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• North Sask. First Nation schools stagger starts

  16-09-2020 23:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  This fall, students from two schools in northern Saskatchewan stayed home as their peers boarded busses across the province. Read More
  
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• Recovery park, waste water projects, solar plant top Saskatoon federal funding list - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-09-2020 23:55
  
  Recovery park, waste water projects, solar plant top Saskatoon federal funding list  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• 'There's no recourse': Saskatoon landlord out $40K from unpaid rent during eviction ban - CTV News Saskatoon

  16-09-2020 23:52
  
  'There's no recourse': Saskatoon landlord out $40K from unpaid rent during eviction ban  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'There’s no recourse': Saskatoon landlord out $40K from unpaid rent during eviction ban

  16-09-2020 23:52
  
  Alisa Thompson, co-owner of Epic Alliance Inc., a company that manages rental properties where investments have been made, said the company has accumulated $40,000 in arrears since the pandemic.
  
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• Recovery park, waste water projects, solar plant top Saskatoon federal funding list

  16-09-2020 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon could finally be getting a utility-scale solar power plant, if the federal and provincial governments come through with funding for the delayed $3.5-million project. Read More
  
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• STC-led Sawēyihotān pilot project 'very different from the way things normally work'

  16-09-2020 23:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand says a new Indigenous-led pilot project aimed at addressing homelessness and addiction in the downtown area will be "very different from the way things normally work." Read More
  
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• Human remains discovered in Riversdale home; 11th homicide reported in 2020

  16-09-2020 23:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The discovery of human remains at a home in Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood on Tuesday evening has prompted the city's 11th homicide investigation of 2020. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Stars settling into their new home at SaskTel Centre | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  16-09-2020 23:30
  
  Saskatoon Stars settling into their new home at SaskTel Centre | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon Stars settling into their new home at SaskTel Centre

  16-09-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the Saskatoon Stars continue preparations for their upcoming season, they also need to settle into a new home for the foreseeable future.
  
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• Saskatoon records 11th murder of 2020 after remains found in Riversdale home - CKOM News Talk Sports

  16-09-2020 23:29
  
  Saskatoon records 11th murder of 2020 after remains found in Riversdale home  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Police investigating homicide after human remains found at Saskatoon home

  16-09-2020 23:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The coroner and the major crimes unit are investigating but haven't yet determined the victim's identity.
  
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• Airlines not offering COVID-19 insurance in Saskatchewan and the province doesn’t know why

  16-09-2020 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's marketplace regulator is "gathering information on this issue to get to the root of the reason why this is not being offered here."
  
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• Ex-MP Grewal allegedly didn't disclose $6M to ethics czar, defrauded constituency employee: documents

  16-09-2020 23:06
  
  Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal allegedly received $6 million in funds that he did not disclose to the ethics commissioner while he served as a member of Parliament, according to new court documents obtained by CTV News.
  
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• Homicide investigation launched after human remains found in Saskatoon house

  16-09-2020 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police said they received information on Tuesday that an injured or dead person was at the house in the 400 block of Avenue G South.
  
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• Art Exhibit: MANAR MOURSI – the loudspeaker and the tower

  16-09-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  COLLEGE ART GALLERY 2 Using the mosque as its starting point, The Loudspeaker and the Tower examines the apparatus of the minaret as a vertical symbol of power and as a horizontal multiplier of official and unsanctioned narratives.  Moursi’s installation revolves around a set of associated characters – residents of once agricultural lands, mosque custodians,...
  
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• Homicide investigation underway after human remains found in Saskatoon home - CTV News Saskatoon

  16-09-2020 22:52
  
  Homicide investigation underway after human remains found in Saskatoon home  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Homicide investigation underway after human remains found in Saskatoon home

  16-09-2020 22:52
  
  Saskatoon police are investigating after human remains were found in a home in the 400 block of Avenue G South Tuesday evening.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 21 cases now linked to social gathering in Saskatoon

  16-09-2020 22:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Twenty-one COVID-19 cases in Saskatoon are now linked to a single social gathering and officials say there are likely more to come.
  
