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• Saskatchewan minister deletes tweet saying people should ‘pray and repent’ to rid COVID-19

  28-03-2020 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottenbreit says in the tweet "I guess it worked a few thousand years ago ...couldn't hurt."
  
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• Moose Jaw police looking for man wanted in connection with attempted murder

  28-03-2020 23:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Moose Jaw police have issued an arrest warrant for 41-year-old Shaun Clayton Robinson for attempted murder and other charges.
  
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• The Helpers: Saskatoon company donates sanitizer to community organizations

  28-03-2020 23:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  While hand sanitizer is a hot commodity as people try to curb the spread of COVID-19, Bryan McCrea and Evan Willoughby were pretty sure they wouldn't need $8,000 worth. Read More
  
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• With the border closed, Sask. outfitters now question their business future

  28-03-2020 22:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Outfitters are speaking out about the impact COVID-19 could have, and already is having, on their businesses.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Snowmobile rally in Saskatchewan resulted in 18 new cases

  28-03-2020 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Khami Chokani, Prince Albert’s medical health officer for the Saskatchewan Health Authority, spoke on Saturday about a snowmobile rally that took place March 14 that resulted in 18 cases of COVID-19. The 18 people who tested positive were among the 30 new confirmed cases reported on Saturday. The province’s chief medical officer of health...
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan reports 30 new cases, total rises to 134

  28-03-2020 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan chief medical officer of health Dr. Saqib Shahab said on Saturday that there were 30 new cases in the province, bringing the total to 134.
  
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• Traffic Bridge walkways now one-ways due to COVID-19 pandemic

  28-03-2020 22:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Saskatoon has made the walkways on the Traffic Bridge into one-ways in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The city is also suspending registration for spring/summer 2020 programming.
  
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• Muskeg Lake, Montreal Lake Cree Nations shut down borders

  28-03-2020 21:55 via cbc.ca
  
  More Indigenous communities are restricting community access to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Saskatchewan sees biggest jump in COVID-19 cases after 30 new cases reported Saturday

  28-03-2020 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The increase in cases is largely connected to a snowmobile rally, say health officials.
  
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• Saskatchewan sees biggest jump in COVID-19 cases, 30 reported Saturday

  28-03-2020 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The increase in cases is largely connected to a snowmobile rally, say health officials.
  
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• Saskatchewan reports 30 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday

  28-03-2020 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The increase in cases is largely connected to a snowmobile rally, say health officials.
  
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• Snowmobile rally source of 18 new COVID-19 cases in Sask.

  28-03-2020 20:46
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan says a snowmobile rally in Christopher Lake is the source of 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.
  
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• Gas leak emergency in Moose Jaw resolved

  28-03-2020 20:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Moose Jaw, Sask., say "a major gas leak" in the 700 block of Lillooet Street West has been resolved. Residents can now return to their homes. 
  
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• Emergency responders at scene of 'major gas leak' in Moose Jaw

  28-03-2020 20:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Moose Jaw police, the fire department and SaskEnergy crews are at the scene of a "major gas leak" in the city.
  
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• Sask. health officials to update on COVID-19 at 2:30 p.m.

  28-03-2020 18:36
  
  Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer will give an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province on Saturday.
  
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• 30 new cases of COVID-19 in Sask., 6 people in hospital

  28-03-2020 18:36
  
  Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer will give an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province on Saturday.
  
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• Armed home invasion in Moose Jaw leads to attempted murder charge: police

  28-03-2020 17:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The victim was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 30 new cases confirmed, 18 attributed to snowmobile rally

  28-03-2020 17:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A total of 30 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Saskatchewan, including many which are being attributed to a snowmobile rally dinner held at Christopher Lake on Saturday, March 14.
  
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• Coronavirus ‘ghost towns’: Saskatchewan trucker has isolating view of pandemic

  28-03-2020 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan semi driver has noticed “we're definitely in different times” since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
  
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• China donates thousands of medical masks, personal protective equipment to Canada

  28-03-2020 16:56
  
  China has donated thousands of medical supplies to Canada to aid in the fight against the COVID-19, according to the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa.
  
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• Long before Netflix's Tiger King, Canada had 'Noah of the North'

  28-03-2020 16:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Long before Netflix brought people into the underworld of big cat breeding, a man and his own big cat roamed Canada’s prairies.
  
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• Canadians with COVID-19 symptoms to be denied boarding on domestic flights, trains: PM

  28-03-2020 16:25
  
  As of Monday at noon, Canadians who show any symptoms of COVID-19 will be denied boarding on all domestic flights and trains.
  
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• Shaw: We Need our 13th Man

  28-03-2020 16:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• New Faces New Places: Train like a pro at Ignite Athletics

  28-03-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Whether you're a pro athlete or simply looking to get off the couch and get more active, Ignite Athletics wants to help you meet your fitness goals and become the most fit you've ever been. Read More
  
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• Kohlman: Pavlova with lemon curd and berries

  28-03-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  There’s a heaviness to the world that I’ve never felt before. Fear, anxiety, that whole ball of wax, just makes me want to retreat to the kitchen and create delicious things to eat. That room of the house has always been my sanctuary. Standing at the counter, I feel my shoulders release from my ears as I prep meals and bake sweet things to eat. There’s something about the methodical motions of chopping, stirring, mixing, and folding that get me out of my head, even for a little
  
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• Five interesting tidbits about the Farnam Block

  28-03-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  As The Farnam Block grew and evolved with the Broadway community it called home, a lot about its history remains overlooked. With help from Peggy Sarjeant and the Saskatoon Heritage Society's History Review, we highlight five interesting facts about the Farnam Block. Read More
  
