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• Food waste is a problem in Sask., but a new app could help change that

  01-09-2023 23:47 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  Saskatchewan produced the third most food waste among provinces in 2020. A new food waste app could help reduce the impact on the environment.
  
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• Carney's 2nd budget earmarks billions for affordability and Canadian sovereignty

  05-11-2026 22:03 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney's second federal budget allocates tens of billions of dollars in new spending to tackle what the government describes as the twin challenges of our time: improving affordability in an era of high prices and securing Canada's sovereignty as it faces external threats.
  
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• Testimony begins in trial of former Saskatoon massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting clients

  05-11-2026 21:08 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  Kenneth Braun, 70, is charged with three counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation of a young person while in a position of trust or authority.
  
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• Jury sees video of police interview with Saskatoon massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting clients

  05-11-2026 21:08 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  Kenneth Braun, 70, is charged with three counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation of a young person while in a position of trust or authority.
  
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• ‘Where’s the door?’: Accessibility advocate says Saskatoon BRT stations need more work

  05-11-2026 19:34 via : Saskatoon
  
  As Saskatoon moves forward with building out its bus rapid transit system, an accessibility advocate and bus rider is raising concerns about some of the new platforms.
  
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• Appeal court dismisses legal challenge to extending life of 3 coal-fired plants in Sask.

  05-11-2026 19:08 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  The province's top court has dismissed a challenge to the Saskatchewan government's decision to extend the life of three coal-fired power plants.
  
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• Sask. moves to increase fines for care homes that don't follow the rules

  05-11-2026 18:12 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  Rules violations could result in an administrative penalty of $5,000 and an additional fine of up to $1,000 a day if the problem continues.
  
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• Sask. legislation aims to give ministry 'teeth' for enforcing care home rules: minister

  05-11-2026 18:12 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  Rules violations could result in an administrative penalty of $5,000 and an additional fine of up to $1,000 a day if the problem continues.
  
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• Arrests - Armed Robbery - 200 Block Primrose Drive

  05-11-2026 16:43 via Saskatoon Police Service News Release
  
  Two youth males were arrested following an armed robbery yesterday evening.At approximately 7:30 p.m. on November 4, 2026, police were called to a business in the 200 block of Primrose Drive for a report of an armed robbery that had just occurred. Upon arrival, officers learned multiple people had entered the business, threatened staff with bear spray, and fled with merchandise prior to police arrival. Following a search of the area, officers located and arrested two youth males nearby matching
  
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• Sask. producers 'very pleased' with China's tariff-relief extension, cabinet minister says

  05-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  The Saskatchewan government and agricultural producers are pleased China is extending tariff relief on canola meal and peas until the end of 2028.
  
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• Committee backs bigger, YMCA-run pool on Saskatoon's east side

  05-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  City administration had recommended moving ahead with a less ambitious hybrid model featuring a six-lane pool with a 4,000-square-foot fitness area, run by the YMCA as a city facility. But Coun. Zach Jeffries, whose ward is located on the east side of the city and who has long advocated for the new facility, proposed a bigger option.
  
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• COMMENTARY: Why both political parties are wrong about Bell’s AI Data Centre

  05-11-2026 05:25 via : Saskatoon
  
  As both parties fight for even the smallest of political gains, the truth is getting lost in the fray.Listen to what the experts have to say.
  
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• Update - Additional Information/New Photo - Missing Person

  04-11-2026 21:28 via Saskatoon Police Service News Release
  
  Saskatoon Police continue to request public assistance in locating a missing 60 year-old woman, Giselle Audit.Giselle was last seen on September 17, 2026, at approximately 7:00 p.m. in the 200 block of McCallum Way.  She is described as 5'2" in height, with a heavy build, brown shoulder-length hair and glasses.  A clothing description is not available however police are distributing a new, more recent photo of Giselle Audit for distribution.  Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Gis
  
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• Bombers expected to wait before naming starter

  04-11-2026 21:28 via : Saskatoon
  
  Head coach Mike O'Shea knows the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be in Montreal on Saturday playing in the East Division final.
  
