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• Prince Albert National Park likely next for invasive wild boar: researcher

  02-11-2021 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ryan Brook said the invasive species can have serious effects on the ecosystem, including spreading disease in water bodies or tearing up vegetation.
  
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• New British consul-general for western Canada looks to deepen ties between countries

  02-11-2021 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jonathan Turner wants to build on the work of his predecessor to deepen economic ties between the United Kingdom and western Canada.
  
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• Judge convicts Nikita Cook of first-degree murder in Tiki Laverdiere death

  02-11-2021 23:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Nikita Sandra Cook is the first person to be convicted of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 25-year-old Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere, an Edmonton woman whose body was found near North Battleford in 2019. Read More
  
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• 'Excited to be playing at home': Hilltops get set to host Huskies in PFC semifinal playoff

  02-11-2021 23:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Tom Sargeant is dialing up the ‘D’ as the Saskatoon Hilltops get set to host the Edmonton Huskies in Prairie Football Conference semifinal action Sunday. Read More
  
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• Unconfirmed reports of fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination in Saskatchewan

  02-11-2021 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are unconfirmed reports of fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination happening in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Sask. Inn fined again for COVID-19 violations

  02-11-2021 23:08
  
  Saskatchewan Health Authority inspectors issued three COVID-19 fines at Tobin Lake last week.
  
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• Sask. children's Make-A-Wish dreams put on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic

  02-11-2021 23:04
  
  Two hundred twenty-seven children in Saskatchewan have had their Make-A-Wish Foundation request delayed, suspended or scaled down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Sask. gov't says Saskatoon overstepped in aborted move to limit private gatherings - CBC.ca

  02-11-2021 22:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Sask. gov't says Saskatoon overstepped in aborted move to limit private gatherings  CBC.ca
  
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• Three businesses ticketed for allegedly not screening for vaccine or test proof

  02-11-2021 22:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Three Saskatchewan businesses are faced with fines for non-compliance with the provincial public health order requiring screening for proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. Read More
  
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• Sask. issues several fines for COVID-19 public health order violations

  02-11-2021 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan public health inspectors issued several fines last week to people and businesses in violation of the province’s COVID-19 public health orders.
  
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• Sask. could take more than a year to catch up on some delayed surgeries, health authority says

  02-11-2021 21:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Though planning is underway to address the backlog, it could take more than a year to catch up on some surgeries delayed by the fourth wave of COVID-19, the Saskatchewan Health Authority says.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: Active cases drop for 12th straight day

  02-11-2021 21:42 via cbc.ca
  
  The province reports 107 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, along with five more deaths from the illness.
  
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• International flights coming back to Regina, Saskatoon airports

  02-11-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Starting Nov. 30, the Regina and Saskatoon airports will be welcoming back international flights
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Nov. 2

  02-11-2021 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Peter Quinlan on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating suspicious Meadowgreen death - Global News

  02-11-2021 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police investigating suspicious Meadowgreen death  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating suspicious Meadowgreen death

  02-11-2021 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officers were called to a home in the 500 block of Avenue X South on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports 107 new infections, adds 5 deaths

  02-11-2021 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 107 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Tuesday, according to health officials.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council planning emergency shelter to deal with homelessness crisis - CBC.ca

  02-11-2021 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon Tribal Council planning emergency shelter to deal with homelessness crisis  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council planning emergency shelter to deal with homelessness crisis

  02-11-2021 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Tribal Chief Mark Arcand says he doesn't want to see tent cities in Saskatoon this winter.
  
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• Unexpected twist at Joseph Yaremko sexual assault trial in Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  02-11-2021 20:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Unexpected twist at Joseph Yaremko sexual assault trial in Saskatoon  CBC.ca
  
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• Unexpected twist at Joseph Yaremko sexual assault trial in Saskatoon

  02-11-2021 20:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Joseph Yaremko is going to make his own final arguments at his Saskatoon sexual assault and unlawful confinement trial.
  
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• Saskatoon environment committee recommends construction of solar farm - CKOM News Talk Sports

  02-11-2021 20:22 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon environment committee recommends construction of solar farm  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Métis professor who brought complaint to U of Sask. says suspension of Carrie Bourassa 'bittersweet'

  02-11-2021 19:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Caroline Tait said tenured professors have the responsibility to tell the truth and are held to the highest standards.
  
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• Carrie Bourassa's suspension 'bittersweet,' says Métis professor who brought complaint to U of S

  02-11-2021 19:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Caroline Tait, a Métis professor at the University of Saskatchewan who raised concerns about prominent academic Carrie Bourassa's claims to Indigenous ancestry, says the school's recent decision to put Bourassa on leave is a step in the right direction as tenured professors have a responsibility to tell the truth.
  
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• Defense lawyer in Saskatoon trial withdraws counsel due to 'ethical reasons' - CTV News Saskatoon

  02-11-2021 19:42 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Defense lawyer in Saskatoon trial withdraws counsel due to 'ethical reasons'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Defense lawyer in Saskatoon trial withdraws counsel due to 'ethical reasons'

  02-11-2021 19:42
  
  The defense lawyer in the Joseph Yaremko trial entered an application to withdraw counsel last week at Court of Queen's Bench.
  
