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• Sask. music festival Ness Creek to be held online this weekend

  18-07-2020 23:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The popular music festival Ness Creek was cancelled in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic but its manager says festival goers can still get their dose of Ness Creek.
  
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• Man robbed at Saskatoon Inn parking lot - CKOM News Talk Sports

  18-07-2020 23:28 via ckom.com
  
  Man robbed at Saskatoon Inn parking lot  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• 10-year-old starts business selling worms during the pandemic

  18-07-2020 23:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Money is tight for a lot of Saskatchewan families — and the Ball family in Prince Albert is no different. So, when 10-year-old Cohen Ball wanted to buy some new shoes during the pandemic, he started his own business.
  
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• Saskatoon checkstop for impaired driving sees 8 vehicles impounded

  18-07-2020 22:54
  
  A number of drivers in Saskatoon were pulled over during an impaired driving checkstop Friday night, according to a tweet by the SPS Traffic Uinit.
  
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• Police search for suspects in robbery on Airport Drive

  18-07-2020 22:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A man was robbed of his cellphone, money and duffel bag by three suspects nearby the airport on Saturday morning. Read More
  
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• South, central regions fuel increase of more than 120 Sask. COVID-19 cases over past week

  18-07-2020 22:44
  
  Rising transmission of COVID-19 in the south west and west central regions of Saskatchewan helped fuel an increase of over 120 cases in the province over the past week.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 6 new cases reported Saturday

  18-07-2020 22:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Six new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan on Saturday: one in the north, one in the central area, one in Saskatoon and three in the south.
  
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• Saskatoon woman allegedly stabbed at home by family member: police

  18-07-2020 22:09
  
  A 47-year-old woman was stabbed twice in the arm at her home in the Riversdale neighbourhood Saturday morning, according to Saskatoon Police Service (SPS).
  
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• 6 new coronavirus cases reported in Saskatchewan, active cases remain the same

  18-07-2020 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan reported six new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday afternoon, bringing the provincial total to 941.
  
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• 23-year-old man reportedly robbed, shot with airsoft pistol

  18-07-2020 21:51
  
  Saskatoon police are investigating after a 23-year-old man was allegedly robbed and shot with an airsoft pistol Saturday morning.
  
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• Sask. reports 6 new COVID-19 cases; 5 more recoveries

  18-07-2020 21:36
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan reported six new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the provincial total to 941.
  
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• Weather advisory in effect for possible funnel clouds in Saskatoon area - Globalnews.ca

  18-07-2020 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Weather advisory in effect for possible funnel clouds in Saskatoon area  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Weather advisory in effect for possible funnel clouds in Saskatoon area

  18-07-2020 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada says conditions are favourable for the development of funnel clouds in parts of central and north Saskatchewan.
  
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• Weather advisory for possible funnel clouds in Saskatoon area has ended - Globalnews.ca

  18-07-2020 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Weather advisory for possible funnel clouds in Saskatoon area has ended  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Weather advisory for possible funnel clouds in Saskatoon area has ended

  18-07-2020 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada says conditions are favourable for the development of funnel clouds in parts of central and north Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for 3 suspects in alleged daylight robbery

  18-07-2020 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 23-year-old man was allegedly robbed, shot with an airsoft pistol and threatened with a machete on Saturday morning in Saskatoon, according to police.
  
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• Stabbing- 200blk Ave D S

  18-07-2020 21:16 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police received a call of a female that had been stabbed in her arm twice while at her home in the 200blk Ave D S at 11:41a.m., on July 18, 2020.Officers arrived and located a 47 year old female victim who states she was stabbed by a family member.  She was transported to the hospital by Medavie Health Services with non life threatening injuries.The suspect, a 45 year old female was arrested nearby without incident and transported to detention.  She will be held unti
  
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• Two people in custody after evading police, avoiding traffic stop: Saskatoon police

  18-07-2020 21:04
  
  Two people are in custody after allegedly evading police during a traffic stop early Saturday morning in the Broadway neighbourhood.
  
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• Saskatoon Has Apartments Under $1000 That Are A Lot Nicer Than You'd Expect - Narcity Canada

  18-07-2020 20:44 via narcity.com
  
  Saskatoon Has Apartments Under $1000 That Are A Lot Nicer Than You'd Expect  Narcity Canada
  
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• Robbery- 2000blk Airport Drive

  18-07-2020 20:44 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police received a report of a male that had been robbed at 9:42a.m., on July 18, 2020 while in a parking lot in the 2000blk Airport Drive.Patrol officers arrived and spoke with a 23 year old male victim who reports that he met up with two males and one female that are known to him.  The three suspects arrived in a white Dodge Dakota.  At some point, the three individuals attempted to rob him, the victim put up a struggle and was shot once with an airsoft pi
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest 45-year-old woman in family stabbing

  18-07-2020 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police arrested a 45-year-old woman accused of stabbing a 47-year-old woman, a family member, twice in the arm on Saturday.
  
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• Saskatoon emergency responders treating woman for stab wound

  18-07-2020 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  First responders arrived at a home on Avenue D South for an apparent stabbing shortly before noon on Saturday.
  
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• Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto after federal government rejects plan

  18-07-2020 20:35
  
  The Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto this season after the federal government rejected the club's plan to use Rogers Centre on Saturday.
  
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• Swift Current grapples with coronavirus, stigma as new hot spot flares

  18-07-2020 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Many locals are scrambling to control of the virus and the stigma that comes along with it.
  
