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• 'Any information is good information': Sask. police seek tips to help solve 140 long-term missing persons cases

  03-05-2022 23:59
  
  Police are shining a light on cases like Megan Gallagher's during Missing Persons Week — in hopes of bringing forward new leads.
  
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• Sask. study examines youth mental health during pandemic

  03-05-2022 23:54
  
  One in five adolescents reported an increase in suicidal ideation and one in 10 reported an increase in self-harm after the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Saskatchewan survey.
  
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• 1 in 5 Sask. youth report increase in suicidal ideation during 1st year of COVID-19 pandemic, survey finds

  03-05-2022 23:54
  
  One in five adolescents reported an increase in suicidal ideation and one in 10 reported an increase in self-harm after the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Saskatchewan survey.
  
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• Maier, Rhinehart and Robins: Graduating Saskatoon Blades 'grateful' to end career with full season - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  03-05-2022 23:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Maier, Rhinehart and Robins: Graduating Saskatoon Blades 'grateful' to end career with full season  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Maier, Rhinehart and Robins: Graduating Saskatoon Blades 'grateful' to end career with full season

  03-05-2022 23:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Long-time Saskatoon Blades goalie Nolan Maier — who spent five years with the organization — leaves the program with mixed emotions. Read More
  
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• Draft abortion rights decision in U.S. 'distressing but not shocking:' Saskatoon Sexual Health - News Talk 980 CJME

  03-05-2022 23:33 via cjme.com
  
  Draft abortion rights decision in U.S. 'distressing but not shocking:' Saskatoon Sexual Health  News Talk 980 CJME
  
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• Saskatoon fans say goodbye to Guy Lafleur - CTV News Saskatoon

  03-05-2022 23:31 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon fans say goodbye to Guy Lafleur  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon fans say goodbye to Guy Lafleur

  03-05-2022 23:31
  
  The Western Canada Montreal Canadiens Fan Club held a tribute to Guy Lafleur in the club’s dressing room at the Harold Latrace Arena on Tuesday.
  
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• First-degree murder charge laid in 2017 shooting of Tyler Owen Morin

  03-05-2022 23:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Nearly five years after Tyler Owen Morin was fatally shot, a 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the 2017 homicide. Read More
  
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• Sasktel employee fired after using corporate credit card for $18K of personal purchases, loss report says

  03-05-2022 23:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A SaskTel worker was fired for misusing a corporate credit card from November 2021 to February 2022, according to the latest Crown Investment Corporation loss report. 
  
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• Saskatoon police charge man with murder in 2017 shooting

  03-05-2022 22:57
  
  Police in Saskatoon have charged a man in a 2017 homicide.
  
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• Sask. podcast project seeks to keep endangered Indigenous languages alive

  03-05-2022 22:55 via cbc.ca
  
  A podcast website launched in late April from the First Nations University of Canada is hoping to keep Indigenous languages alive, many of which are on the verge of extinction.
  
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• Arrest Made in Connection to 2017 Homicide

  03-05-2022 22:38 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section has arrested a 22-year-old man in connection to a 2017 homicide.On November 4th, 2017 at around 6:15 a.m. Tyler Owen Morin was shot in a residence in the 200 block of Avenue V South. He died as a result of his injuries on November 11th, 2017. After continued investigation by the Major Crime Section, a 22-year-old man who was already in custody, due to an unrelated matter, was arrested today in Prince Albert. He will make his first court appea
  
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• Saskatchewan to raise minimum wage to $13 per hour in October, $15 by 2024

  03-05-2022 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan, which has the country's lowest minimum wage at $11.81 per hour, is set to increase its minimum wage to $13 this year and $15 by October of 2024.
  
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• Saskatoon police charge man following standoff | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  03-05-2022 22:01 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police charge man following standoff | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police charge man following standoff

  03-05-2022 22:01
  
  A man was charged following a standoff in the city's Blairmore neighbourhood.
  
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• Nutrien may raise potash output as sanctions curb Russia supply, says interim CEO Seitz

  03-05-2022 21:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Nutrien, the world's largest fertilizer company, is weighing further increases to potash production as sanctions continue to limit shipments from Russia and Belarus, interim chief executive Ken Seitz says. Read More
  
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• Sask. to increase minimum wage to $13 in Oct., $15 in 2024

  03-05-2022 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government is boosting the minimum wage to $13 per hour in October and says it will increase it to $15 in 2024.
  
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• Sask. minimum wage increasing to $13 in October

  03-05-2022 21:29
  
  Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will increase to $13 per hour as of Oct. 1, 2022 with a plan to reach $15 an hour by 2024.
  
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• Downtown Saskatoon grocery store one step closer to becoming a reality - Global News

  03-05-2022 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Downtown Saskatoon grocery store one step closer to becoming a reality  Global News
  
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• Downtown Saskatoon grocery store one step closer to becoming a reality

  03-05-2022 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Standing Policy Committee on Transportation unanimously approved a motion to have a downtown Saskatoon grocery store proposal sent to city council.
  
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• Sask. hospitals still feeling COVID-19 pressure as ICU cases jump 38%

  03-05-2022 20:48
  
  A Saskatchewan health official is asking the public to be patient as the province continues to experience a "high plateau" of acute care demand for COVID-19 cases.
  
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• Saskatoon man facing multiple weapons charges after dramatic arrest on Sunday night

  03-05-2022 20:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon man is facing weapons charges after his dramatic arrest was captured on video Sunday.
  
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• The results are in for Saskatchewan’s worst roads of 2022

  03-05-2022 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  CAA Worst Roads is an online engagement campaign aimed at drawing attention to Saskatchewan’s worst and unsafe roads where three roads in Regina made the list.
  
