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• ‘It was a cool sight to see’: Tornado caught on camera in Sask.

  11-06-2022 22:30
  
  The one minute video taken around 4:30 p.m. on Friday shows dark clouds with a tornado twisting and turning near a farm in Maymont, Sask.
  
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• Saskatoon hazmat team responds to spill of lye - SaskToday.ca

  11-06-2022 19:40 via sasktoday.ca
  
  Saskatoon hazmat team responds to spill of lye  SaskToday.ca
  
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• NDP leadership hopeful receives support from a Saskatoon MLA - CJWW

  11-06-2022 18:14 via cjwwradio.com
  
  NDP leadership hopeful receives support from a Saskatoon MLA  CJWW
  
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• Moe defends U.S. mission to promote Sask. as trade destination, energy security partner

  11-06-2022 17:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Party government is defending its latest international trade mission as an opportunity to promote the province as a destination for global investment, and an important partner in North American energy security.
  
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• Smouldering barbecue briquettes cause 'significant' Saskatoon house fire

  11-06-2022 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A fire that was started by barbecue briquettes that were not properly extinguished caused an estimated $320,000 in damage to a Saskatoon home on Friday. Read More
  
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• Letters: Public needs more info on Saskatoon speeding enforcement - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  11-06-2022 15:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Letters: Public needs more info on Saskatoon speeding enforcement  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Letters: Public needs more info on Saskatoon speeding enforcement

  11-06-2022 15:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Moe says decision on potential rebate will likely come this summer

  11-06-2022 15:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said government will decide in the next few months if it can use a surplus of natural resource revenue to offset the eye-watering cost of living. Read More
  
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• Cuthand: Sask. First Nations leaders honoured with Canada Post stamps

  11-06-2022 15:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  This month Canada Post will be unveiling three stamps to honour First Nations leadership. Two of them come from Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• Inside Pride: Two-spirited Indigenous girls inspire others to be themselves

  11-06-2022 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three Indigenous families from Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation speak out on what it's like to raise their children who self-identify as girls.
  
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• My autism diagnosis helped me accept my fashion choices and feel good in my skin

  11-06-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  At 45, Julie Green was diagnosed with autism. That’s when she understood the term “fashion victim” differently.
  
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• Immigration minister says he's working on a faster path to permanence for temporary residents

  11-06-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says his government is preparing to reinstate a program that would help to speed up the process of turning newcomers in Canada under temporary permits into permanent residents.
  
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• Smouldering barbecue briquettes cause 'significant' Saskatoon house fire - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  11-06-2022 09:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Smouldering barbecue briquettes cause 'significant' Saskatoon house fire  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• CEBL: Hamilton Honey Badgers stick it to visiting Rattlers

  11-06-2022 05:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Hamilton Honey Badgers put on a scoring clinic Friday night at the expense of the Saskatchewan Rattlers. Read More
  
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• Dillon Whitehawk sentenced to life in prison for two first-degree murders

  11-06-2022 03:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The presiding judge, Justice Neil Robertson sentenced Whitehawk to life in prison for two first-degree murders he was found guilty of committing in 2019.
  
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• Moe returns from U.S. after meetings to gather support for Saskatchewan energy, mining

  11-06-2022 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Moe visited New York to talk about finance and investment and in Washington the conversations were focused on energy security in North America.
  
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• Saskatchewan-based Nutrien announces increase in fertilizer production

  11-06-2022 02:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nutrien's announcement of increased fertilizer production represents an increase of more than 5 million tons, or 40 per cent compared to Nutrien’s 2020 production.
  
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• Rising fuel costs complicate summer travel planning in Saskatchewan

  11-06-2022 02:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hitting the open road is a pastime enjoyed by many Saskatchewan families, but record-high gas prices have many travellers, and the tourism industry, keeping an eye on the pumps.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders welcome over 200 kids to their football camp

  11-06-2022 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Many high school-aged football players were given the opportunity to attend a football camp put on by the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation.
  
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• Northern Saskatchewan community forced to evacuate due to growing McCafe wildfire

  11-06-2022 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said Friday that the McCafe fire was less than 20 kilometres from Stanley Mission around midday.
  
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• Saskatoon fire department sees increase in calls as weather warms - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-06-2022 02:23 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon fire department sees increase in calls as weather warms  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Prairie Pride: Pride Month celebrations in rural, northern Sask.

