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• Sask. RCMP releases sketch of suspect in attempted abduction in Warman

  22-02-2023 23:57
  
  The Warman RCMP have released a sketch of the suspect in an attempted abduction on January 11.
  
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• USask research could make kidney dialysis a lot more comfortable for patients

  22-02-2023 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  A researcher at the University of Saskatchewan is working to develop a new type of filter membrane that would reduce side effects many kidney patients suffer from.
  
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• Rural community says faith in Saskatchewan health care shaken after ER disruptions

  22-02-2023 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The community of Oxbow has experienced at least a dozen temporary closures of its healthcare centre ER since the start of 2023.
  
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• 'Birds Quest for a Canada West Crown Begins Friday in Saskatoon ... - UBC Thunderbirds

  22-02-2023 22:47
  
  'Birds Quest for a Canada West Crown Begins Friday in Saskatoon ...  UBC Thunderbirds
  
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• Ile a la Crosse, Sask. man faces break and enter, assault and robbery charges

  22-02-2023 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Prince Albert Police Service said officers responded to the call around 10:20 a.m. to a home in the 500 block of 5th Street East.
  
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• Sask. man arrested after allegedly breaking into home and assaulting woman

  22-02-2023 22:09
  
  An Île-à-la-Crosse man faces several charges after allegedly breaking into a Prince Albert home and assaulting a woman inside.
  
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• Sexual assault trial begins for Saskatoon coach Ricky Davis

  22-02-2023 22:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Warning: Story contains sexual assault allegations involving a child  Read More
  
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• Bethel Thompson now former Argos QB, announces he’ll play in USFL

  22-02-2023 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The now former CFL quarterback announced on social media Wednesday he'll play with the USFL's New Orleans Breakers in the 2023 season.
  
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• Cold snap in Sask. should ease by weekend, but below-normal temps could last well into spring

  22-02-2023 20:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Most of Saskatchewan is expected to get relief from the current cold snap by the weekend, but an Environment Canada meteorologist says below-normal temperatures are expected to last for the next four weeks and into the spring.
  
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• Saskatoon paediatrician sentenced for trying to buy sex with a minor - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  22-02-2023 20:47
  Saskatoon paediatrician sentenced for trying to buy sex with a minor  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Saskatoon paediatrician sentenced for trying to buy sex with a minor

  22-02-2023 20:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Ramkumar Natarajan, a Saskatoon paediatrician, must surrender his medical licence. Read More
  
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• This 79-year-old Sask. woman traffics in nostalgia with her museum-in-a-suitcase

  22-02-2023 20:35
  
  Once a month, 79-year-old Elaine Gunsch makes her way over from the Borden Museum where she volunteers and packs items in a suitcase to the Borden Care Home.
  
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• Many flights cancelled, delayed as winter storm grips parts of Canada

  22-02-2023 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Harsh winter conditions are sweeping across Canada on Wednesday, causing travel disruptions and resulting in snowfall warnings, extreme temperatures and possible power outages.
  
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• Flights, classes cancelled and power outages reported as winter storm grips parts of Canada

  22-02-2023 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Harsh winter conditions swept across Canada on Wednesday, causing travel disruptions, school cancellations and power outages.
  
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• Airlines issue travel warnings as winter storm grips parts of Canada

  22-02-2023 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Harsh winter conditions are sweeping across Canada on Tuesday, prompting travel warnings.
  
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• Ride-along with Saskatoon Fire Department shows scope of ... - CBC.ca

  22-02-2023 20:18
  
  Ride-along with Saskatoon Fire Department shows scope of ...  CBC.ca
  
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• Staff at adventure park owned by Saskatoon Lighthouse have not ... - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-02-2023 20:03
  Staff at adventure park owned by Saskatoon Lighthouse have not ...  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Staff at adventure park owned by Saskatoon Lighthouse have not been paid since January

  22-02-2023 20:03
  
  The manager of an adventure park owned by the Lighthouse Supported Living Inc. says none of the staff have been paid since January.
  
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• Extreme cold warning issued for most of Saskatchewan

  22-02-2023 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Natalie Hasell of Environment Canada said Saskatchewan is under the influence of a ridge of high pressure, which is bringing cold, arctic air south.
  
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• Saskatoon will vote on $20 million to fund snow removal project Wednesday

  22-02-2023 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  City administration asked council to approve the borrowing of $20 million to fund the response project and a 10 per cent variance on the borrowing requirements.
  
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• Saskatoon approved borrowing of $20 million to cover snow removal costs

  22-02-2023 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  City administration asked council to approve the borrowing of $20 million to fund the response project and a 10 per cent variance on the borrowing requirements.
  
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• 15 per cent death rate, severe lesions reported in patients with mpox alongside advanced HIV: study

  22-02-2023 19:21 via cbc.ca
  
  New research on mpox in individuals with advanced HIV infection details an aggressive and serious form of the illness — at times involving skin cell death within lesions, nodules in the lungs, sepsis, and a 15 per cent mortality rate.
  
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• Revolutionary cancer treatment now offered in Saskatoon. - SaskToday.ca

  22-02-2023 18:54
  
  Revolutionary cancer treatment now offered in Saskatoon.  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man arrested after chase with police air support unit

  22-02-2023 18:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police arrested a man early Tuesday morning after a high speed chase that ended after air support was called in. Read More
  
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• Manitoba MP urges federal government to create 'red dress alert' for missing Indigenous women and girls

  22-02-2023 18:47 via cbc.ca
  
  An NDP member of Parliament is asking the federal government to establish a system that would send the public a phone notification when an Indigenous woman goes missing.
  
