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• Kinsmen Club joins fundraising effort for harm reduction, community patrol groups

  23-02-2021 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two organizations that work in Saskatoon's core neighbourhoods are getting a boost from the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• Anniversary of Broncos crash: Saskatchewan government urged to change budget day

  23-02-2021 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Opposition wants Premier Scott Moe to move the date of the government's spring budget so as not to fall on the anniversary of the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash.
  
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• 'It's a step in the right direction': Council officially backs conversion therapy ban

  23-02-2021 23:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Businesses that offer conversion therapy, the widely discredited practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, are officially outlawed in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• 'Beacon above Saskatoon': Robin Hood sign comes down for repairs - CKOM News Talk Sports

  23-02-2021 23:41
  
  'Beacon above Saskatoon': Robin Hood sign comes down for repairs  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Federal government's child-welfare compensation for First Nations could rise to $15B: PBO

  23-02-2021 23:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget office says it could cost the federal government up to $15 billion to compensate First Nations families and children impacted by the child welfare system, as well as denials or delays of essential services. Read More
  
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• Sask to receive 7.1K fewer vaccines than initially planned this week

  23-02-2021 23:21
  
  As Canada prepares to receive a total of 640,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, Saskatchewan is preparing to receive fewer doses than anticipated.
  
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• Sask to receive 2.6K fewer vaccines than initially planned this week

  23-02-2021 23:21
  
  As Canada prepares to receive a total of 640,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, Saskatchewan is preparing to receive fewer doses than anticipated.
  
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• Saskatoon mom says online 'challenge' resulted in son's death - CTV News Saskatoon

  23-02-2021 23:15
  
  Saskatoon mom says online 'challenge' resulted in son's death  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon mom says online 'challenge' resulted in son's death

  23-02-2021 23:15
  
  Melanie Anderson is sharing the story of her teenage son’s death in the hopes that it will prevent a similar tragedy.
  
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• Saskatchewan premier responds to NDP’s critique of releasing province’s budget on Humboldt bus crash anniversary

  23-02-2021 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  When asked about the matter, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday responded to the NDP’s critique of releasing the province’s next budget on the third anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, which occurred on April 6, 2018. “I know for certain that our minister of finance, when she delivers the budget this spring, will...
  
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• Saskatoon city council approves looking at Optimist Park for school amalgamation - Global News

  23-02-2021 22:59
  
  Saskatoon city council approves looking at Optimist Park for school amalgamation  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon city council approves looking at Optimist Park for school amalgamation

  23-02-2021 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The plan was to combine all three schools around Princess Alexandra, but now Saskatoon Public Schools is looking at the possibility of building at Optimist Park.
  
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• 'Grossly underserviced': Prince Albert youth psychiatry unit fills up a week after reopening

  23-02-2021 22:59
  
  A hospital unit dedicated to youth mental health in Prince Albert is open again thanks to the addition of psychiatrist Dr. Randy Zbuk.
  
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• Arrest- CEW Deployment- 400 Block Avenue R South

  23-02-2021 22:51 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 33 year old man is facing charges following a report of a suspicious person that resulted in Police deploying a Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW). At approximately 8:11 a.m., on February 22, 2021,  Police attended to the 400 block of Avenue R South for a male causing a disturbance at a residence. The male provided a false identity and was advised by Police that he was under arrest for Obstruction. The responding officers attempted to take him into
  
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• Saskatchewan government commits $15M to support pandemic research in province

  23-02-2021 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced on Tuesday that the provincial government is committing $15 million in funding to support a new centre for pandemic research at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) in Saskatoon. “This will not only serve Saskatchewan residents but it will support all Canadians through research, development and ultimately the production...
  
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• Coronavirus: VIDO-InterVac director explains vaccine, variant research being conducted in Saskatchewan

  23-02-2021 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Volker Gerdts, director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) explained on Tuesday how VIDO is conducting research on COVID-19 variants and adjusting vaccines to the new variants. “We need to have manufacturing capacity both here in Saskatchewan and elsewhere, to ensure that in the future we have vaccines for these variants,” he...
  
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• Regina airport CEO among leaders rallying to save control towers

  23-02-2021 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nav Canada, the non-profit body that runs the country's civil air navigation service, is reviewing airport towers in Regina and six other small Canadian cities.
  
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• Saskatoon artist takes home Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts

  23-02-2021 22:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon-based artist has been chosen to receive one of Canada's highest artistic honours in 2021. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Fringe Festival calls for performers, plans virtual and live shows - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  23-02-2021 22:33
  
  Saskatoon Fringe Festival calls for performers, plans virtual and live shows  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• 33 bison reintroduced to Onion Lake Cree Nation

  23-02-2021 22:32
  
  After more than three years of working with the Elk Island National Park to bring bison back to Onion Lake Cree Nation, 33 plains bison are now roaming the land they once inhabited.
  
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• Saskatoon Fringe Festival calls for performers, plans virtual and live shows

  23-02-2021 22:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After a tumultuous year for theatre, the Saskatoon Fringe Festival is planning for the best in 2021. Read More
  
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• New to 2021: Crop insurance program enhancements unveiled

  23-02-2021 22:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Record-setting crop insurance program enhancements are expected this year, according to the provincial and federal governments. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan government commits $15M to pandemic research at VIDO

  23-02-2021 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Scott Moe said $15 million in funding from the province to VIDO is contingent on the federal government committing funds to the project.
  
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• Saskatchewan government commits $15 million to U of S vaccine hub

  23-02-2021 22:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The provincial government is showing its support for making the vaccine research facility at the University of Saskatchewan the leader in the field in Canada. Read More
  
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• Sask. government pledges $15M to VIDO-Intervac if feds also commit money for research facility

  23-02-2021 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  VIDO-Intervac is working to secure funds for a new Level 4 containment laboratory.
  
