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• Michael K. Williams, 'Wire' actor, found dead

  06-09-2021 23:15
  
  Michael K. Williams, an actor best known for his role as Omar Little on HBO's 'The Wire,' has died. He was 54.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 7-day average of new cases hits highest ever recorded in the province

  06-09-2021 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan reported 393 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is now at 346 — 28.7 new cases per 100,000 people. That's the highest it has ever been in the province. 
  
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• COVID-19: 1 death, 393 new cases as Sask. sets new record for 7-day average

  06-09-2021 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is now up to 3,252 active cases with the Saskatoon zone reporting 998 active cases.
  
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• 7-day average of Sask. COVID-19 cases hits record high

  06-09-2021 21:54
  
  The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases is 346, or 28.7 new cases per 100,000 people. This is the highest seven-day average reported in Saskatchewan to date, toppling the previous record on Jan. 11 with 26.5.
  
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• Stun gun used, shots fired killing dog during domestic disturbance: Saskatoon police - Global News

  06-09-2021 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stun gun used, shots fired killing dog during domestic disturbance: Saskatoon police  Global News
  
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• Stun gun used, shots fired killing dog during domestic disturbance: Saskatoon police

  06-09-2021 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police say a dog who charged police was killed following a call of a domestic dispute late Sunday night.
  
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• Saskatoon police kill charging dog during response to family dispute - CTV News Saskatoon

  06-09-2021 21:06 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police kill charging dog during response to family dispute  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police kill charging dog during response to family dispute

  06-09-2021 21:06
  
  A Saskatoon police officer killed a dog while responding to an incident a domestic call on Sunday evening.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigate 3-vehicle collision in city’s southeast - Globalnews.ca

  06-09-2021 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police investigate 3-vehicle collision in city’s southeast  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon police investigate 3-vehicle collision in city’s southeast

  06-09-2021 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say a 25-year-old woman is in custody following a three-vehicle collision that injured several people on Sunday night in Saskatoon.
  
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• Young Innovators: U of S researcher explores water economy on the Prairies

  06-09-2021 20:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  University of Saskatchewan PhD candidate Leila Eamen and her research team have developed a hydro-economic model that investigates alternative ways to allocate water resources from the Saskatchewan River Basin among the Prairie provinces to maximize economic benefits, such as a province’s gross domestic product. Read More
  
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• Election 2021: RCMP union wants expanded Regina depot to be priority

  06-09-2021 20:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The union representing nearly 20,000 members of the RCMP wants the party that forms Canada's next government to expand the training depot in Regina to handle a potential influx of new recruits after the ratification of a collective agreement that will increase officers' pay. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate dies while in custody

  06-09-2021 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Correctional Service Canada has confirmed the death of an inmate while in custody at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• Selects win U23 Grand Slam national championship in Saskatoon - Owen Sound Sun Times

  06-09-2021 19:38 via owensoundsuntimes.com
  
  Selects win U23 Grand Slam national championship in Saskatoon  Owen Sound Sun Times
  
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• Tom Mulcair: Trudeau, O'Toole engaged in 'phony' war over gun control

  06-09-2021 19:33
  
  Both Justin Trudeau and Erin O'Toole are protagonists in a 'phony' gun control war playing out on the campaign trail, writes former NDP leader Tom Mulcair in an exclusive column for CTVNews.ca. He says Trudeau failed to act act during the six years he’s been in power, and O’Toole's hiding his true intentions.
  
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• Tom Mulcair: Both Trudeau, O'Toole playing hide-and-seek in 'phony' gun control war

  06-09-2021 19:33
  
  Both Justin Trudeau and Erin O'Toole are protagonists in a 'phony' gun control war playing out on the campaign trail, writes former NDP leader Tom Mulcair in an exclusive column for CTVNews.ca. He says Trudeau failed to act act during the six years he’s been in power, and O’Toole's hiding his true intentions.
  
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• Police search for possibly armed man following deadly shooting on Sask. First Nation

  06-09-2021 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The search continues for Shawn Moostoos, the suspect of a shooting on James Smith Cree Nation where two died and a third person was injured.
  
