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• Sask. RCMP investigate two-vehicle collision

  25-06-2022 23:55
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP are investigating after a two-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of Highway 35 and Highway 5 in Wadena.
  
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• Collision in Wadena sends two drivers to hospital

  25-06-2022 23:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two drivers were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a collision in Wadena on Friday. Read More
  
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• Alberta pair face dozens of charges each after arrests in Sask.

  25-06-2022 23:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two people from Red Deer, AB, are each facing more than 30 charges after a string of events that kept several RCMP detachments busy in Saskatchewan on June 21. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon women's football team heads into Saturday night championship undefeated - CBC.ca

  25-06-2022 23:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon women's football team heads into Saturday night championship undefeated  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon women's football team heads into Saturday night championship undefeated

  25-06-2022 23:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Valkyries will host the Manitoba Fearless on Saturday night in hopes of maintaining their undefeated season and remaining the champions of the Western Women's Canadian Football League.
  
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• 'Come together and rebuild': Saskatoon man plans fundraiser for church destroyed in suspicious fire - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-06-2022 22:45 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Come together and rebuild': Saskatoon man plans fundraiser for church destroyed in suspicious fire  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'Come together and rebuild': Saskatoon man plans fundraiser for church destroyed in suspicious fire

  25-06-2022 22:45
  
  A Saskatoon man whose family helped to build the Waterhen Lake Church is planning to help rebuild the church.
  
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• Sask. NDP electing new leader on Sunday

  25-06-2022 22:21
  
  The Saskatchewan NDP will elect its next leader at a convention on Sunday.
  
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• Drivers sent to hospital after two-vehicle collision in Wadena, Sask

  25-06-2022 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Highway 35 and Highway 5 in Wadena, Saskatchewan, according to RCMP.
  
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• Child labour remains an increasing source of Canada’s everyday products: NGO

  25-06-2022 22:04
  
  Many Canadians remain unaware of the involvement of forced child labour in the products they buy, according to non-profit agency World Vision Canada.
  
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• Flying high: U of S students successfully launch high altitude balloon into near space

  25-06-2022 19:16
  
  A group of students from the University of Saskatchewan were given three weeks to plan and conduct the launch of a high altitude balloon into near space.
  
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• Indigenous conservation Canada's way of the future, environment minister says

  25-06-2022 18:02
  
  Tanya Ball began her career as a social worker for the Kaska Dene First Nation. Now she runs a land guardian program, working to monitor and protect a vast stretch of the band's northern British Columbia wilderness.
  
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• Provincial authorities probe death of female inmate at Prince Albert prison

  25-06-2022 17:47 via cbc.ca
  
  A female inmate at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre was declared dead Friday morning. The Prince Albert Police Service, Saskatchewan Coroners Service and the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety are investigating.
  
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• 'Like losing a friend': Suspicious fire destroys rural Saskatchewan church

  25-06-2022 17:21 via cbc.ca
  
  A small church in a rural Saskatchewan community was burned to the ground on Thursday in a fire deemed suspicious by RCMP.
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Sustainable second-hand children's and maternity clothing at Reclaim Saskatoon - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  25-06-2022 16:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New Faces, New Places: Sustainable second-hand children's and maternity clothing at Reclaim Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Sustainable second-hand children's and maternity clothing at Reclaim Saskatoon

  25-06-2022 16:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Janel Edwards who recently had twins and took the time off work as an opportunity to explore a new line of business. Edwards, who had been a youth mental health crisis worker, opened Reclaim Saskatoon, a store specializing in second-hand clothing for pregnant women and young children. She and her husband care very much about the environment, and saw the business as an opportunity to help
  
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• Letters: Sask. Party sees education, health care as mere expenses

  25-06-2022 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Tank: Charter fantasies unmasked in Saskatchewan pandemic court case

  25-06-2022 14:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  We possibly heard more about Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms during the pandemic than in the previous 40 years after its introduction. Read More
  
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• Zary golf: Jared du Toit hoping to catch the next Canadian wave to the PGA Tour

  25-06-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  ELK RIDGE RESORT — With more Canadians than ever on the PGA Tour, Jared du Toit hopes to be part of the next wave. Read More
  
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• Conservative MPs free to attend 'freedom' protests this summer: Bergen

  25-06-2022 14:00
  
  With the nation's capital bracing for anticipated anti-mandate 'freedom' movement protests during Canada Day weekend, interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen says her MPs are free to attend.
  
