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• Biggest emitters paying smallest price on pollution, critics say

  18-04-2022 23:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  OTTAWA — Big industrial plants in provinces covered by the national carbon pricing system paid more than $161 million for their greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, but some critics say the system is designed to ensure the biggest emitters pay the smallest price on pollution. Read More
  
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• Co-op Refinery Complex to invest over $100M in annual turnaround, create 1,200 temporary jobs

  18-04-2022 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CRC announced the investment will be made over the next 40-plus days as part of the Co-op Refinery Complex will be taken down for repairs, maintenance and upgrades.
  
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• April snowstorms aren't done with the Prairies

  18-04-2022 21:52 via cbc.ca
  
  After spring storm is lining up to hit portions of Saskatchewan on Friday, April 22nd, 2022
  
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• FSIN official fired following workplace harassment allegation

  18-04-2022 21:43
  
  Corey O'Soup has been axed from his position at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) following allegations of workplace harassment.
  
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• David Caissie loses appeal for murder conviction in ex-partner's death

  18-04-2022 20:33 via cbc.ca
  
  A man sentenced to life in prison for the killing of his ex-partner had his appeal dismissed on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatoon COVID-19 levels hit record high in wastewater

  18-04-2022 20:27
  
  The evidence of COVID-19 has increased in Saskatoon's wastewater yet again, surging past last week's record-setting mark.
  
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• Province to investigate death of inmate, 25, at Prince Albert correctional centre

  18-04-2022 19:55 via cbc.ca
  
  A 25-year-old female inmate at a correctional centre in Prince Albert, Sask., has died, according to the province.
  
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• U of S extends mask mandate after hundreds of COVID-19 cases reported on campus

  18-04-2022 19:41
  
  The University of Saskatchewan has extended its mask mandate at campuses and indoor locations until June 30.
  
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• Avian flu cases confirmed in two Saskatchewan flocks

  18-04-2022 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, a strain of avian flu known as HPAI has recently been confirmed in a Saskatchewan backyard flock and a commercial poultry flock.
  
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• Wastewater samples in Sask. show COVID-19 spike in Regina, peak in Saskatoon

  18-04-2022 19:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The latest study of wastewater from University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan shows an increase of COVID-19 in both cities, with an exponential spike in Regina, while the viral load fell in some northern Saskatchewan cities.
  
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• Wastewater samples from Saskatoon show noticeable increase in COVID-19

  18-04-2022 19:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The latest study of wastewater from University of Saskatchewan shows an increase of COVID-19 in Saskatoon, while the viral load fell in some northern Saskatchewan cities.
  
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• Sask. confirms avian flu in poultry flocks

  18-04-2022 19:20
  
  Cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were confirmed in a Saskatchewan backyard flock and a commercial poultry flock, according to the Government of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon motel fire caused by dryer lint - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-04-2022 19:14 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon motel fire caused by dryer lint  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon motel fire caused by dryer lint

  18-04-2022 19:14
  
  A buildup of dryer lint led to a Saskatoon motel fire resulting in thousands in damage.
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest 2 murder suspects in man's roadside death

  18-04-2022 18:55
  
  A 33-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, both from Saskatoon, have been charged with second-degree murder.
  
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• Saskatoon man and woman charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of 22-year-old - CBC.ca

  18-04-2022 18:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon man and woman charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of 22-year-old  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man and woman charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of 22-year-old

  18-04-2022 18:54 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon man and woman have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 22-year-old man from Fishing Lake First Nation, according to police.
  
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• Saskatchewan inmate dies at Pine Grove Correctional Centre

  18-04-2022 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's Ministry of Corrections says a 25-year-old inmate at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert was found unresponsive in her cell on Friday.
  
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• Saskatoon police make arrests in homicide investigation

  18-04-2022 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police say a 33-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, both from Saskatoon, have been charged with second-degree murder.
  
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• Pine Grove inmate dies, foul play not suspected: province

  18-04-2022 18:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Foul play is not suspected in the death of a 25-year-old inmate at Pine Grove Correctional Centre. Read More
  
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• Bird flu found in two Saskatchewan flocks

  18-04-2022 18:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A highly contagious avian flu has infiltrated Saskatchewan poultry flocks just a week after it was detected in a wild bird. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon's Woodlawn Cemetery is running out of burial sites, report says - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-04-2022 18:29 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon's Woodlawn Cemetery is running out of burial sites, report says  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon's Woodlawn Cemetery is running out of burial sites, report says

  18-04-2022 18:29
  
  Saskatoon's planning committee has approved in principle a 257-page master plan for the future of Woodlawn Cemetery.
  
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• Saskatoon man, woman charged with second-degree murder after man found on city outskirts

  18-04-2022 18:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Charges of second-degree murder have been laid against two people from Saskatoon after a man was found fatally injured on a road near the city outskirts. Read More
  
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• 25-year-old woman dies in Sask. jail

  18-04-2022 17:54
  
  A 25-year-old woman has died while in custody at Pine Grove Correctional Centre.
  
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• Arrests - SPS/RCMP Homicide Investigation

  18-04-2022 17:36 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 33-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, both from Saskatoon, have been charged with Second Degree Murder after RCMP received a report of an injured person on Friday afternoon.At approximately 1:15 p.m., April 15, 2022, Warman RCMP responded to a report of an injured person on Hodgson Road near Highway #7, about 5 kilometers southwest of Saskatoon. The 22-year-old man was pronounced deceased shortly after emergency responders arrived.RCMP Investigators determined the man had been at a Saskatoo
  
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• What to do when encountering wildlife on Saskatoon trails - Global News

  18-04-2022 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  What to do when encountering wildlife on Saskatoon trails  Global News
  
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• Truck driver robbed of day in court, denied compensation after lawyer lies, gets suspended and disappears

  18-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A truck driver says he was denied his day in court by a bad lawyer, then denied justice again by the insurance that's set up to compensate the public when a lawyer behaves badly.
  
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• RCMP review of old sexual assault files sends more than 200 back to investigators

  18-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The RCMP has reviewed more than 30,000 of its previous sexual assault investigations and has found "consistent deficiencies" in how they were handled — including some instances of investigators failing to interview victims and suspects.
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest 2 murder suspects in man's roadside death - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-04-2022 09:00 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police arrest 2 murder suspects in man's roadside death  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon COVID-19 levels hit record high in wastewater - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-04-2022 09:00 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon COVID-19 levels hit record high in wastewater  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners to discuss drug decriminalization - Global News

  18-04-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners to discuss drug decriminalization  Global News
  
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• 'Our family has been destroyed': Family mourns teen who died after assault at Edmonton high school

  18-04-2022 04:45
  
  The family of an Edmonton teen who was assaulted outside his high school is grieving and remembering him as a fun, outgoing, and loving family member.
  
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• Easter Sunday church service in-person for first time since 2019 at Saskatoon church

  18-04-2022 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Church-goers have had to attend the Easter Sunday service via zoom due to COVID, but this year they were able to attend in person.
  
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• Anonymous donor adds $60K to Mekayla Bali info reward fund

  18-04-2022 00:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a statement to Global News, RCMP say they 'hope with all our hearts' that new information will come up that will help them find Mekayla.
  
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