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• Sask. Landlord Association expects rent to increase

  17-06-2022 23:57
  
  The Saskatchewan Landlord Association says that higher rental rates could be on the horizon.
  
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• 'I see a lot of myself in her': Brons memorial scholarships grow, including a new one in Pittsburgh

  17-06-2022 23:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Humboldt Broncos' bus crash crossed the social-media feed of Pittsburgh's Rebecca Kayda in April of 2018, and a week later, she read about the death of team athletic therapist Dayna Brons — the only female on the bus. Read More
  
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• Ocean Wise brings the sea to Saskatoon students - Global News

  17-06-2022 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ocean Wise brings the sea to Saskatoon students  Global News
  
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• Ocean Wise brings the sea to Saskatoon students

  17-06-2022 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four Saskatoon schools will house a travelling brand-new Ocean Wise Sea Dome where students can see ocean creatures and learn about climate change.
  
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• Sask. offering monkeypox vaccines for close, high-risk contacts

  17-06-2022 23:26
  
  Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health says vaccines against monkeypox will be offered to close, high-risk contacts of an infected person if cases are found in the province.
  
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• Prince Albert, Sask. police confirms recent suspicious death deemed a homicide

  17-06-2022 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The death of 41-year-old Joseph Sayese from Prince Albert is being deemed as a homicide. Police say that no arrests have been made.
  
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• Accused in Megan Gallagher death released on conditions

  17-06-2022 23:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  One of three people charged with offering an indignity to human remains in the disappearance and death of Megan Michelle Gallagher has been released on conditions by the consent of the Crown. Read More
  
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• Riders' Larry Dean looks to be in midseason shape despite missing 2 years of football

  17-06-2022 23:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Larry Dean, who suffered a season-ending Achilles tear in training camp last year, made the most of his return to CFL football last week, with eight tackles and a sack in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' home-opener win against Hamilton.
  
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• Sask. NDP calls for $50M addition funding for school divisions

  17-06-2022 23:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's NDP Opposition says the provincial government needs to provide $50 million in "emergency" funding to school divisions before budgets are finalized at month's end.
  
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• P.A. police confirm homicide investigation ongoing in death of 41-year-old man

  17-06-2022 22:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Prince Albert police say the recent death of a 41-year-old man is now being investigated a homicide. Read More
  
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• Suspect charged in connection with Megan Gallagher’s homicide released on conditions

  17-06-2022 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police arrested Ernest Whitehead with officering indignity to human remains two weeks ago. He was arrested in connection with Megan Gallagher's disappearance.
  
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• Sask. man found guilty of trespassing after refusing to wear a mask in grocery store

  17-06-2022 21:50
  
  A Saskatchewan judge has ruled that a man who failed to wear a mask while shopping at a Foam Lake Co-op store is guilty of trespassing.
  
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• UPDATE: Evade Police / Serious Collision - 22nd Street West at Confederation Drive

  17-06-2022 21:47 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Traffic restrictions have been lifted in the area of 22nd Street West and Confederation Drive following an earlier collision.Police wish to thank members of the motoring public for their accomodation of closures while the investigation took place.(Occurrence Number: 22-69034)
  
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• Police board discusses race-based data collection in Saskatoon

  17-06-2022 21:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After the largest municipal police force in Canada released a report confirming Toronto police officers use force disproportionately against Black people, attention turned to collection of similar data in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police plane logged nearly 2,000 hours of flight time in 2021

  17-06-2022 21:41
  
  The Saskatoon police plane spent plenty of time above the city’s skyline in 2021, logging a five-year high for the amount of hours, according to a report presented to the board of police commissioners Thursday.
  
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• Saskatoon events mean weekend road closures | Country 600 CJWW - CJWW

  17-06-2022 20:39 via cjwwradio.com
  
  Saskatoon events mean weekend road closures | Country 600 CJWW  CJWW
  
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• Prairie Pride: ‘Beauty and power’ of Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation's first Pride Week

  17-06-2022 20:00 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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• Freedom Convoy protesters set to return to Ottawa for Canada Day, stay through summer

  17-06-2022 19:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa police say they expect more protests leading to larger than usual crowds during Canada Day celebrations in the capital as groups related to the Freedom Convoy plan protests through the summer.
  
