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• Gov. Gen. Mary Simon arrives at James Smith Cree Nation

  28-09-2022 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Mary Simon said that she'll be encouraging those in Ottawa to create the kind of support that the JSCN community needs.
  
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• Judge strikes testimony at Saskatoon murder trial after translation issues surface - CBC.ca

  28-09-2022 23:29 via cbc.ca
  Judge strikes testimony at Saskatoon murder trial after translation issues surface  CBC.ca
  
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• Bivalent COVID-19 booster available to Sask. residents 18 and older starting Thursday

  28-09-2022 23:26 via cbc.ca
  People 18 and older in Saskatchewan can get a bivalent COVID-19 booster starting Thursday.
  
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• Bombers and Riders to mark Orange Shirt Day with special pre-game warm-up gear

  28-09-2022 23:13 via cbc.ca
  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders will honour Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation before their game Friday night.
  
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• Governor General places tobacco on graves of Saskatchewan stabbing victims

  28-09-2022 22:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Gov. Gen. Mary Simon placed tobacco Wednesday on the graves of some of the people who died in a stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation earlier this month. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan to open bivalent vaccine eligibility to anyone 18 and older

  28-09-2022 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  The Moderna bivalent vaccine protects against the original COVID-19 virus as well as provides enhanced protection against the currently circulating Omicron variants.
  
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• Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine available to Sask. residents aged 18+ on Sept. 29

  28-09-2022 22:18
  All Saskatchewan residents 18 years and older who are able to get a COVID-19 booster will be eligible for the Moderna bivalent vaccine as of Thursday, according to a news release from the province.
  
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• Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine available to Sask. residents aged 18+

  28-09-2022 22:18
  All Saskatchewan residents 18 years and older who are able to get a COVID-19 booster will be eligible for the Moderna bivalent vaccine as of Thursday, according to a news release from the province.
  
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• 'We shouldn't have to push people': Most provinces have not made Sept. 30 a stat

  28-09-2022 22:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  While Canada prepares to honour the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday, the majority of provinces have not followed the federal government's move to make it a statutory holiday for its workers. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Lighthouse shelter beds to be transferred to Salvation Army, other providers - CTV News Saskatoon

  28-09-2022 21:43 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Saskatoon Lighthouse shelter beds to be transferred to Salvation Army, other providers  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Lighthouse shelter beds to be transferred to Salvation Army, other providers

  28-09-2022 21:43
  As Lighthouse Supported Living's downtown emergency shelter winds down, its beds will be moved to other service providers.
  
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• Saskatoon writer Candace Savage named 2022 Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award winner - Quill & Quire

  28-09-2022 21:30 via quillandquire.com
  Saskatoon writer Candace Savage named 2022 Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award winner  Quill & Quire
  
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• Niki Anderson announced as new City of Regina manager

  28-09-2022 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Regina city council has officially named Niki Anderson as the newest city manager. The cross-country search for a new manager was performed by Regina Mayor Sandra Masters.
  
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• Saskatoon police to begin river search for Megan Gallagher - CBC.ca

  28-09-2022 20:41 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police to begin river search for Megan Gallagher  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon police to begin river search for Megan Gallagher

  28-09-2022 20:41 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service's major crimes unit is set to begin an in-depth search for Megan Gallagher on Thursday.
  
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• Judge strikes testimony at Saskatoon murder trial after translation issues surface

  28-09-2022 20:28 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon judge took the unusual step Wednesday of striking a witness's testimony at a first-degree murder trial after issues over the accuracy of a translation surfaced.
  
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• Rebels Complete Trade with Saskatoon - OurSports Central

  28-09-2022 20:19 via oursportscentral.com
  Rebels Complete Trade with Saskatoon  OurSports Central
  
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• $55M worth of meth, cocaine seized after 3-year cross-border police investigation: ALERT

  28-09-2022 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  A total of 928 kilograms of meth and six kilograms of cocaine were seized along with roughly $7 million worth of assets that have been seized or placed under criminal restraint.
  
