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• Driving ban not valid sentence for criminal negligence causing death, Supreme Court says in Sask. case

  18-10-2024 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's court says a legal quirk inserted into Criminal Code by Parliamentary amendments prevents judges from imposing driving prohibitions in cases of criminal negligence causing death or bodily harm.
  
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• AFN to discuss next steps after child welfare reform deal is defeated

  18-10-2024 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The defeated deal was struck between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First Nations in July.
  
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• Saskatoon mayoralty candidates forum - SaskToday.ca

  18-10-2024 23:30 via news.google.com
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• Casino expansion coming to Dakota Dunes; Whitecap chief sees more growth coming

  18-10-2024 23:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  More construction is set to commence on the territory of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation just outside Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• Gendered change room policy in Sask. schools would put trans kids at risk, say advocates, families

  18-10-2024 22:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has said if re-elected this month, the party's "first order of business" would be a policy restricting students to change rooms based on their assigned sex at birth. Some advocates and families say trans kids are being used as a political pawn.
  
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• Here’s everything you need to know about education before the Saskatchewan election

  18-10-2024 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The education sector has had many discussion points over the last four years. Here's what's being called for heading into the 2024 Saskatchewan election.
  
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• NDP say Sask. Party’s Moe needs to answer for campaign comment on children

  18-10-2024 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The NDP say Saskatchewan Party's Moe needs to provide answers after a candidate's two children and their use of a school change room were brought up in the election campaign.
  
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• Undefeated Saskatoon Hilltops set to face biggest rivals in PFC championship - Global News Toronto

  18-10-2024 21:41 via news.google.com
  Undefeated Saskatoon Hilltops set to face biggest rivals in PFC championship  Global News Toronto
  
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• Undefeated Saskatoon Hilltops set to face biggest rivals in PFC championship

  18-10-2024 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's a familiar matchup to decide the 2024 Prairie Football Conference championship with the Saskatoon Hilltops set to host the Regina Thunder.
  
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• Saskatchewan NDP says 1st priority if elected is to slash the gas tax

  18-10-2024 20:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan NDP says its first act if it forms government after the Oct. 28 election would be to immediately slash the provincial gas tax. 
  
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• Saskatchewan NDP say 1st priority if elected is to slash the gas tax

  18-10-2024 20:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Candidate Nicole Sarauer said the Saskatchewan NDP is focused on addressing affordability and health care, not divisive politics.
  
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• 'The shelter should be moved': Mark Arcand changes tone on shelter after election to third term as STC chief - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-10-2024 20:23 via news.google.com
  'The shelter should be moved': Mark Arcand changes tone on shelter after election to third term as STC chief  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'The shelter should be moved': Mark Arcand changes tone on shelter after election to third term as STC chief

  18-10-2024 20:23
  
  Mark Arcand was re-elected to a third term as Tribal Chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC).
  
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• Sask. man dies in highway collision between semi and SUV near Chamberlain

  18-10-2024 20:15
  
  A man from Prince Albert has died following a collision between a semi and an SUV on Highway 2 near Chamberlain, Sask. on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatoon teen achieves world record, setting goals for 2028 Olympics - CJWW

  18-10-2024 20:03 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon teen achieves world record, setting goals for 2028 Olympics  CJWW
  
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• Bats force Saskatchewan family out of Spiritwood home

  18-10-2024 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Spiritwood family battling an infestation of bats since 2022 was forced to foreclose their home this year, claiming a lack of policy and support played a key role in the issue.
  
