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• 'Traditional healer' accused of sexual assaults faces new charge: Saskatoon RCMP - CTV News Saskatoon

  03-02-2022 23:54 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Traditional healer' accused of sexual assaults faces new charge: Saskatoon RCMP  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'Traditional healer' accused of sexual assaults faces new charge: Saskatoon RCMP

  03-02-2022 23:54
  
  Saskatoon RCMP have charged Cecil Wolfe with another count of sexual assault, according to a news release.
  
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• Sask. hospitals prepare for surge, anticipate service disruptions

  03-02-2022 23:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan is preparing to once again slow routine services and deploy staff as hospitals face a new peak of COVID-19 patients. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan to scrap COVID-19 dashboard, end daily updates next week

  03-02-2022 23:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Starting Monday, the province of Saskatchewan will end its practice of providing daily updates on COVID-19 numbers after nearly two years. Read More
  
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• Team Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia have a little home ice advantage at the Scotties in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  03-02-2022 23:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Team Northern Ontario may have home ice advantage at the Fort William Gardens at the 2022 Scotties in Thunder Bay, Ont., but two other teams have players who also feel at home at the Gardens.
  
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• Sask. farmer takes advantage of federal climate change cash for high-efficiency grain dryer

  03-02-2022 23:12
  
  The federal government is using a new program to help farmers revamp practices to fight climate change.
  
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• Cecil Wolfe facing additional charge in Saskatchewan RCMP sexual assault investigation

  03-02-2022 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cecil Wolfe, a purported traditional healer, is facing six sexual assault charges in RCMP jurisdiction, and one sexual assault charge laid by Saskatoon Police Service.
  
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• Saskatoon to provide 1500 residents in core neighbourhoods with free Wi-Fi - CTV News Saskatoon

  03-02-2022 22:58 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon to provide 1500 residents in core neighbourhoods with free Wi-Fi  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon to provide 1,500 residents in core neighbourhoods with free Wi-Fi

  03-02-2022 22:58
  
  The City of Saskatoon is starting a pilot project to provide free public Wi-Fi internet service to residents in a segment of Saskatoon’s core neighborhood area in order to bridge the "digital divide."
  
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• 'This is a problem': Saskatoon police see rise in catalytic converter thefts - CTV News Saskatoon

  03-02-2022 22:47 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'This is a problem': Saskatoon police see rise in catalytic converter thefts  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'This is a problem': Saskatoon police see rise in catalytic converter thefts

  03-02-2022 22:47
  
  Saskatoon Police Service fielded more than 300 reports for catalytic converter thefts last year, a steep increase from the 14 reported in 2020.
  
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• 'I just went out to listen': Sask. MPs defend picture taken at Ottawa protest

  03-02-2022 22:45
  
  A group Saskatchewan Conservative politicians are defending their decision to show support for a protest that has created gridlock in Ottawa.
  
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• 'I just went out to listen': Sask. MPs defend picture taken at Ottawa convoy protest

  03-02-2022 22:45
  
  A group Saskatchewan Conservative politicians are defending their decision to show support for a protest that has created gridlock in Ottawa.
  
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• Eighth sexual assault charge laid against Cecil Wolfe

  03-02-2022 22:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A man facing seven charges of sexual assault is now facing an eighth and police say they believe there may be more victims from multiple communities. Read More
  
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• Vaccine uptake, COVID-19 strategies having 'positive impact' on Omicron transmission: Dr. Shahab

  03-02-2022 22:09
  
  Saskatchewan's top doctor said the Omicron wave has peaked in the province, with vaccine uptake and other COVID-19 strategies impacting transmission of the virus.
  
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• Shahab refuses to answer repeated questions about Moe's vaccine claims

  03-02-2022 22:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The thoughts of Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer on Premier Scott Moe's claim that vaccines fail to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant remain a mystery. Read More
  
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• How to watch the Beijing 2022 opening ceremony

  03-02-2022 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Less than six months after the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympic Games closed, Beijing 2022 is set to officially kick off Friday with the opening ceremony.
  
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• Barrier recommended at site of fatal Circle Drive crash: report - CTV News Saskatoon

  03-02-2022 20:59 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Barrier recommended at site of fatal Circle Drive crash: report  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Barrier recommended at site of fatal Circle Drive crash: report

  03-02-2022 20:59
  
  A new report is recommending changes along a stretch of Circle Drive where four fatal crashes have happened since 2016.
  
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• Sask. surpasses 1,000 COVID-19-related deaths

  03-02-2022 20:56
  
  Saskatchewan has surpassed the milestone of 1,000 COVID-19-related deaths.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan limiting PCR testing to priority population, dropping daily updates

  03-02-2022 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sask. populations prioritized for PCR testing include hospitalized patients, care home and congregate living residents, pregnant patients and newborns of COVID-19 positive parents.
  
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• Saskatoon's Roxy Theatre looking for a new owner

  03-02-2022 19:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A landmark of Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood is up for sale. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon's Roxy Theatre looking for a new owner - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  03-02-2022 19:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's Roxy Theatre looking for a new owner  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon's Roxy Theatre listed for sale

  03-02-2022 19:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A landmark of Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood is up for sale. Read More
  
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• 'This convoy is an insult': Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations

  03-02-2022 19:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the "Freedom Convoy" is "an insult" to its chiefs and communities. Read More
  
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• Trudeau rules out negotiating with protesters, says military deployment 'not in the cards'

  03-02-2022 18:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving no sign he's willing to negotiate with the protesters occupying Ottawa who are demanding either an end to all vaccine mandates or a change in government.
  
