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• Saskatoon inmate's death to be examined in inquest - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-08-2022 23:58 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Multi-partnerships working to support heart disease, Kennedy’s disease research in Saskatchewan

  12-08-2022 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  A USask research group said Indigenous people have higher rates of heart disease and Kennedy’s diseaseand that there is a need for culturally responsive health research.
  
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• Elks host Riders while looking to end struggles both at home and against the West

  12-08-2022 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Elks can get to within one game of a playoff spot if they can end their struggles against the West and beat the Riders.
  
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• Canada to test wastewater for polio

  12-08-2022 23:24
  
  Canada plans to start testing wastewater for poliovirus in a number of cities “as soon as possible” following new reports of cases abroad, the Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed on Friday.
  
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• Little Mountain advances to Little League World Series with Canadian title victory

  12-08-2022 23:19 via cbc.ca
  
  The Little Mountain Baseball All-Stars will represent Canada at the Little League World Series after defeating Moose Jaw 9-4 in the Canadian regional final on Friday.
  
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• Shake the Lake returns to the Queen City

  12-08-2022 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  This is the second year in a row the classic rock festival has been held, after being cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19.
  
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• Inquest into death of man at Saskatoon correctional centre to take place in September - Global News

  12-08-2022 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Inquest into death of man at Saskatoon correctional centre to take place in September

  12-08-2022 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jayde Charles was found unresponsive in the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre on Dec. 5, 2019.
  
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• Explainer: What is extradition and how does it work?

  12-08-2022 22:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Supporters of Dawn Walker, a Saskatoon mother and author facing charges in Canada and the United States in connection with the alleged kidnapping of her son and flight across the border, want her quickly extradited back to Canada. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon city councillors to mull five-year farmers' market lease - iHeartRadio.ca

  12-08-2022 22:48 via iheartradio.ca
  
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• Saskatoon city councillors to mull five-year farmers' market lease - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-08-2022 22:34 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon city councillors to mull five-year farmers’ market lease

  12-08-2022 22:34
  
  A year after first entering negotiations to find a permanent tenant for the Farmers’ Market Building in Riversdale, city council is set to enter a lease agreement with a local business service company.
  
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• The more than 137-year history of the Saskatoon EX in 10 pictures

  12-08-2022 22:18
  
  Saskatoon’s EX started in the 1800s as a place to show off top livestock.
  
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• Saskatoon EX: History in pictures | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-08-2022 22:18 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Police seek information following Saskatoon EX bear spray attack - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-08-2022 21:55 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Police seek information following Saskatoon EX bear spray attack

  12-08-2022 21:55
  
  Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) was called after a man allegedly sprayed bear spray on a group of people near the Saskatoon EX.
  
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• Man at centre of Sask. Amber Alert drove through barbed wire fence in illegal entry: U.S. officials

  12-08-2022 21:52 via cbc.ca
  
  The two children at the centre of Monday's Amber Alert issued in Saskatchewan remain safe with authorities in South Dakota, but more details are coming out about their journey, including how they, their mother and her common-law partner got across the border.
  
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• Saskatoon charity program jeopardized after food donations posted for sale on Facebook - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-08-2022 21:35 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon charity program jeopardized after food donations posted for sale on Facebook

  12-08-2022 21:35
  
  Saskatoon’s Never Hungry charity had one of their business partnerships put at risk after someone receiving food donations attempted to sell them online.
  
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• 18+ eligible for 2nd COVID-19 vaccine booster in Saskatchewan on Monday

  12-08-2022 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said COVID-19 is still spreading in the province, which is why the government is expanding access to the vaccine.
  
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• Saskatchewan expands COVID second-booster eligibility to include all adults

  12-08-2022 21:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  As Saskatchewan prepares for back-to-school and another autumn with COVID-19 widely circulating, the provincial government is expanding its vaccine eligibility for second boosters. Read More
  
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• Sask. expands eligibility for 2nd COVID-19 booster dose to include anyone 18 or older

  12-08-2022 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government will now let anyone over the age of 18 access their second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as long as they received their third dose at least four months prior.
  
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• Sask. expanding COVID-19 fourth vaccine dose eligibility to residents 18+

  12-08-2022 21:00
  
  Saskatchewan is expanding COVID-19 vaccine fourth dose eligibility to residents 18 years and older.
  
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• Residents, experts welcome Sask. expansion of eligibility for 2nd COVID-19 booster dose

  12-08-2022 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government will now let anyone over the age of 18 access their second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as long as they received their third dose at least four months prior.
  
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• Sask. feeling effects of countrywide veterinarian shortage

  12-08-2022 20:40
  
  Saskatchewan is facing a veterinarian and veterinary technician shortage along with the rest of the country.
  
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• Regina airport regains international status

  12-08-2022 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  In January 2021, the federal government revised the list of airports designated as 'international' and removed many, including YQR in Regina, but the status has been restored.
  
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• Agreement signed by premier will see more Ukrainian humanitarian flights come to Sask.

