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• Man faces harassment charge after allegedly making hundreds of 911 calls: Sask. RCMP

  17-03-2022 23:56
  
  A 59-year-old Kenaston man has been charged after hundreds of non-urgent calls were made to the province's 911 dispatch centre.
  
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• RCMP charge Kenaston man after hundreds of non-emergency 911 calls

  17-03-2022 23:55
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested a Kenaston man after hundreds of non-emergency 911 calls were made over the span of a few months. Read More
  
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• Kenaston, Sask. man charged for making hundreds of nuisance 911 calls

  17-03-2022 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man from Kenaston, Sask. faces charges after allegedly making hundreds of 911 calls from November 2021 to March 2022 during which no identity or emergency was reported.
  
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• Sask. woman, 62, accused of defrauding care home residents

  17-03-2022 23:50
  
  A 62-year-old woman is accused of defrauding residents at a Saskatchewan long-term care home.
  
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• Employee charged with defrauding long-term care home, residents: Sask. RCMP

  17-03-2022 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan RCMP release said Meadow Lake RCMP received a report of fraud at a local long-term care home in December 2018. 
  
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• Saskatoon police seize pipe bomb, firearms in arrest of three people

  17-03-2022 23:42
  
  Saskatoon police have arrested three people who are facing numerous charges in connection with a firearms investigation. Read More
  
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• Preeceville, Sask. man charged after assaulting officers following traffic stop

  17-03-2022 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man from Preeceville, Sask. faces nine charges including two counts of assault on police officers after a traffic stop on March 16, 2022.
  
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• New initiative aims to grow Saskatchewan helium sector

  17-03-2022 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province is supporting the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) with a $140,000 grant to complete the Helium Liquefaction Hub Study.
  
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• St. Patrick's Day offers 'a chance to smile' in Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-03-2022 23:37 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  St. Patrick's Day offers 'a chance to smile' in Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• St. Patrick's Day offers 'a chance to smile' in Saskatoon

  17-03-2022 23:37
  
  People in Saskatoon were once again filling into pubs to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatoon police seize firearms, explosives during execution of search warrant

  17-03-2022 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police said during a search investigators found a “pipe bomb” explosive incendiary device.
  
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• Man charged with assaulting police officers during traffic stop

  17-03-2022 23:32
  
  A 32-year-old Preeceville man has been charged with assaulting a police officer after RCMP officers conducted a traffic stop. Read More
  
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• Union issues strike notice to CP Rail as groups ask Ottawa to prevent work stoppage

  17-03-2022 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said Thursday it has received strike notice from the union representing its engineers, conductors and other train employees.
  
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• Sask. pub owner, bartender excited for St. Patrick's Day after 2 years of being closed, restrictions

  17-03-2022 23:22 via cbc.ca
  
  St. Patrick's Day 2020 came just as COVID-19 lockdowns were about to take hold of Saskatchewan.
  
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• 'A spirit, a heart and a voice': Family remembers Saskatoon woman found dead in P.A. - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  17-03-2022 23:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  'A spirit, a heart and a voice': Family remembers Saskatoon woman found dead in P.A.  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• 'A spirit, a heart and a voice': Family remembers Saskatoon woman found dead in P.A.

  17-03-2022 23:14
  
  Taya Rae Anne Sinclair mattered. Read More
  
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• Sask. mother says she begged police to protect her 13-month-old in the hours before he was found dead

  17-03-2022 22:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The Prince Albert, Sask. mother of 13-month-old Tanner Brass is speaking out, saying she repeatedly begged police to help in the hours before her baby was found dead.
  
