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• New study ties weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic to serious gastrointestinal conditions

  05-10-2023 23:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Medicines in the same class as popular weight-loss therapies Ozempic and Wegovy may carry an increased risk of pancreatitis, intestinal blockage and stomach paralysis compared to an older obesity drug, Canadian researchers find.
  
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• Broken rail caused 2019 crude oil train derailment, fire in Sask.: TSB

  05-10-2023 23:38 via cbc.ca
  
  The Transportation and Safety Board (TSB) says a broken rail caused a Canadian Pacific train derailment in Saskatchewan in 2019 that caused 1.77 million litres of crude oil to leak and about 20 train cars to burn.
  
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• First Saskatchewan killer frost on the horizon

  05-10-2023 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to this week’s crop report, 95 per cent of harvest is finished province wide, ahead of the five-year average of 84 per cent.
  
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• Daily Road Report, October 6, 2023 - Saskatoon.ca |

  05-10-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  
  Daily Road Report, October 6, 2023  Saskatoon.ca |
  
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• Sask. man in court battle with crypto exchange over $240K lost to fraud

  05-10-2023 22:47
  
  A Sask. man who lost $240,000 in a cryptocurrency fraud is unlikely to get his money back anytime soon, a judge ruled.
  
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• Sask. man in court battle with crypto exchange lost over $240K to fraud

  05-10-2023 22:47
  
  A Sask. man who lost $240,000 in a cryptocurrency fraud is unlikely to get his money back anytime soon, a judge ruled.
  
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• Saskatoon’s food bank announces fundraiser for new home - Global News

  05-10-2023 22:32 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon’s food bank announces fundraiser for new home  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon’s food bank announces fundraiser for new home

  05-10-2023 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre is starting a fundraiser to get a new, improved home for the organization.
  
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• Sask. proclaims Oct.7 George Reed Day in honour of late Riders legend

  05-10-2023 22:00
  
  The provincial government is making Saturday George Reed Day in Saskatchewan to honour the late Roughriders legend who passed away last Sunday.
  
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• Saskatoon food bank launches 'ambitious' $12M fundraising campaign for new site - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  05-10-2023 21:52 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon food bank launches 'ambitious' $12M fundraising campaign for new site  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Could the Saskatoon security guard in FreshCo arrest video sue for defamation?

  05-10-2023 21:50
  
  The trial of an Indigenous woman whose arrest was recorded and went viral has finished, but questions remain about whether the security guard could make a case for defamation.
  
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• Could the Saskatoon security guard in FreshCo arrest video sue for ... - CTV News Saskatoon

  05-10-2023 21:50 via news.google.com
  Could the Saskatoon security guard in FreshCo arrest video sue for ...  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Three Saskatchewan insurance firms merge to form new company

  05-10-2023 21:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Three Saskatchewan insurance brokers have announced they are merging into a new entity that will become one of the province's largest commercial brokers. Read More
  
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• Three Farmers opens expanded production facility in Saskatoon - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  05-10-2023 21:32 via news.google.com
  Three Farmers opens expanded production facility in Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Three Farmers opens expanded production facility in Saskatoon

  05-10-2023 21:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Any Saskatchewan-based company has to be prepared for a bit of weather. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon food bank launches 'ambitious' $12M fundraising campaign for new site

  05-10-2023 21:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The impact of inflation, changes in support systems for people who are marginalized and the reality that one in five children live in poverty are combining for a "perfect storm," the executive director of the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre says. Read More
  
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• Oct. 7 proclaimed George Reed Day in honour of the late Saskatchewan Roughrider

  05-10-2023 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A book of condolences for George Reed has been set up in the Saskatchewan Legislative main foyer and was signed Thursday by Members of the Legislative Assembly.
  
