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• Sask. has most 'cynical spreaders' in Canada: survey

  17-08-2020 23:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan has the most people who do next to nothing to fight the spread of COVID-19 of any Canadian province, according to a new survey. Read More
  
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• City hall to look at ending Cindercrete lease

  17-08-2020 23:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The City of Saskatoon is looking at ending its land lease agreement with a concrete factory, a move people living nearby say will create a much-needed buffer to help protect them from loud noise and plumes of dust. Read More
  
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• Vote by mail one option to cast ballot: Elections Saskatchewan

  17-08-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has offered absentee voting — vote by mail — in previous elections.
  
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• RCMP continue to search for missing 11-year-old girl

  17-08-2020 23:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An 11-year-old girl reported missing earlier this month still has not been located, but RCMP say they "do not have any indication that Leksi Jimmy has come to harm." Read More
  
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• Woman wasn't entrapped into driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit: Judge

  17-08-2020 23:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The charge against a woman convicted of driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit will not be thrown out because a conservation officer told her she "looked fine to drive" and then pulled her over in a traffic stop an hour later. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan premier says school plan was built ‘to be adaptable’

  17-08-2020 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Asked about possible anxiety from parents and teachers over the back-to-school plan, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said it was built to “be adaptable,” saying they could “elevate or deescalate” given concerns raised by parents and public health.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan premier says school start delayed by one week until Sept. 8

  17-08-2020 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said on Monday that the first day of return to school is delayed one week until Sept. 8 to allow teachers and staff to have more time to prepare. He also announced the province was putting together a plan for testing in schools, with parents’ permission.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan Premier Moe announces $40 million for additional costs related to student safety

  17-08-2020 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced on Monday that the province would be providing $40 million from the COVID-19 contingency fund for additional costs related to ensuring student safety, which will include $10 million for masks and supplies, $10 million for distance learning options, and $20 million for other costs such as staffing and sanitation supplies.
  
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• Safe bus program helps Saskatoon police track down missing three-year-old

  17-08-2020 23:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Donna Csuka has helped a lot of people in her 16 years driving Saskatoon Transit buses. Read More
  
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• Cut Knife RCMP asking for help finding 11-year-old girl

  17-08-2020 22:28
  
  Cut Knife RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 11-year-old girl.
  
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• Search underway for 23-year-old man who went overboard in Bittern Lake

  17-08-2020 22:26
  
  Montreal Lake RCMP are searching for a man who went overboard on a boat on Bittern Lake Saturday afternoon and did not resurface.
  
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• Search continues for missing boater on northern Saskatchewan lake

  17-08-2020 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man who jumped into Bittern Lake in northern Saskatchewan to rescue a woman on Saturday afternoon is still missing.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports just one case on Monday

  17-08-2020 22:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Just one Saskatchewan resident has newly tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to the latest results released Monday from the province. Read More
  
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• Hot week on tap: August 17 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  17-08-2020 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bring on the heat — a hot week is on the way. Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Monday, August 17.
  
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• Man facing charges after speeding away from traffic stop

  17-08-2020 22:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police have charged a 39-year-old man with multiple offences after he allegedly fled from a traffic stop early Monday morning. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 1 new cases, 22 recoveries reported Monday

  17-08-2020 21:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The province says the one new case is in the southwest region.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 1 new case, 22 recoveries reported Monday

  17-08-2020 21:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The province says the one new case is in the southwest region.
  
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• Only 1 new coronavirus case in Saskatchewan, lowest in nearly 6 weeks

  17-08-2020 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there is one new coronavirus case in the province, with 172 active cases and 1,387 total recoveries.
  
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• Saskatchewan school divisions await details of $40 million back-to-school update

  17-08-2020 21:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's school divisions say they weren't given advance notice of Premier Scott Moe's surprise weekend announcement that could drastically change elements of many divisions' prepared back-to-school plans. Read More
  
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• Hewitt Commentary: CFL cancels 2020 season and there is no one to blame

  17-08-2020 21:20
  
  It was inevitable.The math was never going to work. On Monday the CFL officially cancelled the 2020 season.
  
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• White Buffalo Youth Lodge operating 20-bed emergency youth shelter in Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  17-08-2020 20:41 via cbc.ca
  
  White Buffalo Youth Lodge operating 20-bed emergency youth shelter in Saskatoon  CBC.ca
  
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• White Buffalo Youth Lodge operating 20-bed emergency youth shelter in Saskatoon

  17-08-2020 20:41 via cbc.ca
  
  The White Buffalo Youth Lodge on 20th Street has set up a 20-bed overnight shelter for young people with nowhere else to go.
  
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• CFL announces 2020 season officially cancelled

  17-08-2020 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Football League’s 2020 season is officially cancelled. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie made the announcement in a statement Monday.
  
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• Baydo Towers on track for $2.3M tax break

  17-08-2020 20:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A massive apartment complex under construction downtown appears likely to receive a property tax break worth almost $2.3 million over five years. Read More
  
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• Riders to respond to cancellation of 2020 CFL season

  17-08-2020 19:45
  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders President and CEO Craig Reynolds will speak to media on Monday afternoon, following the announcement from the CFL regarding the cancellation of the 2020 season.
  
