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• Saskatoon Hilltops finding their form in the back half of the season

  04-10-2021 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Hilltops are heading into their bye-week on a winning note after downing the Edmonton Huskies 34-20 on October 3rd. The Hilltops seem to be hitting their stride at just the right time, as this young edition of the blue and gold is beginning to mesh just ahead of playoffs. Brenden Purdy has the...
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 5 more deaths, another record set for hospitalizations

  04-10-2021 23:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Five more people with COVID-19 have died in Saskatchewan, and hospitalizations and ICU admissions from the disease are at all-time high.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders sign veteran receiver Duke Williams

  04-10-2021 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed former CFL all-star receiver D'haquille (Duke) Williams on Monday.
  
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• Air quality advisory issued in Saskatchewan due to wildfire smoke

  04-10-2021 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada says easterly winds are pushing smoke from wildfires north of Hudson Bay into the northern grainbelt.
  
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• 'Very high' air quality risk from wildfire smoke continues in Saskatoon

  04-10-2021 23:27
  
  Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a special air quality statement for the city of Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon smoke from wildfires leads 'very high' air quality risk - CTV News Atlantic

  04-10-2021 23:27 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon smoke from wildfires leads 'very high' air quality risk  CTV News Atlantic
  
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• Saskatoon smoke from wildfires leads 'very high' air quality risk

  04-10-2021 23:27
  
  Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a special air quality statement for the city of Saskatoon.
  
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• Northern Sask. wildfires lead to smoky haze in Saskatoon

  04-10-2021 23:27
  
  Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a special air quality statement for the city of Saskatoon.
  
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• Distracted driving collisions cause more injuries than impaired driving: SGI

  04-10-2021 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  SGI says more people in Saskatchewan are injured in distracted driving collisions every year than are injured in impaired driving and speeding collisions combined.
  
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• Driver reportedly pulled over near Marshall, Sask. by someone in black SUV impersonating officer

  04-10-2021 23:03
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP say a driver was reportedly pulled over by someone who may have been posing as police officer.
  
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• Update - Ongoing Incident - Weapons Investigation 300 block Ave S South

  04-10-2021 22:40 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Members of the Saskatoon Police Service have cleared an area in the 300 block Avenue S South.  A male is in custody and charges are pending. Just before 11:00 a.m. this morning Police received a report of threats being made at a residence.  It was also believed that a firearm may be involved.  As a result members of the Tactical Support Unit utilized the Armoured Rescue Vehicle in their response.  The officers were successful in clearing the residence and no firearm was
  
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• Environment Canada issues smoke alert for Saskatoon and areas to east, northeast

  04-10-2021 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon and areas to the east and northeast are under an air quality alert because of smoke from forest fires burning near Hudson Bay.
  
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• Enviroment Canada issues smoke alert for Saskatoon and areas to east, northeast

  04-10-2021 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon and areas to the east and northeast are under an air quality alert because of smoke from forest fires burning near Hudson Bay.
  
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• Saskatoon first-degree murder trial hears how gang tensions may have led to 35-year old man's death

  04-10-2021 22:32
  
  Crown prosecutors called their first three police witnesses in the first-degree murder trial of a man charged in the death of 35-year-old Winston Littlecrow.
  
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• Man arrested after sexual assault on University of Sask. campus

  04-10-2021 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon police have arrested the man believed to have sexually assaulted a woman on the University of Saskatchewan campus.
  
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• After more than a year, father of Megan Michelle Gallagher pleads for information

  04-10-2021 22:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Brian Gallagher waited for his daughter to look up at the camera as she sat on his front lawn on a late September day, playing with her puppy and talking about her new career. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon city councillors look into scrapping special handling fee for elm logs - CBC.ca

  04-10-2021 22:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon city councillors look into scrapping special handling fee for elm logs  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon city councillors look into scrapping special handling fee for elm logs

  04-10-2021 22:07 via cbc.ca
  
  City councillors in Saskatoon are asking administration to look into changing the cost for taking large elm logs to the landfill.
  
