Saskatoon news

• Who said Cronk was dead? Long-lost beverage rediscovered thanks to Twitter and a micro-brewery

  27-06-2020 23:51
  
  A long-lost drink is about to be revived by a Calgary micro-brewery after a tweet about some curious century-old ads in a local newspaper prompted interest across Canada and beyond.
  
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• Federal Court of Appeal has upheld Tax Court ruling in favour of Cameco

  27-06-2020 23:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Cameco Corp. says the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a 2018 decision of the Tax Court of Canada that was in the company's favour.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 6 new cases in province's far north region

  27-06-2020 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Six people are in hospital due to COVID-19; five are in inpatient care and one person is in intensive care. Seven new recoveries were reported on Saturday.
  
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• Saskatchewan reports 6 new coronavirus cases as single-day testing soars above 1,000

  27-06-2020 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan saw its third-highest day for coronavirus testing on Saturday.
  
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• Six new cases of COVID-19 reported in province's far north

  27-06-2020 22:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan reported six new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the province's total case count to 777. Read More
  
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• 6 new COVID-19 cases, 7 recoveries in Sask. Saturday

  27-06-2020 21:37
  
  The Saskatchewan government confirmed six new cases of COVID-19 Saturday along with seven recoveries, bringing the number of active cases in the province to 103.
  
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• ‘Brutal’ heat at Strasbourg, Sask., senior care home has nurse pleading for help

  27-06-2020 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Air conditioning has been an issue at the facility since 2013 according to a CEO tour report from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.
  
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• Man pulls handgun before fleeing attempted break in: Saskatoon Police

  27-06-2020 19:27
  
  Saskatoon police say a man pointed a handgun at a homeowner who confronted him during an attempted break-in.
  
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• Police: 45-year-old man assaulted, robbed by three men in own home

  27-06-2020 19:25
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service responded to a robbery Friday night in the 1200 block of Ave. H.
  
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• Flag vote a symbol of La Ronge Pride going strong during pandemic

  27-06-2020 19:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  For the past four years, a group of dedicated advocates has ensured the work for visibility, rights and acceptance at the core of Pride has been upheld in La Ronge. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police seek suspects in stabbing, robbery, break-in and attempted shooting

  27-06-2020 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police are searching for suspects in a series of overnight crimes that are believed to be unrelated.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating after group shot at while sitting in parked car - CTV News Saskatoon

  27-06-2020 18:57 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police investigating after group shot at while sitting in parked car  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating after group shot at while sitting in parked car

  27-06-2020 18:51
  
  Saskatoon police say they received a report Friday night of people in a sedan driving in the Exhibition neighbourhood with the rear window rolled down, and one person firing a shotgun.
  
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• Saskatoon police search for suspect after 23-year-old man suffers multiple stab wounds

  27-06-2020 18:49
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is searching for the person responsible for a violent attack Friday night that left a 23-year-old suffering from multiple stab wounds.
  
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• Fired chief of Saskatchewan Highway Patrol suing government for wrongful dismissal

  27-06-2020 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Litzenberger said his October 2019 firing was based on false allegations, which included improper spending on equipment and dishonesty.
  
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• Police searching for suspect after armed break and enter on 33rd Street East

  27-06-2020 18:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police are searching for a man involved in an armed break and enter that took place in the early morning hours Saturday. Read More
  
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• Police investigating after gun fired from vehicle

  27-06-2020 18:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police are searching for suspects after a gun was fired at an occupied parked vehicle. Read More
  
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• Man assaulted and robbed during break and enter in Mayfair neighbourhood

  27-06-2020 18:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 45-year-old man was assaulted and robbed after returning his home to check why he had received a call from his alarm company. Read More
  
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• Mississippi governor supports calls to strip Confederate symbol from flag

  27-06-2020 18:37
  
  Mississippi lawmakers could vote in the next few days to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice.
  
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• Mississippi could strip Confederate symbol from state flag

  27-06-2020 18:37
  
  Mississippi lawmakers could vote to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag.
  
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• Saskatoon police respond to stabbing, shooting, robberies and assault in busy night - CBC.ca

  27-06-2020 17:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon police respond to stabbing, shooting, robberies and assault in busy night  CBC.ca
  
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• Stunning $2.4-million home hits Saskatoon market - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  27-06-2020 17:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Stunning $2.4-million home hits Saskatoon market  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon police respond to stabbing, shooting, robberies and assault in busy night

  27-06-2020 17:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Saskatoon responded to several calls through Saturday night and into Sunday morning.
  
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• Stunning $2.4-million home hits Saskatoon market

  27-06-2020 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Listed at $2.4 million, the custom-built home at 200 Greenbryre Lane won’t be for everyone. But for those looking for an upscale retreat in Greenbryre Estates, there are not too many comparable homes. Read More
  
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• Reopening Canada: Sask. RV sales rebounding, automotive industry ready to bounce back

  27-06-2020 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Doug Ferguson didn't know what to do, who to talk to or where to go next. Read More
  
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• Movie theatres excited to fire up the projectors — but recognize the experience will be much different

  27-06-2020 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If you're eager to enjoy a movie on the big screen, there isn't much longer to wait — but don't expect the experience to be as simple as showing up and buying a ticket. Read More
  
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• 'I want to see people of colour in power;' Systemic racism, discrimination prevalent in Sask. theatre community

  27-06-2020 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Discussions about racism in the theatre came to the public forefront in Saskatoon this month after Persephone Theatre sparked backlash for attempting to support the Black Lives Matter movement on Blackout Tuesday by posting a black square on its social media profiles with no context or statement. Read More
  
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• Cuthand: Indigenous history subverted by colonizers

  27-06-2020 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If you ever go to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, you will find a statue of Christopher Columbus in Independence Park. Read More
  
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• U.S. states reimpose virus controls after daily cases surged to all-time high

  27-06-2020 15:14
  
  Reversing course, Texas and Florida, two of America's largest states reinstated some coronavirus restrictions in the nation's biggest retreat yet, as the daily number of confirmed infections in the U.S. surged Friday to an all-time high of 45,300.
  