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• Yaremko self-representing for closing arguments after lawyer withdraws

  02-11-2021 19:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  During what was meant to be closing arguments in the trial of Joseph Simon Peter Yaremko, court instead heard his court-appointed lawyer would no longer represent him. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Solar Farm Ramps Up | Country 600 CJWW - CJWW

  02-11-2021 19:11 via cjwwradio.com
  
  Saskatoon Solar Farm Ramps Up | Country 600 CJWW  CJWW
  
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• Search resumes for missing Sask. boaters

  02-11-2021 18:59
  
  The search resumes for two members of Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation who went missing while boating on Wollaston Lake on Oct. 13.
  
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• Saskatoon council committee endorses year-round school zones, new playground zones - CBC.ca

  02-11-2021 18:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon council committee endorses year-round school zones, new playground zones  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon council committee endorses year-round school zones, new playground zones

  02-11-2021 18:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Drivers may need to watch their speed around schools and playgrounds if a proposal is passed at Saskatoon city council.
  
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• Saskatchewan expecting Johnson and Johnson vaccine shipment

  02-11-2021 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan could receive an allotment of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine by the end of the month if approved by the federal government.
  
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• U.S. will allow land entry again as soon as border crossings open on Nov. 8

  02-11-2021 18:45 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed travellers entering by land will not have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test, but said they should be prepared to verbally attest to their vaccination status, and present their vaccination documentation upon request.
  
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• Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

  02-11-2021 18:42
  
  Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others.
  
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• University of Sask. places professor on leave after her Indigenous identity called into question

  02-11-2021 18:39
  
  The University of Saskatchewan has placed a professor on leave after questions arose concerning her Indigenous identity.
  
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• U of S places professor on leave after her Indigenous identity is called into question

  02-11-2021 18:39
  
  The University of Saskatchewan has placed a professor on leave after questions arose concerning her Indigenous identity.
  
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• Man arrested for 6 armed robberies: Saskatoon police - CTV News Saskatoon

  02-11-2021 18:34 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Man arrested for 6 armed robberies: Saskatoon police  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Man arrested for 6 armed robberies: Saskatoon police

  02-11-2021 18:34
  
  A 55-year-old man is facing 18 charges relating to six robberies, Saskatoon police say.
  
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• Suspicious death in Saskatoon: Man's body found in Meadowgreen home - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-11-2021 18:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Suspicious death in Saskatoon: Man's body found in Meadowgreen home  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Suspicious death in Saskatoon: Man's body found in Meadowgreen home

  02-11-2021 18:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Police are treating a death in Saskatoon's Meadowgreen neighbourhood as suspicious. Read More
  
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• International flights at Regina, Saskatoon airports can resume Nov. 30

  02-11-2021 18:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Flights from international destinations will soon be landing at airports in Saskatchewan for the first time since the spring of 2020. Read More
  
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• Regina, Saskatoon airports regain international flights

  02-11-2021 17:24
  
  Saskatchewan airports will be allowed to accept international flights again starting at the end of the month.
  
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• International flights to return to Regina and Saskatoon - Globalnews.ca

  02-11-2021 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  International flights to return to Regina and Saskatoon  Globalnews.ca
  
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• International flights to return to Regina and Saskatoon

  02-11-2021 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Travellers will be able to fly internationally from Regina and Saskatoon starting on Nov. 30.
  
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• 8 more airports will open to international flights Nov. 30

  02-11-2021 17:20 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government took another step toward rebuilding the travel industry Tuesday by announcing an expansion of the number of Canadian airports that will accept international flights. 
  
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• Suspicious death in Saskatoon: Man's body found in Meadowgreen residence

  02-11-2021 17:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A death in Saskatoon's Meadowgreen neighbourhood is being treated by police as suspicious. Read More
  
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• Ottawa to lift COVID-19 restrictions on international arrivals at 8 more Canadian airports

  02-11-2021 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said eight more airports across Canada will open to international travel at the end of the month.
  
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• Man arrested for six armed robberies following investigation

  02-11-2021 16:42 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 55-year-old man is facing 18 charges relating to six robberies following an investigation by the SPS General Investigations Section.Between October 17 and 26, 2021, police responded to six robberies that involved a weapon, at gas station convenience stores in the 2700 block of Faithful Avenue (x2), the 400 block of Circle Drive East, the 1900 block of McKercher Drive, the 3300 block of 8th Street East, and the 3900 block of 8th Street East. In each of the robberies, the suspect brandished a kn
  
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• Saskatoon proposes moving to year-round school zones - CKOM News Talk Sports

  02-11-2021 16:36 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon proposes moving to year-round school zones  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating suspicious death in west-side apartment

  02-11-2021 16:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service's major crime section is investigating after a man's body was found early Tuesday morning.
  
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