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• Art Exhibit: BABRIELLE L’HIRONDELLE HILL – four effigies for the end of property

  16-09-2020 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  COLLEGE ART GALLERY 1 – Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill’s sculptures and installations in Four Effigies for the End of Property perform as both a material exploration of colour and form and an enquiry into concepts of land, property, and economy.  Each work in the series considers an idea or mechanism through which the land was turned...
  
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• Homicide Investigation - 400 Block Avenue G South

  16-09-2020 22:28 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Members of the Saskatoon Police Service, Major Crime Section are currently investigating human remains that were located in a residence in the 400 block of Avenue G South yesterday evening.Detectives with the Missing Person Unit and Major Crime Section received information that an injured or deceased person may be at an address in the 400 block of Avenue G South.At approximately 6:00 p.m., at the direction of investigators, members of Patrol, Guns and Gangs Unit and Forensic investigators attend
  
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• ART NOW 2020 – Online and on location

  16-09-2020 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday to Saturday 9:00am to 5:30pm. ARTPLACEMENT’S ART NOW installation coming into focus: Art Placement is pleased to unveil a selection of brand new works for Art Now 2020, highlighting a diverse cross-section of gallery artists.  The works will be available online starting September 17th.  Check your inbox on Thursday, September 17th, for a...
  
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• Pilot program aims to improve safety in downtown Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  16-09-2020 21:58
  
  Pilot program aims to improve safety in downtown Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Pilot program aims to improve safety in downtown Saskatoon

  16-09-2020 21:58
  
  Saskatoon City Council voted unanimously Wednesday in support of a pilot project aimed at improving downtown safety and well-being.
  
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• Saskatoon Stars settling into their new home at SaskTel Centre - Globalnews.ca

  16-09-2020 21:54
  
  Saskatoon Stars settling into their new home at SaskTel Centre  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Warming up: Sept. 16 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  16-09-2020 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Warming back up for the weekend. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Wednesday, Sept. 16.
  
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• Sask. reports 10 new COVID cases, including seven in Saskatoon area - CKOM News Talk Sports

  16-09-2020 21:45
  
  Sask. reports 10 new COVID cases, including seven in Saskatoon area  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Saskatchewan’s active coronavirus case count up to 107

  16-09-2020 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are 10 new coronavirus cases in the province, with 107 active cases and 1,620 total recoveries.
  
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• Tom Hanks makes good on offer to send Saskatoon man a typewriter - CTV News Saskatoon

  16-09-2020 21:32
  
  Tom Hanks makes good on offer to send Saskatoon man a typewriter  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Tom Hanks makes good on offer to send Saskatoon man a typewriter

  16-09-2020 21:32
  
  As promised, a self-taught typewriter repair expert in Saskatoon has received a one-of-a-kind parcel in the mail from one of the most recognizable names on the planet.
  
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• Canada Summer Games in Niagara postponed until 2022

  16-09-2020 20:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canada Games Council announced the postponement after consulting with the Niagara region, as well as the provincial and federal governments. More than 5,000 athletes and 4,000 volunteers are expected to participate.
  
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• This 6-week online course taught by Saskatoon woman will teach you all about women composers

  16-09-2020 20:27 via cbc.ca
  
  It's free to register for Musical Herstory, taught by Saskatoon composer Kendra Harder.
  
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• Update - Firearm Discharged/Ongoing Investigation - 300 Block Akhtar Bend

  16-09-2020 20:20 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service has laid a number of drug-related charges after responding to a report of people damaging vehicles early Tuesday morning in the 200 block of Akhtar Bend.After finding evidence of a discharged firearm, when Police officers entered the residence to check for any injured persons, they observed a significant amount of psilocybin. The officers secured the residence and obtained a search warrant which was executed Tuesday evening.As a result of the search warrant, investig
  
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• First Joni Mitchell tapes found in Victoria basement after being lost for more than five decades

  16-09-2020 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Barry Bowman said when he was a young disc jockey at CFQC in Saskatoon, he recorded a young singer named Joni Anderson.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council to be lead agency for downtown safety pilot project - CBC.ca

  16-09-2020 20:14
  
  Saskatoon Tribal Council to be lead agency for downtown safety pilot project  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council to be lead agency for downtown safety pilot project

  16-09-2020 20:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon city council has voted in favour of starting a new pilot project designed to address homelessness and safety issues downtown and headed by the Saskatoon Tribal Council.
  