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• Saskatoon mayor says error behind missing millions will 'never happen again'

  04-11-2026 21:25 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  Mayor Cynthia Block says she's confident the city's failure to track $21.6 million that was supposed to help pay for a sewer pipe project, but had already been spent years ago, has been addressed and will not be repeated.
  
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• Canada’s focus ‘hasn’t changed’ despite U.S. midterm blue wave, minister says

  04-11-2026 21:21 via : Saskatoon
  
  Canadian leaders say it would be “dangerous” to assume relations with the U.S. will change immediately following a major sweep of the House and the Senate by the Democrats Tuesday.
  
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• Canada, China agree to extend deal on canola and steel access to late 2028

  04-11-2026 21:18 via : Saskatoon
  
  On Wednesday, Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said the deal on canola and access for Chinese steel is being extended by two years, to the end of 2028.
  
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• Sask. man extradited to U.S. to face crypto hacking charges

  04-11-2026 20:16 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  Ryan James Roach, 35, has been extradited to the U.S. after being indicted on charges related to the hacking of university supercomputers to mine cryptocurrency.
  
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• Expert suggests threshold not met for dangerous driving in Regina bus stop crash

  04-11-2026 19:35 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  Provincial court heard final testimonies in the trial of Biniam Emaha Wednesday morning.
  
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• Soldier killed in CFB Wainwright fire laid to rest in Saskatchewan

  04-11-2026 13:00 via : Saskatoon
  
  The funeral for Pte. Shaun Farrell, who was among the four killed at the tragedy at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, will be laid to rest in Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• Shaun Farrell, soldier killed in CFB Wainwright tragedy, laid to rest in Saskatchewan

  04-11-2026 13:00 via : Saskatoon
  
  'Shaun's story will always be a part of our battalion's story, our regiment's story. And we will not forget him.'
  
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• Funeral for soldier killed in Wainwright tragedy being held Wednesday

  04-11-2026 13:00 via : Saskatoon
  
  The funeral for Pte. Shaun Farrell, who was among the four killed at the tragedy at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, will be laid to rest in Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• Saskatoon politicians delay decision on expropriating land for bus stations

  04-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  Saskatoon's transportation committee pumped the brakes a bit Tuesday on forcing a handful of landowners to sell property so new bus stations can be built.
  
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• Saskatchewan government won't release document on Bell Canada's AI data centre

  04-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  The provincial government has refused to release a copy of the memorandum of understanding it signed with Bell Canada for the telecom giant's AI data centre being built outside Regina.
  
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• Sask. soldier killed in CFB Wainwright fire remembered as funny, passionate at military funeral

  04-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  Pte. Shaun Farrell, 23, was one of four service members who died at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on Oct. 17 when a grass fire spread out of control. Another 39 people were injured.
  
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• Prince Albert area rural residents deal with rash of break-ins and thefts

  04-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  More than 200 rural residents from the Prince Albert area packed a hall on a Saturday evening to ask police how they should protect themselves from crime on acreages and farms.
  
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• Funeral service underway for Sask. soldier killed in CFB Wainwright fire

  04-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  A military service with full honours for Pte. Shaun Farrell began around 11 a.m. CST on Wednesday at the Prince Albert Armoury.
  
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• Funeral service today in Prince Albert, Sask., for soldier killed in CFB Wainwright fire

  04-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  A military service with full honours for Pte. Shaun Farrell is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CST on Wednesday at the Prince Albert Armoury.
  
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• Funeral service held for Sask. soldier killed in CFB Wainwright fire

  04-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Saskatoon News
  
  A military service with full honours for Pte. Shaun Farrell began around 11 a.m. CST on Wednesday at the Prince Albert Armoury.
  
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• Saskatoon transportation committee defers expropriating land talks for BRT stations

  04-11-2026 03:33 via : Saskatoon
  
  The committee tasked administration with going back to the negotiation table with six landowners before the next meeting in December
  
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