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• Premier Scott Moe addresses economic recovery at SARM

  10-03-2021 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Scott Moe addressed rural leaders during the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities virtual convention, painting a picture of economic recovery post-pandemic.
  
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• Sask. NDP leader says premier lied during campaign about balancing budget by 2024

  10-03-2021 23:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's Opposition Leader Ryan Meili says Premier Scott Moe wasn't telling the truth when he spoke before the election about balancing the provincial budget by 2024.
  
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• Manulife, IA, BMO 'pleased' with Sask. appeal court's decision in insurance fight

  10-03-2021 23:49
  
  Three major insurance companies say they are "pleased" with a new decision from Saskatchewan's highest court — the latest step in their long battle with a group of investors over the use of insurance policies as investment vehicles. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan announces online booking system for COVID-19 vaccine

  10-03-2021 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s health minister Paul Merriman announced Wednesday that the province was rolling out its new COVID-19 vaccine online booking system. Starting at 8 a.m. on Thursday, March 11, online booking for first doses only is opening to a targeted age group of 85-plus to better align demand with vaccine supply in Phase 1, the Saskatchewan...
  
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• Sask. COVID-19 vaccine booking system starts with those 85 or older

  10-03-2021 23:39
  
  Starting Thursday, people aged 85 and over can start booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon residents face unexpected ambulance bills after carbon monoxide evacuation - CTV News Saskatoon

  10-03-2021 23:33
  
  Saskatoon residents face unexpected ambulance bills after carbon monoxide evacuation  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon residents face unexpected ambulance bills after carbon monoxide evacuation

  10-03-2021 23:33
  
  More than a month after a carbon monoxide leak (CO) in a Saskatoon apartment building, residents are now facing unexpected ambulance bills.
  
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• Residents of Saskatoon apartment building face unexpected bills after carbon monoxide evacuation - CTV Toronto

  10-03-2021 23:33
  
  Residents of Saskatoon apartment building face unexpected bills after carbon monoxide evacuation  CTV Toronto
  
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• Residents of Saskatoon apartment building face unexpected bills after carbon monoxide evacuation

  10-03-2021 23:33
  
  More than a month after a carbon monoxide leak (CO) in a Saskatoon apartment building, residents are now facing unexpected ambulance bills.
  
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• Person suffering serious injuries in assault that preceded dangerous persons alert

  10-03-2021 23:21
  
  A dangerous persons alert that was active for an hour in Saskatchewan on Wednesday afternoon was issued after a man fled the scene of a "serious assault" and was believed to be carrying an axe, RCMP say. Read More
  
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• Person suffering serious injuries in assault that prompted dangerous persons alert

  10-03-2021 23:13
  
  A dangerous persons alert that was active for an hour in Saskatchewan on Wednesday afternoon was issued after a man fled the scene of a "serious assault" and was believed to be carrying an axe, RCMP say. Read More
  
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• Arrest - Arson - 300 Block Avenue J South

  10-03-2021 23:03 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police have arrested and charged a man in connection to an arson.On March 7, 2021 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Police responded to a structure fire in the 300 block of Avenue J South. It was concluded through joint investigation with the Saskatoon Fire Department that the fire had been intentionally set.A 32 year-old Saskatoon man was arrested on March 8, 2021 and is facing one charge of Arson.(Court Information #: 991155611)(Occurrence Number: 21-21874)
  
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• GAME TIME: Saskatoon game developer explores multiplayer opportunities - CTV News Saskatoon

  10-03-2021 22:58
  
  GAME TIME: Saskatoon game developer explores multiplayer opportunities  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• GAME TIME: Saskatoon game developer explores multiplayer opportunities

  10-03-2021 22:58
  
  A Saskatoon game development company is working on technology in hopes of producing more small multiplayer games.
  
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• 'This variant is highly transmissible': Why some argue it's the wrong time to ease COVID-19 rules in Sask.

  10-03-2021 22:34
  
  On Tuesday, the province announced a loosening of private gathering restrictions, allowing households to create a "bubble" of up to 10 people.
  
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• Is this the wrong time to loosen COVID-19 rules in Sask.?

  10-03-2021 22:34
  
  On Tuesday, the province announced a loosening of private gathering restrictions, allowing households to create a "bubble" of up to 10 people.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders preparing to present return-to-play plan to health officials: CEO

  10-03-2021 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders president and CEO says the team is getting ready to present its return-to-play plan to provincial health officials.
  
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• Recent child porn charges against women 'very unusual': Sask. RCMP

  10-03-2021 22:33
  
  For the first time in Saskatchewan, a woman is facing child pornography charges without a male co-accused.
  
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• Recent case marks first time in Sask. history a woman has been charged with child pornography

  10-03-2021 22:33
  
  For the first time in Saskatchewan, a woman is facing child pornography charges.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 111 new cases, 1 death, 26 more cases confirmed as variant

  10-03-2021 22:31 via cbc.ca
  
  There are 111 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, with one new death. The death was a person in the 80-plus age category from the Regina zone.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s Moe says revenue, length of pandemic behind doubt on 2024 deficit goal

  10-03-2021 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Scott Moe confirms a balanced budget will not be included in the four-year fiscal outlook when his Saskatchewan Party government unveils next year's budget in April.
  
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• Dangerous persons alert cancelled after man arrested

  10-03-2021 22:01
  
  A dangerous person alert for a man with an edged weapon who was last seen travelling on grid roads north of Meadow Lake has been cancelled. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus: 1 new death as Saskatchewan surpasses 30K total infections

  10-03-2021 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 111 new coronavirus infections in Saskatchewan as of Wednesday, according to health officials.
  