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• Habitual runaways account for nearly 75% of all missing person cases in Saskatoon

  17-03-2022 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police said it received a total of 2,912 missing person reports in 2021, of which 2,161 were for habitual missing persons.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. reports 28 deaths, hospitalization rates fall

  17-03-2022 22:09
  
  Twenty-eight more Saskatchewan residents were reported dead of COVID-19 Thursday even as the rate of hospital admissions continues to trend down. Read More
  
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• Arrests - Firearms / Explosives / Drug Charges - 200 Block Fairmont Drive

  17-03-2022 21:59 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service Crime Reduction Team has concluded a firearms investigation, that led to the arrest of three people.On March 16th, 2022, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the SPS Tactical Support Unit executed a warrant in the 200 block of Fairmont Drive. Officers arrested two men ages 31 and 63, and a 41-year-old woman, without further incident.Once inside, investigators began a search and located a “pipe bomb” explosive incendiary device. The SPS Explosive Disposal Unit was
  
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• Countdown begins for ‘biggest Canadian party’ Grey Cup Festival 2022 in Regina

  17-03-2022 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  This year's Grey Cup Festival 2022 in Saskatchewan will be held at the same location as the Grey Cup — at Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) campus — from Nov. 15 to 20. 
  
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• Saskatoon sees more potholes after heavy snowfall, fluctuating temperatures

  17-03-2022 21:31
  
  The spring melt is underway in Saskatoon and the city says crews are dealing with messy conditions on city streets.
  
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• Stormy, cloudy conditions the day of fatal plane crash near Slave Lake, Alta.: TSB report

  17-03-2022 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Pilots need to plan ahead and consider strategies to avoid adverse weather, as well as have alternate plans should such weather be encountered,' the TSB said.
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest man following multiple armed robberies

  17-03-2022 21:15
  
  Saskatoon police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with two armed robberies that took place months apart at the same location. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations down in Saskatchewan, deaths increase

  17-03-2022 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan reported fewer new COVID-19 cases and hospitalization in its weekly report, but noted an increase in the number of deaths.
  
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• SaskPower warns of email scam sent to customers

  17-03-2022 20:41
  
  SaskPower is warning of an email scam being sent to customers that claims there is an issue processing their bill payments. Read More
  
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• Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she and the Queen discussed reconciliation, Canada's 'real history'

  17-03-2022 20:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she told Queen Elizabeth this week that Canada's history books should be rewritten to reflect the facts about the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous people.
  
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• Canadian Wheat Growers express concerns about 'inconceivable' CP Rail work stoppage

  17-03-2022 20:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The possibility of CP rail job action shows all parties involved don't understand the impact it could have, the Canadian Association of Wheat Growers said on Thursday morning.
  
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• Arrest - Armed Robbery - 100 Block of Ruth Street East

  17-03-2022 20:31 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service General Investigation Unit has arrested a man following multiple armed robberies.On March 16th, 2022, at approximately 2:30 a.m., a man entered a business in the 100 block of Ruth Street East, with a handgun. He pointed the gun at an employee and demanded cash and cigarettes, then fled the scene. After further investigation, officers were able to track the suspect to a residence in the 800 block of Hilliard Street East. A 19-year-old man was arrested without further
  
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• Saskatoon Product Epp's Heart-Warming Return to Action Earns Him Canada West Men's Volleyball Player-of-the-Year Honours - CJWW

  17-03-2022 19:49 via cjwwradio.com
  
  Saskatoon Product Epp's Heart-Warming Return to Action Earns Him Canada West Men's Volleyball Player-of-the-Year Honours  CJWW
  
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• Ottawa reveals details of emergency immigration program for Ukrainian refugees

  17-03-2022 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government announced Thursday a special immigration program that will allow Ukrainian refugees to live and work in Canada for up to three years.
  
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• UPDATE: Fertuck Trial Slowly Making Progress in Saskatoon Court - WestCentralOnline.com

  17-03-2022 19:15 via westcentralonline.com
  
  UPDATE: Fertuck Trial Slowly Making Progress in Saskatoon Court  WestCentralOnline.com
  
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• Crown applies to present new evidence at Fertuck trial

  17-03-2022 19:02
  
  Based on the results of exhibit testing, the Crown is applying to reopen the voir dire in hopes of presenting new evidence at the Greg Mitchell Fertuck murder trial. Read More
  
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• Crown applies to reopen case in Saskatoon murder trial, armed with new evidence

  17-03-2022 18:50
  
  A new piece of evidence in a Saskatoon murder trial is causing the Crown to reopen its case.
  
