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• 'Powerful' display in Saskatoon shares lives of students killed in Ukraine

  30-03-2023 23:55
  
  Students at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) are highlighting stories of Ukrainian youth killed in the Russian invasion who were in school working towards a diploma or degree.
  
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• 'Powerful' display in Saskatoon shares lives of students killed in ... - CTV News Saskatoon

  30-03-2023 23:55
  'Powerful' display in Saskatoon shares lives of students killed in ...  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Sask. reports 95 COVID-19 deaths since start of 2023, no influenza deaths

  30-03-2023 23:47
  
  Ninety-five deaths in Saskatchewan have been linked to COVID-19 since the start of the year as vaccination rates continue to lag. No influenza-related deaths were reported over the same period.
  
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• Saskatchewan Human Right Commission highlights discrimination in medical education

  30-03-2023 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The commission gathered information regarding discrimination in the health sector that started in November 2021 with conversations with stakeholders.
  
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• Daily Road Report - March 31, 2023 - Saskatoon.ca |

  30-03-2023 23:00
  
  Daily Road Report - March 31, 2023  Saskatoon.ca |
  
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• Sask. flu cases at lower levels, RSV declining, but COVID-19 rate remains steady

  30-03-2023 22:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  COVID-19 activity in Saskatchewan continued at "stable" levels over the last two weeks, with test positivity increasing slightly, the province's most recent data on respiratory illness activity shows. Read More
  
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• University of Saskatchewan med school unveils report on equity, diversity and inclusion

  30-03-2023 22:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine Dean Preston Smith says a new report will help the province’s only medical school take on the work of addressing systemic discrimination. Read More
  
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• UPDATE: SACP Firearm Amnesty 2023 - March 20 to April 9

  30-03-2023 22:34 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatchewan municipal police services, Saskatchewan RCMP, and the Ministry of Environment officially launched the 2023 Firearm Amnesty Program on March 20, 2023. Since then, 135 unwanted firearms and nearly 2,400 rounds of ammunition have been turned in province-wide.Residents of Saskatchewan wishing to surrender their unwanted firearms, replicas, ammunition, or parts through the amnesty program can do so until April 9, 2023. During this time, no charges will be laid in relation to unautho
  
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• Sask. government hopes physician assistants will help take pressure off health care system

  30-03-2023 22:18
  
  Legislation to license physician assistants has been introduced by the Government of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Pats gearing up for playoff games in Saskatoon. - 620 CKRM.com

  30-03-2023 21:40
  
  Pats gearing up for playoff games in Saskatoon.  620 CKRM.com
  
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• Macklin resident wins Saskatoon Hospital Lotto gr. prize. - SaskToday.ca

  30-03-2023 21:37
  
  Macklin resident wins Saskatoon Hospital Lotto gr. prize.  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Puddles and potholes season begins with melting temperatures on ... - Saskatoon.ca |

  30-03-2023 21:33
  
  Puddles and potholes season begins with melting temperatures on ...  Saskatoon.ca |
  
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• Sask. musician gets the golden ticket on American Idol

  30-03-2023 21:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Brayden King, who grew up in Weyburn, Sask., and now calls Edmonton home, is living the dream, competing on the newest season of American Idol.
  
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• Sask. researchers uncover enhanced cancer-fighting approach

  30-03-2023 21:18
  
  Ground-breaking research at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) could lead to more effective cancer treatments for patients.
  
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• 'I often times feel silenced': Sask. medical students reluctant to speak up about racist encounters

  30-03-2023 21:13
  
  Students at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine are reluctant to speak up when faculty make racist comments, according to a new report from the human rights commission.
  
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• Last four teams standing ready for second round of SJHL playoffs

  30-03-2023 21:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  With the first playoff round now complete in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, the second is set to begin this Friday. Read More
  
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• Hot hand: Blades' Liskowsky enters WHL playoffs on scoring tear

  30-03-2023 20:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The red-hot Brandon Lisowsky is carrying a torch into the Western Hockey League playoffs. Read More
  
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• Recommendation to phase out RCMP Depot in Regina: N.S. Mass Casualty Commission report

  30-03-2023 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The recommendations would phase out the depot, and instead implement a degree-based system that could be done across the country, rather than only in Regina.
  
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• Two coyotes euthanized in Saskatoon recently had canine distemper - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  30-03-2023 20:25
  Two coyotes euthanized in Saskatoon recently had canine distemper  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Two coyotes euthanized in Saskatoon recently had canine distemper

  30-03-2023 20:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan government says two coyotes that were behaving abnormally and euthanized in Saskatoon recently were infected with canine distemper. Read More
  
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• RCMP Depot model may be phased out following recommendations made by mass casualty report

  30-03-2023 20:22
  
  A Mass Casualty Commission report that came out on Thursday following a mass shooting in Nova Scotia in 2020 may have a local impact on the RCMP Depot model being phased out.
  
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• First Nations lay claim to all critical minerals and rare earth elements in Saskatchewan

  30-03-2023 20:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the province's new critical mineral strategy infringes on inherent and treaty rights because First Nations never agreed to share land below the depth of plough.
  
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• Sask. to license physician assistants

  30-03-2023 19:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation to license physician assistants in the province.
  
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• 'This site has other stories to tell': Sask. man finds ancient bison bone

  30-03-2023 19:13
  
  A community-focused historian has found several potential ancient artifacts along the Saskatchewan River, including a bison bone that is over 8,000 years old.
  
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• Saskatchewan creates new Crown corporation to oversee lotteries and gaming

  30-03-2023 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  When it's fully up and running Saskatchewan's new Crown corporation will oversee all VLTs, casinos, online gaming and lotteries within the province.
  
