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• Moe confirms pandemic election call for Saskatchewan coming Tuesday

  28-09-2020 23:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A provincial election like no other in the province's history starts on Tuesday, Saskatchewan Party Premier Scott Moe confirmed on Monday. Read More
  
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• Four face weapons charges after weekend police chase

  28-09-2020 23:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Four people are facing charges following an early morning police chase over the weekend. Read More
  
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• AED not working, staff not equipped with naloxone when RPC inmate died, inquest hears

  28-09-2020 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Correctional staff at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon were not equipped with the anti-opioid antidote naloxone, which was kept on crash carts in each unit, the jury heard on the first day of a coroner's inquest into the death of inmate Otto Hansen. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon city council unanimously backs affordable rental housing project in Blairmore suburb

  28-09-2020 23:22 via cbc.ca
  
  It was council's last public hearing before the Nov. 9 civic election.
  
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• Saskatoon city council slated to vote Monday night on contentious affordable housing project

  28-09-2020 23:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Councillors will discuss a rezoning request from Camponi Housing Corporation, which wants to build more than 150 affordable rental units.
  
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• U of S opens North Sask. dental clinic

  28-09-2020 23:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Big River First Nation residents will no longer have to leave their community for a trip to the dentist. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus outbreaks declared at Yorkton, Sask., hospital, high school, gym

  28-09-2020 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Outbreaks were flagged on Sunday at:  Yorkton Regional Health Centre, Yorkton Regional High School and Pumphouse Athletic Club. 
  
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• Coronavirus outbreaks at Yorkton, Sask. hospital, high school, gym

  28-09-2020 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  Outbreaks were flagged on Sunday at:  Yorkton Regional Health Centre, Yorkton Regional High School and Pumphouse Athletic Club. 
  
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• Saskatoon mother says newborn taken from her arms in false alarm over COVID-19 - CTV News Saskatoon

  28-09-2020 22:53
  
  Saskatoon mother says newborn taken from her arms in false alarm over COVID-19  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon mother says newborn taken from her arms in false alarm over COVID-19

  28-09-2020 22:53
  
  A Saskatoon woman says she doesn’t appreciate having her newborn son taken from her arms on the suspicion that she had COVID-19.
  
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• Saskatoon mom says newborn taken from her arms after false COVID-19 alarm

  28-09-2020 22:53
  
  A Saskatoon woman says she doesn’t appreciate having her newborn son taken from her arms on the suspicion that she had COVID-19.
  
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• Distracted driving theme of October traffic spotlight in Saskatchewan

  28-09-2020 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  October’s traffic safety spotlight for SGI and Saskatchewan law enforcement will focus on distracted driving.
  
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• Series of COVID-19 infections, outbreaks rocks Yorkton

  28-09-2020 22:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The southeastern city of Yorkton is reporting COVID-19 diagnoses at its hospital, a local gym and its RCMP detachment. Read More
  
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• Sask votes: 2020 Sask. General Election to be called Tuesday

  28-09-2020 22:43
  
  Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor is expected to announce the upcoming General Election on Tuesday.
  
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• UPDATED Illicit drugs, gear shortcomings early focus at inquest into 2017 inmate death

  28-09-2020 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Drug detection protocals and malfunctioning medical gear both came under scrutiny at the Otto Hansen inquest in Saskatoon.
  
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• Illicit drugs, gear shortcomings early focus at inquest into 2017 inmate death

  28-09-2020 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Drug detection protocals and malfunctioning medical gear both came under scrutiny at the Otto Hansen inquest in Saskatoon.
  
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• SGI turning attention to distracted driving in October

  28-09-2020 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) media team prepared this video to go along with October’s traffic safety spotlight with a focus on distracted driving.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 14 new cases, 9 recoveries Monday

  28-09-2020 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The province says the cases are in the central east, Saskatoon, Regina and far nothwest regions.
  
