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• Coronavirus: Canadian Western Agribition postpones 2 upcoming events in Regina

  17-03-2020 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Western Agribition announced it's postponing its Annual General Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Night in response to COVID-19.
  
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• Saskatchewan changes rules around sick leave to provide unpaid leave for workers during COVID-19

  17-03-2020 23:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government is changing labour laws to provide unpaid leave for workers during a public health emergency.
  
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• Travelling back from Florida? Eight tips for snowbirds returning to Canada

  17-03-2020 23:39
  
  Canadian snowbirds are being asked to self-isolate for 14 days to curb the spread of COVID-19 upon their re-entry to Canada.
  
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• COVID-19: How Sask. musicians are breaking the silence in a world without concerts

  17-03-2020 23:37
  
  In the face of COVID-19-related live event cancellations and venue closures, Saskatchewan country artists Munro & Patrick are planning to interrupt the silence by streaming a half hour concert Friday night at 7 p.m. on their Facebook page.
  
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• COVID-19 closures continue across Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-03-2020 23:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• COVID-19 closures continue across Saskatoon

  17-03-2020 23:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds around the world, more events continue to be cancelled across Saskatoon and some businesses have begun closing their doors. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 Police Response - Statement from Chief Cooper

  17-03-2020 22:49 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The following statement from Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper was released via video on SPS social media channels.I would like to talk to you today about COVID-19.In order to contribute to information available about Saskatoon’s response to the rapidly evolving environment of the COVID-19 pandemic I wanted to provide an update regarding its impact on policing operations.I would like to start by thanking our community safety partners including other first responders. We communicate freque
  
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• COVID-19: City to provide an update at 4:00 p.m.

  17-03-2020 22:47
  
  The City of Saskatoon has called a news conference to provide a COVID-19-related update.
  
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• COVID-19: City of Saskatoon to maintain essential services - CTV News

  17-03-2020 22:47 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19: City of Saskatoon to maintain essential services  CTV News
  
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• COVID-19: City of Saskatoon to maintain essential services

  17-03-2020 22:47
  
  Essential services are being maintained in the City of Saskatoon, director of emergency management operation Pamela Goulden McLeod said in a news release.
  
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• Saskatchewan working on new system to address spike in calls to HealthLine

  17-03-2020 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government is working on new system to address the recent spike in calls to the province's HealthLine.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan records eight coronavirus cases in six days

  17-03-2020 22:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here's a look at the cases of the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus that have been detected in Saskatchewan, with the dates on which they were first announced. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan official says families should minimize contact but social interaction still important

  17-03-2020 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Tuesday, Saskatchewan’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Saqib Shahab spoke about the anxiety parents and families are facing with regards to whether their children can still see friends during the COVID-19 outbreak. He said that social interaction is still important, referencing children in Japan graduating on the video game Minecraft when talking about...
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: March 17

  17-03-2020 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan for Tuesday, March 17.
  
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• Trudeau says Canadians will be stranded abroad. Here's what travellers need to know

  17-03-2020 22:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Tuesday that some Canadians will be stranded abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic as airlines cancel flights en masse and countries close borders to foreign nationals.
  
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• Saskatoon transit, taxi services to continue operation - News Talk 650 CKOM

  17-03-2020 22:02 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon transit, taxi services to continue operation  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan health official says province is ‘moving in the right direction’

  17-03-2020 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s chief medical officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said that based on the current number of COVID-19 cases reported, eight in total as of Tuesday, the province was “moving in the right direction” by having people stay at home and abide by social distancing procedures. He said he expects the number of cases could still rise...
  
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• How COVID-19 is affecting the bottom line in Sask.'s biggest industries

  17-03-2020 21:24 via cbc.ca
  
  People working out in the field who will bear the brunt of economic factors combined with the spread if COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, says a representative with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
  
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• COVID-19: At federal prisons, no visitors allowed;

  17-03-2020 21:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan's offices were closed Monday, but Sandra Stack's day was nonetheless busy. Read More
  
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• Arrest - Break and Enter - 10 Block Capilano Drive

  17-03-2020 20:55 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A man is facing charges after a reported break and enter to a home earlier this morning. At approximately 4:15 a.m, March 17, 2020, Police were called to a residence in the 10 block of Capilano Drive after neighbours observed someone inside a home they knew to be unoccupied. As Patrol was responding, the Air Support Unit observed an individual walking in the area with two bags. The male then began to run and was seen jumping over a fence and cutting through bushes before crossing
  
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• Coronavirus: Tokyo Smoke, Tweed among first pot shops to close

  17-03-2020 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canopy Growth is rolling out plans to temporarily close all of it's corporate-owned Tokyo Smoke and Tweed retail locations across Canada.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. limits hospital, long term care home visitors to immediate family only

  17-03-2020 20:17
  
  Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer on Monday ordered that visitors to long-term care homes, hospitals, personal care homes and group homes are restricted to essential visitors only.
  
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• Sask. government postpones full budget, will release spending plans Wednesday

  17-03-2020 20:14 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan government has decided to postpone the 2020-21 provincial budget.
  
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• 'The situation is very serious': COVID-19 pandemic prompts Alberta to declare a state of public health emergency

  17-03-2020 20:01
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney declared a public state of health emergency on Tuesday in an effort to combat the growing spread of COVID-19.
  
