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• Saskatchewan Roughriders open to CFL’s new revenue sharing model

  17-12-2021 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders President and CEO Craig Reynolds is positive about the 2021 season and says his team supports the CFL's new revenue sharing model for 2022
  
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• Georgina Jolibois named Sask. NPD candidate for upcoming Sask. byelection

  17-12-2021 23:41
  
  La Loche mayor Georgina Jolibois has been named as the Saskatchewan NDP candidate for the upcoming Athabasca byelection.
  
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• Georgina Jolibois named Sask. NDP candidate for upcoming Sask. byelection

  17-12-2021 23:41
  
  La Loche mayor Georgina Jolibois has been named as the Saskatchewan NDP candidate for the upcoming Athabasca byelection.
  
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• Saskatoon student snowshoes for residential school survivors

  17-12-2021 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 21-year-old Saskatoon man is embarking on a harrowing journey this week– snowshoeing to the site of the Timber Bay Children’s Home near Montreal Lake, Sask. to raise awareness.
  
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• Saskatoon's Optimist Hill opening for 2021-22 season Saturday

  17-12-2021 23:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Grab your skis, tubes and snowboards. Saskatoon’s Optimist Hill at Diefenbaker Park opens for the season at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Read More
  
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• Roughriders open to CFL’s new revenue sharing model

  17-12-2021 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH: Saskatchewan Roughriders President and CEO Craig Reynolds is positive about the 2021 season and says his team supports the CFL’s new revenue sharing model for 2022
  
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• Emergency wellness centre overcapacity less than 48 hours after opening

  17-12-2021 23:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The temporary emergency wellness centre run by the Saskatoon Tribal Council has only been open since Wednesday evening, but it's already slightly overcapacity, Tribal Chief Mark Arcand said Friday. Read More
  
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• La Ronge Ice Wolves get a taste of Mexico in northern Saskatchewan

  17-12-2021 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alejandro Apud de la Fuente, a.k.a. “Mexico,” is living out a dream of his on the SJHL’s La Ronge Ice Wolves.
  
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• Previously healthy baby, less than two months old, dies of COVID-19 in Montreal hospital

  17-12-2021 22:24
  
  A Montreal infant, previously healthy, has died of COVID-19 at one of the city's children's hospitals this week, the hospital said Friday.
  
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• Sask. now screening all COVID-19 cases for variants as Omicron number climbs by 2

  17-12-2021 22:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The province reported a single COVID-19-related death on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 491.
  
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• Saskatoon fire department and partners finding vulnerable people in the cold

  17-12-2021 22:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  As the weather grows colder, fire department staff have encountered numerous people living in inadequate and unsafe housing, including tents and other temporary structures. Read More
  
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• Gun with homemade suppressor seized in drug bust: Saskatoon police - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-12-2021 22:09 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Gun with homemade suppressor seized in drug bust: Saskatoon police  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Gun with homemade suppressor seized in drug bust: Saskatoon police

  17-12-2021 22:09
  
  A rifle with a homemade suppressor and high capacity magazine was seized in a drug bust, according to Saskatoon police
  
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• COVID-19: 49 new cases, one death reported Friday

  17-12-2021 22:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New cases of COVID-19 continue to fall in Saskatchewan. On Friday, the province reported 49 new cases, including 24 in Saskatoon and 11 in Regina. Read More
  
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• 49 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death reported in Sask.

  17-12-2021 21:38
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan reported 49 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Friday.
  
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• Arrest - Drug Investigation - 100 block Cartier Crescent

  17-12-2021 21:34 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man is facing charges after an investigation by the SPS Drug Unit.On December 17, 2021, members of the Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit and Tactical Support Unit concluded a month-long investigation by executing a high risk search warrant on a home in the 100 block of Cartier Crescent. A male and female in their 30s were arrested, and following a search of the residence, police seized a rifle with a high capacity magazine, a homemade suppressor, and a handgun. Approximately 54 gr
  
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• Sask. RCMP say ‘significant amount' of stolen cash recovered following traffic stop involving taxi

  17-12-2021 20:53
  
  A “significant amount of cash” that was inside a stolen vehicle has been returned to its owner, following an RCMP investigation — and a traffic stop involving a taxi cab.
  
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• Saskatoon Community Foundation Supports Emergency Warm-Up Locations - CJWW

  17-12-2021 19:56 via cjwwradio.com
  
  Saskatoon Community Foundation Supports Emergency Warm-Up Locations  CJWW
  
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• Where to get free COVID-19 rapid tests in Saskatoon - CTV Toronto

  17-12-2021 19:51 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Where to get free COVID-19 rapid tests in Saskatoon  CTV Toronto
  
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• Where to get free COVID-19 rapid tests in Saskatoon

  17-12-2021 19:51
  
  Free rapid COVID-19 testing kits are available at a number of locations in Saskatoon.
  
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• Where to get 5 free COVID-19 rapid tests in Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-12-2021 19:51 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Where to get 5 free COVID-19 rapid tests in Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Where to get 5 free COVID-19 rapid tests in Saskatoon

  17-12-2021 19:51
  
  Free rapid COVID-19 testing kits are available at a number of locations in Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon man tasered while resisting arrest after domestic dispute: police

  17-12-2021 19:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  City police say a 22-year-old man was tasered Thursday evening while resisting arrest after a domestic dispute on Wilson Crescent. Read More
  
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• Former federal employee in Sask. charged with breach of trust, fraud will head to trial

  17-12-2021 19:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Yantai Gan, a former Agronomist with the federal agriculture department, will be tried on fraud and breach of trust charges.
  
