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• Moisture will be key for Sask. gardeners this season after challenging spring, says horticulturalist

  05-06-2021 23:05 via cbc.ca
  
  This spring has proven to be a challenging time for green thumbs trying to plant their favourite vegetables, fruits and flowers. There was unseasonably cold weather, drought and now a heat wave. For many gardeners this has meant a later start to this planting season.
  
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• Man sent to hospital with 'life-threatening injuries' after alleged assault: police

  05-06-2021 23:05
  
  A man was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, following an alleged assault on Friday night.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 99 new cases, 3 deaths reported Saturday

  05-06-2021 22:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The deaths reported Saturday were a person in their 60s in the Saskatoon zone, and two people in their 80s in the northwest zone, according to the province's daily COVID-19 update.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports 3 new deaths, 99 new cases

  05-06-2021 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  New lineage results were reported for 108 variants of concern on Saturday.
  
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• Tornado spotted near High River, Alta.

  05-06-2021 22:29
  
  An alert has been issued for a tornado witnessed near the town of High River on Saturday.
  
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• Administrator appointed to help restore, secure Pleasant Hill condo

  05-06-2021 21:04 via cbc.ca
  
  A recent ruling from a Court of Queen's Bench justice found the board responsible for the condo, the Prairie Heights Condominium Corporation, has "ceased any meaningful existence," resulting in further problems and the closure of the building by the Saskatoon Fire Department.
  
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• Residents should be prepared to ‘take action’ as wildfire alert issued north of Heritage Lake

  05-06-2021 20:21
  
  The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has issued a Wildfire Emergency Advisory Alert due to a wildfire north of Heritage Lake.
  
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• Indigenous leaders say that new name - Edmonton Elks - is a step forward

  05-06-2021 19:58
  
  The regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations in Alberta and the chief of the Enoch Cree First Nation agree that renaming Edmonton's CFL team is a step in the right direction towards reconciliation.
  
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• Student maps Saskatchewan’s growing opioid deaths: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

  05-06-2021 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dan Richert says he used his map-making skills to better communicate the problems surrounding the opioid “crisis” in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest stabbing suspect after man sent to hospital - Global News

  05-06-2021 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police arrest stabbing suspect after man sent to hospital  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest stabbing suspect after man sent to hospital

  05-06-2021 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police arrested a man last night for aggravated assault after he allegedly stabbed someone in a popular restaurant district downtown.
  
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• Pope meets 2 Canadian cardinals as calls grow for Catholic Church apology for residential schools

  05-06-2021 17:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Pope Francis met with both Vatican-based Canadian cardinals on Saturday as the country reels from the discovery of the remains of about 215 children near a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., run by the Catholic Church.
  
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• Downtown alley assault leaves victim with life-threatening injuries: police

  05-06-2021 17:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 29-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with an incident that left a male in with life-threatening injuries. Read More
  
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• For 2nd straight month, Sask. only province to see employment gains, lowest unemployment in country: StatsCan

  05-06-2021 17:05 via cbc.ca
  
  According to the report released Friday, the number of people working in Saskatchewan in May rose by 0.7 per cent over the previous month. Meanwhile, across the country employment was down by 68,000 jobs, or 0.4. per cent from April. 
  
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• RCMP internal review says force used during arrest of mom at La Ronge Health Centre 'reasonable'

  05-06-2021 17:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A woman who filed a public complaint alleging excessive force by RCMP at the La Ronge Health Centre says she was disappointed but not surprised that none of her complaints were supported by an RCMP internal investigation. Read More
  
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• Royal assent given to bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation

  05-06-2021 16:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The swift passage of Bill C-5 means Sept. 30 will become the first of what is to be an annual national day for truth and reconciliation.
  
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• Flood risk forces Mosaic to close Esterhazy, Sask., potash shafts, restart another mine

  05-06-2021 16:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Fertilizer producer Mosaic Co. said on Friday it would immediately cut production at its biggest potash mine due to flood risks, and restart an idled mine to offset some of the reduction.
  
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• Sask. COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 100 for first time since November

  05-06-2021 15:00
  
  COVID-19 hospitalizations in Saskatchewan have dipped below 100 patients for the first time since November, according to data from the province’s COVID-19 dashboard.
  
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• Why a student mapped Saskatchewan’s growing opioid deaths

  05-06-2021 14:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Polytechnic student Dan Richert talks about why he created a spatial analysis based on relevant data regarding opioid-related deaths in the province.
  
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• Seller's market motivating transition to condo living

  05-06-2021 14:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  For empty nesters and retirees who have been considering downsizing from a large family home to a more carefree condominium lifestyle, the recent sales summary released by the Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA) is welcome news. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Hilltops crunching numbers in anticipation of new PFC season - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-06-2021 14:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Hilltops crunching numbers in anticipation of new PFC season  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• SHA CEO lays out vision for health system 'recovery'

  05-06-2021 14:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's health-care system needs a plan to "recover" from the unprecedented stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, says the CEO of the province's health authority. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Hilltops crunching numbers in anticipation of new PFC season

  05-06-2021 14:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Tom Sargeant is crunching numbers. Read More
  
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• New Faces New Places: New beauty and wellness store is all about empowering women to be their very best

  05-06-2021 14:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Ryssa Mae Alarcon, who opened her uniquely named the R lifestyle co. in February.Read More
  
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• 'The fight isn't over': Mental health a concern in latest bout of pandemic

  05-06-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's health-care workers have gone toe-to-toe with COVID-19 for 15 months, tracking and containing the virus in every corner of the province. Read More
  
