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• Sask. RCMP investigate homicide in northern community

  19-07-2023 23:42
  
  A 23-year-old Meadow Lake man was killed Tuesday morning in an apparent homicide.
  
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• Fatal shooting of man in Meadow Lake business prompts homicide investigation: RCMP

  19-07-2023 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP in Saskatchewan said a male victim was found in a Meadow Lake business on Tuesday and was taken to the hospital where he later died from a gunshot wound. 
  
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• Saskatchewan rental prices on the rise but remain lower than national average

  19-07-2023 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the latest rent report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation, the average monthly rent in Sask. went up to $1,097 in June. In Canada, the average monthly rent cost is $2,042.
  
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• Sask. Indigenous leaders call for release of full report on P.A. police review

  19-07-2023 22:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saul Laliberte's mother and brother listened quietly Wednesday morning as Indigenous leaders called for the release of a full report produced by a review of the Prince Albert city police. Read More
  
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• SIGA recovering from pandemic, reports record-breaking profit

  19-07-2023 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority reported having the strongest year in its history coming out of the pandemic.
  
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• Daycare kids in Saskatoon witness dramatic arrest of break-and-enter suspect - CBC.ca

  19-07-2023 21:29
  
  Daycare kids in Saskatoon witness dramatic arrest of break-and-enter suspect  CBC.ca
  
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• Daycare kids in Saskatoon witness dramatic arrest of break-and-enter suspect

  19-07-2023 21:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Meagan McCloy says parents were dropping off kids at her Saskatoon daycare Tuesday when at least five police cruisers rolled up to the house across the street.
  
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• RCMP Musical Ride visits James Smith Cree Nation for first time

  19-07-2023 20:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The RCMP Musical Ride on Tuesday visited James Smith Cree Nation, a community still recovering from a horrific mass stabbing attack, and the show went on despite the afternoon rain. Read More
  
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• Sask. Indigenous leaders call for immediate implementation of P.A. police recommendations, full review release

  19-07-2023 20:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous leaders are calling for the Prince Albert Police Service and its governing bodies to swiftly implement dozens of recommendations stemming from an independent review of policing in the northern Saskatchewan city.
  
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• Sask. Indigenous leaders react to details from inquiry on the Prince Albert Police Service

  19-07-2023 20:23
  
  The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is calling for its own representation on the city’s board of police commissioners following the release of recommendations from a provincial inquiry on how to improve the beleaguered force.
  
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• Prince Albert Grand Council calls for spot on police board following inquiry

  19-07-2023 20:23
  
  The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is calling for its own representation on the city’s board of police commissioners following the release of recommendations from a provincial inquiry on how to improve the beleaguered force.
  
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• Moe takes to Twitter after B.C. port workers hit the picket lines again

  19-07-2023 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The strike that began on July 1 lasted 13 days before it resumed Thursday after the federal government reached a tentative deal with the B.C. Maritime Employers Association.
  
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• Saskatoon police dog stops fleeing break-in suspect

  19-07-2023 19:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  City police arrested one man after they were called to a break-in on Tuesday morning. Read More
  
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• 'Kind of fun to try': Sask. teacher creates custom kicks as hobby

  19-07-2023 19:29
  
  Teacher by day. Artist at night. Cassandra Grenke had already started her online custom shoe design business when she moved to Regina a couple of years ago.
  
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• Province disputes NDP claims that Sask. companies not used for highway construction

  19-07-2023 19:24
  
  The NDP say Saskatchewan tax dollars are flowing out of province when it comes to road building and infrastructure projects.
  
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• Senate committee to question groups that have not released residential school records

  19-07-2023 19:13 via cbc.ca
  
  A Senate committee is pledging to hold a hearing this fall to demand answers from organizations that have not released records tied to Canada's residential school system, with one senator saying governments and churches are 'standing between Indigenous peoples and the truth.'
  