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• Saskatchewan passes 30,000 COVID-19 cases, adds 26 variant cases

  10-03-2021 21:49
  
  Just shy of a year since the first COVID-19 case was identified in Saskatchewan, the province passed 30,000 cases as variants of concern continued to rise. Read More
  
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• Indigenous Services contacted law enforcement about vaccine deal

  10-03-2021 21:47
  
  Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says his department has been in touch with law enforcement about a Saskatchewan First Nation's proposed deal to buy COVID-19 vaccine from a private company, which he believes is not legitimate. Read More
  
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• Dangerous persons alert issued for man with edged weapon seen travelling north of Meadow Lake

  10-03-2021 21:43
  
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• Subject of Sask. 'dangerous person alert' arrested: RCMP

  10-03-2021 21:36
  
  An emergency alert regarding a "dangerous person" was issued by Meadow Lake RCMP Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Saskatchewan adds $11M into growth plan surrounding rural roads, bridges

  10-03-2021 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said the province is adding $11.2 million in economic stimulus funds for the Rural Integrated Roads for Growth (RIRG) program.
  
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• 'Dangerous person alert' issued by Meadow Lake RCMP; suspect may be carrying axe

  10-03-2021 21:36
  
  An emergency alert regarding a "dangerous person" was issued by Meadow Lake RCMP Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Manulife, IA 'pleased' with Sask. appeal court's decision in insurance fight

  10-03-2021 21:29
  A major insurance company says it is "pleased" with a new decision from Saskatchewan's highest court — the latest step in its long battle with a group of investors over the use of insurance policies as investment vehicles. Read More
  
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• Five-and-a-half-year sentence for 15-yr-old boy who killed Saskatoon high school student Gilbert Kagabo

  10-03-2021 21:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The 15-year-old boy who fatally shot Saskatoon high school student Gilbert Kagabo during a robbery in 2019 was sentenced to five years in court Wednesday.
  
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• Those 85 and older in Sask. can book vaccine appointments Thursday

  10-03-2021 21:10
  
  Starting Thursday, people aged 85 and over can start booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan’s new online COVID-19 vaccine booking system to launch March 11

  10-03-2021 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority's new online booking system for COVID-19 vaccine appointments is expected to launch on March 11.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s new online coronavirus booking system to launch March 11

  10-03-2021 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority's new online booking system for COVID-19 vaccine appointments is expected to launch on March 11.
  
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• Sask. man sentenced to nine years for child pornography offences

  10-03-2021 20:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Fifty-year-old Gabriel Fisher, formerly known as Kevin Hudec, was found guilty last June of accessing, possessing and making child pornography, and of breaching a probation order.
  
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• One-day temperature dip: March 10 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  10-03-2021 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Temperatures will drop as a cold front passes through the province. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Wednesday, March 10.
  
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• Saskatoon teens killed boy in botched robbery, sentencing hearing told

  10-03-2021 20:32
  
  Around 11:40 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2019, a 15-year-old boy was captured on surveillance video coming in and out of the vestibule of the Teacher's Credit Union building on Arlington Avenue in Saskatoon over the course of several minutes. Read More
  
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• Families seek class-action lawsuit for deaths at Extendicare

  10-03-2021 20:20
  
  The families of the residents of Saskatchewan’s only private long-term care homes are filing a class-action lawsuit regarding the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Saskatoon religious college reforming academic program | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  10-03-2021 20:13
  
  Saskatoon religious college reforming academic program | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon religious college reforming academic program

  10-03-2021 20:13
  
  St. Andrew’s College is changing its academic programming effective June 2023.
  
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• Looser health restrictions will encourage people to take risks, Sask. union warns

  10-03-2021 19:52
  
  The president of Service Employees International Union West is critical of the province’s decision to relax COVID-19-related public health restrictions.
  
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• Easing of Sask. COVID-19 restrictions sows public confusion, premier defends decision

  10-03-2021 19:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's premier is defending the decision to ease public health restrictions as the number of known cases of COVID-19 variants continue to rise in the province. 
  
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• Saskatoon teen was lured to an alley and fatally shot in the back, court hears - CTV Toronto

  10-03-2021 19:30
  
  Saskatoon teen was lured to an alley and fatally shot in the back, court hears  CTV Toronto
  
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• Saskatoon teen was lured to an alley and fatally shot in the back, court hears

  10-03-2021 19:30
  
  Guilty pleas have been entered in relation to the shooting death of 15-year-old boy.
  
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• Saskatoon teen, shot in the back, was victim of drug robbery, court hears as guilty pleas entered

  10-03-2021 19:30
  
  Guilty pleas have been entered in relation to the shooting death of 15-year-old boy.
  
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• Serious traffic crash temporarily closes Saskatoon's Broadway Bridge - CBC.ca

  10-03-2021 19:29
  
  Serious traffic crash temporarily closes Saskatoon's Broadway Bridge  CBC.ca
  
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• Class-action lawsuit filed against Extendicare in Saskatchewan COVID-19 deaths

  10-03-2021 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Merchant Law has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against Extendicare following several deaths caused by COVID-19 in its Saskatchewan long-term care facilities.
  
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• Sask. residents 85 and over can book vaccinations online, by phone

  10-03-2021 18:59
  
  An online and phone-based vaccination booking system will be available in Saskatchewan beginning on Thursday.
  
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• Families of Sask. Extendicare residents launch class-action lawsuit against care-home company

  10-03-2021 18:59 via cbc.ca
  
  WARNING: This story has details some readers might find disturbing
  
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• Ottawa won’t set deadline to lift drinking water advisories in First Nations communities

  10-03-2021 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said he remains committed to ensuring every First Nation community will have access to clean drinking water.
  
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