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• 5 COVID-19 related deaths in Sask., 445 more cases reported

  04-10-2021 22:07
  
  Saskatchewan reported 445 new COVID-19 cases on Monday with five additional deaths related to the virus.
  
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• Saskatchewan sets new COVID-19 hospitalization, ICU record

  04-10-2021 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health officials said of the 325 patients in hospital eligible for vaccination, 250 — 76.8 per cent — were not fully vaccinated.
  
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• Warmer days: Oct. 4 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  04-10-2021 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Above seasonable temperatures sticking around for a few more days. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Monday, Sept. 4.
  
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• Arrest - Weapons Investigation - 1300 Block 20th Street West

  04-10-2021 21:55 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 20-year-old man is facing charges after being found in possession of a firearm on Sunday afternoon. At approximately 3:40 p.m., October 3, 2021, it was reported that a man was handling a firearm in the 1300 block of 20th Street West. When police arrived in the area, they located a male who matched the initial suspect description, and found him to be in possession of a firearm. While he was being taken into custody, officers also found him to be in possession of an expandable bat
  
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• Privacy, human rights issues behind proof of vaccination policy still being optional in many workplaces: prof

  04-10-2021 21:54 via cbc.ca
  
  A professor who deals with health policy and law says it is becoming more common for businesses to introduce their own proof-of-vaccination policies for employees even though they are not required to.
  
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• Saskatoon man charged after reported sexual assault, robbery and attempted robbery - Global News

  04-10-2021 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon man charged after reported sexual assault, robbery and attempted robbery  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon man charged after reported sexual assault, robbery and attempted robbery

  04-10-2021 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police believe the same man is responsible for a sexual assault, a robbery and an attempted robbery with violence.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigate after report of armed man entering home - CTV News Atlantic

  04-10-2021 21:43 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police investigate after report of armed man entering home  CTV News Atlantic
  
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• Saskatoon police investigate after report of armed man entering home

  04-10-2021 21:43
  
  Saskatoon police are investigating after a report of a man entering a home in the 300 block of Avenue S South with a gun shortly before 11:00 a.m. Monday.
  
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• Charges pending after police tactical unit responds to Saskatoon home - CTV Toronto

  04-10-2021 21:43 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Charges pending after police tactical unit responds to Saskatoon home  CTV Toronto
  
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• Charges pending after police tactical unit responds to Saskatoon home - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-10-2021 21:43 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Charges pending after police tactical unit responds to Saskatoon home  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Charges pending after police tactical unit responds to Saskatoon home

  04-10-2021 21:43
  
  Members of Saskatoon Police Service’s tactical team responded Monday morning to a home in the 300 block Avenue S South.
  
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• Arrest - Evade Police - 800 Block Hampton Circle

  04-10-2021 21:38 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 39-year-old man is facing charges after fleeing from police on Saturday morning. At approximately 9:30 a.m., October 2, 2021, police officers observed a Honda Accord disobey a traffic signal at the intersection of 33rd Street and Avenue G North. When officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the vehicle fled and was observed travelling at high rates of speed and ignoring traffic signals. The vehicle was abandoned in the area of 400 block of Coad Crescent, and a canine track located th
  
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• Situation in Saskatoon hospitals 'grim,' says city's pandemic chief of staff - CBC.ca

  04-10-2021 21:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Situation in Saskatoon hospitals 'grim,' says city's pandemic chief of staff  CBC.ca
  
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• Situation in Saskatoon hospitals 'grim,' says city's pandemic chief of staff

  04-10-2021 21:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Mark Fenton, a respirologist who is also in charge of Saskatoon's lung transplant program, said we are getting closer and closer to health professionals having to decide which patients get admitted to ICU based on the likelihood of survival.
  
