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• 'You don't expect that to come out here': Residents concerned over reported sexual assaults in Brighton neighbourhood

  25-11-2022 23:55
  On Wednesday, November 16, Carly Tonkin says she was walking home with her dog through a park in the Brighton neighbourhood when she was approached.
  
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• 'You don't expect that to come out here': Residents concerned over alleged sexual assaults in Brighton neighbourhood

  25-11-2022 23:55
  On Wednesday, November 16, Carly Tonkin says she was walking home with her dog through a park in the Brighton neighbourhood when she was approached.
  
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• Dene podcast aims to share teachings about mental health

  25-11-2022 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  A fluent Dene speaker from northern Saskatchewan hosts a 12-episode podcast on Pîkiskwêwin where discussions of mental health, addictions, grief and loss are discussed.
  
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• Regina residents line up for Black Friday deals despite inflation hitting people’s wallets

  25-11-2022 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  As the biggest shopping day of the year arrived in Regina, residents hit the stores running this Black Friday.
  
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• Clarity sought on pub bans for woman accused of kidnapping child

  25-11-2022 23:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon provincial court judge was asked Friday to clarify the scope of publication bans imposed to shield the identity of a child that a 48-year-old Saskatoon woman is accused of kidnapping and fleeing with to the United States. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon's new robotics-assisted surgery program will help 'improve surgical volumes,' SHA CEO says - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-11-2022 23:08 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon's new robotics-assisted surgery program will help 'improve surgical volumes,' SHA CEO says  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon's new robotics-assisted surgery program will help 'improve surgical volumes,' SHA CEO says

  25-11-2022 23:08
  On January 10th Mark Turcotte was diagnosed with prostate cancer – requiring surgery that would eventfully be performed with robotic assistance.
  
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• Saskatoon police warn public after reports of sexual assaults in Brighton - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  25-11-2022 22:34 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon police warn public after reports of sexual assaults in Brighton  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• United Church of Canada denounces Legacy Christian Academy after abuse allegations

  25-11-2022 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  Caitlin Erickson said the United Church of Canada in Saskatchewan had reached out to her before sending the statement to see if she was alright with it, which 'meant a lot.'
  
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• Saskatoon police warn public after reports of sexual assaults in Brighton

  25-11-2022 22:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police have issued a warning to the public after two reports of sexual assaults in the same area in the span of a week. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan mayors call for provincial government to review affordable housing programs

  25-11-2022 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  During a recent City Mayors' Caucus, concerns were discussed of the province's Saskatchewan Income Support and the Social Housing Program.
  
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• Saskatoon Wellness Centre transition to Fairhaven location officially underway - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  25-11-2022 22:25 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon Wellness Centre transition to Fairhaven location officially underway - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon Wellness Centre transition to Fairhaven location officially underway

  25-11-2022 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  The new location of the Saskatoon Wellness Center is at 415 Fairmont Dr., a former church building, in the Fairhaven neighbourhood and will be able to house 106 people.
  
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• Privacy commissioner says SLGA cyber attack affected about 40,000

  25-11-2022 22:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  A cyber attack targeting the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority led to the personal data of about 40,000 people being compromised, a report from the province's information and privacy commissioner says. Read More
  
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• Truck fire inside Saskatoon rendering plant was the reason pig carcasses were piled outside - CBC.ca

  25-11-2022 21:50 via news.google.com
  Truck fire inside Saskatoon rendering plant was the reason pig carcasses were piled outside  CBC.ca
  
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• Truck fire inside Saskatoon rendering plant was the reason pig carcasses were piled outside

  25-11-2022 21:50 via cbc.ca
  Pig carcasses had to be piled outside a Saskatoon rendering plant earlier this week because of a truck fire inside the facility, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.
  
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• Federal government to extend EI sickness benefits from 15 to 26 weeks

  25-11-2022 21:42 via cbc.ca
  The federal government is extending employment insurance sickness benefits to 26 weeks, up from 15 weeks, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough announced on Friday.
  
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• Federal kids’ painkiller shipment hitting shelves in Saskatchewan

  25-11-2022 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  Some of the roughly one-million specially imported units of children's pain medication are coming to Saskatchewan, but officials wouldn't say where they would end up.
  
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• 'I knew I had to do something:' Sask. student hand-delivers meals to homeless

  25-11-2022 21:18
  A Saskatoon student is taking a hands-on approach to addressing homelessness in the community.
  
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• Local RMs pleased to see formal change to Saskatchewan trespass laws

  25-11-2022 21:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  PRINCE ALBERT — Local rural municipalities welcomed news that the provincial government had formalized new trespassing laws approved during a special meeting in August following complaints about federal employees accessing private land without authorization. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police seize drugs, unknown pills and crossbows in drug trafficking investigation

  25-11-2022 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  A 29-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were arrested without incident at a residence where a resident was suspected of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine.
  
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• New robotic surgery system in Sask. performs more than 2 dozen surgeries

  25-11-2022 20:34
  More than two dozen surgeries have been performed since September using a new robotic surgery system in Saskatoon, the first program of its kind in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Arrests - Drug Trafficking - CRT Investigation / TSU Assist

  25-11-2022 20:18 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service Crime Reduction Team has made two arrests in connection to a drug trafficking investigationOn November 24th, 2022, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the SPS Tactical Support Unit executed a warrant in the 100 block of Avenue C North. Investigators believed a suspect at the residence was trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine, and had access to firearms. As a result, a 29-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were arrested without further incident.The following was seized
  
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• Saskatoon filled with holiday spirit with Festival of Trees, Santa Claus Parade

  25-11-2022 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon is bringing more holiday festivities to the city this week, with the Festival of Trees and the annual Santa Claus Parade.
  
