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• More data needed to manage future COVID-19 outbreaks in First Nations communities

  09-05-2020 23:47
  
  Federal officials stressed the dangers to long-term care residents and Indigenous communities if COVID-19 restrictions are lifted too quickly after projections in Quebec painted a dire picture of the potential cost.
  
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• Saskatchewan stops alcohol sales in La Loche to prevent spread of coronavirus

  09-05-2020 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Those under the age of 40 make up almost 50 per cent of Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 cases, with many cases linked to people drinking together.
  
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• Police in Saskatoon arrest woman who escaped from Edmonton healing lodge in 2018 - CBC.ca

  09-05-2020 23:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Saskatoon arrest woman who escaped from Edmonton healing lodge in 2018  CBC.ca
  
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• Police in Saskatoon arrest woman who escaped from Edmonton healing lodge in 2018

  09-05-2020 23:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate, who escaped from an Edmonton facility in 2018, was arrested by police in Saskatoon on Saturday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon company using plants to help search for COVID-19 vaccine - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  09-05-2020 23:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon company using plants to help search for COVID-19 vaccine  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatoon mayor asks city to celebrate essential workers on Saturday - Global News

  09-05-2020 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatoon mayor asks city to celebrate essential workers on Saturday - Globalnews.ca

  09-05-2020 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: Saskatoon mayor asks city to celebrate essential workers on Saturday  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatoon mayor asks city to celebrate essential workers on Saturday

  09-05-2020 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor Charlie Clark is asking residents to show their appreciation for front-line staff on Saturday, May 9, at 7 p.m.
  
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• 'Shocked but also very grateful;' Fundraiser for La Loche aims to double donations

  09-05-2020 22:39
  
  A Saskatoon family physician wanted to find a way to help send supplies to the northern community of La Loche and set an initial goal for $15,000 - but within days the donations total over $26,000.
  
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• La Loche liquor stores closed for two weeks

  09-05-2020 22:08
  
  The SLGA retail store and the private off sale in La Loche are closed for two weeks, the province announced.
  
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• The Helpers: GoFundMe set up to provide supplies to La Loche residents

  09-05-2020 22:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  Residents of La Loche will soon see a fresh stock of supplies aimed at keeping residents safe and entertained while under isolation, thanks to a hugely-successful GoFundMe campaign. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan’s curve continues to climb after 9 new cases reported

  09-05-2020 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province's COVID-19 epicentre remains in Saskatchewan's far north, where 150 of its 184 cases remain active.
  
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• 9 new COVID-19 cases in Sask., 5 more recoveries

  09-05-2020 21:38
  
  Saskatchewan reported nine more confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the provincial total to 553.
  
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• Saskatoon company using plants to help search for COVID-19 vaccine

  09-05-2020 21:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon-based company best known for its research on medical cannabis is collaborating with leading vaccine researchers to see if plant cells can produce a key ingredient for a COVID-19 vaccine. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan Indigenous community ‘frustrated and angry’ as it battles coronavirus outbreak

  09-05-2020 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Friday, there were 136 cases in La Loche and 21 among members of the nearby Clearwater River Dene Nation. The majority of cases are still considered active.
  
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• 'Of course, I'm worried': PM Trudeau expresses concern about Quebec's reopening plans

  09-05-2020 20:32
  
  As Quebec begins to reopen schools and businesses, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s ‘worried’ about the province’s deconfinement plans, particularly in Montreal.
  
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• Patio service not okay either, Alberta Health Services says after Calgary coffee shop closed

  09-05-2020 20:08
  
  Two more businesses operating in Calgary have been shut down by health officials for violating the province's rules regarding COVID-19.
  
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• Patio service not OK either, Alberta Health Services says after Calgary coffee shop closed

  09-05-2020 20:08
  
  Two more businesses operating in Calgary have been shut down by health officials for violating the province's rules regarding COVID-19.
  
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• 3 N.Y. children die from syndrome possibly linked to COVID-19

  09-05-2020 18:59
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says three children in the state have now died from a possible complication from the coronavirus involving swollen blood vessels and heart problems.
  
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• La Loche shutters SLGA, offsale as it tries to get handle on COVID-19 outbreak

  09-05-2020 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Officials with the Saskatchewan Health Authority have said people are still gathering and drinking together which has contributed to the spread of the virus.
  
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• La Loche halts liquor sales as it tries to get handle on COVID-19 outbreak

  09-05-2020 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Officials with the Saskatchewan Health Authority have said people are still gathering and drinking together which has contributed to the spread of the virus.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 9 new cases announced, liquor stores in La Loche close

  09-05-2020 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
  The province announced nine new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and confirmed that liquor stores in La Loche will close for two weeks — a move the health authority says will help limit gatherings as the community deals with an outbreak of the virus.
  
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• Cuthand: COVID-19 is a crisis in First Nations communities

  09-05-2020 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The COVID-19 crises has had varying affects in Indian country. So far, some communities have successfully evaded the pandemic while others have not been so successful. Read More
  
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• Little Richard, flamboyant rock 'n' roll pioneer, dead at 87

  09-05-2020 16:55
  
  Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, has died Saturday. He was 87.
  
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• Trudeau says Canada will not pay full price for 8 million sub-standard masks

  09-05-2020 15:48
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will not pay the full price for medical masks that do not live up to medical standards.
  
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• Outbreaks in Germany, South Korea show the risks in easing up

  09-05-2020 14:54
  
  South Korea's capital closed down more than 2,100 bars and other nightspots Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, and Germany scrambled to contain fresh outbreaks at slaughterhouses, underscoring the dangers authorities face as they try to reopen their economies.
  