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• Liberals no more: Saskatchewan Progress Party unveils new name

  19-07-2023 18:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Liberal Party has changed its name and re-branded itself as the Saskatchewan Progress Party after members voted earlier this year for a change. Read More
  
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• 'You could taste it': Residents of Sask. town upset about putrid smell from waste lagoon

  19-07-2023 18:52
  
  There’s something in the air in Kindersley and residents want the town to deal with it — it's the smell of sewage from a waste lagoon, and they say it's overwhelming.
  
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• 3 dead after suspected overdoses in Regina within the last 24 hours

  19-07-2023 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Regina Police Service confirmed to three suspected overdoses in Regina in the last 24 hours.
  
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• 3 dead after suspected overdoses at Regina tent encampment within the last 24 hours

  19-07-2023 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Regina Police Service confirmed to three suspected overdoses at the Regina tent encampment in the last 24 hours.
  
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• 1 dead after suspected overdose at Regina tent encampment

  19-07-2023 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Regina Police Service responded to a report early Wednesday of a suspected overdose at the Regina tent encampment.
  
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• Sask. 2023 Ag in Motion biggest event yet

  19-07-2023 18:42
  
  The largest outdoor farm show in Western Canada got off to a soggy start as rain greeted the first day of Ag in Motion Tuesday.
  
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• German tractor company Claas holds first international launch in Saskatchewan

  19-07-2023 18:42
  
  The largest outdoor farm show in Western Canada got off to a soggy start as rain greeted the first day of Ag in Motion Tuesday.
  
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• ATMs, cash, cigarettes stolen in break and enters in western Sask. this month: RCMP

  19-07-2023 18:38 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP believe three separate break and enters at businesses in western Saskatchewan this month could be related.
  
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• Renewed port workers' strike is illegal, says federal labour minister

  19-07-2023 18:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says a strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada is illegal after a ruling by the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
  
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• Renewed port workers' strike is illegal, federal labour minister says

  19-07-2023 18:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says a strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada is illegal after a ruling by the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
  
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• Prime minister convenes emergency committee in response to union's plan to resume port strike

  19-07-2023 18:08 via cbc.ca
  
  B.C. port workers say they will resume striking as soon as Saturday after their Tuesday job action was ruled illegal and they were ordered back to work Wednesday morning.
  
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• B.C. port workers union calls off strike notice hours after issuing it

  19-07-2023 18:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The withdrawal is "effective immediately," International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada president Rob Ashton said in a news release around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
  
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• B.C. port workers serve notice to strike again starting Saturday

  19-07-2023 18:08 via cbc.ca
  
  B.C. port workers say they will resume striking as soon as Saturday after their Tuesday job action was ruled illegal and they were ordered back to work Wednesday morning.
  
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• 2nd B.C. port strike averted as union calls off strike notice hours after issuing it

  19-07-2023 18:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The B.C. port workers' union withdrew its Wednesday morning strike notice just hours after it was issued, averting another strike that could have begun as early as Saturday morning.
  
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• Arrest - Break and Enter In Progress - 400 Block Shea Crescent

  19-07-2023 18:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A man is facing charges after police responded to a break and enter in progress yesterday morning. At approximately 8:45 a.m., July 18, 2023, patrol officers responded to a report of a person inside a residence in the 400 block of Shea Crescent. When police arrived, they observed a man inside and gave him commands to exit the residence. Instead, he fled out of a second storey window into a neighbouring backyard. A SPS canine unit apprehended the man as he attempted to scale another fen
  
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• Prince Albert Grand Council calls for immediate implementation of police recommendations

  19-07-2023 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Prince Albert Grand Council said the special inquiry conducted by Rod Knecht and Associates identified critical areas that need urgent improvement within the police force.
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Wednesday, July 19 - Global News

  19-07-2023 17:08
  Saskatoon morning news rewind: Wednesday, July 19  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Wednesday, July 19

  19-07-2023 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Wednesday, July 19.
  