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• From drought relief to filling streams, heavy rain proves beneficial in Sask.

  17-06-2022 19:51 via cbc.ca
  
  This week's heavy rainfall in Saskatchewan might have felt a bit excessive, especially for those in areas that were already drenched, but it has helped significantly in regions that needed the moisture.
  
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• Health Canada recalls 6 hand sanitizers due to potential for undeclared methanol

  17-06-2022 19:35
  
  Health Canada has recalled six hand sanitizers manufactured by the Rocky Mountain Soap Company that may contain undeclared methanol at “at elevated levels.”
  
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• Cuthand: How the Cree and Blackfoot confederacies achieved and maintained peace

  17-06-2022 19:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  June is Indigenous history month; June 21 is also Indigenous Peoples Day. So, at this auspicious time we should look at some of the history of the Indigenous people in North America. Read More
  
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• Canada expected to finish review of first COVID-19 shot for youngest kids in weeks

  17-06-2022 19:22
  
  Federal officials say regulators should reach a decision about whether to approve Canada's first COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers in coming weeks as the U.S. prepares to roll out tot-sized shots.
  
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• Serious collision at 22nd Street West and Confederation Drive

  17-06-2022 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Around 3 a.m. on June 17, police responded to the 100 block of Avenue O South after a report of a vehicle theft in progress.
  
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• FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 in the U.S.

  17-06-2022 18:58 via cbc.ca
  
  On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized coronavirus vaccines for children under five years of age. Canadian children under five cannot yet be vaccinated against COVID-19, as Health Canada is still reviewing Moderna's vaccine submission.
  
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• Vital Metals begins commissioning at its Saskatoon rare earth extraction plant - Kitco NEWS

  17-06-2022 18:45 via kitco.com
  
  Vital Metals begins commissioning at its Saskatoon rare earth extraction plant  Kitco NEWS
  
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• Police response to reported stolen vehicle ends with early morning crash

  17-06-2022 18:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police say charges are pending after a 16-year-old girl was pulled from the wreckage of a single-vehicle collision early Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Heat warnings issued in west, south Sask.: Environment Canada

  17-06-2022 18:40
  
  Extreme heat is coming to western Saskatchewan for the weekend, with temperatures expected to climb into the 30s.
  
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• Heat warnings issued for western Sask.: Environment Canada

  17-06-2022 18:40
  
  Extreme heat is coming to western Saskatchewan for the weekend, with temperatures expected to climb into the 30s.
  
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• From Rocanville to the Big Apple: Former Sask. hockey player blazing trails behind the bench

  17-06-2022 18:21
  
  Hayley Wickenheiser, Danielle Goyette and Kendall Coyne-Schofield are among some of the names of female hockey trailblazers – a list Rocanville, Sask.’s Jessica Campbell could soon join with her work behind the bench at the international and professional level.
  
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• Teen girl seriously injured in Saskatoon after police chase ends in crash

  17-06-2022 17:53
  
  A 16-year-old girl was seriously injured in a crash after an early morning police chase.
  
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• Teen girl seriously injured after Saskatoon police pursuit ends in crash - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-06-2022 17:53 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Teen girl seriously injured after Saskatoon police pursuit ends in crash  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Teen girl seriously injured after Saskatoon police chase ends in crash - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-06-2022 17:53 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Teen girl seriously injured after Saskatoon police chase ends in crash  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Teen girl seriously injured after Saskatoon police chase ends in crash

  17-06-2022 17:53
  
  A 16-year-old girl was seriously injured in a crash after an early morning police chase.
  
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• Saskatoon police on scene after a single vehicle crash

  17-06-2022 17:53
  
  Saskatoon police are investigating a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of 22nd Street West and Confederation Drive.
  
