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• Sask. government using school gender issue to distract public from health care crisis, says Opposition

  16-10-2023 23:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The NDP opposition says the Saskatchewan Party government is trying to distract the public from the current health care crisis by focusing on school gender policies.
  
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• UPDATE: Collision: Train/Pedestrian - 33rd St. W & Edmonton Ave.

  16-10-2023 23:29 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Traffic restrictions have been lifted in the area of 33rd Street West and Edmonton Avenue. The Saskatoon Police Service appreciates the patience and cooperation of all affected motorists and pedestrians.
  
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• Rental costs rise in Saskatchewan, still among the most affordable in the country: Report

  16-10-2023 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  For a two-bedroom rental in Regina, the median rental price is $1,350. While there is no month-over-month increase, year over year is up 18.4 per cent according to the report.
  
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• Weapons Complaint: Arrest/Charges - 400 block Confederation Dr.

  16-10-2023 22:40 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man is facing a number of charges after he reportedly left a grocery store carrying a firearm.At approximately 9:00 p.m., October 15, 2023, Patrol officers were dispatched to a grocery store in the 400 block of Confederation Drive for a weapons call. Store security told Police that a man had been seen attempting to conceal a gun and a knife prior to leaving the store. Officers located the suspect walking across Laurier Drive at Confederation Drive where he was arrested without incident. He w
  
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• Enrolment surges in Saskatoon schools

  16-10-2023 21:59
  
  Saskatoon schools saw a sizeable increase in enrolment this year, according to numbers from the Catholic and public school divisions.
  
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• Health care lags, NDP says, as it again questions premier's priorities

  16-10-2023 21:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In the one week Rick Thompson has been at Royal University Hospital for sepsis, a side effect of his ongoing cancer treatment, he has had to move beds four times. On at least two of those occasions, he’s been woken up past midnight, bright lights beaming. Read More
  
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• Male pedestrian dies after being struck by train in Saskatoon

  16-10-2023 21:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police say a male pedestrian is dead after being hit by a train near Circle Drive on Monday morning.
  
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• Standstill reached between Government of Saskatchewan, Teachers’ Bargaining Committee

  16-10-2023 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bargaining committees between the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation have reached a stalemate.
  
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• Saskatoon schools found to be overflowing after enrolment spikes this fall - Global News

  16-10-2023 21:18 via news.google.com
  
  Saskatoon schools found to be overflowing after enrolment spikes this fall  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon schools found to be overflowing after enrolment spikes this fall

  16-10-2023 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Saskatoon Public Schools, the division has seen growth across all grades from kindergarten to Grade 12.
  
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• Prescribed fires planned for Saskatoon’s Northeast Swale - Global News

  16-10-2023 20:32 via news.google.com
  Prescribed fires planned for Saskatoon’s Northeast Swale  Global News
  
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• Prescribed fires planned for Saskatoon’s Northeast Swale

  16-10-2023 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prescribed fires are taking place at Saskatoon's Northeast Swale as part of the Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange.
  
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• Rastros festival celebrates Sask. Latin-American community

  16-10-2023 20:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  This Latin American Heritage Month, organizers in Saskatoon are shining a light on community and culture. Read More
  
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• Sask. NDP says province should focus on healthcare failures rather than policing kids' pronouns

  16-10-2023 20:14
  
  The Saskatchewan NDP is accusing the premier of ignoring and deflecting issues in healthcare.
  
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• Red-hot: Saskatoon Blades on 5-game WHL winning streak - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  16-10-2023 20:14 via news.google.com
  
  Red-hot: Saskatoon Blades on 5-game WHL winning streak  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• 'Fortunate': Saskatoon Blades win five straight, but wins not coming easily

  16-10-2023 20:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Blades have won five straight, yet they keep learning lessons along the way. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police seek $7.65M operating budget increase in 2024 - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  16-10-2023 20:02 via news.google.com
  
  Saskatoon police seek $7.65M operating budget increase in 2024  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Saskatoon police project $7.65M operating budget spending increase in 2024

