor services but must do so safely and under the province’s health guidelines. Some of the guidelines include:
  
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• Family encourages forgiveness at Kionna Nicotine vigil in Saskatoon

  09-06-2020 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kionna Nicotine’s friends and family held a candlelight vigil in the parking lot where the 23-year-old died on Saturday.
  
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• Saskatoon woman claims racial profiling after being told to leave Cabela's store

  09-06-2020 19:25 via cbc.ca
  
  An Indigenous woman says she is angry after being ordered out of a popular hunting and fishing store in Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon restaurateurs happy with first day of reopening

  09-06-2020 19:14 via cbc.ca
  
  O'Shea's Irish Pub and Pink Cadillacs are two restaurants that opened on Monday, the first day allowed.
  
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• Saskatoon restauranteurs happy with first day of reopening

  09-06-2020 19:14 via cbc.ca
  
  O'Shea's Irish Pub and Pink Cadillac are two restaurants that opened on Monday, the first day allowed.
  
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• Kistahpinanihk Paddling Club will hit the water in 2020, aims to recruit young people

  09-06-2020 19:13
  
  The Kistahpinanihk Paddling Club of Prince Albert is operating in 2020 with COVID-19 precautions and is taking new members.
  
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• Shooting - 600 block Idylwyld Drive North

  09-06-2020 18:52 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Members of the Guns and Gangs Unit are investigating a shooting that occurred over the weekend.At approximately 5:40 a.m, June 6, 2020, Police received a report of four men in possession of a firearm in the 600 block of Idylwyld Drive North.  The witness reported that the men were running in a westbound direction.  A responding officer soon located an injured male nearby.  The man was transported to hospital for treatment for a non life-threatening gunshot wound.  H
  
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• Sask. schools to return to in-person classes this fall

  09-06-2020 18:52
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan announced prekindergarten to Grade 12 schools will return in-person for the upcoming 2020-21 school year.
  
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• Sask. officials to speak on returning to school in the fall

  09-06-2020 18:52
  
  The province of Saskatchewan says a update will be provided on a plan to resume school in the fall.
  
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• Assault/Forcible Confinement - 700 block Avenue I South

  09-06-2020 18:40 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Members of the Guns and Gangs Unit are investigating following a report of a forcible confinement and assault.At approximately 6:30 p.m., June 8, 2020, Police were called to Royal University Hospital where a 20 year old woman was receiving treatment for serious but non life-threatening injuries.  It was reported that she had been held in a residence and assaulted by several people over a period of time.  She was later located in the 700 block of Avenue I South by a good Samaritan who t
  
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• Saskatoon SPCA searches for answers after 5 chihuahuas found in dumpster

  09-06-2020 18:38
  
  The Saskatoon SPCA is hoping someone knows how five chihuahuas came to be abandoned in a dumpster.
  
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• Saskatoon SPCA investigates after 5 chihuahuas found in dumpster

  09-06-2020 18:38
  
  The Saskatoon SPCA is investigating after five chihuahuas were found abandoned in a dumpster.
  
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• Global Regina wins national RTDNA award for feature on missing Yorkton, Sask., teen

  09-06-2020 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global Regina won a national RTDNA award for its Focus Saskatchewan feature 'Still Searching: The Disappearance of Mekayla Bali.'
  
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• Letter of the Day: Health care workers are underappreciated

  09-06-2020 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  I think the health care workers in Saskatoon deserve a huge thank you from our community. So far these individuals have successfully prevented any COVID-19 outbreaks in our long-term care homes and hospitals. Compared to other provinces, these dedicated people have done an impressive job. Read More
  
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• Staggered drop-offs and 'air fives': Daycares reopen in Saskatoon with COVID-19 changes in place

  09-06-2020 17:20
  
  Daycares across the province reopened to the general public on Monday, but with many COVID-19 precautions in place.
  
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• SGI on distracted driving

  09-06-2020 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the province of Saskatchewan reopening, SGI wants to remind drivers about the dangers of distracted driving and give tips to avoid the temptations of using your phone or other devices while on the road.
  
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• Winnipeg police make first ever seizure of 'ghost guns' in city; one man arrested

  09-06-2020 16:41
  
  A 31-year-old has been arrested by Winnipeg police after officers seized 28 guns including some restricted weapons and 3D printed versions of weapon parts that can't be purchased.
  
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• Talking to kids about racism

  09-06-2020 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  There’s a chance that your child has seen some of the coverage of the worldwide protests against racism. Manuela Valle-Castro with the Saskatchewan Intercultural Association discusses how to talk to kids about racism.
  
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