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• Project Face-off

  27-11-2018 17:57 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  This past weekend, members of the Saskatoon Police Service and RCMP F Division joined four veteran players of the Saskatoon Blades hockey team in Vancouver for Project Face-off.Project Face-off is a drug awareness partnership between the three organizations aimed at educating youth about the effects and consequences of substance abuse.Over the weekend, the players were accompanied by Police Officers from the SPS, RCMP F Division, the Vancouver Police Department and Odd Squad Productions, as
  
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• 'It is time for change': Sask. NDP announces two new shadow cabinet roles

  14-01-2026 21:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck announced Wednesday that she is adding two new shadow cabinet roles — one focused on women's health, and another on technology. Read More
  
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• Video of man's assault played at Saskatoon murder trial

  14-01-2026 21:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon murder trial was shown video of a man being bound and assaulted by two women while another woman recorded it. Read More
  
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• Sask.'s pro basketball team hints at rebranding, parts ways with longtime GM

  14-01-2026 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's CEBL team says it's moving on from the name "Rattlers" and its longtime general manager.
  
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• CFL committee proposes change to how regular-season tie games end

  14-01-2026 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  It's been proposed if the score remains even after overtime, it would be decided by alternating plays from the opposition's three-yard line until one scores and the other doesn't.
  
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• Search for 'dangerous suspect' after shooting in Lloydminster

  14-01-2026 18:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 29-year-old man is expected to recover after being shot during an apparent vehicle theft attempt in Lloydminster. Read More
  
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• Rattlers parting ways with GM, VP of basketball ops Barry Rawlyk

  14-01-2026 18:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  After seven seasons with the franchise, Saskatoon's professional basketball team is not renewing the contract of general manager Barry Rawlyk. Read More
  
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• UPDATE: Missing Person Located - Prince Albert Police Service Request For Public Assistance

  14-01-2026 17:27 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service is sharing the following update on behalf of the Prince Albert Police Service.The 14-year-old subject of a missing persons investigation, Zoey Merasty, has been located and found to be safe.The Prince Albert Police Service would like to thank members of the public and the media for their assistance in this investigation.The Saskatoon Polcie Service thanks the local public for their attention to the matter.
  
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• CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus

  14-01-2026 17:25 via cbc.ca
  This year, CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations.
  
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• Pilot projects aims to relieve cross-border health record headaches for people near Alberta-Sask. boundary

  14-01-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A new Alberta government pilot project is hoping to address a common challenge facing citizens accessing health care in a city that straddles two provinces.
  
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• Pilot project aims to address health record headaches for those living near Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary

  14-01-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A new Alberta government pilot project is hoping to address a common challenge facing citizens accessing health care in a city that straddles two provinces.
  
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• Venezuelans in Sask. express mixed emotions as U.S. takeover evolves

  14-01-2026 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Seeing images of the bombed Fuerte Tiuna — a major military complex in Venezuela's capital of Caracas — after the U.S. takeover on Jan. 3 struck a personal chord with Regina's Asnoldo Prieto. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon resets urban forest plans after losing thousands of trees

  14-01-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A city council committee backs seeking $100,000 from federal program to help assess the tree inventory this year, part of a strategy to restore lost trees.
  
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• Sask. canola producers keeping close eye on Carney and Moe's trip to China

  14-01-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Premier Scott Moe is joining Prime Minister Mark Carney on a visit to China this week, which the president of Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says could go a long way to addressing Chinese tariffs on canola.
  
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• How did a Sask. cancer patient die after fight with security?

  14-01-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A cancer patient is in hospital receiving chemotherapy. An altercation ensues. The patient ends up dying. What actually happened at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon that led to his death? Saskatoon police say an imitation handgun and drugs were found after the fight with security. The family thinks someone might have mistaken his pink pistol-shaped cigarette lighter for a gun. We share how the family is working with Indigenous officials to get answers.
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• Drunk driver who struck family on First Nation in Sask., killing 2-year-old girl, sent to prison

  14-01-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A man who drove drunk and mowed down a family of four — killing a two-year-old girl — is serving a 10-year prison sentence. Kenward Strongquill, 63, pleaded guilty to drunk driving causing death in the incident that happened in August 2024 on Key First Nation in eastern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s first wellness centre of its kind to open doors in fall

  14-01-2026 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan's first wellness centre of its kind will be opening doors in the fall, including equipment like an MRI machine, ultrasound, and CT scans as well as a pharmacy.
  