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• CBC News Saskatchewan host Sam Maciag nominated for Canadian Screen Award

  22-02-2023 18:21 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC News Saskatchewan host Sam Maciag is a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best News Anchor in the local category.
  
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• Jully Black's change to Canada's anthem is how true reconciliation works

  22-02-2023 18:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Jully Black's powerful performance at the NBA All-Star Game showed us that intentionality and understanding go a long way to teaching and correcting when the words may not be the right ones, writes CBC Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed.
  
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• Arrest - Evade Police - Air Support Unit Assist

  22-02-2023 17:47 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man was arrested following a failed attempt to outrun the Air Support Unit yesterday morning.On February 21, 2023 at around 3:30 a.m., police observed a vehicle violate a traffic law in the area of Avenue E North and 29th Street West. A traffic stop was attempted; however, the vehicle immediately accelerated away at a high rate of speed. With the vehicle continuing to be driven dangerously, officers on the ground disengaged from the evade police incident while those in the air
  
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• Saskatoon saw jump in job growth for 2022 - Global News

  22-02-2023 17:37
  
  Saskatoon saw jump in job growth for 2022  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon saw jump in job growth for 2022

  22-02-2023 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon saw the highest annual job growth recorded over the past 15 years, noting that 16,700 more people were employed in 2022 than in 2021.
  
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• Longtime Regina sportswriter scores new gig with the Saskatchewan Roughriders

  22-02-2023 17:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Sportswriter Rob Vanstone left the Regina Leader-Post this week to pursue a new opportunity as a senior journalist and historian for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• Saskatchewan chief to lead advisory committee on residential school documents

  22-02-2023 17:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A chief in Saskatchewan who became well-known after his First Nation found what are believed to be 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school will lead a new committee for sharing documents connected to the institutions. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon led Canada in job growth, city says

  22-02-2023 17:17
  
  Saskatoon led the nation in job growth according to the City of Saskatoon.
  
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• Royal Ontario Museum returns Chief Poundmaker's pipe and saddle bag to family

  22-02-2023 16:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Artifacts belonging to a 19th century Plains Cree chief who was known as a peacekeeper are expected to be returned to his descendants in a repatriation ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum.
  
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• Saskatoon marks highest year-over-year employment growth in ... - Saskatoon.ca |

  22-02-2023 16:30
  
  Saskatoon marks highest year-over-year employment growth in ...  Saskatoon.ca |
  
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• Saskatoon homeowner meets man who saved friends from burning basement - CBC.ca

  22-02-2023 16:28
  
  Saskatoon homeowner meets man who saved friends from burning basement  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Wednesday, Feb. 22 - Global News

  22-02-2023 16:21
  Saskatoon morning news rewind: Wednesday, Feb. 22  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Wednesday, Feb. 22

  22-02-2023 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Wednesday, Feb. 22.
  
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• Saskatoon under extreme cold warning with windchill as low as minus 45 expected

  22-02-2023 16:17
  
  Saskatoon woke up to an extreme cold warning Wednesday morning with windchill temperatures as low as minus 45 expected.
  
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• Saskatoon under extreme cold warning with windchill as low as -45 expected

  22-02-2023 16:17
  
  Saskatoon woke up to an extreme cold warning Wednesday morning with windchill temperatures as low as -45 expected.
  
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• Saskatoon extreme cold: Windchill as low as -45 expected | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-02-2023 16:17
  Saskatoon extreme cold: Windchill as low as -45 expected | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'On Native land' anthem lyrics nothing new for some First Nations people

  22-02-2023 16:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Jason Bird chuckled when asked about the fuss that singer Jully Black has raised by changing a line in Canada's national anthem to "on native land." Read More
  
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• Canadian Taxpayers federation criticizes the City of Saskatoon in ... - CJWW

  22-02-2023 16:01
  Canadian Taxpayers federation criticizes the City of Saskatoon in ...  CJWW
  
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• Saskatoon's Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue has gets set to ... - DiscoverHumboldt.com

  22-02-2023 15:38
  
  Saskatoon's Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue has gets set to ...  DiscoverHumboldt.com
  
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• Saskatoon garage fire does $25k in damage, firefighters say - Global News

  22-02-2023 15:27
  
  Saskatoon garage fire does $25k in damage, firefighters say  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon garage fire does $25k in damage, firefighters say

  22-02-2023 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Department was called around 11:44 a.m. for a structure fire in the 100 block of Makaroff Road.
  
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• Letter: New Saskatoon library design modified to meet budget limits - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  22-02-2023 13:06
  Letter: New Saskatoon library design modified to meet budget limits  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Gardening: What is crawling on my houseplant?

  22-02-2023 13:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If you have houseplants, it is inevitable that at some point, you will also have bugs on your houseplants. Read More
  
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• Alisha Esmail is changing the world, one cup of coffee at a time

  22-02-2023 13:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Alisha Esmail has always strived to make a difference in the world. Read More
  
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• Letter: New Saskatoon library design modified to meet budget limits

  22-02-2023 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  This letter is to correct misinformation included in Phil Tank’s recent article titled "Saskatoon library budget claims still sound implausible" (SP, Feb. 10). Read More
  
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