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• Sask. pregnant woman dies from COVID-19 in Edmonton after emergency C-section

  04-10-2021 21:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Jennifer Rosebluff-Thomas died from COVID-19 in an Edmonton hospital after delivering a preterm baby at 29 weeks. The unvaccinated mother was unconscious during the emergency C-section and never held her newborn before she died.
  
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• Man arrested after woman allegedly threatened with weapon, sexually assaulted at U of S

  04-10-2021 21:27
  
  Saskatoon police have arrested a man in connection to an alleged sexual assault at the University of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon police report arrest of suspect in U of S campus sexual assault - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  04-10-2021 21:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police report arrest of suspect in U of S campus sexual assault  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon police report arrest of suspect in U of S campus sexual assault

  04-10-2021 21:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 22-year-old man is charged with an alleged sexual assault reported last week on the University of Saskatchewan campus. Read More
  
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• Prescribed fires planned at 5 Saskatoon parks | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-10-2021 20:44 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Prescribed fires planned at 5 Saskatoon parks | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Prescribed fires planned at 5 Saskatoon parks

  04-10-2021 20:44
  
  Saskatoon parks staff in consultation with the Meewasin Valley Authority and the Saskatoon Fire Department will be performing brief, small-scale prescribed fires this fall.
  
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• Ongoing Incident - Weapons Investigation - 300 Block Avenue S South

  04-10-2021 20:27 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Members of the Saskatoon Police Service are currently investigating after it was reported a man entered a home in the 300 block of Avenue S South with a firearm shortly before 11:00 a.m. One person has since been taken into custody but the investigation is ongoing and members of the public are asked to avoid the area or follow police direction.(Occurrence Number: 21-106754)
  
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• Q&A on COVID-19 with a clinical microbiologist

  04-10-2021 20:10 via cbc.ca
  
  We're teaming up with CBC Radio One's Blue Sky once again to bring you another live Q & A with Saskatoon clinical microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau.
  
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• Sask.'s political leaders are responsible for unnecessary suffering and death

  04-10-2021 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Our government is ignoring important lessons and we are experiencing the tragic consequences of our leaders’ inaction. 
  
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• Arrest - Sexual Assault - Campus Drive

  04-10-2021 19:37 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 22 year old Saskatoon man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault that took place on Campus Drive on September 29, 2021. The female survivor reported that an unknown male threatened her with a weapon and sexually assaulted her while inside a building at that location.  The incident was reported to Police the following day and communicated to staff and students by the University of Saskatchewan.  Patrol officers were quickly able to identify a suspect and were attem
  
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• Saskatoon team to study how well COVID-19 vaccines, infection protect vulnerable people - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-10-2021 19:28 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon team to study how well COVID-19 vaccines, infection protect vulnerable people  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon team to study how well COVID-19 vaccines, infection protect vulnerable people

  04-10-2021 19:28
  
  A Saskatoon researcher will investigate the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination or previous infection in older frail people and HIV-positive people in preventing infection with variants of concern.
  
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• Oct. 4: Where proof of vaccination or negative a COVID-19 test is required in Sask.

  04-10-2021 19:10
  
  Here is a list of where proof of vaccination or proof of a negative test result is required in Saskatchewan based on the most up-to-date information as of Oct. 4.
  
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• Oct. 4: Where proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test is required in Sask.

  04-10-2021 19:10
  
  Here is a list of where proof of vaccination or proof of a negative test result is required in Saskatchewan based on the most up-to-date information as of Oct. 4.
  
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• Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by global outage

  04-10-2021 18:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Facebook and Facebook-owned apps Instagram and WhatsApp have been hit by an outage on Monday affecting users around the world.
  
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• Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp coming back online after global outage

  04-10-2021 18:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Facebook and Facebook-owned apps Instagram and WhatsApp were starting to come back online Monday after being hit by an outage affecting users around the world.
  
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• Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after global outage

  04-10-2021 18:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Facebook and Facebook-owned apps Instagram and WhatsApp were up and running again late Monday after being hit by an outage that affected users around the world.
  
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