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• Letters: Foreign policy should be based on peace

  05-06-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Cuthand: It's time to give unmarked graves the respect they deserve

  05-06-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It has swept across the nation like a wildfire. The report of 215 unmarked graves discovered by ground penetrating radar at the Kamloops residential school hit the news and revealed what First Nations leaders and experts had been stating for years. Read More
  
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• Trudeau's acknowledgment of Indigenous genocide could have legal impacts: experts

  05-06-2021 13:29
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's acceptance of an inquiry's finding that Canada committed genocide against Indigenous people could have tremendous legal impact if a court ever weighs Ottawa's responsibility for crimes against humanity, experts say.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s chief coroner says public opioid information lacking near-deaths

  05-06-2021 13:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s chief coroner Clive Weighill says near-deaths need to be publicly available in a concerted matter to help better communicate the opioid problem in the province.
  
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• 'Trans Canada Project' amplifying transgender, non-binary voices across Canada

  05-06-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The project was started by two gender diverse people in Eastern Canada, one with roots in Prince Albert.
  
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• The particles, gases and organisms in wildfire smoke — and what they mean for your health

  05-06-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wildfire smoke is a complex, ever-changing brew of particles, gases and even living creatures. Scientists are trying to figure out what the mix means for long-term human health.
  
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• Miller says he has 'confidence' Catholic Church would abide by subpoena of residential school archives

  05-06-2021 13:00
  
  Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he has confidence that the Catholic Church will follow court processes should sensitive records about the residential school system in Canada be subpoenaed.
  
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• Coronavirus: Science shines a light on COVID-19’s long-term health risks

  05-06-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Scientists in Saskatoon are investigating troubling signs that severe COVID-19 infection could leave a legacy of health problems long after recovery.
  
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• 2nd doses surge over past 7 days in Saskatchewan

  05-06-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Second doses have made a surge in Saskatchewan, but the province still needs a significant number of people to get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before the government can lift all remaining restrictions.
  
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• The residential school system is more than just 'a dark period in Canadian history'

  05-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The past is catching up to the present. It is offering non-Indigenous Canadians a glimpse of what their country has done to Indigenous Canadians in the past and still does today.
  
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• Race between vaccines and variants is back on as B.1.617 takes hold in Canada

  05-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new variant is taking hold in Canada, but our vaccine supply is ramping and second doses are accelerating across the country. So how at risk are we from B.1.617, and how concerned should Canadians be as we inch closer to reopening much of the country?
  
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• How radar technology is used to discover unmarked graves at former residential schools

  05-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ground-penetrating radar is one of the tools that led to the shocking revelation that there appear to be the remains of 215 children buried at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
  
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• 12 of the Best Ice Cream Shops in Saskatoon - To Do Canada

  05-06-2021 09:00 via todocanada.ca
  
  12 of the Best Ice Cream Shops in Saskatoon  To Do Canada
  
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• 200 block 21 Street East - Injured Male

  05-06-2021 08:25 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Shortly after 9:00 PM on June 4, police were called to the alley of the 200 block of 21 Street East regarding an injured male.Police and Emergency Services personnel responded. A male was transported to hospital by Medavie Health Services West with life threatening injuries.Patrol officers as well as members of the Forensic Identification Section are on scene.A 29 year old man has been arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault.The injured male is currently in serious but stable condition.Anyo
  
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• 'I understand their pain': Oilers' Ethan Bear confronts racism on heels of residential school outrage

  05-06-2021 04:01
  
  After being subjected to a barrage of online hate following the Edmonton Oiler’s playoff loss to the Winnipeg Jets, defenceman Ethan Bear says Canada’s history of residential schools has continued to fuel racism against Indigenous people in this country.
  
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• 'Use it or lose it': Prince Albert mayor calls for province to adapt to lumber demands

  05-06-2021 03:02
  
  Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne says the province needs to guarantee new players in the forest industry a steady supply of wood so they can operate in Prince Albert and provide jobs to local people.
  
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• Most inmates at Sask.'s four main adult jails vaccinated: ministry

  05-06-2021 02:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New figures from the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety show most inmates at the province's adult jails have received at least their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon residential speed limits under review after safety concerns raised - Global News

  05-06-2021 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon residential speed limits under review after safety concerns raised  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon residential speed limits under review after safety concerns raised

  05-06-2021 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Between 2015-19, the city says there were 38,049 motor vehicle collisions, resulting in 27 deaths on Saskatoon roads.
  
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• Saskatoon judge appoints administrator to handle Prairie Heights condo affairs - Global News

  05-06-2021 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon judge appoints administrator to handle Prairie Heights condo affairs  Global News
  
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• Global News at 6 Saskatoon — June 4, 2021 | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  05-06-2021 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News at 6 Saskatoon — June 4, 2021 | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Global News at 6 Saskatoon — June 4, 2021

  05-06-2021 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, June 4, 2021, edition of Global News at 6 with Lisa Dutton on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Young Indigenous artists create Saskatoon memorial for residential school victims

  05-06-2021 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new art installation honouring the lives of the 215 children who were found buried at a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., is now in Saskatoon’s river landing thanks to a group of young Indigenous artists.
  
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• Saskatoon judge appoints administrator to handle Prairie Heights condo affairs

  05-06-2021 01:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Justice Richard Elson says for all intents and purposes, the Prairie Heights condominium corporation and its board have ceased to exist.
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League teams excited to play full season again

  05-06-2021 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  After an abbreviated 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League is back in full swing for the 2021 campaign.
  
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