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• Saskatchewan First Nation says 14 burials at former residential school

  20-04-2022 23:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatchewan First Nation says 14 possible burials have been found at the site of a former residential school north of Regina. Read More
  
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• Officials questioned 2021 Indigenous census data, documents show

  20-04-2022 23:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  OTTAWA — Federal officials questioned the quality of the 2021 census data for Indigenous communities after collection efforts were hampered by factors including the discovery of unmarked residential school graves, documents show. Read More
  
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• Anglican Church's top Indigenous reverend resigns over 'acknowledged' sexual misconduct

  20-04-2022 23:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Rev. Mark MacDonald, the Anglican Church of Canada's first national Indigenous archbishop, has resigned over what the church is calling "acknowledged" sexual misconduct.
  
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• Anglican Church's national bishop to Indigenous members resigns over 'acknowledged' sexual misconduct

  20-04-2022 23:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Rev. Mark MacDonald, the Anglican Church of Canada's first national Indigenous archbishop, has resigned over what the church is calling "acknowledged" sexual misconduct.
  
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• Saskatchewan First Nation to reveal possible burials at former residential school

  20-04-2022 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief Byron Bitternose, following months of work, is to outline the first findings of a ground search on the George Gordon First Nation.
  
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• Saskatchewan First Nation says 14 possible grave sites found at former residential school

  20-04-2022 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief Byron Bitternose of the George Gordon First Nation says the findings at the site north of Regina follow months of work with ground-penetrating radar.
  
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• Saskatchewan First Nation says 14 burial sites found at former residential school

  20-04-2022 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief Byron Bitternose of the George Gordon First Nation says the findings at the site north of Regina follow months of work with ground-penetrating radar.
  
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• Doctors say Sask. emergency departments undestaffed, overcapacity, struggling to provide care

  20-04-2022 23:09 via cbc.ca
  
  As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, emergency room doctors say their departments are overflowing with patients, compromising care.
  
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• Doctors say Sask. emergency departments understaffed, overcapacity, struggling to provide care

  20-04-2022 23:09 via cbc.ca
  
  As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, emergency room doctors say their departments are overflowing with patients, compromising care.
  
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• George Gordon First Nation to announce results of geophysical investigation

  20-04-2022 23:05 via cbc.ca
  
  George Gordon First Nation's chief and council and the Gordon's Indian Residential School Cemetery Committee are holding a news conference Wednesday afternoon to announce the first findings of a geophysical investigation recently conducted in the community.
  
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• George Gordon First Nation announces 14 potential unmarked burial sites at former Sask. residential school

  20-04-2022 23:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Leaders of George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan announced Wednesday that 14 potential unmarked burial sites had been found close to the site of the former Gordon's Indian Residential School.
  
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• Richard Fernuk died of ligature strangulation, Saskatoon murder trial hears

  20-04-2022 23:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's chief forensic pathologist determined Richard Fernuk died from ligature strangulation after he was found tied to a chair with two electrical cords wrapped tightly around his neck. Read More
  
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• Esports program at Notre Dame in Wilcox, Sask. already a success

  20-04-2022 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The esports program at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame has generated lots of interest among students and it continues to grow.
  
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• Sask. First Nation's initial search of former residential school site reveals 14 'possible burials'

  20-04-2022 22:55
  
  A Saskatchewan First Nation discovered 14 "possible burials" on the site of a former residential school, as part of its first of three ground penetrating radar searches.
  
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• Sask. farmer not expecting good crop, as fields remain dry

  20-04-2022 22:45
  
  Corey Loessin says his fields need 10 inches of rain to make up for the lost moisture from last year.
  
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• Crews battle fast-moving grass fire south of Saskatoon

  20-04-2022 22:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon firefighters were called to the scene of a large grass fire Tuesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Ryan Meili tests positive for COVID-19

  20-04-2022 22:38
  
  Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a tweet posted Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Ottawa calls on Canadians to donate Aeroplan points to Ukrainians fleeing war

  20-04-2022 22:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government has struck a new partnership with Air Canada and the non-profit sector that will allow Canadians to donate their frequent flyer points to help fleeing Ukrainians come to Canada.
  
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• Food crisis in Ethiopia is growing as world's attention turns to Ukraine: Sask.-born aid worker

  20-04-2022 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Millions of Ethiopians continue to suffer from a food crisis in the drought-stricken country. A conflict in the embattled northern Tigray region is making things even worse for Ethiopians.
  
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• Famine crisis in Ethiopia is growing as world's attention turns to Ukraine: Sask.-born aid worker

  20-04-2022 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Millions of Ethiopians continue to suffer from famine in the drought-stricken country. A conflict in the embattled northern Tigray region is making things even worse for Ethiopians.
  
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• Weekly wastewater results suggest COVID increases in Saskatoon, Regina - CKOM News Talk Sports

  20-04-2022 22:11 via ckom.com
  
  Weekly wastewater results suggest COVID increases in Saskatoon, Regina  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Pathologist testifies at Saskatoon murder trial about how Richard Fernuk died of 'ligature strangulation'

  20-04-2022 21:53 via cbc.ca
  
  The Crown's final witness in the Leo Daniels murder trial testified how Richard Fernuk died of 'ligature strangulation.'
  
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• Sask. woman surprised by 'life-changing' $100,000 lotto win

  20-04-2022 21:44
  
  Unity resident Pearl Thomas thought she won $10,000 with her LOTTO MAX ticket — but when she double-checked, she learned she had missed a 0.
  