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• How 2SLGBT people are reclaiming their faith and redefining their relationship with spirituality

  25-06-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite widespread harms against 2SLGBT people by many religions, some people from the community are pursuing faith on their own terms, reconciling with it and redefining what it means to be spiritual.
  
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• ‘Winging it’: Trans health-care coverage spotty, hard to navigate across Canada 

  25-06-2022 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Advocates hope provinces follow Yukon's lead and cover gender-affirming procedures like facial feminization and laser hair removal. Experts also want more providers offering care.
  
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• 'We are behind a lot': How provinces are catching kids up on routine vaccines

  25-06-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After schools closed in March 2020 as a result of the pandemic, school-based immunization programs — which vaccinate kids against a host of preventable diseases — were suspended. Now, provinces are trying to bring those who fell through the cracks up to speed on their shots.
  
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• Ottawa to fund travel for residential school survivors who want to see Pope Francis

  25-06-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is expected to soon announce funding for residential school survivors who want to attend the papal visit in-person or by holding their own community events, according to a senior government source.
  
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• No land? No loan. Why it can be hard to borrow money from a bank if you live on reserve

  25-06-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It can be much harder for First Nations people living on reserve to get a bank loan. Because they don't legally own the land they live on, they can't use it as collateral.
  
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• Kindersley RCMP assist in arrest after multiple Saskatchewan and Alberta towns see stolen items

  25-06-2022 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Later that same day, two people were arrested in Luseland after a separate investigation into vehicles being stolen from a dealership in Rosetown.
  
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• La Ronge RCMP continue search for suspects related to dangerous incident

  25-06-2022 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said Celine Charles and Allan Sanderson are still at large with warrants in relation to a dangerous person with firearm investigation.
  
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• RCMP asking for help in locating 4-door blue Chevy stolen from Kyle

  25-06-2022 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The vehicle reported stolen is a blue Chevy, 4-door cab truck, with a fuel tank in the back, Saskatchewan plate 459 GXB.
  
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• Mr. Chill: Tony Carr carrying big load for Saskatchewan Rattlers

  25-06-2022 02:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  He’s what you call "chill." Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest two suspects in relation to La Ronge firearm incident - Prince Albert Daily Herald

  25-06-2022 02:37 via paherald.sk.ca
  
  Saskatoon police arrest two suspects in relation to La Ronge firearm incident  Prince Albert Daily Herald
  
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• Parents believe son could have been sexual assault victim at Sask. group home

  25-06-2022 02:29
  
  Naomi and Al Hawkins say they were in “shock” and “alarmed” when they heard that the man who took care of their son at a group home in Hepburn, Sask. was facing several sexual assault charges.
  
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• Parents believe deceased son may have been sexually assaulted at Sask. group home

  25-06-2022 02:29
  
  Naomi and Al Hawkins say they were in “shock” and “alarmed” when they heard that the man who took care of their son at a group home in Hepburn, Sask. was facing several sexual assault charges.
  
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• Tornado touched down during stormy Thursday in Saskatchewan.: Environment Canada

  25-06-2022 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thursday's weather brought strong winds, heavy rainfall and hailstones across multiple areas of the province, and even a tornado.
  
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• Pewaseskwan, FSIN, SFNWC come together to support Indigenous women

  25-06-2022 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  FSIN 3rd Vice Chief Aly Bear says sometimes research is done by non-Indigeneous people an more research needs to be led by First Nations people.
  