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• Ukrainian immigrant Yuliya Cadrain gives back to refugees settling in rural Sask.

  30-03-2023 18:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Yuliya Cadrain had never planned on being a traveller. Read More
  
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• New gift shop opens at Saskatoon zoo April 1 - SaskToday.ca

  30-03-2023 17:55
  
  New gift shop opens at Saskatoon zoo April 1  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Thursday, March 30 - Global News

  30-03-2023 17:07
  Saskatoon morning news rewind: Thursday, March 30  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Thursday, March 30

  30-03-2023 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Thursday, March 30.
  
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• Vianne Timmons signed Indspire award nomination requiring recognition with Indigenous community

  30-03-2023 17:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The document also confirms the university president's account of specifying she has Mi'kmaw heritage.
  
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• N.S. mass shooting report condemns systemic RCMP failures, calls for dramatic reforms

  30-03-2023 17:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly three years after 22 people were killed across Nova Scotia, the inquiry tasked with investigating what happened in April 2020 has delivered a scathing report denouncing the RCMP for failing to warn community members.
  
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• N.S. mass shooting report condemns RCMP failures, calls for dramatic reforms

  30-03-2023 17:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly three years after 22 people were killed across Nova Scotia, the inquiry tasked with investigating what happened in April 2020 has delivered a scathing report denouncing the RCMP for failing to warn community members.
  
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• Saskatoon facing budget challenges: Mayor Charlie Clark - Global News

  30-03-2023 16:38
  Saskatoon facing budget challenges: Mayor Charlie Clark  Global News
  
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• 'Part of my culture': Cree woman refused service at Sask. bar for traditional face tattoo

  30-03-2023 16:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Sara Carriere-Burns says she was at the Prince Albert Brewing Company on March 25, when one of the owners refused her service because of her cultural face tattoo.
  
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• Fransaskois drummer comes full circle

  30-03-2023 15:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Lepage first performed at Francofièvre in 2006 when he was 19 years old, as the drummer in the band Dingus with his brother and two friends. Read More
  
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• How TikTok is bringing back doing your colours

  30-03-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Colour analysis — which was called finding your colours in the 1980s — is a style guide that’s back in a big way on social media. 
  
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• Happy hunting: Spring flowering perennials are worth the effort (Part I)

  30-03-2023 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Right about now is when we become impatient for spring, so here are some spring flowering perennials to seek out at your local nurseries. Read More
  
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• Finding perspective after cancer diagnosis, Sheepdogs drummer records solo album

  30-03-2023 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  To turn bad news around into something good, Sam Corbett started working on a solo album while he was undergoing cancer treatment. Read More
  
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• Letter: Arena opponents want Saskatoon as the city that always sleeps - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  30-03-2023 14:05
  Letter: Arena opponents want Saskatoon as the city that always sleeps  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Western Canada fencing competition in 1981

  30-03-2023 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives. Today, we see fencers competing during the Western Canada fencing championships at the University of Saskatchewan, from March 30, 1981. (City of Saskatoon Archives StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-A15390-61, photo by Tammy Tompalski) Read More
  
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• Shadow dancing: Blades' De La Gorgendiere gets ready for WHL playoff match-up with Bedard, Pats

  30-03-2023 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Aidan De La Gorgendiere is expected to see a lot of Connor Bedard. Read More
  
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• Phil Tank: Sask. still struggling to keep people, despite growth slogan

  30-03-2023 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  When you overuse a slogan as much as Saskatchewan's government did with its budget catchphrase "Growth that works for everyone," you should expect some skepticism. Read More
  
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• Letter: Arena opponents want Saskatoon as the city that always sleeps

  30-03-2023 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It is disappointing to see and hear so many negative sentiments about Saskatoon’s planned downtown entertainment district. The usual opponents are out in full force. They’re loud and passionate. We’ve seen this crowd before. Read More
  
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• Vatican repudiates Doctrine of Discovery following decades of demands from Indigenous people

  30-03-2023 12:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Vatican formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, which legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands, on Thursday after decades of demands from Indigenous people. The Vatican said the documents were manipulated by colonial powers.
  
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• Indigenous leaders hope Vatican's repudiation of oppressive colonial concepts leads to real change

  30-03-2023 12:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Vatican formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, which legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands, on Thursday after decades of demands from Indigenous people. Community leaders said the announcement, while welcome, is largely symbolic.
  
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• Catholic Church repudiates some concepts used to justify oppression of Indigenous people

  30-03-2023 12:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Vatican formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, which legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands, on Thursday after decades of demands from Indigenous people. The Vatican said the documents were manipulated by colonial powers.
  
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• Owlbears, barbarians and the perfect Chris Pine: the new Dungeons & Dragons film is a blast

  30-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After a series of underwhelming adaptations, the new Dungeons & Dragons film finds the magic formula with a story that embraces the absurdities of the popular game with wit and affection. 
  
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• Federal budget promises to improve air travel — but advocates are skeptical

  30-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Tuesday’s federal budget included a number of proposals aimed at improving air travel following a year of chaos at Canada’s airports. But advocates for both airlines and passengers are skeptical about the measures.
  
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• Compostable takeout bowls contain 'forever chemicals,' study finds

  30-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  If you bought a salad bowl for lunch in a compostable container, that greener choice may have come with a dash of “forever chemicals” called PFAS, a new study finds. Should you worry? Here’s a closer look.
  
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• Bank of Canada ready to step in if global financial crisis causes 'spillovers' to banks here

  30-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Bank of Canada deputy governor says the collapse of giant bank Credit Suisse was a "wake up call" for regulators around the world, causing them to brush off their contingency plans.
  
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