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• Share the Love campaign seeks cards for kids at Saskatoon hospital ahead of Valentine's Day | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  05-02-2021 23:55
  
  Share the Love campaign seeks cards for kids at Saskatoon hospital ahead of Valentine's Day | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon police dog stabbed during arrest expected to make a full recovery - CBC.ca

  05-02-2021 23:54
  
  Saskatoon police dog stabbed during arrest expected to make a full recovery  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon police dog stabbed during arrest expected to make a full recovery

  05-02-2021 23:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Oliver, a police service dog, had emergency treatment after suffering serious but non-life threatening injuries from being stabbed during an arrest.
  
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• Changes to Alberta coal policy coming next week after province-wide outrage

  05-02-2021 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is expecting to make an announcement regarding its controversial coal mining plan next week according to a government spokesperson.
  
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• SHIP asks city to consider civic facilities for emergency shelters

  05-02-2021 23:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoonn Mayor Charlie Clark says the city "should be exploring" the possibility of using civic facilities as emergency homeless shelters during cold snaps such as the one forecast to persist into next week. Read More
  
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• Barnhart, Hayward competing for Municipalities of Sask. presidency

  05-02-2021 23:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Gordon Barnhart is seeking a second term as head of the association representing the province's cities, towns and villages, despite two recent controversies and at least one reported call for his resignation. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon firefighter featured as ‘unsung hero’ on Jones Soda bottles amid pandemic - Global News

  05-02-2021 23:19
  
  Saskatoon firefighter featured as ‘unsung hero’ on Jones Soda bottles amid pandemic  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon firefighter featured as ‘unsung hero’ on Jones Soda bottles amid pandemic

  05-02-2021 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a lifetime of service, a Saskatoon firefighter is being honoured for his work with his picture on Jones Soda bottles across North America.
  
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• Saskatoon explores energy-efficiency home loans program - CBC.ca

  05-02-2021 23:16
  
  Saskatoon explores energy-efficiency home loans program  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon explores energy-efficiency home loans program

  05-02-2021 23:16 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Saskatoon is looking at a new way for homeowners to make energy-efficient modifications to their homes.
  
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• Saskatoon businesses suffer 'huge blow' as lacrosse season cancelled - CTV News Saskatoon

  05-02-2021 23:12
  
  Saskatoon businesses suffer 'huge blow' as lacrosse season cancelled  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon businesses suffer 'huge blow' as lacrosse season cancelled

  05-02-2021 23:12
  
  On Wednesday, the National Lacrosse League announced it was cancelling plans to play a shortened season starting in April, because of uncertainties surrounding the pandemic.
  
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• Police identify body found in abandoned house fire near North Battleford

  05-02-2021 23:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Police say 29-year-old Jordon Boire’s body was recovered in a structure fire at an abandoned home about 30 kilometres outside of North Battleford last month. 
  
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• How an RCMP police dog team searches for missing people in the extreme cold

  05-02-2021 23:00
  
  Cpl. Ryan Drohomereski and his police service dog Lux are always prepared to live out of their vehicle for a week. No matter the circumstances, they have to be ready to hit the road.
  
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• Saskatoon professor creates app for tracking 'completely out of control' wild pigs - CTV News Saskatoon

  05-02-2021 22:45
  
  Saskatoon professor creates app for tracking 'completely out of control' wild pigs  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon professor creates app for tracking 'completely out of control' wild pigs

  05-02-2021 22:45
  
  A scientist at the University of Saskatchewan studying wild pigs has created an application to track their movement.
  