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• Prince Albert hosts largest career fair in northern Saskatchewan

  18-10-2024 19:44
  
  Over 3,500 high school students from Prince Albert and area got to explore future career opportunities on Wednesday.
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for person of interest after aggravated and sexual assault - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  18-10-2024 19:31 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon police searching for person of interest after aggravated and sexual assault  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for person of interest after aggravated and sexual assault

  18-10-2024 19:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police are asking for the public’s help locating a person of interest in an ongoing aggravated and sexual assault investigation. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest person of interest after aggravated and sexual assault

  18-10-2024 19:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police say they have located and arrested a person of interest in an ongoing aggravated and sexual assault investigation. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest man wanted in River Heights sexual assault - 650 CKOM News Talk Sports

  18-10-2024 19:06 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon police arrest man wanted in River Heights sexual assault  650 CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Saskatoon police ask for help tracking down person of interest in sexual assault investigation - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-10-2024 19:05 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon police ask for help tracking down person of interest in sexual assault investigation  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police ask for help tracking down person of interest in sexual assault investigation

  18-10-2024 19:05
  
  Saskatoon police are asking the public for help tracking down a person of interest in an ongoing aggravated and sexual assault investigation.
  
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• Woman charged after violent disturbance on Saskatoon city bus - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  18-10-2024 19:03 via news.google.com
  Woman charged after violent disturbance on Saskatoon city bus  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Woman charged after violent disturbance on Saskatoon city bus

  18-10-2024 19:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Police arrested a 29-year-old Saskatoon woman after an incident that forced the evacuation of a city bus and resulted in a broken bus window in the downtown area on Thursday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Assault and mischief charges after incident on Saskatoon city bus - CJWW

  18-10-2024 18:53 via news.google.com
  Assault and mischief charges after incident on Saskatoon city bus  CJWW
  
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• Woman arrested after allegedly throwing a cup of bodily fluids at Saskatoon bus passengers, breaking window - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-10-2024 18:42 via news.google.com
  Woman arrested after allegedly throwing a cup of bodily fluids at Saskatoon bus passengers, breaking window  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Woman arrested after allegedly throwing a cup of bodily fluids at Saskatoon bus passengers, breaking window

  18-10-2024 18:42
  
  A 29-year-old Saskatoon woman faces assault and mischief charges after allegedly throwing a cup of bodily fluids on two bus passengers and breaking a window on Thursday.
  
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• Ongoing Incident - Aggravated Assault / Sexual Assault - Request For Public Assistance

  18-10-2024 18:35 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is requesting public assistance in locating a person of interest in an ongoing aggravated and sexual assault investigation that began early this morning, October 18, 2024, in the 200 block of Coppermine Crescent.Police are actively searching for 41-year old Matthew Thomas Scoville as a person of interest in this investigation. Scoville is described as being of Southeast Asian descent, bald, approximately 5’9” and 167lbs, with brown eyes. He was last
  
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• SaskPower receives largest workplace fine in province's history for 2020 deaths of employees in Weyburn

  18-10-2024 18:27
  
  SaskPower was sentenced Friday morning in a Weyburn courtroom, receiving a record fine, after being found guilty of three workplace-safety related violations when two experienced employees were killed on the job in 2020.
  
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• SaskPower fined $840,000 for 2020 deaths of 2 workers in Weyburn

  18-10-2024 18:27
  
  SaskPower was sentenced Friday morning in a Weyburn courtroom after being found guilty of three workplace-safety related violations after two experienced employees were killed on the job in 2020.
  
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• Arrest - Assault / Mischief - 200 Block 3rd Avenue North

  18-10-2024 18:10 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One woman was arrested after breaking a window on a city bus and committing an assault yesterday afternoon.At around 2:45 p.m. on October 17, 2024, police responded to a city bus parked in the 200 block of 3rd Avenue North for a report of a disturbance on the bus. Alternative Response Officers patrolling the area arrived on scene and located the bus involved with a woman acting erratically inside; all other occupants had exited prior to police arrival. Continued investigation found that two fema
  
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• Sask. RCMP on the lookout for 'armed and dangerous' suspects after string of auto thefts

  18-10-2024 16:59
  
  Police in the Prince Albert area are on the lookout for four suspects following a string of armed auto thefts on Thursday.
  