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• Saskatoon police start the weekend with several serious calls - CKOM News Talk Sports

  27-06-2020 15:02 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon police start the weekend with several serious calls  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Trudeau pledges $300 million to fight COVID-19 abroad

  27-06-2020 14:48
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that Canada will contribute $300 million towards the international effort to battle COVID-19.
  
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• Coronavirus: Here’s what you can and can’t do in Phase 4.2 of Saskatchewan’s reopen plan

  27-06-2020 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Phase 4.2 of Saskatchewan’s reopening plan amid the novel coronavirus pandemic starts on Monday, June 29.
  
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• Letters to the editor June 27

  27-06-2020 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Time to revisit the chicken ban Read More
  
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• EU to welcome travellers from approved countries, U.S. unlikely to make the cut

  27-06-2020 13:15
  
  European Union envoys are close to finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Europe again, possibly from late next week, EU diplomats confirmed Saturday. Americans are almost certain to be excluded in the short term due to the number of U.S. coronavirus cases.
  
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• Wexit Canada interim leader says Trudeau's 2019 win prompted him to back the movement

  27-06-2020 13:00
  
  The new interim leader of the separatist party Wexit Canada Jay Hill says the re-election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government was what convinced him that Western Canada needs to form an independent nation.
  
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• Sask. woman who testified against alleged sexual assaulter says justice system doesn't understand consent

  27-06-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Warning: This story contains details some readers may find disturbing.
  
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• Attempted Break and Enter/Firearm

  27-06-2020 12:10 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police attended to a report of a male with a firearm in the 800blk 33rd St E on June 27, 2020 at 3:22a.m.Patrol officers arrived and were told that a male suspect wearing a grey t-shirt and blue jeans was attempting to break into a residence.  The homeowner confronted the suspect, at which point the suspect pointed a hand gun at the owner and left.  A K-9 tracked was attempted but it is believed the suspect left in a vehicle.Anyone with information is asked to c
  
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• Stabbing- 200blk Ave K S

  27-06-2020 10:35 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service responded to a call of a disturbance in the 200blk Ave K S on June 26, 2020 at 11:38p.m..Patrol officers arrived and located a 23 year old male suffering from several stab wounds.  The victim was transported to hospital by Medavie Health Services with non-life threatening injuries.The suspect has not been located at this time but is known to the victim.  Attempts to locate the suspect will continue until an arrest is made.Anyone with information on this cri
  
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• As calls to 'defund' police grow, some say it's time for the RCMP to do less

  27-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is taking a closer look at the RCMP's contract policing obligations — a review that's taking on new relevance as calls mount to reallocate police budgets across North America.
  
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• Weapons Call- 100blk Ruth St E

  27-06-2020 09:28 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service received a call of a firearm being discharged at a vehicle parked in the 100blk Ruth St E on June 27, 2020 at approximately 12:21a.m..Patrol officers arrived and located three adults who had been inside a parked vehicle uninjured.  A vehicle travelling west bound on Ruth St E with the rear passenger window rolled down had an unknown suspect discharge one round believed to be a shotgun at them.  The vehicle left south onto Vernon Ave.  Two vehicles 
  
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• Saskatoon fire crews respond to blaze in Silverwood Heights - CTV News Saskatoon

  27-06-2020 09:00 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon fire crews respond to blaze in Silverwood Heights  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• “It’s like losing a part of your heart,” family continues to call for justice for robin fiddler

  27-06-2020 04:15
  
  It has been one year since Calgary police shot and killed 34 year-old, Robin Fiddler, an Indigenous mother of 3 who is from the Waterhen Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan.
  
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• New Saskatoon PPE manufacturer expects to produce millions of masks - Global News

  27-06-2020 02:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  New Saskatoon PPE manufacturer expects to produce millions of masks  Global News
  
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• New Saskatoon PPE manufacturer expects to produce millions of masks

  27-06-2020 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Benchmark PPE opened up in Saskatoon earlier this month and expects to be able to produce millions of masks each month after it receives more equipment.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan managing coronavirus impact heading into fall semester

  27-06-2020 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  University leadership has worked out a plan and is currently operating a balanced budget with classes being limited to online and hundreds of temporary laid-off employees.
  
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• Video: Fiddle teacher, performer Kim de Laforest helps youth through music

  27-06-2020 02:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan violinist Kim de Laforest has spent time every spring and fall for the last six years on the tip of Baffin Island, one of the northernmost areas of Canada. Read More
  
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• Golden opportunity for CEBL

  27-06-2020 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  On June 25, it was announced that the Saskatchewan Rattlers will likely be the province’s first professional sports team to return to play. As Derek Bidwell tells us, the league and the players are looking forward to the challenge of pulling this off.
  
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• Warman High School rolls through pandemic graduation

  27-06-2020 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  During the pandemic, any high school graduation is bound to look different than normal. One Saskatchewan community took this to heart and truly rolled out the red carpet for the class of 2020.
  
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• Resort villages adapt to elections delay

  27-06-2020 01:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Voters in Saskatchewan’s 41 resort villages will head to the polls this summer, one month late and two meters apart. Read More
  
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• College revokes Sask. doctor's licence after sex assault allegation

  27-06-2020 01:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatchewan doctor has been indefinitely suspended and stripped of his licence to practise medicine after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on Tinder. Read More
  
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