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• Study lists 200 problems in design and construction of Saskatchewan Hospital

  04-09-2020 23:38 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial government has released a report detailing a list of 200 problems with construction of the new Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford.
  
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• Continue preparations for Oct. 26 election: Saskatchewan’s chief electoral officer

  04-09-2020 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Michael Boda said input from the electoral advisory group helped shape his recommendation that preparations should continue for a provincial election.
  
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• Some Sask. schools to offer voluntary COVID-19 testing for students

  04-09-2020 23:27
  
  Starting the week of Sept. 14, three Saskatchewan high schools will offer students voluntary COVID-19 tests.
  
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• Landon Gartner will serve jail time in the community for role in motorcycle crash that killed his girlfriend

  04-09-2020 23:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A split-second decision to speed up to 70 kilometres an hour in order to clear an intersection before the light turned red had "catastrophic consequences," killing 28-year-old Lindsay Facca. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon recycling facility handling thousands of improperly disposed of masks and gloves monthly - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-09-2020 23:12
  
  Saskatoon recycling facility handling thousands of improperly disposed of masks and gloves monthly  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon recycling facility handling thousands of improperly disposed of masks and gloves monthly

  04-09-2020 23:12
  
  Lorass Recycle has seen a major increase in the number of masks and gloves that have come through their facility.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 4 new cases, 4 recoveries reported Friday

  04-09-2020 22:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has provided details on new drive-thru COVID-19 testing services in Regina and Saskatoon that are set to open next week.
  
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• Chief Electoral Officer gives Oct. 26 election the green light

  04-09-2020 22:43
  
  Saskatchewan’s Chief Electoral Officer has recommended that preparations continue for the upcoming Provincial General Election in October.
  
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• Test run at Marion Graham Collegiate in Saskatoon highlights challenges of returning to school - CBC.ca

  04-09-2020 22:39
  
  Test run at Marion Graham Collegiate in Saskatoon highlights challenges of returning to school  CBC.ca
  
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• Test run at Marion Graham Collegiate in Saskatoon highlights challenges of returning to school

  04-09-2020 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Teachers at Marion Graham Collegiate in Saskatoon ran a test run Friday morning to simulate the first day of school on Tuesday.
  
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• Here's when drive-through testing will begin in Sask.

  04-09-2020 22:21
  
  Drive-through testing sites will open in Regina and Saskatoon next week.
  
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• Sask. unemployment rate shows improvement, now lowest in Canada, but still worse than 2019: StatsCan

  04-09-2020 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Statistics Canada's latest jobs report shows this August was a mixed bag for Saskatchewan workers.
  
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• Sask. unemployment figures have improved since May, but are still worse than 2019

  04-09-2020 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Statistics Canada's latest jobs report shows this August was a mixed bag for Saskatchewan workers.
  
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• Sunny start to the long weekend: Sept. 4 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  04-09-2020 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Great start to the Labour Day long weekend then cooling off. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Friday, Sept. 4.
  
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• Saskatchewan sees 4 new coronavirus infections, active cases stay at 36

  04-09-2020 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are four new coronavirus cases in the province, with 36 active cases and 1,578 total recoveries.
  
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• New dates for inquest into Otto Hanson's 2017 death at RPC

  04-09-2020 21:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An inquest into the 2017 death of a 46-year-old inmate at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon has been scheduled to start at the end of September. Read More
  
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• U of S undergraduate enrolment on track to be highest-ever

  04-09-2020 20:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Despite challenges arising in all walks of life as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's undergraduate enrolment could be the highest in the University of Saskatchewan's history, the school says. Read More
  
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• Builder failed to follow plans for Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford: audit

  04-09-2020 20:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The public-private-partnership (P3) consortium tasked with building a North Battleford psychiatric hospital failed to follow quality assurance plans and keep proper records, according to a third-party audit. Read More
  
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• Audit identifies construction-related deficiencies at Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford

  04-09-2020 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  JPH Consulting, which carried out the audit, stated the majority of the construction-related deficiencies found at SHNB are not unexpected for a project of its size.
  
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• Royal Saskatchewan Museum revisiting lost dig sites to learn more about the life of the triceratops

  04-09-2020 20:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Researchers at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum are trying to advance modern scientific knowledge of the triceratops by revisiting history.
  
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• Sid Buckwold Bridge rehabilitation wraps two months early

  04-09-2020 20:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Both spans of the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge will be open to traffic beginning this weekend, just over a year and a half after city hall began rehabilitating the 54-year-old structure. Read More
  
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• Opposition NDP MLA decries online sale of former STC buses

  04-09-2020 19:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Opposition MLA Trent Wotherspoon is speaking out after buses formerly owned by the Saskatchewan Transportation Company were recently posted for sale online.
  
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• SHA says possible coronavirus exposure at 2 businesses in Assiniboia

  04-09-2020 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  An alert has been issued to notify the community about two Assiniboia, Sask., businesses where a COVID-19-positive person may have attended while infectious.
  
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• Man Tasered after trying to grab officer, Saskatoon police say - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-09-2020 19:29
  
  Man Tasered after trying to grab officer, Saskatoon police say  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Man Tasered after trying to grab officer, Saskatoon police say

  04-09-2020 19:29
  
  A man was Tasered Thursday afternoon after he allegedly tried to grab an officer out of a police cruiser.
  
