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• Gun owners argue Canada's new gun control measures won't work

  17-02-2021 23:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Jeff Kent hasn't decided what to do about his rifles. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon community rallies to support 'kind and generous' child after 'devastating diagnosis' - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-02-2021 23:51
  
  Saskatoon community rallies to support 'kind and generous' child after 'devastating diagnosis'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon community rallies to support 'kind and generous' child after 'devastating diagnosis'

  17-02-2021 23:51
  
  The city is rallying around a Saskatoon family whose son has been diagnosed with an exceedingly rare pediatric brain tumor called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), which has no cure.
  
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• Lloydminster judge scolds former gang member for killing man in front of child

  17-02-2021 23:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Lloydminster provincial court judge has scolded a former Westside Outlaws street gang member for killing a man in front of a 10-year-old boy on Onion Lake Cree Nation in 2019. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus: How the rise of new variants in Canada could impact schools

  17-02-2021 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  In Alberta, where in-person learning at schools resumed on Jan. 11, there have been in-school exposures to a new COVID-19 variant in at least nine schools.
  
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• Remembering Bill Jones, CFCR host and supporter for decades

  17-02-2021 23:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Bill Jones always showed up to the radio station happy. Read More
  
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• Calgary police seek second person of interest in 2020 homicide that left Sask. man dead

  17-02-2021 23:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Calgary police are seeking a second person of interest in connection with a homicide one year ago that left a Saskatchewan man visiting Calgary dead. Read More
  
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• Immediate tests now urged for Sask. people with COVID-19 symptoms

  17-02-2021 23:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Under a new directive aimed at concern over more contagious COVID-19 variants, Saskatchewan people with coronavirus symptoms are advised to get tested immediately. Read More
  
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• Regina U13 Rebels chosen as regional finalist in Chevrolet’s Good Deeds Cup

  17-02-2021 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Regina Rebels have been selected to represent Saskatchewan in Chevrolet’s Good Deeds Cup with the hopes of winning $100,000 for the HEROS Hockey Foundation.
  
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• Saskatoon police officer named in lawsuit denies allegation of sexual assault - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-02-2021 23:09
  
  Saskatoon police officer named in lawsuit denies allegation of sexual assault  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police officer named in lawsuit denies allegation of sexual assault

  17-02-2021 23:09
  
  A Saskatoon police constable accused of sexual assault and abuse of power is denying allegations against him by a woman, claiming she was the one who made advances towards him.
  
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• Immediate tests now urged for those in Sask. with COVID-19 symptoms

  17-02-2021 23:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Under a new directive aimed at concern over more contagious COVID-19 variants, Saskatchewan people with coronavirus symptoms are advised to get tested immediately. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Blades embracing hub city format for WHL East Division restart - Global News

  17-02-2021 22:36
  
  Saskatoon Blades embracing hub city format for WHL East Division restart  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon Blades embracing hub city format for WHL East Division restart

  17-02-2021 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Blades are preparing to call Regina home for the abbreviated 2020-21 WHL season, which will see the East Division teams play a 24-game schedule at the Brandt Centre.
  
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• Saskatoon police constable denies sexual assault allegation in defence filing

  17-02-2021 22:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: Updated testing guidelines, 124 new cases, 5 deaths

  17-02-2021 22:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has updated its COVID-19 testing guidelines based on new guidance from the European Centre for Disease Control and the higher risk of COVID variants in the province.
  
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• 'Their hands are tied': Why Sask. municipalities can't ban handguns

  17-02-2021 22:16
  
  Saskatchewan municipalities can’t ban handguns, despite new federal legislation promising cities to have control.
  
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• 'Their hands are tied': Why Sask. municipalities can’t ban handguns

  17-02-2021 22:16
  
  Saskatchewan municipalities can’t ban handguns, despite new federal legislation promising cities to have control.
  
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• The first 2 months of Saskatchewan's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, by the numbers

  17-02-2021 22:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Vaccine shipments are expected to accelerate in the coming weeks.
  
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• Guns & Gangs Investigation - 25th St. E & 2nd Ave. N

  17-02-2021 22:11 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Members of the Guns & Gangs Unit have completed an investigation involving firearms and cocaine/marihuana trafficking.During the investigation, Police observed activity consistent with drug trafficking involving a male suspect. At approximately 4:05 p.m., February 10, 2021, with the assistance of Patrol, a high-risk vehicle stop was conducted on a taxi cab near 25th Street East and 2nd Avenue North. The male suspect was arrested from the cab without incident. He was found in possession of a&
  
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• Person of interest identified in connection to death of Saskatchewan man visiting Calgary

  17-02-2021 21:54
  
  Police have identified a person of interest in the February 2020 murder of Sheldon Wolf who they believe may have been in the same vehicle as the victim moments before the homicide.
  
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• Saskatoon inmates say they're settling for federal sentences for better re-integration programming - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-02-2021 21:45
  
  Saskatoon inmates say they're settling for federal sentences for better re-integration programming  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon inmates say they’re settling for federal sentences for better re-integration programming

  17-02-2021 21:45
  
  Inmates at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre say they’re not fighting their charges and are settling for federal sentences in order to escape the provincial correctional system.
  
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• Milder conditions on the horizon: Feb. 17 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  17-02-2021 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  What a change from a week ago. Temperatures could get above the freezing mark this weekend. Anna McMillan with a look at what’s ahead in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Wednesday, Feb. 17.
  
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• Death toll jumps to 362 as Saskatchewan nears 27K total coronavirus cases

  17-02-2021 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 124 new coronavirus infections in Saskatchewan, according to health officials.
  