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• Police arrest suspect in deadly shooting on Sask. First Nation

  06-09-2021 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say they have arrested 33-year-old Shawn Moostoos, the suspect of a shooting on James Smith Cree Nation where two died and a third person was injured.
  
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• Inmate dies while in custody at Saskatchewan Penitentiary

  06-09-2021 19:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An inmate from Saskatchewan Penitentiary has died while in custody, according to Correctional Services Canada. Read More
  
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• Alcohol believed to be a factor in three-vehicle crash in Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  06-09-2021 18:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Alcohol believed to be a factor in three-vehicle crash in Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Alcohol believed to be a factor in three-vehicle crash in Saskatoon

  06-09-2021 18:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash that sent three people to hospital Sunday night—one person with "significant" head injuries, according to Saskatoon police. Read More
  
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• Stormy and soggy: What the almanacs are saying about Canada's winter forecast

  06-09-2021 17:53
  
  Both the Farmer's Almanac and the Old Farmer's Almanac are predicting a soggy, stormy winter across Canada.
  
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• Trudeau says he won't bow to anti-vaccine protests

  06-09-2021 17:47
  
  Justin Trudeau says his pandemic recovery policies won't be shaped by the demands of what he called 'anti-vaxxer mobs' that have dogged his campaign events in recent weeks, including some who appeared to throw debris at the Liberal leader on Monday.
  
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• Protesters throw gravel at Trudeau; Liberal leader won't bow to 'anti-vaxxer mobs'

  06-09-2021 17:47
  Justin Trudeau says his pandemic recovery policies won't be shaped by the demands of what he called 'anti-vaxxer mobs' that have dogged his campaign events in recent weeks, including some who appeared to throw debris at the Liberal leader on Monday.
  
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• 'Anti-vaxxer mobs' won't dictate policy in Canada, Trudeau says of campaign protests

  06-09-2021 17:47
  
  Justin Trudeau says his pandemic recovery policies won't be shaped by the demands of what he called 'anti-vaxxer mobs' that have dogged his campaign events in recent weeks.
  
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• Two dead, one injured on James Smith First Nation as police search for suspect

  06-09-2021 17:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  RCMP are searching for a suspect after two people were killed and one was injured in a shooting on the James Smith First Nation Sunday evening. Read More
  
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• Roughriders get knocked down, can they get up again?

  06-09-2021 15:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Roughriders get knocked down, can they get up again? Riders drop 23-8 decision to Bombers in front of home fans
  
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• Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

  06-09-2021 13:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Vietnam's capital has extended COVID-19 restrictions for a further two weeks in a bid to contain a rise in cases, as authorities launched a plan to test up to 1.5 million people.
  
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• Admissibility of Greg Fertuck's confession during Mr. Big sting at heart of his murder trial

  06-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The trial of Greg Fertuck, charged with murdering his estranged wife, whose body was never found, begins Tuesday at Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatoon. It's expected to turn on whether the judge accepts admissions Fertuck made to undercover police officers posing as criminals during a Mr. Big sting. 
  
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• CEW deployment/Firearm Discharged - domestic disturbance

  06-09-2021 09:34 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Just before 2300hrs. on Sept. 5, 2021 SPS patrol officers attended to a complaint of a family dispute at a home on Spinks Dr. in the College Park neighborhood. Police had received information that a young male at the home was threatening others at the home with a knife.  Upon arrival, officers made contact with the suspect male through a window but were unable to gain access to the home as a door was locked and three large dogs were inside.  Two potential victims were observe
  
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• Saskatoon police investigate 3-vehicle collision in city's southeast - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca - Globalnews.ca

  06-09-2021 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police investigate 3-vehicle collision in city's southeast - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Suspect in fatal shootings on Sask. First Nation arrested by RCMP

  06-09-2021 08:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Shaw Moostoos, 33, was apprehended at a home in Melfort, Sask.. on Monday afternoon, nearly 24 hours after the shooting in James Smith Cree Nation.
  
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• Suspect in fatal shooting on Sask. First Nation arrested by RCMP

  06-09-2021 08:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Shaw Moostoos, 33, was apprehended at a home in Melfort, Sask.. on Monday afternoon, nearly 24 hours after the shooting in James Smith Cree Nation.
  
