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• Sask. professor studies how boom in moth population threatens caribou

  23-07-2021 23:58
  
  A University of Saskatchewan professor is researching the threats that spruce budworms, a type of moth, has on woodland caribou in Canada.
  
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• Group of women paddle 180 km to explore rock climbing in northern Sask.

  23-07-2021 23:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is popular for many outdoor activities like fishing or canoeing — but what about rock climbing? A group of women travelled to the northern part of the province known for being flat to find out what it has to offer for climbers.
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak following wildfire evacuations shows risks in Sask. reopening approach, tribal council says

  23-07-2021 23:35
  
  A wildfire evacuation of a northern Saskatchewan community has led to a rapidly increasing outbreak of COVID-19 – a situation their emergency response coordinator says could have been minimized if the province didn’t lift all public health restrictions.
  
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• Brad Birnie, Blaine Fagnou, Bryce Klaassen among 2021 Sask. Golf Hall of Fame inductees

  23-07-2021 23:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Golf Hall of Fame has introduced its 2021 induction class. Read More
  
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• Teen girl pleads guilty in death of Hailey Belanger-Weeseekase

  23-07-2021 23:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 15-year-old girl who was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Hailey Belanger-Weeseekase has pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter. Read More
  
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• 'Absolute shock': Sask. woman gives birth the same day she learns she’s pregnant

  23-07-2021 23:03
  
  A Saskatchewan woman gave birth to her second daughter, just hours after finding out she was pregnant.
  
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• Saskatoon Catholic diocese releases details on 9 sexual assault and misconduct cases

  23-07-2021 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seven priests are alleged to have committed serious misconduct or sexual abuse. Two laypersons are also alleged to have committed serious misconduct or sexual abuse.
  
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• Saskatoon diocese report discloses 9 historical cases of sexual abuse, misconduct over 60 years - CBC.ca

  23-07-2021 22:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon diocese report discloses 9 historical cases of sexual abuse, misconduct over 60 years  CBC.ca
  
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• Woman accused of killing Milden man also charged with assault, sexual assault

  23-07-2021 21:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Three months after she was charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a man in Milden, Sask., Melissa Anne MacQueen has been charged with sexually assaulting a child in 2019. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan swimmer recruits crash victim; both now heading to Tokyo Paralympic Games

  23-07-2021 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Niki Ens was approached by para-swimming teammate Shelby Newkirk after the crash left her a C5 paraplegic in 2014.
  
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• Department of National Defence removes military ordnance from Saskatoon yard

  23-07-2021 21:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A military ordnance from the Second World War has been safely removed from a Saskatoon backyard. Read More
  
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• Unvaccinated students a concern as Saskatoon teachers get first look at 2021-22 school plan - CTV News Saskatoon

  23-07-2021 21:11 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Unvaccinated students a concern as Saskatoon teachers get first look at 2021-22 school plan  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Unvaccinated students a concern as Saskatoon teachers get first look at 2021-22 school plan

  23-07-2021 21:11
  
  According to the head of the Saskatoon Teachers' Association (STA), many educators have one major concern with the provincial government's plan for the upcoming school year.
  
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• Body of man who did not resurface on July 1 at Lake Diefenbaker found: RCMP

  23-07-2021 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say the body of a man who did not resurface from Lake Diefenbaker after he went into the water to help his children in distress on July 1 was recovered on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatoon diocese report discloses 9 historical cases of sexual abuse, misconduct over 60 years

  23-07-2021 20:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Seven priests are alleged to have committed serious misconduct or sexual abuse, along with two employees or volunteers of the diocese.
  
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• 7 athletes with ties to Saskatchewan competing at Tokyo Olympics

  23-07-2021 20:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada will be sending 370 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the most since Los Angeles in 1984, and seven of them have roots in Saskatchewan. 
  
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• North Battleford RCMP search for owner of urn found on Highway 16 bypass

  23-07-2021 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in finding the owner of an urn containing ashes -- it was found behind a business on the Highway 16 bypass in North Battleford.
  
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• Sask. RCMP search for owner of ash-filled urn found in North Battleford

  23-07-2021 19:38
  
  North Battleford RCMP are asking for help finding the owner of an urn that was found behind a business on the Highway 16 bypass in North Battleford.
  
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• RCMP search for owner of urn found behind North Battleford business

  23-07-2021 18:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Nearly two months after an urn with ashes was found behind a North Battleford business, police are still trying to reunite it with its owner. Read More
  
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• Are fake vaccine cards being used to enter Canada?

  23-07-2021 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fake vaccine cards and passports are emerging for sale on the web. Canadian border agents say they're aware.
  
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• Saskatchewan students return to class this fall free of COVID-19 restrictions

  23-07-2021 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  With COVID-19 restrictions lifted this summer throughout Saskatchewan, public health officials say it is safe for schools to resume traditional in-class learning this fall.
  
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• Back to Batoche Days celebration goes virtual

  23-07-2021 18:42
  
  Back to Batoche Days 2021 began its virtual cultural heritage celebration of Metis people Thursday.
  
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• Sask. Rattlers get first win of the season downing Nighthawks

  23-07-2021 18:38
  
  The Saskatchewan Rattlers finally won their first game of the season Thursday, downing the Guelph Nighthawks 86-83.
  
