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• Phase 2 of oil well reclamation project to create 2,000 jobs in Sask. with $200M federal money

  11-12-2020 23:53 via cbc.ca
  
  “Our top priority continues to be getting Saskatchewan oil and gas service workers back to work,” said Saskatchewan Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre in a news release.
  
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• Phase 2 of oil well reclaimation project to create 2,000 jobs in Sask. with $200M federal money

  11-12-2020 23:53 via cbc.ca
  
  “Our top priority continues to be getting Saskatchewan oil and gas service workers back to work,” said Saskatchewan Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre in a news release.
  
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• Hotel in Ituna, Sask. goes up in flames destroying entire building

  11-12-2020 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The hotel in Ituna, Sask., went up in flames Thursday night, destroying the entire building which residents described as a local hub.
  
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• Scrap dealer fears ‘backlash’ as Saskatchewan moves to ban cash-for-metal transactions

  11-12-2020 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government wants to limit cash transactions for scrap metal in an effort to curb theft of valuable metals like copper.
  
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• RCMP say trafficking not just a 'big city issue' after drug bust in Osler

  11-12-2020 23:21
  
  The Saskatchewan RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit North (FSOC-N) says it seized an estimated 1,000 doses, or 278 grams, of fentanyl after executing a search warrant at an Osler home.
  
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• Sask. NDP calls province not enacting new COVID-19 measures this week 'unconscionable'

  11-12-2020 22:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe admitted Thursday that the holiday season will likely look anything but normal in the province this year. Now Moe has come under fire for waiting to announce new measures to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
  
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• Province's decision not to enact new COVID-19 measures this week 'unconscionable': Sask. NDP

  11-12-2020 22:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe admitted Thursday that the holiday season will likely look anything but normal in the province this year. Now, Moe has come under fire for waiting to announce new measures to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
  
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• Fire destroys Ituna Hotel in Saskatchewan

  11-12-2020 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Thursday night fire destroyed the Ituna Hotel in Saskatchewan, a popular hangout spot for locals.
  
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• Drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Regina, Saskatoon to expand in January - CTV News

  11-12-2020 22:38
  
  Drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Regina, Saskatoon to expand in January  CTV News
  
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• Drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Regina, Saskatoon to expand in January

  11-12-2020 22:38
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding drive-thru testing efforts in Regina and Saskatoon starting in the New Year.
  
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• Caught breaking COVID-19 self-isolation rules? You could be taken to Sask. Hospital North Battleford

  11-12-2020 22:27
  
  Saskatoon police have been called twice to transfer people caught breaking COVID-19 self-isolation rules to Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford.
  
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• City expects snow removal to be finished by end of January

  11-12-2020 22:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The "unprecedented" snow removal by the City of Saskatoon is expected to be finished by the end of next month, according to a city official. Read More
  
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• 'It's a very important time for our people": Prince Albert's deputy chief retires after 27-year career — with a keen eye on what's next

  11-12-2020 21:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Newly retired Prince Albert police Deputy Chief Jason Stonechild was closing in on his 28th year in policing when the organization announced his retirement earlier this week. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon poet, professor and historian Don Kerr remembered as larger than life - CBC.ca

  11-12-2020 21:46
  
  Saskatoon poet, professor and historian Don Kerr remembered as larger than life  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon poet, professor and historian Don Kerr remembered as larger than life

  11-12-2020 21:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Former provincial poet laureate, historian, playwright and English professor Don Kerr died this week.
  
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• Saskatoon coffee shops trade diners for donations - CKOM News Talk Sports

  11-12-2020 21:46
  
  Saskatoon coffee shops trade diners for donations  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• 'Nothing left:' Ituna loses local landmark

  11-12-2020 21:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A small Saskatchewan town is mourning the loss of a historic bar and hotel. Read More
  
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• Groups call for voluntary COVID-19 testing in all Sask. jails to get accurate picture of virus behind bars

  11-12-2020 21:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The union that speaks for jail workers says voluntary COVID-19 testing should be available at all Saskatchewan jails to effectively combat the virus.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 246 new COVID-19 cases announced Friday

  11-12-2020 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Public health officials announced 246 new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan Friday.
  
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• VIA Rail opens route from Winnipeg to Vancouver amid coronavirus

  11-12-2020 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  VIA Rail says it is reopening train travel between Winnipeg and Vancouver with one round-trip per week starting Friday.
  
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• Residents in northern half of Saskatchewan advised against travel

  11-12-2020 21:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  People who live in the northern half of Saskatchewan are advised against travelling outside their communities. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus hospitalizations slow as Saskatchewan adds 246 infections

  11-12-2020 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities said Friday there are 246 new coronavirus cases in the province, with 4,547 active cases and 6,853 total recoveries.
  
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• 'We are not Grinch': Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon closes until Jan. 4 due to COVID-19

  11-12-2020 20:51
  
  The Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon says it closing to the public until Jan. 4 due to rampant COVID-19 cases.
  
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• Snow and colder: Dec. 11 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  11-12-2020 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chance of snow before temperatures take a dive. Ciara Yaschuk with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Friday, Dec. 11.
  
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• 3 Sask. players make final Team Canada World Junior roster

  11-12-2020 20:28
  
  Three Saskatchewan junior hockey players have made the cut to represent Canada at the World Junior Championship.
  
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• Saskatoon, Sask. based company launches carbon program - northeastNOW

  11-12-2020 19:59
  
  Saskatoon, Sask. based company launches carbon program  northeastNOW
  
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• Saskatchewan golfer commits to championship university program

  11-12-2020 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Inspired by meeting Brooke Henderson on her home course, Regina’s Autumn Neiszner is taking the next step in her own golf career and is committing to Keiser University in West Palm Beach, Florida. It’s a school she never got to visit because of the pandemic.
  
