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• Federal government puts up $10M for clean energy projects for Sask. First Nations

  12-07-2022 23:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Five Indigenous-led initiatives, each of which will support renewable energy or help communities reach energy security, have been given boosts by the federal government. 
  
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• CHAMPS Camp helps kids with heart disease gain the confidence to live without fear

  12-07-2022 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The camp is meant to provide kids the opportunity to meet others living with a heart condition and learn more about their own heart.
  
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• Two Arrested - Evade Police - ASU Track

  12-07-2022 23:15 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two women were arrested following a failed attempt to evade the Air Support Unit on Monday.At approximately 3:00 a.m. on July 11, 2022, officers observed a vehicle of interest to an earlier evade police incident now travelling on 22nd Street West in the area of Avenue H. Upon approach of the police vehicle, the suspect vehicle fled at a high rate of speed; officers on the ground immediately disengaged from the evade police incident and relayed a description and direction of travel to those in th
  
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• Paulson: Toronto housing market looks dreadful from Saskatoon - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  12-07-2022 23:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Paulson: Toronto housing market looks dreadful from Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Paulson: Toronto housing market looks dreadful from Saskatoon

  12-07-2022 23:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Postmedia reported last Thursday that Toronto home sales plummeted 41 per cent in June over May, as the average price of a home fell three per cent to $1.14 million. Read More
  
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• Health Canada recalls 9 hand sanitizers for not meeting agency's requirements

  12-07-2022 23:07
  
  Health Canada has recalled nine hand sanitizers, three manufactured from Up on Me Imports Inc. and six from the Rocky Mountain Soap Company, citing quality concerns.
  
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• 9 hand sanitizers on Health Canada list of products that may pose health risks

  12-07-2022 23:07
  
  Nine hand sanitizers, three manufactured from Up on Me Imports Inc. and six from the Rocky Mountain Soap Company, have been added to a Health Canada list of products that may pose health risks.
  
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• Saskatoon RCMP find body of man missing since canoe capsized - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-07-2022 23:00 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon RCMP find body of man missing since canoe capsized  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon RCMP find body of man missing since canoe capsized

  12-07-2022 23:00
  
  Saskatoon RCMP have found the body of a missing 51-year-old man who went missing after a canoe capsized in the Bradwell Reservoir.
  
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• Final update: Saskatoon RCMP: one deceased, one unaccounted for after canoe capsizes in Bradwell Reservoir - Royal Canadian Mounted Police

  12-07-2022 22:48 via rcmp-grc.gc.ca
  Final update: Saskatoon RCMP: one deceased, one unaccounted for after canoe capsizes in Bradwell Reservoir  Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceSaskatoon RCMP find body of man missing since canoe capsized  CTV News SaskatoonBoy, 7, pulled from South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon on Saturday night died: police  CBC.caSeven-year-old boy dead after being pulled from river in Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixSaskatoon Fire Department urges water safety in South Sas
  
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• Environment Canada issues heat warning for Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, La Loche - CBC.ca

  12-07-2022 22:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Environment Canada issues heat warning for Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, La Loche  CBC.ca
  
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• ‘$80,000 to $100,000 loss’: Lightning kills 28 cattle on southwest Sask. ranch

  12-07-2022 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wiping away tears as he spoke, lifelong Saskatchewan rancher Glen Briere said that before a fatal weekend storm, he could count the number of cattle lost to lightning on one hand.
  
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• ‘$80,000 to $100,000 loss’: Lighting kills 28 cattle on southwest Sask. ranch

  12-07-2022 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wiping away tears as he spoke, lifelong Saskatchewan rancher Glen Briere said that before a fatal weekend storm, he could count the number of cattle lost to lightning on one hand.
  
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• Saskatoon survey finds 40 children experiencing homelessness — likely the 'absolute minimum number'

  12-07-2022 21:26
  
  A one-day survey in Saskatoon found that 550 people were homeless, including 40 under the age of 18.
  
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• At least 40 youth in Saskatoon are homeless, survey finds

  12-07-2022 21:26
  
  A one-day survey in Saskatoon found that 550 people were homeless, including 40 under the age of 18.
  
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• $750K in damages estimated from Saskatoon fire

  12-07-2022 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  An investigation into the fire found that it started inside a pillar that was supporting the roof over the front door.
  