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• Talk radio host with COVID-19 regrets vaccine hesitancy

  23-07-2021 17:31
  
  A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 now says his listeners should get vaccinated.
  
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• After suffering childhood brain injury, Canadian rower rebounds to become Olympian

  23-07-2021 17:25
  
  Jessica Sevick's family was told she might not make it.
  
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• Discovery of WWII military ordinance casuses scare in Saskatoon neighbourhood - CTV News Saskatoon

  23-07-2021 16:52 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Discovery of WWII military ordinance casuses scare in Saskatoon neighbourhood  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Discovery of WWII military ordinance casuses scare in Saskatoon neighbourhood

  23-07-2021 16:52
  
  A relic from the Second World War caused a scare in the city's Caswell hill neighbourhood on Thursday.
  
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• Discovery of WWII explosive causes scare in Saskatoon neighbourhood - CTV News Saskatoon

  23-07-2021 16:52 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Discovery of WWII explosive causes scare in Saskatoon neighbourhood  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Discovery of WWII explosive causes scare in Saskatoon neighbourhood

  23-07-2021 16:52
  
  A relic from the Second World War caused a scare in the city's Caswell hill neighbourhood on Thursday.
  
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• Team Canada's athletes (finally) arrive at Tokyo 2020 and are ready to deliver

  23-07-2021 16:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Only 30 red and white, Maple Leaf-apparel wearing athletes marched triumphantly into Olympic Stadium on a hot and humid Tokyo night on Friday, but there was still something powerful about the moment - because for a long time it looked like no one would ever enter this stadium.
  
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• Worldwide truck trip rolls through Saskatchewan

  23-07-2021 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Marcus and Julie Tuck have been travelling the world since 2014 in a 4×4 offroad camper truck, and they just finished touring Saskatchewan as part of their Canadian drive.
  
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• Saskatoon BMX riders gear up for weekend of action | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  23-07-2021 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon BMX riders gear up for weekend of action | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon BMX riders gear up for weekend of action

  23-07-2021 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon’s BMX scene will kick into high gear this weekend at Globe BMX. President Kyle Schmitt joins Global News Morning with more on the sport’s popularity in Saskatoon and plans for expansion.
  
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• Get your fill at Foodtruck Wars: Five things to do in Saskatoon this weekend - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  23-07-2021 14:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Get your fill at Foodtruck Wars: Five things to do in Saskatoon this weekend  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Get your fill at Foodtruck Wars: Five things to do in Saskatoon this weekend

  23-07-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Travel around west central Saskatchewan, hang out in the city or tune into the Olympics. Here are five things to do in and around Saskatoon this weekend. Read More
  
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• Far northwest region in Sask. leads province in active cases

  23-07-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  According to Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka, medical health officer with the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), rising case numbers are due to a few factors. 
  
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• Exploited: How human trafficking is taking root in Saskatchewan

  23-07-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  — With files from Amanda Short Read More
  
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• Editorial: Refusing to take questions is lazy, entitled governance

  23-07-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  “In response to a number of requests received, we have the following statement from Dustin Duncan, Minister of Education: Read More
  
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• Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners asking city for mandatory Indigenous representation - CBC.ca

  23-07-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners asking city for mandatory Indigenous representation  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners asking city for mandatory Indigenous representation

  23-07-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Board of Police Commissioners is asking the City of Saskatoon to make Indigenous appointments to the board compulsory.
  
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• Sask. doctor says virtual appointments could be here to stay

  23-07-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Virtual care, or phone-in doctor's appointments, are set to continue even after pandemic restrictions have eased and life returns to normal.
  
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• Tokyo Olympics: Muted ceremony in stark contrast to raucous openers from past Games

  23-07-2021 12:49
  
  Forget the massive dance-off from the Olympic opening ceremony five years ago in Brazil. The rock concert vibe from the 2012 London Games is a distant memory too.
  
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• Member of The Dead South accused of sexual misconduct returns to group

  23-07-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Regina band The Dead South is reuniting with its cello player, who last year faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.
  
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• Heat waves are increasing across Canada — and hotter nights are also dangerous

  23-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Earth warms, Canada is facing not only more frequent heat waves, but higher nighttime temperatures. That combination is potentially deadly.
  
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• What will it feel like to represent Saskatchewan in Tokyo?

  23-07-2021 09:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Para swimmer Shelby Newkirk talks about representing her home province at the Tokyo Paralympic Games next month.
  
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• How Niki Ens bounced back from crash that changed her life

  23-07-2021 09:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Niki Ens was recruited by para swimmer Shelby Newkirk after a motor vehicle crash left the Meadow Lake, Sask., native a C5 paraplegic in 2014.
  
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• CEBL: Sask. Rattlers end drought with 86-83 win over Guelph Nighthawks

  23-07-2021 04:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Saskatoon crosswalks painted orange to honour residential school survivors - Global News

  23-07-2021 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon crosswalks painted orange to honour residential school survivors  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon crosswalks painted orange to honour residential school survivors

  23-07-2021 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chokecherry Studios says its recent art project is in response to the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former residential school sites across the country.
  
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• 'You’re not going to grow anything in a desert': Sask. farmers left with few options

  23-07-2021 02:56
  
  As dry and hot conditions persist in the province, farmers like Jeremy Welter have increasing concerns over the future as they sit and wait for the skies to open up with some much-needed rain.
  
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