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• Nursing homes keep help residents keep in touch amid COVID-19

  21-03-2020 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  With all of the change taking place last week at Sherbrooke Community Centre, resident Jodi Grant was still able to spend time with some of her favourite visitors. Read More
  
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• 'Stay well. We are in this together': Rosthern doctor confirms he has COVID-19, closes clinic

  21-03-2020 23:28
  
  Dr. Jesse Melle from Rosthern has announced he and his wife contracted COVID-19 on a recent trip to Alberta.
  
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• 11 Sask. healthcare workers test positive for COVID-19 after curling bonspiel in Alta.

  21-03-2020 22:25
  
  Nearly a dozen Saskatchewan healthcare personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 after a curling bonspiel in Edmonton last weekend.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, province totals 44

  21-03-2020 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new jump in cases comes from the province’s ability to confirm testing for COVID-19 at its Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory.
  
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• Reversal: Sask. Health Authority now says health care workers who've traveled must self-isolate

  21-03-2020 21:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority says all health care workers and volunteers in the province who returned from international travel on or after March 6 must immediately self-isolate for 14 days. This is a reversal of a policy the SHA was defending just days ago. 
  
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• Sask. reporting 18 new COVID-19 cases, provincial total at 44

  21-03-2020 21:25
  
  Saskatchewan has 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 44 as of Saturday.
  
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• Sask. reporting 17 new COVID-19 cases, provincial total at 44

  21-03-2020 21:25
  
  Saskatchewan has 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 44 as of Saturday.
  
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• Sask. reporting 17 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, provincial total at 44

  21-03-2020 21:25
  
  Saskatchewan has 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 44 as of Saturday.
  
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• Homeless shelters call for urgent funding as pandemic arrives

  21-03-2020 21:21 via cbc.ca
  
  As social support services begin to see the impacts of COVID-19 on their clients, concerns are being raised for vulnerable and homeless residents of Saskatchewan.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: Homeless shelters call for urgent funding as pandemic arrives

  21-03-2020 21:21 via cbc.ca
  
  As social support services begin to see the impacts of COVID-19 on their clients, concerns are being raised for vulnerable and homeless residents of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Police begin receiving calls about people not self-isolating

  21-03-2020 20:57
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is advising the public on how it will handle calls, after mandatory self-isolation following international travel was made law in Saskatchewan on Friday.
  
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• Some Sask. Poly practical nursing students concerned for safety while in hospitals

  21-03-2020 20:27 via cbc.ca
  
  A letter signed by students outlines numerous concerns, including that messaging from the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the school has been inconsistent, and that students don’t have access to the same level of benefits that nurses working for the Saskatchewan Health Authority have access to.
  
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• Domestic violence shelters in Saskatchewan deemed essential during COVID-19 pandemic

  21-03-2020 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  All shelters in Saskatchewan remain open as staff quickly learn to adapt to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Rosthern Hospital experiencing temporary staff shortage

  21-03-2020 18:55
  
  The Rosthern Hospital will be experiencing temporary disruptions, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: Rosthern doctor tests positive, total number of cases jumps to 44

  21-03-2020 17:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Jesse Melle, who works at the Rosthern Medical Clinic, recently posted on the clinic’s official Facebook page that he and his wife were diagnosed with the virus following a trip to Alberta. “It is with a heavy heart that I need to confirm that my wife and I have contracted Covid-19 from recent travel to Alberta,” the post, signed bt Dr. Melle, indicated.
  
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• New Faces New Places: Good Earth Coffeehouse opens new location in Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

  21-03-2020 16:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  Patients and visitors at the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital have a delicious new option when looking to get a drink, meal or snack: the Good Earth Coffeehouse. Read More
  
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• Trudeau says government will do all it can to help stranded Canadians, but concedes some will remain trapped

  21-03-2020 15:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is doing all it can to help bring home Canadians who are stranded abroad due to COVID-19 travel clampdowns, but conceded it won't be able to help everyone.
  
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• ’Wonderful little bird’: Alberta man retrieves his first plane 48 years later in Sask.

