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• Remai Modern wants $250k to address overheating kitchen

  23-06-2020 23:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Remai Modern art gallery wants $250,000 to fix a problem with its exhaust system that causes the restaurant kitchen to overheat, creating what a former gallery executive called a "health and safety concern." Read More
  
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• Baby skunk surprise addition to Wakaw family

  23-06-2020 23:36
  
  A mother house cat in rural Saskatchewan has adopted a baby skunk.
  
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• GSCS budget includes money for more teachers, study for new high school

  23-06-2020 23:09
  
  The upcoming budget for the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS) includes money for more teachers, educational assistants and a study to determine the need for a future high school.
  
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• Coronavirus: No COVID-19 cases linked to ‘rallies’ so far says Saskatchewan’s top doctor

  23-06-2020 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s chief medical officer Dr. Saqib Shahab on Tuesday said that so far, the province has “not seen any cases [of COVID-19] linked to rallies” and that most new cases are travel-related or due to outbreaks in long-term care homes. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, there have been protests and rallies across Canada and worldwide...
  
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• RCMP commissioner tells Commons committee she'll 'double down' on diverse hires

  23-06-2020 22:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of the RCMP is promising to "double down" on hiring more diverse members — a pledge that comes during a tumultuous time for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and police services everywhere.
  
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• RCMP commissioner, public safety minister to testify as study of racism in policing begins

  23-06-2020 22:49 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair will testify this evening before a parliamentary committee launching a study of systemic racism in policing — a study taking place at a tumultuous time for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and police services everywhere.
  
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• Number of mental health calls Mounties respond to growing exponentially, Lucki says

  23-06-2020 22:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said today the number of mental health calls her officers respond to is growing exponentially, as she defended Mounties' record amid growing calls to reallocate police funding to better fund social services.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan enters Phase 4.2 reopening on June 29

  23-06-2020 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday announced that Phase 4.2 of the “Reopen Saskatchewan” plan will begin June 29, which includes the reopening of movie theatres and live events, with safety modifications like social distancing protocols. Moe said casinos are an example of a type of business not yet reopening at this time.
  
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• Arrest - Weapons Investigation - Confederation Drive and 22nd Street

  23-06-2020 22:33 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A man is facing charges after attempting to flee from Police on a bicycle yesterday afternoon. At approximately 3:30 p.m., June 22, 2020, members of the Guns & Gangs Unit observed an individual on a bike who was believed to be in possession of weapons in a back alley near Confederation Drive. When the man saw Police, he fled on the bicycle and nearly caused several collisions on Confederation Drive as he was in and out of traffic in his attempts to evade Police. He was ob
  
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• 'None of us can do anything with our gift cards': Saskatoon spa customers say they’ve been scammed

  23-06-2020 22:23
  
  Customers of Beverly Ashdown Day Spa say they feel they’ve been scammed.
  
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• Phone, virtual services helping to field coronavirus-related questions in Saskatchewan

  23-06-2020 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s HealthLine 811 has responded to nearly 53,000 COVID-19-related phone calls since March 17.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: June 23

  23-06-2020 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan for Monday, June 22.
  
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• 11 new coronavirus cases reported in Saskatchewan, Phase 4.2 date announced

  23-06-2020 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ten of the new coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan are in the far north and the other case is in Saskatoon.
  
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• Libraries, museums, galleries, movie theatres, live theatres can reopen in Sask. on Monday

  23-06-2020 22:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The province of Saskatchewan has announced that the second part of Phase 4 of the province's reopening plan will begin next Monday.
  
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• Libraries, museums, galleries, movie theatres, live theatres can reopen in Sask. next Monday

  23-06-2020 22:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The province of Saskatchewan has announced that the second part of Phase 4 of the province's reopening plan will begin next Monday.
  
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• eHealth must do ‘much’ more to prevent security breaches: Saskatchewan auditor

  23-06-2020 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Provincial auditor Judy Ferguson says eHealth needs to do more in preventing unauthorized access to health information stored on and accessed by portable computing devices.
  