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• Saskatchewan farmers optimistic for Premier Scott Moe joining China trip

  14-01-2026 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  Producers in Saskatchewan say they are feeling optimistic ahead of Premier Scott Moe joining Prime Minister Mark Carney on his trip to China this week.
  
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• Inquest rules Regina man's death at N.B. wind farm an accident, gives safety recommendations

  14-01-2026 00:59 via cbc.ca
  A jury has ruled that the death of a man killed at a New Brunswick worksite in 2024 was an accident, and has made a series of recommendations to prevent similar deaths.
  
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• Saskatoon man charged with inciting hate faces more hate crime charges

  14-01-2026 00:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 45-year-old man previously accused of inciting public hatred for online comments about Jewish people is facing more hate-related charges. Read More
  
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• Avian flu kills two endangered whooping cranes near Saskatoon

  13-01-2026 23:45 via cbc.ca
  Two endangered whooping cranes found dead in fields near Saskatoon this fall tested positive for avian influenza, the first time the virus has been detected in the species’ wild bird population.
  
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• Man accused of defrauding Saskatoon businesses of more than $250,000

  13-01-2026 23:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 72-year-old man is accused of using his accounting position to defraud Saskatoon businesses of more than $250,000. Read More
  
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• Arrest - Impaired Driving - 8th Street East and Broadway Avenue

  13-01-2026 23:26 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  One man has been arrested following an impaired driving investigation on the weekend.At around 5:00 a.m. on January 10, 2026, police were called to the intersection of 8th Street East and Broadway Avenue for a report of a suspicious vehicle with an unconscious male driver sitting stationary in a driving lane. Officers were attempting to wake the man by knocking on the glass when the vehicle began rolling forward; ultimately coming to a stop against a snow bank a short distance away. As
  
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• Arrest - Evade Police - Idylwyld Drive North and 39th Street

  13-01-2026 22:59 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  One man has been arrested following an evade police incident on Sunday.Shortly before 1:00 a.m. on January 11, 2026, police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Idylwyld Drive North and 39th Street when it began to evade at a high rate of speed. Officers immediately disengaged and the vehicle was observed continuing north on Highway 12 out of Saskatoon. Further investigation determined that the driver of the vehicle was unlawfully at large. The vehicle was later reacqu
  
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• 'So impactful to my farm:' High anxiety in Saskatchewan as Moe, Carney meet with Xi in China

  13-01-2026 22:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  Canola and pulse growers across the prairie provinces are nervously waiting to hear what the future may hold for their livelihoods after Prime Minister Mark Carney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.   Read More
  
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• Saskatoon murder trial views photos of apartment where victim was allegedly confined

  13-01-2026 22:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  The first-degree murder trial for a man accused in the killing of Taya Rae Anne Sinclair in March 2022 got a look inside the apartment where the Crown alleges the victim was confined. Read More
  
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• Arrest - Fraud Investigation

  13-01-2026 22:03 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Following an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Economic Crime Section, a 72-year-old man is facing charges in connection to five reported frauds involving businesses.In each of the reported incidents, dating back to 2023, complainants reported having hired an accounting business to assist with payroll, and later were notified of arrears and interest owed to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Subsequent investigation, including a forensic audit, revealed that the suspect misappropriated payroll
  
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• Regina man creates website connecting people with local doctors accepting patients

  13-01-2026 20:24 via cbc.ca
  After noticing more people growing desperate to find a family doctor in Regina, David Nnamdi says he decided to take the problem into his own hands.
  
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• Ford asks Carney not to lift tariffs on Chinese EVs during foreign trip

  13-01-2026 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  It's been a long-term request of the premier as he looks to keep Ontario's struggling, fledgling electric vehicle industry intact.
  
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• Crop research in Saskatchewan receives $9.7 million investment

  13-01-2026 19:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Crop researchers in Saskatchewan are set to receive a $9.7 million boost from a combination of federal and provincial funding. Read More
  
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