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• Superstore, Walmart Regina locations report possible COVID-19 exposure

  07-08-2020 23:56
  
  Superstore and Walmart are among the latest places to have been potentially exposed to COVID-19, the Saskatchewan Health Authority says.
  
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• 'It’s a good plan': Education minister defends Sask’s back-to-school protocols

  07-08-2020 23:53
  
  As protesters gathered outside his MLA office, urging the provincial government to revise its back-to-school guidelines, Saskatchewan's education minister defended the government's plan.
  
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• Less screen time, more activities paving the way to success for young Saskatoon 'teacher'

  07-08-2020 23:50
  
  There’s a good chance that screen time has increased for most families during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one 12-year-old in Saskatoon is using time that could be dedicated to television or a tablet to teach.
  
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• Poundmaker Cree Nation scholar wins $105K to rethink the education system

  07-08-2020 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A PhD student at Concordia University in Montreal, Alexandra Nordstrom has been awarded a $105,000 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
  
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• 'It was devastating': Islamic Association of Saskatchewan reacts to explosion in Beirut

  07-08-2020 23:39
  
  The Islamic Association of Saskatchewan (IAS) is offering its thoughts and prayers to people who were affected by the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday.
  
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• Update - House Fire - 500 Block Albert Avenue

  07-08-2020 23:29 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service and the Saskatoon Fire Department are continuing to investigate the cause of a house fire earlier this morning. Officers were called to a fire at a residence in the 500 block of Albert Avenue at approximately 2:30 a.m., August 7, 2020. The remains of a 25-year-old were discovered in the home. Next of kin has been notified and his name will not be released at this time.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.(Occurrence Number: 20-79107)
  
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• Stabbing - 300 Block 20th Street West

  07-08-2020 23:13 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred earlier this morning. Shortly before 9:30 a.m., August 7, 2020, Patrol officers responded to a report of a stabbing in a back alley in the 300 block of 20th Street West. Upon arrival, Police located a man who was suffering from a stab wound to his leg. The 22-year-old man was transported to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The suspect fled prior to police arrival. This incident is not believed to b
  
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• Saskatchewan government files court application against Tristen Durocher

  07-08-2020 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Regina Court of Queen's Bench confirmed a court application was filed Thursday naming Tristen Durocher.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan education minister says masks not mandatory in classroom

  07-08-2020 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  During a press conference on Friday, Saskatchewan’s Education Minister Gord Wyant said that under the Safe Schools Plan, when students return to school in September, masks will not be mandatory in classrooms. Under the plan, masks would only come into effect if it was determined schools needed to move into “Level 2.”
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan records 20th death; 23 new cases, 57 recoveries

  07-08-2020 22:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan is reporting its 20th death related to COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Berg: I miss capturing the energy of Saskatoon's summer festivals

  07-08-2020 22:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If it wasn't for the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, I might not be a photojournalist today. Read More
  
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• Better ventilation, fewer cellphones called for in federal back-to-school guidelines

  07-08-2020 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's federal public health agency released guidelines today to advise school administrators as they plan for the reopening of schools in September with the goal of mitigating the spread of coronavirus among students and staff. 
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: Province records 20th death

  07-08-2020 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  A person in their 60s from southwestern Saskatchewan who had COVID-19 has died. It's the 20th COVID-19-related death in the province since the pandemic began. 
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Aug. 7

  07-08-2020 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Mandy Vocke for Friday, Aug. 7.
  
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• Pandemic not impeding investigations, police say

  07-08-2020 21:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The head of the Saskatoon police department's criminal investigative services says she is not aware of any investigations having been impeded by COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Housing market continues to be hot during summer: Sask. Realtors Association

  07-08-2020 21:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Realtors Association says it expected a sharp decline and instead the industry has recovered.
  
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• New job numbers show Saskatchewan employment on the rise: Statistics Canada

  07-08-2020 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan now has the second-highest employment recovery rate in the country at 94.9 per cent compared to February, the last month before the pandemic.
  
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• 'Put that cell phone down': Lifesaving Society urges water safety after 6 Sask. drowning deaths in last 6 weeks

  07-08-2020 21:18
  
  In the last six weeks, six people have died from drowning in Saskatchewan.
  
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• 'Put that cell phone down': Life Saving Society urges water safety after 6 Sask. drowning deaths in last 6 weeks

  07-08-2020 21:18
  
  In the last six weeks, six people have died from drowning in Saskatchewan.
  
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• The fall will be a 'period of challenge' in coronavirus fight, Canada's top doctor says

  07-08-2020 21:17
  
  Canada's top doctor is warning that the fall is going to be a 'period of challenge' in the fight against COVID-19.
  
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• Saskatchewan reports 20th death, 23 new coronavirus cases

  07-08-2020 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are 23 new coronavirus cases in the province, with 168 active cases and 1,221 total recoveries.
  
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• Saskatoon fireworks festival rescheduled for February

  07-08-2020 20:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The annual Nutrien Fireworks Festival won't light up Saskatoon's skies on the Labour Day weekend this year. Read More
  
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• Approval from Health Canada crucial for CFL in quest for federal money

  07-08-2020 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Friday, Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada's deputy chief public health officer, was very positive about the CFL's proposed measures.
  
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• Inmate dies at Regina Correctional Centre, 2nd death in less than a month

  07-08-2020 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  A male inmate on remand died at the Regina Correctional Centre on Thursday night.
  
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• Protesters want smaller class sizes, new cash for Sask. schools

  07-08-2020 20:13
  
  Protests are underway across Saskatchewan urging the government to revise its back-to-school plan.
  
