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• 'Unbelievable to see': Saskatoon family watches Emily Clark win hockey gold with Team Canada

  17-02-2022 23:20
  
  A Saskatoon family gathered around the television Wednesday night to watch Emily Clark win gold with Canada's women's hockey team.
  
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• 'Unbelievable to see': Emily Clark's family cheers from Saskatoon as Team Canada wins hockey gold - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-02-2022 23:20 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Unbelievable to see': Emily Clark's family cheers from Saskatoon as Team Canada wins hockey gold  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'Unbelievable to see': Emily Clark's family cheers from Saskatoon as Team Canada wins hockey gold

  17-02-2022 23:20
  
  A Saskatoon family gathered around the television Wednesday night to watch Emily Clark win gold with Canada's women's hockey team.
  
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• Third suspect charged with murder in Prince Albert, Sask. man's death

  17-02-2022 22:44
  
  Prince Albert police have charged a third man with second-degree murder in connection to the homicide of Byron Bear.
  
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• Canadian Civil Liberties Association to sue federal government over Emergencies Act

  17-02-2022 22:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) announced Thursday that it plans to sue the federal government over its decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to ongoing protests and blockades.
  
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• Olympic viewing guide: Can Canada avoid a curling shutout?

  17-02-2022 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Here's what to watch on Thursday night and Friday morning, including Brad Gushue's rink trying to salvage a bronze after Canada's other two curling teams missed the playoffs.
  
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• Third person arrested in murder of Prince Albert man

  17-02-2022 22:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A third person has been arrested in the killing of Prince Albert man Byron Bear. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: Record 410 patients in hospital as of Wednesday

  17-02-2022 22:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s second weekly report of COVID-19 data shows a record 410 patients in hospital with the virus.
  
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• Exhibit shines light on doctor who was Saskatchewan's first known Black resident

  17-02-2022 22:27
  
  The history of Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd, the first person of African ancestry to live in the territory that’s now Saskatchewan, is being shared virtually during Black History Month thanks to a museum partnership.
  
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• 3rd person arrested in Byron Bear homicide investigation

  17-02-2022 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prince Albert police say a third arrest has been made as they continue their investigation into the death of Byron Bear.
  
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• COVID-19: Death rate doubles in second week of February

  17-02-2022 22:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  More than three dozen Saskatchewan people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the second week of February, making this month one of the deadliest since the pandemic began. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports 2,522 cases last week, 410 in hospital Wednesday

  17-02-2022 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the Public Health Agency of Canada’s website, Saskatchewan is currently marked as 'N/A' for COVID-19 daily cases, deaths and tests performed. 
  
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• Saskatoon Co-op calls for support from police to deal with shoplifters - Global News

  17-02-2022 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Co-op calls for support from police to deal with shoplifters  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon Co-op calls for support from police to deal with shoplifters

  17-02-2022 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Co-op CEO Gerald Hiebert voiced frustrations to the Saskatoon board of police commissioners over shoplifting concerns.
  
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• Workers raise concerns as Saskatoon Public Library temporarily closes 2 branches to public - CBC.ca

  17-02-2022 21:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Workers raise concerns as Saskatoon Public Library temporarily closes 2 branches to public  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon's Emily Clark fulfils childhood dream of winning Olympic hockey gold

  17-02-2022 21:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The 26-year-old forward grew up watching Canadian women win gold at Olympic hockey. Now, she's made good on her childhood dream after falling short in 2018.
  
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• 42 COVID-19 deaths reported in Sask. last week

  17-02-2022 21:21
  
  Saskatchewan reported 42 new COVID-19 deaths over the week of Feb. 6-12, in its second weekly epidemiology update.
  
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• $6.6M in federal funding pledged for Sask. rural high-speed internet

  17-02-2022 21:05
  
  On Thursday the Government of Canada announced $6.6 million in funding will go towards 10 projects around Saskatchewan to supply more than 2,500 households with high-speed internet connectivity.
  
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• Team-by-team snapshots: Saskatoon's 2021-22 high school basketball season headed for long-awaited playoff run

  17-02-2022 21:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The end of the 2019-20 Saskatoon high school basketball season came abruptly two years ago, just before the city championship games were to be played, due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Read More
  
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• Canadian flag at truck protests: a collective symbol with individual meaning

  17-02-2022 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Images of the flag fluttering from trucks, flying upside down or worn as a cape have captured attention since the blockade began in Ottawa on Jan. 28.
  
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• Stoked Kitchen and Bar set to open in Saskatoon's Stoked Centre - Eat North

  17-02-2022 20:55 via eatnorth.com
  
  Stoked Kitchen and Bar set to open in Saskatoon's Stoked Centre  Eat North
  
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• 2 vehicles damaged during ammunition test at RCMP Academy in Regina

  17-02-2022 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rounds fired at the National Armoury test range, located at the RCMP Academy in Regina, struck two parked vehicles on Wednesday, one of which was occupied.
  
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• Sask. RCMP search for suspects after two women's fingers severed

  17-02-2022 19:39
  
  Meadow Lake RCMP looking for two suspects after a series of violent incidents were reported in the community on the evening of Feb. 11.
  
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• Why Saskatoon Uber passengers may be the nicest in Canada - CTV Toronto

  17-02-2022 19:31 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Why Saskatoon Uber passengers may be the nicest in Canada  CTV Toronto
  
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• Why Saskatoon Uber passengers may be the nicest in Canada

  17-02-2022 19:31
  
  Saskatoon Uber riders are the best-reviewed in Canada.
  
