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• Saskatoon man charged with sexual exploitation of teen girl

  04-03-2021 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 33-year-old man is charged with sexual exploitation after a months-long investigation into incidents which reportedly took place between September 2011 and January 2012. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department’s report on CO alarms pulled back

  04-03-2021 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Department has been looking into making carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in Saskatoon. However not all parties were at the table. The proposal comes after dozens needed medical treatment following a leak at an apartment building earlier this year.
  
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• 31-year-old woman charged in stabbing at Saskatoon business: police - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-03-2021 23:29
  
  31-year-old woman charged in stabbing at Saskatoon business: police  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 31-year-old woman charged in stabbing at Saskatoon business: police

  04-03-2021 23:29
  
  A 31-year-old woman faces charges after an alleged stabbing earlier this week.
  
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• Saskatoon man who was 'in position of authority' faces sexual exploitation charges in case involving teen

  04-03-2021 23:21
  
  Saskatoon police say they have charged a 33-year-old Saskatoon man with sexual exploitation.
  
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• Indigenous architect designing Saskatoon's new library named one of Maclean's top 50 powerful people - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-03-2021 23:16
  
  Indigenous architect designing Saskatoon's new library named one of Maclean's top 50 powerful people  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Indigenous architect designing Saskatoon's new library named one of Maclean’s top 50 powerful people

  04-03-2021 23:16
  
  The Indigenous architect who is leading the design of the new central library in Saskatoon has been named among Maclean's top 50 powerful Canadians.
  
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• Woman arrested in connection with stabbing at north-side business

  04-03-2021 22:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 31-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault in connection to an incident earlier in which a 49-year-old man was stabbed at a business in Saskatoon’s North Industrial neighbourhood. Read More
  
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• Sask. homebuyers still 'making that leap' into market amid rising prices

  04-03-2021 22:54
  
  According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, the median sale price of a home in the province has gone up 2.6 per cent since last February.
  
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• Prof says rare earth elements facility in Saskatoon could stabilize supply chain in North America - CBC.ca

  04-03-2021 22:49
  
  Prof says rare earth elements facility in Saskatoon could stabilize supply chain in North America  CBC.ca
  
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• Prof says rare earth elements facility in Saskatoon could stabilize supply chain in North America

  04-03-2021 22:49 via cbc.ca
  
  A new processing facility being built in Saskatoon could be part of the solution to a recent global shortage of computer chips and semiconductors for vehicles and electronics.
  
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• New support phone line for Sask. inmates launched; support fund to disperse money raised

  04-03-2021 22:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Cory Cardinal plans to step into a volunteer role helping people incarcerated in Saskatchewan's provincial correctional system when he is released. Read More
  
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• 11-year-old on national skateboarding team inspiring N.B. girls to hit the rails

  04-03-2021 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Don't worry what other people think of you ... if you keep working you are going to get better at it,' says Canadian skateboarding sensation Fay Ebert.
  
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• 11-year-old on national skateboading team inspiring N.B. girls to hit the rails

  04-03-2021 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Don't worry what other people think of you ... if you keep working you are going to get better at it,' says Canadian skateboarding sensation Fay Ebert.
  
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• ‘Too early to say’ whether vaccinations have lowered COVID-19 hospitalization: Livingstone

  04-03-2021 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said Thursday that while there are early indications “of reduced pressure” on acute care facilities in Saskatchewan, it is still “too early to say” whether vaccinations have had a positive impact on hospitalizations in the province.
  
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• Saskatchewan to introduce AstraZeneca exception allowing vaccination of 60-64 age group

  04-03-2021 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  In line with a recommendation that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine not be given to people older than age 64, Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said Thursday the province would introduce an exemption allowing people in the 60 to 64 age group to be vaccinated during Phase 1 with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
  
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• Rapid COVID-19 testing urged at Saskatoon chicken plant where outbreak declared - Global News

  04-03-2021 22:44
  
  Rapid COVID-19 testing urged at Saskatoon chicken plant where outbreak declared  Global News
  
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• Rapid COVID-19 testing urged at Saskatoon chicken plant where outbreak declared

  04-03-2021 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Norm Neault says rapid COVID-19 testing at Prairie Pride Natural Foods, which employees 260 people, would give staff confidence going into the workplace.
  
