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• Prairie Football Conference Final will be an all-Saskatchewan affair

  12-11-2021 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Regina Thunder will put their undefeated season on the line this Sunday when they take on their provincial arch-rival, the Saskatoon Hilltops in the PFC Final.
  
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• New Faces, New Places: The Vault Restaurant opens second Saskatoon location - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  12-11-2021 23:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New Faces, New Places: The Vault Restaurant opens second Saskatoon location  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• New Faces, New Places: The Vault Restaurant opens second Saskatoon location in Nutana

  12-11-2021 23:50
  
  New businesses and non-profit organizations open regularly and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to family spokesperson Willy Tran, who discussed The Vault Restaurant's newest location in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• Sask., has reported 40 COVID-19 deaths since beginning of November

  12-11-2021 23:39 via cbc.ca
  
  There have now been 891 deaths in Saskatchewan since the COVID-19 pandemic began. 
  
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• Scholar says Indigenous profs weren't consulted on Bourassa investigation

  12-11-2021 23:35
  University of Saskatchewan faculty say they weren't consulted about the probe into the background of a professor accused of fabricating her Indigenous identity, leaving questions about the investigation's scope, timeline and what it will ultimately resolve. Read More
  
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• Sask. reports 122 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths

  12-11-2021 22:58
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan reported 122 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, along with five more deaths.
  
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• Saskatoon house fire sparked by 'makeshift furnace'

  12-11-2021 22:53
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) was dispatched to a house fire in the 900 block of Avenue L North Friday morning that was caused by an “inappropriate and unsafe heart source.”
  
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• Riders' Jon Ryan likely out for season with ankle injury

  12-11-2021 22:47
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added punter Jon Ryan to the six-game injured list after the 39-year-old suffered a fracture to his ankle.
  
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• Sask. woman who had more than 100 cats seized, euthanized found guilty of causing animal distress

  12-11-2021 22:22
  
  A Saskatchewan woman who had more than 100 cats in her possession has been found guilty of causing animal distress.
  
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• Sask. woman fined $400 after more than 100 cats seized and euthanized

  12-11-2021 22:22
  
  A Saskatchewan woman who had more than 100 cats in her possession has been found guilty of causing animal distress.
  
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• Teen's conflicting information to report writers delays murder sentencing

  12-11-2021 22:18
  
  How does the court deal with information in a pre-sentence report that conflicts with an agreed statement of facts? Read More
  
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• 'Interpret with caution': How doctors say Sask. can avoid a fifth COVID-19 wave

  12-11-2021 22:00
  
  As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations trend downwards, the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s interim senior medical health officer is warning the public to “interpret it with caution.”
  
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• Group rallies at Saskatoon City Hall for climate action - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  12-11-2021 21:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Group rallies at Saskatoon City Hall for climate action  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Group rallies at Saskatoon City Hall for climate action

  12-11-2021 21:52
  
  A group rallied at Saskatoon City Hall Friday to protest government inaction on climate change. Read More
  
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• Health official calls for 'circuit breaker' in Sask. north due to lagging COVID-19 vaccination rates

  12-11-2021 21:37
  
  Health officials in Saskatchewan's north are calling for a "circuit breaker" due to lagging vaccination rates in some communities.
  
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• Two women face robbery charges after high-speed city chase

  12-11-2021 21:31
  
  Two women are facing multiple charges after leading police on a high-speed chase through Saskatoon city streets early Friday. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan reports 122 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths

  12-11-2021 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 122 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Friday, according to health officials.
  
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• Saskatchewan's agri-food sector to receive $1.5M from federal government

  12-11-2021 21:28
  
  Minister of Northern Affairs Daniel Vandal has announced $1.5 million dollars in funding to support the Global Agri-Food Advancement Partnership to help agri-food companies advance their technologies.
  
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• Saskatoon woman joins world renowned Indigenous dance troupe in New York - larongeNOW

  12-11-2021 21:19 via larongenow.com
  
  Saskatoon woman joins world renowned Indigenous dance troupe in New York  larongeNOW
  
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• Saskatoon woman joins world renowned Indigenous dance troupe in New York - paNOW

  12-11-2021 21:13 via panow.com
  
  Saskatoon woman joins world renowned Indigenous dance troupe in New York  paNOW
  
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• Case of fatal 2016 highway crash near Young, Sask. resolved with guilty plea from B.C. man

  12-11-2021 21:08 via cbc.ca
  
  A 34-year-old British Columbia man has pleaded guilty for his role in a fatal Saskatchewan crash in 2016.
  
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• Arrests - Robbery/Evade Police - 200 Block McMillan Avenue

  12-11-2021 21:02 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two people are in custody after a robbery, in which a vehicle was stolen, led to suspects attempting to evade police.On November 8th, 2021, two women threatened a female, with a weapon, in the 800 block of 3rd Avenue North.  The female suspects then stole her vehicle.On November 12th at around 4 a.m., Police spotted the vehicle and attempted to pull it over near the intersection of Jamieson Street and Avenue C North.  Officers report the vehicle took off, at a high rate of speed,
  
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• Burning barrel inside Saskatoon home contributed to Avenue L house fire - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  12-11-2021 20:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Burning barrel inside Saskatoon home contributed to Avenue L house fire  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Burning barrel inside Saskatoon home contributed to Avenue L house fire

  12-11-2021 20:52
  
  Fire crews were called to a fire at a house with no working utilities in the 900 block of Avenue L North on Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Tribute items on Saskatchewan Legislative Building steps to be donated

  12-11-2021 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tribute items that commemorated the Indigenous children of residential schools were removed from the steps of the legislative building and will be blessed and donated.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Nov. 12

  12-11-2021 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Peter Quinlan on Friday, Nov. 12.
  
