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• Sask. farmer sees teaching opportunity after news feature on diversity omits that he's gay

  23-09-2020 23:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan farmer Stuart Chutter felt disappointed when he saw the published version of a story about diversity at his farm, which omitted any reference to the fact he's gay.
  
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• COVID-19 case confirmed at McClean Lake uranium mill in northern Sask.

  23-09-2020 23:29
  
  An employee at Orano Canada's McClean Lake uranium mill has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the company.
  
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• Traffic Concerns Results in Successful Operational Plan

  23-09-2020 23:15 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service has received numerous traffic complaints over the last several months as it relates to vehicles gathering in various locations across the city. Many of these complaints stemmed from aggressive driving behaviour, noise and a lack of physical distancing in the midst of a pandemic.In one particular incident on September 13, 2020, a person reported losing control and colliding with a cement barrier as a result of racing. Thankfully the person was not seriously injured.As
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 6 new cases, 19 recoveries announced Wednesday

  23-09-2020 22:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Six new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Saskatchewan Wednesday. There are three in the Regina area, two in the Saskatoon area and one in the central west zone.
  
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• Temperature screenings now mandatory at Saskatchewan’s 2 biggest airports

  23-09-2020 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Passengers will not be allowed to proceed to the screening checkpoint if their temperature, after two separate tests, is at or above 38 degrees, says Transport Canada.
  
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• Saskatchewan venues lit red to shine light on industry stalled by COVID-19 pandemic

  23-09-2020 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  While some live events are taking place within COVID-19 restrictions, SaskMusic says highly-skilled workers and private venues are being hit hardest by the prolonged closure.
  
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• Métis Nation-Saskatchewan files statement of claim over provincial duty to consult

  23-09-2020 22:11 via cbc.ca
  
  The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan is looking to the courts to settle its disputes with the 2010 First Nation Métis Consultation Policy Framework.
  
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• Warm but windy: Sept. 23 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  23-09-2020 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A windy Thursday in store for parts of the province. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Wednesday, Sept. 23.
  
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• 'Please don't let me die': Saskatoon pub employee's quick action may have saved man's life - CTV News Saskatoon

  23-09-2020 21:51
  
  'Please don't let me die': Saskatoon pub employee's quick action may have saved man's life  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'Please don’t let me die': Saskatoon pub employee’s quick action may have saved man’s life

  23-09-2020 21:51
  
  On Monday night when a man bleeding to death stumbled into a bar, Ashley Lennie didn’t think - she just acted.
  
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• Active coronavirus cases fall to 133 in Saskatchewan

  23-09-2020 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are six new coronavirus cases in the province, with 133 active cases and 1,673 total recoveries.
  
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• Noted wildlife ecologist questions whether Moose Jaw, Sask., cougar should have been killed

  23-09-2020 21:18 via cbc.ca
  
  A prestigious ecologist is questioning whether a cougar found in Moose Jaw should have been killed.
  
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• Supreme Court reserves judgment in Canada’s carbon tax cases

  23-09-2020 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on the constitutionality of the carbon tax could take several more months.
  
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• Saskatoon Fall Street Sweep fines to be decided by city council on Monday - CKOM News Talk Sports

  23-09-2020 21:06
  
  Saskatoon Fall Street Sweep fines to be decided by city council on Monday  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• SaskTel to spend another $72M on rural cell towers

  23-09-2020 20:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's largest internet and cable provider is spending an extra $72 million to build new cell towers in rural and resort communities across Saskatchewan.
  
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• Mask use again discussed at Sask. daily COVID-19 update

  23-09-2020 19:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Masks and mask use are becoming frequent topics at province's daily COVID-19 news conferences.
  
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• Two men not guilty in death of inmate during 2016 riot at Sask. prison

  23-09-2020 18:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  PRINCE ALBERT — Two men who faced second-degree murder charges in the death of an inmate during a riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary nearly four years ago have been acquitted. Read More
  
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• McClean Lake uranium mill employee tests positive for the coronavirus

  23-09-2020 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Orano Canada said the infected employee is in isolation at the McClean Lake uranium mill camp and that the source of the infection was outside the work environment.
  
