Saskatoon news

• U of R team developing tool for more accurate herbicide spraying

  26-07-2020 23:57 via cbc.ca
  
  A team from the University of Regina hopes their tool, which helps farmers more accurately spray herbicides, reduces their environmental impact and boosts their bottom line.
  
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• Free Saskatoon soccer program returns for the 13th summer - Globalnews.ca

  26-07-2020 23:47
  
  Free Saskatoon soccer program returns for the 13th summer  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Free Saskatoon soccer program returns for the 13th summer

  26-07-2020 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kids In the Park takes place in six parks around Saskatoon, with sessions in the morning and afternoon, wrapping up on Aug. 20.
  
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• Regina-born pro basketball player representing Sask. at CEBL tournament

  26-07-2020 23:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Kai Williams was playing for the British Basketball League when the pandemic hit. After returning to Saskatchewan, he ended up getting picked up to play with the Rattlers for the CEBL Summer Series.
  
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• Rattlers dump River Lions 96-79 for their first win of CEBL Summer Series

  26-07-2020 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carried by Negus Webster-Chan's game-high 20-point performance, the Rattlers picked up their first-ever win over the River Lions.
  
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• Crews respond to fire at abandoned Saskatoon gas station - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-07-2020 21:58
  
  Crews respond to fire at abandoned Saskatoon gas station  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Crews respond to fire at abandoned Saskatoon gas station

  26-07-2020 21:58
  
  Saskatoon firefighters are on scene of a fire at an abandoned gas station on 20th Street West.
  
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• Blaze at abandoned Saskatoon gas station was deliberately set: fire department

  26-07-2020 21:58
  
  A fire at a boarded up gas station early Sunday afternoon was deliberately set, Saskatoon Fire Department says.
  
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• Rattlers hold off River Lions' late rally for 1st Summer Series win

  26-07-2020 21:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Rattlers started off their 2020 Summer Series just how they ended the inaugural season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League and that was with a win.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 42 new cases reported Sunday, 35 from colonies

  26-07-2020 21:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Hutterite colonies in Saskatchewan continue to see a spike in COVID-19 cases. 35 new cases were reported in colonies on Sunday.
  
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• 42 new coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan, active cases climb for 11th consecutive day

  26-07-2020 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan hasn’t seen a decline in its total active case count in 11 days as the virus continues to spread throughout the province
  
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• Sask. reports 42 new cases of COVID-19, 13 in hospital

  26-07-2020 21:38
  
  Of the 1,178 reported cases, 289 are considered active, the province said in a news release. A total of 873 people have recovered.
  
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• Nutrien Children’s Festival of Saskatchewan going virtual

  26-07-2020 21:28
  
  The Nutrien Children’s Festival of Saskatchewan will be kicking off Aug. 3 this year, virtually.
  
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• Saskatoon firefighters extinguish gas station fire - Globalnews.ca

  26-07-2020 21:04
  
  Saskatoon firefighters extinguish gas station fire  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon firefighters extinguish gas station fire

  26-07-2020 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fire crews and police officers were called to the abandoned gas station at 20th Street and Avenue W S for a small fire on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Ag in Motion swatching along despite pandemic

  26-07-2020 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH: Ag In Motion switches formats during the coronavirus pandemic. Brady Ratzlaff reports.
  
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• Kids killed in North Battleford murder-suicide: Father says he ‘didn’t see it coming’

  26-07-2020 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mike Bryant spends the days since his children were killed trying to keep busy. But at night he struggles. His mind races thinking of his kids: Tessa, 7, who loved animals and dreamed of becoming an RCMP officer; and his son, Wesley, 11, who aspired to work on his family’s third-generation farm outside North Battleford,...
  
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• Kids killed in murder-suicide, father says he 'didn't see it coming'

  26-07-2020 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Experts, citing how often risk factors are present, feel child and domestic homicides should be reviewed to understand what happened in the hope of preventing similar deaths.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rattlers set to defend CEBL title on Sunday in Summer Series

  26-07-2020 19:57
  
  The Saskatchewan Rattlers begin their quest on Sunday to defend the Canadian Elite Basketball League title.
  
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• Drag racing will return to Saskatchewan International Raceway with scaled-back schedule

  26-07-2020 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The first race day at SIR will be on Friday, Aug. 7 with a street-legal race night.
  
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• Saskatoon check stop nabs 1 impaired driver - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-07-2020 18:55
  
  Saskatoon check stop nabs 1 impaired driver  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon check stop nabs 1 impaired driver

  26-07-2020 18:55
  
  An overnight police check stop in Saskatoon landed one driver with an indefinite suspension.
  
