Saskatoon news

• Saskatchewan stays on track for more deaths this year than in 2020

  16-12-2021 23:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After 2020 brought the most deaths in the last 50 years in 2020, Saskatchewan remained on pace through September for an even deadlier 2021. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan government investing nearly $160K into 5 airports

  16-12-2021 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government is contributing half the cost for nearly $320,000 in improvements at five airports in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Scuba diving Santa Claus makes a splash in North Battleford

  16-12-2021 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mr. and Mrs. Claus geared up for an underwater photo session for anyone wanting to experience a different Christmas memory.
  
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• Child allegedly approached, grabbed by stranger near Saskatoon school - CTV Toronto

  16-12-2021 23:33 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Child allegedly approached, grabbed by stranger near Saskatoon school  CTV Toronto
  
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• Why you need to read Trapped: A series exploring Sask.’s deadly overdose crisis

  16-12-2021 23:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  While our newspapers — the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post — have devoted more than 600 consecutive days to reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan, another health crisis with no vaccine and few ways out deserves the attention of our province. Read More
  
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• Police board aims to put results of citizen survey in context

  16-12-2021 23:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mayor Charlie Clark says it's challenging to see there has been a drop in satisfaction with Saskatoon police among respondents to a new citizen survey. He said he thinks it's a reflection of realities faced by police across North America. Read More
  
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• Trapped: Inside Sask.'s deadly overdose crisis

  16-12-2021 23:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  One year ago, Roland Desjarlais was about to celebrate the holidays with his daughter Marilyn Gordon, a young mother finding her footing after tough years. Read More
  
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• Trapped: How Sask.'s housing gap fuels a cycle of addiction

  16-12-2021 23:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In the summer of 2021, Delbert Paintednose carefully propped a box spring atop two pillars cobbled together from scrap and a recycled bed frame. This, in a back alley in west Saskatoon, was the closest thing he had to home. Read More
  
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• No timeline for Saskatoon drug treatment court 2 years later: Sask. government

  16-12-2021 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan government spokesperson says the COVID-19 pandemic delayed work on a Saskatoon drug treatment court – a therapeutic alternative to the typical system.
  
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• No timeline for Saskatoon drug treatment court 2 years later: government - Globalnews.ca

  16-12-2021 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  No timeline for Saskatoon drug treatment court 2 years later: government  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Trapped: Drugs drive Sask.'s HIV emergency

  16-12-2021 23:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  When he was first diagnosed with HIV, Richard LaFleche didn't think he would live as long as he has. Read More
  
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• Trapped: Behind and beyond bars, inmates at risk of overdose

  16-12-2021 23:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Jordan Allen Bundus left jail for the last time in May 2018. Read More
  
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• Trapped: The trials of going through Sask.'s drug treatment system

  16-12-2021 23:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Andrew Nordal tried rehab three times before his mother flew him to a private facility in British Columbia. It cost $7,500 a month, and they sold land to afford his lengthy stay. Read More
  
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• Trapped: Generational trauma in shadow of Sask. substance use

  16-12-2021 23:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Danita Wapoosewyan spent 12 years on a “roller-coaster” of cocaine and morphine before she visited a healing lodge. Read More
  
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• Trapped: On the front lines of Sask.'s overdose epidemic

  16-12-2021 23:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Jason Mercredi has no time to mourn. Read More
  
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• Missing Regina Teen May Be In Saskatoon - CJWW

  16-12-2021 22:52 via cjwwradio.com
  
  Missing Regina Teen May Be In Saskatoon  CJWW
  
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• Defence suggests boy at centre of Saskatoon child abuse trial 'made up a story'

  16-12-2021 22:52
  
  The defence questioned a boy at the centre of a child abuse case about the origin of his injuries and whether they were actually caused by his aunt.
  
