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• Saskatoon Tribal Council chief calls for renaming John A. MacDonald Road - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  10-06-2021 23:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Tribal Council chief calls for renaming John A. MacDonald Road  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council chief calls for renaming John A. MacDonald Road

  10-06-2021 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand says he waited two weeks before reacting publicly to the discovery of 215 unmarked children's graves at a residential school site in Kamloops. Read More
  
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• Blake Schreiner guilty of 2nd-degree murder in 2019 death of partner Tammy Brown

  10-06-2021 23:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Justice Ron Mills ruled Thursday that Blake Schreiner is guilty of 2nd-degree murder in the death of Tammy Brown in Saskatoon on Jan. 29, 2019.
  
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• Western Development Museum SUMMER WORKSHOP SERIES

  10-06-2021 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  ***PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*** Join us for a variety of in-person workshops led by WDM staff.  Everything from how to garden to learning about various communication styles. Workshop dates and times vary by location.  Attendance will be restricted to small groups and COVID-19 protocols will be in place to ensure participant safety. Topics include: Gardening in...
  
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• Mosaic to bring back 100 laid-off Colonsay miners for 'indeterminate' period

  10-06-2021 23:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Potash giant Mosaic is hiring back about 100 miners as it temporarily re-starts production at an idled mine in Colonsay. Read More
  
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• Pride event disrupted in 'homophobic and racist' incident: OUTSaskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  10-06-2021 23:22 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Pride event disrupted in 'homophobic and racist' incident: OUTSaskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Pride event disrupted in 'homophobic and racist' incident: OUTSaskatoon

  10-06-2021 23:22
  
  A man was arrested after the painting of a Pride-themed crosswalk in the city's Broadway district was disrupted in an incident OUTSaskatoon says was fuelled by homophobia and racism.
  
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• HEROS executive director nominated for NHL Community Hero Award

  10-06-2021 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kevin Hodgson, HEROS Hockey’s executive director, is one of three nominees for the NHL’s Community Hero Award and you can help him win. Taylor Shire has more.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 77 new cases, 1 death

  10-06-2021 23:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health officials reported 77 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and another death.
  
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• Western Development Museum VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMP

  10-06-2021 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  ***PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*** Our virtual camp runs from July 27th to September 6th and includes hours of fun activities like crafts, storytime videos, indoor and outdoor scavenger hunts, crafts, puzzles, recipes, and more  Themes include From There to Here, Animals of Saskatchewan, Would You Eat That?!?, and Look for the Helpers. Have you ever wondered… How to make...
  
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• Sask sociology professor says province must come together to meet vaccine targets

  10-06-2021 23:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Cindy Hanson, a concerned citizen and professor of sociology and social studies at the University of Regina, says the province needs to be transparent when it comes to how the vaccine rollout is going.
  
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• Stats, surveys provide no support for Saskatoon speed limit drop - Driving

  10-06-2021 23:02 via driving.ca
  
  Stats, surveys provide no support for Saskatoon speed limit drop  Driving
  
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• Saskatoon man guilty of 2nd-degree murder in spouse's stabbing death

  10-06-2021 22:50
  
  A judge has found a Saskatoon man guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his spouse.
  
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• HEROS Hockey executive director Kevin Hodgson up for NHL Community Hero Award

  10-06-2021 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  HEROS Hockey executive director Kevin Hodgson has been nominated for the NHL’s Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award for his positive impact on the community. 
  
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• Disturbance - Broadway Ave. & 10th St. E

  10-06-2021 22:28 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A man was arrested following reports of a disturbance on Broadway Avenue last night.At approximately 9:00 p.m., June 9, 2021, Patrol officers were dispatched to a call of a disturbance at Broadway Avenue and 10th Street East. Initial reports stated that a man was aggressively shouting at a group of individuals painting a crosswalk. It was also reported that the man was attempting to remove road barricades. Officers located the male suspect and, following investigation, charged him with caus
  
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• Saskatchewan reports 1 new death, 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases back below 80

  10-06-2021 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 77 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Thursday, according to health officials.
  