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• Saskatoon partnership will be out in the community for annual needle cleanup - Global News

  20-04-2022 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon partnership will be out in the community for annual needle cleanup  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon partnership will be out in the community for annual needle cleanup

  20-04-2022 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Department and the Sask. Health Authority partner for the annual community needle pickup and encourage residents to be cautious, especially as the snow melts.
  
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• Newspaper apologizes for cartoon depicting Indigenous people seeking payout from Pope

  20-04-2022 21:28 via cbc.ca
  
  First Nations leaders in southern Ontario say the media has to do better at reconciliation after a newspaper ran an offensive cartoon that employed negative stereotypes of Indigenous people.
  
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• Family of 5 escapes Saskatoon house fire

  20-04-2022 21:18
  
  The sound of a person coughing as smoke filled the house helped a Saskatoon family safely escape an overnight fire.
  
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• Arson charge laid in fire that destroyed P.A. community centre

  20-04-2022 20:33 via cbc.ca
  
  A Prince Albert woman, 24, has been charged with arson following a fire last Friday that destroyed the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre in the city.
  
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• Advocates asking Saskatoon police board to decriminalize some drug possession - CBC.ca

  20-04-2022 20:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Advocates asking Saskatoon police board to decriminalize some drug possession  CBC.ca
  
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• Advocates asking Saskatoon police board to decriminalize some drug possession

  20-04-2022 20:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners will be talking about decriminalizing possession of small amounts of illegal drugs at its meeting on Thursday.
  
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• Highway Hotline breaks record with 13 million visitors

  20-04-2022 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Highway Hotline page views jumped to 1.2 million just in the month of April during the large spring blizzard that covered many southeastern areas of Saskatchewan. 
  
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• SGI warns of another text scam circulating

  20-04-2022 19:27
  
  Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) is warning customers about another scam circulating via text.
  
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• Sask. parents say change needed to support adults living with mental illness and addiction

  20-04-2022 19:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan parents of adult children with complex mental illness and addictions say the systems that are supposed to help are broken. That's why they're leaning on each other for support and calling for change.
  
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• Saskatoon man wins baking show - Global News

  20-04-2022 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon man wins baking show  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon man wins baking show

  20-04-2022 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Saskatoon bakers participated on the Food Networks series 'Wall of Bakers.' One won episode four while the other served as a judge.
  
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• Saskatoon driving conditions 'challenging' after spring snowstorm - CTV News Saskatoon

  20-04-2022 18:45 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon driving conditions 'challenging' after spring snowstorm  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon driving conditions 'challenging' after spring snowstorm

  20-04-2022 18:45
  
  The City of Saskatoon is warning drivers and pedestrians to be careful after mixed precipitation, dropping temperatures and blowing snow.
  
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• Police seek missing 5-year-old boy from Red Earth First Nation

  20-04-2022 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are requesting for the public's help in locating a little 5-year-old boy from the Red Earth First Nation was last seen around noon on April 19, 2022.
  
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• RCMP seeks public assistance in locating missing five-year-old boy

  20-04-2022 17:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The RCMP are asking anyone with information about a missing five-year-old boy to come forward. Read More
  
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• George Gordon First Nation to disclose 'possible burials found'

  20-04-2022 17:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatchewan First Nation says it plans to release details today about "possible burials found" at the site of a former residential school. Read More
  
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• 'We do feel the pressure': Search continues for missing 5-year-old Sask. boy

  20-04-2022 17:20
  
  A desperate search is underway after a child went missing on a Saskatchewan First Nation.
  
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• Sask. River RCMP ask for public's help in search for missing 5-year-old boy

  20-04-2022 17:20
  
  Police are asking for the public's help in the search for a five-year-old boy who was reported missing on Tuesday.
  
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• Sask. RCMP ask for public's help in search for missing 5-year-old boy

  20-04-2022 17:20
  
  Police are asking for the public's help in the search for a five-year-old boy who was reported missing on Tuesday.
  
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• 5-year-old Sask. boy missing, plane will assist in search

  20-04-2022 17:20
  
  A desperate search is underway after a child went missing on a Saskatchewan First Nation.
  
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• Indigenous educators of northern Saskatchewan introduce reconciliation in schools

  20-04-2022 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Indigenous educators are enforcing reconciliation in their teachings to students in various forms such as teaching kids how to sing in the Cree language.
  
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• Highway Hotline: Travel not recommended east of Saskatoon - SaskToday.ca

  20-04-2022 15:35 via sasktoday.ca
  
  Highway Hotline: Travel not recommended east of Saskatoon  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Humboldt grassroots team takes top honours in Saskatoon League - DiscoverHumboldt.com

  20-04-2022 14:58 via discoverhumboldt.com
  
  Humboldt grassroots team takes top honours in Saskatoon League  DiscoverHumboldt.com
  
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• Canada's inflation rate jumps to new 31-year high of 6.7%

  20-04-2022 14:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's inflation rate rose to 6.7 per cent in March, far more than economists were expecting and a full percentage point higher than February's already 30-year high.
  
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• Sask. RCMP searching for missing 5-year-old boy

  20-04-2022 14:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Community members and RCMP are searching for a five-year-old boy who went missing Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Sask. RCMP continue search for missing boy, 5

  20-04-2022 14:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Red Earth Cree Nation community members and RCMP are searching for a five-year-old boy who went missing Tuesday afternoon.
  
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