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• 751 lights to illuminate unmarked graves at vigil to honour those buried on Cowessess First Nation

  26-06-2021 23:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A councillor with the Cowessess First Nation says Saturday's vigil will be important for community members as they work to heal, but also for those in the surrounding communities, as it’s not only Cowessess First Nation members who are believed to be buried at the site.
  
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• 751 lights illuminate unmarked graves at vigil to honour those buried on Cowessess First Nation

  26-06-2021 23:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A councillor with the Cowessess First Nation says Saturday's vigil is important for community members as they work to heal, but also for those in the surrounding communities, as it’s not only Cowessess First Nation members who are believed to be buried at the site.
  
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• COVID-19: One more death reported in Saskatchewan, 61 new cases

  26-06-2021 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province said there are 61 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 48,706 cases.
  
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• Residential school discoveries: Caravan to Kamloops ‘in response to lack of justice’

  26-06-2021 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘It gathers our people together in unity and support the survivors and each other through the emotional impacts of the recent findings.’
  
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• COVID 19: Sask. reaches vaccine milestone as Regina drive-thru bustling, 61 new cases and one death

  26-06-2021 22:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Nearly a week after the date the provincial government set as a target for vaccinations in order to remove remaining health restrictions, Saskatchewan has reached that final milestone. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 70% of those 12 and up now vaccinated with at least 1 dose

  26-06-2021 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Eighty per cent of those 40 and up in Saskatchewan have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the province said in Saturday's update. The rate is 70 per cent for those 12 and older.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 61 new cases, 1 more death

  26-06-2021 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Eighty per cent of those 40 and up in Saskatchewan have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the province said in Saturday's update. The rate is 70 per cent for those 12 and older.
  
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• 1 COVID-19 death, 61 new cases in Sask.

  26-06-2021 21:59
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan confirmed one new death related to COVID-19 and 61 cases on Saturday.
  
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• 'People are hurt': Support line for residential school survivors overwhelmed with phone calls

  26-06-2021 21:46
  
  A support line to assist survivors of Canada’s residential school system has been inundated with calls as Indigenous Peoples contend with the discovery of unmarked graves.
  
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• 'He wanted change': Mother of Steven Rigby 'pleased' with jury's 10 recommendations to prevent similar deaths

  26-06-2021 21:16
  
  After five days of testimonies from 17 witnesses, the jury announced it's 10 recommendations to try to prevent similar deaths from occurring.
  
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• Jury calls for more police psychologists, mental health training following Steven Rigby inquest

  26-06-2021 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  At the inquest into the fatal police shooting of Steven Rigby, the jury made 10 recommendations to the provincial health authority, Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) and RCMP.
  
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• Saskatchewan farmers seeding despite droughts, floods and heavy winds - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  26-06-2021 19:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan farmers seeding despite droughts, floods and heavy winds  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Sask. woman helping to create support for residential school survivors

  26-06-2021 18:21 via cbc.ca
  
  JoLee Sasakamoose knows the announcement of 751 unmarked graves in Cowessess can be traumatic and she wants to help others heal.
  
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• Sask. advocates call for more support for residential school survivors

  26-06-2021 18:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Two advocates based in Saskatchewan are calling for additional support and funding due to an influx in demand for help for residential school survivors.
  
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• Steven Rigby inquest jury calls for more psychiatry training spots, non-lethal weapons for police

  26-06-2021 17:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Rigby, 27, died in a police shooting on the outskirts of Saskatoon in December 2018. A coroner's inquest into his death that began on Monday made 10 recommendations Friday for police services and the Saskatchewan Health Authority.
  
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• Saskatchewan athlete who played college hockey on when NHLer comes out: ‘It’s going to take one’

  26-06-2021 16:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former college hockey player from Saskatchewan hopes the hockey community is ready for an openly gay active player in the NHL.
  
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• Is hockey ready for an openly gay active player in the NHL?

  26-06-2021 16:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former college athlete Brock Weston, who came out in 2019, talks about whether he thinks the hockey community is ready for its first openly gay active player in the NHL.
  
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• How to move forward with the TRC’s calls to action

  26-06-2021 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) final report mentions several calls to action including identifying, marking and preserving residential school gravesites.
  
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• Saskatchewan farmers seeding despite droughts, floods and heavy winds

  26-06-2021 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's latest crop report says most farmers in the province need more rain, especially in the southern and west-central regions.
  
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• Perry Bellegarde wraps up 35-year career in First Nations politics

  26-06-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Perry Bellegarde's journey began and ended with unmarked graves. Read More
  
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• Letters: Double standard fosters Islamophobia

  26-06-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Society emboldening would-be murderers Read More
  
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• Why new guidance for vaccinated Canadians leaves plenty of room for confusion

  26-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada has finally released guidelines on what fully vaccinated Canadians can and can't do safely together, but experts say while the long overdue guidance is welcome — it still leaves many unanswered questions. 
  
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• Calls to 'Cancel Canada Day' draw mixed reaction

  26-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC News asked people across the country whether they will be celebrating Canada Day and whether they support the cancellation of events in light of the findings of potential unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C. and the Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Jury recommends more police psychologists, mental health training following Steven Rigby inquest

  26-06-2021 06:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The jury made 10 recommendations to the provincial health authority, Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) and RCMP.
  