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• NDP's Beck receives endorsement from former Saskatchewan Party government members

  18-10-2024 16:20
  
  Two former Saskatchewan Party government members say they are voting for the NDP's Carla Beck in the provincial election on Oct. 28.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council’s Mark Arcand re-elected as tribal chief - 650 CKOM News Talk Sports

  18-10-2024 15:25 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon Tribal Council’s Mark Arcand re-elected as tribal chief  650 CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Lewis: Sask. Party, NDP health-care platforms lack guts, innovation

  18-10-2024 14:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Steven Lewis spent 45 years as a health policy analyst and health researcher in Saskatchewan. He can be reached at [email protected]. Read More
  
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• Support and enjoy the local arts: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon, Oct. 18-20 - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  18-10-2024 14:06 via news.google.com
  Support and enjoy the local arts: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon, Oct. 18-20  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Touchstone parade home opens eyes to new possibilities

  18-10-2024 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The 2024 Parade of Homes, presented by the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association (SRHBA), draws to a close this weekend, on Oct. 20.   Read More
  
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• Support and enjoy the local arts: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon, Oct. 18-20

  18-10-2024 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  There's so much to explore this weekend in the arts community, with the fall season underway. A variety of theatre, music and art performances and presentations promise to entertain all ages. Read More
  
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• Sask. Party, NDP overdose and addiction plans missing harm reduction measures, say experts, workers

  18-10-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Public health experts and front-line workers are calling on Saskatchewan's next government to take urgent action to expand harm reduction and prevent drug overdose deaths, which have declined but still amount to one death every day in the province on average.
  
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• Huskies' Dawson Lennea finds his footing as team prepares for showdown with Rams

  18-10-2024 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Dawson Lennea's first collegiate touchdown was — as University of Saskatchewan Huskies' head coach Scott Flory puts it — "one of those wacky things." Read More
  
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• Preserving the history of Saskatchewan small towns is this tech company's specialty

  18-10-2024 12:00
  
  The image of a sleepy Saskatchewan small town with "not a lot going on" is a well-known anecdote. However, one Saskatchewan company is hoping to change that – and allow communities both on and off the beaten path to share their stories and advertise what they have to offer.
  
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• 9 books by Sask. writers to read during the provincial election campaign

  18-10-2024 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  These nine books on Saskatchewan politics include insider accounts of the NDP government of the 1990s and the formation of the Saskatchewan Party, polemics and memoirs about topics we're hearing about this campaign, and books about issues neither the Sask. Party or NDP seem keen to talk about.
  
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• Saskatoon's weekend weather forecast: Sunny skies and mild temperatures ahead - The Weather Network

  18-10-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon's weekend weather forecast: Sunny skies and mild temperatures ahead  The Weather Network
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest person of interest after aggravated and sexual assault - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  18-10-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon police arrest person of interest after aggravated and sexual assault  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Female Teen From Saskatoon Makes History With a World Record in Weightlifting - CJWW

  18-10-2024 07:03 via news.google.com
  Female Teen From Saskatoon Makes History With a World Record in Weightlifting  CJWW
  
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• CTV News Saskatoon at Six for Thursday, October 17, 2024 - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-10-2024 03:50 via news.google.com
  CTV News Saskatoon at Six for Thursday, October 17, 2024  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Hilltops QB Trey Reider named Prairie Football Conference MVP - Moose Jaw Today

  18-10-2024 03:06 via news.google.com
  Saskatoon Hilltops QB Trey Reider named Prairie Football Conference MVP  Moose Jaw Today
  
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• Manslaughter charge laid after Sask. man dies in hospital

  18-10-2024 02:37
  
  The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes unit has charged a 25-year-old man in connection with the death of another man.
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 5-day-old boy allegedly taken from northern Sask. First Nation: RCMP

  18-10-2024 01:35 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP have issued an Amber Alert for a five-day-old infant they say was been taken from a health centre in a northern Saskatchewan First Nation on Thursday afternoon.
  
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