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• Samwel Uko turned away from hospital twice on day of death, family says

  11-06-2020 23:59
  
  The family of Samwel Uko says a conference call with the Saskatchewan Health Authority(SHA) revealed he was turned away from the hospital twice the day he was found dead, after calling 9-1-1 for mental health assistance.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan relaxes restrictions on activities including religious services, graduations

  11-06-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Minister of Education Gordon Wyant announced on Thursday the government would begin relaxing COVID-19 restrictions on certain activities, including religious services and graduation ceremonies. Wyant said the province would announce a date for Phase 4.1 of the reopening plan early next week.
  
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• Sunny and warm: June 11 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  11-06-2020 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sunny and warm, but it’s going to be windy. Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Thursday, June 11.
  
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• North Battleford brother, sister who 'spread joy and kindness' believed to be victims in murder-suicide: RCMP

  11-06-2020 23:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Like a dandelion spotted "uncut and left to grow wild," a brother and sister killed in what RCMP say was a murder-suicide were both full of love that "would go far and wide," says a North Battleford pastor. Read More
  
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• North Battleford brother, sister who 'spread joy and kindness' believed to be victims of murder-suicide: RCMP

  11-06-2020 23:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Like a dandelion spotted "uncut and left to grow wild," a brother and sister killed in what RCMP say was a murder-suicide were both full of love that "would go far and wide," says a North Battleford pastor. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan NDP release plan to revive economy post-coronavirus

  11-06-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Wednesday, the NDP released an 18-page report on their plan to revive Saskatchewan’s economy, which faces a $1.3- to $3.3-billion deficit.
  
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• Sask. NDP release plan to revive economy post-coronavirus

  11-06-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Wednesday, the NDP released an 18-page report on their plan to revive Saskatchewan’s economy, which faces a $1.3- to $3.3-billion deficit.
  
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• Saskatoon Public Library to begin pickup service Monday - CKOM News Talk Sports

  11-06-2020 22:44 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon Public Library to begin pickup service Monday  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Boushie family lawyer among voices condemning top-ranking Mountie's denial of systemic racism in policing

  11-06-2020 22:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP Assistant Commissioner and former Saskatchewan RCMP Commander Curtis Zablocki said this week he does not think racism is systemic in Canadian policing.
  
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• Public Advisory - CRA Scam

  11-06-2020 22:41 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Communications section has seen a recent increase in the number of calls received about the Canada Revenue Agency scam. Complainants advise they are being told they have warrants for their arrest for outstanding or unpaid taxes. In some cases, the fraudsters are spoofing 306 area code phone numbers in an effort to appear legitimate. If you should receive a call similar in nature, the SPS recommends hanging up and reporting the call to the Canadian Anti-Fraud C
  
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• 2 new coronavirus cases, 2 more recoveries reported in Saskatchewan

  11-06-2020 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  One new coronavirus case was reported in Saskatoon and the other in the far north, bringing the overall number of cases in the province to 660.
  
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• Inmate escapes from Sask. Penitentiary

  11-06-2020 22:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An arrest warrant has been issued for an inmate who reportedly escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary on Wednesday. Read More
  
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• $30M passing lane, paving upgrades underway on Highway 7 in Saskatchewan

  11-06-2020 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Construction of 50 kilometres of paving and passing lanes is underway on Highway 7 between Saskatoon and Kindersley.
  
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• Saskatchewan increases gathering size at churches, releases graduation ceremony guidelines

  11-06-2020 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Government officials said a target date for the first part of Phase 4 of the province’s reopening plan will be released the week of June 15.
  
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• Province increases capacity for worship services including funerals and weddings

  11-06-2020 22:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is increasing the number of people allowed at some larger gatherings, including places of worship and graduations. 
  