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• SRHBA Housing Excellence Awards celebrate industry achievements

  05-02-2021 22:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  For 29 years, the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association (SRHBA) has recognized the achievements of its member builders, renovators, tradespeople and suppliers through the presentation of the Housing Excellence Awards. Read More
  
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• In photos: Saskatoon is under an extreme cold warning - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-02-2021 22:22
  
  In photos: Saskatoon is under an extreme cold warning  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Weapons arrests keep Saskatoon police busy - CKOM News Talk Sports

  05-02-2021 22:21
  
  Weapons arrests keep Saskatoon police busy  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Weapons arrests keep Saskatoon police busy | 650 CKOM - CKOM News Talk Sports

  05-02-2021 22:21
  
  Weapons arrests keep Saskatoon police busy | 650 CKOM  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• In photos: Saskatoon is under an extreme cold warning

  05-02-2021 22:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The polar vortex has arrived in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• No criminal wrongdoing in death of man hit by city bus: Regina police

  05-02-2021 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The collision incident happened in the 2300 block of Broad Street shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday.
  
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• U of S Quebec shooting memorial interrupted by racism, 'disturbing' Islamophobic comments

  05-02-2021 22:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Muslim students at the University of Saskatchewan are encouraging each other to reach out for support after a memorial for victims of the Quebec City mosque shootings was interrupted by a group making racist and Islamophobic comments. Read More
  
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• Satellite parade over Saskatoon, Regina shows how Elon Musk is changing the Prairie night sky

  05-02-2021 22:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's Starlink satellite program is changing the night sky over Saskatchewan in ways never before seen.
  
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• Remains found in burned building near North Battleford were Saskatoon man: RCMP - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-02-2021 22:04
  
  Remains found in burned building near North Battleford were Saskatoon man: RCMP  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Canada accused of continued short-changing of First Nations kids, despite order to stop

  05-02-2021 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The order is from a ruling that shed light on discrepancies between funding on and off reserves, finding Canada discriminated against First Nations children.
  
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• SHIP asking city to consider civic facilities for emergency shelters

  05-02-2021 22:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's mayor says the city "should be exploring" the possibility of using civic facilities as emergency homeless shelters during cold snaps, like the one forecast to persist into next week. Read More
  
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• Remains found in burned building near North Battleford were Saskatoon man: RCMP

  05-02-2021 21:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  RCMP have confirmed that a body found after a fire at an abandoned structure near North Battleford was that of a 29-year-old Saskatoon man. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon man ID'ed as murder victim in North Battleford - CKOM News Talk Sports

  05-02-2021 21:55
  
  Saskatoon man ID'ed as murder victim in North Battleford  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• 7 tickets totalling nearly $20K issued in Sask. this week to people accused of breaching public health orders

  05-02-2021 21:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Each of the tickets was for $2,800, according to the Ministry of Health. The Health Information and Privacy Act precludes officials from naming the people ticketed, the ministry says.
  
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• Arrest - Possession of Dangerous Weapon - 200 Block St. Paul's Place

  05-02-2021 21:53 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 38-year-old man was arrested yesterday after being found in possession of a loaded sawed-off rifle, ammunition, a machete, and methamphetamine.Shortly before 9:00 p.m., February 4, 2021, Police were in the 200 block of St. Paul's Place when they observed a man who they knew to be disobeying court orders. Upon his arrest, he was found in possession of a loaded sawed-off rifle, two loaded magazines, a sock filled with 157 rounds of ammunition, a machete, and 0.42 grams of methamphetamine.&n
  
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• Saskatoon snowbird contemplates coming home early because of new travel restrictions - CBC.ca

  05-02-2021 21:36
  
  Saskatoon snowbird contemplates coming home early because of new travel restrictions  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man organizes solidarity lunch in support of restaurant where customer shouted racist insults at staff

  05-02-2021 21:35
  
  A Saskatoon man is rallying support for a restaurant where a man berated staff with racist insults.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 3 deaths, 269 new cases, more vaccines being distributed

  05-02-2021 21:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Of the province's 24,946 total cases, 2,299 cases are considered active. The seven-day average of daily new cases in Saskatchewan is 225 — 18.4 new cases per 100,000 population. 
  
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• Prince Albert, Sask. region taps $45 million water project

  05-02-2021 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two communities have struck a steering committee with the Prince Albert Rural Water Utility on the feasibility of a new water treatment plant.
  