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• 'The softest person ever around his baby girl': Family of Sask. man killed in RCMP shooting hopes for answers

  16-12-2021 22:34
  
  The family of a man who died following an RCMP shooting is hoping for answers.
  
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• Saskatoon residents show near-universal support of police body cameras: survey - CTV Toronto

  16-12-2021 22:22 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon residents show near-universal support of police body cameras: survey  CTV Toronto
  
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• Living Skies Indigenous Basketball League a slam dunk for youth in Saskatchewan

  16-12-2021 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Living Skies Indigenous Basketball League, which launched this fall, is a free league in Saskatchewan open to children aged 11-17.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: Active cases creep up as no new Omicron variants reported

  16-12-2021 22:18 via cbc.ca
  
  The province reported 55 new cases and 48 new recoveries Thursday.
  
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• If you're still wearing a single layer cloth mask 'ditch it,' head of Ontario's science table says

  16-12-2021 22:14
  
  If you are using a single-layer cloth mask to protect yourself from a new COVID-19 variant that is believed to be up to six times as infectious as Delta 'ditch it, full stop.'
  
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• ‘The need is growing’: Cheer crates go out to Saskatoon Public Schools families - Globalnews.ca

  16-12-2021 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘The need is growing’: Cheer crates go out to Saskatoon Public Schools families  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Probable case of Omicron variant in Saskatoon schools frustrating for teachers: union - CBC.ca

  16-12-2021 21:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Probable case of Omicron variant in Saskatoon schools frustrating for teachers: union  CBC.ca'Probable' case of Omicron COVID-19 variant connected to 3 Saskatoon schools  CTV TorontoPossible Omicron case found in Saskatoon elementary school  CKOM News Talk SportsCOVID-19: Probable Omicron case found at Saskatoon elementary school  Saskatoon StarPhoenixView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• COVID-19: Probable Omicron case found at Saskatoon elementary school

  16-12-2021 21:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority says there is a "probable case" of Omicron COVID-19 in an individual at Silverwood Heights School in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• Sask. trappers marketed fewest pelts on record last season

  16-12-2021 21:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Trappers in Saskatchewan marketed their lowest amount of fur pelts ever last season, according to Saskatchewan Environment data, with some numbers now just a fraction of what they were a decade ago.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. drops near bottom in Canada for active, new cases

  16-12-2021 21:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After leading Canada in active COVID-19 cases, new cases and deaths for much of the fourth wave in the fall, Saskatchewan now ranks near the bottom among provinces. Read More
  
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• 55 new COVID-19 cases, 48 recoveries reported in Sask.

  16-12-2021 21:23
  
  Saskatchewan reported 55 new cases of COVID-19, along with 48 new recoveries on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatoon restaurant is listed among the top 100 in Canada - CBC.ca

  16-12-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon restaurant is listed among the top 100 in Canada  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon restaurant is listed among the top 100 in Canada

  16-12-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Chef and owner Christie Peters said the pandemic has allowed the team at Primal to lean into their creativity and strengths. 
  
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• Community Satisfaction Survey Results

  16-12-2021 20:50 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A recent community satisfaction survey conducted in Saskatoon shows 87% of residents are satisfied with the Saskatoon Police Service.The survey, which is conducted every three years by Insightrix, also showed the following results;Overall service satisfaction was 87% in 2021. The satisfaction level was noticeably higher than the national level of 75% in a recent survey by Angus Reid but down from 93% in 2017.  86% of respondents felt safe in their neighbourhoodsResidents in Central Division
  
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• CFL's releases 2022 schedule that will see a pre-season and full slate of games

  16-12-2021 20:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A full slate of games and the return of a pre-season highlight the Canadian Football League schedule for 2022.
  
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• 'Baked, dried out, scorched, flooded': Canada's top weather stories of 2021

  16-12-2021 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Environment Canada has released its Top 10 weather stories for 2021 — a year that its senior climatologist Dave Phillips calls the "most destructive, the most expensive and the deadliest year for weather in Canadian history." Here's what made the list.
  