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• Former coach at private Christian school in Saskatoon pleads guilty to sexual assault, sexual exploitation - CBC.ca

  05-10-2023 21:10 via news.google.com
  Former coach at private Christian school in Saskatoon pleads guilty to sexual assault, sexual exploitation  CBC.ca
  
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• Missing Saskatoon woman last seen Sept. 19 - SaskToday.ca

  05-10-2023 21:09 via news.google.com
  
  Missing Saskatoon woman last seen Sept. 19  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Rush add defender and second-round draft pick in swap with Toronto

  05-10-2023 20:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Rush lost one Dilks this off-season, but added another through a trade on Thursday. Read More
  
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• Fiery Sask. train derailment caused by broken track: report

  05-10-2023 20:35
  
  According to a newly released report, a fiery Saskatchewan train derailment was caused by a broken rail.
  
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• Grocery chains promising more discounts, price freezes to stabilize food costs, minister says

  05-10-2023 20:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The five largest grocery chains have delivered plans to stabilize food prices to the federal government, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Thursday.
  
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• How Desi Stores are serving up a lot more than just groceries

  05-10-2023 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is made up of people from all over the world. And even though they live here, many are still seeking food or other things from their home countries. A lot of them can find those things Desi stores, which cater to South Asian communities. In this video for the CBC Creator Network, filmmaker Ayesha Mohsin takes a look inside some Desi stores, and finds out how they are much more than just a store.
  
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• Sask. MLA says Manitoba 'leading the way on reconciliation' by electing Indigenous premier

  05-10-2023 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Manitoba premier-elect Wab Kinew made history on Tuesday, becoming the first First Nations premier of a province.
  
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• Sask. MLA says Manitoba leading the way on reconciliation by electing First Nations premier

  05-10-2023 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Manitoba premier-designate Wab Kinew made history on Tuesday, becoming the first First Nations premier of a Canadian province. That accomplishment is being celebrated by a Saskatchewan MLA for what it could mean for the future.
  
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• Shoplifter pulled machete at Saskatoon's Midtown shopping centre, police say - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  05-10-2023 19:32 via news.google.com
  Shoplifter pulled machete at Saskatoon's Midtown shopping centre, police say  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Shoplifter pulled machete at Saskatoon's Midtown shopping centre, police say

  05-10-2023 19:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 37-year-old man was arrested after robbing a store in the Midtown mall on Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Former coach at private Christian school in Saskatoon pleads guilty to sexual assault, sexual exploitation

  05-10-2023 19:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Aaron Benneweis, a former coach at Christian Centre Academy, pleaded guilty Thursday to sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
  
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• 'They don't seem to care': Sask. dialysis patient turned away from Manitoba hospital

  05-10-2023 19:18
  
  A Saskatchewan woman who lives near the Manitoba border has been stuck in Saskatoon for nearly four months because the hospital closest to her home won’t provide her dialysis.
  
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• 'They don’t seem to care': Sask. dialysis patient turned away from Manitoba hospital

  05-10-2023 19:18
  
  A Saskatchewan woman who lives near the Manitoba border has been stuck in Saskatoon for nearly four months because the hospital closest to her home won’t provide her dialysis.
  
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• Undetected broken rail led to fiery Saskatchewan train derailment: TSB report

  05-10-2023 19:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  GUERNSEY — A Transportation Safety Board of Canada report says an undetected broken rail led to a fiery train derailment in Saskatchewan in 2019 that spilled about 1.77 million litres of oil. Read More
  
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• Guilty plea from former athletic director of Legacy Christian Academy

  05-10-2023 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aaron Benneweis, the former athletic director at the Saskatoon Christian school, appeared by phone in Saskatoon court on Thursday morning and pleaded guilty to sexual assault. 
  
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• Audit of Saskatoon city employment systems finds former employees had access to purchasing cards - CBC.ca

  05-10-2023 18:55 via news.google.com
  
  Audit of Saskatoon city employment systems finds former employees had access to purchasing cards  CBC.ca
  
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• Audit of Saskatoon city employment systems finds former employees had access to purchasing cards

  05-10-2023 18:55 via cbc.ca
  
  An independent audit of the City of Saskatoon's employment practices found issues with the way it manages vacation and payroll among other aspects.
  