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• Regina-born Tatiana Maslany to star as She-Hulk in new Disney Plus Series

  11-12-2020 19:54 via cbc.ca
  
  You wouldn't like Tatiana Maslany when she's angry.
  
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• 3-digit suicide prevention hotline gets green light from House of Commons

  11-12-2020 19:48 via cbc.ca
  
  A national three-digit suicide prevention hotline is a step closer to becoming a reality today. On Friday the House of Commons voted unanimously in favour of a Conservative motion calling on the federal government to act immediately to set up a national 988 number that consolidates all existing suicide crisis numbers.
  
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• Regina resident fined $2,800 for allegedly breaking COVID-19 gathering limit

  11-12-2020 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Regina Police Service's Stolen Auto Unit issued a ticket under the Public Health Act for having a private gathering of more than five people Thursday night.
  
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• Hockey Canada announces men's junior team roster

  11-12-2020 19:40
  
  Hockey Canada has named the 25 players who will represent the host country at the world junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton.
  
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• Why Saskatchewan's active COVID-19 cases might be too high

  11-12-2020 19:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The provincial government has told people to expect the number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan to decline as older cases are reviewed. Read More
  
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• Frontline worker says COVID-19 pandemic presents 'playground for traffickers' in Saskatoon, hopes proposed legislation will help victims

  11-12-2020 19:00
  
  A frontline worker in Saskatoon who helps women exiting the sex trade says she hopes the province’s proposed human trafficking legislation will encourage more people to come forward.
  
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• Front-line worker says COVID-19 pandemic presents 'playground for traffickers' in Saskatoon, hopes proposed legislation will help victims

  11-12-2020 19:00
  
  A front-line worker in Saskatoon who helps women exiting the sex trade says she hopes the province’s proposed human trafficking legislation will encourage more people to come forward.
  
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• ICU staff members step up to raise money for Saskatoon families - CKOM News Talk Sports

  11-12-2020 18:48
  
  ICU staff members step up to raise money for Saskatoon families  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Staffing issue causes temporary closure of Naicam health clinic

  11-12-2020 18:32
  
  The Naicam Primary Health Care Clinic has temporarily closed because of a staffing issue, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).
  
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• Ottawa to hike federal carbon tax to $170 a tonne by 2030 

  11-12-2020 18:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today released the government's strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — and its centrepiece is a gradual hike in the federal carbon tax on fuels to $170 a tonne by that year.
  
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• This old house: Visiting my abandoned home on the Saskatchewan prairie

  11-12-2020 17:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  I head home — or what used to be home — one late-summer Saskatchewan day. It's a very prairie drive, deep into the heartland. Read More
  
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• $200M allocated by Saskatchewan to clean up inactive oil and gas wells

  11-12-2020 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan said the accelerated site closure program will support more than 2,000 full-time equivalent jobs.
  
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• Preliminary hearing set in Saskatoon court for man charged with murder of Preston Thomas - Yahoo News Canada

  11-12-2020 17:27
  
  Preliminary hearing set in Saskatoon court for man charged with murder of Preston Thomas  Yahoo News Canada
  
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• 'Truth is truth': why Michelle Good's residential school fiction resonates

  11-12-2020 17:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Michelle Good, who is nehiyaw from Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, wrote about a fictional story about five residential school survivors who stuck together as children but chart their own difficult paths as young adults.
  
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• Wayne Gretzky rookie card first hockey card to break $1-million milestone

  11-12-2020 16:48
  
  Wayne Gretzky's name appears at No. 1 an astounding 60 times in the NHL's record book.
  
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• Canada could see close to 15K deaths by Christmas Day: modelling

  11-12-2020 16:12
  
  Canada is on track to reach between 531,300 and 577,000 total COVID-19 cases by Christmas Day, and up to 14,920 deaths, according to the latest national modelling released on Friday.
  
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• 246 new COVID-19 cases reported in Sask., 387 more recoveries

  11-12-2020 15:50
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan reported 246 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the province’s active case total to 4,547.
  
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• Getting festive with homemade Christmas crafts

  11-12-2020 15:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  With Christmas Day just two weeks away, there are plenty of at-home crafts you can do with the family. Sheila Galvin with Michaels joins Ciara Yaschuk to show one festive craft you can make at home.
  
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• Safety upgrades underway on Fond du Lac Airport runway

  11-12-2020 15:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Work to rehabilitate and expand Fond du Lac Airport's runway is underway and expected to wrap up in 2021. Read More
  
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• Hanukkah celebrations in a pandemic year

  11-12-2020 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hanukkah is underway – and the 8 nights of celebrations come amid unusual circumstances. Rabbi Claudio Jodorkovsky joins Global News Saskatoon to talk about traditions and how they plan to celebrate during a pandemic.
  
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• All sorts of holiday fun: Five things to do in Saskatoon this weekend - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  11-12-2020 15:20
  
  All sorts of holiday fun: Five things to do in Saskatoon this weekend  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Varsity View infill home priced at $1.3M blends new into the old

  11-12-2020 15:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It’s been 15 years since Mark Kelleher established BlackRock Developments Ltd. in Saskatoon. During that time, the certified professional home builder has constructed homes in the majority of the city’s new neighbourhoods. Read More
  
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• New Faces New Places: Brothers-in-law open pizza place with homemade fare on 8th Street

  11-12-2020 15:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New businesses and non-profit organizations open regularly in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Wisam Istifo, who opened the second iteration of his In n' Out Pizza restaurant in Wildwood on June 1 with partner Sam Hermez. Read More
  
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