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• 'Go back to Africa'; Man encounters everyday racism on Saskatoon streets

  23-06-2020 22:07
  
  Marvin Ankrah remembers the day his son came home from school with a troubling story about lunchtime.
  
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• Saskatoon prowling victim describes 'traumatic' experience filing statement to police - CBC.ca

  23-06-2020 21:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon prowling victim describes 'traumatic' experience filing statement to police  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon prowling victim describes 'traumatic' experience filing statement to police

  23-06-2020 21:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service says it is looking into a complaint from a woman who says an officer at the city police station made her feel like “gum on a shoe” when she tried to give a statement about a prowler outside her bedroom window in 2017. 
  
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• Saskatoon police officers accept new collective agreement

  23-06-2020 21:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The union that represents Saskatoon police officers has agreed to smaller cumulative increases to salaries over the lifetime of its contract than the previous agreement. Read More
  
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• Sask. Auditor recommendations for school maintenance, eHealth, outlined in 2020 report

  23-06-2020 21:42
  
  The Provincial Auditor released the first volume of her 2020 report, which includes recommendations for securing devices at eHealth, maintaining facilities within the Horizon School Division and how Social Services can better monitor foster families.
  
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• Reopening Sask.: Phase 4 Part 2 to begin on June 29

  23-06-2020 21:38
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan says the second half of Phase four of the Reopening Saskatchewan plan will begin on June 29.
  
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• Sask. eHealth failed to fully secure patient data on work laptops and smartphones, auditor says

  23-06-2020 21:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Auditor Judy Ferguson found that devices weren't wiped after being stolen or lost and not all health workers received annual security awareness training.
  
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• Two Charged - Firearms Trafficking

  23-06-2020 21:29 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 29 year old male and a 27 year old female, both from Saskatoon, are facing more than one hundred charges following an investigation by members of the Guns and Gangs Unit.The investigation began following a response by Patrol Officers on April 9, 2020, to a report of a disturbance in the 2400 block of Arlington Avenue.  A man was reported to be banging on the windows and doors of a home in the area.  Upon arrival Police located the suspect male in a vehicle nearby and conducted a
  
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• Arrest - Assault with a Weapon - 100 Block Avenue O South

  23-06-2020 21:26 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A woman is facing charges after attempting to assault people with a tree branch yesterday morning. Shortly before 10:30 a.m., June 22, 2020, Patrol officers responded to the 100 block of Avenue O South after reports that a woman was attempting to assault multiple people with a tree branch. Upon Police arrival, she kicked one of the responding officers before being taken into custody. She was also found to be in possession of three baggies of methamphetamine. A 40-year-old woman is char
  
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• Keep families together during wildfire evacuations, report says

  23-06-2020 21:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Families should keep together when communities are evacuated during a dry wildfire season further complicated by COVID-19 this year, says a University of Saskatchewan professor. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan announces plan for new schools in La Loche, Regina

  23-06-2020 21:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan government plans to build four more new schools as part of a $110.5-million plan to fund infrastructure projects for school divisions Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Police Association ratifies new 3-year contract - Globalnews.ca

  23-06-2020 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police Association ratifies new 3-year contract  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon Police Association ratifies new 3-year contract

  23-06-2020 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police Service members will receive a 5.1 per cent pay increase over the three years of the contract.
  
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• Teen pleads guilty to second-degree murder in shooting death of 15-year-old boy in Saskatoon

  23-06-2020 20:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  One of three teens accused in the death of a 15-year-old boy who was found in the TCU Financial building on Arlington Avenue after being shot last November has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Read More
  
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• Sask. RCMP say CRA phone scammers impersonating local police

  23-06-2020 20:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  RCMP in Maidstone are warning people that scam callers have been using technology to impersonate police. Read More
  
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• Elk Ridge golf resort enters receivership with over $13M in outstanding loans

  23-06-2020 20:29
  
  One of Saskatchewan’s largest golf resorts two hours north of Saskatoon has gone into receivership.
  
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• Canadian Blood Services calling for recovered COVID-19 patients to donate plasma in Sask.