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• Canada's last remaining intact ice shelf collapses

  07-08-2020 20:08
  
  A glaciologist says it was only a matter of time before Canada's last remaining intact ice shelf broke up.
  
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• Saskatchewan parents, teachers, doctors call for a safer back-to-school plan

  07-08-2020 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Protests were held across Saskatchewan on Friday as parents, educators doctors and even children spoke out against the provincial government’s back-to-school plan.
  
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• Saskatchewan doctors call for stronger back-to-school measures, mask mandate

  07-08-2020 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Medical Association says the provincial government’s back-to-school plan needs stronger measures to ensure students are safe when they return to classrooms in September.
  
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• Sask. education minister ‘very comfortable’ with safety, mental health balance for return to school

  07-08-2020 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Education Minister Gordan Wyant says he is 'very comfortable' with the balance struck between safety and mental health for kids returning to school this fall.
  
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• 'This is not a political issue': Sask. education minister stands by no mandatory masks

  07-08-2020 19:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's education minister says the government has ordered six million disposable masks to use in schools, which will be distributed when classes resume this fall, but their use won't yet be made mandatory in schools.
  
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• Sask. Ministry of Education orders 6M masks for schools

  07-08-2020 19:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's education minister says the government has ordered six million disposable masks to use in schools, which will be distributed when classes resume this fall.
  
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• Sask. education minister to address province's back-to-school plan

  07-08-2020 19:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Education Minister Gord Wyant is scheduled to speak at 12:15 p.m. CST about the province's back-to-school plan.
  
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• 23-year-old pedestrian killed by impaired driver: Kamsack RCMP

  07-08-2020 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A motorist has been charged with impaired driving.
  
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• Local Race Car Driver Ready For Shortened Saskatoon Season - Discover Moose Jaw

  07-08-2020 19:44
  Local Race Car Driver Ready For Shortened Saskatoon Season  Discover Moose Jaw
  
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• 'Set the safety bar higher': Sask. Medical Association calls for changes to school plan

  07-08-2020 19:27
  
  Saskatchewan's doctors think the province should set higher coronavirus safety standards in its Safe Schools Plan.
  
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• Masks would make schools safer as social distancing a 'real concern,' Sask. docs say

  07-08-2020 19:27
  
  Saskatchewan's doctors think the province should set higher coronavirus safety standards in its Safe Schools Plan.
  
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• Sask. employment rate increased in July: StatsCan

  07-08-2020 19:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Job numbers from the week of July 12 to July 18, when businesses and workplaces continued to reopen and COVID-19 restrictions lifted, show growth.
  
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• 'Kate' texting could be prelude to virtual Saskatchewan campaign trail

  07-08-2020 19:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan residents may have recently got a text from 'Kate,' and she wasn't asking about their weekend plans. Read More
  
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• Fire department aims to improve sagging response times

  07-08-2020 19:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  When it comes to burning buildings and medical emergencies, every second counts. Read More
  
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• 1 person dead, 2 hospitalized after house fire in Saskatoon's Nutana neighbourhood - Global News

  07-08-2020 19:12
  
  1 person dead, 2 hospitalized after house fire in Saskatoon's Nutana neighbourhood  Global News
  
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• 1 person dead, 2 hospitalized after house fire in Saskatoon’s Nutana neighbourhood

  07-08-2020 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  One person is dead and two were hospitalized following an overnight house fire in Saskatoon's Nutana neighbourhood, officials say. Six people were able to escape the home.
  
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• Taxi rates, bus rapid transit pilot station on agenda for next week

  07-08-2020 19:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Taxi rates in Saskatoon could go up again this fall. Read More
  
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• Markets flourishing in Saskatoon as people support local - CBC.ca

  07-08-2020 19:00
  
  Markets flourishing in Saskatoon as people support local  CBC.ca
  
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• COVID-19 challenges Saskatchewan's multicultural community

  07-08-2020 18:52 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 brought an end to Saskatchewan’s usual festival season this year, affecting two of the biggest multicultural celebrations in the province: Mosaic in Regina and Folkfest in Saskatoon.
  
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• Armed robber fled pharmacy with hydromorphone, Cialis and Viagra, police say

  07-08-2020 18:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Police are seeking a man in connection to an armed robbery at a pharmacy in the Lawson Height Suburban Centre area Wednesday evening. Read More
  
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• Follow your dreams, 87-year-old Sask. author tells kids in her 1st book

  07-08-2020 18:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Jackie Arnason said stories helped her growing up in the Dirty '30s and she dreamed of publishing them.
  
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• Walmart will require masks in all its Canadian stores starting Aug. 12

  07-08-2020 18:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Walmart Canada will require all customers and staff to wear a mask or other type of face covering in its stores nationwide, starting Aug. 12.
  
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• Armed man steals 'undisclosed amount' of Viagra, other medications from Saskatoon pharmacy - CTV News Saskatoon

  07-08-2020 18:18
  
  Armed man steals 'undisclosed amount' of Viagra, other medications from Saskatoon pharmacy  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Armed man steals 'undisclosed amount' of Viagra, other medications from Saskatoon pharmacy

  07-08-2020 18:18
  
  Police are investigating after an alleged armed robbery at a Saskatoon pharmacy.
  
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• Markets flourishing in Saskatoon as people support local

  07-08-2020 18:06 via cbc.ca
  
  "Support local" has become an increasingly popular slogan during COVID-19. Many people in Saskatoon seem to have answered the call.
  
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