  16-10-2023 20:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon city police expect to spend $134 million next year and $141 million in 2025, according to the force's two-year preliminary budgets. Read More
  
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• Canada improves world mixed curling record to 4-0, defeating Lithuania

  16-10-2023 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada remained undefeated halfway through round-robin play at the world mixed curling championship with a 9-5 win over Lithuania on Monday in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
  
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• The #1 dessert shop in Saskatoon. Plus, see the rest of the top 11 ... - msnNOW

  16-10-2023 19:38 via news.google.com
  
  The #1 dessert shop in Saskatoon. Plus, see the rest of the top 11 ...  msnNOW
  
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• Sask. legislators ready for marathon school pronoun debate

  16-10-2023 19:03
  
  Legislators in Saskatchewan are gearing up for a marathon debate surrounding a controversial policy that would require parental consent before a youth could be referred to by a different pronoun at school.
  
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• Saskatoon police on the scene of fatal train collision - CTV News Saskatoon

  16-10-2023 18:54 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon police on the scene of fatal train collision  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• One person dead after being hit by train in Saskatoon

  16-10-2023 18:54
  
  A person was killed Monday morning after being struck by a train while walking on the train tracks.
  
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• Weapons Complaint/Arrest - 1900 block 22nd St. W

  16-10-2023 18:38 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man is facing a number of charges after being found with multiple bladed weapons on the weekend.At approximately 10:30 p.m., October 14, 2023, Patrol officers were dispatched to a weapons call in the 1900 block of 22nd Street West. It was reported that staff at the apartment building had asked a man in the stairwell to leave the building when he responded by showing a knife to the complainant.Upon arrival, Police located the male suspect at 22nd Street West and Avenue S South. He became agit
  
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• Fatal train-pedestrian collision fourth railway incident in Saskatoon in four months

  16-10-2023 18:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  One person is dead after a collision between a train and a pedestrian near Circle Drive. Read More
  
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• City launches organics education campaign for businesses and ... - Saskatoon.ca |

  16-10-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  City launches organics education campaign for businesses and ...  Saskatoon.ca |
  
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• Man struck and killed by train in Saskatoon

  16-10-2023 17:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A train struck and killed a man in Saskatoon early Monday.
  
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• Freedom Convoy made it 'near impossible' to live, Zexi Li tells trial

  16-10-2023 17:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The young public servant thrust into the spotlight when she agreed to become the lead plaintiff in a multi-million-dollar proposed class action against Freedom Convoy organizers is testifying in the criminal trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, Oct.16 - Global News

  16-10-2023 17:34 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, Oct.16  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, Oct.16

  16-10-2023 17:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Monday, Oct. 16.
  
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• Collision: Train/Pedestrian - 33rd St. W & Edmonton Ave.

  16-10-2023 17:23 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are currently on the scene of a collision between a train and a pedestrian near Circle Drive between Edmonton Avenue and Avenue D North. At approximately 8:30 a.m., October 16, 2023, it was reported to SPS that a train had struck an individual on the railway tracks. Upon arrival, Police located a deceased male. Next of kin has not yet been conducted.Traffic restrictions are in place at 33rd Street West and Edmonton Avenue. Motorists and pedestrians are asked to avoid the area as
  
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• Taylor Swift's concert film debuted this weekend. These 31 fans are Ready For It

  16-10-2023 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of young Swifties and their parents are making friendship bracelets and dressing up in their best album outfits to head to the movie theatre. The concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” opened this weekend — and at the Nov. 4 screening in Halifax, these 31 fans will be singing along in the audience.
  
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• Saskatoon weather: Enjoy the promise of a warm, sunny fall day - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  16-10-2023 16:37 via news.google.com
  
  Saskatoon weather: Enjoy the promise of a warm, sunny fall day  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Saskatoon weather: Enjoy the promise of a warm, sunny fall day

  16-10-2023 16:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A look at Monday’s Saskatoon weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• How CBC News uses the words 'terrorist,' 'terrorism'

  16-10-2023 16:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Editor in chief Brodie Fenlon responds to complaints to CBC News regarding the use of the words "terrorist" and "terrorism" in coverage following the attacks by Hamas in southern Israel.
  
