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• Lakewood, Shaw centres to reopen in late July

  24-07-2020 23:48
  
  Lakewood Civic Centre and Shaw Centre are set to reopen in near future, the city says.
  
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• Saskatchewan experts say COVID-19 myths cause for concern

  24-07-2020 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus conspiracy theories and misinformation may seem like a small problem but experts suggest it could be worsening the pandemic.
  
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• Saskatoon airport starting to see small uptick in passengers - CKOM News Talk Sports

  24-07-2020 23:27 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon airport starting to see small uptick in passengers  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• 'Spread like wildfire': Calgarian infected with COVID-19 at Canada Day barbecue speaks out

  24-07-2020 23:04
  
  Attendees of a Canada Day party in Calgary who became infected with COVID-19 say the virus "spread like wildfire,” affecting more than a dozen people — about half of those invited.
  
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• Premier Scott Moe wears mask, tells public to put one on when necessary

  24-07-2020 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
  On Thursday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe posted a photo in which he was wearing a Saskatchewan Roughriders face mask, and asked the public to use masks if they can't physically distance.
  
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• UFO sightings across Canada have spiked during the pandemic

  24-07-2020 22:24
  
  There’s been a significant increase in UFO sightings across Canada during the pandemic, according to a UFO researcher.
  
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• Law barring conditional sentences for some offences is unconstitutional, court rules

  24-07-2020 22:17 via cbc.ca
  
  A law that bars a judge from imposing a conditional sentence for certain offences was struck down as unconstitutional on Friday in a decision likely to find its way to the country's top court.
  
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• Man charged with sexual assault months after previous charges stayed

  24-07-2020 22:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Police have charged a 37-year-old Saskatoon man with sexual assault following a months-long investigation by the sex crime unit. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon-based lab closer to COVID-19 vaccine after breakthrough - CTV News Saskatoon

  24-07-2020 22:11 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon-based lab closer to COVID-19 vaccine after breakthrough  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon-based lab closer to COVID-19 vaccine after breakthrough

  24-07-2020 22:11
  
  After months of work towards the production of a vaccine for COVID-19, Saskatoon based ZYUS Life Sciences says they’re closer after a series of breakthroughs.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. reports 27 cases; northwest restrictions drop

  24-07-2020 22:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan health officials are warning the public to not lower their guard after 27 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the province Friday, the latest in a week of rapid growth spurred by ongoing outbreaks in southwest and central Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan parents, teachers say learning supports lacking for students with intensive needs

  24-07-2020 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the province's 27 school divisions prepare for fall classes amid the global pandemic, parents and teachers are calling for more in-class supports for students.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: July 24

  24-07-2020 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan for Friday, July 24.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 27 more cases announced Friday, including 24 in southern region

  24-07-2020 21:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Officials announced 27 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 recoveries in Saskatchewan on Friday. Two dozen of the new cases are in the southern region.
  
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• Chief public health officer warns of pandemic 'fatigue' as COVID cases surge among young people

  24-07-2020 21:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's chief public health officer is calling on Canadians to resist giving in to pandemic fatigue as novel coronavirus cases among young people surge across the country.
  
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• After being blindsided by zoning issue, Sask. homeowner told to vacate or face daily $2,500 fine

  24-07-2020 21:35
  
  A Langham, Sask. homeowner says he was shocked to receive a notice from the town, ordering him not to live in his home.
  
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• Former CFL star Henry Burris accepts diversity fellowship to join Chicago Bears coaching staff

  24-07-2020 21:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Henry Burris, who played 20 pro seasons —18 of them in the CFL — will coach his former team as part of a diversity coaching scholarship.
  
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• Many Canadians may be eligible for work-space-in-the-home tax deduction due to COVID-19: expert

  24-07-2020 21:03
  
  A months-long COVID-19 lockdown means the majority of Canada’s workforce that has transitioned from an office space to a makeshift remote set-up could be eligible for a work-from-home tax deduction.
  