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• In 1st event after 6 horses died, Stampede chuckwagons return with new safety measures

  12-07-2022 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Chuckwagon races are well underway at the "Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth," and organizers say they've implemented new measures intended to boost the safety of the event.
  
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• Family of Frank Young prepare for final goodbyes after 5-year-old’s body found

  12-07-2022 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a months-long search for the 5-year-old Saskatchewan boy who disappeared in mid-April, Frank Young’s body was found in water Saturday at Red Earth Cree Nation.
  
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• Family of Frank Young, chiefs, RCMP to address media following discovery of 5-year-old’s body

  12-07-2022 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a months-long search for the 5-year-old Saskatchewan boy who disappeared in mid-April, Frank Young’s body was found in water Saturday at Red Earth Cree Nation.
  
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• Environment Canada issues heat warning for Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, La Loche

  12-07-2022 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  A wave of hot air is building across Saskatchewan this week, and people are being warned to take special care to avoid the heat.
  
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• Despite frequent storms, Sask. tornado count on par with average

  12-07-2022 20:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Day after day of severe weather might have you thinking Saskatchewan is close to hitting some kind of record, but you may be forgetting how stormy previous summers have been.
  
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• Sask. premier joins call for more federal health dollars in B.C. meetings

  12-07-2022 20:49
  
  Canada’s premiers are meeting for a second consecutive day in Victoria B.C. on Tuesday after Monday’s discussions focused on federal health care funding and the need for Ottawa to do more.
  
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• Saskatoon COVID-19: City could be entering COVID-19 wave, researchers say | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-07-2022 20:29 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon COVID-19: City could be entering COVID-19 wave, researchers say | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon could be entering new COVID-19 wave: researchers

  12-07-2022 20:29
  
  New data suggests Saskatoon could be on the verge of a new wave of COVID-19.
  
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• Two officers assaulted by 25-year-old man, say police in Prince Albert, Sask.

  12-07-2022 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police responded to a call in Prince Albert, Sask., after a resident had reported suspicious activity involving a man kicking a vehicle before entering a nearby residence.
  
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• Manitoba, Sask. get $2.5M in federal funding for electric vehicle chargers

  12-07-2022 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is giving Manitoba and Saskatchewan $2.5 million to install 400 new charging stations for electric vehicles.
  
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• Premiers demand meeting with federal government to talk health-care funding

  12-07-2022 19:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada’s premiers kicked off the second day of meetings in B.C. Tuesday by demanding a meeting with federal government representatives to come up with a new agreement on health-care funding.
  
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• Premiers close 2-day summit, call on feds to stop negotiating health funding through the media

  12-07-2022 19:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada’s premiers ended their two day summit in Victoria B.C. calling on the federal government to stop negotiating through the media and sit down with them to discuss the future of health-care funding in Canada.
  
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• 'There has been a lot of bodies': Dead ground squirrels dot University of Sask. campus after pest control push

  12-07-2022 19:23
  
  A recent pest control push left the University of Saskatchewan campus dotted with dead ground squirrels.
  
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• 'There has been a lot of bodies': Dead ground squirrels dot University of Sask. campus

  12-07-2022 19:23
  
  A recent pest control push left the University of Saskatchewan campus dotted with dead ground squirrels.
  
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• Heat a concern as Saskatoon police search for missing woman - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-07-2022 19:06 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Heat a concern as Saskatoon police search for missing woman  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Extreme Heat Response Plan Activation - Saskatoon.ca |

  12-07-2022 18:40 via saskatoon.ca
  
  Saskatoon Extreme Heat Response Plan Activation  Saskatoon.ca |
  
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• This Indigenous priest will lead Pope Francis on his visit to Canada this month

  12-07-2022 18:35 via cbc.ca
  
  When Vatican officials were looking for someone in Canada to act as a liaison for program planning during the Pope's visit later this month, they had specific criteria. Ideally, the person would have Indigenous heritage, have a connection to the residential school system and speak Italian.
  
