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• Mayfair Hardware closing after 70 years in business in Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  03-05-2020 23:52 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Mayfair Hardware closing after 70 years in business in Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon coffee shop grinding away through COVID-19 pandemic - Global News

  03-05-2020 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon coffee shop grinding away through COVID-19 pandemic  Global News
  
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• Métis Nation Saskatchewan considers help from Red Cross as COVID-19 outbreak worsens in north

  03-05-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  "People are ill. Elders are being lost. This is an emergency."
  
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• After 70 years in business Saskatoon hardware store closing for good

  03-05-2020 23:42
  
  Weeks shy of celebrating 71 years in business, the owner of Mayfair Hardware says he’s ready to retire.
  
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• Five things to know about dental services reopening

  03-05-2020 23:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Premier Scott Moe announced the province's Re-Open Saskatchewan plan last month, calls almost immediately began flooding into dental and orthodontic offices. At that time, clinics — which had been closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — didn’t know what care they would be able to provide on May 4, the day Phase One of the plan's launch kicks in. Now that the College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CDSS) rolled out a thorough list of measures, here are some import
  
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• Report: China hid coronavirus' severity to hoard supplies

  03-05-2020 22:45
  
  U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak -- and how contagious the disease is -- to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it, intelligence documents show.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: Province reports 12 new cases, 3 recoveries

  03-05-2020 22:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The province says there are 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and a Co-op Service Centre in Meadow Lake is reporting an employee tested positive for the virus last week.
  
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• A tale of three provinces: Comparing plans to reopen the Prairie economies amid COVID-19

  03-05-2020 22:30
  
  Monday May 4 marks the beginning of plans to reopen economies in several Canadian provinces. Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta have all released versions of plans to gradually reopen and restart their economies.
  
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• Saskatoon fire puts out small fire at a boarded up home - CTV News Saskatoon

  03-05-2020 22:28 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon fire puts out small fire at a boarded up home  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon fire puts out small fire at a boarded up home

  03-05-2020 22:12
  
  Saskatoon firefighters extinguished a small fire at a boarded up home in Pleasant Hill on Sunday.
  
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• Saskatchewan reports 12 new coronavirus cases, total rises to 433

  03-05-2020 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 hospitalizations hit a new high in Saskatchewan on Sunday, with 14 people in hospital.
  
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• Saskatoon coffee shop grinding away through COVID-19 pandemic

  03-05-2020 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Simply Grounded Coffee Gallery is still staying busy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Lac La Ronge Indian Band prepares for COVID-19 amid multiple northern outbreaks

  03-05-2020 22:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  With multiple COVID-19 outbreaks declared in the Saskatchewan's north, the province's largest First Nation is putting measures in place to protect its member communities if the virus spreads there. Read More
  
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• 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Sask, 122 considered active

  03-05-2020 21:56
  
  Saskatchewan has 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, according to a news release from the province.
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest man for smashing up store - Global News

  03-05-2020 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest man for smashing up store - Globalnews.ca

  03-05-2020 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest man for smashing up store

  03-05-2020 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  An 18-year-old is charged with threatening to cause death or harm after entering a store on Pendygrasse Road say police.
  
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• Weapons Investigation - 200 Block Pendygrasse Road

  03-05-2020 21:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service was dispatched to a business in the 200 block of Pendygrasse Road for a weapons call at 11:11 a.m.A male had entered the business with a bat and started to damage property within the store.  He threatened the employee and made off with some property.  Police caught up with the man a short distance away.The man failed to listen to Police commands and tried to flee.  A Conductive Energy Weapon was deployed, however was not effective.  The male fled
  
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• Weapons call on Broadway Avenue ends with arrest: Saskatoon police

  03-05-2020 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 38-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault.
  
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• With some provinces reopening, where does Canada's PPE supply chain stand?

  03-05-2020 20:29
  
  Federal officials say Canada is now receiving regular shipments of personal protective equipment from China, and domestic production is ramping up to help meet the country's needs.
  
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• Coronavirus: Usually-busy Saskatoon avenue prepares for reopening - Global News

  03-05-2020 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Coronavirus: Usually-busy Saskatoon Avenue prepares for reopening

  03-05-2020 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Businesses on Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon have had to get creative during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they're eagerly awaiting their turn to reopen.
  
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• Sask. Co-op closes after employee tests positive for COVID-19

  03-05-2020 19:33
  
  A Co-op hardware store employee in Meadow Lake, Sask., has tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• ‘It’s a very sad day’: Regina Elks building burns down

  03-05-2020 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Regina Elks said the building was everything to the non-profit organization which raises money to help kids with medical bills.
  
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• Saskatchewan chief concerned about mental health impacts of COVID 19 in First Nations

  03-05-2020 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  A First Nation in Saskatchewan has been dealing with a suicide crisis, and now its chief is concerned an outbreak of COVID-19 could trigger further mental health suffering.
  
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• Rapid test for COVID-19 recalled after Health Canada expresses concerns

  03-05-2020 17:51
  
  Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience says it is voluntarily recalling its COVID-19 product and performing additional studies after Health Canada expressed some concerns Friday.
  