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• Community gathers Saturday to celebrate, support newcomers with Ride for Refuge

  28-09-2022 19:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ride for Refuge, an annual national fundraising event, supports newcomers to Canada through local organizations that provide resources to get them settled in the community. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan announces largest population increase ever recorded

  28-09-2022 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  Through the second quarter of 2022, Saskatchewan’s population grew by 6,465 people, marking the largest population jump in any three-month period.
  
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• Rebels trade blueliner Gustafson to Saskatoon - rdnewsnow.com

  28-09-2022 19:19 via rdnewsnow.com
  Rebels trade blueliner Gustafson to Saskatoon  rdnewsnow.com
  
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• Saskatoon police plan search for woman's remains as 7th person arrested in her presumed death

  28-09-2022 18:54
  Saskatoon police have made another arrest in the presumed homicide of a missing woman.
  
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• Saskatoon police plan river search as 7th person is charged in woman's presumed death

  28-09-2022 18:54
  Saskatoon police have made another arrest in the presumed homicide of a missing woman.
  
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• Saskatoon charge 7th person in missing woman's death

  28-09-2022 18:54
  Saskatoon police have made another arrest in the presumed homicide of a missing woman.
  
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• Public awareness campaign launches in Saskatchewan to address harmful effects of medication misuse

  28-09-2022 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  A public awareness campaign aims to address harmful effects of medication misuse in Saskatchewan by encouraging residents to return unused prescription drugs.
  
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• This year's Grey Cup game in Regina has sold out

  28-09-2022 18:30 via cbc.ca
  More than 33,000 fans are set to fill the stands at Mosaic Stadium for the 109th Grey Cup on Nov. 20.
  
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• Sask. sees largest quarterly population growth on record: StatsCan

  28-09-2022 18:30
  Saskatchewan experienced its largest quarterly population growth on record in the second quarter of 2022, growing by 6,465 people, the province said in a news release.
  
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• 7th person charged as part of the investigation into the death of Megan Gallagher

  28-09-2022 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police attended a correctional facility in Saskatoon to arrest Thomas Sutherland, who was incarcerated on an unrelated sentence.
  
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• 7th person charged as part of the investigation into the assault of Megan Gallagher

  28-09-2022 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police attended a correctional facility in Saskatoon to arrest Thomas Sutherland, who was incarcerated on an unrelated sentence.
  
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• Warrant issued for man in connection with death of woman found in submerged truck in northern Sask.

  28-09-2022 18:15 via cbc.ca
  Meadow Lake RCMP are looking for Bryan Janvier, 36, who’s charged with impaired, dangerous driving causing death in connection with an incident on Aug. 24 that left a truck submerged in the Beaver River.
  
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• Seven now charged in Megan Gallagher's suspected homicide; police to begin river search Thursday

  28-09-2022 18:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  As a seventh person is now charged in connection with the presumed death of Megan Gallagher, Saskatoon police plan to start a four-day search of an area approximately 120 kilometres away from where the missing woman was last seen. Read More
  
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• Man arrested in connection with death of woman found in submerged truck in northern Sask.

  28-09-2022 18:15 via cbc.ca
  Meadow Lake RCMP have arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman last month in northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• The spotlight shines on Saskatoon as an emerging rare earth hub - Electric Autonomy

  28-09-2022 17:52 via electricautonomy.ca
  The spotlight shines on Saskatoon as an emerging rare earth hub  Electric Autonomy
  
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• Gov. Gen. Mary Simon visiting Saskatchewan First Nation grieving stabbing deaths

  28-09-2022 17:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is to visit the Saskatchewan community today that is grieving the deaths of loved ones from a stabbing rampage earlier this month. Read More
  
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• Rebels make a trade with Saskatoon Blades - LacombeOnline.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, and Job Listings for Lacombe, Alberta, and area. - LacombeOnline.com