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• 'This must and will change': Metis Nation-Sask. takes province to court over consultation policy

  16-09-2020 19:06
  
  Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) wants the courts to declare the 2010 First Nation and Metis Consultation Policy Framework invalid.
  
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• Erin O'Toole and family being tested after staffer tests positive for COVID-19

  16-09-2020 18:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and his family are being tested for COVID-19 today after one of his staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.
  
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• Saskatchewan youth more likely to use condoms compared to other Canadian provinces: StatCan

  16-09-2020 18:29
  
  According to a new study from Statistics Canada (StatCan) a higher percentage of young people aged 15-24 reported using a condom the last time they had sex.
  
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• News Municipal Saskatoon records only second ever case of Dutch elm disease, first since 2015 - Turf & Rec

  16-09-2020 17:12
  News Municipal Saskatoon records only second ever case of Dutch elm disease, first since 2015  Turf & Rec
  
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• Lawsuit alleges NHL, junior leagues conspiring to limit players' opportunities

  16-09-2020 16:57 via cbc.ca
  
  A proposed class-action lawsuit claims the defendants have created a system where the overwhelming majority of players will never reach the top pro leagues, instead spending years playing for "nominal sums of money, all to the financial advantage of the defendants."
  
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• Saskatoon, Regina, PA high schools start in-school testing this week

  16-09-2020 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  In-school testing begins this week at high schools in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert. However in Regina, less than 20 per cent of students have signed up. 
  
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• 10 new coronavirus cases reported in Sask.; 107 now active

  16-09-2020 16:09
  
  Saskatchewan reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total active cases to 107.
  
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• Elections Saskatchewan in need of thousands of workers for election

  16-09-2020 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s election is Oct. 26 in the midst of a pandemic. Elections Saskatchewan’s chief electoral officer tells us they’re in need of thousands of volunteers to help move the democratic process forward.
  
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• Plenty of grain already in the bin as harvest moving quickly this year

  16-09-2020 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Farmers have made quick progress with harvest this year. Sara Tetland with the Ministry of Agriculture joins us to discuss how good weather has helped the process.
  
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• In Focus: Pandemic looms as key issue in Saskatchewan campaign

  16-09-2020 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan voters go to the polls on Oct. 26 for a provincial election. Until that day, party leaders and candidates across the province will be making promises. The Regina Leader-Post and Saskatoon StarPhoenix are taking a look at some of the issues that will be prominent on the campaign trail, breaking down what the parties are saying. Read More
  
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• SHA warning of possible COVID-19 exposures in Saskatoon, Foam Lake and Wynyard - CBC.ca

  16-09-2020 14:36
  
  SHA warning of possible COVID-19 exposures in Saskatoon, Foam Lake and Wynyard  CBC.ca
  
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• SHA warning of possible COVID-19 exposures in Saskatoon, Foam Lake and Wynyard

  16-09-2020 14:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Hea​​lth Authority (SHA) says a person who tested positive for COVID-19 visited businesses in Saskatoon, Foam Lake and Wynyard while they were likely infectious. 
  
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• Frost advisories have been lifted, but the cool air remains: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  16-09-2020 13:45
  
  We don’t expect to warm up much Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Survey suggests COVID-19 will be on voters' minds in upcoming Sask. election

  16-09-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan will be one of the first Canadian jurisdictions to hold an election during the pandemic. Will COVID-19 issues matter in the election?
  
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• Sask. residents not able to accept WestJet, Air Canada COVID-19 travel insurance

  16-09-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  WestJet announced it is offering a new, free COVID-19 travel insurance for its flyers. But Saskatchewan residents are the only people in Canada who do not qualify. 
  
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