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• Saskatoon prepares for melting snow, potholes as city makes transition to spring - Global News

  17-03-2022 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon prepares for melting snow, potholes as city makes transition to spring  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon prepares for melting snow, potholes as city makes transition to spring

  17-03-2022 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  As we approach March 20th, the winter season comes to an end and with the sun shining bright, and Saskatoon prepares for the transition.
  
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• Canada is dropping pre-entry tests — here's what fully vaccinated travellers need to know

  17-03-2022 18:25 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government announced Thursday that it will do away with the pre-entry COVID-19 testing requirement for all fully vaccinated travellers coming to Canada, removing a major roadblock to the free flow of people.
  
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• Canada is dropping pre-entry tests. Here's what travellers need to know

  17-03-2022 18:25 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government announced Thursday that it will do away with the pre-entry COVID-19 testing requirement for all fully vaccinated travellers coming to Canada, removing a major roadblock to the free flow of people.
  
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• Canada is dropping pre-entry tests. Here's what fully vaccinated travellers need to know

  17-03-2022 18:25 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government announced Thursday that it will do away with the pre-entry COVID-19 testing requirement for all fully vaccinated travellers coming to Canada, removing a major roadblock to the free flow of people.
  
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• Saskatoon woman, 24, remembered for her 'spirit' after being found dead at Prince Albert snow dump - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-03-2022 18:16 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon woman, 24, remembered for her 'spirit' after being found dead at Prince Albert snow dump  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon woman, 24, remembered for her 'spirit' after being found dead at Prince Albert snow dump

  17-03-2022 18:16
  
  A Saskatoon woman is being remembered as a "warm person with a spirit, a heart, and a voice that was valuable to many people” by her family.
  
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• CP Rail will lock out 3,000 conductors and engineers if they don't have a deal with the union by Sunday

  17-03-2022 17:50
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. will lock out 3,000 conductors and locomotive engineers if union officials won’t make a deal by this Sunday, March 20, the company said. Read More
  
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• Missing Saskatoon woman's body found at snow dump in Prince Albert, death being investigated as homicide - CBC.ca

  17-03-2022 17:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Missing Saskatoon woman's body found at snow dump in Prince Albert, death being investigated as homicide  CBC.ca
  
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• Sask. fertilizer company ramping up potash production in response to Ukraine crisis

  17-03-2022 17:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Nutrien says it will hire more workers for its network of low-cost potash mines in the Saskatchewan as it prepares for a large increase in production capability.
  
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• Health Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 6 to 11

  17-03-2022 17:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Health Canada has approved the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of six and 11 years old.
  
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• Nude stranger takes the floor in Saskatchewan RM's Zoom meeting

  17-03-2022 17:03
  
  Council for the Rural Municipality of Dufferin was meeting in chambers last week when the Zoom gallery started to fill with new attendees. Numerous voices could be heard over several open microphones. Council members appeared confused as they tried to understand what was happening — when the screen suddenly split and a very naked man appeared. Read More
  
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• Missing Saskatoon woman's body found at snow dump in Prince Albert, death being investigated as homicide

  17-03-2022 17:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The day after a 24-year-old woman was reported missing in Saskatoon, her burnt body was discovered at a snow dump in Prince Albert, Sask. Police are investigating it as a homicide.
  
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• Missing Saskatoon woman's body found at snow dump in Prince Albert, being investigated as homicide

  17-03-2022 17:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The day after a 24-year-old woman was reported missing in Saskatoon, her body was discovered burned at a snow dump in Prince Albert, Sask. Police are investigating it as a homicide.
  
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• Read My Book: Race to Finish is Marion Mutala's second book of poetry

  17-03-2022 16:41
  
  Will we make it? Read More
  
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• Nutrien increasing potash production due to uncertainty in eastern Europe

  17-03-2022 15:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nutrien said it is increasing potash production by nearly one million tonnes to approximately 15 million tonnes for 2022.
  
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