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• Saskatchewan to expand window between COVID-19 vaccine doses to 4 months

  04-03-2021 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone explained Thursday that the province would join other provincial jurisdictions in expanding the window between COVID-19 vaccine doses to four months, adding that there is “increasingly strong” evidence that first doses offer significant protection against the virus. He said cases in long-term care homes have plummeted “dramatically” since vaccinations...
  
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• Premiers reiterate demand for $28 billion increase in health transfers from Ottawa

  04-03-2021 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's premiers are reiterating their unanimous demand for the federal government to hike the transfer by $28 billion this year, and by five per cent more each year thereafter.
  
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• Barry back on board: GM Barry Rawlyk returns to Sask. Rattlers

  04-03-2021 22:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Barry Rawlyk is back on board as general manager of the Saskatchewan Rattlers. Read More
  
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• Report recommending mandatory CO alarms withdrawn from Saskatoon council agenda

  04-03-2021 22:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A report with a recommendation that carbon monoxide alarms be made mandatory in every building in Saskatoon where someone might sleep has been removed from a public agenda. Read More
  
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• UPDATE: Stabbing - 2200 Block Millar Ave.

  04-03-2021 22:30 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Investigators with the SPS Serious Assault Unit have arrested and charged a woman in relation to a stabbing that occurred earlier this week.At approximately 11:00 a.m., March 3, 2021, Police arrested a 31-year-old woman outside of her home east of Saskatoon. She was taken into custody without incident, with the assistance of RCMP members, and transported to SPS Detention.  The 31-year-old is charged with Aggravated Assault (x2), Possession of a Dangerous Weapon and Uttering T
  
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• 'It’s frustrating': Gym owner says Sask. Health Authority failed to provide key information about outbreak

  04-03-2021 22:29
  
  A Martensville gym owner says health officials are neglecting to provide key information about an outbreak situation at his facility.
  
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• Sask. RCMP major crimes unit investigating death in village of Milden

  04-03-2021 22:25 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP investigators are on scene in the village of Milden, Sask., after someone reported a dead man in a house.
  
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• Sex Crime Unit Investigation - Sexual Exploitation

  04-03-2021 22:21 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Investigators with the Interpersonal Violence Section – Sex Crime Unit have concluded an investigation into a case of sexual exploitation.On February 23, 2021, investigators with the SPS Sex Crime Unit charged a 33-year-old Saskatoon man with Sexual Exploitation contrary to Section 153(a) of the Criminal Code. The incident, involving interactions with a female youth, was reported in November 2020. The female victim was 17-years-old and the accused was in a position of authority, when the e
  
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• Meewasin prepares for the annual return of the pelicans to Saskatoon - Global News

  04-03-2021 22:08
  
  Meewasin prepares for the annual return of the pelicans to Saskatoon  Global News
  
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• Meewasin prepares for the annual return of the pelicans to Saskatoon

  04-03-2021 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A sign of spring in Saskatoon is the return of the Meewasin Valley Authority's annual pelican watch contest.
  
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• Barry back on board: GM Barry Rawlyk returns to Sask. Ratters

  04-03-2021 22:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Barry Rawlyk is back on board as general manager of the Saskatchewan Rattlers. Read More
  
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• Some COVID-19 outbreaks still listed as active on Sask. government website long after they were declared over

  04-03-2021 21:55
  
  "Accurate information is the backbone of the battle against COVID-19," a public health expert told CTV News.
  
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• Sask. says every adult resident will have access to 1st vaccine dose by June

  04-03-2021 21:51 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government says it will follow new federal guidelines to speed up its vaccination schedule. The province is expanding the period between the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines to up to 120 days.
  