  28-09-2022 17:11 via lacombeonline.com
  Rebels make a trade with Saskatoon Blades - LacombeOnline.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, and Job Listings for Lacombe, Alberta, and area.  LacombeOnline.com
  
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• UPDATE: *Search Details Enclosed* - Arrest - Unlawful Confinement / Aggravated Assault - Megan Gallagher Investigation

  28-09-2022 16:50 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section has arrested a man and charged him with the unlawful confinement and aggravated assault of Megan Gallagher. This is the seventh person arrested in connection to the investigation.On September 27, 2022, SPS investigators attended to a correctional facility in Saskatoon to effect the arrest of Thomas Richard Sutherland, age 42 (DOB 1980/02/01); he was incarcerated on an unrelated sentence at the time of his arrest. Sutherland was transported to SPS
  
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• Governor General to visit James Smith Cree Nation

  28-09-2022 16:12
  Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon is expected to visit James Smith Cree Nation on Wednesday morning.
  
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• COVID-19 forces Saskatoon theatre company to cancel season opening play - 650 CKOM News Talk Sports

  28-09-2022 15:21 via ckom.com
  COVID-19 forces Saskatoon theatre company to cancel season opening play  650 CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Before mass stabbing in Sask., First Nations were bolstering community safety

  28-09-2022 14:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Flying Dust First Nation created its community safety officer program three years ago, it wanted to have more of a uniformed presence in the community. Read More
  
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• Rock Your Roots walk honours National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  28-09-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Rock Your Roots Walk for Reconciliation encourages people to recognize the impact residential schools have had on Indigenous people, says event organizer Donna Heimbecker. Read More
  
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• Regina library board passes motion for a new downtown branch on site of the existing building

  28-09-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The Regina Public Library Board of Directors passed a motion recommending a $50 million library be built to replace the downtown branch.
  
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• Beck passes first big test as Sask. NDP leader with Saskatoon Meewasin win

  28-09-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan political analysts say Nathaniel Teed's byelection victory in Saskatoon Meewasin was a test passed for new NDP leader Carla Beck.
  
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• Saskatoon murder trial: Victim's cousin says unusual texts were first sign that something was wrong - CTV News Saskatoon

  28-09-2022 09:00 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Saskatoon murder trial: Victim's cousin says unusual texts were first sign that something was wrong  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Governor General Mary Simon to visit James Smith Cree Nation, Sask.

  28-09-2022 04:46 via globalnews.ca
  Governor General Mary Simon is set to visit James Smith Cree Nation to share condolences with families affected by the Saskatchewan stabbings on Wednesday.
  
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• Province, Lighthouse provide more detail on impending shelter closure

  28-09-2022 04:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  The provincial Ministry of Social Services is planning a phased withdrawal of its support for 61 emergency shelter beds at the Lighthouse Supported Living. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan SMR concept met with varying opinions from researchers, community

  28-09-2022 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  The provincial government has announced their plans to bring a small modular reactor (SMR) to Saskatchewan and has named Estevan as a potential location.
  
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• ‘Byelections are strange’: Political professor says Sask. NDP victory not worth analyzing

  28-09-2022 02:09
  The Saskatoon-Meewasin byelection was expected to be a tight race — based on the past election results where the former NDP leader won by a mere five per cent against the Sask. Party.
  
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• Saskatoon elects first openly gay MLA, Nathaniel Teed

  28-09-2022 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  'There's quite a need for queer representation in the education field and so I thought it was really important to continue to have representative voices in our legislature.'
  
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• Minimum security inmate escapes Sask. Pen

  28-09-2022 01:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Correctional Service of Canada says it is working with police to find a 30-year-old minimum security Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate. Read More
  
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• Police searching for missing inmate from Sask. Penitentiary

  28-09-2022 01:21
  Police are searching for an inmate who went missing from Saskatchewan Penitentiary.
  
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