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• Indigenous literature festival celebrates storytelling in Saskatoon

  19-07-2023 17:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It was a beautiful summer night down by the South Saskatchewan River as Indigenous writers from all over the province gathered in Saskatoon to share readings and performances from their work. Read More
  
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• Here's how to explore the Canadian outdoors on a budget

  19-07-2023 16:59
  
  Exploring the great Canadian outdoors can be costly, but an avid hiker and environmentalist says there are many ways to go camping without breaking the bank.
  
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• Country star Jason Aldean defends song after video pulled by U.S. broadcaster

  19-07-2023 16:41 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. broadcaster CMT this week pulled the video by country music singer Jason Aldean for his song Try That In a Small Town, with some critics saying the song promotes violence.
  
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• Provincial Liberals rebrand as Saskatchewan Progress Party

  19-07-2023 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The SPP said a policy convention will be coming in October, and its policies will stem from the input of Saskatchewan residents.
  
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• Nuclear threat from Ukraine war prompts Ottawa to update plans for catastrophe

  19-07-2023 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada is dusting off and updating emergency protocols to deal with fallout from a possible tactical nuclear exchange in Europe or the spread of radiation across the ocean from a Ukrainian power plant explosion.
  
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• Sleep disorders a risk for recent immigrants, say students, professor

  19-07-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some recent immigrants say sleep disorders are widespread in Alberta's international student bodies and in some diaspora communities. A sleep researcher at the University of Calgary says newcomers struggle accessing the health-care system.
  
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• Opinion: Residents and visitors see Remai Modern's value

  19-07-2023 14:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A recent column in the StarPhoenix (“Remai Modern's value to Saskatoon more relevant than price,” July 8), asked readers to ponder whether Remai Modern has added any value to Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• Accused drug trafficker skips Saskatoon court, warrant issued - SaskToday.ca

  19-07-2023 14:06
  
  Accused drug trafficker skips Saskatoon court, warrant issued  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Saskatchewan Liberal Party rebrands to Saskatchewan Progress Party after members vote to change name

  19-07-2023 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Liberals are now the Saskatchewan Progress Party after its members voted to change the name. Leader Jeff Walters hopes the rebrand can help the party's results in future provincial elections, but a Saskatchewan political science expert says there isn't much room for a third provincial party.
  
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• First Nations sick of Sask. government's 'trinkets and beads' approach to resource development: Opposition

  19-07-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  First Nations people will no longer tolerate the Saskatchewan government's "trinkets and beads" approach to natural resource development, says the Opposition critic.
  
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• What is the fediverse and why does Threads want to join?

  19-07-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Unlike mainstream social media, the fediverse is a federated social network that is made up of thousands of servers that connect and can talk to each other. Now Threads wants to join.
  
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• Shortage of air traffic controllers causing delays, cancellations in Canadian airports

  19-07-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's federal transport minister says he's pressuring Nav Canada, the corporation that trains and hires the country's air traffic controllers, to find solutions to staffing woes affecting passenger flights.
  
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• Hearing aids, counselling may slow cognitive decline for some seniors, new study finds

  19-07-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Seniors at risk of dementia who were given hearing aids and counselling had less cognitive decline over a three-year period, a randomized trial finds. 
  
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• Canada's cattle ranchers rebrand as grassland protectors to counter beef's bad rap

  19-07-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Cattle Association is hoping to push back on what it sees as the beef industry's bad rap and instead promote the idea that grazing cattle preserves grasslands and promotes biodiversity.
  
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• Canada's cattle ranchers project new image as grassland protectors to counter beef's bad rap

  19-07-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Cattle Association is hoping to push back on what it sees as the beef industry's bad rap and instead promote the idea that grazing cattle preserves grasslands and promotes biodiversity.
  
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• Sask. government asks feds for relief assessment to help livestock producers deal with drought

  19-07-2023 02:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s agriculture minister has written a letter to his federal counterpart, asking for an AgriRecovery assessment to financially help livestock producers in the province who are currently struggling with drought conditions.
  
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