  21-03-2020 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  CREMONA, Alta. — Richard Reid never forgot his first love. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Huskies' coaches adjust to fast-changing circumstances

  21-03-2020 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Things move quickly when you're in a pandemic, Scott Flory mused on Friday. Read More
  
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• The Helpers: Saskatoon distilleries team up to make hand sanitizer - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  21-03-2020 13:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Helpers: Saskatoon distilleries team up to make hand sanitizer  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Restaurants seek gov't help to stay afloat amid COVID-19 shutdowns

  21-03-2020 13:18
  
  Restaurant owners are struggling to stay afloat as health authorities and governments urge wide-scale shutdowns, and they're asking Ottawa to offer immediate assistance to prevent mass bankruptcies when loans, mortgages and rent have to be paid.
  
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• How the Saskatchewan government's response to COVID-19 changed over 10 days

  21-03-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The speed at which life has changed in Saskatchewan would be hard to overstate.
  
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• Cuthand: FSIN needed in time of crisis

  21-03-2020 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  They say a time of crisis is also a time of opportunity, but for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) it’s a time to shut down and do as little as possible. The FSIN building in Saskatoon looks empty and everyone has gone into hiding. Read More
  
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• Italy virus cases soar again; NY eyes temporary hospitals

  21-03-2020 12:46
  
  Italy's tally of coronavirus cases and deaths continues to soar, with officials on Saturday announcing new day-to-day highs: 793 dead and 6,557 cases.
  
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• COVID-19 cases keep rising despite lockdowns, straining hospitals around the world

  21-03-2020 12:46
  
  Streets, squares and highways were deserted in large parts of the world Saturday as curfews and lockdowns multiplied in the face of a rapidly advancing virus that is severely straining many health systems.
  
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• Singer, actor, 'The Gambler': Kenny Rogers dies at 81

  21-03-2020 12:00
  
  Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as "Lucille," "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream" and embraced his persona as "The Gambler" on record and on TV, died Friday night. He was 81.
  
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• Sask musicians getting creative in age of coronavirus

  21-03-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Concerns about COVID-19 have cancelled a number of gigs so musicians are getting creative.
  
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• Supermarkets limit product quantities all the time. Why didn't they do so at start of pandemic?

  21-03-2020 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has seen Canadians across the country stocking up on supplies in anticipation of weeks of social isolation. But companies' public assurances that their suppliers won't run out of product aren't doing much to make essential items consistently available.
  
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• USask med students start project to aid health care providers treating coronavirus patients

  21-03-2020 01:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Several medical students are going to help doctors with their lives outside of the hospital as they know they will be busy treating COVID-19 patients.
  
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• COVID-19: Real estate angle

  21-03-2020 01:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA) is taking the "unprecedented" step of directing its members to stop holding open houses across the province. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon council cancels meeting, backs provincial measures - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  21-03-2020 01:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  COVID-19: Saskatoon council cancels meeting, backs provincial measures  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon waives paid parking, time limits to prevent spread of COVID-19

  21-03-2020 00:56
  
  Payment is no longer required in any City of Saskatoon designated pay parking zones in the city effective immediately.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon council cancels meeting, backs provincial measures

  21-03-2020 00:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city council appeared set to pass its own restrictions on Friday, but backed off when the province announced sweeping new rules to prevent social gatherings. Read More
  
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• Prince Albert man dies from injures after assault: police

  21-03-2020 00:44
  
  A 61-year-old Prince Albert man who police say was robbed and assaulted earlier this week, has died from his injuries in hospital.
  
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• Sask. prosecutions moves to get remanded non-violent inmates out of jail to combat COVID-19

  21-03-2020 00:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The province is moving to get non-violent inmates on remand out of jail due to concerned about the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Sask. government moves to get remanded non-violent inmates out of jail to combat COVID-19

  21-03-2020 00:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The province is moving to get non-violent inmates on remand out of jail due to concerned about the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Social distancing: what to do and what not to do to curb spread of COVID-19

  21-03-2020 00:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  Social distancing is one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of COVID-19. While specific restrictions on what Canadians can do vary from province to province, here are the basic Dos and Don'ts of social distancing, as advised by the Public Health Agency of Canada and chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam: Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan rolls out financial support plan amid COVID-19 pandemic

  21-03-2020 00:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government has established a series of supports for people and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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