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• Liberals promise to extend emergency COVID-19 supports, build national childcare program in throne speech

  23-09-2020 17:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The Liberal government is promising to extend emergency support for Canadians hit by the COVID-19 crisis while building a more resilient economy that empowers women, fights climate change and tackles systemic racism.
  
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• Liberals promise to extend emergency COVID-19 supports, build national child-care program in throne speech

  23-09-2020 17:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The Liberal government is promising to extend emergency support for Canadians hit by the COVID-19 crisis while building a more resilient economy that empowers women, fights climate change and addresses systemic racism.
  
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• Suspicious packages delivered to U of S determined to be non-hazardous

  23-09-2020 17:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two suspicious packages found on the University of Saskatchewan campus have been determined to be nonhazardous. Read More
  
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• Arrests - Traffic Stop - 2200 Block 22nd Street West

  23-09-2020 16:40 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Four people were arrested after Police observed open alcohol and a shotgun while conducting a traffic stop last night. At approximately 11:50 p.m., September 22, 2020, Patrol officers conducted a traffic stop on a white GMC Yukon in the area of the 2200 block of 22nd Street West. As officers approached the vehicle, they observed open alcohol and a shotgun in plain view. There were four occupants in the vehicle and all were removed and taken into custody. Further investigation located a can
  
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• Sask. reports 6 new coronavirus cases; 133 active cases

  23-09-2020 16:26
  
  Six new COVID-19 cases were reported in Saskatchewan on Wednesday, bringing the province’s active cases to 133.
  
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• Provincial celebration of coaches this week in Saskatchewan

  23-09-2020 15:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coaches across the province are being celebrated as part of Coaches Week in Saskatchewan. We talk to the head coach of the USask Huskies women’s soccer about the impact coaches have on athletes and the community.
  
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• ‘Our plan is to disrupt the routine of the institution’: Union protesting outside of Regional Psychiatric Centre

  23-09-2020 15:41
  
  The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers is picketing out front of the Regional Psychiatric Centre on Central Avenue, backing up morning traffic.
  
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• Throne speech, carbon tax case headline busy political week

  23-09-2020 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  From a throne speech to the federal carbon tax law in the Supreme Court of Canada, it’s a busy week in Ottawa. USask Environmental and Sustainability Professor Greg Poelzer joins us to break it all down.
  
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• Supreme Court ends its hearings on carbon tax without a decision

  23-09-2020 15:31 via cbc.ca
  
  After two days of hearing arguments for and against the federal government's carbon tax, the Supreme Court of Canada adjourned today without a decision.
  
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• PM Trudeau puts COVID-19 fight at top of agenda in throne speech

  23-09-2020 15:22
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is opening the new session of Parliament with a reprioritized national agenda, fixated primarily on how to protect Canadians from COVID-19.
  
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• Feds resuming Parliament with COVID-19 focused throne speech

  23-09-2020 15:22
  
  How Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to steer his Liberal government through the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to be laid out in Wednesday's throne speech, along with new details of his minority government’s economic and social support and recovery plans in the face of an anticipated second wave.
  
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• Feds promise COVID-19 aid to continue, national child care in throne speech

  23-09-2020 15:22
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened the new session of Parliament with a reprioritized national agenda, fixated primarily on how to keep financially supporting Canadians through COVID-19, while repairing the inequalities the pandemic has exposed.
  
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• Saskatoon dancer Max Craven makes debut digitally among Broadway stars

  23-09-2020 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Max Craven's professional performing debut will happen alongside Broadway stars — even if he won't literally be next to them. Read More
  
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• Paulson: Cropland continues to appreciate as farmers make tough transition choices

  23-09-2020 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If any industry has held up reasonably well — and in some cases, very well — during the pandemic, it’s agriculture. Read More
  
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• CEBL, after a successful Summer Series, follows the bouncing ball into an unpredictable 2021

  23-09-2020 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  They didn't have to play. Read More
  
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• Parents, epidemiologists unsurprised by COVID cases in Sask. schools

  23-09-2020 14:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Eight cases of COVID-19 have now been identified in Saskatchewan schools - the latest, earlier this week at Valley Manor Elementary School in Martensville, Sask.
  