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• Carbon monoxide alarm recommendation withdrawn

  04-03-2021 21:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The City of Saskatoon has withdrawn a recommendation that carbon monoxide alarms be made mandatory in every building where someone might sleep. Read More
  
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• Canadian Natural takes Keystone XL pipeline charge

  04-03-2021 21:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The move by U.S. President Joe Biden to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline in January continues to plague Canadian oil companies, with Calgary-based Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. forced to digest a related $143-million charge on its fourth-quarter results on Thursday.
  
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• Biden's Keystone XL cancellation continues to plague oil companies, with Canadian Natural eating $143M charge

  04-03-2021 21:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The move by U.S. President Joe Biden to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline in January continues to plague Canadian oil companies, with Calgary-based Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. forced to digest a related $143-million charge on its fourth-quarter results on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatchewan coronavirus hospitalizations below 150 for the 1st time in 2 months

  04-03-2021 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 169 new coronavirus infections in Saskatchewan as of Thursday, according to health officials.
  
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• Saskatchewan to announce 4-month gap between first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine: Moe

  04-03-2021 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Following the recommendation of NACI, Saskatchewan will be stretching the gap between first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Saskatchewan announces 4-month gap between first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  04-03-2021 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Following the recommendation of NACI, Saskatchewan will be stretching the gap between first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 169 new cases, 2 more deaths, 2,493 more vaccine doses administered

  04-03-2021 21:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan reported 169 new cases of COVID-19 and two more coronavirus-related deaths Thursday. 
  
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• Thick fog overnight: March 4 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  04-03-2021 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Overnight thick fog could linger throughout the day in parts of the province. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Thursday, March 4.
  
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• Sask. to extend period between COVID-19 vaccine doses: Moe

  04-03-2021 20:53
  
  Saskatchewan will extend the interval between the first and second COVID-19 doses, following new advice from a national panel of medical experts, Premier Scott Moe said on Thursday.
  
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• Sask. to extend period between COVID-19 vaccine doses; all adults to have access to 1st dose by end of June

  04-03-2021 20:53
  
  Saskatchewan will extend the interval between the first and second COVID-19 doses, following new advice from a national panel of medical experts, Premier Scott Moe said on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatoon psychiatrist says refusing patient referrals with no reason is '100% inappropriate' - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-03-2021 20:30
  
  Saskatoon psychiatrist says refusing patient referrals with no reason is '100% inappropriate'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon psychiatrist says refusing patient referrals with no reason is '100% inappropriate'

  04-03-2021 20:30
  
  A Saskatoon psychiatrist says it’s unusual, inappropriate and unethical for a patient referral to be denied without an explanation.
  
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• Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers support 4-month gap in administering 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose

  04-03-2021 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is recommending provinces and territories extend the time between the first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses to four months amid vaccine shortages. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said on Thursday they’re in favour of this as Canada has fallen behind other nations in vaccinating...
  
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• 'It is nothing short of a miracle that he survived': Man gets prison time for shooting hunter and driving away

  04-03-2021 20:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatchewan man convicted of criminal negligence causing bodily harm says he thought he was shooting a moose when he shot another hunter on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation. Read More
  
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• Health Canada 'days away' from decision on Johnson & Johnson vaccine

  04-03-2021 20:24
  
  Health Canada is just "days away" from deciding whether to approve Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• 'It provides a lot of hope': Saskatoon researchers discover potential tool to fight Alzheimer's - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-03-2021 20:22
  
  'It provides a lot of hope': Saskatoon researchers discover potential tool to fight Alzheimer's  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'It provides a lot of hope': Saskatoon researchers discover potential tool to fight Alzheimer’s

  04-03-2021 20:22
  
  Darrell Mousseau, a researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, says he found the opposite of what many have believed for years.
  
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• University of Sask. bison population revival project could 'help restore Canadian identity'

  04-03-2021 19:53
  
  The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) has been awarded $6.7 million from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation to help conserve bison populations and address challenges facing the cattle industry.
  
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• Spacing COVID-19 vaccine doses 4 months apart a 'risky plan,' says Sask. scientist

  04-03-2021 19:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Experts say spacing COVID-19 vaccine doses four months apart is a gamble. Not everyone thinks it is worth the risk.
  
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