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• North Battleford house fire where Mom, 2 kids found dead was result of murder-suicide: RCMP

  11-06-2020 22:02
  
  After an extensive investigation involving more than 30 interviews, RCMP believe 39-year-old Tammy Fiddler was responsible for the death of her two children, seven-year-old Tessa and 11-year-old Wesley Bryant.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 2 new cases reported Thursday, 1 in Saskatoon and 1 in far north - CBC.ca

  11-06-2020 21:50 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 in Sask: 2 new cases reported Thursday, 1 in Saskatoon and 1 in far north  CBC.ca
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 2 new cases reported Thursday, 1 in Saskatoon and 1 in far north

  11-06-2020 21:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Two more cases of COVID-19 were announced in Saskatchewan on Thursday. One is in the Saskatoon area and the other in the far north region of the province.
  
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• RCMP believe mother killed two children in North Battleford murder-suicide

  11-06-2020 21:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A brother and sister who died in a North Battleford fire are believed to be victims of a murder-suicide at the hands of their mother, Saskatchewan RCMP said. Read More
  
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• Reopen Sask.: New guidelines for worship, graduation ceremonies in updated plan

  11-06-2020 21:37
  
  The province of Saskatchewan has provided new guidelines regarding places of worship and graduation ceremonies in an updated version of the Reopen Saskatchewan plan.
  
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• Saskatoon's newest saloon opens up just in time for Phase 3 - CKOM News Talk Sports

  11-06-2020 21:22 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon's newest saloon opens up just in time for Phase 3  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Arrest - Forcible Confinement - 300 Block Avenue W South

  11-06-2020 21:01 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A woman is facing charges after forcibly confining another woman yesterday afternoon.At approximately 1:30 a.m., June 11, 2020, Police were notified that a 35-year-old woman had been forcibly confined. She reported that between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., June 10, 2020, she was forcibly confined and assaulted at a residence in the 300 block of Avenue W South. She was able to get away and was located by a good Samaritan who transported her to hospital for treatment of non-life threate
  
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• Indian day school survivors to no longer be allowed to modify their claims in national settlement

  11-06-2020 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After June 15, survivors of Indian day schools will no longer be allowed to resubmit or modify the level of compensation they're seeking under the legal settlement for harms suffered while attending the federally operated schools.
  
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• Correctional Service Canada reports inmate escape from Sask. Penitentiary

  11-06-2020 20:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An arrest warrant has been issued for an inmate who reportedly escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary Wednesday. Read More
  
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• U of S projects introduce digital technologies to Indigenous and northern communities in fight against COVID-19

  11-06-2020 20:50
  
  Two professors at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) in Saskatoon and Regina are working to help Indigenous and northern communities fight against COVID-19 with new digital technologies, according to a release from the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Sask. projects introduce digital technologies to Indigenous and northern communities in fight against COVID-19

  11-06-2020 20:50
  
  Two professors at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) in Saskatoon and Regina are working to help Indigenous and northern communities fight against COVID-19 with new digital technologies, according to a release from the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Sask. prof wants to bring major technological advancements to Indigenous, rural communities

  11-06-2020 20:50
  
  Two professors at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) in Saskatoon and Regina are working to help Indigenous and northern communities fight against COVID-19 with new digital technologies, according to a release from the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon libraries to offer pick-up service starting Monday

  11-06-2020 20:39
  
  Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) patrons will be able to place holds and arrange for pick-up of physical library materials starting Monday.
  
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• City of Saskatoon plans to reopen pools, leisure centres in Phase 4

  11-06-2020 19:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Leisure centres to be opened using a staggered approach, starting with the Shaw Centre and Lakewood Civic Centre.
  
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• City of Saskatoon making plans to reopen pools, leisure centres in Phase 4

  11-06-2020 19:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Leisure centres would be opened using a staggered approach, starting with the Shaw Centre and Lakewood Civic Centre.
  
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• In Photos: All dressed up and nowhere to go

  11-06-2020 19:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It's a year like none other for high school seniors. Read More
  
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• High school student wants sales of his art to help his parents come to Canada

  11-06-2020 19:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Sofonias Daniel was a teenager living as a refugee in Ethiopia when he taught himself to draw. Read More
  
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• Paving, passing lanes project underway on Highway 7 between Saskatoon and Kindersley - 620 CKRM.com

  11-06-2020 19:18 via 620ckrm.com
  
  Paving, passing lanes project underway on Highway 7 between Saskatoon and Kindersley  620 CKRM.com
  
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• Seeding of the 2020 crop ‘virtually complete’ in Saskatchewan

  11-06-2020 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Agriculture says 98 per cent of the 2020 crop is in the ground.
  