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• Coronavirus: 27 new cases in Saskatchewan, northwest region moves into Phase 4.2

  24-07-2020 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are 27 new coronavirus cases in the province, with 235 active cases and 848 total recoveries.
  
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• Taste of the Saskatoon Ex to offer drive thru fair food experience

  24-07-2020 20:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Saskatoon Exhibition to cancel for the first time since its founding in 1886, but fair foods normally offered each year will be available in a new drive-thru experience. Read More
  
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• Closing arguments underway in Saskatoon first-degree murder trial

  24-07-2020 20:47
  
  Closing arguments are underway in the first-degree murder trial of Brandin Brick.
  
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• Longtime inmate's death at Saskatchewan Penitentiary believed to be from natural causes: CSC

  24-07-2020 20:29 via cbc.ca
  
  A convicted murderer who had been in prison since 1981 died earlier this week at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary.
  
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• Social services ministry knew of 'challenges' at Saskatoon motel shut down by fire department

  24-07-2020 20:13
  
  The Ministry of Social Services says it was aware of issues at City Centre Inn and Suites, where tenants receiving income assistance lived.
  
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• The rules the CFL has to follow if it comes to Winnipeg

  24-07-2020 19:54
  
  Manitoba public health officials have released new details on the tentative plan to make Winnipeg the CFL hub city, including isolation requirements and enforcement.
  
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• Sticking around the province this summer? The Saskatchewanderer shares tips for staycationers

  24-07-2020 19:53
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic put a pause on many travel plans, but for the Saskatchewanderer, it really put a damper on her job. CTV Morning Live caught up with this year’s adventure-seeker Leah Mertz, for a quick update.
  
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• Experts say COVID-19 myths cause for concern

  24-07-2020 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH: Coronavirus conspiracy theories and misinformation look like a small problem but experts suggest it could be worsening the pandemic. Global’s Colton Praill reports
  
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• Moose Jaw police allege fired cop has decades-long history of misconduct including assaults, deception

  24-07-2020 19:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) fired officer Alan Murdock a year ago, alleging a list of offences that a police misconduct expert calls the most extensive he’s ever seen in this country. Murdock, a 29-year veteran of the MJPS, disputes some of the allegations and is appealing the dismissal.
  
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• Welfare check leads to sexual assault charge for Saskatoon man - CTV News Saskatoon

  24-07-2020 19:37 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Welfare check leads to sexual assault charge for Saskatoon man  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Welfare check leads to sexual assault charge for Saskatoon man

  24-07-2020 19:37
  
  A 37-year old-Saskatoon man is facing a charge of sexual assault and breach of conditions following an investigation by police.
  
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• Heat warnings continue in Saskatchewan

  24-07-2020 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Heat warning continues for Estevan, Carlyle and Pelican Narrows for one more day with temperatures in the upper 20s or low 30s.
  
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• Health experts ask Ottawa to make a decision on funding domestic COVID-19 vaccine trial

  24-07-2020 19:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The Trudeau government is being pressed to approve funding for a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine to lessen the risk Canadians will have to line up and wait on a foreign-made pandemic cure.
  
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• Saskatoon teen sentenced to 19 months after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing Rio Checkosis - CBC.ca

  24-07-2020 19:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon teen sentenced to 19 months after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing Rio Checkosis  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon teen sentenced to 19 months after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing Rio Checkosis

  24-07-2020 19:22 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoen judge accepted a 19-month joint sentencing submission in a case where a 17-year-old admitted to fatally stabbing a man at a house party in 2019.
  
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• 4 more Swift Current, Sask. businesses flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure

  24-07-2020 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Anyone who attended the businesses on July 14 is being asked to monitor for symptoms of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• First phase of relocation of tenants living in Saskatoon motel closed by fire department is complete, city says

  24-07-2020 19:20
  
  As of Thursday evening, the City of Saskatoon says "phase one" of the relocation of tenants living at a downtown motel closed down by the fire department was complete.
  
