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• Saskatoon Transit maintenance manager 'moving to a different position' - CKOM News Talk Sports

  11-03-2022 23:53 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon Transit maintenance manager 'moving to a different position'  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Flasch and Bottcher win crossover games at Brier, Gunnlaugson and Jacobs eliminated

  11-03-2022 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Brier winner will represent Canada at the April 2-10 world men's curling championship in Las Vegas.
  
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• Premier, Regina mayor and councillor say Evraz workers unlikely to be disrupted by oligarch sanctions

  11-03-2022 23:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada has announced another round of sanctions against Russia, including high-profile oligarch Roman Abramovich, who has a large stake in Evraz.
  
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• Embattled Prince Albert police chief loses second union confidence vote

  11-03-2022 23:08
  
  Prince Albert Police Chief Jonathan Bergen has been delivered another no-confidence vote — the second publicized in the past two years. Read More
  
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• Sask. researchers focus on cancer prevention in Métis communities

  11-03-2022 22:59
  
  Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are looking for ways to prevent cancer among Métis populations in the province.
  
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• Tool to help Sask. police, case workers with missing youth under development

  11-03-2022 22:58
  
  A risk assessment document to be used at care homes when youth go missing may be implemented this year, according to a Saskatoon Police Service report to the Board of Police Commissioners.
  
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• SaskPolytech harnesses power of A.I. for uranium mining

  11-03-2022 22:55
  
  Saskatchewan Polytechnic is blazing a trail in the field of artificial intelligence with one of the biggest projects the school has ever taken on.
  
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• Saskatchewan unemployment rate nears 7-year low

  11-03-2022 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate in Saskatchewan fell to 4.7 per cent in February, its lowest level since April 2015.
  
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• Prince Albert, Sask. police officers vote non-confidence in Chief Bergen

  11-03-2022 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Prince Albert Police Association is calling for Chief Jon Bergen to resign or be removed after 95 per cent of officers voted non-confidence in his leadership.
  
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• Malting barley production the focus of meetings in Saskatoon - paNOW

  11-03-2022 22:04 via panow.com
  
  Malting barley production the focus of meetings in Saskatoon  paNOW
  
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• Majority of Prince Albert police association members have 'no confidence' in chief

  11-03-2022 21:51
  
  Members of the association representing police officers in Prince Albert have signalled their dissatisfaction with the current direction of the police service,
  
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• Art Exhibit – SKYHAWK (Heather Cline) - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  11-03-2022 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  Art Exhibit – SKYHAWK (Heather Cline) - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Prince Albert police lose confidence in chief amid investigation into toddler's homicide: association

  11-03-2022 20:55 via cbc.ca
  
  In a vote held last week, 95 per cent of the officers that voted said they had no confidence in Prince Albert police Chief Jonathan Bergen.
  
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• Woman charged with impaired driving in September death of 9-year-old Saskatoon girl

  11-03-2022 20:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A 28-year-old woman has been charged with impaired driving causing death in a collision with a nine-year-old girl from Saskatoon.
  
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• Woman charged with impaired driving in death of 9-year-old Baeleigh Maurice: Saskatoon police

  11-03-2022 20:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A 28-year-old woman has been charged with impaired driving causing death in a collision with a nine-year-old girl from Saskatoon.
  
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• After years of frustration, Regina doctor closing clinic doors: ‘It’s done’

  11-03-2022 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The clinic closure notice prompted the Saskatchewan Opposition to raise the issue in question period, where they noted a recent decline in 'fee for service' doctors.
  
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• Woman charged with THC impairment in crosswalk death of nine-year old Baeleigh Maurice

  11-03-2022 19:52
  
  Saskatoon police have charged a 28-year-old woman with driving under the influence of THC and causing the death of nine-year-old Baeleigh Maurice, who was hit by a pickup truck at a marked crosswalk last fall. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon condo board sues No. 1 River Landing developer after balcony glass shatters - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-03-2022 19:51 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon condo board sues No. 1 River Landing developer after balcony glass shatters  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon condo board sues No. 1 River Landing developer after balcony glass shatters

  11-03-2022 19:51
  
  A Saskatoon condo board is suing a developer for a list of alleged defects in the high-rise.
  