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• Assault rifle, machetes, brass knuckles, throwing star among items seized in drug bust: Saskatoon police

  05-02-2021 21:28
  
  A 44-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman are facing a combined total of 92 drugs and weapons-related charges.
  
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• Seven $2,800 tickets issued for COVID-19 violations in Saskatchewan, 269 new cases

  05-02-2021 21:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan Health Authority inspectors have handed out seven tickets since Monday to individuals for violating public health orders. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon man identified as homicide victim discovered after rural Sask. blaze

  05-02-2021 21:20
  
  RCMP have identified the remains of a homicide victim found in a burnt-out home near North Battleford in January.
  
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• Coronavirus: 3 new deaths as Saskatchewan approaches 25K total infections

  05-02-2021 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 269 new coronavirus infections in Saskatchewan, with 2,299 active cases, according to health officials.
  
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• Art Exhibit: BEADS IN THE BLOOD (Ruth Cuthand – A Survey)

  05-02-2021 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  GUEST CURATOR, Felicia Gay.  COLLEGE ART GALLERIES. Ruth Cuthand (Plains Cree/Scottish) belongs to Little Pine Cree Nation in Saskatchewan and is acknowledged as one of our nation’s preeminent contemporary artists.  Cuthand’s practice as an artist began in the 1980’s and has since consistently contributed to the art history of Saskatchewan through her art and community...
  
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• No injuries after collision between Saskatoon police car, ambulance

  05-02-2021 21:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  No one was injured after a Saskatoon police patrol vehicle and an ambulance collided just north of downtown on Friday. Read More
  
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• No injuries after collision between Saskatoon police car, ambulance - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-02-2021 21:09
  
  No injuries after collision between Saskatoon police car, ambulance  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatchewan-born producer lands deal with Disney

  05-02-2021 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Last year, Saskatchewan-born producer Jacob Pratt landed a deal of a lifetime with Disney. Allison Bamford connects with the Skoden Entertainment founder to talk about showcasing his Indigenous roots in Los Angeles.
  
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• WWII training plane found near Estevan

  05-02-2021 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  An unexpected find in a field near Estevan is shining light on the area’s dark history.
  
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• Collision Involving Police and Ambulance - 25th Street & 2nd Avenue

  05-02-2021 20:50 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A police patrol vehicle and a Medavie Health Services ambulance were involved in a collision over the noon hour today. Shortly after 12:00 p.m., February 5, 2021, a police vehicle was traveling westbound on 25th Street approaching 2nd Avenue as it was responding with emergency equipment activated to a weapons-related call. At the same time, an ambulance, also with its emergency equipment activated, was travelling southbound on 2nd Avenue. The two emergency vehicles were involved in a collis
  
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• Regina boy turns balloon twisting into pandemic pastime

  05-02-2021 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Regina boy’s unique—and twisted—pandemic pastime is really blowing up. Roberta Bell has more on the creative hobby.
  
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• Arrests - Guns & Gangs Investigation - 400 Block Avenue X South

  05-02-2021 20:48 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A man and woman are facing over 90 criminal code charges following an investigation by the SPS Guns & Gangs Unit. On February 4, 2021, following a two-day investigation by the SPS Guns & Gangs Unit that saw activity consistent with drug trafficking, a search warrant was executed with the assistance of the Tactical Support Unit at a residence in the 400 block of Avenue X South. A man and a woman were observed leaving the residence and were taken into custody a short distanc
  
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• Saskatoon restaurant staff thankful for support after customer's racist tirade

  05-02-2021 20:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The manager of a Saskatoon restaurant says he's felt almost overwhelmed by messages of encouragement and support for the business and staff after video was shared widely showing a customer going on a profanity-laced, racist rant. Read More
  
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• Bitterly cold: Feb. 5 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  05-02-2021 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Extreme cold warnings in parts of Saskatchewan. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with a look at what’s ahead in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Friday, Feb. 5.
  
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• AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and the ‘seniors’ question

  05-02-2021 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The same weakened immune system that makes the elderly more susceptible to the virus is also what makes them less likely to have a robust response to vaccines, experts say.
  
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