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• 'Some of them were pretty scared': Sask. union accuses hotel chain of intimidating locked out workers

  15-09-2023 23:40
  
  The union representing hotel workers on strike in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw said Heritage Inn Hotels has blocked its representatives from speaking to members who crossed the picket line.
  
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• Assembly of First Nations condemns N.B. and Sask. school pronoun policies

  15-09-2023 23:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The Assembly of First Nations says pronoun policies in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan put students at risk of being involuntarily outed at home or misgendered at school.
  
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• Brier gets new title sponsor ahead of next year’s event in Regina

  15-09-2023 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montana's BBQ & Bar has been named the new title sponsor for the national men's curling championship, which will next be held in Regina in March 2024.
  
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• Tax group calls on Sask. to drop PST on construction after Ottawa gives break on rental projects

  15-09-2023 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the Saskatchewan government should drop the Provincial Sales Tax on construction projects as Ottawa cuts the GST on new rental construction.
  
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• Chamber urges mediation in court battle between Saskatoon airport and Riide cab company

  15-09-2023 23:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce wants the Saskatoon Airport Authority to get a court-imposed injunction barring Riide taxis from the airport withdrawn, citing the potential implications for business, the taxi company's drivers and passengers. Read More
  
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• Man charged in Buffalo River Dene Nation homicide

  15-09-2023 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP officers confirmed 55-year-old George Bekkattla from Buffalo River Dene Nation died in a fight with involving another individual.
  
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• Saskatoon Public Library looking at next steps of construction project

  15-09-2023 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Public Library's CEO Carol Cooley said they will be looking at next steps for the new library after construction bids came back higher than budgeted.
  
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• Mr. Dressup and Mr. Rogers were the 'Lennon and McCartney' of kids' TV, says filmmaker

  15-09-2023 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Mr. Dressup star Ernie Coombs forged a friendship with Fred Rogers over the shared belief that children were important, and that kids’ television could be a force for good, says the director of a new documentary film about Coombs.
  
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• Walk in memory of Megan Gallagher to take place on Sunday

  15-09-2023 22:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Megan Michelle Gallagher's father Brian was out Friday morning putting up posters along the route of a walk to honour her memory in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• 5 Indigenous artists on their designs for Orange Shirt Day 2023

  15-09-2023 22:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Plus, where to purchase these designs for this year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
  
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• Yorkton school division debunks rumours around ‘furries’, washrooms, sex education

  15-09-2023 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rumours have spread about the school division allowing children to identify as 'furries', promoting homosexuality, and sharing explicit.
  
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• Associate pastor at inner-city Regina chapel charged with possessing child pornography

  15-09-2023 22:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The associate pastor at a Regina inner-city chapel is suspended and facing a charge of possessing child pornography.
  
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• Saskatoon’s Central Library project bringing onboard construction consultant to tighten expectations - Global News

  15-09-2023 21:56 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon’s Central Library project bringing onboard construction consultant to tighten expectations  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon man's murder conviction overturned | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  15-09-2023 21:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Saskatoon man's murder conviction overturned

  15-09-2023 21:35
  
  A man convicted of second-degree murder in Saskatoon has had his conviction overturned by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.
  
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  15-09-2023 21:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Saskatoon Chamber says airport’s injunction against Riide will severely damage economy - Global News

  15-09-2023 21:34 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon Chamber says airport’s injunction against Riide will severely damage economy  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon Chamber says airport’s injunction against Riide will severely damage economy

  15-09-2023 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce said the airport's decision will undermine the city's "open for business" reputation and shut down new opportunities.
  
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• Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra season opener celebrates reinvented classics, artistic collaboration

  15-09-2023 21:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Under a giant, luminescent moon suspended in St. John's Cathedral, surrounded by silk-screened depictions of climate change, the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will begin its 93rd season Saturday evening. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Celtic festival to feature Highland Games - SaskToday.ca

  15-09-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Put politics aside to solve housing crisis, or your kids might never own a home: Raitt

  15-09-2023 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Climate change and housing are two of the biggest issues facing Canadians today. Now, a new group is aiming to tackle both — and put partisan politics aside.
  
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• Former teammates Bourke, Bowman heading into Canadian Football Hall of Fame together

  15-09-2023 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  They were teammates for the bulk of their CFL careers, celebrated two Grey Cup wins and spent countless hours off the field together. So it's only fitting that Josh Bourke will enter the Canadian Football Hall of Fame with John Bowman.
  
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• Saskatoon's Circle Drive North Bridge rehabilitation project nearly ... - 650 CKOM News Talk Sports

  15-09-2023 20:41 via news.google.com
  
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• Appeal court orders new murder trial for Brandin Brick, citing 'ineffective representation'

  15-09-2023 20:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has overturned Brandin Cole Brick's second-degree murder conviction and ordered a new trial, finding his lawyer didn't properly advise him about the possibility of a self-defence argument. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Police request public assistance in the 2020 homicide of ... - Canada Police Report

  15-09-2023 20:06 via news.google.com
  
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• Saskatoon gas station pumps set on fire in string of suspicious blazes - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  15-09-2023 19:36 via news.google.com
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• Saskatoon gas station pumps set on fire in string of suspicious blazes

  15-09-2023 19:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A cluster of fires in the Stonebridge area Thursday morning — including an incident involving gas station pumps set ablaze — have been deemed suspicious. Read More
  
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• Canada's QAnon 'Queen' forced out of Kamsack, Sask.