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• Sask. to limit to COVID-19 PCR laboratory testing to those 'at-risk'

  03-02-2022 18:12
  
  The Saskatchewan government has announced it will be winding down COVID-19 testing in the province.
  
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• Sask. to limit COVID-19 PCR laboratory testing to those 'at-risk'

  03-02-2022 18:12
  The Saskatchewan government has announced it will be winding down COVID-19 testing in the province.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. to end PCR testing as Moe promises end of measures

  03-02-2022 18:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's government will end most public laboratory testing for COVID-19 as Premier Scott Moe pledges an end to the province's few remaining restrictions. Read More
  
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• Milk prices soar across Canada as record price increases for farmers kick in

  03-02-2022 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Steep price increases in the price of milk, which took effect at many grocery stores on Tuesday, are as high as 15 per cent in some provinces.
  
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• Milk prices soar across Canada as record pay increases for farmers kick in

  03-02-2022 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Steep price increases in the price of milk, which took effect at many grocery stores on Tuesday, are as high as 15 per cent in some provinces.
  
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• Art Exhibit: WINTER GROUP SHOW - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca - Globalnews.ca

  03-02-2022 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  Art Exhibit: WINTER GROUP SHOW - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Ottawa mayor calls Sask. Conservative MPs support of protest 'an absolute disgrace'

  03-02-2022 16:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Ottawa's mayor is calling on several Conservative MPs and a senator from Saskatchewan to apologize for praising the anti-vaccine mandate protest that has brought the capital's downtown to a standstill for close to a week. Read More
  
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• Man reported missing from Weyburn found dead, RCMP confirms

  03-02-2022 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police confirms that a man who went missing from the Weyburn area during Monday's blizzard was found dead.
  
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• Mayor of Ottawa demands apology after Sask. Conservative MPs, Senator take picture at convoy protest

  03-02-2022 16:37 via cbc.ca
  
  A social media post by Saskatoon-Grasswood MP Kevin Waugh is drawing the ire of people in Ottawa, including the city's mayor.
  
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• Sask. to require bookings for all COVID-19 PCR testing, further restrict who is eligible

  03-02-2022 16:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in video statement on social media that he will be pulling the last of the restrictions “very soon."
  
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• Sask. to require bookings for all COVID-19 PCR testing, further restrict eligiblity, end daily reporting

  03-02-2022 16:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The shift in policy comes after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in video statement on social media that he will be pulling the last of the restrictions “very soon."
  
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• Sask. to require bookings for all COVID-19 PCR testing, further restrict eligibility, end daily reporting

  03-02-2022 16:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The shift in policy comes after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in video statement on social media that he will be pulling the last of the restrictions “very soon."
  
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• Sask. Premier says health restrictions on 'rights and freedoms' ending soon

  03-02-2022 16:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in video statement on social media that he will be pulling the last of the restrictions “very soon".
  
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• 'An absolute disgrace': Sask. MPs scolded by Ottawa mayor for tweet supporting trucker protest

  03-02-2022 15:37
  
  Ottawa's mayor took to Twitter to criticize a group of Saskatchewan politicians for a tweet voicing support for the ongoing protests in the nation's capital.
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Saskatoon-Regina - Charlotte Observer

  03-02-2022 14:59 via charlotteobserver.com
  
  HKO-WHL-Sums-Saskatoon-Regina  Charlotte Observer
  
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• Macros and Misadventures: Forget the scale

  03-02-2022 14:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  I am now fit enough to get out of a sweaty sports bra. Read More
  
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• Gardening: What to do when soil salinity affects plant growth

  03-02-2022 14:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Five gallery exhibitions running through February

  03-02-2022 13:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's art galleries feature the works of local, national and international artists, and many are available for private appointments as we navigate the pandemic. Read More
  
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• La Troupe du Jour's Flush looks at grief through a fantastical lens

  03-02-2022 13:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Marie-Claire Marcotte appreciates how easily theatre can slip into the surreal. Read More
  
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• Tank: Buffalo Party missed its big chance to grab Sask.'s attention

  03-02-2022 13:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Voters looking for a right-wing alternative to the Saskatchewan Party might well wonder what happened to the Buffalo Party. Read More
  
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• Throwback Thursday: Five decades fashion show

  03-02-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives. Today, we see University of Saskatchewan College of Home Economics students celebrating the college's 50th anniversary with a Five Decades of Fashion show, from Feb. 3, 1978. (City of Saskatoon Archives StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-A10269-3, photo by Glen Berger) Read More
  
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• Provincial police commission to look closer at 'thin blue line' patches

  03-02-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The provincial commission that sets standards for municipal police in Saskatchewan intends to examine the issue of officers displaying "thin blue line" patches while on duty. Read More
  
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• Letters: Moe's decisions are not helping health-care workers

  03-02-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Premier Moe's decisions and comments Read More
  
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• Why experts say Premier Moe's claim vaccines no longer protect against COVID-19 is based on misunderstanding

  03-02-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Several experts told CBC News that Premier Scott Moe's conclusions appear to be based on multiple misunderstandings.
  
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