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• Throwback Thursday: MVA walkway expansion

  06-10-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives. Today, we see workers starting on upgrades to the Meewasin Valley Authority path overlooking the weir, from Oct. 6, 1982. (City of Saskatoon Archives StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-A15197-3, photo by Richard Marjan) Read More
  
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• Domestic alumina resource in Sask. a 'potential game changer': mining company

  30-01-2026 18:48 via cbc.ca
  A preliminary economic assessment carried out by the company found 6.8 billion tonnes of alumina, equal to approximately a third of the world's known supply.
  
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• Saskatchewan aluminum deposit a ‘possible game changer’ for supply chain: report

  30-01-2026 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  An aluminum deposit in east central Saskatchewan contains so much of the critical mineral that it’s a 'possible game changer' for North American supply chains.
  
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• Regina fire chief to give update on investigation into deadly carbon monoxide incident

  30-01-2026 17:59 via cbc.ca
  On Friday, Regina's fire chief is expected to offer an update on the investigation into the fatal carbon monoxide incident in Regina, Sask., on Dec. 19, 2025. An 11-year-old boy died and his dad was taken to hospital in critical condition after they were poisoned in their apartment building.
  
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• Regina fire chief gives update on investigation into deadly carbon monoxide incident

  30-01-2026 17:59 via cbc.ca
  On Friday, Regina's fire chief offered an update on the investigation into a fatal carbon monoxide incident in Regina, Sask., on Dec. 19, 2025. An 11-year-old boy died and his dad was taken to hospital in critical condition after they were poisoned in their apartment building.
  
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• Councillor says federal funding needed for energy to make DEED happen

  30-01-2026 17:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon city councillor said securing energy funding from other levels of government is needed to make the city's Downtown Event and Entertainment District project a reality.  Read More
  
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• Arrest - Disturbance / Assault P.O. - Maxwell Crescent

  30-01-2026 17:23 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  One woman was arrested following a report of a disturbance yesterday morning.Shortly before 10:00 a.m. on January 29, 2026, police were called to an apartment on Maxwell Crescent for a report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers encountered a woman acting erratically within a unit. As they attempted to communicate with the woman and enter the unit to ensure the safety of others believed to be inside, the woman armed herself with a lit blowtorch, ran at the officers, and slammed the door. Fol
  
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• 'Long, hard fight': $27M settlement agreement next step for Sask. residential school survivors

  30-01-2026 17:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  A $27-million settlement agreement is the next step toward closure for survivors and family members of students who attended a Saskatchewan residential school, a plaintiff in a long-running class action lawsuit says. Read More
  
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• ‘He was covered head to toe in blood,’ police officer says in Saskatoon murder trial

  30-01-2026 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  The first emergency responder at the scene says she saw a large bullet wound on Arden Panipekeesick's neck and knew he would likely die.
  
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• Drug alert issued for medetomidine in Saskatoon

  30-01-2026 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health has released another drug alert regarding medetomidine, a veterinary sedative not reactive to naloxone and increasingly found in opioids.
  
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• Sask. flatlands to Olympic heights: What a journey for Team Canada freestyle skier Maia Schwinghammer

  30-01-2026 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Need to learn how to alpine ski on the Prairies? Read More
  
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• Explore the local arts scene: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon, Jan. 30 – Feb. 1

  30-01-2026 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Warmer winter days are expected this weekend, so be sure to get out and enjoy them. While you're out there, check out some of the arts offerings around town. Read More
  
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• As Sask. pushes nuclear power, questions raised about costs, other options

  30-01-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  While some say a nuclear reactor would benefit the economy, others point to the financial costs and environmental considerations as factors that should give the province pause.
  
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• Tourism chief warns about threat to Saskatoon success

  30-01-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon city council approves a study on merging aspects of Discover Saskatoon and SREDA, an investigation into boiler issues at the Remai Modern art gallery and a sewer pipeline project
  
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• Saskatoon Police Service plans to send 2 officers to London to research transit safety

  30-01-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service is considering sending two of its officers to London to study transit safety in the U.K.'s largest city.
  