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• Workers raise concerns as Saskatoon Public Library temporarily closes 2 branches to public

  17-02-2022 19:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Two branches of the Saskatoon Public Library system will be moving to contactless delivery until the end of February after aggressive incidents against staff members.
  
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• Katie Tupper debuts solo EP with strong local support

  17-02-2022 18:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  On the heels of a Saskatchewan Music Award nomination and performance, Saskatoon singer-songwriter Katie Tupper releases her debut EP this week. Read More
  
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• Woman injured in shooting: Saskatoon police | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-02-2022 18:08 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Woman injured in shooting: Saskatoon police | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Woman injured in shooting: Saskatoon police

  17-02-2022 18:08
  
  A 27-year-old man has been charged in connection to an alleged aggravated assault, Saskatoon police say.
  
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• Saskatchewan expanding family violence support program

  17-02-2022 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government announced Thursday that it will spend $1.1 million over the next three years on expanding its Family Intervention Rapid Support Team program.
  
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• Change made in Prince Albert police structure following boy’s death

  17-02-2022 17:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prince Albert police Chief Jonathan Bergen said he determined in the days after a 13-month-old boy was found dead after a family dispute call that a structure change was needed.
  
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• Citing need for 'harassment-free environment,' Saskatoon Public Library moves two branches to contactless service

  17-02-2022 17:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Stressing the need to ensure a "harassment-free environment," two branches of the Saskatoon Public Library are temporarily suspending most in-library services. Read More
  
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• Citing need for 'harassment-free environment,' Saskatoon Public Library moves two branches to contactless service - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-02-2022 17:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Citing need for 'harassment-free environment,' Saskatoon Public Library moves two branches to contactless service  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Arrests - Aggravated Assault / Firearms Charges - 600 Block Avenue X South

  17-02-2022 17:06 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service Serious Assault Unit has arrested a man, in connection to an aggravated assault that occurred over the weekend.On February 13th, 2022, police received a report of a 24-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound in the 200 block of Avenue O South. The victim was transported to hospital, where she was treated for non-life threatening injuries, while a 27-year-old man fled the scene. The suspect and victim are known to each other.Continued investigation by the SPS Gu
  
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• Misinformation megaphone: Does news coverage of unscientific, hateful rhetoric amplify it?

  17-02-2022 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Could journalists covering unscientific or hateful movements accidently disseminate those views to a wider audience?
  
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• Sask. government makes free HIV self-testing kits available across the province

  17-02-2022 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Free self-testing HIV kits are now available to Saskatchewan residents. Health officials encourage everyone between the ages of 13 and 70 to be tested for HIV every five years.
  
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• Ottawa police make arrests as protesters ignore demands to leave

  17-02-2022 15:43
  
  Ottawa police made several arrests Thursday evening on Parliament Hill as hundreds of 'Freedom Convoy' protesters continued to ignore demands they leave the city's downtown core. Reporters on the ground witnessed several people being put in handcuffs by police, including one of the convoy's organizers.
  
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• Ottawa police begin making arrests at trucker convoy protest

  17-02-2022 15:43
  
  Ottawa police have begun making arrests at the trucker protest, less than two hours after the city's interim police chief warned that action to remove 'Freedom Convoy' demonstrators from the downtown core was 'imminent.'
  
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• Ottawa police arrest convoy organizers but others remain defiant

  17-02-2022 15:43
  
  Ottawa police made several arrests Thursday evening on Parliament Hill as hundreds of 'Freedom Convoy' protesters continued to ignore demands they leave the city's downtown core. Reporters on the ground witnessed several people being put in handcuffs by police, including two of the convoy's organizers.
  
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• Macros and Misadventures: Taking fitness on the road

  17-02-2022 15:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The theme of last weekend? IIFIYM! Read More
  
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• Nature Notes: Animals sometimes write their stories in the snow

  17-02-2022 15:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  By Greg Fenty Read More
  
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• Introduction to Drawing with Alison Montgomery - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca - Globalnews.ca

  17-02-2022 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Introduction to Drawing with Alison Montgomery - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Gardening: What does your Tussie-Mussie have to say?

  17-02-2022 15:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  By Ginnie Hartley Read More
  
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• Series focusing on former Saskatoon disco - Globalnews.ca

  17-02-2022 14:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Series focusing on former Saskatoon disco  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Read My Book: Blood and Dust brings Sask. history to light

  17-02-2022 14:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  By J.C. (Joanne) Paulson Read More
  
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• Ammunition rounds go through walls, hit parked vehicles outside RCMP Depot test range in Regina

  17-02-2022 14:18 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP say the rounds accidentally went through the walls. No one was hurt, but at least one person was inside one of the parked vehicles at the time.
  
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• Throwback Thursday: YWCA swimming pool

  17-02-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives. Today, we see the swimming pool in the basement of the old YWCA on 24th Street and Third Avenue, where the Franklin, a seniors' facility, now stands, from Feb. 17, 1983. (City of Saskatoon Archives StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-A19755-8, photo by Glen Berger) Read More
  
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• Tank: Shadowy group finds way to define Saskatchewan's COVID-19 path

  17-02-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If you try to join the Unified Grassroots private Facebook group, you must answer two questions. Read More
  
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• SHA executive says fatigue behind decision to depart

  17-02-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatchewan Health Authority executive says burnout is behind his decision to leave the job. Read More
  
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• Letters: Convoy is not truly about freedom

  17-02-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Is protest about freedom from protecting society? Read More
  
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