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• Saskatoon not expected to turn streets over to pedestrians, cyclists

  14-04-2020 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon is not planning to follow the lead of other cities across Canada and around the world by transforming quiet streets into dedicated corridors for pedestrians and cyclists. Read More
  
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• Re-tooling a business: Cravens find a path forward during social isolation

  14-04-2020 23:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  When the pandemic hit, Bruce and Karen Craven looked at their business and knew they had to change things, fast. Read More
  
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• Sask. NDP says long-term care staff shouldn't work at more than one facility during COVID-19 pandemic

  14-04-2020 23:18
  
  The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the province to limit long-term care workers to a single ward or facility as a precaution to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Saskatoon not expected to turn streets over to pedestrians, cyclicts - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  14-04-2020 23:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon not expected to turn streets over to pedestrians, cyclicts  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• 'A punch meant to hurt, not to kill': Six-year sentence for man who caused his friend's death

  14-04-2020 23:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Tun Win, intoxicated and taunting his friend, would likely never have expected a retaliatory punch so hard it would rupture his spleen and ultimately kill him. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police sees drop in dispatched calls in March, domestic violence calls up - News Talk 650 CKOM

  14-04-2020 23:10 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon police sees drop in dispatched calls in March, domestic violence calls up  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• Tanya Alcrow remembered as a young mom who lit up a room; police investigating death as homicide

  14-04-2020 22:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  Tanya Alcrow's family is still in shock, trying to cope with the reality of the situation after the young mother was found shot in Saskatoon early Monday morning. She died in hospital. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon not expected to turn streets over to pedestrians, cyclicts

  14-04-2020 22:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon is not expected to follow the lead of other cities across Canada and around the world by transforming quiet streets into dedicated corridors for pedestrians and cyclists. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: April 14

  14-04-2020 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan for Tuesday, April 14.
  
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• B&E/Patrol and K9 Arrest - 500 block 25th St. E

  14-04-2020 22:29 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man is facing a number of charges following a break and enter yesterday morning.At approximately 5:00 a.m., April 13, 2020, Patrol members were dispatched to a business in the 500 block of 25th Street East for a break and enter. A man had reportedly broke in and was threatening to harm people inside. Upon arrival, Police observed broken glass from windows and a door. The male suspect was located inside and apprehended by Patrol and the Canine Unit. Medavie Health Services transported the man
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan Health Authority implements new mask requirements for health care workers amid COVID-19 pandemic

  14-04-2020 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Tuesday, Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) CEO Scott Livingstone said that the province will be implementing new precautions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that as of April 15, all staff and doctors working in patient, client and resident care areas will be required to wear a procedure mask at all times. Livingstone also said that...
  
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• Sask. premier questions cancellation of Sask. drive-in church service

  14-04-2020 22:09
  
  Saskatchewan's premier wants an explanation for why an Easter drive-in church service was prohibited over the weekend.
  
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• Mass gathering: Cancellation of Saskatchewan drive-in church service questioned

  14-04-2020 22:09
  
  Saskatchewan's premier wants an explanation for why an Easter drive-in church service was prohibited over the weekend.
  
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• Saskatoon, Regina fringe festivals cancelled for 2020

  14-04-2020 21:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Fringe Festival has been cancelled this year due to the impact of COVID-19.
  
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• 2 arrested after stabbing on Saskatoon bus - CTV News Saskatoon

  14-04-2020 21:36 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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• 2 arrested after stabbing on Saskatoon bus | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  14-04-2020 21:36 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Man charged after two people stabbed on Saskatoon bus

  14-04-2020 21:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man is charged with aggravated assault and a city bus driver was offered counselling after a fight between passengers on a Saskatoon Transit bus. Read More
  
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• Two people stabbed on bus in Saskatoon, police say

  14-04-2020 21:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon police say a man has been arrested after two people were stabbed on a city bus Monday night. 
  
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• SHA implements new mask requirements to deal with coronavirus

  14-04-2020 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  All staff and doctors working in patient, client and resident care areas will be required to wear a mask at all times at Saskatchewan Health Authority facilities.
  
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• SHA implements new mask requirements, one new coronavirus case in Saskatchewan

  14-04-2020 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  All staff and doctors working in patient, client and resident care areas will be required to wear a mask at all times at Saskatchewan Health Authority facilities.
  
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• Man charged after 2 people stabbed on Saskatoon bus

  14-04-2020 21:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man is charged with aggravated assault and a city bus driver is being offered counselling after a fight between passengers on a Saskatoon Transit bus. Read More
  
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• 2 arrested after stabbing on Saskatoon bus

  14-04-2020 21:13
  
  Two people were arrested Monday night following a fight on a City of Saskatoon Transit bus, police say.
  
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• Coronavirus pandemic forces cancellation of 2020 Saskatoon Fringe Festival - Global News

  14-04-2020 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus pandemic forces cancellation of 2020 Saskatoon Fringe Festival  Global News
  
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• Coronavirus pandemic forces cancellation of 2020 Saskatoon Fringe Festival

  14-04-2020 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The decision has been made to cancel the 2020 Saskatoon Fringe Festival due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Assault on City Bus/Arrests Made - 20th St. W & Avenue T S

  14-04-2020 20:41 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two people were arrested last night following an altercation on a City of Saskatoon transit bus.At approximately 10:30 p.m., April 13, 2020, Saskatoon Police were dispatched to the intersection of 20th Street West and Avenue T South for a report of a stabbing. Four people had reportedly got into an altercation while they were passengers on the bus. Upon arrival, Patrol members observed two victims, a 38 year old male and a 32 year old female, suffering from serious but non-life threatening stab
  
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• Saskatoon salon using raffle to decide who will get first appointments after COVID-19 restrictions eased

  14-04-2020 20:19
  
  A local salon owner has come up with a creative solution for deciding who will get the first appointments when businesses are allowed to reopen.
  
