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• Indian Head Elementary to do online learning after employee tests positive for COVID-19

  06-09-2020 23:53
  
  The Indian Head Elementary School will begin the year with online learning after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 8 new cases reported Sunday

  06-09-2020 23:28 via cbc.ca
  
  There was one new case in the northwest zone, three in the Saskatoon zone, two in central east, one in the Regina zone and one in the southeast.
  
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• More than 18,000 people have tried to enter Canada from the U.S. despite travel restrictions

  06-09-2020 22:35
  
  More than 18,000 people, many of whom were trying to enter Canada from the United States for sightseeing and shopping, have been turned away since the government’s enactment of strict travel restrictions.
  
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• Indian Head, Sask., school to start year online after staff member tests positive for COVID-19

  06-09-2020 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Indian Head Elementary School will begin the school year with online learning after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Saskatchewan reports 8 new coronavirus cases, no new recoveries

  06-09-2020 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  One person is in hospital.
  
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• 8 new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 48 active

  06-09-2020 21:51
  
  The Saskatchewan government is reporting eight new cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday, bringing the total to 1,651 reported cases.
  
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• Strong winds topple trees at campground near Wakaw

  06-09-2020 21:47
  
  A Saskatchewan couple camping over the long weekend were reminded how quickly weather can change.
  
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• With parents divided, Canadian judges say most children should attend school in-person

  06-09-2020 21:16
  
  Unable to agree on whether their children should attend school in-person or online this fall, Canadians with co-parenting arrangements are increasingly asking the courts to settle the matter for them.
  
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• Cold snap, frost expected for southern Sask.

  06-09-2020 20:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A weather statement from Environment Canada is warning of abruptly cool temperatures for much of southern Saskatchewan, beginning Sunday and carrying through to Tuesday morning. 
  
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• Autumn coming quickly for southern Sask.

  06-09-2020 20:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A weather statement from Environment Canada is warning of abruptly cool temperatures for much of southern Saskatchewan, beginning Sunday and carrying through to Tuesday morning. 
  
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• Second World War medals returned to Edmonton family

  06-09-2020 20:02
  
  A collection of Second World War medals that were mistakenly given away by an Edmonton family have been returned.
  
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• With no football in sight, Riders fans reminisce about Labour Day Classics past

  06-09-2020 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's a first since 1947: no Riders' football on Labour Day weekend. The occasion has fans feeling nostalgic for Classics past. After all, memories can never be cancelled.
  
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• Trail of trash dumped on rural road near Warman

  06-09-2020 19:37
  
  Corman Park police are asking for assistance tracking down culprits who left a trail of trash along a rural road near Warman, Sask.
  
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• Saskatoon business using 3D printing to sanitize doorways - News Talk 650 CKOM

  06-09-2020 19:09 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon business using 3D printing to sanitize doorways  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• Sid Buckwold bridge-work finishes 2 months ahead of schedule, reopens Sunday

  06-09-2020 18:24
  
  Following two years of bottleneck traffic on a main artery of Saskatoon, the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge fully opens Sunday Sept. 6.
  
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• Environment Canada warns of 'abrupt transition to fall' in three provinces this weekend

  06-09-2020 18:15
  
  Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for three provinces warning of an 'abrupt transition to fall' over the Labour Day long weekend.
  
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• Lawyers hope to erase racist and misogynistic nickname of mountain landmark

  06-09-2020 17:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Momentum is building to properly name a prominent landmark on a mountain in the Alberta Rockies because its commonly used nickname is racist and misogynistic.
  
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• Sask NDP leader promises $25 per day child care

  06-09-2020 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili has promised to install subsidized child care if elected in the upcoming provincial election.
  
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• Sask. Indigenous lawyer awarded top job at Canadian Bar Association

  06-09-2020 16:51
  
  A Cree lawyer from the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation near Prince Albert was named the first Indigenous president of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA).
  
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• Fishing friends reel in notorious one-eyed alligator that weighs more than 200 kilograms

  06-09-2020 16:03
  
  It was like a scene right out of Jurassic Park when two gator hunters pulled a massive alligator out of a Mississippi marsh.
  
