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BRIEF: Saskatoon and Prince Albert police chiefs wager on hockey

Saskatoon Police Chief Clive Weighill and Prince Albert Police Chief Dale McFee announced a friendly wager over the outcome of a hockey series.

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BRIEF: Researchers get NSERC grants

Three researchers at the University of Saskatchewan received a $1.23 million award from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

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BRIEF: Million dollar Agriculture plant

A $1.2 million bioprocessing plant in the Agriculture Building opened Jan. 10.

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BRIEF: USask students help fowl farming in Ghana

Two University of Saskatchewan veterinary medicine students worked with farmers in Ghana last summer to improve food security.

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BRIEF: Starting the new year with a strong dollar

The loonie closed 2010 above the U.S. dollar

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BRIEF: $1 million agriculture donation

The University of Saskatchewan college of agriculture received a $1 million investment Dec. 13.

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New CPR guidelines discourage mouth-to-mouth

Updated CPR guidelines released Oct. 18 in Canada and the United States now encourage compression-only CPR without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

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BRIEF: Province funds controversial MS treatment

The Saskatchewan government has announced $5 million of funding for a controversial but potentially effective treatment for multiple sclerosis.

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BRIEFS: Place Riel update and new Centre for Masonry Design

The Place Riel construction project is experiencing setbacks that may stall the planned opening date. Also, a new centre for masonry design was founded Oct. 1.

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BRIEF: Saskatoon byelection set for Oct. 18

The provincial government has called an election to fill Saskatoon Northwest’s MLA seat yesterday.

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