  23-06-2020 20:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The chief scientists says the only way CBS will know if plasma therapy works is if people donate.
  
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• Saskatoon teen pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in fatal shooting of Gilbert Kagabo - CBC.ca

  23-06-2020 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon teen pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in fatal shooting of Gilbert Kagabo  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon teen pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in fatal shooting of Gilbert Kagabo

  23-06-2020 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  A 16-year-old Saskatoon boy pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Gilbert Kagabo in November 2019.
  
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• Saskatchewan government announces funding for 4 new schools

  23-06-2020 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Education Minister Gordon Wyant said the new school projects are part of the government’s $7.5 billion two-year capital plan to stimulate Saskatchewan’s economy.
  
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• Sask. invests $110.5 million in school construction, renovations

  23-06-2020 19:41
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan will spend $110.5 million to build four new schools in the province and to do major renovations at two schools.
  
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• Sask. woman asks witnesses to racism to 'say something, say anything'

  23-06-2020 19:21
  
  Above Shanelle Walters’ childhood bed was a poster of three Disney princesses.
  
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• Simulation rifles stolen from Department of National Defense: Regina police

  23-06-2020 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Six simulation training rifles along with other police equipment were reportedly stolen from the Department of National Defense in Regina.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughrider’s eyes opened in NASCAR trip

  23-06-2020 19:00
  
  Jordan Reaves and his fiancée, race car driver Amber Balcean, say a trip to a NASCAR race in the southern Unites States opened their eyes..
  
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• ‘Cloud of unpredictability’ as Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools approves 2020-21 budget

  23-06-2020 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools is planning on hiring 44 new full-time teachers as enrolment is expected to increase by 674 students in the 2020-21 school year.
  
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• Edmonton-based Aurora Cannabis to lay off staff, close 5 Canadian sites

  23-06-2020 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aurora Cannabis Inc. is making its second round of significant cuts this year as it continues with a restructuring plan meant to address profitability struggles.
  
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• Letter of the Day: First Nations hardly get 'free ride'

  23-06-2020 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  People afraid of the truth tend to be more aggressive than those looking from a variety of viewpoints. Listening to reactions to the protests, some are truly afraid to expose the ugly truth of systemic racism. Made in Canada racism. Around these parts, it’s common to hear how First Nations peoples are getting a free ride on the hard working dime of the rest of us. Read More
  
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• Enoch Cree Nation model face of Nike ad campaign

  23-06-2020 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ashley Callingbull has worn many hats — and crowns — in her career. She’s a model, actress, motivational speaker and former Mrs. Universe. Now the Enoch Cree Nation-born Callingbull is one of three faces for Nike’s new Indigenous-inspired shoe, the N7. 
  
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• RCMP searching for escaped inmate near Yorkton, Sask.

  23-06-2020 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Yorkton RCMP are looking for Kyle Foreman, 46, who walked away from Whitespruce Provincial Training Centre on Sunday.
  
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• Saskatoon councillors approve $35.5M spending plan for provincial COVID-19 funding - CBC.ca

  23-06-2020 17:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon councillors approve $35.5M spending plan for provincial COVID-19 funding  CBC.ca
  
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• Law office security footage captures Saskatoon man's dying moments and then thieves looting body - CBC.ca

  23-06-2020 16:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Law office security footage captures Saskatoon man's dying moments and then thieves looting body  CBC.ca
  
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• Law office security footage captures Saskatoon man's dying moments and then thieves looting body

  23-06-2020 16:55 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon law office security camera shows a man dying of an apparent drug overdose. A lawyer says this should be a call to action.
  
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• Motorcycles for dad

  23-06-2020 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hundreds of riders take part in a Motorcycle Ride for Dad to raise money for prostate cancer research. Instead of one big event this year, organizers are changing how you can participate in 2020.
  
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• Sask. announces 11 new cases of COVID-19; subtracts 9 cases from total

  23-06-2020 16:28
  
  The Saskatchewan government announced 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday while confirming the second part of phase four reopening begins
  
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