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• Over 2.8 million illegal cigarettes seized by Saskatchewan RCMP, 9 people charged

  04-09-2020 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said the investigation focused on a group in Saskatchewan allegedly purchasing cannabis from British Columbia and exchanging it for illegal tobacco from Quebec.
  
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• 'Unusual number of issues’ at Sask. Hospital North Battleford, as construction audit finds 200 problems

  04-09-2020 19:19
  
  The province on Friday released an independent audit of Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford following months of issues with the building.
  
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• Province to release audit of Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford

  04-09-2020 19:19
  
  The province is set to release new details in its independent audit of Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford Friday afternoon, following months of issues with the building.
  
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• 'Large amount of construction deficiencies' at Sask. Hospital North Battleford: audit

  04-09-2020 19:19
  
  The province on Friday released an independent audit of Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford following months of issues with the building.
  
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• 'Work progressed so well this summer': Sid Buckwold Bridge set to fully reopen Sunday

  04-09-2020 18:51
  
  The two-year, $20 million Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge rehabilitation project is complete and the bridge will fully reopen on Sunday, the city says.
  
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• Inquest into Regional Psychiatric Centre inmate's death to be held in Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-09-2020 18:50
  
  Inquest into Regional Psychiatric Centre inmate's death to be held in Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Inquest into Regional Psychiatric Centre inmate's death to be held in Saskatoon

  04-09-2020 18:50
  
  A public inquest into the death of a Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC) inmate is scheduled for later this month.
  
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• Sask. RCMP lay 64 charges in illegal cannabis, tobacco seizure

  04-09-2020 18:34
  
  The Saskatchewan RCMP Organized Crime Unit seized nearly 70 lbs of cannabis, stemming from an investigation that began in March 2019.
  
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• Relocated Saskatoon rail line 'not feasible' to CN, 'fundamentally unworkable' for CP - CBC.ca

  04-09-2020 18:26
  
  Relocated Saskatoon rail line 'not feasible' to CN, 'fundamentally unworkable' for CP  CBC.ca
  
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• Women face hate crime charges after Black man stabbed 5 times at Brandon skatepark

  04-09-2020 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The incident took place Thursday night at a skatepark, police say, and involved a group of five people allegedly yelling racial slurs at a Black man.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate the lowest in Canada

  04-09-2020 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's unemployment rate fell to 7.9 in August.
  
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• Winnipeg lawyer first Indigenous head of Canadian Bar Association

  04-09-2020 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brad Regehr, a partner with Maurice Law in Winnipeg, is from Saskatchewan's Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, and began his tenure as CBA president Tuesday in a historic appointment.
  
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• Sask. reports 4 new COVID-19 cases; 36 current active cases

  04-09-2020 17:18
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan reported four new COVID-19 cases on Friday, according to a release.
  
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• 'COVID-19 does not take holidays': Experts urge caution as cases rise before long weekend

  04-09-2020 17:12
  
  Quebec, B.C. and Alberta have all seen steady increases in the number of active COVID-19 cases recently. And although the numbers are a far cry from those reported at the height of the outbreak in March, experts say it points to a concerning trend.
  
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• Canada's active COVID-19 case number continues to rise, concerning experts

  04-09-2020 17:12
  
  Quebec, B.C. and Alberta have all seen steady increases in the number of active COVID-19 cases recently. And although the numbers are a far cry from those reported at the height of the outbreak in March, experts say it points to a concerning trend.
  
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• What to expect in Saskatoon's schools next week - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  04-09-2020 17:05
  
  What to expect in Saskatoon's schools next week  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• What to expect in Saskatoon's schools next week

  04-09-2020 17:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Hand sanitizer is never far from reach at the joint-use school in Evergreen. Read More
  
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• What’s open and closed in Saskatoon for Labour Day long weekend - Global News

  04-09-2020 17:00
  
  What’s open and closed in Saskatoon for Labour Day long weekend  Global News
  
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• What’s open and closed in Saskatoon for Labour Day long weekend

  04-09-2020 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Labour Day long weekend is has arrived — here’s you need to know about what’s open and closed in Saskatoon on Sept. 7.
  
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• City hall's rail relocation plan 'fundamentally unworkable': CP

  04-09-2020 16:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A rail line snaking through Saskatoon is not going anywhere anytime soon. Read More
  
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• Setting up your home for the unique school year

  04-09-2020 16:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Whether your kids are in the classroom or learning from home, Maureen Dennis has the “momschooling 101” for preparing your space for education ahead of the start of the school year.
  
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• Sunshine greets the Bridge City today: This is your Saskatoon forecast - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-09-2020 16:46
  
  Sunshine greets the Bridge City today: This is your Saskatoon forecast  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Sunshine greets the Bridge City today: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  04-09-2020 16:46
  
  Expect some afternoon clouds to push across an otherwise blue sky as we head into the long weekend.
  
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• Long weekend activities to enjoy Saskatchewan

  04-09-2020 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  With temperatures soon dropping and school starting next week, this weekend is the last 3-day weekend to enjoy what our province has to offer. Ashlyn George of the lost girls guide, shares some of her recommendations.
  
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• Events to celebrate Rider Pride ahead of Labour Day

  04-09-2020 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province has proclaimed September 6th as Saskatchewan Roughrider Day, ahead of what would have been the highly-anticipated Labour Day Classic. The Saskatchewan Roughriders is holding events to celebrate Rider Pride.
  
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