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This week's best photos from CBC Saskatchewan

From a citizenship ceremony in Saskatoon to Charles Dickens in Carlyle, Sask., here are some of the most compelling images you saw this week on CBC Saskatchewan.

From a citizenship ceremony in Saskatoon to Charles Dickens in Carlyle, Sask.

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A boy surrounded by stuffed animals on a hospital bed smiles broadly.
Blaze Dunn's infectious smile made this one of CBC Saskatchewan's top photos of the week. (Submitted by Carole-Lyne Dunn)

From a citizenship ceremony in Saskatoon to Charles Dickens in Carlyle, Sask., there's plenty to see in this week's top photos from the CBC Saskatchewan newsroom and contributors.

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Samantha Weeseekase says high rent and addiction left her homeless in Saskatoon. To stay warm in winter she spends evenings at an overnight warming centre and uses public facilities like the library during the day, Dec. 12, 2024. (Édith Boisvert/CBC News)

Samantha shared her story of becoming homeless with CBC News the same day Saskatoon city council approved a new encampment response plan and the city released results of the bi-annual Point in Time count, which enumerates unhoused people every two years. The latest count found 1,499 unhoused people in Saskatoon on a single day in October. You can watch Samantha's story here.

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Syrian refugees Ahmad and Hala Kuman at their citizenship ceremony at TCU place in Saskatoon, Dec. 11, 2024. (Trevor Bothorel/CBC News)

Ahmad and Hala Kuman reached a long-awaited milestone this week. The siblings, who fled Syria and came to Canada as refugees, were among 100 people who took their oaths of citizenship in Saskatoon. They took were sworn-in just days after rebel forces in Syria toppled the Assad regime.

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Family members hugging each other outside Saskatoon King's Bench after the sentencing of the man who admitted to killing their daughter Megan Gallagher, Dec. 6, 2024. (Aishwarya Dudha/CBC News)

Robert Thomas, 29, was sentenced to life with no chance of parole for 18 years for the second-degree murder of Megan Gallagher, a 30-year-old mother who went missing over four years ago in Saskatoon. Her body was found in the South Saskatchewan River. In total, nine people have faced a variety of charges in connection with Gallagher's death, with some still awaiting trials.

A boy surrounded by stuffed animals on a hospital bed smiles broadly.
Despite his many stays in the hospital, Blaze Dunn manages to stay positive and happy, according to those closest to him. (Submitted by Carole-Lyne Dunn)

Blaze Dunn's bake sales and lemonade stands have raised more than $75,000 for Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. The 10-year-old started fundraising after his own stay in the children's hospital.

Two Indigenous performers sing while sitting on chairs, decked in colourful and beaded outfits.
Josie and Erroll Kinistino perform inside of a local business during the annual Dickens festival in Carlyle, Sask., Dec. 2024. (Janani Whitfield/CBC)

Why have people in a small Saskatchewan town hosted a Charles Dickens festival for 20 years? They might ask you, why not? The festival is now a Christmas tradition in Carlyle, Sask., and hundreds of people from outside town make the trip to take part.

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