
Dayne Patterson
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Dayne Patterson is a reporter for CBC News. He has a master's degree in journalism with an interest in data reporting and Indigenous affairs. Reach him at [email protected].
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Sask. Green Party candidate holds faith in door-knocking after leader absent from federal debate
Saskatoon West Green Party candidate Naomi Hunter is sticking to her process of door-knocking as a key way to meet voters after her party leadership was uninvited from the federal leaders' debate.
Canada -Saskatoon |

Semi driver who ran red sentenced to 20 months in Saskatoon crash that killed 2
A semi-truck driver who ran a red light in Saskatoon and crashed into another vehicle, killing two people, has been given a 20-month conditional sentence by a provincial court judge.
Canada -Saskatoon |

Veteran Saskatoon police officer shares front-line look at downtown homelessness, addiction crisis
Sgt. Chris Harris has spent nearly two decades with the Saskatoon Police Service, most recently patrolling its downtown core. He says there are misconceptions about homelessness and addictions in the city and how they could be fixed.
Canada -Saskatoon |

Liberal, NDP leaders make 1st campaign stops in Conservative-held Saskatchewan
Federal Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh appeared in Saskatoon on Wednesday. The province has elected only Conservative MPs in the past two elections.
Canada -Saskatchewan |

Northern Sask. riding could be island of Liberal red in sea of Tory blue, projection modelling suggests
Saskatchewan's northern riding of Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River could flip to Liberal red from its current Conservative blue in the next federal election, projection modelling suggests.
Canada -Saskatchewan |
After 2 years, Sask. Junior Female Hockey League looking to expand
Hockey Saskatchewan is looking to expand its Saskatchewan Junior Female Hockey League and is asking interested communities to apply.
Canada -Saskatchewan |

Saskatchewan's vow to axe industrial carbon tax tests climate targets during federal election
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's promise to eliminate the industrial carbon tax moves away from the province's own climate plans, says one economist. It could also open the door to a potential federal election issue, says another.
Canada -Saskatchewan |

Confirmed measles case leads to exposure warnings in Saskatoon, North Battleford
Another measles case has been confirmed in Saskatchewan, prompting an exposure risk in about a dozen locations between Saskatoon and North Battleford.
Canada -Saskatoon |

Saskatoon struggling with hundreds of overdoses in past month as city, province consider solutions
Saskatoon and various provincial bodies are grappling with an overdose crisis that has overwhelmed front-line responders and community organizations aiding those in need.
Canada -Saskatoon |

Sask. commissioner sides with Opposition MLA after conflict-of-interest complaint
Saskatchewan's conflict of interest commissioner has concluded that a Saskatchewan NDP MLA's social media posts are not in violation of an act barring them from using their political position for personal gain.
Canada -Saskatchewan |