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• SHA admits error in delay in making Lloydminster outbreak public

  01-05-2020 23:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is trying to improve its communication in light of a delay in alerting the public about an outbreak at Lloydminster Hospital. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon public, Catholic school divisions release 2020-21 calendar

  01-05-2020 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  While questions abound about the likelihood of the current school year finishing in the classroom or with students at home, the Saskatoon public and Catholic divisions are looking ahead to 2020-21. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon sending ‘ambassadors’ to monitor city parks as province sets to reopen - Global News

  01-05-2020 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon sending ‘ambassadors’ to monitor city parks as province sets to reopen  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon sending ‘ambassadors’ to monitor city parks as province sets to reopen

  01-05-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Saskatoon will be sending "ambassadors" to city parks to help keep an eye on things, and remind residents about rules around physical distancing.
  
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• Five things to know before making camping plans at a provincial park

  01-05-2020 23:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Reservations for provincial parks launch on Monday, with a camping start date of June 1. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan resort villages await confirmation on July elections

  01-05-2020 23:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan's 41 resort villages are scheduled to head to the polls on July 25, but how those elections will be held or whether they might be postponed remains to be seen. Read More
  
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• New elementary school planned for west Saskatoon to replace three ageing facilities - News Talk 650 CKOM

  01-05-2020 23:33 via ckom.com
  
  New elementary school planned for west Saskatoon to replace three ageing facilities  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• COVID-19 live updates: Sask. reports 26 new cases, 2 recoveries, 10 in hospital

  01-05-2020 23:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  This is a live file that will be updated throughout the day. For questions or comments on our COVID-19 coverage, you can email [email protected]. Read More
  
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• Beauval, Sask. COVID-19 outbreak declared as cases rise: SHA

  01-05-2020 23:05
  
  A COVID-19 outbreak in Beauval was declared Friday night following an increasing number of cases, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said in a news release.
  
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• Beauval, Sask. COVID-19 outbreak declaration 'imminent' health authority CEO says

  01-05-2020 23:05
  
  During a 2:30 p.m. news conference in Regina on Friday, Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) CEO Scott Livingstone said a COVID-19 outbreak will soon be declared in Beauval.
  
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• Lloydminster Hospital outbreak should have been made public sooner: Sask. Health Authority CEO

  01-05-2020 23:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it should have notified the public sooner about an outbreak at the Lloydminster Hospital, which was not announced for days after it was declared internally.
  
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• Fraud Awareness and Prevention - May

  01-05-2020 23:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police are reminding citizens that knowledge is power when it comes to current fraud and scams. Protect yourself  and be knowledgeable with current scams such as:1. Being vigilant when receiving, either by telephone, mail, email, or text message that claims to from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requesting personal information about your social insurance number, credit card number, banking information, or passport number. The CRA, Government Agencies, RCMP, and
  
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• Canadians who don't qualify for CERB are getting it anyway — and could face consequences

  01-05-2020 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 7 million Canadians have applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit — but some of them shouldn't actually be getting the $2,000-per-month payment. And those receiving the money who aren't entitled to it could be putting their own financial futures at risk, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan government commits $1M to campaign supporting local business

  01-05-2020 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government is providing $1 million to support a province-wide marketing campaign to encourage people to support local businesses.
  
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• City Park residents concerned about seasonal speeders, vehicle noise as weather improves

  01-05-2020 22:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  As soon as the weather improved, Mary-Jo Devine noticed an "exponential" increase in speeding in the Spadina Crescent and Queen Street area. The sound of vehicles accelerating past her house keeps her up at night. Read More
  
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• Red dress window art project brings MMIWG awareness from the classroom to the masses

  01-05-2020 22:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan teacher has helped develop a new project to that will see people across the province honour Canada's missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, despite public health orders preventing people from gathering and marching.
  
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• City of Saskatoon concerned about large public crowds spreading COVID-19

  01-05-2020 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor Charlie Clark says he's worried about an increasing number of reports of people gathering together outside.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: May 1

  01-05-2020 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan for Friday, May 1.
  
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• Concerns remain about plan to re-open economy: Clark

  01-05-2020 22:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  Some Saskatoon residents are calling on the mayor and city council to pressure the provincial government to press pause on its plan to begin restarting the economy, which begins Monday. Read More
  
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• Outbreak declared at Prince Albert’s Victoria Hospital, 26 new coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan

  01-05-2020 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The outbreak at Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert was declared as the province reported 26 new coronavirus cases, bring the overall total to 415.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak declared at Prince Albert’s Victoria Hospital

  01-05-2020 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it involves one patient and there is no evidence of transmission within the facility.
  
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• More than 100 healthcare workers have offered to help contain COVID-19 in Sask. north

  01-05-2020 21:49
  
  On Friday the Saskatchewan Health Authority said more than 100 staff members have expressed interest in joining the effort to contain a COVID-19 outbreak in the province's north.
  
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• Inmate whose dangerous offender sentence was overturned released on 24-hour house arrest pending new hearing

  01-05-2020 21:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatchewan man who successfully appealed his indeterminate dangerous offender sentence has been released from custody on heavy supervision while awaiting his new sentencing hearing. Read More
  
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• Inmate whose dangerous offender sentence is under appeal released on 24-hour house arrest pending new hearing

  01-05-2020 21:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatchewan man who successfully appealed his indeterminate dangerous offender sentence has been released from custody on heavy supervision while awaiting his new sentencing hearing. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 live updates: Outbreak declared in Prince Albert hospital

  01-05-2020 21:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An inpatient at Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert has tested positive for COVID-19. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Prince Albert hospital

  01-05-2020 21:11
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert.
  