  12-08-2022 19:48
  
  A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by Premier Scott Moe on Friday that will see more humanitarian flights with displaced Ukrainians land in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Cuthand: Great replacement theory is based in racism

  12-08-2022 19:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An essay contest sponsored by the Alberta government called upon young women to give their vision of the province. The third-place winner has created a firestorm of controversy amid calls for the firing of the cabinet minister who was one of the judges. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan child care fees going down 70% starting Sept. 1

  12-08-2022 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  A family in Saskatchewan with an infant in full-time, regulated child care can expect a drop of up to $550 per month that what they paid in January 2022.
  
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• 'They tried to tear us apart': How a Saskatoon church with radical ideology controlled students, families - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  12-08-2022 18:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  'They tried to tear us apart': How a Saskatoon church with radical ideology controlled students, families  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• How a Saskatoon church controlled families, and tried to tear apart

  12-08-2022 18:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  When Cole Nolin was a child, the centre of his world was a church at the corner of Primrose Drive and Pinehouse Drive, where the pastor promised paradise. Read More
  
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• Gold Final - Prairies vs BC: 2022 Little League Baseball Canadian Championship on CBC

  12-08-2022 18:33 via cbc.ca
  
  With the winner of this match earning the chance to represent Canada at the Little League World Series, these two teams will pull out all the stops to come out on top.
  
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• Canada not shifting to stretch supply of monkeypox vaccine yet

  12-08-2022 18:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada will not yet shift its approach to administering monkeypox vaccines to allow them to be divided up into much smaller doses, like the U.S. has done.
  
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• Canada not moving to stretch out supply of monkeypox vaccine yet

  12-08-2022 18:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada will not shift its approach to administering monkeypox vaccines yet to allow for them to be divided up into much smaller doses, like the U.S. has done.
  
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• 'Appalled:' Campers say sex offender in Sask. Amber Alert was staying with children at U.S. campground

  12-08-2022 18:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Campers say a convicted Canadian sex offender identified himself as security at a South Dakota campground, where he was staying with two children at the centre of a Saskatchewan Amber Alert with their mother. Read More
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Punch Buggy Express a fun way for children to experience the Meewasin Trail - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  12-08-2022 15:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Punch Buggy Express a fun way for children to experience the Meewasin Trail

  12-08-2022 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Claire Miller, who, together with Zoe Arnold, brought Punch Buggy Express to Saskatoon in June, all the way from the Netherlands. Read More
  
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• Zary golf: Top-10 finish for Pochylko at Canadian juniors

  12-08-2022 14:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  That was some kind of finish by Saskatoon’s Chase Pochylko at the Canadian junior boys golf championship this week in Kamloops, B.C. Read More
  
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• Take in a free concert: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon

  12-08-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It's easy to keep busy this weekend with concerts, programs and activities for all ages. Read More
  
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• Sask. reviewing agreement with CBSA for immigration holds in provincial jails

  12-08-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says it's reviewing its agreement with the Canadian Border Services Agency to hold immigration detainees in the province's jails. Read More
  
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• First Nations-owned cannabis stores no longer need SLGA permit: province

  12-08-2022 12:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government is hoping to "level the playing field" by removing a requirement that cannabis stores on First Nations land hold provincial permits, though they must enter into an agreement with the SLGA. However, the change has already been rejected by at least one chief.
  
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• Survey shows Canadians are changing travel plans - Global News

  12-08-2022 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Survey shows Canadians are changing travel plans

  12-08-2022 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We found that 35% of Canadians that were planning to travel by plane have changed their plans," said John Shmuel, managing editor of Rates.ca.
  
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• 1 year later, Sask. family hopes memorial walk leads to answers in death of Crystal Castle

  12-08-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Crystal Castle, 28, disappeared from Prince Albert on Aug. 11, 2021. Her body was found a few weeks later in an area west of St. Louis, Sask.
  
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• Why financial incentives aren't enough to deal with health-care staffing shortages

  12-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Many provincial and territorial governments have announced financial incentives to keep or attract nurses and doctors, but some experts say it isn't enough.
  
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• Pay your cellphone bill with a credit card? You could soon face a new fee for that

  12-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadians who pay their cellphone bill via credit card could soon see an extra fee every month, if Canada's telecom regulator approves a proposal currently before them.
  
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• How Saskatchewan funds independent schools

  12-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Former students and opposition members have been calling on Saskatchewan’s education minister to freeze government funding or shut down a private Christian school in light of abuse allegations.
  
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• Abuse allegations have put Sask. independent school funding in the spotlight. So how does it work?

  12-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Former students and opposition members have been calling on Saskatchewan’s education minister to freeze government funding or shut down a private Christian school in light of abuse allegations.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders announce season ticket prices ahead of 2023 season

  12-08-2022 03:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rider fans can expect to save six per cent on their tickets before the new provincial sales tax (PST) increase comes into effect this fall.
  
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• Ukrainian students get head start with school supply donation by Saskatoon charity - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-08-2022 02:29 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ukrainian students get head start with school supply donation by Saskatoon charity  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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