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• City hall recommends $4,500 fee for new cannabis businesses

  11-06-2020 19:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon city hall is recommending the business licence fee for cannabis stores be reduced to $4,500, well below the current $20,000 price tag but still 36 times higher than the $125 cost incurred by most other businesses. Read More
  
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• Spring seeding in Saskatchewan almost complete: crop report

  11-06-2020 19:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Seeding is almost entirely wrapped up across Saskatchewan, and rain in recent days helped improve soil conditions in most regions, according to the latest provincial crop report. Read More
  
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• Work on new passing lanes, paving underway on Highway 7 between Saskatoon and Kindersley

  11-06-2020 19:07
  
  Construction of 50 kilometres of paving and passing lanes is underway on Highway 7 between Saskatoon and Kindersley, the province says.
  
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• Saskatoon Public Library to begin bringing back physical book lending next week

  11-06-2020 18:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Book lovers in Saskatoon will be able to start placing holds and arranging to pick up books starting June 15.
  
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• Walmart will no longer keep beauty products for people of colour under lock and key

  11-06-2020 18:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Walmart Inc. will stop keeping personal care products designed for people of colour in locked display cases, the retailer said, after the practice drew flak online with many saying it suggested customers for these products cannot be trusted.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Make more room to walk and cycle

  11-06-2020 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  I am writing in response to a few StarPhoenix articles that have discussed this — Cathy Watts of Saskatoon Cycles, a Phil Tank editorial, and recently Craig Kielburger in the National Post (Finding opportunity during a global crisis, NP, May 19). As a physical therapist, I believe that it is essential to make it easy for people to be active. In pre-COVID-19 times, our indoor facilities, playgrounds, and sports facilitated our efforts. Now people are taking to the streets and trails in reco
  
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• Playgrounds in Regina and Saskatoon won't be sanitized - CBC.ca

  11-06-2020 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Playgrounds in Regina and Saskatoon won't be sanitized  CBC.ca
  
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• Systemic racism exists in RCMP, Trudeau argues — after commissioner says she's 'struggling' with the term

  11-06-2020 17:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the RCMP and other police agencies across the country have a problem with systemic racism — a day after Commissioner Brenda Lucki said she struggles with the term and denied racism is entrenched within the organization.
  
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• NHL training camps set to open July 10 if medical, safety conditions allow

  11-06-2020 17:47 via cbc.ca
  
  NHL training camps will open July 10, provided that medical and safety conditions allow and the parties reach an agreement on resuming play.
  
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• Two new COVID-19 cases in Sask.; two more recoveries

  11-06-2020 16:59
  
  Saskatchewan reported two new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 660.
  
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• Ottawa, farmers disagree on cost carbon tax adds to grain dryers

  11-06-2020 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The carbon tax, which began being applied in provinces without an equivalent provincial system last year, is applied fully on the propane and natural gas used in grain dryers.
  
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• Coronavirus: Draft plan of Manitoba Phase 3 reopening includes no need to isolate after travel in Western Canada

  11-06-2020 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  A draft plan looking at how the province will handle Phase 3 of reopening during the novel coronavirus pandemic will be released Thursday.
  
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• Coronavirus: Draft Manitoba Phase 3 reopening plan ends need to isolate after travel in Western Canada

  11-06-2020 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  A draft plan looking at how the province will handle Phase 3 of reopening during the novel coronavirus pandemic will be released Thursday.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Earl and his 3 siblings are ready to be taken home

  11-06-2020 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon SPCA joins us this morning with four shih tzu puppies, including Earl, that will be ready to be taken home soon and a reminder about leaving animals in cars.
  
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• Takeout for charity with Primal Pasta

  11-06-2020 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight restaurants, including Primal Pasta, are teaming up with local personalities in the Takeout for Charity Celebrity Challenge, raising money for charities providing help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Saskatoon residents want action over noise, lighting issues from industrial park - CBC.ca

  11-06-2020 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon residents want action over noise, lighting issues from industrial park  CBC.ca
  
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