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• Evade Police / Serious Collision - 22nd Street West at Confederation Drive

  17-06-2022 17:41 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Police are investigating following an evade incident that resulted in a serious collision.At approximately 3:00 a.m. on June 17, 2022, police responded to the 100 block of Avenue O South for a report of a vehicle theft in progress. Responding officers quickly located the vehicle in the area of 22nd Street West and Avenue R South where a high risk vehicle stop was attempted; upon initiating the stop, the vehicle fled from police at a high rate of speed. A tire deflation device was successfully de
  
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• New research on fossilized smooth-shelled turtle species discovered in Sask.

  17-06-2022 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  New research on a tiny turtle discovered near Grasslands National Park in 2016 has been sparking interest as the new specimen is the second of its kind studied in North America.
  
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• Morning news rewind: Friday, June 17

  17-06-2022 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' on Friday, June 17.
  
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• The importance of the Rock Your Roots Walk for Reconciliation in Saskatoon - Global News

  17-06-2022 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The importance of the Rock Your Roots Walk for Reconciliation in Saskatoon  Global News
  
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• WestJet's new strategy will see company invest 'majority' of fleet in Western Canada

  17-06-2022 15:42
  
  The WestJet Group says it plans to refocus its routes and fleet on Western Canada.
  
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• Saskatoon councillor shares noise concern from resident about police plane - CBC.ca

  17-06-2022 15:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon councillor shares noise concern from resident about police plane  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon councillor shares noise concern from resident about police plane

  17-06-2022 15:25 via cbc.ca
  
  While a sergeant made his case to the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners on Thursday about the importance of the force's air support unit (ASU), not all residents seem to be too happy about the noise related to the team's activity in the sky.
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Kids earn rewards building video games at Code Ninjas

  17-06-2022 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Sanjay Parekh, who together with his wife Nilima, opened Code Ninjas in late May in University Heights, which offers a unique way for kids ages five to 16 to have fun while learning to program video games. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Saskatoon should embrace its changing sporting landscape - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  17-06-2022 14:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Opinion: Saskatoon should embrace its changing sporting landscape  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Opinion: Saskatoon should embrace its changing sporting landscape

  17-06-2022 14:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The presentation by Prairieland Park and Living Sky Sports and Entertainment to the City of Saskatoon’s planning, development and community services committee has unfortunately been painted in an incredibly biased, one-sided way against the construction of sporting infrastructure that would provide severely needed facilities to multiple different sports, both professional and grassroots amateur. Read More
  
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• Celebrate Father's Day together: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  17-06-2022 14:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Celebrate Father's Day together: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Back on the airwaves, Maryam Masoomi presents the music of Afghanistan to Saskatchewan

  17-06-2022 14:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Maryam Masoomi says she felt like she had been born again when she crossed the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Read More
  
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• Taking the Pulse: Majority of survey respondents feeling the pinch of inflation

  17-06-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Amanda Hawkins had been noticing food prices going up for a while, but it was the price of a single cucumber that gave her pause — $2.50. Read More
  
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• 'Every second counts': Locals remember Bruce Gordon, and raise funds, through running, biking, swimming and more

  17-06-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After Bruce Gordon was diagnosed with the pancreatic cancer that eventually took his life, friend Kaycee Schroeder asked him to write his favourite saying on a piece of paper. Read More
  
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• Celebrate Father's Day together: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon

  17-06-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  There are lots of ways to celebrate Father's Day, either as a family or a small group. Children's events, an art and music festival, family meals, or a stop at the Farmers' Market are just a few things you can do with dad this weekend. Read More
  
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• Collision With Injuries- 22nd St. W & Confederation Dr.

  17-06-2022 13:43 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are at the scene of single vehicle collision with injuries at the intersection of 22nd St. W and Confederation Dr.Patrol and the Collision Analyst Unit are on scene investigating. Traffic is restricted to one lane for westbound traffic on 22nd Street and closed completely for both northbound and southbound traffic on Confederation Drive between 22nd Street and the entrance to the Confederation Mall. An update will be sent when traffic restrictions have been lifted
  
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