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• Former Canadian Nationalist Party leader Travis Patron sentenced to 1 year for promoting hatred against Jews

  20-10-2022 23:54 via cbc.ca
  A judge in Estevan, Sask., has sentenced former Canadian Nationalist Party leader Travis Patron to a year in jail for promoting hatred against Jewish people.
  
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• Saskatoon woman says hunger strike at jail over conditions, treatment

  20-10-2022 23:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  Faith Eagle says she sipped from a cup of coffee one morning at Pine Grove Correctional Centre, where she is remanded, then spit it out because it tasted and smelled like "raw sewage." Read More
  
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• Saskatoon mayor seeks options over accusations against Coun. Donauer - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  20-10-2022 23:25 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon mayor seeks options over accusations against Coun. Donauer  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Saskatoon mayor seeks options over accusations against Coun. Donauer

  20-10-2022 23:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark has asked city staff to weigh in on how city council might respond to allegations against veteran Coun. Randy Donauer. Read More
  
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• Canada 'likely' headed into recession but will fare better than many other economies, says Carney

  20-10-2022 22:55 via cbc.ca
  Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney says Canada likely will head into a recession next year but will fare better than many other countries and bounce back faster because of its strong economic fundamentals.
  
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• Province announces $7.5M boost for film, television grant program in Saskatchewan

  20-10-2022 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government announced an additional $7.5 million in funding for the Creative Saskatchewan Feature Film and Television Production Grant Program.
  
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• Andrew Will becomes permanent CEO of Saskatchewan Health Authority

  20-10-2022 22:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Andrew Will is removing one word — interim — from his job title, as he takes over as chief executive officer of the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon City Council voting on motion related to councillor misconduct allegations - CTV News Saskatoon

  20-10-2022 22:43 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon City Council voting on motion related to councillor misconduct allegations  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon City Council voting on motion related to councillor misconduct allegations

  20-10-2022 22:43
  Saskatoon city councillors will consider a motion from the mayor about allegations leveled against one of their colleagues at the meeting next week.
  
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• Sask. government commits $7.5M more to film and TV production

  20-10-2022 22:27 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan government has given Creative Saskatchewan an additional $7.5 million toward its film and television production grant.
  
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• Remai Modern switching to by-donation admission starting Saturday

  20-10-2022 22:14 via cbc.ca
  People visiting the Remai Modern art museum in Saskatoon will no longer have to pay a fixed ticket price to enter.
  
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• Saskatchewan community leaders say new family law screening officers will improve response to family violence

  20-10-2022 22:03 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's Ministry of Justice and Attorney General is welcoming new family law screening officers to Court of King’s Bench.
  
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• Why you should get ready for second-hand gifts this Christmas

  20-10-2022 21:24
  As prices continue to rise, many have been thinking about curbing their Christmas spending, according to one survey.
  
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• C95 breast cancer research fundraiser hits Saskatoon airwaves again - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  20-10-2022 21:21 via news.google.com
  C95 breast cancer research fundraiser hits Saskatoon airwaves again  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• C95 breast cancer research fundraiser hits Saskatoon airwaves again

  20-10-2022 21:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  Every year the C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research hits the airwaves, and with each dollar raised, Kristen Fiolleau is reminded of her own personal battle. Read More
  
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• Former TRC chair criticizes Liberal bill to end some mandatory minimum sentences

  20-10-2022 21:15 via cbc.ca
  Murray Sinclair told the Senate legal committee studying Bill C-5, the Trudeau government's proposed criminal code reform legislation, that it “does not go nearly far enough” as a strategy to reduce overincarceration.
  
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• Saskatoon Remai Modern admission to be 'by donation'

  20-10-2022 20:43
  Remai Modern is launching by-donation admission starting Oct. 22.
  
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• By-donation admission at Remai Modern thanks to $10 million pledge

  20-10-2022 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  Thanks to a major contribution from the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation, Remai Modern admission will be by donation starting on October 22, 2022. 
  
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• 'I'm living my best life': 61-year-old Sask. Beauty pageant winner

  20-10-2022 20:34
  A Blaine Lake woman says she wants to influence how society thinks about women as they age.
  
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• Man charged in armed vehicle theft had outstanding warrant for armed robbery: RCMP

  20-10-2022 20:30
  Prince Albert RCMP charged 30-year-old Joshua Naytowhow of Sturgeon Lake First Nation with assault, armed robbery and resisting arrest on Monday.
  
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• Ellen Remai's $10M donation funds removal of art gallery admission fee

  20-10-2022 20:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  A recognition of barriers that have affected attendance has led to a seismic change to the Remai Modern art gallery business structure and a corresponding multimillion-dollar donation. Read More
  
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• New CRTC ruling might mean more cellphone competition in Sask.

  20-10-2022 20:27 via cbc.ca
  A ruling from Canada's telecom regulator means smaller cellphone companies may one day be able to operate in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatchewan harvest complete as farmers await snow

  20-10-2022 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  Throughout September and October, most of the province had dry weather allowing producers to harvest without any major weather delays according to this week's crop report.
  
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• U of S researchers take lead of national team building satellites for NASA launch

  20-10-2022 19:38
  Two University of Saskatchewan (U of S) researchers are leading a national team working on satellites for a NASA mission.
  
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• ‘The water tastes and smells like raw sewage’: Sask. inmates hunger strike over water quality

  20-10-2022 18:58
  Inmates at Pine Grove Correctional Center north of Prince Albert are on a hunger strike to protest unsafe drinking water and a lack of access to programming.
  