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• Sask. RCMP looking to reunite pocket watch with owner

  25-11-2022 19:30
  RCMP in Loon Lake, Sask. are looking for the owner of a pocket watch that was seized in a March 2020 investigation.
  
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• Doug Cuthand: Faking Indigenous ancestry hurts First Nations causes

  25-11-2022 19:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  The issue of pretendians, or people who claim Indigenous heritage, is one of ongoing concern in Indian Country. Read More
  
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• Loon Lake RCMP request public assistance locating owner of antique coins, pocket watch

  25-11-2022 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Loon Lake RCMP are looking to return a collector set of antique British coins, an antique silver Manauk pocket watch, and a collection of Canadian coins to their original owner.
  
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• Sask. court awards $160K in first civil 'revenge porn' case

  25-11-2022 19:21
  A Saskatchewan woman has been awarded $160,000 after she successfully sued a former partner for sharing intimate images of her online.
  
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• Leader of controversial Diagolon movement Jeremy MacKenzie free on bail after review hearing

  25-11-2022 19:12 via cbc.ca
  Jeremy MacKenzie, the leader of the controversial Diagolon movement, is getting released from a Saskatoon jail after a bail review hearing Friday.
  
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• Sask. discussing return of $480M in carbon pricing paid to feds by SaskPower

  25-11-2022 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Scott Moe says SaskPower has paid roughly $480 million to Ottawa though the federal output-based pollution pricing program. The provincial OBPS kicks in Jan 1.
  
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• Road closures for Santa Claus parade

  25-11-2022 18:46
  The City of Saskatoon reminds drivers that there will be road closures and lane restrictions on Sunday as the 31st annual Santa Claus Parade winds its way downtown.
  
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• Additional Information: Public Advisory - Stranger Sexual Assault

  25-11-2022 18:33 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service is providing further clarification regarding recent events of sexual assault.In each occurrence, the victim was walking in the area of Dagnone Crescent; the encounters were brief and, fortunately, the victims were able to escape the assault by their own actions. In the interest of public safety but with respect to the victim’s privacy, the SPS is confirming the sexual assaults involved a combination of physical, verbal, and exposure-related advancements to
  
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• After a rookie season to remember, Huskies' Warrack preps for Vanier Cup

  25-11-2022 18:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  Jack Warrack is not a fellow who's trod a lot of big stages. Read More
  
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• 'The gold standard': A surgical robot and a cancer patient

  25-11-2022 18:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  Daryl, the four-armed robot, is perched in a corner of bustling operating theatre No. 8 at St. Paul's Hospital on a recent Monday morning. It's almost time to dock. Read More
  
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• 'The gold standard': A surgical robot and a Saskatchewan cancer patient

  25-11-2022 18:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Daryl, the four-armed robot, is perched in a corner of bustling operating theatre No. 8 at St. Paul's Hospital on a recent Monday morning. It's almost time to dock. Read More
  
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• Optimist Hill opens in Saskatoon ahead of schedule | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  25-11-2022 17:57 via news.google.com
  Optimist Hill opens in Saskatoon ahead of schedule | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Optimist Hill opens in Saskatoon ahead of schedule

  25-11-2022 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  Doors open at 4 p.m. at Diefenbaker Park and the first 250 people get free lift passes and hot chocolate.
  
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• 'I thought I broke the machine': Saskatoon couple wins $1 million - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-11-2022 17:52 via news.google.com
  'I thought I broke the machine': Saskatoon couple wins $1 million  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'I thought I broke the machine': Saskatoon couple wins $1 million

  25-11-2022 17:52
  A Saskatoon couple has won $1 million in the Western Max lottery.
  
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• Sask. sisters convicted of murder reunite in front of courthouse with hope to clear their names

  25-11-2022 17:29
  Two Indigenous sisters, who are some of Canada’s longest serving female inmates, saw each other for the first time in 18 years, outside a Yorkton courthouse on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Friday, Nov. 25 - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  25-11-2022 16:23 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon morning news rewind: Friday, Nov. 25 - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Friday, Nov. 25

  25-11-2022 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Friday, Nov. 25.
  
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• Sask. influenza cases surge 833 per cent in past month including 1 death: report

  25-11-2022 15:41 via cbc.ca
  Respiratory illnesses are raging across the province with cases clogging emergency departments and causing multiple deaths. Between Oct. 23 and Nov. 19, 73 people have died in Saskatchewan from COVID-19, according to the province's latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program Situation Report.
  
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• Driver that killed father and daughter in 2017 crash northwest of Saskatoon has his sentence appeal denied - CBC.ca

  25-11-2022 15:28 via news.google.com
  Driver that killed father and daughter in 2017 crash northwest of Saskatoon has his sentence appeal denied  CBC.ca
  
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• Driver that killed father and daughter in 2017 crash northwest of Saskatoon has his sentence appeal denied

  25-11-2022 15:28 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan driver who crashed his half-ton truck into a family near Langham, Sask. has had his sentence appeal denied.
  
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• Saskatoon police make arrest in Exhibition bear spray incident - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  25-11-2022 14:46 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon police make arrest in Exhibition bear spray incident - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon police make arrest in Exhibition bear spray incident

  25-11-2022 14:46 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon's Exhibition had several incidents of bear spray this year, with one incident seeing a one-year-old baby getting sprayed.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigate reports of sexual assault - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  25-11-2022 14:39 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon police investigate reports of sexual assault - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon police investigate reports of sexual assault

  25-11-2022 14:39 via globalnews.ca
  Police are warning community members to be watchful of people and events around them.
  
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• Saskatchewan government deciding what to do with new revenue from carbon pricing

  25-11-2022 14:28
  Saskatchewan is to soon gain control of the carbon pricing charge that shows up on residents' power bills.
  
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