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• Saskatoon pediatrician says eating disorders on the rise in kids - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-12-2021 19:06 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon pediatrician says eating disorders on the rise in kids  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon pediatrician says eating disorders on the rise in kids

  17-12-2021 19:06
  
  Eating disorders are on the rise in Saskatoon among kids, according to a pediatrician based in the city
  
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• Suspected case of Omicron variant linked to 3 Saskatoon schools confirmed

  17-12-2021 16:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Parents and staff at three Saskatoon elementary schools were notified of a single probable case of Omicron that was linked to each of them. On Friday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said it that case of Omicron has now been confirmed.
  
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• Omicron case in Saskatoon schools should elicit caution not panic: pediatrician

  17-12-2021 16:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Parents and staff at three Saskatoon elementary schools were notified of a single probable case of Omicron that was linked to each of them. On Friday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said it that case of Omicron has been confirmed.
  
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• All travellers will once again need a molecular COVID-19 test before arriving in Canada

  17-12-2021 16:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada is increasing testing requirements for international travellers and dropping its travel ban on flights from 10 African countries as the government tries to quash the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
  
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• World's 'largest undeveloped, permitted' diamond project 'off to the races,' Sask. mining firm chairman says

  17-12-2021 16:52
  
  The head of Star Diamond Corporation says a new agreement with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc could mean there's a bring future ahead for a proposed diamond mine in northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Ottawa announces $700K in funding to support Cowessess First Nation's efforts at former residential school

  17-12-2021 15:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Chief Cadmus Delorme of Cowessess First Nation welcomed the funding, saying it will assist not just his people but Canada as well.
  
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• SaskSPCA hosts day of awareness for emergency pet food bank

  17-12-2021 15:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since launching in 2020, the SaskSPCA has distributed at least 31,000 pounds of pet food to families in need in the province.
  
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• Saskatchewan SPCA raising awareness of emergency pet food bank

  17-12-2021 15:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan SPCA has provided more than 31,000 pounds of food to pet families in the province, but the SPCA’s Josh Hourie says there is always a demand for unopened pet food in the province.
  
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• Holiday drinks on Sip and Savour

  17-12-2021 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Are you looking to try a new drink for the holidays? David Cornelius with the Campari Group joins Global News Morning on Sip and Savour with some festive-themed cocktails.
  
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• Salvation Army busy with plenty of holiday events

  17-12-2021 14:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  December marks a busy time of year for Saskatoon’s Salvation Army. Corps Officer Judy Regamey tells Global News Morning they’re noticing an increasing need from families in the city.
  
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• Small gatherings, good ventilation: How to make your holiday celebration safe amid COVID-19

  17-12-2021 14:49
  
  Keeping your holiday gathering small, ensuring there is good ventilation and using rapid tests are all ways infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch says you can keep your holiday celebration safe amid COVID-19.
  
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• Saskatchewan expands booster program to those 18 and up

  17-12-2021 14:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is expanding its COVID-19 booster program in an effort, officials say, to mitigate the threat of the Omicron variant.
  
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• Coronavirus: What happened in Canada and around the world on Dec. 17

  17-12-2021 13:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Manitoba, Ontario, B.C., P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador announced new restrictions on Friday as the Omicron variant continued to spread around the country. In Nova Scotia, the province's top doctor warned that the variant is "pushing us to our limits."
  
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• Bill for airlifting Sask. COVID-19 ICU patients to Ontario and back tops $1.3M

  17-12-2021 13:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Twenty-seven people were airlifted to Ontario. Only 21 people would come back alive.
  
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• Rez Christmas continues: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-12-2021 13:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Rez Christmas continues: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Rez Christmas continues: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon

  17-12-2021 13:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  With one shopping weekend left until Christmas, it might be time to treat yourself to something light and fun. Plays, choral music and a hockey game: there are plenty of choices. And if you just have to get that shopping done, why not check out the local fare at the Saskatoon Farmers' Market? Read More
  
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• Nice to hear from old friends, as Sporting Christmas fundraising continues

  17-12-2021 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Sporting Christmas is teetering on the edge of $40,000 today, while local families — many dealing with some hard luck — anticipate receiving Christmas hampers from the Salvation Army. Read More
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Find the clothes that are just right for you at Belong Boutique

  17-12-2021 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New businesses and non-profit organizations open regularly and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Deena Simair and Abbie Ginther, co-owners of the recently opened Belong Boutique in University Heights. Read More
  
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• Kohlman: Nutella-filled Italian doughnuts pack a punch

  17-12-2021 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If you’re thinking that fresh, sugary doughnuts and Nutella are a match made in heaven, you’re not wrong. Read More
  
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• Friends of man killed by Sask. RCMP in Montreal Lake Cree Nation call for justice

  17-12-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Dillon McDonald, 28, was struggling with mental health issues and the recent deaths of loved ones before he was fatally shot by police Tuesday night. McDonald’s friends are now joining his family in calling for justice.
  
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• Sask. woman hopes her experience will help other sexual assault victims

  17-12-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Regina woman hopes her experience will help other survivors of sexual assault.
  
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• Regina woman hopes her experience will help other sexual assault victims

  17-12-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Regina woman hopes her experience will help other survivors of sexual assault.
  
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• Saskatoon student snowshoes for residential school survivors - Globalnews.ca

  17-12-2021 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon student snowshoes for residential school survivors  Globalnews.ca
  
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• ‘Reconciliation is not a passive role’: Saskatoon student snowshoes for residential school survivors - Global News

  17-12-2021 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘Reconciliation is not a passive role’: Saskatoon student snowshoes for residential school survivors  Global News
  
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