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• After 21 years with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, I'm mourning the season that could have been

  06-09-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Working with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for more than two decades has been more than just a job.
  
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• Voluntary on-site testing coming this month to schools in Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert

  06-09-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority says testing capacity is in place if the province experiences a spike in demand, but it's working to ensure testing capacity is sustainable.
  
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• Patio season is almost over in Canada. How will restaurants survive a pandemic winter?

  06-09-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Anxiety is running high in the restaurant industry, which has been staying afloat during the pandemic thanks in part to expanded patios with physical distancing. As cooler weather approaches, restaurant owners are foreseeing "dramatic" losses.
  
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• Beaded map of Canada creates 'a sense of community' among Indigenous artists amid pandemic

  06-09-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Since March, dozens of Indigenous artists had been taking up a challenge to bead their states and provinces. Their hard work, diversity in beading styles, techniques, and cultural influences can be seen in a final map that was recently unveiled of both countries.
  
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• Scientists predict ‘unprecedented magnitude’ of mammal extinctions in near future

  06-09-2020 03:29
  
  Scientists have examined fossil records from the past 126,000 years and predict an “unprecedented magnitude” of mammal extinctions in the near future.
  
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• Wanuskewin Heritage Park reopens and unveils $40M renovations

  06-09-2020 02:52
  
  Wanuskewin Heritage Park near Saskatoon is reopening with a brand new look just in time for the Labour Day long weekend after being closed due to COVID-19.
  
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• Sask. NDP promises $25-per-day childcare

  06-09-2020 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili has promised to install subsidized childcare if elected in the upcoming provincial election.
  
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• Sask NDP promises $25 per day child care

  06-09-2020 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili has promised to install subsidized child care if elected in the upcoming provincial election.
  
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• Grandma's canning: the latest pandemic food craze

  06-09-2020 01:57
  
  Canning is the latest COVID-19 pandemic back to basic cooking trend.
  
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• Visitor restrictions in place after COVID-19 case confirmed at Saskatoon's Parkridge Centre

  06-09-2020 00:58 via cbc.ca
  
  The SHA says visitation is currently limited end-of-life care, which includes palliative care, hospice care and those who are at high risk of loss of life as determined with the patient, their family and their care team.
  
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• Man driving minivan dies after collision with semi near Indian Head

  06-09-2020 00:55 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP said the collision happened on HIghway 1 about 5 km east of Indian Head at around 12:40 a.m. CST Saturday.
  
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• 'Presence not taken lightly': COVID-19 case at Parkridge care home in Saskatoon

  06-09-2020 00:39
  
  Visitor limitations have been put in place at a long-term care home in Saskatoon after someone there tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).
  
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• COVID-19 case at long-term care home in Saskatoon prompts visitor limitations: SHA

  06-09-2020 00:39
  
  Visitor limitations have been put in place at a long-term care home in Saskatoon after someone there tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).
  
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• Saskatoon's Parkridge Centre implements visitor restrictions after COVID-19 case announced

  06-09-2020 00:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Parkridge Centre long-term care home is restricting visitor access to only those with compassionate reasons after a case of COVID-19 was announced Saturday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon's Parkridge Centre implements visitor restrictions

  06-09-2020 00:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Parkridge Centre long-term care home is restricting visitor access to only those with compassionate reasons after a case of COVID-19 was announced Saturday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus case in Parkridge Centre nursing home in Saskatoon: SHA

  06-09-2020 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Visitation at Parkridge Centre is being limited to compassionate reasons only.
  
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• 'My freedom and my joy': Regina woman pleading for return of stolen mobility bike

  06-09-2020 00:23
  
  A Regina woman is hoping the public can help her recover her mobility bike which she said was stolen from her garage in the 1400 block of Queen St. on Thursday morning.
  
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• Vacationing American family escorted out of B.C. for exploiting 'Alaska loophole', police say

  06-09-2020 00:18
  
  An American family has been escorted across the B.C. border into Washington state after being caught apparently exploiting the "Alaska loophole," according to BC RCMP.
  
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