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• Shooting on Sask. First Nation leaves 2 dead, 1 wounded; RCMP search for suspect

  06-09-2021 08:15 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP based in Melfort, Sask., are searching for a suspect after a shooting on the James Smith Cree Nation left two people dead and a third wounded. They cancelled an emergency alert issued after the shooting Sunday evening.
  
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• Sask. RCMP responding to 'shooting incident involving multiple victims' on James Smith Cree Nation

  06-09-2021 08:15 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP in Saskatchewan say they are responding to a shooting incident "involving multiple victims" on the James Smith First Nation, located about 60 kilometres east of Prince Albert.
  
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• Woman, 25, charged after 3-vehicle crash on Boychuk Drive

  06-09-2021 06:27
  
  Traffic restrictions have been lifted on Boychuk Drive between Briarwood Road and 8th Street East after a three-vehicle crash.
  
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• Traffic restrictions in place as Saskatoon police investigate 3-vehicle crash on part of Boychuk Drive - CTV News Saskatoon

  06-09-2021 06:27 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Traffic restrictions in place as Saskatoon police investigate 3-vehicle crash on part of Boychuk Drive  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Traffic restrictions in place as Saskatoon police investigate 3-vehicle crash on part of Boychuk Drive

  06-09-2021 06:27
  
  Traffic restrictions are in place on Boychuk Drive between Briarwood Road and 8th Street East as Saskatoon police investigate a three-vehicle crash resulting in injuries.
  
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• Update/Correction - Collision with injuries - traffic restrictions

  06-09-2021 05:58 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The vehicle collision at Boychuk Dr. and Briarwood Rd. took place earlier tonight on Sept. 5, not Sept. 9.SPS Patrol and Traffic section officers remain on scene and continue to investigate.  The collision scene is spread over a vast area and both traffic and pedestrian traffic on Boychuk Dr. between Briarwood Rd. and 8th St. E. is will be restricted for some time.Three people remain in hospital receiving treatment for their injuries.  One person has significant head injuries
  
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• Suspect in fatal Sask. First Nation shooting arrested: RCMP

  06-09-2021 05:27
  
  Police arrested the suspect in a fatal shooting at a Saskatchewan First Nation around 4 p.m. Monday, RCMP say.
  
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• Sask. RCMP issue emergency alert after 'shooting incident' on James Smith Cree Nation

  06-09-2021 05:27
  
  The RCMP issued an emergency alert Sunday evening following what was described as a "shooting incident" on James Smith Cree Nation, north of Melfort.
  
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• RCMP search for potentially-armed suspect after shooting leaves two dead on Sask. First Nation

  06-09-2021 05:27
  
  The RCMP issued an emergency alert Sunday evening following what was described as a 'shooting incident' on James Smith Cree Nation, north of Melfort.
  
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• Emergency Alert Notice

  06-09-2021 05:02 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Sept. 5, 2021.  SPS Communications have started receiving multiple calls in regards to an Emergency Alert that has been broadcast by the RCMP.The emergency notice is in regards to an on going incident north of Melfort, SK.  The RCMP are on scene and continue to investigate.  At this time, there is no relation between this incident and the Saskatoon area.
  
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• Saskatoon leads province with 966 active COVID-19 cases

  06-09-2021 02:13
  
  Saskatoon leads Saskatchewan with the most active cases of COVID-19 according to the Ministry of Health.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. Health warns about exposure at Brown’s Socialhouse in Moose Jaw

  06-09-2021 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  SHA said a person or persons attended Browns Socialhouse in Moose Jaw, Sask., while infectious during the following dates and times.
  
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• Saskatoon man walks all city parks for COVID-19 challenge

  06-09-2021 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge to navigate through, to say the least. But for one saskatoon man, he took his routine of a daily walk through the park and turned it into a four-month-long challenge.
  
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• New Sask. family struggles to find pediatrician

  06-09-2021 00:51
  
  Carly Tonken moved to Saskatoon, to help with her family from Toronto and something she has been struggling with is finding a pediatrician for her two kids.
  
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• Leaving contact tracing to the public 'irresponsible', Sask. nurses union says

  06-09-2021 00:34 via cbc.ca
  
  On Friday, the provincial health authority announced they would place the responsibility of contact tracing on the public, but that decision has been criticized as irresponsible and unwise.
  
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