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• City councillor to ask for West Industrial noise study, possible solutions

  15-07-2020 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatoon city councillor says the long-standing problem of noise, light and dust emanating from a heavy industrial area on the city's west side needs some "new attention." Read More
  
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• After a steady decline in cases, COVID-19 isolation camp dismantled in northern Sask.

  15-07-2020 23:44
  
  After an outbreak that led to more than 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five related deaths, pandemic response operations are winding down in La Loche.
  
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• Human rights group files hate-speech complaint against Canadian Nationalist Party leader

  15-07-2020 23:30 via cbc.ca
  
  An organization that tracks hate speech has filed a police complaint with the RCMP against Travis Patron, of Redvers, Sask., who is the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party.
  
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• Man who shot RCMP officer gets seven years in rural fentanyl, meth trafficking case

  15-07-2020 23:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mitch Hutchinson says he thought he was shooting at a coyote that had wandered onto his property when he fired a bullet that hit an RCMP officer, puncturing the officer's protective equipment and grazing his neck. Read More
  
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• Production starts at single-well helium purification plant in Saskatchewan

  15-07-2020 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  North American Helium says seven years of hard work led to the start of production at its first single-well helium purification plant in Saskatchewan.
  
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• New medical mask company will prioritize Indigenous orders

  15-07-2020 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  After feeling the effects of PPE shortage, a Saskatchewan First Nation has started a medical mask-making company. Roberta Bell has more on the business plan to prioritize orders from Indigenous communities that could be in the same boat.
  
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• Man who shot RCMP officer sentenced to seven years in rural fentanyl trafficking case

  15-07-2020 23:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mitch Hutchinson says that when he fired a bullet that hit an RCMP officer, puncturing the officer's protective equipment and grazing his neck, he thought he was shooting at a coyote that had wandered onto his property. Read More
  
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• Man who shot RCMP officer during drug raid sent to prison

  15-07-2020 23:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A man who wounded an RCMP officer during a drug raid north of Biggar on May 14 is going to prison for seven years.
  
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• Nearly 5,000 U.S. citizens tried to enter Canada for shopping, recreation amid pandemic: CBSA

  15-07-2020 22:59
  
  According to new data from the Canada Border Services Agency, more than 10,000 U.S. citizens have been turned away at the Canadian border during the pandemic — and almost half of them were hoping to enter Canada to shop, go sightseeing or simply for recreation.
  
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• Sask. man under investigation after 'disturbing' Facebook post about walk for missing woman

  15-07-2020 22:50
  
  A Saskatchewan man is being investigated by police and his employerafter making a controversial Facebook post about a walk honouring a missing Indigenous Woman.
  
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• Sask. man loses job after 'disturbing' Facebook post about walk for missing woman

  15-07-2020 22:50
  
  A Saskatchewan man has lost his job after making a controversial Facebook post about a walk honouring a missing Indigenous Woman.
  
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• Man sentenced to 13 years for Saskatoon shooting death

  15-07-2020 22:37
  
  Jamie Halkett, 28, was sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter after the shooting death of 32-year-old Robyn Godfrey in a Saskatoon court this week.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter charges after April shooting

  15-07-2020 22:37
  
  Jamie Halkett, 28, was sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter after the shooting death of 32-year-old Robyn Godfrey in a Saskatoon court this week.
  
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• Jamie Halkett sentenced to 13 years for Robyn Godfrey's April 2019 Saskatoon shooting death - CTV News Saskatoon

  15-07-2020 22:37 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Jamie Halkett sentenced to 13 years for Robyn Godfrey's April 2019 Saskatoon shooting death  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Sask. to further monitor COVID-19 spread before considering making masks mandatory

  15-07-2020 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  As some jurisdictions in Canada and the United States make indoor mask use mandatory, Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer says the province will not move toward that unless cases spike. 
  
