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• 'Phenomenal' energy as 1,300 people register for Sask. Marathon

  29-05-2022 21:17
  
  The Saskatchewan Marathon made its return to Saskatoon’s Diefenbaker Park on Saturday for the first running in three years because of COVID-19 cancellations.
  
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• Man, 47, dead in second weekend homicide in Prince Albert

  29-05-2022 21:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 47-year-old man found with serious injuries in the 100 block of River Street West in Prince Albert Saturday night has died and police are calling the incident a homicide. Read More
  
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• Prince Albert police redeploy officers after two homicides in one day

  29-05-2022 21:08
  
  Prince Albert Police Service Chief Jonathan Bergen says he extends his condolences to those whose loved ones have been the victims of violence after two homicides in the city on Saturday.
  
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• Prince Albert police investigating 2nd Saturday homicide

  29-05-2022 20:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Prince Albert have given up scheduled time off to deal with two homicides that occurred Saturday night.
  
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• Sask. headed in right direction but COVID-19 'isn't yet gone'

  29-05-2022 20:12
  
  Key COVID-19 indicators are headed in the right direction — but Saskatchewan is not "out of the woods," doctors heard at their town hall last Thursday.
  
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• Photos: Colourful Saskatoon Khalsa Day Parade celebrates Sikh religion - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  29-05-2022 19:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Photos: Colourful Saskatoon Khalsa Day Parade celebrates Sikh religion  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Photos: Colourful Saskatoon Khalsa Day Parade celebrates Sikh religion

  29-05-2022 19:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Sikh community celebrated the Sikh New Year with their annual Sikh Day Parade, also known as the Khalsa Day Parade, on Saturday. Read More
  
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• Prince Albert police investigate after man dies from injuries; chief issued statement

  29-05-2022 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parkland Ambulance took the man to Victoria Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, police say.
  
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• Prince Albert police investigate after man dies from injuries

  29-05-2022 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parkland Ambulance took the man to Victoria Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, police say.
  
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• Inquest into death of Samwel Uko opens in Regina

  29-05-2022 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A much anticipated public inquest into the death of Samwel Uko, 20, began hearing testimony in a Regina hotel on Monday
  
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• As Ottawa readies new firearms bill, StatCan says violent gun crime is on the rise

  29-05-2022 19:10
  
  After falling for several years, rates of firearm-related violent crime are on the rise in Canada, the majority of which involve handguns, a recent report from Statistics Canada shows.
  
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• Prince Albert police investigate after man dies of injuries

  29-05-2022 18:50
  
  Prince Albert police are investigating after a man died overnight Saturday.
  
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• Plastic container used as ashtray sparked blaze that ravaged Saskatoon condo building: fire chief

  29-05-2022 17:55 via cbc.ca
  
  A massive blaze that destroyed a condo building in Saskatoon's Sutherland neighbourhood on Saturday was caused by the improper disposal of smoking material in a plastic container, fire investigators say.
  
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• Improper disposal of smoking material blamed for massive condo blaze

  29-05-2022 17:55 via cbc.ca
  
  A massive blaze that destroyed a condo building in Saskatoon's Sutherland neighbourhood on Saturday was caused by the improper disposal of smoking material, fire investigators say.
  
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• Man dead from serious injuries in Prince Albert

  29-05-2022 17:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 47-year-old man found with serious injuries in the 100 block of River Street West in Prince Albert Saturday night has died. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Chronic underfunding of education in Sask. threatens future

  29-05-2022 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan, we need to have a talk about education. Read More
  
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• See a concert or a puppet show: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon

  29-05-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  This weekend kicks off Arbor Week in Saskatoon, with events around town hosted by SOS Trees Coalition. There are also plenty of live concerts, a dance recital, an audio play and a puppet show to take in. Read More
  
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• Presumptive cases of avian flu in skunks, foxes found in Sask.

  29-05-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A wildlife pathologist in Saskatoon says his lab is testing several skunks and fox kits showing neurological signs that could be caused by avian flu.
  
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• Wastewater surveillance provides crucial COVID data, but also carries privacy concerns: scientists

  29-05-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Wastewater surveillance has gone from niche science to mainstream public health tool over the course of the pandemic. But some experts caution that the data collected could lead to privacy concerns, especially because samples are often gathered from public sources. Wastewater tracking for COVID-19 could lead to privacy, ethics concerns, some scientists say
  
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• Residential school survivors push for papal visit to Kamloops, B.C., want input on expected apology

  29-05-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  More than a dozen residential school survivors from First Nations across the country plan to press Roman Catholic bishops for input on the Pope's planned stops when he visits Canada in July and the words the pontiff will use in his expected residential school apology on Canadian soil.
  
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• 'Improper disposal of smoking material' sparked $5M Saskatoon condo blaze - CTV News Saskatoon

  29-05-2022 09:00 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Improper disposal of smoking material' sparked $5M Saskatoon condo blaze  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders, football organizations joining forces for ‘Football Weekend’

  29-05-2022 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Riders and Football Saskatchewan have teamed up with the University of Regina Rams, University of Saskatchewan Huskies, Regina Thunder and Hilltops to host a weekend of games.
  
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• 'Smoking materials' sparked $5 million blaze that destroyed 26 condos

  29-05-2022 02:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Residents of a Sutherland condo building lost their homes Saturday after an out-of-control blaze ravaged the building beyond repair. Read More
  
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• HIV vaccine researchers using Canadian Light Source at USask uncover problematic protein

  29-05-2022 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A professor at the University of Toronto is using the Canadian Light Source to research HIV and investigate the key proteins in hopes of understanding how it works.
  
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• HIV vaccine researchers using Canadian Light Source at USask to uncover problematic protein

  29-05-2022 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A professor at the University of Toronto is using the Canadian Light Source to research HIV and investigate the key proteins in hopes of understanding how it works.
  
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• Residents rescued from condos as massive fire destroys Saskatoon building - CBC.ca

  29-05-2022 01:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents rescued from condos as massive fire destroys Saskatoon building  CBC.ca
  
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• 32-year-old man shot and killed Saturday morning: Prince Albert police

  29-05-2022 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials say the 32-year-old man died from his injuries in the hospital
  
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