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• Saskatoon runner rescues struggling man from South Saskatchewan River - CBC.ca

  03-05-2022 19:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon runner rescues struggling man from South Saskatchewan River  CBC.ca
  
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• Good Samaritan saves drowning man from river in Saskatoon

  03-05-2022 19:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Brian Gibson was on an evening run with a friend in Saskatoon when he saved a man's life. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon runner rescues struggling man from South Saskatchewan River

  03-05-2022 18:54 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon runner happened to be nearby when a man struggling to cross the South Saskatchewan River began calling for help, so he went in to help.
  
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• Sask. to test emergency mobile phone alert system

  03-05-2022 18:30
  
  The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency will test the province's emergency alert system on Wednesday.
  
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• SGI, police remind drivers about Sask. zero tolerance policy with cannabis

  03-05-2022 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since 2019, the number of people who have received driving offences for being impaired by drugs including cannabis has increased almost seven-fold in Saskatoon.
  
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• Sask. has withdrawn nearly as many tickets issued for breaking COVID-19 rules as it has convictions

  03-05-2022 17:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The majority of the 712 tickets issued under public health orders remain pending.
  
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• Testing Saskatoon's emergency alert program | Country 600 CJWW - CJWW

  03-05-2022 16:22 via cjwwradio.com
  
  Testing Saskatoon's emergency alert program | Country 600 CJWW  CJWW
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department promotes emergency preparedness - SaskToday.ca

  03-05-2022 14:48 via sasktoday.ca
  
  Saskatoon Fire Department promotes emergency preparedness  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Saskatoon – City announces road closures on Friday - SaskToday.ca

  03-05-2022 14:48 via sasktoday.ca
  
  Saskatoon – City announces road closures on Friday  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Letters: Saskatoon city council falls short in including everybody - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  03-05-2022 14:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Letters: Saskatoon city council falls short in including everybody  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Sask. doctors are tired, demoralized and considering quitting: survey

  03-05-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Almost one in five Saskatchewan doctors is thinking of retirement. Read More
  
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• Letters: Saskatoon city council falls short in including everybody

  03-05-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department highlights Emergency Preparedness Week - CJWW

  03-05-2022 13:57 via cjwwradio.com
  
  Saskatoon Fire Department highlights Emergency Preparedness Week  CJWW
  
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• Leaving my abusive partner was hell but I overcame the system and found freedom

  03-05-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Gale Bryce knew her partner was eventually going to kill her. But when she decided to leave, she found the system is stacked against victims trying to leave abusive partners.
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court leak probe ordered, protesters gather over potentially seismic abortion ruling

  03-05-2022 11:50 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden said he will fight to preserve access to abortion services, while the chief justice of the Supreme Court ordered an investigation after an unprecedented leak suggested that the top court may overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion.
  
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• Protesters gather at Supreme Court over potentially seismic abortion ruling

  03-05-2022 11:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Within hours of news that a leaked initial draft majority opinion suggests U.S. Supreme Court justices have voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion activists and abortion rights supporters were facing off outside the court.
  
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• Biden vows to fight on abortion services after U.S. Supreme Court draft ruling leaked

  03-05-2022 11:50 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden said he will fight to preserve access to abortion services, while the chief justice of the Supreme Court ordered an investigation after an unprecedented leak suggested that the top court may overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion.
  
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• Biden vows to fight for abortion services after U.S. Supreme Court draft ruling leaked

  03-05-2022 11:50 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden said he will fight to preserve access to abortion services, while the chief justice of the Supreme Court ordered an investigation after an unprecedented leak suggested that the top court may overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion.
  
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• Biden vows to fight for abortion access after U.S. Supreme Court draft ruling leaked

  03-05-2022 11:50 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden said he will fight to preserve access to abortion services, while the chief justice of the Supreme Court ordered an investigation after an unprecedented leak suggested that the top court may overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion.
  
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• Sask. film producers can now apply for up to $5M in grant funding

  03-05-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After boosting its grant program for film and television by $8 million in its last budget, the province announced another change which allows filmmakers to apply for more grant money to produce a movie.
  
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• Unsafe sleep practices present in hundreds of infant deaths in Canada, CBC investigation finds

  03-05-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Bed sharing with a relative was listed as a contributing factor in the 2018 death of a one-month-old baby in B.C. It's a scenario that appears multiple times in records obtained by CBC News as part of an investigation into unsafe sleep conditions reported in at least 1,338 infant deaths in Canada over an 11-year span.
  
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• Have a flight and heard about long delays? Here's what you need to know

  03-05-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With many COVID-19 restrictions being lifted after two years of very little domestic or international travel, Canada's major airports have seen a surge in travellers and, as a result, longer than normal wait times to get through security.
  
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• Guy Lafleur remembered as Quebec holds national funeral for hockey icon

  03-05-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Lafleur, who captured five Stanley Cup titles and was a hockey hero in Quebec long before his NHL playing days, died after a series of prolonged health issues, including lung cancer. He was 70.
  
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• Saskatoon's former Continental Hotel demolished - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  03-05-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon's former Continental Hotel demolished - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Downtown Saskatoon grocery store one step closer to becoming a reality | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  03-05-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Downtown Saskatoon grocery store one step closer to becoming a reality | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Man wanted by Meadow Lake RCMP appears in Saskatoon court - SaskToday.ca

  03-05-2022 05:31 via sasktoday.ca
  
  Man wanted by Meadow Lake RCMP appears in Saskatoon court  SaskToday.ca
  
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