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• Real-life Heated Rivalry: Sask. man recounts coming out to college hockey teammates

  30-01-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  While playing college hockey in 2019, Brock Weston called a locker room meeting and came out to his teammates. He expected some backlash, but found overwhelming support.
  
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• Île-à-la-Crosse School victims sign proposed settlement with Canadian government

  30-01-2026 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  Survivors of Île-a-la-Crosse School are seeing compensation after being excluded from the residential school's settlement agreement. 
  
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• A Saskatchewan woman is $18 million richer after lottery win

  30-01-2026 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  Cora Cuthbert has been a health-care aid for many years and is looking forward to spending time with family and pursuing her long-term goals.
  
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• RCMP charge owner of burned-down sports bar in Leader, Sask., with arson and fraud

  29-01-2026 23:49 via cbc.ca
  When CBC interviewed Rajinderpal Basran shortly after the fire, he said he was out of town when he first heard about it. He's now charged with arson and fraud.
  
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• Federal government announces details of settlement with Île-à-la-Crosse School survivors

  29-01-2026 23:30 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan school was not included in the 2006 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement because it predated the federal residential school system.
  
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• ‘Part of me was taken’: Family remembers Taya Sinclair in sentencing over her death

  29-01-2026 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  Sinclair's mother says 'a part of her was taken with her daughter' as Chelsey Wilma Crowe is sentenced to 6 years with time served on Wednesday.
  
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• Sask. government invests $1.85 million in SPS through safer communities initiative

  29-01-2026 22:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon's police chief says a $1.85 million government investment through the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods initiative will bolster front-line policing and boost response times by adding 24 new officers. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon murder trial adjourned after accused hospitalized

  29-01-2026 21:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon man on trial for first-degree murder in the death of Taya Rae Anne Sinclair has been hospitalized mid-trial. Read More
  
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• Annual scramble for Prince Albert National Park camping reservations starts soon

  29-01-2026 21:43 via cbc.ca
  The race will be even more intense this year, with 160 fewer sites available. The Parks Canada reservation system opens Jan. 30 at 8 a.m. CST.
  
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• Arrest - Assault - 10 Block Maxwell Crescent

  29-01-2026 21:34 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police have charged a woman after responding to a report of a domestic assault.Shortly after 9:30 a.m., January 29, 2025, patrol officers responded to a domestic assault in progress in an apartment suite in the 10 block of Maxwell Crescent. It was reported that a woman was armed with knives and a blowtorch, and threatening another occupant of the suite before she fled out a window. Police located her in the 1000 block of Matheson Drive where she was taken into custody after a conducted
  
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• Sask. RCMP seize 9.1 million illicit cigarettes in highway traffic stop

  29-01-2026 21:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 41-year-old man from Ontario is facing charges after Saskatchewan RCMP discovered approximately 9.1 million illegal cigarettes — the equivalent of roughly 455,000 typical store-sold packages — during a recent highway stop. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Why Saskatchewan needs right to repair — now

  29-01-2026 21:20 via thestarphoenix.com
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• Riders' Winter Classic returns to Saskatoon, this time with Grey Cup

  29-01-2026 20:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  Grey Cup champions, meet a Stanley Cup champion. Read More
  
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• Regina police ask for help with homicide investigation in death of Michael Norman Ross

  29-01-2026 19:43 via cbc.ca
  Investigators are looking for people who may have been in contact with Ross in the week leading up to Jan. 19, when his body was found in an abandoned vehicle after a police pursuit.
  
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• 2 Saskatoon police officers heading to England to study transit policing - CTV News

  29-01-2026 19:27 via news.google.com
  2 Saskatoon police officers heading to England to study transit policing  CTV News
  
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