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• Robbery/Arrest - 200 block 1st Ave. S

  05-10-2023 18:26 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man is facing numerous charges after a reported robbery, yesterday.At approximately 5:10 p.m., October 4, 2023, Patrol officers were dispatched to a shopping centre in the 200 block of First Avenue South for a report of a robbery. Security guards reported to Police that a store employee had witnessed a male suspect attempt to leave the store with unpaid merchandise. When the suspect was confronted, he showed the employee a machete concealed on his person. When security confronted the suspect
  
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• Body found near Saskatoon high school | Country 600 CJWW - CJWW

  05-10-2023 18:23 via news.google.com
  
  Body found near Saskatoon high school | Country 600 CJWW  CJWW
  
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• Former Legacy Christian Academy athletics director pleads guilty to historical sex offences

  05-10-2023 18:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Aaron Travis Benneweis has pleaded guilty to sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor while he was the athletics director at Saskatoon's Legacy Christian Academy between 2008 and 2012. Read More
  
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• City of Saskatoon adjusted civic services & holiday hours on ... - Saskatoon.ca |

  05-10-2023 18:20 via news.google.com
  
  City of Saskatoon adjusted civic services & holiday hours on ...  Saskatoon.ca |
  
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• Police say death in parking lot near Saskatoon high school not suspicious

  05-10-2023 18:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police say they don't believe the death of a person whose body was found in a parking lot near Bedford Road Collegiate on Thursday morning is suspicious. Read More
  
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• Guernsey, Sask. 2019 train derailment caused by broken rail, TSB report says

  05-10-2023 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 2019 Saskatchewan train derailment that resulted in the spill of 1.77 million litres of crude oil was caused by a broken rail, according to TSB investigation results.
  
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• Canada's Sole Rare Earths Miner Shuts Down Saskatoon Facility - The Deep Dive

  05-10-2023 17:42 via news.google.com
  
  Canada's Sole Rare Earths Miner Shuts Down Saskatoon Facility  The Deep Dive
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Thursday, Oct. 5 - Global News

  05-10-2023 16:45 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon morning news rewind: Thursday, Oct. 5  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Thursday, Oct. 5

  05-10-2023 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Thursday, Oct. 5.
  
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• Sudden Death - 700 block Bedford Rd.

  05-10-2023 16:41 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are responding to a sudden death this morning.At approximately 7:30 a.m., October 5, 2023, officers responded to a parking lot near a high school in the 700 block of Bedford Road for reports of a deceased individual. Police do not believe the death to be suspicious in nature; there is no current risk to students, staff or members of the public in the area. The Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service is attending and will be conducting the investigation into the death.(Occurrence Nu
  
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• 'An amazing thing for hockey': NHL players excited for PWHL puck drop

  05-10-2023 16:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Women's hockey players — many of them stars on the international stage — have never had the same opportunity as men's at the professional level. But with the PWHL now established with teams in six hockey-crazed markets, the game appears to finally be in lockstep. And the men are glad the path is finally clear.
  
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• 5 bucks, 5 bucks, 1 win: Blades back at home and back in the win column - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  05-10-2023 15:37 via news.google.com
  5 bucks, 5 bucks, 1 win: Blades back at home and back in the win column  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• New centre for Métis opens in Saskatoon - CJME News Talk Sports

  05-10-2023 15:35 via news.google.com
  
  New centre for Métis opens in Saskatoon  CJME News Talk Sports
  
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• New centre for Métis opens in Saskatoon - 650 CKOM News Talk Sports

  05-10-2023 15:35 via news.google.com
  
  New centre for Métis opens in Saskatoon  650 CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• 5 bucks, 5 bucks, 1 win: Blades back at home and back in the win column

  05-10-2023 15:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Blades bounced back to the win column Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Renée Kohlman: Apple tart is a delicious twist on Thanksgiving tradition

  05-10-2023 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  There’s no better time for apple desserts than right around Thanksgiving. Read More
  
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