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• Calls for transparency, access to records grow as more residential school graves found

  26-06-2021 04:26
  
  A survivor of the Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan is calling on the federal government to acknowledge the ‘atrocities’ committed against Indigenous people by providing funding for healing centres aimed at helping residential school survivors cope with years of trauma and abuse.
  
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• Saskatoon man stabbed, has beard cut in alleged targeted attack - Globalnews.ca

  26-06-2021 04:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon man stabbed, has beard cut in alleged targeted attack  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man stabbed, has beard cut in alleged targeted attack

  26-06-2021 04:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said the “serious assault” was reported in the 2900 block of Preston Avenue South shortly before 6 a.m. on Friday.
  
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• Jury in Steven Rigby inquest make 10 recommendations

  26-06-2021 03:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• CEBL season tip-off: Sask. Rattlers look to rebound from 2020 bubble burst

  26-06-2021 03:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Rattlers are on the rebound. Read More
  
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• Ground-penetrating radar requires sensitive work, and more experts to use it

  26-06-2021 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Finding unmarked graves and identifying the remains of residential school students is painstaking work, both technically and emotionally. Few people are trained to do it. Dawna Friesen speaks with University of Alberta archaeologist Kisha Supernant about the use of ground-penetrating radar to find the graves of Indigenous children, and how the technology will be used...
  
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• A flawed list of residential schools in Saskatchewan

  26-06-2021 02:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It's difficult to get a comprehensive picture of the residential school system in Canada. Many existed before being officially recognized by the federal government, changed locations and changed hands. Some were burned down, and were either rebuilt or their students were transferred to other schools. Read More
  
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• Global News at 6 Saskatoon – June 25, 2021

  26-06-2021 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, June 25, 2021, edition of Global News at 6 with Lisa Dutton on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Graffiti on Saskatoon Catholic cathedral after unmarked graves found - Pique Newsmagazine

  26-06-2021 01:44 via piquenewsmagazine.com
  
  Graffiti on Saskatoon Catholic cathedral after unmarked graves found  Pique Newsmagazine
  
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• From truth to reconciliation: How to move forward with the TRC’s calls to action

  26-06-2021 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Culture advisor Elmer Eashappie says it’s important to begin conversations about residential schools, adding now is the opportunity to play a more active role in reconciliation.
  
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• Supreme Court explains its reasons for upholding federal law on jury selection

  26-06-2021 01:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's highest court released its reasons today for a split decision that upheld as constitutional a law introduced by the federal government to diversify juries.
  
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• Saskatchewan residential school survivor reacts to discovery of unmarked graves

  26-06-2021 00:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  An estimated 751 unmarked graves were found at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School on Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon Indigenous agencies supporting residential school survivors - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  26-06-2021 00:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Indigenous agencies supporting residential school survivors  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Manitoba Chiefs join growing calls for Bennett's resignation after Trudeau defends her

  26-06-2021 00:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs [AMC] has joined a growing list of Indigenous groups and politicians calling for the resignation of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett.
  
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• Saskatoon Indigenous agencies supporting residential school survivors

  26-06-2021 00:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing for some readers.  Read More
  
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• Positive response from 1st Indigenous language apps launched by MLTC

  26-06-2021 00:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cree language revitalization consultant Gwen Cubbon talks about regaining her native tongue following the launch of apps through the Meadow Lake Tribal Council.
  
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• 'I hate Muslims': Attackers stab, taunt, cut beard of Saskatoon man

  26-06-2021 00:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatoon man says he's scared after he was stabbed, taunted and part of his beard was cut off while he was wearing traditional Muslim dress on Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Creating apps to preserve Indigenous language

  26-06-2021 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dene language revitalization consultant Abby Janvier talks about creating apps and using the cellphone software to help preserve Indigenous language.
  
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• 'We were children': Catholic cathedral doors, nuns statue painted red for unmarked graves

  26-06-2021 00:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In the days following the discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School, the doors of a cathedral in Saskatoon and a statue of nuns in Regina were marked with red paint. Read More
  
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• 'I could have been one of them': Survivor recounts abuse at Marieval Indian Residential School

  26-06-2021 00:29
  
  Robert Kakakaway is a survivor of the Marieval Indian Residential School and says the discovery of the unmarked graves was triggering to him.
  
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• Prairie Harm Reduction expanding safe consumption site hours

  26-06-2021 00:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's first permanent safe consumption site is expanding its hours in the hopes of saving clients' lives. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon man says he was assaulted, had part of beard cut off in early morning racist attack

  26-06-2021 00:08 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon man says he was stabbed, beaten and had his beard cut in an early-morning racist attack.
  
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• Saskatoon man assaulted, has part of beard cut off in early morning racist attack

  26-06-2021 00:08 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon man was stabbed, beaten and had his beard cut in an early-morning racist attack.
  
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• Saskatoon Muslim man says he was stabbed, had beard cut off in alleged hate crime - CTV Toronto

  26-06-2021 00:03 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Muslim man says he was stabbed, had beard cut off in alleged hate crime  CTV Toronto
  
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• Saskatoon Muslim man says he was stabbed, had beard cut off in alleged hate crime

  26-06-2021 00:03
  A Saskatoon man is recovering following an alleged early morning attack he believes was motivated by hate.
  
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• Muslim man stabbed, had beard cut off in alleged hate-motivated attack in Saskatoon

  26-06-2021 00:03
  
  A Saskatoon man is recovering following an alleged early morning attack he believes was motivated by hate.
  
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