  11-06-2022 01:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  This month, communities all throughout Saskatchewan are celebrating Pride Month — with flag raisins and parades, art nights, drag shows, teaching sessions and much more. Outside of the big cities, Saskatchewan’s LGBTQ2S+ communities are painting the towns rainbow and hosting a spectrum of vibrant, welcoming events. Read More
  
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• Prairie Pride: How three summers of ‘Pandemic Pride’ fostered connections in rural Sask.

  11-06-2022 01:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Prairie Pride is a series by Local Journalism Initiative reporter Julia Peterson that celebrates queer life in rural Saskatchewan. Read every Saturday until June 25 or visit thestarphoenix.com/PrairiePride. Read More
  
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• Leaders, community join grads on Treaty 4 Walk from Lebret to Fort Qu’Appelle

  11-06-2022 01:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of students from Peepeekisis First Nation in Saskatchewan sparked a new tradition, encouraging Treaty 4 graduates to join in an honour walk from Lebret to Fort Qu'Appelle.
  
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• Stanley Mission, Sask. residents evacuate after wildfire inches closer

  11-06-2022 01:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of noon on Friday, the McCafe fire was just 2.5 kilometres away from the community. Around 1,000 people have evacuated the community.
  
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• Stanley Mission evacuates all residents in response to approaching fire

  11-06-2022 01:31
  
  The only road in and out of Stanley Mission was closed on Thursday evening as the wildfire threatening the community shifted unexpectedly.
  
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• Northern Sask. community evacuates all residents in response to approaching fire

  11-06-2022 01:31
  
  The only road in and out of Stanley Mission was closed on Thursday evening as the wildfire threatening the community shifted unexpectedly.
  
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• Wildfire in northern Saskatchewan prompts evacuation of Stanley Mission

  11-06-2022 01:20 via cbc.ca
  
  A forest fire in northern Sask. has prompted a general evacuation of Stanley Mission. The community, which is northeast of La Ronge, began moving residents by bus Friday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon man charged with impaired driving causing death after crash

  11-06-2022 01:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police have charged a man after a serious collision that left a 61-year-old Saskatoon woman dead. Read More
  
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• Moe says he didn't know about brother's ticket before he was pardoned

  11-06-2022 01:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said he didn't know his brother had even received a driving ticket when his name appeared on a list of residents whose offences would be pardoned by cabinet. Read More
  
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• Ranchers’ group pushes back against Health Canada’s ‘vilification’ of beef

  11-06-2022 01:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian ranchers say their industry has been unfairly singled out by proposed new regulations that would require packaged ground beef to be sold with a health warning label.
  
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• Moe says cash-strapped schools shouldn't introduce new fees

  11-06-2022 01:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said school divisions shouldn't introduce new fees for parents, arguing they should instead draw on cash reserves, some built up during the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Moe returns from trip abroad to defend province's education funding

  11-06-2022 01:06
  
  Premier Scott Moe returned to Saskatoon Friday from a two-day trip trip filled with more than 40 meetings in New York and Washington D.C., and he was defending his government’s level of funding to education in the province.
  
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• Persephone's Queermunity Theatre Race throws down queer drama gauntlet

  11-06-2022 00:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A bench, a chair and a stool. On either side of the stage, a window and a door. Read More
  
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• SJHL Draft: Saskatoon's Karakochuk second overall among 2006 cohort - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  11-06-2022 00:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  SJHL Draft: Saskatoon's Karakochuk second overall among 2006 cohort  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Stalled train at Lorne Avenue could take hours to move

  11-06-2022 00:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police tweeted shortly after 1 p.m., saying a train had stopped at the Lorne Avenue and Melville crossing. They said it could take several hours before the train is able to move.
  
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• SJHL Draft: Saskatoon's Karakochuk second overall among 2006 cohort

  11-06-2022 00:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  There were 26 players from the Saskatoon minor hockey ranks selected Friday in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Draft. Read More
  
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• Man charged after crossbow bolt strikes woman's truck in Saskatoon - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  11-06-2022 00:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Man charged after crossbow bolt strikes woman's truck in Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Man charged after crossbow bolt strikes woman's truck in Saskatoon

  11-06-2022 00:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 21-year-old man is facing a mischief charge after a crossbow bolt struck a parked pickup truck in a Preston Crossing parking lot with the driver inside. Read More
  
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