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• Cuthand: Moe's nation within a nation talk is laughable

  12-11-2021 20:00
  
  There’s a line in the miniseries Roots that was especially defining of a third-party view of The American Revolution: “The poor white folks want their freedom,” an enslaved African mentions to a friend. Read More
  
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• Decision on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for younger kids coming within two weeks: Health Canada

  12-11-2021 19:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada’s review of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 to 11 should be completed within the next “one to two weeks,” Health Canada’s chief medical adviser said today.
  
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• Sask. government makes changes to income support program following criticism

  12-11-2021 18:59
  
  The Saskatchewan government says it’s making changes to its Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program for people who are at risk of homelessness.
  
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• Support for high-needs Saskatchewan Income Support clients increasing

  12-11-2021 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Support for Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) clients with complex challenges or at risk of homelessness is being increased, according to the provincial government.
  
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• Music therapy program focus of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation fundraiser

  12-11-2021 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation is raising money through their Mistletoe Baskets. The foundation’s CEO, Lecina Hicke, tells Global News Morning that this year’s proceeds go towards their Healing Arts music therapy program.
  
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• Sask. government should go back to older support program rather than tweaking new one, recipient says

  12-11-2021 18:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's new social assistance program will be tweaked so that the social services ministry can make direct payments for rent and utilities on behalf of some clients who are at risk of homelessness.
  
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• Changes announced to Sask.'s social assistance program to support people at risk of homelessness

  12-11-2021 18:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's new social assistance program will be tweaked so that the social services ministry can make direct payments for rent and utilities on behalf of some clients who are at risk of homelessness.
  
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• 'I put life on hold': Woman who had delayed surgery in Alberta says she's worse off

  12-11-2021 16:33 via cbc.ca
  
  A woman whose surgery in Alberta for cancer in her face was delayed because hospitals were overburdened with COVID-19 says the consequences for her have been drastic
  
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• Saskatoon's apparent lucky streak continues with $1M lotto win - CTV Toronto

  12-11-2021 16:19 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon's apparent lucky streak continues with $1M lotto win  CTV Toronto
  
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• 'I could focus on helping Indigenous students with post-secondary aspirations': YXE UG and Nahanni Olson

  12-11-2021 15:19
  
  Nahanni Olson wants Indigenous students to feel they can dream big during their years of high school.
  
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• Hilltops can't help but smile with return of safety Brant Morrow

  12-11-2021 14:00
  
  If Brendan Gryba is the starting dentist for the Saskatoon Hilltops junior football team, Brant Morrow is on the scout team. Read More
  
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• Woman whose cancer surgery in Alberta was delayed says she’s worse off now

  12-11-2021 13:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  'I just want this cancer to be gone. Whether I'm back to work as a dental hygienist or pumping gas. I don't care. I just want to survive and move on.'
  
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• New Faces, New Places: The Vault Restaurant opens second Saskatoon location in Nutana - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  12-11-2021 13:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New Faces, New Places: The Vault Restaurant opens second Saskatoon location in Nutana  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Get crafty: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  12-11-2021 13:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Get crafty: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• New Faces, New Places: The Vault Restaurant opens second Saskatoon location in Nutana to for

  12-11-2021 13:00
  
  New businesses and non-profit organizations open regularly and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to family spokesperson Willy Tran, who discussed The Vault Restaurant's newest location in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• It's time to flex our muscles and become the glorious nation of Saskatchewan we always knew we could be

  12-11-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  What a strong, dignified nation an independent Saskatchewan would be. A nation within a nation where our chief exports would be watermelon helmets, wildfire smoke and ICU patients.
  
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• Get crafty: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon

  12-11-2021 13:00
  
  The weather is expected to be a bit cooler this weekend in Saskatoon, so here are some indoor activities to keep you warm and a couple for those who want to brave the outdoors. Read More
  
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• Fox Box reflects new mindset for vacation homes

  12-11-2021 13:00
  
  Tod and Natasha Fox have a new vision for vacation properties in Saskatchewan: the Smart Green Fox Box. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. in for 'long plateau' after devastating fourth wave

  12-11-2021 13:00
  
  Saskatchewan's health-care system is in for months of pain after a devastating fourth wave of COVID-19, and experts warn a fifth is possible if governing officials lift requirements for masking and proof of vaccination too quickly. Read More
  
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• How to do a (not quite) solo prairie walk

  12-11-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  To rely completely on the leadership and decisions of others is to forgo some of the gifts that come with a ramble through unfamiliar terrain.
  
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• Cowessess First Nation chief leads through reckoning to reach healing

  12-11-2021 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  “I would like to leave my kids knowing that their father is making a difference, so when they get to my age they can continue the progress,” Chief Cadmus Delorme said.
  
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• How climate change is causing grief, anxiety and depression

  12-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Many people across Canada are feeling a sense of loss, grief and frustration due to climate change — a phenomenon that's been dubbed ecological grief.
  
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• Dictionary update shows how changing climate changes everything, including language

  12-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  No dictionary can capture the language of climate change. There simply aren’t enough words to convey the enormity of what we confront as a species, writes Donald Wright.
  
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• Indoor barrel fire sets Saskatoon home ablaze - Globalnews.ca

  12-11-2021 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indoor barrel fire sets Saskatoon home ablaze  Globalnews.ca
  
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