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• Saskatoon city council unanimously backs affordable rental housing project in Blairmore suburb - CBC.ca

  28-09-2020 22:22
  
  Saskatoon city council unanimously backs affordable rental housing project in Blairmore suburb  CBC.ca
  
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• Q & A: Ag-bio field 'foundational' to our society, says Dr. Angela Bedard-Haughn, new Ag-Bio dean at U of S

  28-09-2020 22:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Dr. Angela Bedard-Haughn views the Ag-Bio field as "foundational" to our society. Read More
  
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• Outbreaks declared at Yorkton gym, high school, health centre

  28-09-2020 22:01
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared an outbreak at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre, Yorkton Regional High School and Pumphouse Athletic Club.
  
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• Economy top issue in Norris's mayoral platform

  28-09-2020 21:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mayoral candidate Rob Norris says city hall should do more to encourage and support economic growth, but his campaign platform contains few details on how he would accomplish that if elected. Read More
  
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• Windy Tuesday: Sept. 28 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  28-09-2020 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Get ready for a windy Tuesday. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Monday, Sept. 28.
  
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• 84 of Saskatchewan’s 149 active coronavirus cases in Saskatoon zone - Global News

  28-09-2020 21:42
  
  84 of Saskatchewan’s 149 active coronavirus cases in Saskatoon zone  Global News
  
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• 84 of Saskatchewan’s 149 active coronavirus cases in Saskatoon zone

  28-09-2020 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are 14 new coronavirus cases in the province, with 149 active cases and 1,719 total recoveries.
  
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• Yorkton RCMP officer tests positive for COVID-19, 20 in self-isolation

  28-09-2020 21:34
  
  A front-line officer with Yorkton RCMP has tested positive for COVID-19 and 20 other employees are under mandatory self-isolation.
  
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• Liberals seek to fast track new COVID-19 aid bill after CERB expires

  28-09-2020 21:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The Liberal government is asking Parliament to fast-track its latest COVID-19 economic recovery package, prompting a torrent of opposition outrage that the government forced the issue by proroguing Parliament in August. 
  
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• New dental clinic 'exciting adventure' for Big River First Nation, improving access to oral health care

  28-09-2020 21:08
  
  The College of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan and Big River First Nation have opened a dental clinic, providing service to a community with limited access to oral health-care.
  
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• Accused in Prince Albert man’s death pleads guilty to manslaughter

  28-09-2020 21:05
  
  One of the four people charged in the death of 24-year-old Duane Ledoux pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday at Prince Albert’s Court of Queen’s Bench.
  
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• World must get COVID-19 under control before winter comes to Northern Hemisphere: WHO doctor

  28-09-2020 20:17
  
  Countries with rising COVID-19 numbers – Canada among them – must get the curve under control before hospitals are inundated with huge numbers of people battling either the novel coronavirus or winter’s seasonal sicknesses, says a doctor with the World Health Organization.
  
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• Coronavirus question: How do masks compare to face shields?

  28-09-2020 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News caught up with Dr. Joseph Blondeau, head of microbiology at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital, to find out what we should be looking for in face coverings.
  
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• Man charged in connection to murder of Tiki Laverdiere back in court today

  28-09-2020 20:10 via cbc.ca
  
  One of the 10 people charged in connection to the murder of Tiki Brook-Lynn Laverdiere, 25, is back in North Battleford Provincial Court today.
  
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• After-school meltdowns: what causes them and how parents can help

  28-09-2020 20:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Kids spend all day learning and keeping their emotions in check, but once they get home to a safe place they may let all their emotions out.
  
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• Arrests - Break and Enter in Progress - 400 Block 5th Avenue North

  28-09-2020 19:47 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two people were arrested on Friday morning after they broke into an apartment building. At approximately 6:30 a.m., September 25, 2020, it was reported to Police that two men were using a screwdriver to break into an apartment building in the 400 block of 5th Avenue North. When Police arrived, they located the two males and took them into custody. While doing so, a 49-year-old man was found to be in possession of a bicycle that was checked on the SPS Bike Registry and confirm
  
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• 4 people face dozens of charges after allegedly fleeing Saskatoon police - CTV News Saskatoon

  28-09-2020 19:41
  
  4 people face dozens of charges after allegedly fleeing Saskatoon police  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 4 people face dozens of charges after allegedly fleeing Saskatoon police

  28-09-2020 19:41
  
  Three men, ages 20, 30 and 37, and a 31-year-old woman are facing more than 50 charges after allegedly fleeing from police on Saturday morning.
  