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• New murals adorn building in downtown Saskatoon - CJWW

  16-10-2023 15:52 via news.google.com
  
  New murals adorn building in downtown Saskatoon  CJWW
  
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• Vital Metals' Saskatoon rare earth facility is bankrupt. What now? - Electric Autonomy

  16-10-2023 15:48 via news.google.com
  
  Vital Metals' Saskatoon rare earth facility is bankrupt. What now?  Electric Autonomy
  
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• Opinion: Prairieland Park failing to meet its obligations to Saskatoon - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  16-10-2023 14:03 via news.google.com
  
  Opinion: Prairieland Park failing to meet its obligations to Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Letters: Saskatoon needs to ensure shelters are located away from ... - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  16-10-2023 14:03 via news.google.com
  
  Letters: Saskatoon needs to ensure shelters are located away from ...  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Opinion: Prairieland Park failing to meet its obligations to Saskatoon

  16-10-2023 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Prairieland’s unilateral decision to end horse racing at the only track in Saskatchewan, based on vague references to financial instability, was met with skepticism — and rightfully so. A look into the past reveals that the corporation has struggled to uphold the principles of social responsibility for many years. Read More
  
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• Letters: Saskatoon needs to ensure shelters are located away from kids

  16-10-2023 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  We have lived in Fairhaven for 13 years. We back a park and we are a five-minute walk to two schools and a five-minute walk to the shelter. I am paying $3,400 in city taxes this year. Read More
  
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• New guideline urges doctors to regularly screen for alcohol use disorder

  16-10-2023 13:43
  
  New guidance to help family doctors detect and manage high-risk drinking addresses a crucial gap in knowledge among both patients and doctors, say its authors, who warn that a common practice to prescribe antidepressants can actually induce cravings for alcohol.
  
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• Afghan refugees call for Canada to work with Pakistan ahead of scheduled mass deportation

  16-10-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ghiasuddin Shahanshahi has been trying to bring his family to Saskatoon since arriving as an Afghan refugee a year ago. 
  
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• Gaza running out of water as Israel now says Hamas took more hostages than previously thought

  16-10-2023 10:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Hopes for a brief ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow foreign passport holders to leave the besieged Palestinian enclave and aid to be brought in were dashed on Monday, with Israeli bombardments intensifying in Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion.
  
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• Gaza running out of water as Israel now says Hamas took at least 199 hostages

  16-10-2023 10:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Hopes for a brief ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow foreign passport holders to leave the besieged Palestinian enclave and aid to be brought in were dashed on Monday, with Israeli bombardments intensifying in Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion.
  
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• As conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate, Hamas releases first video of Israeli hostage

  16-10-2023 10:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Hopes for a brief ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow foreign passport holders to leave the besieged Palestinian enclave and aid to be brought in were dashed on Monday, with Israeli bombardments intensifying in Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion.
  
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• Teens say they were groped by strangers on flights and Air Canada, Air Transat didn't do enough to help

  16-10-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Two teens say they were groped by the strangers seated next to them on flights and that the airlines did little to help.
  
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• Jane Goodall says we need hope to fight climate change — and her hope lies with youth

  16-10-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The spark Jane Goodall possessed as a young person ignited a lifetime career as a conservationist, and the now 89-year-old recognizes that same spark in the young people of today. It's what gives her hope, despite everything going on in the world.
  
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• Corn, coconut, cucumbers: ‘There's no end to what you can do in beer’

  16-10-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Brewers revel in the art and science of creating craft beer. This is the second piece in a three-part series about Saskatchewan’s craft beer industry, the creative people behind it, and its impact on communities.
  
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• Canada gets new guidelines to recognize and treat high-risk drinking

  16-10-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  High-risk drinking often goes unrecognized and untreated in Canada, according to a new paper. What's more, certain kinds of antidepressants can drive people to drink more.
  
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