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• More thunderstorms ahead: June 10 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  10-06-2021 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  More active weather is moving through the province, and a look at your weekend camping forecast. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Thursday, June 10.
  
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• CEBL gets go ahead from health officials to tip off season on June 24

  10-06-2021 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The basketball leagues schedule was pushed back two months amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the pandemic's third wave.
  
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• ‘Stop Mething Around’: Moose Jaw documentary highlights impact of crystal meth

  10-06-2021 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Produced by Shaw Spotlight, the Moose Jaw Crystal Meth Strategy Committee is promoting a documentary focused on the impact of crystal meth.
  
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• 'Everyone was going crazy': Saskatoon's Darcy Kuemper on Team Canada's late push for IIHF gold - CTV News Saskatoon

  10-06-2021 21:36 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Everyone was going crazy': Saskatoon's Darcy Kuemper on Team Canada's late push for IIHF gold  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'Everyone was going crazy': Saskatoon’s Darcy Kuemper on Team Canada’s late push for IIHF gold

  10-06-2021 21:36
  
  After Team Canada lost their first three games of the IIHF world hockey championship, scoring only two goals, some thought their time in the tournament was coming to an early end.
  
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• Kindersley RCMP investigating fatal scooter collision

  10-06-2021 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say a serious collision took place on Main Street in Kindersley Wednesday involving a single vehicle and a motorized scooter.
  
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• Sask. woman calling for removal of statue honouring residential school founder

  10-06-2021 21:27
  
  A Saskatchewan woman is calling for the removal of a statue of Father Hugonard, a Roman Catholic priest who founded the Lebret Indian Industrial Residential School.
  
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• Canadian government reviewing CFL’s request for modified quarantine for 2021 season

  10-06-2021 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CFL is seeking a seven-day quarantine period and daily COVID-19 testing for those players arriving in Canada.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council wants city's John A. Macdonald Road renamed 'Reconciliation Road' - CBC.ca

  10-06-2021 21:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon Tribal Council wants city's John A. Macdonald Road renamed 'Reconciliation Road'  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatchewan Jazz Festival returns in August 2021

  10-06-2021 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Organizers of the annual Saskatoon event said the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival will run from Aug. 7 to Aug. 15.
  
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• Saskatchewan opens up access to rapid antigen COVID-19 tests

  10-06-2021 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rapid antigen tests may now be used by Saskatchewan businesses and individuals to help screen people who do not show COVID-19 symptoms.
  
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• Keystone XL pipeline is officially dead. What does this mean for Canada?

  10-06-2021 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Keystone XL, a US$8-billion oil pipeline that was set to flow from Alberta to Nebraska, is officially scrapped, the project's owner, TC Energy, confirmed on Wednesday.
  
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• Man riding motorized scooter dies after being hit by vehicle in Kindersley

  10-06-2021 20:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An 88-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle while riding his motorized scooter in Kindersley on Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Family, friends of homeless man who died alone call for action on Prince Albert poverty crisis

  10-06-2021 20:05
  
  Family and friends of a homeless man who died Wednesday gathered along the riverbank to remember and honour his love for others.
  
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• Blake Schreiner guilty of second-degree murder in Tammy Brown’s death - Global News

  10-06-2021 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Blake Schreiner guilty of second-degree murder in Tammy Brown’s death  Global News
  
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• Blake Schreiner guilty of second-degree murder in Tammy Brown’s death

  10-06-2021 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Justice Ron Mills said it was clear Blake Schreiner caused Tammy Brown’s death in finding him guilty of second-degree murder in her death.
  
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• Sask. RCMP add psychiatric nurses to help with mental health, addictions calls

  10-06-2021 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP will now be able to get help from a psychiatric nurse when they attend to mental health calls.
  
