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• City of Regina outlines plan to save $2.9M in 2023 budget

  16-02-2023 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city will make cuts to travel and training for city staff, consulting, salaries and benefits, and what the city has termed “alternative funding sources.”
  
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• Liberals on pace to miss First Nations housing targets by 'between 58 and 141 years,' NDP says

  16-02-2023 23:26 via cbc.ca
  
  The Liberal government is on track to miss its on-reserve housing target by decades, if not more than a century, two New Democrat MPs say.
  
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• Plea date set for Sask. man charged with 2nd-degree murder and assaulting woman, baby

  16-02-2023 22:56
  
  A plea in the case of a Lloydminster man, whose charges include second-degree murder will be heard next month.
  
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• Experts weigh in on tipping pressures in the Prairies

  16-02-2023 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a recent Angus Reid poll, 63 per cent of Saskatchewan respondents say they've noticed an increase in the number of times they've been prompted to tip while eating out.
  
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• Maverick was one of Saskatchewan's most popular baby names last year

  16-02-2023 22:36
  
  The same year that a Top Gun sequel soared into theatres, the name of the movie's protagonist was one of the most popular in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Mendicino says next RCMP commissioner needs to take force 'to newer heights'

  16-02-2023 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes the next commissioner of the RCMP will take the police force “to newer heights.”
  
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• Sask. records 18 COVID-19 deaths in last two weeks: CRISP report

  16-02-2023 21:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Another 18 people died from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan between Jan. 29 and Feb. 11, according to the province's newest respiratory illness surveillance report.
  
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• City of Saskatoon Welcomes Indigenous People to Local Job Market - SaskToday.ca

  16-02-2023 21:20
  
  City of Saskatoon Welcomes Indigenous People to Local Job Market  SaskToday.ca
  
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• New ambulance base opens in Martensville, Sask.

  16-02-2023 21:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Medavie ambulance base in Martensville, Sask. had its official opening Thursday morning, with a ribbon-cutting celebration on the outskirts of the city.  Read More
  
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• Sask. government announces new online application for SAID program

  16-02-2023 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's new online system for those who wish to apply for the Saskatchewan Assured Incomes for Disability program is meant to be simple, convenient and accessible.
  
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• Sask. researchers testing novel treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

  16-02-2023 20:21
  
  University of Saskatchewan (U of S) researchers are running clinical trials on a new treatment for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
  
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• 'It's special': After a long, hard road, Silvernagle's back for a third Scotties

  16-02-2023 20:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  When Robyn Silvernagle needed a break last year, she'd take her broom on the ice and throw rocks with friends. Read More
  
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• Construction season comes early: Work on Circle Drive North Bridge starts Feb. 28

  16-02-2023 20:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Prairies' two main seasons — winter and construction — are seeing some overlap this year, as work to rehabilitate the 40-year-old Circle Drive North Bridge kicks off at the end of the month. Read More
  
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• 'I leave knowing I did my best': RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to retire next month

  16-02-2023 19:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  OTTAWA — RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says it "was not an easy decision" to retire from the national police force next month. Read More
  
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• Canada is racing to net zero. But do we have the data to get us there?

  16-02-2023 19:48 via cbc.ca
  
  In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the data gap in Canada's pursuit of net-zero emissions and how EVs are being used to clean up the air in arenas.
  
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• Saskatoon's busiest bridge down to half-capacity soon

  16-02-2023 19:37
  
  Road construction season is starting early in Saskatoon.
  
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• Man stabbed during Saskatoon robbery | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  16-02-2023 19:27
  
  Man stabbed during Saskatoon robbery | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Man stabbed during Saskatoon robbery

  16-02-2023 19:27
  
  A man was stabbed during a robbery Wednesday evening, according to police.
  
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• Nutrien to slightly delay potash production ramp-up as global sales slump

  16-02-2023 19:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Nutrien Ltd. will slightly delay the timing of its plan to ramp up potash production, due to slumping sales. Read More
  
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• How the Liberals plan to overhaul the review process for wrongful convictions

  16-02-2023 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The bill is dubbed 'David and Joyce Milgaard's Law,' named for the man released in 1980 after being wrongfully imprisoned for 23 years, and his mother who fought to free him.
  
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• Saskatoon’s Circle Drive North Bridge sees February construction date - Global News

  16-02-2023 17:59
  Saskatoon’s Circle Drive North Bridge sees February construction date  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon’s Circle Drive North Bridge sees February construction date

  16-02-2023 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city said the pedestrian bridge won't be impacted, but added that Spadina Crescent will see a section close at some point in the construction process to allow for scaffolding.
  
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• Liberals move to create independent commission to probe miscarriage of justice claims

  16-02-2023 17:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Justice Minister David Lametti is introducing legislation to create a commission independent of government tasked with reviewing miscarriage of justice claims.
  
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• Police say man stabbed several times in Pleasant Hill armed robbery

  16-02-2023 17:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police are investigating after an armed robbery and aggravated assault near St. Paul's Hospital Wednesday night. Read More
  
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• Sask. vending machine distributes Indigenous books

  16-02-2023 17:42
  
  Prince Albert is now home to a unique vending machine. Instead of chips, it dispenses books written by Indigenous authors — free of charge.
  