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• On Mother's Day, leaders seek some optimism amid pandemic

  09-05-2020 14:54
  
  As families in the U.S. and elsewhere marked Mother's Day in a time of social distancing and isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, world leaders balanced optimism they could loosen lockdowns that have left millions unemployed against the threat of a second wave of infections.
  
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• Leaders balance optimism with threat of second virus wave

  09-05-2020 14:54
  
  Trump administration officials spoke optimistically about a relatively quick rebound from the coronavirus Sunday as life within the White House reflected the stark challenges still posed by the pandemic, with U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence now "self-isolating" after one of his aides tested positive.
  
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• Projections show COVID-19 deaths could soar if confinement lifted in Montreal

  09-05-2020 14:35
  
  Quebec's public health institute says deaths could spike in the greater Montreal area if physical distancing measures designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 are lifted.
  
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• Stuck on cruise ships during pandemic, crews beg to go home

  09-05-2020 14:18
  
  Tens of thousands of other crew members have been trapped for weeks aboard dozens of cruise ships around the world -- long after governments and cruise lines negotiated their passengers' disembarkation. Some have gotten ill and died; others have survived but are no longer getting paid.
  
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• Restrictions for some nurses up north causing confusion: SUN

  09-05-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is raising concerns about some nurses who volunteered for remote assignments being told they need to refrain from working elsewhere for at least 14 days if they’ve worked in Lloydminster or La Loche.
  
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• Letters to the editor May 9

  09-05-2020 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Physical distancing and numbers allowed in big box stores Read More
  
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• Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75

  09-05-2020 13:33
  
  Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers, has died. He was 75.
  
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• Northern Sask. mayor calls for checkpoints restricting out-of-province travellers

  09-05-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Green Lake’s mayor says he wants to see further measures introduced to prevent people who aren't from Saskatchewan from travelling through his community as the region deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  
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• Families separated by the pandemic yearn for personal contact on Mother's Day

  09-05-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The mother of a newborn wants to see her own mother cuddle the baby, while adult children must rely on virtual connections with their elderly mother. COVID-19 proves challenging physically and emotionally for many this Mother's Day.
  
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• Alterations at the altar: Saskatchewan brides adjust wedding plans amid COVID-19

  09-05-2020 05:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Regina wedding photographer said half of her clients cancelled or postponed their summer weddings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Saskatchewan brides alter wedding plans amid COVID-19

  09-05-2020 05:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Restrictions on group gatherings are forcing couples to rethink their walk down the aisle this summer. Allison Bamford explains the impact of COVID-19 on brides and the businesses that revolve around them.
  
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• 'We are going to have to change our entire industry': Saskatoon restaurants adapt through COVID-19 pandemic - CTV News Saskatoon

  09-05-2020 03:30 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'We are going to have to change our entire industry': Saskatoon restaurants adapt through COVID-19 pandemic  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'It's so cold, she doesn't have food': Saskatoon woman searches for lost parrot - CTV News Saskatoon

  09-05-2020 03:30 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'It's so cold, she doesn't have food': Saskatoon woman searches for lost parrot  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'The horror stories get worse and worse': Some tenants taking advantage of eviction ban

  09-05-2020 03:29
  
  Landlords who are missing thousands of dollars in rent or who find their properties damaged or strewn with garbage are concerned some tenants are taking advantage of the eviction ban put in place during the pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Brampton poultry plant employees allege COVID-19 outbreak was inevitable

  09-05-2020 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A person has died from COVID-19 at Maple Lodge Farms. Employees alleged there weren’t enough preventative measures in place. Kamil Karamali reports.
  
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• 'We are going to have to change our entire industry': Saskatoon restaurants adapt through COVID-19 pandemic

  09-05-2020 02:30
  
  Restaurant owner Roxy Taschuk wasn’t optimistic about the state of her industry when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
  
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• Regina braces for impact of likely Grey Cup cancellation

  09-05-2020 02:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Hope for a 2020 Grey Cup in Regina is slowly dwindling as the CFL hints at a season cancellation. 
  
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• The Helpers: Sask. venture capital firm helps seniors connect with loved ones

  09-05-2020 02:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatchewan venture capital company has stepped up to help seniors in the province's long term care homes facing lengthy isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan privacy commissioner raises concerns over coronavirus measures

  09-05-2020 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ronald Kruzeniski’s concern is whether personal information is being recorded at checkpoints and how the province would roll out a contact-tracing phone app.
  
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• Canada’s Indigenous leaders say more help is needed as COVID-19 outbreaks rise

  09-05-2020 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says provinces and jurisdictions should be cautious about lifting pandemic restrictions, given that the number of COVID-19 cases in First Nations has increased.
  
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• Stories of CERB: Canadians share how they're using the emergency benefit

  09-05-2020 02:03
  
  CTVNews.ca asked Canadians to share how they were using their CERB payments and got a flood of responses. Most said they were covering the basics -- housing, groceries, transportation and medicine.
  
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• COVID-19 bigger threat to CFL than 90s bankruptcy scare, former Riders' CEO says

  09-05-2020 01:47
  
  As COVID-19 continues to shut down sporting events across the globe, a former Roughriders’ CEO says it could be the greatest threat the CFL has ever faced.
  
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• What was life like for Chinese in Saskatchewan a century ago?

  09-05-2020 01:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's Asian Heritage Month, but being Asian wasn't always celebrated in Canada. Saskatchewan's Chinese community faced discrimination for many years.
  
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• SaskTel expects record-breaking volumes of calls, texts on Mother’s Day

  09-05-2020 01:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  SaskTel president and CEO Doug Burnett said they expect to see new records set this year with Mother’s Day around the corner.
  
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