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• 'Closing down just never seemed like an option': d’Lish by Tish Cafe serves up new ways to stay open

  20-03-2020 23:58
  
  A Saskatoon cafe is cooking up new ways to stay open as rules around how restaurants and bars operate continue to change during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Stabbing Investigation-100 Block 32nd Street West

  20-03-2020 23:50 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred earlier today. At approximately 1:30 p.m., March 20, 2020, Police were called to the 100 block of 32nd Street West for a disturbance where they located a 38-year-old man suffering from stab wounds. He was transported to hospital, by Medavie Health Services, where he is receiving treatment. This incident remains under investigation. (Occurrence Number: 20-28122)
  
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• Saskatchewan loosens welfare rules but won't commit to shelter funding

  20-03-2020 23:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan non-profits are calling for full funding for homeless shelters as they brace for the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on the province's most vulnerable. Read More
  
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• Prince Albert City Hall closes its doors in response to COVID-19

  20-03-2020 23:46
  
  Prince Albert City Hall is closed to the public due to the COVID-19 virus, the city announced Friday.
  
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• Saskatchewan premier signs order enforcing measures protecting against spread of COVID-19

  20-03-2020 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Scott Moe signed an order that all orders of the Saskatchewan government and chief medical health officer must be followed and police have the full authority to enforce them.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon distillers manufacture, distribute free sanitizer - CTV News

  20-03-2020 23:36 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19: Saskatoon distillers manufacture, distribute free sanitizer  CTV News
  
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• COVID-19 brings boost in sales, change in operations for Saskatoon pot retailer - News Talk 650 CKOM

  20-03-2020 23:29 via ckom.com
  
  COVID-19 brings boost in sales, change in operations for Saskatoon pot retailer  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• Sask. school daycares remain open for children of health care, essential service workers

  20-03-2020 23:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  Bridget Fleming has always faced challenges finding childcare. Read More
  
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• 'Don't be a cupboard quisling': Hoarding's an age-old Canadian — and Saskatchewan — tale

  20-03-2020 23:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  As we ponder mayhem in the toilet paper aisle, spare a thought for former Meacham district farmer John Muteligan. Read More
  
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• RCMP Depot Division to suspend troop training

  20-03-2020 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP Depot Divison has announced it will suspend the training of future troops due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 
  
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• Sask. NDP wants all non-essential Crown employees working from home

  20-03-2020 22:59 via cbc.ca
  
  “More and more bodies are sending every non-essential worker home and that has to happen with the Crowns,” said opposition NDP leader Ryan Meili on Friday.
  
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• RCMP announces shutdown of Regina training academy in midst of COVID-19 pandemic

  20-03-2020 22:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The RCMP says that as of Thursday at 4:30 p.m. CST, its training academy in Regina is shut down. This is the facility that trains all RCMP officers in Canada. 
  
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• COVID-19 won’t stop Sid Buckwold Bridge rehab project, city says

  20-03-2020 22:55
  
  Construction on the east half of the Sid Buckwold Bridge and the Idylwyld Drive ramps over 19th Street will continue as planned despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Saskatoon says.
  
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• 'This is now the law': Here are the new measures announced in Sask.

  20-03-2020 22:39
  
  Premier Scott Moe announced that self-isolation is now mandatory in Saskatchewan and has implemented new measures regarding gatherings and businesses.
  
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• Saskatoon police respond to suspicious package at Pacific Heights home

  20-03-2020 21:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  A suspicious package at a home in Saskatoon's Pacific Heights neighbourhood was not believed to be random, say city police. Read More
  
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• Sask. announces financial supports for employers, employees impacted by pandemic

  20-03-2020 21:36
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan has announced a number of financial supports for employers and employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic:
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Saskatchewan government provides COVID-19 update

  20-03-2020 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province’s chief medical health officer, is speaking at 2:30 p.m. for the latest update.
  
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• Number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan rises to 26, 8 confirmed

  20-03-2020 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Twenty-four of the 26 infected are self-isolating at home, two are in hospital – both admitted for medical reason not related to repository illness.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan distilleries make hand sanitizer instead of booze

  20-03-2020 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Using their regular equipment and a different recipe, Saskatchewan distilleries are working to combat the novel coronavirus.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon store closes after customer confesses to not isolating after international trip - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  20-03-2020 21:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  COVID-19: Saskatoon store closes after customer confesses to not isolating after international trip  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon Farmers' Market opens website for pickup, delivery orders - CTV News

  20-03-2020 21:19 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Farmers' Market opens website for pickup, delivery orders  CTV News
  
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• Saskatoon Farmers' Market opens website for pickup, delivery orders

  20-03-2020 21:19
  
  The Saskatoon Farmers' Market is going virtual this weekend.
  
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• Saskatoon mom thanks C95 and Independent Grocers for much needed help - News Talk 650 CKOM

  20-03-2020 21:14 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon mom thanks C95 and Independent Grocers for much needed help  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• Post-secondary funding protest moves online amidst COVID-19 concerns

  20-03-2020 21:06 via cbc.ca
  
  As health experts urge people to self-isolate and avoid large crowds, activists are avoiding in-person protests and demonstrations because of the public health risk.
  