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• Small governments mulling mail-in ballots

  24-07-2020 19:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  One small Saskatchewan government has written-off mail-in ballots over the expense involved. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department says City Centre Inn and Suites faced dozens of complaints and violations since 2014 - CKOM News Talk Sports

  24-07-2020 18:30 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon Fire Department says City Centre Inn and Suites faced dozens of complaints and violations since 2014  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• City says first phase of resident relocation is complete after City Centre Inn and Suites shutdown

  24-07-2020 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Former residents of the City Centre Inn and Suites on Idylwyld Drive had to move to temporary homes after the Saskatoon Fire Department shut down the motel due to health and safety violations.
  
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• 1st phase of resident relocation complete after City Centre Inn shutdown: City of Saskatoon

  24-07-2020 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Former residents of the City Centre Inn and Suites on Idylwyld Drive had to move to temporary homes after the Saskatoon Fire Department shut down the motel due to health and safety violations.
  
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• Impaired driving is up while Saskatchewan locked down, according to SGI

  24-07-2020 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fewer cars on Saskatchewan roads hasn't necessarily translated into fewer people getting behind the wheel while intoxicated. 
  
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• Trudeau and Morneau should resign or risk snap election: opposition

  24-07-2020 17:44
  
  Opposition parties are ratcheting up their calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau to resign, with the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois saying that the Liberals could be facing a fall election, if actions beyond their apologies over their roles in the WE Charity controversy aren’t taken.
  
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• Prairie Spirit School Division to stop busing French immersion students to Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  24-07-2020 17:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Prairie Spirit School Division to stop busing French immersion students to Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Prairie Spirit School Division to stop busing French immersion students to Saskatoon

  24-07-2020 17:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A mother in Warman is struggling to figure out how her two daughters can continue attending French immersion school in Saskatoon after the Prairie Spirit School Division announced it will no longer provide busing to students who live within 80 kilometres of their chosen schools. Read More
  
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• 120 people at City Centre Inn rehoused in homeless shelters, hotels

  24-07-2020 17:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's fire department says more than a hundred people have been safely removed from a notorious north downtown motel that was ordered to close this week after inspectors uncovered "unsafe and unsanitary" living conditions. Read More
  
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• Arrest - Sexual Assault - 200 block Stensrud Rd.

  24-07-2020 17:07 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 37 year old Saskatoon man is facing a charge of sexual assault and breach of conditions following an investigation by the SPS Sex Crime Unit.On October 17, 2019 a Patrol Officer was dispatched to a home in the 200 block of Stensrud Road.  A family member had requested Police check on the welfare of a young man who was thought to be at the address.  Upon arrival the officer located two males in the home - the then 18 year old subject of the welfare check along with the 37 year ol
  
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• Saskatoon Ex to offer drive-thru food experience - CTV News Saskatoon

  24-07-2020 17:03 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Ex to offer drive-thru food experience  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Ex to offer drive-thru food experience

  24-07-2020 17:03
  
  Even though COVID-19 forced the first cancellation of the Ex in its 135 year history, there will still be an opportunity to get a taste of the beloved summer event.
  
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• Onion Lake Cree Nation and RCMP release video series to combat gangs and meth

  24-07-2020 16:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Carmen Carter-Mountain says before the pandemic, outreach workers such as herself were just "keeping their heads above water" to work with as many people they could in the Onion Lake community who are addicted to methamphetamine. Read More
  
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• CEBL’s return to play with Saskatchewan Rattlers’ COO

  24-07-2020 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Rattlers president and COO Lee Genier joins us to discuss the CEBL’s return to play.
  
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• CEBL return to play with Saskatchewan Rattlers COO

  24-07-2020 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Rattlers president and COO Lee Genier joins us to discuss the CEBL’s return to play.
  
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