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• We asked you for some pre-pandemic memories. Here's a compilation of what you miss the most

  01-05-2020 20:47 via cbc.ca
  
  We're feeling pretty nostalgic for life before everything changed. 
  
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• Looking back on the last bit of normalcy before COVID-19

  01-05-2020 20:47 via cbc.ca
  
  We're feeling pretty nostalgic for life before everything changed. 
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 4 northern outbreaks now, including Beauval

  01-05-2020 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Health officials say a patient at Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert tested positive for the novel coronavirus 10 days after being admitted.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 4 northern outbreaks now as Beauval declared

  01-05-2020 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Health officials say a patient at Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert tested positive for the novel coronavirus 10 days after being admitted.
  
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• Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra celebrating 250 years since Beethoven’s birth

  01-05-2020 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Throughout May, the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth year.
  
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• What’s the difference between COVID-19 and the flu? CTV Saskatoon’s COVID-19 town hall has the answer

  01-05-2020 20:14
  
  CTV Saskatoon has been asking for your COVID-19 questions - and on Thursday we answered them in our first COVID-19 town hall.
  
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• Sask.'s economy will start to re-open on Monday. Here's what that will look like

  01-05-2020 20:13
  
  Starting May 4, dentists, optometrists, physical therapists, podiatrists, occupational therapists and chiropractors will be able to open their doors for services. They will need to follow strict guidelines, including screening clients and providers, gloves and face masks.
  
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• Suspicious Activity/Theft - 2300 block McClocklin Road

  01-05-2020 20:10 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 22 year old Saskatoon man is facing charges following a report of suspicious activity in the 2300 block of McClocklin Road yesterday.At approximately 4:00 p.m., April 30, 2020, Police were called to the area where a man had been seen jumping over fences to gain access to neighborhood yards.  Upon arrival officers were able to locate a male matching the suspect description in the 100 block of East Hampton Blvd.  He was found to be in possession of property taken from a nearby residenc
  
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• Colton Flasch returning to Saskatchewan roots with new curling team

  01-05-2020 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  After spending two seasons curling with Team Koe in Alberta, Colton Flasch is back in his home province with a new foursome set to hit the ice next season.
  
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• Roughriders select Saskatchewan Huskies offensive lineman Mattland Riley 7th overall in 2020 CFL Draft

  01-05-2020 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mattland Riley spent the past four seasons at the University of Saskatchewan and played his final season at left guard.
  
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• City to deploy 'physical distancing ambassadors' after groups spotted gathering in Saskatoon parks

  01-05-2020 19:34
  
  The City of Saskatoon says it will temporarily reassign recreation staff to serve as physical distancing "ambassadors" after reports of people gathering in ways that violate the province's COVID-19 public health order.
  
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• Quebec COVID-19 deaths now top 2,000 as cases approach 29,000

  01-05-2020 19:30
  
  Horacio Arruda, Quebec’s director of public health, said that the 163 deaths reported since Thursday did not all occur over the past 24 hours.
  
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• Sask. firearm community unhappy with semi-auto rifle ban

  01-05-2020 18:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  The federal government's decision to ban the sale and use of what it calls "military-grade assault weapons" is not going over well in some corners of Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan Health Authority tightens, clarifies hospital visit rules

  01-05-2020 18:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The limited number of people who are allowed to visit patients at Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) facilities must get their temperatures taken before entering and wear masks once inside. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 updates for Saskatoon and area for Friday, May 1

  01-05-2020 18:23
  
  Check back throughout the day for the latest on COVID-19 in Saskatoon and area.
  
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• COVID-19 updates for Saskatoon and area for Friday, May 1 - CTV News

  01-05-2020 18:07 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  COVID-19 updates for Saskatoon and area for Friday, May 1  CTV News
  
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• Letter of the Day: Podiatrist reaches out to patients

  01-05-2020 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  “Just because we are self-sufficient it doesn’t mean that we don’t appreciate a deep connection. We want a commitment based on equal partnership and emotional support, that doesn’t come with any strings attached." Read More
  
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• Uranium spot prices up amid production disruptions: Cameco

  01-05-2020 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cameco says uranium spot prices have increased by more than 35 per cent since the company announced the first disruption at its Cigar Lake mine on March 23.
  
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• SPS Welcomes New Recruits

  01-05-2020 17:36 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service has officially welcomed it's newest members.  The eight new constables graduated last night in Saskatoon as the Saskatchewan Police College Recruit Class #80.  The eight were originally part of a group of 21 taking part in training at the college in Regina, however pandemic restrictions made continuing there impossible. The SPS Human Resources Training Unit was able to quickly respond and adjust the course syllabus to ensure the recruits coul
  
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• More remains found as helicopter search turns to recovery

  01-05-2020 17:24
  
  After scouring a littered seascape with its NATO allies, a Canadian Forces warship formally ended its search for survivors Friday after its maritime helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece.
  
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• More than 1K assault-style weapons now prohibited in Canada: PM Trudeau

  01-05-2020 17:04
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government is immediately placing a ban on 1,500 models and variants of certain assault-style weapons that have been used in mass shootings in Canada and abroad. 'Effective immediately, it is no longer permitted to buy, sell, transport, import or use military-grade assault weapons in this country,' he said.
  
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• Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'assault-style' firearms — effective immediately

  01-05-2020 16:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday a ban on some 1,500 models of military-grade "assault-style" weapons in Canada, a ban that takes effect immediately.
  
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• Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra’s virtual celebration for Beethoven

  01-05-2020 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly 250 years after Beethoven’s birth, the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra will be celebrating his legacy – virtually – on Saturday.
  
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• Saskatoon symphony orchestra's virtual birthday for Beethoven | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  01-05-2020 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon symphony orchestra's virtual birthday for Beethoven | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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