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• Armed Robbery / Aggravated Assault - Avenue R South and 21st Street West

  16-02-2023 17:29 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Police are investigating following an armed robbery and aggravated assault yesterday evening.On February 15, 2023 at around 8:00 p.m., police attended to a hospital to take a report from a 45-year-old man who had been assaulted and robbed. It was learned that the man was walking in the area of Avenue R South and 21st Street West when two persons armed with a knife approached him and demanded his property. A brief struggle ensued and the man was stabbed several times resulting in non-life-threate
  
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• Sask. online K-12 course system offers regional campuses for student support

  16-02-2023 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Student registration begins in April, and recruitment for positions at the main office and regional campuses begins in March.
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Thursday, Feb. 16 - Global News

  16-02-2023 16:10
  Saskatoon morning news rewind: Thursday, Feb. 16  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Thursday, Feb. 16

  16-02-2023 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Thursday, Feb. 16.
  
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• Planning progresses on proposed downtown Saskatoon arena - Global News

  16-02-2023 15:14
  Planning progresses on proposed downtown Saskatoon arena  Global News
  
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• Nutrien sees 2022 earnings more than double

  16-02-2023 14:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nutrien Ltd. says it earned $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, down seven per cent from the same quarter a year earlier.
  
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• Kohlman: Miso maple salmon and kale are a tasty super-salad combination

  16-02-2023 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If you haven’t cooked with miso before, you’re in for a treat. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police request more money to replace target shooting range

  16-02-2023 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon city police say the projected cost of a project to replace the target shooting range at police headquarters has increased after the pandemic delated the original plans. Read More
  
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• Sask. author Guy Vanderhaeghe wins second annual Glengarry Award

  16-02-2023 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Renowned Saskatoon-based author Guy Vanderhaeghe has been named the second winner of the annual Glengarry Book Award for his latest book, August Into Winter. Read More
  
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• Rhonda Blackmore: The Saskatchewan RCMP continues to provide world-class policing service

  16-02-2023 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell put forward an opinion that the RCMP should not be conducting provincial policing duties, claiming the RCMP to be outdated, confused on priorities and ultimately controlled by Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Rare feat: Unfazed Huskies' star rookie guard Logan Reider finds instant success

  16-02-2023 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Very few players could match what Logan Reider has done this season as a true rookie on the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. Read More
  
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• Parents feel helpless as Saskatchewan's only pediatric gastroenterologist prepares to leave

  16-02-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Sarah Turnbull says the wait for her three-year-old Blake to see a pediatric gastroenterologist was going to be six years. Now it seems like it could be endless, with Saskatchewan's only doctor in that specialty set to leave this coming May.
  
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• Letters: The challenges of working together while apart

  16-02-2023 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Isaac Melko sentenced to 12 years in death of Ryan Gatzke

  16-02-2023 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  One of four men accused of killing a Battleford man in 2019 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Read More
  
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• Forty-year-old local refinery demolished in 1972

  16-02-2023 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives. Today, we see the demolition of the Gulf Canada Refinery on 11th Street West, from Feb. 16, 1972. The site is now home to a storage and transfer facility for Petro-Canada. (City of Saskatoon Archives StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-A7050-4) Read More
  
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• No, a piece of the sun didn't just 'break off'

  16-02-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Over the past two weeks, stories have been circulating saying that scientists are "baffled" after a piece of the sun "broke off," but that's not exactly true.
  
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• Meet the Canadian-born doctors who can't work in Canada

  16-02-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Thousands of Canadian-born doctors are working abroad at a time when the country is facing an acute shortage of physicians — and there's little prospect of them practising here because of barriers that block foreign-trained professionals from launching a career at home.
  
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• Saskatoon police request more money to replace target shooting range - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  16-02-2023 09:00
  Saskatoon police request more money to replace target shooting range  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Reasons to Head to Saskatoon’s Nutrien Wintershines Festival This Family Day Long Weekend - To Do Canada

  16-02-2023 09:00
  
  Reasons to Head to Saskatoon’s Nutrien Wintershines Festival This Family Day Long Weekend  To Do Canada
  
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• Daily Road Report - February 17, 2023 - Saskatoon.ca |

  16-02-2023 09:00
  
  Daily Road Report - February 17, 2023  Saskatoon.ca |
  
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• Construction woes begin early for Saskatoon drivers - CJWW

  16-02-2023 09:00
  
  Construction woes begin early for Saskatoon drivers  CJWW
  
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• Quarterback Trevor Harris arrives in Saskatchewan to join the Roughriders

  16-02-2023 02:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Harris calls signing for Roughriders 'dream come true
  
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• Sask. kids relying on specialized pediatric unit left in limbo as doctor departs

  16-02-2023 01:15
  
  A Saskatchewan pediatric gastrointestinal unit may soon have no doctor left to staff it, leaving patients and their families scrambling for answers.
  
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• ‘Keyboard warrior’ accused of spreading hate comments on obituary of Megan Gallagher

  16-02-2023 00:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Megan's father, Brian Gallager, said that the family received an anonymous tip that a person was spreading racist comments on a funeral page regarding Megan. 
  
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• ‘It’s hard to believe it’s here’: Team Sask. Biathlete heading to Canada Winter Games in PEI

  16-02-2023 00:38
  
  A group of biathletes from Saskatchewan is getting set for their first Canada Winter Games.
  
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