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• Farnam Block gone but not forgotten as new brew pub embraces history of former building

  28-03-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  As an excavator began to pull down the walls of Saskatoon's Farnam Block building, residents gathered to watch the demolition. Read More
  
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• Cuthand: First Nations elections held in time of crisis

  28-03-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  During this time of crisis, our jurisdiction and colonial relationship come into stark reality. We are faced with the tools to protect ourselves, but we also must work with an outdated colonial bureaucracy. Read More
  
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• Blades' Priestner sees merit in building a California hockey pipeline

  28-03-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Blades are California dreamin', and it's got nothing to do with beaches. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 battle will last 'months, many months' as cases soar: federal doctor

  28-03-2020 14:32
  
  Canada's deputy chief public health officer has delivered a sobering assessment of the country's struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Unique Saskatchewan barn expansion is a curling sensation

  28-03-2020 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  With multiple tournaments on the sheet every year, a barn south of Saskatoon has no shortage of spectators and curlers alike passing through.
  
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• Sask. premier trails counterparts in attending COVID-19 media conferences

  28-03-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe attended two press conferences this week, the fewest among Canadian provincial leaders not self-isolating. A spokesperson for the premier said his attendance at news conferences is dependent on what the government is announcing on a particular day.
  
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• Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday

  28-03-2020 12:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The Chinese city of Wuhan — where the novel coronavirus outbreak first emerged late last year — began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday, as the number of cases of the infection worldwide approached 600,000.
  
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• Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on March 28

  28-03-2020 12:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Transport Canada has introduced new rules for domestic travel in an effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday, as the number of global cases of the respiratory illness exceeded 600,000.
  
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• 'We need each other to stay sober': How some Sask. addictions programs are adapting as COVID-19 spreads

  28-03-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As businesses and public spaces close their doors for the time being, the places that house addiction recovery groups are closing too. For now, most services have had to adapt by moving online.
  
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• 'This is our war:' Emerald Park couple working with private company to offer medical advice during pandemic

  28-03-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Last Thursday, the family physician from Emerald Park, just outside of Regina, started working for a private virtual walk-in clinic, fielding face-to-face video calls from hundreds of Saskatchewan people desperate for advice and solace in the midst of this pandemic.
  
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• City implements one-way rules for pedestrians using Traffic Bridge.

  28-03-2020 04:50
  
  With warmer weather expected on the weekend, the City of Saskatoon is making changes for pedestrian walkways on the Traffic Bridge.
  
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• Province urges extra caution when buying or selling items online

  28-03-2020 02:48
  
  Whether they are looking to clear out their closets, or hoping to make some extra income during this pandemic, many are turning to Facebook Marketplace.
  
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• Former Humboldt Bronco files $13.5M lawsuit against bus driver, provinces

  28-03-2020 02:47 via cbc.ca
  
  A former Humboldt Bronco hockey player has filed a $13.5-million lawsuit against those he accuses of being responsible for the 2018 bus crash that paralyzed him and killed 16 others.
  
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• Saskatchewan woman, shopping for elders, questions if race played a part in Walmart confrontation

  28-03-2020 02:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  After filling up two carts with enough essentials for 14 Pheasant Rump households, Ramona Knebush was told there was a limit on how much one person could buy.
  
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• Coronavirus: University of Regina student emergency fund suffering as applications increase

  28-03-2020 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A revered emergency fund at the University of Regina is in jeopardy as COVID-19 continues to close doors.
  
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• Group calls on Saskatchewan government to stop aging out young people in their care

  28-03-2020 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A non-profit group that works with kids in foster care says they are worried about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older kids transitioning out of foster care.
  
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• Over a century later, Spanish flu bears some similarities to COVID-19 pandemic

  28-03-2020 01:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Spanish flu hit Saskatchewan in 1918. There are a few similarities to today's COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Saskatoon man waiting 3 weeks for EI to kick in: ‘We can’t get the funds we need to survive’ - Global News

  28-03-2020 01:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon man waiting 3 weeks for EI to kick in: ‘We can’t get the funds we need to survive’  Global News
  
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• Saskatchewan seeing ‘unprecedented’ demand for inhalers amid COVID-19 pandemic

  28-03-2020 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I've been using inhalers for 10 years and I have never seen anything like it,” said Cheyenne Chadney, who's been looking for an emergency inhaler for two weeks.
  
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• Saskatoon man waiting 3 weeks for EI to kick in: ‘We can’t get the funds we need to survive’

  28-03-2020 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jesse Wicks learned first-hand how difficult it is to process a claim without any centres open.
  
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• That's a wrap! girls' volleyball squad comes together while staying apart due to COVID-19 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-03-2020 01:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  That's a wrap! girls' volleyball squad comes together while staying apart due to COVID-19  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Group calls on Saskatchewan government to put a halt on aging out young people in their care

  28-03-2020 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  A non-profit group that works with kids in foster care says they are worried about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older kids transitioning out of foster care.
  
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• Saskatchewan hotels hope to alleviate pressure on hospitals

  28-03-2020 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s hospitality association hopes to use hotels to house vulnerable people during the pandemic. Anna McMillan has more on the goal to support hospitals should they reach capacity.
  
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• 2 Sask. First Nations hold elections despite restrictions on public gatherings

  28-03-2020 01:13
  
  Two Saskatchewan First Nations held elections in the last week, despite a provincial order to restrict public gatherings of more than 10 people.
  
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