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• 'I never will forget': Court hears victim impact statements after Saskatoon man fatally stabbed by teen neighbour - CTV News Saskatoon

  06-01-2022 23:31 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'I never will forget': Court hears victim impact statements after Saskatoon man fatally stabbed by teen neighbour  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'I never will forget': Court hears victim impact statements after Saskatoon man fatally stabbed by teen neighbour

  06-01-2022 23:31
  
  Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench heard the voices of 14 people about how the death of 60-year-old Gerald Grimard has affected their lives.
  
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• Five people facing dozens of charges after gun bust in Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  06-01-2022 23:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Five people facing dozens of charges after gun bust in Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Five people facing dozens of charges after gun bust in Saskatoon

  06-01-2022 23:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Five people are facing dozens of weapons charges after a bust on the 800 block of Appleby Drive on Wednesday. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: Test positivity rate at 27.6%

  06-01-2022 22:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan now has 5,235 confirmed active cases after the province reported a record 913 new cases from testing centres across the province.
  
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• 2 charged with arson after fire destroys Sask. apartment building

  06-01-2022 22:38
  
  North Battleford RCMP have charged two people with arson after a fire at an apartment building, which police deemed suspicious.
  
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• Arrests - Guns & Gangs Investigation - 800 Block Appleby Drive

  06-01-2022 22:26 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service Guns & Gangs Unit has arrested five people, who now face numerous firearm related offences. On January 5th, 2021, at around 3:45 a.m., officers responded to the 1600 block of 37th Street West for a weapons complaint.  A 26-year old man had threatened a 22-year-old woman with a gun.  He had reportedly fled the scene in a vehicle, with a stolen wallet and cell-phone.At approximately 4:15 a.m., with assistance from the SPS Air Support Unit, a veh
  
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• RCMP charge two people in connection with North Battleford, Sask. apartment fire

  06-01-2022 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police have charged two individuals following an investigation into a recent apartment building in North Battleford that led to evacuations and displacements of tenants.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports record 913 new cases, 1 death

  06-01-2022 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Thursday, officials report 913 new COVID-19 cases for Saskatchewan and one reported death.
  
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• Sask. health-care providers sound the alarm as hospitals deal with overcapacity, shortages

  06-01-2022 21:51 via cbc.ca
  
  The Omicron-fuelled fifth wave of the pandemic has only begun in Saskatchewan, but some doctors and nurses say hospitals are already dealing with overcapacity issues and staff shortages.
  
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• Sask. health-care providers sound alarm as hospitals deal with overcapacity, shortages

  06-01-2022 21:51 via cbc.ca
  
  The Omicron-fuelled fifth wave of the pandemic has only begun in Saskatchewan, but some doctors and nurses say hospitals are already dealing with overcapacity issues and staff shortages.
  
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• 432 New Covid 19 cases in Saskatoon as province reports 913 cases - 620 CKRM.com

  06-01-2022 21:50 via 620ckrm.com
  
  432 New Covid 19 cases in Saskatoon as province reports 913 cases  620 CKRM.com
  
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• COVID-19: Record 913 cases, all-time high of active infections

  06-01-2022 21:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan reported a record-setting 913 cases of COVID-19 Thursday as the Omicron variant of the virus strains testing, exhausts contact tracers and infects thousands across the province. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon's Bannock Express launches GoFundMe after sudden need to relocate - Eat North

  06-01-2022 21:28 via eatnorth.com
  
  Saskatoon's Bannock Express launches GoFundMe after sudden need to relocate  Eat North
  
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• Sask. breaks records with 913 new COVID-19 cases, 5,235 active cases

  06-01-2022 21:18
  
  Saskatchewan reported record-breaking active and new COVID-19 case counts on Thursday with 913 new cases and 5,235 active cases reported.
  
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• Saskatoon man creates speech-to-text mask to combat muffled conversations - CBC.ca

  06-01-2022 21:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon man creates speech-to-text mask to combat muffled conversations  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man creates speech-to-text mask to combat muffled conversations

  06-01-2022 21:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Brian Kendall saw a Kickstarter campaign for a mask that would display a smile as the person spoke. Then he thought, what about words?
  
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• Sask. sets housing sales record, beating 2007 mark by 17%

  06-01-2022 21:06
  
  Saskatchewan set a housing sales record with 17,387 sales in 2021, a new high which surpassed the previous record in 2007 by 17 per cent, according to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association.
  
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• Snow ends the week: Jan. 6 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  06-01-2022 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Snow for parts of Saskatchewan and the cold temperatures ease slightly — Meteorologist Peter Quinlan takes a look at what to expect in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Thursday, Jan. 6.
  
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• How the Arctic darkness is causing Saskatoon's deep freeze — and when it will end - CTV Toronto

  06-01-2022 20:05 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  How the Arctic darkness is causing Saskatoon's deep freeze — and when it will end  CTV Toronto
  
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• How the Arctic darkness is causing Saskatoon's deep freeze — and when it will end

  06-01-2022 20:05
  
  Meteorologist Terri Lang explains what's causing the extreme cold - and when temperatures will warm up again.
  
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• Saskatoon police haven't had to use contingency plan for COVID-19 absences - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  06-01-2022 19:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police haven't had to use contingency plan for COVID-19 absences  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon police haven't had to use contingency plan for COVID-19 absences

  06-01-2022 19:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police are seeing an increase in absences due to COVID-19, but only a "very small percentage" of staff have been affected by the Omicron variant. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon cross country ski trails ready next week - SaskToday.ca

  06-01-2022 19:00 via sasktoday.ca
  
  Saskatoon cross country ski trails ready next week  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Sask Crop Production show set to start Monday Jan 10th in Saskatoon - 620 CKRM.com

  06-01-2022 18:52 via 620ckrm.com
  
  Sask Crop Production show set to start Monday Jan 10th in Saskatoon  620 CKRM.com
  
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• Sask. Workers' Comp. not accepting rapid test results, requiring PCR tests for COVID-19 claims

  06-01-2022 18:23
  
  The Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) said it will not accept rapid test results for claims relating to COVID-19.
  