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• Cameco donating to 67 northern Sask. charities, communities

  03-05-2020 17:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Uranium giant Cameco Corp. will donate $1 million to 67 charities and communities across northern Saskatchewan to help them weather the costs of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Man faces charges following alleged machete attack in Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  03-05-2020 17:22 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Man faces charges following alleged machete attack in Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Minister defends province's support for homeless during pandemic

  03-05-2020 17:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  Minister of Social Services Paul Merriman is pushing back against criticism that the province has not done enough to protect homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus: Broadway Avenue will have more businesses opening soon

  03-05-2020 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Businesses on Broadway Avenue have been finding ways to cope with being temporarily closed due to COVID-19. Many of the retail stores are hoping to re-open soon. While others don’t have a set re-opening date.
  
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• Man faces charges following alleged machete attack in Saskatoon

  03-05-2020 17:06
  
  A 38-year old man has been charged with aggravated assault and breach of a court order after a machete attack Saturday.
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Dept. tackle grass fire near Hwy. 14

  03-05-2020 16:42
  
  Saskatoon Fire crews battled a large grass fire in the area of Highway 14 West, just outside of Saskatoon on May 2.
  
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• Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

  03-05-2020 16:19
  
  Statistics Canada will release the findings of its labour force survey for April on Friday. More than one million Canadians lost their jobs at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in March.
  
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• RCMP to draft national policy for emergency alerts after N.S. shootings

  03-05-2020 16:12
  
  Mounties in Nova Scotia are under scrutiny for not issuing an emergency alert as a gunman rampaged through rural communities, but there's nothing in the national RCMP handbook to suggest that they should have.
  
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• The 'I Love You' virus caused billions in damage and exposed vulnerabilities that remain 20 years later

  03-05-2020 16:02
  
  Twenty years on, the ILOVEYOU virus remains one of the farthest reaching ever. Tens of millions of computers around the world were affected.
  
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• Russia sees record rise with 10,633 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

  03-05-2020 15:46
  
  Russia on Sunday reported a new record daily rise in coronavirus infections as the number of confirmed cases surged past 130,000.
  
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• 'The work is still getting done': NHL teams preparing for unusual draft

  03-05-2020 15:40
  
  There is talk the NHL could hold its draft online next month even though the 2019-20 season has yet to be completed
  
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• What happens if a coronavirus vaccine is never developed? It has happened before

  03-05-2020 14:30
  
  As countries lie frozen in lockdown and billions of people lose their livelihoods, public figures are teasing a breakthrough that would mark the end of the crippling coronavirus pandemic: a vaccine.
  
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• 'The forseeable future is fairly bleak': Sask. oil towns suffering

  03-05-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Shuttered businesses, homes for sale and motionless oil wells dominate the landscape of Saskatchewan's southeast.
  
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• 'The foreseeable future is fairly bleak': Sask. oil towns suffering

  03-05-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Shuttered businesses, homes for sale and motionless oil wells dominate the landscape of Saskatchewan's southeast.
  
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• Have an eye appointment? Here’s what patients can expect during coronavirus pandemic

  03-05-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Visits to the optometrist are going to look a lot different when businesses across the province reopen their doors to costumers on Monday.
  
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• PM Trudeau announces major funding for virtual health care, antibody research

  03-05-2020 13:13
  
  The government will spend more than $240 million to make it easier for mental health care, other services to take place online.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating weapons call on Broadway Ave. - Global News

  03-05-2020 13:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police investigating weapons call on Broadway Ave.  Global News
  
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• 'The north is not uniform': A northern Sask. perspective on COVID-19

  03-05-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  For as long as I remember we have been trying to tell the rest of Saskatchewan that things in the north are different. When it comes to the COVID-19 virus, there are some northern realities that must be considered. 
  
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• Checkpoints into northern Saskatchewan not staffed 24 hours a day

  03-05-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The mayor of Beauval, Sask., is asking for more clarity after a health checkpoint heading into the community appeared to be 'abandoned' on Friday night around 8 p.m.
  
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• COVID-19 wipes out demand for fossil fuels — will they bounce back?

  03-05-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  People are creatures of habit and may eventually return to the same lifestyles they had before COVID-19. On the other hand, the severe lockdown may be just enough to change those personal and professional routines and usher in an era less reliant on fossil fuels.
  
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• Learner driver crashes into Saskatoon home - Globalnews.ca

  03-05-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Learner driver crashes into Saskatoon home  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Coronavirus: Usually-busy Saskatoon avenue prepares for reopening - Globalnews.ca

  03-05-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: Usually-busy Saskatoon avenue prepares for reopening  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Update - Weapons Investigation 1st Street and Broadway Avenue

  03-05-2020 04:53 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 38 year old male is in custody and charged with aggravated assault and breach of release order. At approximately 5:17 p.m. May 2, 2020, Police received a call of an unknown problem in the areas of 1st Street and Broadway Ave.  When police arrived they located an adult male victim who was suffering from injuries from a machete.  He has been transported to the hospital and in stable condition.The suspect was identified and located by Police in a residence.  He surrendere
  
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• Penguins run wild at West Edmonton Mall

  03-05-2020 04:05
  
  The doors may be closed to people, but that doesn’t mean the halls of West Edmonton Mall are empty.
  
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