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• N.B. nurse, 85, comes out of retirement to help care for seniors amid pandemic

  14-04-2020 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  'They needed me," says 85-year-old Marg Miller of Dalhousie, N.B.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers announce Colby Cave Memorial Fund to help kids play sports

  14-04-2020 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers announced the new fund to focus on mental health, getting underprivileged kids into sports in memory of the late forward.
  
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• Health care unions say premier's comments on reopening are 'premature'

  14-04-2020 19:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two of Saskatchewan's largest unions of health care workers are asking Premier Scott Moe to reign in talk of reopening of the province's economy, warning it's too early to relax measures that have slowed the spread of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: Top doc 'extremely happy' with low case numbers but says province needs to avoid 2nd wave

  14-04-2020 19:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Decisions about maybe loosening restrictions will need to be made "on a week to week basis," Dr. Saqib Shahab says.
  
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• Castle Butte closed April and May for calving season

  14-04-2020 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Access to Castle Butte, a popular tourism spot in Saskatchewan, is closed to visitors for calving season.
  
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• Village of Beauval pulls together for family of 19-year-old fatally shot in Saskatoon

  14-04-2020 19:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The northern village of Beauval is pulling together to help the family of 19-year-old Tanya Alcrow, who was killed in Saskatoon on Monday.
  
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• Child and spousal support not covered by government’s coronavirus emergency benefit plan

  14-04-2020 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Single parents who's ex-partners can't pay child and spousal support due to COVID-19 don't qualify for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, Global News has learned.
  
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• ‘Cough chamber’ shows 2 metres of physical distancing not enough: Western University researchers

  14-04-2020 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The findings of a recently published Western University study show that droplets from a cough can reach a person standing six feet away in just three seconds.
  
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• Sask. Health Authority implementing temp. checks, masks for all staff at its facilities

  14-04-2020 18:56
  
  Officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority will release the latest modelling information on COVID-19 in the province on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• 'Daunting and uncertain time': SHA introduces temperature checks, masks for health-care workers

  14-04-2020 18:56
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is implementing daily temperature checks and mask usage for all staff working in its facilities as part of its plan to combat the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• 2020 Saskatoon Fringe Festival cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions

  14-04-2020 18:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saying the decision comes with "a heavy heart," organizers have cancelled the 2020 Saskatoon Fringe Festival due to concerns around COVID-19. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 cancels Saskatoon Fringe Festival

  14-04-2020 18:49
  
  This year's Saskatoon Fringe Festival has been cancelled.
  
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• How some Sask. liquor stores are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic

  14-04-2020 18:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Liquor stores were declared essential in Saskatchewan as most other businesses in the province were closed to slow the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Councillors question safety of Saskatoon Cycles proposed ideas of opening city streets - News Talk 650 CKOM

  14-04-2020 18:31 via ckom.com
  
  Councillors question safety of Saskatoon Cycles proposed ideas of opening city streets  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• OPINION | Limit alcohol supply during pandemic to reduce burden on front-line workers

  14-04-2020 18:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Easy access to alcohol is convenient and may be comforting, but is it really the best idea during this public health crisis?
  
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• Letter of the Day: Thanks to those 'in the arena'

  14-04-2020 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  As we scroll on our phones (at home, where we should be) and see the comments on Facebook and Twitter that second-guess, criticize, or question the COVID-19 decisions and the speed in which they were made, I’m grateful to those leading our province and our communities — the ones who are “in the arena,” as Teddy Roosevelt once said. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 updates for Saskatoon and area for Tuesday, April 14

  14-04-2020 17:21
  
  Check back throughout the day for the latest on COVID-19 in Saskatoon and area.
  
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• Keeping Saskatchewan flat in support of the University of Saskatchewan and VIDO-Intervac

  14-04-2020 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon clothing company Be You YXE wants the province to “Keep Saskatchewan Flat” during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is raising money towards vaccine research at VIDO-Intervac.
  
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• ‘Keep Saskatchewan Flat’ in support of the University of Saskatchewan and VIDO-Intervac

  14-04-2020 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon clothing company Be You YXE wants the province to “Keep Saskatchewan Flat” during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is raising money towards vaccine research at VIDO-Intervac.
  
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• Fines, jail time possible for price-gouging in Saskatchewan during coronavirus pandemic

  14-04-2020 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Justice Minister Don Morgan said it is unacceptable for companies to price-gouge during this “unprecedented time.”
  
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• Fun Earth Day activities to get the family into the spring feeling

  14-04-2020 16:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Earth Day is April 20 and a good way to get the family into the spring mood. With creative activities, you can do inside your home to prepare for the gardening season is parenting expert Maureen Dennis.
  
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• Family fun earth day activities to get the family into the spring feeling

  14-04-2020 16:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Earth day is April 20 and a good way to get the family into the spring mood. With creative activities you can do inside your home to prepare for the gardening season is parenting expert Maureen Dennis.
  
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• 1 new COVID-19 case in Sask., 9 new recoveries

  14-04-2020 16:18
  
  Saskatchewan has one new COVID-19 cases and nine new reported recoveries, the province reported on Tuesday.
  
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• Creative toys to keep kids minds busy while self isolating

  14-04-2020 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Children’s lifestyle expert Patty Sullivan joins us to show of some toys that can keep your kids minds active while they’re stuck inside.
  
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