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• 10 weather stories that made 2021 a year like no other

  16-12-2021 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Environment Canada has released its Top 10 weather stories for 2021 — a year that its senior climatologist Dave Phillips calls the "most destructive, the most expensive and the deadliest year for weather in Canadian history." Here's what made the list.
  
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• Saskatoon kids have the chance to become certificated elves for Santa Claus - Global News

  16-12-2021 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon kids have the chance to become certificated elves for Santa Claus  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon kids have the chance to become certificated elves for Santa Claus

  16-12-2021 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kids have the chance to become Santa Claus' elves and receive a certificate of completion at Santa's workshop in Saskatoon,
  
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• Santa returns to BHP Enchanted Forest with friends - Globalnews.ca

  16-12-2021 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Santa returns to BHP Enchanted Forest with friends  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Santa returns to BHP Enchanted Forest with friends

  16-12-2021 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the annual BHP Enchanted Forest in Saskatoon nearing its 25th anniversary, visitors should expect many surprises this holiday season.
  
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• With 'heavy hearts,' Sask. Métis fiddle festival ends

  16-12-2021 19:41
  
  The John Arcand Fiddle Fest board of directors has made the "incredibly difficult decision" of shutting down the event.
  
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• Clean Seed takes Occupancy of New Facilities in Saskatoon - TheNewswire.ca

  16-12-2021 19:33 via thenewswire.com
  Clean Seed takes Occupancy of New Facilities in Saskatoon  TheNewswire.ca
  
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• ‘The need is growing’: Cheer crates go out to Saskatoon Public Schools families

  16-12-2021 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over 750 cheer crates were packed to be distributed to families of Saskatoon Public Schools all across the city.
  
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• Family wants answers after man shot and killed by RCMP on Montreal Lake Cree Nation

  16-12-2021 18:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The family of a 28-year-old man who died after he was shot on Tuesday night by RCMP on Montreal Lake Cree Nation wants answers, his sister says. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan expands booster program Monday to those 18 and up

  16-12-2021 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government is expanding its COVID-19 booster program with all individuals 18 and older eligible for the shot as of Dec. 20.
  
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• Child-care advocates set out roadmap for Saskatchewan government

  16-12-2021 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The roadmap is intended to guide the formation of the first official system for all young children in Saskatchewan and includes better compensation for educators.
  
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• Sask. residents over 18 eligible for COVID-19 booster dose on Dec. 20

  16-12-2021 17:43
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan has expanded booster shot eligibility, effective Dec. 20.
  
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• Saskatoon Cold Weather Strategy Now in Effect - CJWW

  16-12-2021 17:20 via cjwwradio.com
  
  Saskatoon Cold Weather Strategy Now in Effect  CJWW
  
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• 'Probable' case of Omicron COVID-19 variant connected to 3 Saskatoon schools

  16-12-2021 17:13
  
  A probable Omicron COVID-19 case has links to three Saskatoon schools, according to the public school division.
  
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• New emergency shelter opens in Saskatoon - Global News

  16-12-2021 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  New emergency shelter opens in Saskatoon  Global NewsSaskatoon Tribal Council Wellness Centre ready to keep people in need warm  CBC.ca'There isn't a clear plan': Saskatoon business leader questions if shelters should be concentrated downtown  CTV TorontoSaskatoon Tribal Council Wellness Centre open for business  CKOM News Talk SportsSaskatoon Tribal Council announces temporary wellness centre opening  Saskatoon StarPhoenixView Full coverage on G
  
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• New emergency shelter opens in Saskatoon

  16-12-2021 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 50-bed wellness centre on 1st Avenue North opened its doors for the first time on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Sask. residents 18 and older eligible for COVID-19 booster shots, effective Monday

  16-12-2021 16:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is expanding its COVID-19 booster shot program in the face of the Omicron variant threat.
  
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