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• Additional $7.5M announced for Sask. film and television grant program

  20-10-2022 18:43
  An additional $7.5 million has been announced for the Creative Saskatchewan Feature Film and Television Production Grant Program, the provincial government said in a news release.
  
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• Diplomatic mission representing around 30 countries visiting Regina, Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  20-10-2022 18:31 via news.google.com
  Diplomatic mission representing around 30 countries visiting Regina, Saskatoon  CBC.ca
  
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• Diplomatic mission representing around 30 countries visiting Regina, Saskatoon

  20-10-2022 18:31 via cbc.ca
  Representatives from around 30 different countries are visiting Saskatchewan as part of a diplomatic economic mission.
  
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• Sask. Opposition calls for 'windfall revenues' to be used to address family doctor shortages

  20-10-2022 18:16 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Opposition is again asking the provincial government to use increased revenues to support family doctors.
  
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• Canada recession may be 'necessary evil' as big hike expected from central bank

  20-10-2022 17:51
  Even as recession worries intensify in Canada, the central bank is likely to go ahead with another supersized interest rate hike next week after data showed underlying inflation was stubbornly persistent despite aggressive tightening, analysts said.
  
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• Morning news rewind: Thursday, Oct. 20

  20-10-2022 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Thursday, Oct. 20.
  
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• Saskatoon woman says hunger strike at jail over conditions, treatment - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  20-10-2022 17:24 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon woman says hunger strike at jail over conditions, treatment  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• After failing to heed intelligence, Ottawa police were left 'floundering,' Emergencies Act inquiry hears

  20-10-2022 17:23 via cbc.ca
  One of the top officers at the Ottawa Police Service says the force should have paid closer attention to intelligence that suggested the Freedom Convoy protesters planned to stay past two days — and city police were left "floundering" after the first weekend.
  
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• Saskatoon woman on weeks-long hunger strike at Pine Grove jail over treatment and conditions

  20-10-2022 17:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  Faith Eagle says she sipped from a cup of coffee one morning at Pine Grove Correctional Centre, where she is remanded, then spit it out because it tasted and smelled like "raw sewage." Read More
  
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• Elite curlers adapt to new 'no tick' rule designed to inject more suspense into games

  20-10-2022 17:16 via cbc.ca
  No tick is here to stay in curling. Canada has adopted the new rule the World Curling Federation tested at the women's and men's world championships earlier this year.
  
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• Planting vegetable seed in the fall can be tricky but doable

  20-10-2022 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  If you are one of those vegetable gardeners who is not quite ready to say goodbye to the 2022 growing season, there is one fall project that you may want to try. Read More
  
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• Kohlman: Eggplant and shrimp curry is a nice concoction for chilly days ahead

  20-10-2022 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The unfortunate eggplant has been fighting off a bad reputation for centuries. Read More
  
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• Letters: New downtown Saskatoon library has potential to be beautiful - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  20-10-2022 14:04 via news.google.com
  Letters: New downtown Saskatoon library has potential to be beautiful  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra's Poetics of Jazz a local, lyrical start to the season

  20-10-2022 14:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dean McNeill’s guiding principle is to avoid micromanaging artists. Read More
  
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• Reflections of Nature returns after two years, celebrating 30th art show and sale

  20-10-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  For the first time since 2019, the Reflections of Nature Art Show and Sale returns to Prairieland Park this weekend. Read More
  
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• Phil Tank: Saskatchewan lays out welcome mat for latest COVID-19 wave

  20-10-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The severity of the current COVID-19 wave remains mostly unknown, except that Saskatchewan seems likely to once again lead the nation in accommodating the virus. Read More
  
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• Letters: New downtown Saskatoon library has potential to be beautiful

  20-10-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Barbara and Jake Ens, Saskatoon Read More
  
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• Huskies hope to keep their perfect record alive with weekend trek to UBC

  20-10-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies have two games left in their regular season — both meaningless when it comes to their place in the Canada West football standings, but still carrying weight. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra coming to North Battleford - battlefordsNOW

  20-10-2022 13:00 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra coming to North Battleford  battlefordsNOW
  
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• Saskatoon police to double number of officers wearing body cams in 2023

  20-10-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police plan to double the number of officers wearing body cameras as part of a pilot program that began six month ago.
  
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• Hat Crossfitters compete in Saskatoon last weekend - Medicine Hat News

  20-10-2022 12:36 via news.google.com
  Hat Crossfitters compete in Saskatoon last weekend  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Inmates on hunger strike at women's jail in Sask. as concerns raised about conditions

  20-10-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  An inmate and an advocate are raising concerns about conditions at the women's jail in Prince Albert, Sask., as a hunger strike persists.
  
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• Why the price of vegetable oil has spiked more than other food items

  20-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Food prices are increasing at the fastest pace since 1981. But the rise varies widely by product, an analysis by CBC News shows. And among the many items that have gotten more expensive in the past year, vegetable oil tops the list.
  
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• What over-the-counter hearing aids in the U.S. could mean for Canada

  20-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Hearing aids just got dramatically cheaper in the United States, now that major retailers and pharmacies are permitted to sell them without a prescription. The change has many Canadians wondering whether it will happen in this country.
  
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• Supreme Court refuses to hear St. Anne's residential school survivors' appeal

  20-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada’s top court decided Thursday not to hear an appeal by survivors of a Catholic-run residential school near Fort Albany, Ont., in an ongoing dispute with the federal government.
  
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