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• Sask. fight against COVID-19 slows spread of other viruses among kids

  15-07-2020 22:26
  
  There have been fewer colds and flus during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a respirologist at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: Province reports 5 new cases Wednesday, 8 people in hospital

  15-07-2020 22:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government reported five new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 881.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: July 15

  15-07-2020 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan for Wednesday, July 15.
  
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• Jewish advocacy group files hate speech complaint against Canadian Nationalist Party leader

  15-07-2020 21:52 via cbc.ca
  
  A group that tracks hate speech has filed a police complaint with the RCMP against a man from Redvers, Sask.
  
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• Eight in hospital as Saskatchewan reports 5 new coronavirus cases

  15-07-2020 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are five new coronavirus cases in the province, with 75 active cases and 791 total recoveries.
  
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• SARCAN continues to be busy, paying out an average of $1.8M a week

  15-07-2020 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  SARCAN Recycling is paying out $1.8 million a week on average and has paid out over $8 million since reopening on June 8.
  
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• U of S scholar wants to tell story of Metis resurgence after 'incredible devastation'

  15-07-2020 20:38
  
  Allyson Stevenson, a Métis scholar from Kinistino, has been appointed the new Gabriel Dumont Research Chair in Métis Studies at the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Men, women should limit alcohol to 1 drink a day, U.S. experts say

  15-07-2020 20:38
  
  The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans say both men and women should limit themselves to one alcoholic drink a day.
  
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• Expert worries stress is mounting as isolation continues in Saskatchewan jails

  15-07-2020 20:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Visitation was suspended at Saskatchewan prisons at the beginning of COVID-19, but inmates were given extra free phone calls. Those free phone calls are limited to one a day.
  
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• Regina Sir John. A. Mcdonald statue, Cenotaph vandalized

  15-07-2020 19:25
  
  Two displays in Regina’s Victoria Park have been vandalized.
  
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• Saskatoon addictions expert says safe consumption site, more treatment options needed to combat overdoses - CBC.ca

  15-07-2020 19:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon addictions expert says safe consumption site, more treatment options needed to combat overdoses  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon addictions expert says safe consumption site, more treatment options needed to combat overdoses

  15-07-2020 19:20 via cbc.ca
  
  A family doctor and addictions consultant in Saskatoon says he's saddened by reports of a spike in overdoses in the city.
  
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• Saskatoon addictions expert says more treatment options needed to combat overdoses

  15-07-2020 19:20 via cbc.ca
  
  A family doctor and addictions consultant in Saskatoon says he's saddened by reports of a spike in overdoses in the city.
  
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• 'There's no need': Saskatoon police ask public to stop reporting vehicles with U.S. plates - CTV News Saskatoon

  15-07-2020 18:59 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'There's no need': Saskatoon police ask public to stop reporting vehicles with U.S. plates  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'There's no need': Saskatoon police ask public to stop reporting vehicles with U.S. plates

  15-07-2020 18:59
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service Traffic Unit says people don’t need to report American license plates on the road.
  
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• Saskatoon addictions expert says more treatment options needed to combat overdoses - CBC.ca

  15-07-2020 18:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon addictions expert says more treatment options needed to combat overdoses  CBC.ca
  
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• Statistics Canada to start collecting race-based crime data

  15-07-2020 16:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Statistics Canada says it plans to start collecting race-based data in its official police-reported statistics — something advocates have called for to get a better sense of how crime affects marginalized communities.
  