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• Police detonate suspicious package in Saskatoon - Global News

  20-03-2020 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police detonate suspicious package in Saskatoon  Global News
  
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• Police detonate suspicious package in Saskatoon

  20-03-2020 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A police spokesperson confirmed the package was explosive.
  
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• Police detonate suspicious package in east Saskatoon

  20-03-2020 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A police spokesperson confirmed the package was explosive.
  
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• Appeal of acquittal dismissed in alleged domestic violence death of Beverly Littlecrow

  20-03-2020 20:32 via cbc.ca
  
  A panel of three judges at Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal has upheld the acquittal of Gabriel Faucher, who was found not-guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of his spouse Beverley Littlecrow. 
  
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• Matters before Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan to be heard over phone, video

  20-03-2020 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan is adjusting its operations in response to the challenges posed by COVID-19.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon store closes after customer confesses to not isolating after international trip

  20-03-2020 20:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  From a closed shop, the owner of a Saskatoon health supplements store continues to fulfill orders from self-isolation after a customer came in Wednesday claiming they had returned from international travel with several people who were sick. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan loosens welfare rules, but non-profits not satisfied with response

  20-03-2020 20:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan is loosening its requirements for welfare recipients to get their monthly payment after charities expressed concerns people could be cut off from their only source of income amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Sask. NDP leader says pediatrician wife is in self-isolation pending COVID-19 test

  20-03-2020 19:59
  
  During a video news conference Friday morning, the leader of the Saskatchewan NDP shared the news that his wife has decided to self-isolate.
  
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• Sask. woman among 5 Canadian nurses stuck in Peru

  20-03-2020 19:57
  
  A Saskatchewan woman stuck in Peru is asking the Canadian government to help get her home safely.
  
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• Coronavirus: Childcare options for essential workers in Saskatchewan

  20-03-2020 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Child-care spaces are being made available by the government of Saskatchewan to help essential workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: Child-care options for essential workers in Saskatchewan

  20-03-2020 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Child-care spaces are being made available by the government of Saskatchewan to help essential workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Saskatchewan loosens welfare rules, but non-profits want emergency shelter funding

  20-03-2020 19:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan is loosening its requirements for welfare recipients to get their monthly payment after charities expressed concerns people could be cut off from their only source of income amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Man claiming to have COVID-19 spits on Saskatoon police officer - CTV News

  20-03-2020 19:32 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Man claiming to have COVID-19 spits on Saskatoon police officer  CTV News
  
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• Man claiming to have COVID-19 spits on Saskatoon police officer

  20-03-2020 19:32
  
  A man brought into detention for intoxication told police he had COVID-19 and spit in a constable’s face, Saskatoon police say.
  
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• Sask. to update COVID-19 pandemic at 2:30 p.m.

  20-03-2020 19:29
  
  The province will provide its latest update on measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Public gatherings limited to 25 people as Sask. announces 6 more COVID-19 cases

  20-03-2020 19:29
  
  Public gatherings in Saskatchewan have been limited to no more than 25 people after the announcement of six more COVID-19 cases on Friday.
  
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• Mandatory self-isolation now law as Sask. announces 6 more COVID-19 cases

  20-03-2020 19:29
  
  Mandatory self-isolation following international travel is now law in Saskatchewan after the announcement of six more COVID-19 cases on Friday.
  
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• Mandatory self-isolation after travel now law as Sask. announces 6 more COVID-19 cases

  20-03-2020 19:29
  
  Mandatory self-isolation following international travel is now law in Saskatchewan after the announcement of six more COVID-19 cases on Friday.
  
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• 'There's a real shortage': Sask. distillers filling sanitizer void

  20-03-2020 19:20
  
  Three Saskatchewan distilleries are putting their ingredients to good use amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• 'There's a real shortage': Sask. distillers filling COVID-19 sanitizer void

  20-03-2020 19:20
  
  Three Saskatchewan distilleries are putting their ingredients to good use amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Amid 'panic buying,' Saskatoon distillers manufacture, distribute free sanitizer for frontline workers

  20-03-2020 19:20
  
  Two Saskatoon distilleries are putting their expertise and ingredients to good use amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• The Helpers: Saskatoon distilleries team up to make hand sanitizer

  20-03-2020 19:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  A pair of Saskatoon-based distilleries are teaming up and retooling to start manufacturing alcohol-based hand sanitizer in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic. Read More
  
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• Five ways to keep fit during social isolation

  20-03-2020 19:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Like so many others in Saskatoon, Carly Priebe is adjusting her life around the COVID-19 pandemic. The owner and head coach of Transition Sport and Fitness has a few suggestions for keeping fit while keeping your distance. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Doors darken on Saskatoon schools

  20-03-2020 18:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  Schools in Saskatoon that normally buzz with thousands of children excited to start their weekend were instead silent on Friday. Read More
  
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• Shaping Saskatchewan: Brynn Boback-Lane

  20-03-2020 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation President and CEO Brynn Boback-Lane is reflecting on the huge amount of work that went into making the state-of-the-art facility a reality.
  
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• Sask. NDP calls for more COVID-19 testing, direction for businesses

  20-03-2020 18:32
  
  The leader of the province's opposition party is asking the government to take further steps as Saskatchewan continues to grapple with the arrival of COVID-19.
  
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