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• Five more with COVID-19 die as Sask. adds 124 new cases; people with symptoms urged to get tested immediately

  17-02-2021 21:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Five more Saskatchewan people diagnosed with COVID-19 have died, including one aged 30 to 39 from the Saskatoon zone. Read More
  
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• Calgary police seek person of interest in death of Saskatchewan man

  17-02-2021 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said 22-year-old Sharmarke Ali Mohamod -- whose last known address was in Regina, Sask. --- also has ties to the Toronto area.
  
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• START THE CONVERSATION: End of Life Planning

  17-02-2021 20:51 via globalnews.ca
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• Canadian Nationalist Party leader charged with promoting hate

  17-02-2021 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Nationalist Party Leader Travis Patron has been charged with willfully promoting hatred to an identifiable group after an RCMP investigation.
  
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• INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOUR with Alison Montgomery

  17-02-2021 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  Become familiar with watercolour materials and techniques while creating a painting of a simple subject.  SUPPLIES NOT INCLUDED, CONTACT S.C.O.A. TO REGISTER AND FOR A SUPPLY LIST WITH THE ARTIST’S STATEMENT AT 306-652-2255. ONLINE via ZOOM.  COST $60.00.   HOW TO REGISTER:  Phone 306-652-2255 or email [email protected]  
  
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• Vaccination rate is 6 times higher in Indigenous communities than in general population

  17-02-2021 20:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the nationwide push to prioritize First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities for the COVID-19 vaccine is starting to bear fruit, and that vaccination rates in those communities are now significantly higher than those reported elsewhere.
  
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• Nordic spa, hotel development proposed for Saskatoon - CKOM News Talk Sports

  17-02-2021 20:26
  
  Nordic spa, hotel development proposed for Saskatoon  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Acquittal in Saskatoon meth trafficking trial - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-02-2021 19:45
  
  Acquittal in Saskatoon meth trafficking trial  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Man arrested after religious artifacts stolen from northern Sask. church

  17-02-2021 19:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Buffalo Narrows man has been arrested and charged with theft after a tabernacle, chalices, robes, crosses and other religious artifacts were stolen from a northern Saskatchewan church. Read More
  
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• Acquittal in Saskatoon meth trafficking trial

  17-02-2021 19:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A man accused of possessing almost a kilogram of methamphetamine has been acquitted of three trafficking-related offences following a trial at Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench. Read More
  
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• Canadian Nationalist Party leader charged with wilful promotion of hate

  17-02-2021 19:22 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP have charged Travis Patron, the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party, after he posted an allegedly anti-Semitic video on YouTube.
  
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• Saskatchewan needs to step up its testing for COVID-19 variants, observers warn

  17-02-2021 18:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Three to six per cent of positive COVID-19 samples in Saskatchewan are being further tested for variants. The province says it's moving to increase that.
  
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• Saskatoon police officer being sued for alleged sexual assault claims woman consented - CBC.ca

  17-02-2021 18:30
  
  Saskatoon police officer being sued for alleged sexual assault claims woman consented  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon police officer being sued for alleged sexual assault claims woman consented

  17-02-2021 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon police officer says he received consent from a woman who is suing him for alleged sexual assault.
  
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• Saskpower sending electricity to southern parts of United States amid storm

  17-02-2021 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  SaskPower is currently exporting 175 megawatts of electricity to the United States as a winter storm is leaving millions of Americans without power.
  
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• Leader of Canadian Nationalist Party charged for promoting hatred with 'anti-Semitic' video

  17-02-2021 17:59
  
  He will appear in Regina Provincial Court on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
  
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• Leader of Canadian Nationalist Party charged for allegedly promoting hatred with 'anti-Semitic' video

  17-02-2021 17:59
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP have charged the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party, Travis Patron, with promoting hatred in a video police call 'anti-Semitic.'
  
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• Tabernacle, chalices, robes among items stolen in church break-in: Sask. RCMP

  17-02-2021 17:25
  
  A man has been charged after a number of items were allegedly stolen from a Catholic church.
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP charge man in connection with Buffalo Narrows church robbery

  17-02-2021 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP says a man stole a tabernacle, chalices, robes, crosses and other religious artifacts from a church in Buffalo Narrows, Sask.
  
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• Moe criticizes federal firearms bill consultation process

  17-02-2021 16:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government has introduced new gun control legislation banning certain types of firearms, allowing municipalities to ban handguns and increasing criminal penalties for gun smuggling.
  
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• Veteran RCMP officer suspended after London police child-porn bust

  17-02-2021 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A veteran Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer in London is suspended from duty after being charged with possessing child pornography, The Free Press has learned. Read More
  
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• Regina police lay charges after vehicle crashes into Royal Saskatchewan Museum

  17-02-2021 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A vehicle crashed into the Royal Saskatchewan Museum at about 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday night, according to the Regina Police Service.
  
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• Regina police investigate after vehicle crashes into Royal Saskatchewan Museum

  17-02-2021 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A vehicle crashed into the Royal Saskatchewan Museum at about 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday night, according to the Regina Police Service.
  
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• Saskatoon Blades preparing to head into WHL's Regina bubble | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  17-02-2021 15:26
  
  Saskatoon Blades preparing to head into WHL's Regina bubble | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon Blades preparing to head into WHL’s Regina bubble

  17-02-2021 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The WHL’s East Division teams are preparing to play hockey again after getting the green light for a 24-game season starting next month and while it won’t look much like a normal season, the Saskatoon Blades will happily take it.
  
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