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• Heater intended to keep water lines from freezing sparked destructive Saskatoon home fire - CTV News Saskatoon

  06-01-2022 18:21 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Heater intended to keep water lines from freezing sparked destructive Saskatoon home fire  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Heater intended to keep water lines from freezing sparked destructive Saskatoon home fire

  06-01-2022 18:21
  
  A Saskatoon mobile home burned down Wednesday after a kerosene heater, which had been placed "too close" to the outside of the building to keep water lines from freezing, ignited the wood skirting.
  
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• Kerosene heater sparks Saskatoon mobile home fire - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  06-01-2022 17:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Kerosene heater sparks Saskatoon mobile home fire  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• 'Going to be different in 2022': Sargeant takes aim at 2022 Canadian Bowl

  06-01-2022 17:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Tom Sargeant vows to get better in 2022 — both himself personally, and his Saskatoon Hilltops. Read More
  
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• Kerosene heater sparks Saskatoon mobile home fire

  06-01-2022 17:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A kerosene heater set up outside a mobile home in an attempt to keep water lines from freezing caused a mobile home fire Wednesday, according to the Saskatoon Fire Department. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak among Regina Pats leads to games against Saskatoon being postponed - CBC.ca

  06-01-2022 17:15 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 outbreak among Regina Pats leads to games against Saskatoon being postponed  CBC.ca
  
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• Blades' games against Regina Pats post-poned due to COVID

  06-01-2022 17:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Blades and Regina Pats are the latest victims of the Western Hockey League’s COVID-19 protocol list. Read More
  
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• Read My Book: Flight: Stories of Canadian Aviation, Vol. 3

  06-01-2022 16:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  By Deana J. Driver and Contributors Read More
  
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• Macros and Misadventures: Our digital editor signs up for 12 weeks of fitness

  06-01-2022 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  COVID-19? More like COVID-25.  Read More
  
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• Posting rapid test results online can help normalize the habit, experts say

  06-01-2022 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rapid test kits have been flying off the shelves in Saskatchewan and one psychologist credits social media for helping get the word out.
  
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• Nurses union preparing for “onslaught” of COVID-19 hospitalizations

  06-01-2022 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president and RN Tracy Zambory tells Global News Morning there’s major concern as they expect an “onslaught” of COVID-19 hospitalizations as the Omicron variant spreads.
  
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• A lot of changing flights as we start 2022

  06-01-2022 14:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  On this week’s Travel Tips, Ixtapa Travel’s Barb Crowe tells Global News Morning there’s a lot of changing flights in Saskatchewan’s airports as the Omicron variant continues to spread.
  
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• Saskatoon school bus service cancelled once again due to extreme cold - CKOM News Talk Sports

  06-01-2022 14:48 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon school bus service cancelled once again due to extreme cold  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Gardening: When and why you should replace your garden seeds

  06-01-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In the deep, dark cold of winter, gardening season seems like a distant memory or wishful thinking. I have too many houseplants so, to satisfy my gardening itch, I have decided that I am finally going to clean up and organize my extensive flower and vegetable seed collection. I am harbouring seed from many years and it is time to unclutter that mess! Read More
  
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• Canada headed for nursing shortage ‘beyond anything we’ve ever experienced’: experts

  06-01-2022 13:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's nurses say they are burnt out and considering leaving the profession as Omicron cases continue to surge across the country, leaving them understaffed and under-resourced.
  
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• Four concerts kicking off 2022 in Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  06-01-2022 13:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Four concerts kicking off 2022 in Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Throwback Thursday: Women drink in first Saskatoon men's and women's bar - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  06-01-2022 13:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Throwback Thursday: Women drink in first Saskatoon men's and women's bar  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Throwback Thursday: Women drink in first Saskatoon men's and women's bar

  06-01-2022 13:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives. Today, we see Saskatoon's first men's and women's licensed beverage room soon after it opened at the Sutherland Hotel, from Jan. 6, 1960, as women were allowed to drink in Saskatoon bars for the first time. (City of Saskatoon Archives StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-B13548-2) Read More
  
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• Four concerts kicking off 2022 in Saskatoon

  06-01-2022 13:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The new year has arrived, and with it comes the January chill. If it's too cold to spend much time outside, why not check out some Saskatoon concerts instead? With classical and orchestral, jazz-pop and rock performances, there's plenty to choose from. Read More
  
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• Wrapping up Sporting Christmas 2021 with a big thank you

  06-01-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  We're closing the book on Sporting Christmas 2021, but what a book it was. Read More
  
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• Tank: Unified Grassroots sounds less about unity the closer you listen

  06-01-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Unified Grassroots group that has gained influence in Saskatchewan in the past three months keeps stressing that its goals are love and unity. Read More
  
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• Opinion: MacPherson's leadership deserves to be recognized

  06-01-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  By Patrick Maze Read More
  
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• Letters: It is not safe to have in-class learning right now

  06-01-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Schools should not have in-person classes Read More
  
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• Inmate says Pine Grove staff need more mental health training

  06-01-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An inmate who alleges she was left in a shower overnight without food at Pine Grove Correctional Centre said she wants more training for staff to better deal with people with mental illnesses. Read More
  
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