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• Saskatoon condo board sues building developer after balcony glass shatters

  11-03-2022 19:51
  
  A Saskatoon condo board is suing a developer for a list of alleged defects in the high-rise.
  
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• Woman faces impaired driving charge in crash that killed Baeleigh Maurice

  11-03-2022 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  A woman is facing a charge of impaired driving causing death after Baeleigh Maurice was killed while crossing a street in Saskatoon on her scooter.
  
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• Saskatoon police charge driver with THC impairment in girl's death | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-03-2022 19:31 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police charge driver with THC impairment in girl's death | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police charge driver in 9-year-old girl's death

  11-03-2022 19:31
  
  A woman has been charged with impaired driving in a 9-year-old girl's death.
  
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• Driver impaired by THC when she fatally struck Saskatoon girl: police - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-03-2022 19:31 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Driver impaired by THC when she fatally struck Saskatoon girl: police  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Driver impaired by THC when she fatally struck Saskatoon girl: police

  11-03-2022 19:31
  
  A woman has been charged with impaired driving in a 9-year-old girl's death.
  
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• Driver charged with THC impairment in 9-year-old Saskatoon girl's death

  11-03-2022 19:31
  
  A woman has been charged with impaired driving in a 9-year-old girl's death.
  
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• 'We have proof': Saskatoon study shows how therapy dogs help ER patients - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-03-2022 19:30 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'We have proof': Saskatoon study shows how therapy dogs help ER patients  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'We have proof': Saskatoon study shows how therapy dogs help ER patients

  11-03-2022 19:30
  
  In the first controlled trial of its kind in Canada, a University of Saskatchewan study is shedding light on how therapy dogs can help patients in the emergency room.
  
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• Update - Charges Laid - Fatal Collision - 600 Block 33rd Street West

  11-03-2022 19:05 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 28-year-old woman has been charged in regards to a September 2021 collision that resulted in the death of a nine-year-old girl.Following initial toxicology results and an opinion from Crown Prosecutors, Saskatoon Police investigators have charged the driver with Impaired Operation While Exceeding the Prescribed Blood-Drug Concentration of THC Causing Death under the Criminal Code of Canada (Section 320.14(3) and Section 320.21).The driver was taken into custody this morning. Details on her cou
  
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• Planned pilot project promises transitional support for female inmates in Sask

  11-03-2022 19:04
  
  The Saskatchewan government plans to launch a three-year pilot program to help women who have been convicted of "lower-level" offences transition from custody into the community. Read More
  
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• North Battleford woman wants to give niece fleeing Ukraine a home in Sask.

  11-03-2022 18:21 via cbc.ca
  
  A North Battleford woman is trying to help her 16-year-old niece get to Canada.
  
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• Arrest - Firearms / Drug Investigation - 22nd Street and Avenue K South

  11-03-2022 17:52 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 28-year-old man is facing numerous charges after being found to be in possession of three firearms last night, including one that was loaded. At approximately 10:00 p.m., March 10, 2021, Patrol officers were in the 200 block of Avenue K South when they observed an individual known to have conditions getting into a cab. A traffic stop was initiated at 22nd Street West and Avenue K South and the individual immediately fled on foot. He was taken into custody a short distance away a
  
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• Saskatoon Ukrainian school fundraising for country under attack - CKOM News Talk Sports

  11-03-2022 17:18 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon Ukrainian school fundraising for country under attack  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Canada added 337,000 jobs last month, twice what was expected

  11-03-2022 14:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's job market bounced back in a big way in February, shaking off the losses brought about from the Omicron variant with a hiring surge that was enough to push the unemployment rate below where it was before the pandemic started.
  