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• 'The situation is very serious': COVID-19 pandemic prompts Alberta to declare a provincial state of emergency

  17-03-2020 20:01
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney declared a provincial state of emergency on Tuesday in an effort to combat the growing spread of COVID-19.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. delaying full budget, will release 'scaled back' financial numbers

  17-03-2020 19:59
  
  The province is Saskatchewan has announced it will postpone its 2020 budget amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. NDP calls for ban on gatherings of more than 50 people

  17-03-2020 19:35
  
  Saskatchewan's opposition wants the provincial government to ratchet up its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Health care workers will not self-isolate upon return from travel

  17-03-2020 19:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  Some health care providers returning to Saskatchewan from abroad will be exempt from protocols telling Canadians to remain in self-isolation, a measure that officials say reflects their essential role on the front lines against COVID-19. Read More
  
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• 'Emergency' measures allow retired doctors to return to work in Sask.

  17-03-2020 19:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  Recently-retired doctors in Saskatchewan will have an expedited path to return to work as part of a public response against the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Sask. has 1 new case of COVID-19, provincial total at 8

  17-03-2020 19:11
  
  Saskatchewan has one new case of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to eight.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. to provide update on Tuesday afternoon

  17-03-2020 19:11
  
  Health officials will have an update on the current COVID-19 situation in Saskatchewan on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Is a second COVID-19 wave coming? Answers to that and other questions

  17-03-2020 19:01
  
  Wondering who should be tested for COVID-19 or if patients can contract the disease twice? Doctors answer some of the most frequently asked questions on CTVNews.ca.
  
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• Saskatoon bookstore, community members offering good deeds during COVID-19 pandemic

  17-03-2020 18:56
  
  A Saskatoon bookstore is hand-delivering books to customers’ doors for free to help people practice social distancing.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon bookstore offers free delivery - CTV News

  17-03-2020 18:56 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19: Saskatoon bookstore offers free delivery  CTV News
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon bookstore offers free delivery

  17-03-2020 18:56
  
  Turning the Tide Bookstore has begun hand-delivering books to customers’ doors to help people practice social distancing – and keep the business open.
  
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• Saskatoon home daycares continue to run amid COVID-19 pandemic - CTV News

  17-03-2020 18:46 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon home daycares continue to run amid COVID-19 pandemic  CTV News
  
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• Saskatoon home daycares continue to run amid COVID-19 pandemic

  17-03-2020 18:46
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the province to shut down school-based daycares, but many home daycares are still operating in Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon daycares expect to get busier as COVID-19 pandemic closes schools

  17-03-2020 18:46
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the province to shut down school-based daycares, but many home facilities are still operating.
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Prince Albert, Sask., assault: police

  17-03-2020 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say a man was found with life-threatening injuries in a Prince Albert, Sask., alley after an alleged assault and robbery.
  
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• Royal Saskatchewan Museum temporarily closing its doors

  17-03-2020 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The museum joins other public facilities in closing their doors as a way to encourage people to stay home and avoid public places.
  
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• B&E/Arrest - 400 block Ave. P N

  17-03-2020 18:29 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man was arrested early this morning after Police received two separate calls about a break and enter and a suspicious person. At approximately 2:30 a.m., March 17, 2020, Patrol members were dispatched to a residence in the 400 block of Avenue P North. A woman reported that she had observed a man rummaging through her vehicle which was parked inside of her garage. She shouted at the man, prior to him fleeing the scene. Shortly after officers arrived, another call came in that a man
  
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• 'An epidemiological mystery': Why Is COVID-19 so much deadlier in some countries than others?

  17-03-2020 18:24 via cbc.ca
  
  With the number of cases worldwide approaching 200,000, and 1,000 or more cases in 15 countries, you’d think there would be an answer. But the more data we see, the tougher it is to come up with a hard number.
  
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• COVID 19: Sask. residents asked to continue giving after spike in blood donation cancellations

  17-03-2020 18:20
  
  Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is urging people to donate blood despite the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Sask. boy's reaction to Disneyland closure due to COVID-19 reaches 5M views

  17-03-2020 18:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Elias Scharf reacted calmly in a Los Angeles news report after Disneyland closed on Friday.
  
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• Sask. boy's reaction to Disneyland closure due to COVID-19 becomes Twitter sensation

  17-03-2020 18:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Elias Scharf reacted calmly in a Los Angeles news report after Disneyland closed on Friday.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon bars closed on St. Patrick's Day - CTV News

  17-03-2020 18:07 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19: Saskatoon bars closed on St. Patrick's Day  CTV News
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan passes emergency legislation to deal with COVID-19, delays budget

  17-03-2020 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan confirms new presumptive case of COVID-19 the eighth case in the province as emergency legislation passed to protect workers.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan NDP calls for immediate action to address COVID-19

  17-03-2020 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government said a response planning team is working through the logistics of closing all public schools by March 20.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan delays budget as it deals with COVID-19

  17-03-2020 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government is delaying tabling the 2020-21 budget over concerns it can no longer rely on its revenue projections.
  
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• Saskatoon man charged with murder in death of Allison Witchekan - CBC.ca

  17-03-2020 17:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon man charged with murder in death of Allison Witchekan  CBC.ca
  
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