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• Saskatoon under extreme heat warning

  12-07-2022 18:34
  
  Environment Canada has issued an extreme heat warning for the western half of Saskatchewan, including Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon home destroyed by fire | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-07-2022 18:27 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon home destroyed by fire | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon$750K in damages estimated from Saskatoon fire  Global NewsSaskatoon fire department concerned about spike in suspicious fires  CBC.caBlaze in vacant Saskatoon townhouse considered suspicious  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixMultiple suspicious fires in Saskatoon  SaskToday.caView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Heat warnings issued throughout Saskatchewan

  12-07-2022 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Multiple heat warnings have been issued across Saskatchewan by Environment Canada. Residents and visitors are advised to drink plenty of water and stay in cool, indoor places.
  
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• UPDATE: Missing Person - Renewed Request For Public Assistance

  12-07-2022 18:18 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is renewing its request for public assistance in locating 53-year-old Nuzhat Tabassum.Nuzhat was last seen at approximately 5:30 a.m. on July 10, 2022 in the Rosewood neighbourhood; she may still be nearby in surrounding urban or rural areas. Police and family are concerned that Nuzhat is in a vulnerable state.Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Nuzhat Tabassum is asked to contact the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or, in an emergency, 9-1-
  
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• CFL hits Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Marino with several suspensions

  12-07-2022 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The suspensions against Roughriders' Garrett Marino are the most severe discipline ever imposed by the CFL for in-game behaviour.
  
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• Former Rosthern minor hockey, skating coach faces child sex charges

  12-07-2022 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A former Rosthern minor hockey coach, skating coach and president of the Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA), accused of sexually assaulting two children, is scheduled to make his next court appearance in September. Read More
  
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• Morning news rewind: Tuesday, July 12

  12-07-2022 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' on Tuesday, July 12.
  
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• Rogers outage points to need for greater oversight of critical industry

  12-07-2022 16:53 via cbc.ca
  
  The massive Rogers Communications outage last Friday that prevented many Canadians from accessing crucial services demonstrates the need to better regulate the country’s telecommunications sector, experts say. 
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope captures cosmic cliffs, dancing galaxies

  12-07-2022 16:39 via cbc.ca
  
  NASA on Tuesday unveiled new images and photo illustrations from its new powerful space telescope, including a foamy blue and orange shot of a dying star.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope captures cosmic cliff, dancing galaxies

  12-07-2022 16:39 via cbc.ca
  
  NASA on Tuesday unveiled four new images from its new powerful space telescope, including a foamy blue and orange shot of a dying star.
  
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• As N.S. gears up for first CFL regular season game, host town kicks it into high gear

  12-07-2022 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The match-up between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Toronto Argonauts will take place Saturday at 2 p.m. at Acadia University’s Raymond Field in Wolfville.
  
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• The 2022 Emmy nominations: Succession leads with 25 nods, Squid Game scores landmark nomination

  12-07-2022 15:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Succession received a leading 25 Emmy nominations Tuesday, but the satirical drama about the rich and ruthless has a landmark rival in Squid Game, the first non-English language series to vie for television's top honour.
  
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• The 2022 Emmy nominations: Succession leads with 25 nods, Squid Game scores a landmark nomination

  12-07-2022 15:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Succession received a leading 25 Emmy nominations Tuesday, but the satirical drama about the rich and ruthless has a landmark rival in Squid Game, the first non-English language series to vie for television's top honour.
  
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• Taste of Saskatchewan 2022: Explore Flavours of Saskatoon at This Food and Free Music Festival - To Do Canada

  12-07-2022 15:21 via todocanada.ca
  Taste of Saskatchewan 2022: Explore Flavours of Saskatoon at This Food and Free Music Festival  To Do Canada
  
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• Coach Priestman challenges Canadian women's soccer team to be better as it moves to CONCACAF semifinals

  12-07-2022 14:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian women's soccer coach Bev Priestman said her team has yet to hit its top form at the CONCACAF W tournament in Mexico, and that it needs to step up in the knockout round if it's going to stamp its passport to the Paris Olympics.
  
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• Five things about Saskatoon's 2022 homelessness count

  12-07-2022 14:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's 2022 homelessness count found a record 550 people living on the street. Advocates say it's likely just a fraction of the actual number of homeless people. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon homeless count finds record number of people on street - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  12-07-2022 14:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon homeless count finds record number of people on street  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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