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• Urban and rural Saskatchewan collide in land dispute between White City and RM of Edenwold

  11-03-2022 14:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Experts say developing a regional planning strategy can solve many of the issues that have cropped up in the dispute between the Town of White City and the Rural Municipality of Edenwold.
  
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• Zak’s Simple Homes means buyers can think big and build small

  11-03-2022 14:00
  
  If you’re visiting HomeStyles this weekend, you’ll get the opportunity to check out a tiny home by Zak’s Building Group, part of their Simple Homes line. Read More
  
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• The world needs Canadian oil and gas — it just doesn't know it yet

  11-03-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian energy has not been able to build a presence beyond the continental borders, due in part to challenges building infrastructure and complacency.
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Stoke up the dining fun and family entertainment at the Stoked Centre

  11-03-2022 14:00
  
  New businesses and non-profit organizations open regularly and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Chef Anthony McCarthy, president of the Saskatoon Chef’s Association. McCarthy, who operated the kitchen at the Saskatoon Club for the past 14 years, left to start a new restaurant, Stoked Kitchen and Bar, located at the Stoked Centre in Brighton. Read More
  
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• Canada slaps sanctions on Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich

  11-03-2022 13:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada has announced another round of sanctions against Russia, including high-profile oligarch Roman Abramovich. In total, five top business leaders were added on Friday to the list of those deemed to be enabling President Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine.
  
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• Red Pheasant elders renew calls for action after killing

  11-03-2022 13:00
  
  Mary Whitford no longer lives in her home on Red Pheasant Cree Nation. She says she feels it isn't safe. Read More
  
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• Let your voice be heard: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon

  11-03-2022 13:00
  
  Though spring is on the horizon, there's still some time to take advantage of outdoor skating. For indoor activities, there is plenty to keep everyone busy and entertained this weekend. Read More
  
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• High risk, high reward for Huskies' cannon-armed hitter Levi Olson

  11-03-2022 13:00
  
  Imagine being 6-foot-2 and considered short as an outside hitter in Canada West men’s volleyball. Read More
  
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• 'It means everything': How descendants of historic settlement are connected to land, Métis roots

  11-03-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Fish Lake Métis Settlement is a land of cultural pride and the great wintery outdoors.
  
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• Fish Lake Métis Settlement is a land of cultural pride, the great wintery outdoors

  11-03-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  What role do your ancestors and their stories play in your life? Maybe you dedicate yourself to researching and documenting that history. If so, you're like the people we're visiting in this edition of CBC's virtual road trip series 'Land of Living Stories.'
  
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• U of S college of nursing dean says she is taking vote of no-confidence 'seriously'

  11-03-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Solina Richter, the dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan, says she’s taking the recent vote of no-confidence in the college’s leadership team seriously.
  
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• Condo board at No. 1 River Landing suing Urban Capital for 'defects and deficiencies' in riverbank building

  11-03-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The condo board at No. 1 River Landing is suing Toronto developer Urban Capital for alleged "defects and deficiencies" in the $55-million tower on the Saskatoon riverbank.
  
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• The war in Ukraine threatens to stall progress on tackling the climate crisis

  11-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not change the fact of climate change – a reality brought home again by another stark report from the UN’s climate change panel two weeks ago.
  
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• The war in Ukraine threatens to distract us from the climate crisis

  11-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not change the fact of climate change – a reality brought home again by another stark report from the UN’s climate change panel two weeks ago.
  
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• Design experts rethink the workspace as pandemic restrictions ease across Canada

  11-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Workplace design and safety engineers and experts say the pandemic has forced a societal rethink about what people want from a workspace and how to make it safe, inviting and productive.
  
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• 2 years into the pandemic, burning questions remain about COVID-19 — and how we fight it

  11-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have learned a lot about how this coronavirus operates. But burning questions remain over how it will evolve long-term, where it will show up next and how humanity can fight back against this still-mysterious pathogen.
  
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