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• In photos: Taste of Saskatchewan over the years - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  15-07-2020 16:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In photos: Taste of Saskatchewan over the years  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• In photos: Taste of Saskatchewan over the years

  15-07-2020 16:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Taste of Saskatchewan has become a Saskatoon staple in the summer, drawing around 100,000 visitors in years of good weather. About 30 stalls set up in Kiwanis Memorial Park by local restaurants and food vendors prepare a predetermined selection of dishes to give attendees a sample of the food available throughout the city. Read More
  
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• Man saves drowning coyote pup, embarks on adventure on Red Deer, South Saskatchewan rivers

  15-07-2020 15:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  “He managed to do a little bit of CPR and water came out and next thing you know he has a travelling companion for the next 10 days."
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest man carrying gun on city street - CKOM News Talk Sports

  15-07-2020 15:42 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon police arrest man carrying gun on city street  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• 'She had a life she wanted to live:' Sister of murdered Saskatoon teen remembers Belanger-Weeseekase - CKOM News Talk Sports

  15-07-2020 15:31 via ckom.com
  
  'She had a life she wanted to live:' Sister of murdered Saskatoon teen remembers Belanger-Weeseekase  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• 5 new Sask. COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday; 6 more recoveries

  15-07-2020 15:03
  
  Five new COVID-19 cases were reported in Saskatchewan on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 881.
  
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• 'Video itself says more than enough,' says Evan Penner's lawyer after police describe incident to board

  15-07-2020 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Evan Penner's lawyer says Saskatoon police presented "one side of an event that will benefit their excessive use of force" when Chief Troy Cooper provided information about her client's arrest during a special meeting of the police board last week. Read More
  
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• Nick Cannon fired for 'hateful speech' and anti-Semitic theories

  15-07-2020 14:33
  
  Nick Cannon's 'hateful speech' and anti-Semitic theories led ViacomCBS to cut ties with the TV host and producer, the media giant said.
  
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• Scattered showers in the North today: This is your Saskatoon forecast - CTV News Saskatoon

  15-07-2020 13:59 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Scattered showers in the North today: This is your Saskatoon forecast  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Scattered showers in the North today: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  15-07-2020 13:59
  
  After a few days of on /off rain it looks like we can expect a couple of days to dry out.
  
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• TikTok users panic as Trump admin considers banning app

  15-07-2020 13:28
  
  TikTok, the popular Chinese app that struck a chord with Gen Z, has found itself navigating tricky political territories. Following India's ban, now the U.S. is also looking to block TikTok citing security concerns.
  
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• Sask. health officials praise co-operation in dealing with new COVID-19 spike in Hutterite colonies, regions

  15-07-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Communities are inviting health workers to come actively test for the virus, which helps account for the recent spike in cases, health officials say.
  
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• Sidelined: How diversity in Canada's sports leadership falls short

  15-07-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The vast majority of leadership positions in Canadian sport — from the NHL and CFL to high-performance governing bodies and university athletics — are occupied by people who are white. For many Black, Indigenous and persons of colour, that is a problem.
  
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• Government must stop dragging its feet and establish a federal commissioner for youth

  15-07-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The well-being of our country's children and youth is an issue that must transcend political ideology and partisanship, writes Del Graff.
  
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• A year after Northern B.C. murders, victim's mother finds support in Canadian trucker who also lost child

  15-07-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A year after the murders of three people in northern B.C. led to the largest manhunt in Canadian history, the mother of one of the victims and the Whitehorse trucker who built a memorial for her daughter reflect on the impact of the tragedy.
  
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• Memorial held for 19- year-old Saskatoon homicide victim - CTV News Saskatoon

  15-07-2020 09:00 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Memorial held for 19- year-old Saskatoon homicide victim  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Firearms Offences - 1900 Block McKercher Drive

  15-07-2020 07:16 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Approximately 8:10pm on Tuesday 14th July 2020  Police were called to attend a residence in the 1900 Block of McKercher Drive, where a man was walking around with a handgun.Police were able to successfully deescalate the situation and arrest the male suspect. The handgun along with other firearms were located and seized. No one was injured during the incident.The 61 year old male is now facing six firearm related charges and will be held to appear in front of a Provincial Jud
  
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• Ex-officer suing RCMP says she didn't understand racism until joining force

  15-07-2020 04:25
  
  One of the first Indigenous women to join the Manitoba RCMP is now suing the force for alleged systemic racism she experienced, including unequal pay and years of discrimination that culminated in psychological trauma.
  
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