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• Saskatoon drivers can expect construction along Central Ave. for 4 weeks - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-07-2020 18:47
  
  Saskatoon drivers can expect construction along Central Ave. for 4 weeks  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon drivers can expect construction along Central Ave. for 4 weeks

  26-07-2020 18:47
  
  Traffic will be moving a little slower on Central Avenue beginning Monday as crews begin paving from the Attridge Drive intersection north.
  
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• U of S prof studies Dene language among young speakers

  26-07-2020 18:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  University of Saskatchewan linguistics professor Olga Lovick will be delving into Dene with speakers in Clearwater River Dene Nation and La Loche next month for a four-year project. Read More
  
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• Q&A: Privacy commissioner advises police to consider privacy regs in body cam policy

  26-07-2020 17:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer in May sparked calls for police reforms and racial justice across North America, including making use of body-worn cameras by police mandatory. Read More
  
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• Shovels to hit ground on Fond du Lac airport in 2021

  26-07-2020 17:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The province has released two tenders that would build major upgrades to the Fond du Lac airport by 2021, according to the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure. Read More
  
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• Cameco's uranium production on hold but hopeful for steadying market

  26-07-2020 17:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mining projects in Saskatchewan will operate to regular capacity this summer, except for Cameco Corp.'s uranium mine. Read More
  
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• WHO reports two highest daily coronavirus case counts ever

  26-07-2020 15:39
  
  Friday and Saturday brought the two highest totals yet of new coronavirus cases, with nearly 570,000 reported over the two days, according to the World Health Organization.
  
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• NHL players, staff arrive in Edmonton, Toronto ahead of restart

  26-07-2020 14:04
  
  The NHL's best-of-five qualifying round starts next Saturday, along with the seeding round for the top four teams in each conference.
  
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• Pandemic has elite hockey brothers training together at home, staring down uncertain seasons ahead

  26-07-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Owen, Lukas and Cole Sillinger haven’t been at home this long as a trio since they were young kids. But just as the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted their fledgling hockey careers, so did it bring the Sillinger family together.
  
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• For Regina's Sillinger brothers, COVID-19 means training together for pivotal but uncertain hockey season

  26-07-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Owen, Lukas and Cole Sillinger haven’t been at home this long as a trio since they were young kids. But just as the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted their fledgling hockey careers, so did it bring the Sillinger family together.
  
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• Sask. Party's quest for 4th term in power could put it in rare company

  26-07-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  No provincial party currently in office has governed for longer than Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party. They hope to extend their election-winning streak to four in October, something most parties have failed to do in the past.
  
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• A massive recession is looming. These nonagenarians have some sound advice 

  26-07-2020 10:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The human impact of this upcoming recession can be measured in the thousands of out-of-work folks writing frenzied cover letters, stressing about mortgages, and wondering when life will return to normal, writes Andie Bulman.
  
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• Ag in Motion farm expo still swathing along despite COVID-19 pandemic

  26-07-2020 03:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Ag in Motion expo looked a little different this year because of the pandemic, it went virtual. For some involved it was status quo as new project were started.
  
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• Saskatoon replica Hobbit home a fantasy come to life - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-07-2020 01:58
  
  Saskatoon replica Hobbit home a fantasy come to life  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon replica Hobbit home a fantasy come to life - CTV News

  26-07-2020 01:58
  
  Saskatoon replica Hobbit home a fantasy come to life  CTV News
  
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• Saskatoon replica Hobbit home a fantasy come to life

  26-07-2020 01:58
  
  For 23-year-old Nathan Harder, the world of middle-earth just got a bit closer to home.
  
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• Canadian Roots Exchange executive director on leave following ‘concerning allegations’

  26-07-2020 01:50
  
  A national non-profit organization focused on empowering young people to work toward reconciliation through education has put its executive director on leave following “concerning allegations” made against him on social media this week.
  
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• Search for Ashley Morin resumes in North Battleford - Global News

  26-07-2020 01:37
  
  Search for Ashley Morin resumes in North Battleford  Global News
  
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• Search for Ashley Morin resumes in North Battleford

  26-07-2020 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friends and family of Ashley Morin have been joined by different police agencies and search organizations to look for the missing woman.
  
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• Buffalo return to Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation lands

  26-07-2020 01:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A herd of 15 buffalo were recently purchased by leadership on Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation as a way to protect band members in the event COVID-19 forces a lockdown, or prevents community members from leaving.
  
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• Cat accidentally hitches a ride to the U.S., gets back home thanks to a trucker with a big heart

  26-07-2020 01:20 via cbc.ca
  
  A very lucky cat from Redvers, Sask., took an unexpected trip to the United States this week — and made it back home thanks to the help of truck driver Jack Shao.
  
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