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• Riders respond to cancellation of 2020 CFL season

  17-08-2020 19:45
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders President and CEO responded to the CFL’s decisions to cancel the remainder of the 2020 season on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Saskatoon rent among lowest in major Canadian cities: report - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-08-2020 19:40 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon rent among lowest in major Canadian cities: report  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon rent among lowest in major Canadian cities: report

  17-08-2020 19:40
  
  People who are renting in Saskatoon aren’t paying as much compared to other Canadian cities, according to a new report.
  
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• Anonymous allegations trigger admin leave for John Howard Society of Saskatchewan staffer

  17-08-2020 19:32 via cbc.ca
  
  A staffer with the John Howard Society of Saskatchewan is on administrative leave following anonymous post on the Victims Voices Regina Instagram page.
  
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• ‘Communication is key’: How this Saskatoon funeral home made the shift to Zoom services

  17-08-2020 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  “Customers know that everybody is learning how to adapt to the new way we’re having to work throughout the pandemic,” says the general manager.
  
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• Saskatoon man charged after evading officers, crashing into tree: police - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-08-2020 18:54 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon man charged after evading officers, crashing into tree: police  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon man charged after evading officers, crashing into tree: police

  17-08-2020 18:54
  
  A 39-year-old Saskatoon man is facing weapons and stolen property charges after allegedly leading police on a brief chase overnight.
  
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• Outdoor time, individual activities focus of before and after school programs at YMCA Saskatoon

  17-08-2020 18:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Registration has opened for the programs and the YMCA says it is following school divisions' safety plans.
  
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• CFL cancels season after request for financial help turned down

  17-08-2020 18:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The CFL will cancel its 2020 season Monday because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a source familiar with the situation.
  
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• Moe says efforts to curb coronavirus among Hutterites is working, despite new cases

  17-08-2020 18:12
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says most of the new COVID-19 cases reported in the province over the past few days are from Hutterite communities, but he suggests there's reason for optimism.
  
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• Sask. $40M school fund helps pay for staffing, sanitization; boosts testing

  17-08-2020 18:01
  
  The Saskatchewan government has outlined a number of new measures to help make schools safe for kids this fall after hearing concerns from parents and teachers.
  
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• Evade Police - Weapons/Stolen Property - 31st Street and Avenue I North

  17-08-2020 17:27 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 39 year old Saskatoon man is facing a number of charges following an incident in which the driver of a vehicle evaded police overnight.At approximately 2:00 a.m. August 17, 2020, patrol officers attempted a traffic stop of a grey Ford F150 at 20th Street and Avenue H South.  The driver of the vehicle refused to stop and began driving in an erratic manner, before leaving the road, striking a tree and coming to a stop at 31st Street and Avenue I North.  The male driver and his mal
  
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• Teachers union wants to know if Moe's back-to-school $40M is new money or not

  17-08-2020 16:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation also wonders who will staff schools' COVID-19 isolation rooms. Premier Scott Moe will detail the funding plans at 2:30 CST.
  
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• Moe's $40M back-to-school funding to draw from previously-announced $200M COVID-19 contingency fund

  17-08-2020 16:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Scott Moe says the province is allocating $40 million for additional costs related to keeping students and staff safe through the pandemic from the $200 million provincial COVID-19 contingency fund it had previously announced. 
  
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• 1 new COVID-19 case in Sask.; 172 cases active

  17-08-2020 16:07
  
  Saskatchewan reported one new case of COVID-19 on Monday.
  
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• CFL’s federal funding request for shorter season denied, say sources

  17-08-2020 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Money from the federal government is not coming to the CFL this season, according to three sources with knowledge of the deal.
  
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• CFL 2020 season officially cancelled

  17-08-2020 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Football League's 2020 season is officially cancelled.
  
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• Scott Moe says efforts to curb coronavirus among Hutterites is working, despite new cases

  17-08-2020 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says in a tweet Sunday that of the 97 new cases reported over the previous four days, 87 are from Hutterite communities.
  
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• Sask.-based consultant designs system to reduce wait times, improve options for mental health services

  17-08-2020 15:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The Northwest Territories government is working with the Mental Health Commission of Canada on a two-year project that intends to provide a greater variety of mental health support options.
  
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• What the Deck: Skirting

  17-08-2020 15:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  When it comes to designing your backyard, there’s some creative options you can do underneath the deck for a patio or for storage. The Ultimate Deck Shop shows us how.
  
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• More Canadian homes sold in July than any other month in past 40 years

  17-08-2020 15:36
  
  The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in July hit a record high as they continued their rebound from the lows of earlier this year when the COVID-19 pandemic froze the market.
  
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• People in Saskatoon are paying less rent compared to other parts of Canada: study - Global News

  17-08-2020 15:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  People in Saskatoon are paying less rent compared to other parts of Canada: study  Global News
  
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• People in Saskatoon are paying less rent compared to other parts of Canada: study

  17-08-2020 15:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon ranks near the bottom in terms of median rent in Canada, according to the a recent study by property rental website PadMapper.
  
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• Frightful: Could COVID-19 cancel Halloween?

  17-08-2020 13:00
  
  Ringing doorbells and collecting candy from strangers in the tradition of trick-or-treating comes with an unprecedented level of fear this year. CTVNews.ca speaks with parents and experts on how they're planning to make Halloween during COVID-19 fun.
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning and near-record daytime highs: This is your Saskatoon forecast - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-08-2020 12:39 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Excessive Heat Warning and near-record daytime highs: This is your Saskatoon forecast  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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