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• Saskatoon Police arrest two suspects for fleeing traffic stop

  18-07-2020 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 33-year-old man and 26-year-old woman face numerous charges after attempting to escape Saskatoon police by speeding through the city towards Warman.
  
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• Métis Nation Sask. citizens receive free access to Sask. national parks

  18-07-2020 20:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Parks Canada and Métis Nation - Saskatchewan signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday that states Métis citizens in the province will receive free entry to national parks and historic sites in the province.
  
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• Saskatoon check stop sees 8 vehicles impounded due to impaired driving - Globalnews.ca

  18-07-2020 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon check stop sees 8 vehicles impounded due to impaired driving  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon check stop sees 8 vehicles impounded due to impaired driving

  18-07-2020 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police suspended eight drivers' licences for driving while impaired in downtown Saskatoon on Friday night.
  
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• Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and 'American hero'

  18-07-2020 19:22
  
  People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. But at the very beginning -- when he was just a kid wanting to be a minister someday -- his audience didn't care much for what he had to say.
  
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• Evade Police- 2 in custody

  18-07-2020 19:20 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  On July 18, 2020 at 3:01 a.m., a patrol officer observed a suspicious vehicle near 8th Street/Broadway Avenue.  As the officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the driver of the vehicle failed to stop for police, at which point the officer disengaged the vehicle.The Saskatoon Police Air Support Unit (ASU) immediately took over and monitored this vehicle as it drove at high rates of speed through Saskatoon and north on highway 11 towards the City of Warman.  Members f
  
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• Indigenous artists bead their provinces and states in response to open call

  18-07-2020 18:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous artists across North America are taking up a challenge to bead the states and provinces.
  
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• Coronavirus: COVID-19 exposure alert issued for Saskatoon mall shoppers

  18-07-2020 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is advising those who visited two stores in Saskatoon's Midtown Plaza to self-monitor or get tested for the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Suicide prevention walk moves through Saskatoon with minimal traffic disruptions - paNOW

  18-07-2020 17:51 via panow.com
  
  Suicide prevention walk moves through Saskatoon with minimal traffic disruptions  paNOW
  
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• Health authority warns of COVID-19 exposure at Midtown Plaza

  18-07-2020 17:37 via cbc.ca
  
  An employee with COVID-19 worked at Soft Moc and Garage Clothing in Saskatoon's Midtown Plaza from July 10 to July 12, likely while they were infectious.
  
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• New Faces New Places: Enjoy a fresh, local brunch at OEB Breakfast Co.

  18-07-2020 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Get ready for a breakfast experience like none other in Saskatoon at River Landing's newest offering: OEB Breakfast Co. Read More
  
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• Enjoy the easy bungalow lifestyle in Brighton

  18-07-2020 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  North Ridge Development Corporation has opened the doors to its newest bungalow town house community: Linden Pointe. Read More
  
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• Cuthand: Black and Indigenous lives matter

  18-07-2020 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Sometimes a simple statement speaks volumes. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan bull rider Dakota Buttar plans to land right where he left off

  18-07-2020 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s Dakota Buttar rode Tykro Pound Sand during his last bull-riding competition before the onset of COVID-19.
  
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• Breathtaking global virus numbers show normal life is still far away

  18-07-2020 15:07
  
  South Africa was poised on Saturday to join the top five countries most affected by the coronavirus, while breathtaking numbers around the world were a reminder that a return to normal life is still far from sight.
  
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• Health experts encourage creativity, social support as bars reopen across Canada

  18-07-2020 14:45
  
  As bars in more populous provinces with higher case numbers such as Quebec and Ontario begin to welcome patrons again, outbreaks among young people have stoked fears the venues are opening too soon.
  
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• Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when it's ready

  18-07-2020 14:11
  
  The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready.
  
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• Report finds 55% of surveyed Sask. residents would support mandatory face mask policy

  18-07-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The latest research from The Angus Reid Institute found that more than half of surveyed Saskatchewan residents support making face masks mandatory in public places as the pandemic continues.
  
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• Letters to the editor July 18, 2020

  18-07-2020 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Is the Saskatchewan health profession in trouble? Read More
  
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• Sask. sidewalk concert series bring artists to resident's driveways

  18-07-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Yorkton Arts Council wanted to lift spirits and help artists out during the pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus took their lives. Here’s how their families will remember them

  18-07-2020 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die" — Thomas Campbell.
  
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• Coronavirus: COVID-19 exposure alert issued for Saskatoon mall shoppers - Globalnews.ca

  18-07-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: COVID-19 exposure alert issued for Saskatoon mall shoppers  Globalnews.ca
  
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• SHA issues warning of possible COVID-19 exposure at Midtown Plaza

  18-07-2020 05:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is issuing a warning after employees at businesses in Midtown Plaza had worked shifts while likely infectious with COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Prince Albert police seize 2 kg of cocaine, $100K in cash, guns in major drug bust

  18-07-2020 04:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A man and woman are in custody after a major drug bust in Prince Albert on Thursday, which also saw cash and weapons seized, police say.
  
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• Midtown Plaza employee tests positive for COVID-19: SHA

  18-07-2020 04:04
  
  An employee at two businesses at Saskatoon’s Midtown Plaza has tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Soft turf, happy joints: Huskies glad to get upgrades at Griffiths

  18-07-2020 03:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Adam Machart is happier than most about the new turf field that will soon adorn Griffiths Stadium. Read More
  
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