  15-09-2023 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A woman known as a QAnon-inspired conspiracy theorist who purports to be the "Queen of Canada" was forced out of Kamsack, Sask. on Wednesday.
  
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• Weather Network push notifications not yet restored in wake of cyber attack

  15-09-2023 19:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The Weather Network's weather-alert push notifications remain unavailable in the wake of a recent cyber attack and the information provider's parent company is advising Canadians to look to some of its other tools for this information while the issue is resolved.
  
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• Critics of Saskatoon's downtown library project react to cancelled tender

  15-09-2023 19:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  City council can't direct the Saskatoon Public Library board not to build a new downtown library, nor can it order a delay of the project. Read More
  
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• Happy birthday to me, for free!

  15-09-2023 19:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Birthdays are for celebrating, so why not go big and maximize your gifts by heading to local businesses that offer special birthday gifts and discounts on your big day?
  
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• Government calls for meeting with CEOs of Canada's biggest grocery chains to talk food prices

  15-09-2023 18:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government says it expects the heads of five of Canada's biggest grocery chains to attend a meeting in Ottawa on Monday to discuss ways to stabilize food prices.
  
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• Saskatoon's annual Terry Fox run coming up Sunday - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  15-09-2023 18:24 via news.google.com
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• Emails show RCMP team was 'between contracts,' delaying response to James Smith Cree Nation mass stabbings

  15-09-2023 18:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A specialized RCMP team that deals with high-risk situations was not immediately available to respond to a stabbing rampage and hunt for a mass killer in Saskatchewan because it was "in between contracts," internal emails show.
  
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• Emails show contract talks held up part of RCMP's response to mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation

  15-09-2023 18:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A specialized RCMP team that deals with high-risk situations was not immediately available to respond to a stabbing rampage and hunt for a mass killer in Saskatchewan because of contract negotiations, internal emails show.
  
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• Saskatoon's annual Terry Fox run coming up Sunday

  15-09-2023 18:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Organizers of this year's Terry Fox run in Saskatoon hope the event continues bouncing back from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Megan’s Memorial Walk aims to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

  15-09-2023 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brian Gallagher spoke about the importance of the Walk for Megan, as well as the realities of growing up as an Indigenous person in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Inquest into 2021 death at Regional Psychiatric Centre set for next month

  15-09-2023 18:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A coroner's inquest has been called into the in-custody death of a 43-year-old man at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon in 2021. Read More
  
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• Renewed Request for Public Assistance - Historical Homicide - Eagleson Thomas

  15-09-2023 17:58 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are renewing its request for public assistance in the 2020 homicide of Eagleson Thomas.Three years ago, on September 15, 2020, the human remains of 23-year-old Eagleson Thomas were located in a residence in the 400 block of Avenue G South. It was determined that he had been the victim of homicide. Mr. Thomas was confirmed to have last been seen on August 14, 2020 in Saskatoon and a missing person’s report was made on September 10, 2020.The investigation into this historica
  
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• Here’s why one RCMP team wasn’t immediately available for the James Smith stabbing response

  15-09-2023 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Documents obtained under freedom of information laws show Ottawa's Emergency Response Team-Special Activities Group was initially offered to help Saskatchewan Mounties.
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Friday, Sept. 15 - Global News

  15-09-2023 17:15 via news.google.com
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Friday, Sept. 15

  15-09-2023 17:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Friday, Sept. 15.
  
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• All former youth in care in B.C. now eligible for education tuition waivers: minister

  15-09-2023 16:53
  
  British Columbia has expanded its tuition waiver program to include all former youth in government care enrolling in post-secondary education.
  
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• No. 38 is No. 62: Wong named Blades' newest captain

  15-09-2023 16:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Blades are going forward with a new captain. Read More
  
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• Internal email says specialized RCMP team was not immediately available to respond to Sask. mass stabbings

  15-09-2023 16:26
  
  Internal RCMP emails show a specialized team that deals with high-risk situations was not immediately available to respond to the stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan last year because of contract negotiations.
  
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• Fourteen show homes on display at 2023 Parade of Homes in ... - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  15-09-2023 16:07 via news.google.com
  
  Fourteen show homes on display at 2023 Parade of Homes in ...  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Fourteen show homes on display at 2023 Parade of Homes in Saskatoon - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  15-09-2023 16:07 via news.google.com
  Fourteen show homes on display at 2023 Parade of Homes in Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Fourteen show homes on display at 2023 Parade of Homes in Saskatoon

  15-09-2023 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The inventory of listed homes in Saskatoon is currently at its lowest level in 16 years, according to the recent market report released by the Saskatchewan Realtors Association. Read More
  
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• String of suspicious fires addressed by Saskatoon Fire Department

  15-09-2023 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Multiple fires are under investigation after Saskatoon fire crews received several calls Thursday morning.
  
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• Police request public's help locating missing 14-year-old girl

  15-09-2023 14:19
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is requesting the public's assistance locating a missing teenage girl.
  
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