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• Arrests - Weapons Investigation - 1600 Block Ruth Street

  28-09-2020 19:27 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two men were arrested and charged on Friday after Police found them in possession of numerous weapons.At approximately 9:00 a.m., September 25, 2020, Patrol officers responded to the 1600 block of Ruth Street East after it was reported that two males had arrived in a vehicle and were causing a disturbance. Upon police arrival, they located a knife and a can of bear spray in plain view in the vehicle and the two men were taken into custody. Further investigation also located a loaded sawed-off sh
  
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• Arrests - Suspicious Vehicle / Drug Trafficking - 500 Block Devonshire Crescent

  28-09-2020 19:12 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two people are facing charges after a suspicious vehicle was reported to police early this morning.At approximately 3:30 a.m., September 28, 2020, Patrol officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 500 block of Devonshire Crescent. Upon arrival, officers located a lone male in the driver's seat as well as drug paraphernalia in plain view. As officers were taking the man into custody, during which they found him to be in possession of a taser, a woman approached them and attempt
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: These businesses have reported exposures in the last week

  28-09-2020 18:46
  
  This is a list of Saskatchewan COVID-19 potential exposure locations reported by the Saskatchewan Health Authority since Sept 21.
  
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• Arrests - Suspicious Vehicle - 19th Street West and Avenue W South

  28-09-2020 18:25 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Four people are facing over 50 charges after fleeing from Police on Saturday morning.At approximately 1:00 a.m., September 26, 2020, members of the Community Mobilization Unit where on patrol when they observed a vehicle driving erratically in the area of 19th Street West and Avenue X South. They attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed. A tire deflation device was deployed successfully and the vehicle came to a stop on Circle Drive South, near the 900 blo
  
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• Trudeau urges largest countries in the world to support UN biodiversity plan

  28-09-2020 18:14
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on countries with the largest land mass to do more to protect the biodiversity of their land and water.
  
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• Coronavirus: Face coverings compared

  28-09-2020 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global’s Brittney Matejka talks with the University of Saskatchewan’s Dr. Joseph Blondeau about different types of face coverings.
  
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• 14 new COVID-19 cases report in Sask. as outbreak declared in Yorkton

  28-09-2020 16:27
  
  Saskatchewan reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.
  
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• Sask. country star Tenille Arts wins rising star at CCMA Awards

  28-09-2020 16:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Brett Kissel emerged as one of the big winners at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards on Sunday. He took home three awards: male artist, fan's choice and album of the year for Now or Never, while acknowledging this was a celebration in the most difficult of times.
  
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• Microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau answers your COVID-19 questions on today's Blue Sky

  28-09-2020 15:31 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 exposure alerts have been issued for businesses in Regina and Yorkton.
  
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• COVID-19 exposure alerts issued for Regina and Yorkton businesses

  28-09-2020 15:31 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 exposure alerts have been issued for businesses in Regina and Yorkton.
  
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• Pay gap between male and female professors continues to plague Canadian universities

  28-09-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Preliminary data from Statistics Canada reveals a persistent gender wage gap at Canadian universities.
  
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• Editorial: Take a moment to celebrate news

  28-09-2020 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Another day, another harassing email. Read More
  
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• Clouds roll across our region, with sunny breaks behind: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  28-09-2020 14:07
  
  Northern showers tied to a low pressure system will bring stronger winds across central Saskatchewan Monday.
  
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• Some parents mixed on Halloween celebrations during pandemic

  28-09-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Suggestions on how to have a safe Halloween from the Government of Saskatchewan include everything from using tongs for handing out candy, to letting trick-or-treat spoils sit for 72 hours before digging in.
  
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