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• Sask. Premier and Saskatoon vaccine lab director make announcement - CBC.ca

  23-02-2021 21:45
  
  Sask. Premier and Saskatoon vaccine lab director make announcement  CBC.ca
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 4 more deaths, 122 new cases, variant cases now total 7

  23-02-2021 21:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The four new deaths in Saskatchewan involve three people in their 80s and one in their 70s.
  
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• Farmers' group seeks $300M federal investment to cut GHG emissions

  23-02-2021 21:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Making their voices heard Tuesday on Canada’s Agriculture Day, a group of farmers issued a call for investment in next month’s federal budget to address greenhouse gas emissions in the farming industry. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan’s death toll rises by 4; 3 confirmed coronavirus variant cases detected

  23-02-2021 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 122 new coronavirus infections in Saskatchewan, according to health officials.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s death toll rises by 4; 2nd coronavirus variant detected

  23-02-2021 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 122 new coronavirus infections in Saskatchewan, according to health officials.
  
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• Saskatchewan NDP calls on province to place 15% cap on food delivery fees

  23-02-2021 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan NDP critic Aleana Young is calling on the provincial government to cap the delivery fees charged by third-party delivery platforms at 15 per cent.
  
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• Two injured after vehicle smashes through storefront on Central Ave.

  23-02-2021 21:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two people were injured after a vehicle drove into a storefront in the Sutherland Industrial neighbourhood Tuesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• On Canada's 'Agriculture Day,' farmers' group seeks $300M federal investment to cut GHG emissions

  23-02-2021 21:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Making their voices heard Tuesday on Canada’s Agriculture Day, a group of farmers issued a call for investment in next month’s federal budget to address greenhouse gas emissions in the farming industry. Read More
  
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• Four more COVID-19 variant cases found throughout Saskatchewan

  23-02-2021 21:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Four more cases of more contagious variants of COVID-19 have been discovered in Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• Chance of flurries: Feb. 23 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  23-02-2021 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  A chance of flurries as temperatures hover around the freezing mark. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with a look at what’s ahead in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Tuesday, Feb. 23.
  
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• Saskatoon's historic neon Robin Hood sign gets a facelift - CTV News Saskatoon

  23-02-2021 20:58
  
  Saskatoon's historic neon Robin Hood sign gets a facelift  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon’s historic neon Robin Hood sign gets a facelift

  23-02-2021 20:58
  
  A fixture in Saskatoon’s skyline is undergoing some major work.
  
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• SaskTel moving ahead with Aberdeen cell tower, despite local opposition

  23-02-2021 20:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  SaskTel is forging ahead with plans to build a 76-metre cellphone tower east of Saskatoon, despite opposition from the local municipality and people living on acreages near the proposed site. Read More
  
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• Sask. professor asks whether 'alternative response officers' are right approach to address policing concerns

  23-02-2021 20:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A University of Saskatchewan sociology professor wonders whether a Saskatoon police pilot project that uses a new form of policing is the right solution.
  
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• Algonquin playwright and director hopes to bring diversity, healing to Saskatoon's Persephone Theatre - CBC.ca

  23-02-2021 20:33
  
  Algonquin playwright and director hopes to bring diversity, healing to Saskatoon's Persephone Theatre  CBC.ca
  
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• Algonquin playwright and director hopes to bring diversity, healing to Saskatoon's Persephone Theatre

  23-02-2021 20:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Playwright Yvette Nolan says Persephone Theatre needs to focus less on profit and more on building community.
  
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• Woman inside Saskatoon business seriously injured after minivan crashes through storefront

  23-02-2021 20:20
  
  was seriously injured after a van crashed into a business in the city's Sutherland neighbourhood Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Vehicle smashes through front entrance of Saskatoon business - CTV News Saskatoon

  23-02-2021 20:20
  
  Vehicle smashes through front entrance of Saskatoon business  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Vehicle smashes through front entrance of Saskatoon business

  23-02-2021 20:20
  
  Police were on scene at a Central Avenue strip mall after a vehicle crashed into a business.
  
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• Jennifer Jones breaks career wins record at Scotties

  23-02-2021 20:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Team Manitoba skip, Jennifer Jones, broke a Canadian women's curling championship record for career wins Tuesday with her 153rd victory. She defeated Sarah Hill of Newfoundland and Labrador 6-5 in the morning draw.
  
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• Review board to assess request to subdivide Saskatoon's Knox United Church land - CKOM News Talk Sports

  23-02-2021 20:06
  
  Review board to assess request to subdivide Saskatoon's Knox United Church land  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Saskatoon artist receives Governor General Award in Visual and Media Arts - CTV News Saskatoon

  23-02-2021 19:49
  
  Saskatoon artist receives Governor General Award in Visual and Media Arts  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon artist receives Governor General Award in Visual and Media Arts

  23-02-2021 19:49
  
  After years of work as a community-engaged artist, Cheryl L’Hirondelle was honoured with the 2021 Governor General artistic achievement award.
  
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• 'Everybody hit the panic button;' P.A. cyclist mistakenly reported missing on multi-day trek in Australia

  23-02-2021 19:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Layton Keddy knew something was amiss when he cycled into the small Australian mining town of Woods Point and felt all eyes upon him. Read More
  
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• Sask. NDP calls for 15 per cent cap on restaurant delivery fees

  23-02-2021 18:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's NDP Opposition wants a cap of 15 per cent on the fees charged by platforms like Uber Eats and Skip the Dishes to deliver restaurant food. Read More
  
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