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• Prairie Pride: ‘It’s gospel’ to celebrate LGBTQ2S+ lives in church

  25-06-2022 02:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Prairie Pride is a series by Local Journalism Initiative reporter Julia Peterson that celebrates queer life in rural Saskatchewan. Visit thestarphoenix.com/prairiepride to read more. Read More
  
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• Two arrested in theft of 6 vehicles from Sask. dealership

  25-06-2022 02:07
  
  Police in Kindersley have arrested two people in connection to a six-vehicle heist at an auto dealership.
  
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• Saskatchewan abortion rights advocates concerned about impact of decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

  25-06-2022 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade is creating outrage on the future of healthcare in the country and impacting Saskatchewanians.
  
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• Sask. RCMP arrest suspects in Rosetown auto theft investigation

  25-06-2022 02:07
  
  Police in Kindersley has arrested two people wanted in connection with vehicle thefts from Mainland Chrysler in Rosetown.
  
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• Homelessness comment from Regina councillor sparks frustration from Indigenous community leaders

  25-06-2022 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The comments have prompted a number of people from the Indigenous community to come forward, expressing their frustration with the situation and the racism it perpetuates.
  
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• Sask. sexual health-care system unprepared for influx of Americans after 'heartbreaking' Roe v. Wade reversal

  25-06-2022 01:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Reproductive and sexual health clinics across Canada have been engaged in discussions about the many what-ifs on the horizon if the Roe v. Wade decision was overturned in the United States. Read More
  
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• Suspicious fire destroyed church on Waterhen Lake First Nation, RCMP say

  25-06-2022 01:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Meadow Lake RCMP are investigating a fire that destroyed Our Lady of the Smile church on Waterhen Lake First Nation on Thursday morning. Read More
  
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• USask hires pollinator health researcher to see what challenges honey bees face

  25-06-2022 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  They may be small, but bees play a big role in the ecosystem. There's a new ‘pollinator health research chair’ and she hopes her work makes change on global food security.
  
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• Sask. RCMP investigate church fire

  25-06-2022 01:23
  
  RCMP in Meadow Lake is investigating after a church burnt down on the Waterhen Lake First Nation.
  
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• Ceres cancels $350M US canola-crushing plant planned for Saskatchewan

  25-06-2022 01:14 via cbc.ca
  
  A U.S. company has cancelled plans to build a $350-million canola-crushing plant in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra, artist Allyson Glenn collaborate on unique Dimensions in Sound program - Global News

  25-06-2022 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra, artist Allyson Glenn collaborate on unique Dimensions in Sound program  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra, artist Allyson Glenn collaborate on unique Dimensions in Sound program

  25-06-2022 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  What if music could be seen and not heard? Kayla Guerrette shares the story of a Saskatoon woman who can do just that -- see music.
  
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• Roe v. Wade fallout: Improve abortion access in Saskatchewan, advocates urge province

  25-06-2022 01:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Roe v. Wade opinion that has secured constitutional protections for abortion in the U.S. for nearly 50 years. While this decision does not affect Saskatchewan's access to abortion services, it has many worried about the stability of these rights in Canada. 
  
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• Man calls for changes to Victim Services after late phone call resurfaces trauma

  25-06-2022 00:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A ringing phone woke Adam Wykes from a nap on his couch. At the other end of the unexpected call was a volunteers from Victim Services in Saskatoon, who asked to speak with him about the assault he suffered a month earlier. Read More
  
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• Baba's Closet: One Saskatoon woman has organized donations for those fleeing Ukraine - CBC.ca

  25-06-2022 00:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Baba's Closet: One Saskatoon woman has organized donations for those fleeing Ukraine  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon Valkyries ready for championship Saturday at SMF Field - Global News

  25-06-2022 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Valkyries ready for championship Saturday at SMF Field  Global News
  
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