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• Guilty of murder: Blake Schreiner wasn't suffering from mental disorder when he killed spouse Tammy Brown, rules judge

  10-06-2021 19:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The defence did not establish that Blake Schreiner was suffering from a mental disorder when he fatally stabbed his wife and mother of their children, a Saskatoon judge ruled. Read More
  
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• Semi driver from B.C. charged with impaired driving after Wednesday rollover

  10-06-2021 19:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A semi truck driver has been charged with impaired driving after a semi tractor unit rolled over in Saskatoon on Wednesday night. Read More
  
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• Drug Trafficking/Weapons - Ave. P & 22nd St. W

  10-06-2021 19:37 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Four people are facing drug trafficking and weapons-related charges following a traffic stop yesterday.At approximately 5:00 p.m., Police observed a suspicious 2002 Chevrolet Malibu leave a pub in the 2400 block of 22nd Street West. A traffic stop was conducted near Avenue P and 22nd Street West. Open alcohol was observed inside the vehicle with the four occupants. They were all arrested without incident. Inside the car and on the suspect’s persons, officers located a can of bear spray, si
  
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• Seeding essentially complete in Saskatchewan; topsoil conditions deteriorate

  10-06-2021 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Agriculture said 99 per cent of the 2021 crop is now in the ground, however, topsoil conditions continue to deteriorate.
  
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• Growing calls to cancel Canada Day following discovery of mass grave at former B.C. residential school

  10-06-2021 19:35
  
  Jack Saddleback, a Cree two-spirit transgender gay man, says he has lived in a society that tells him he isn’t supposed to exist.
  
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• Saskatchewan offers rapid COVID-19 tests to businesses, public

  10-06-2021 19:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government has amended regulations to permit businesses and the public to purchase and administer rapid antigen tests to screen for COVID-19 in asymptomatic people.
  
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• Man, 88, dead after scooter struck by vehicle in Kindersley

  10-06-2021 19:09
  
  An 88-year-old Kindersley man died when a vehicle struck the scooter he was using, RCMP say.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief calls for John A. Macdonald road to be renamed - CTV News Saskatoon

  10-06-2021 18:43 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief calls for John A. Macdonald road to be renamed  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief calls for John A. Macdonald road to be renamed

  10-06-2021 18:43
  
  In the wake of the discovery of 215 unmarked children's graves at a residential school in Kamloops, the head of the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) is calling for John A. MacDonald Road to be renamed.
  
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• Weapons Charges - 3500 block 8th St. E

  10-06-2021 18:05 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Three people are facing a number of weapons-related offences following a call to Police last night.At approximately 8:10 p.m., June 9, 2021, Patrol officers were dispatched to a shopping centre in the 3500 block of 8th Street East. It was reported to SPS that three individuals were seen carrying pepper spray. Officers located the suspects walking in the 200 block of Parkdale Road. Bear spray, a knife and a hatchet were located in their possession. All three were taken into custody without incide
  
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• State of Agriculture: Sask. researchers seek to understand crop microbiomes

  10-06-2021 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A research project at the University of Saskatchewan is studying the “non-plant” part of crops. Read More
  
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• State of Agriculture: Sask. farmers dig into fresh soil for sustainable agriculture practices

  10-06-2021 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The proof was on the shovel. Read More
  
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• State of Agriculture: Sask. beef producers look for better prices with growing product demand

  10-06-2021 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Back in the middle of May, Ryder Lee found himself looking up to the sky. Read More
  
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• State of Agriculture: Rural internet connectivity an obstacle for Sask. during pandemic

  10-06-2021 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• State of Agriculture: Markets favourable for 2021 crop, weather always a wild card

  10-06-2021 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  There’s decent prices to be had this year if the weather can help Saskatchewan producers take advantage. Read More
  
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• State of Agriculture: Farmers face COVID-19 challenges preparing for the spring season

  10-06-2021 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• State of Agriculture: Agribition plans a full return for 50th show milestone

  10-06-2021 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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