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• Teddy brings high winds, rain as post-tropical storm makes landfall in Nova Scotia

  23-09-2020 13:27
  
  The centre of post-tropical storm Teddy made landfall in eastern Nova Scotia on Wednesday morning and then trudged across southern Cape Breton, its 100-kilometre-per-hour winds causing power outages -- but not much damage.
  
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• Uncle Ben's has a new name: Ben's Original

  23-09-2020 13:24
  
  Mars will change the name of its Uncle Ben's rice products to Ben's Original and drop the logo depicting a Chicago head waiter as part of the company's previously announced plans to create a more inclusive brand.
  
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• Métis Nation-Saskatchewan president faces resignation calls over COVID-19 issues

  23-09-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some leaders within the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan are condemning President Glen McCallum for reportedly flouting COVID-19 rules. McCallum said on social media many of the allegations are false, and urged unity during the pandemic.
  
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• Documentarian with Sask. roots works to reclaim myth of John Ware, the Black Prairie cowboy

  23-09-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  “I think we have a very narrow and inadequate representation of the history of Black people not only on the prairies, but in the country. It is a history that has been erased,” says Cheryl Foggo.
  
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• Carbon tax hearings continue as Supreme Court hears arguments from Indigenous leaders

  23-09-2020 12:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Appeals courts in Saskatchewan and Ontario ruled in 2019 that the federal carbon tax legislation was constitutional, but in February of this year, the Alberta Court of Appeal said it was not.
  
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• Seniors alarmed by daily rush of teens at Market Mall food court over noon hour

  23-09-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some seniors who use the Market Mall food court in Saskatoon say they're concerned by the daily onslaught of teens from two high schools over the lunch hour.
  
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• Sask. police visiting recent travellers to check compliance with mandatory self-isolation

  23-09-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Regina police say they receive a list of addresses from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.
  
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• Canada's carbon tax conundrum continues its appearance at Supreme Court today

  23-09-2020 10:19
  
  Indigenous leaders, special interest groups and other provinces will have their say Wednesday, in trying to convince the Supreme Court whether or not the national price on pollution is constitutional.
  
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• Canada's carbon tax conundrum continues as Supreme Court reserves judgment in cases

  23-09-2020 10:19
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment on the national carbon tax Wednesday. After two days of hearings and presentations from more than two dozen interested parties, the court adjourned without yet deciding whether the carbon price is constitutional.
  
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• We looked at every confirmed COVID-19 case in Canada. Here's what we found

  23-09-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC News has dug deep into the data on over 120,000 COVID-19 cases collected by the Public Health Agency of Canada to examine how the illness affects the young, the elderly, men and women in order to better understand what's most likely to land you in hospital — or worse.
  
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• Trudeau's televised message challenge: speak to the moment, but set course for future

  23-09-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime ministers rarely ask the television networks for time to address the nation, and when they do it is not always for the most serious reasons. Tonight,Trudeau will attempt to command the moment. But nothing about life in 2020 is proving easy to dictate.
  
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• Hazmat, explosive disposal units called in after suspicious package delivered to Saskatoon vaccine lab - CTV Toronto

  23-09-2020 06:45
  
  Hazmat, explosive disposal units called in after suspicious package delivered to Saskatoon vaccine lab  CTV Toronto
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush prepared for uncertain future after NLL Draft

  23-09-2020 05:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Rush addressed both their present and future with their seven selections in the 2020 National Lacrosse League draft.
  
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• RCMP searching for Saskatoon man, his girlfriend missing while hiking in Jasper

  23-09-2020 05:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Alberta RCMP are currently searching for a Saskatoon man, who has been living in Galahad, Alta., and his girlfriend after the pair failed to return from a hiking trip. Read More
  
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• Mapping out Canada's COVID-19 hotspots: new modelling shows where cases are rising

  23-09-2020 03:02
  
  A map released by the federal government Tuesday as part of new COVID-19 modelling data shows that over the last 14 days, the rise in cases has been far from even across the country, with several hotspots bumping up case numbers nationwide.
  
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• 'It was just too much for him': Saskatoon woman says father's death was the result of loneliness during COVID-19 - CTV News Saskatoon

  23-09-2020 02:50
  
  'It was just too much for him': Saskatoon woman says father's death was the result of loneliness during COVID-19  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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