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• At-home oxygen company says sales have dipped since the pandemic hit

  16-11-2020 23:51
  
  Prairie Oxygen and VitalAire have opened a new location in Prince Albert at a time when business in Saskatchewan’s oxygen industry has seen a slight decline.
  
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• Family Feud Canada's biggest winners share their secrets

  16-11-2020 23:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Survey says… these families won the most cash on Family Feud Canada
  
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• How Saskatoon businesses are adapting to new COVID-19 rules

  16-11-2020 23:32
  
  Effective Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan has mandated that businesses that serve alcohol can no longer continue to do so after 10 p.m., and consumption cannot continue after 11 p.m.
  
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• COVID-19 restrictions: How Saskatoon businesses are adapting to new rules - CTV News Saskatoon

  16-11-2020 23:32
  
  COVID-19 restrictions: How Saskatoon businesses are adapting to new rules  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• COVID-19 restrictions: How Saskatoon businesses are adapting to new rules

  16-11-2020 23:32
  
  Effective Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan has mandated that businesses that serve alcohol can no longer continue to do so after 10 p.m., and consumption cannot continue after 11 p.m.
  
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• CFL commissioner says 2021 schedule will be released 'very soon'

  16-11-2020 23:32 via cbc.ca
  
  While the CFL is doing its best to generate a level of excitement to begin what would have been the start of Grey Cup Week in Regina, there’s no question a dark cloud is still hanging over the league after failing to take to the field in 2020. 
  
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• Nespresso's Green Bag Solution Is Now Available in Saskatoon - Canada NewsWire

  16-11-2020 23:19
  
  Nespresso's Green Bag Solution Is Now Available in Saskatoon  Canada NewsWire
  
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• New Saskatoon city councillor ‘looking forward to it’ - Global News

  16-11-2020 23:14
  
  New Saskatoon city councillor ‘looking forward to it’  Global News
  
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• New Saskatoon city councillor ‘looking forward to it’

  16-11-2020 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  David Kirton joins an experienced Saskatoon city council after the 2020 municipal election.
  
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• New Saskatoon city Coun. David Kirton ‘looking forward to it’ - Global News

  16-11-2020 23:14
  
  New Saskatoon city Coun. David Kirton ‘looking forward to it’  Global News
  
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• Firearm Discharged - 900 Block 15th Street East

  16-11-2020 23:07 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are investigating after responding to a report of a firearm being discharged last night. At approximately 11:30 p.m., November 15, 2020, Police received a report that a bullet had come through the complainants apartment ceiling in the 900 block of 15th Street East. Three people were taken into custody from a different suite but were later released.  No one was injured.No charges have been laid at this time and Police are continuing to investiga
  
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• Stars get revenge against Bears in Saskatoon - Prince Albert Daily Herald

  16-11-2020 22:50
  
  Stars get revenge against Bears in Saskatoon  Prince Albert Daily Herald
  
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• Mayor, council sworn in after delayed pandemic election

  16-11-2020 22:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon has a new mayor and city council — though they are mostly the same as the old mayor and city council. Read More
  
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• Fog advisory issued for Saskatoon and west-central areas - CKOM News Talk Sports

  16-11-2020 22:26
  
  Fog advisory issued for Saskatoon and west-central areas  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Coronavirus: NDP, STF call for more direction from Saskatchewan government on schools

  16-11-2020 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Critics are calling for more clear direction from the Saskatchewan government on how schools can deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• 2 Sask. companies get 5-figure fines for workplace injuries

  16-11-2020 22:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Two Saskatchewan companies were each fined thousands of dollars after pleading guilty in provincial court to occupational health and safety regulations violations that led to workplace injuries, the province said in a news release Monday.
  
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• Some Saskatoon hockey parents receive warning on COVID-19 protocols, threatening hockey shutdown - CKOM News Talk Sports

  16-11-2020 21:55
  
  Some Saskatoon hockey parents receive warning on COVID-19 protocols, threatening hockey shutdown  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Horse rescue: Trapped animal freed after several hours in muddy hole

  16-11-2020 21:37
  
  A former jumping horse was rescued Monday morning after being trapped for several hours in a muddy hole at a Leduc County horse sanctuary.
  
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• Sask. health-care system risks being 'knocked out' by COVID surge: Nurses union

  16-11-2020 21:19 via cbc.ca
  
  The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says the provincial government must implement stronger regulations to avoid overwhelming the health-care system that's already stretched thin because of mounting COVID-19 cases.
  
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• 2-week Sask. fall legislative sitting starting Nov. 30 will include desk shields, masks

  16-11-2020 21:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan MLAs are set to return to the legislature for an abbreviated two-week fall sitting starting Nov. 30.
  
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• 181 new COVID-19 cases in Sask. Monday, 6 more in hospital

  16-11-2020 21:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Another 181 COVID-19 cases were announced in Saskatchewan Monday, public health officials announced via news release. 
  
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• Fall sitting of Saskatchewan legislature to start end of November

  16-11-2020 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The first session of the new Saskatchewan legislative assembly is scheduled to begin on Nov. 30.
  
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• New highs for active coronavirus cases, hospitalizations as Saskatchewan jumps over 300K tested

  16-11-2020 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are 181 new coronavirus cases in the province, with 1,928 active cases and 3,223 total recoveries.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon retailer voluntarily ends in-person service, encourages other businesses to follow suit - CTV Toronto

  16-11-2020 20:42
  
  COVID-19: Saskatoon retailer voluntarily ends in-person service, encourages other businesses to follow suit  CTV Toronto
  
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• Warm spell: Nov. 16 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  16-11-2020 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cloudy but it will warm up. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Monday, Nov. 16.
  
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• Northern Sask. community declares state of emergency as COVID-19 infections climb

  16-11-2020 20:05
  
  A northern Saskatchewan First Nation has declared a state of emergency as the community battles a rise in COVID-19 cases without clean drinking water.
  
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• Not mandating masks for rural Sask. is 'illogical' and political, says doctor

  16-11-2020 19:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Exempting rural Saskatchewan from the province's new mandatory mask order makes no sense, because some rural areas have far higher rates than the cities, says the former registrar of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon snow-clearing effort close to complete, city says - CTV News Saskatoon

  16-11-2020 19:46
  
  Saskatoon snow-clearing effort close to complete, city says  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon snow-clearing effort close to complete, city says

  16-11-2020 19:46
  
  Since city snow-clearing crews began tackling every residential street last week, work is expected to be completed by Tuesday, the city said in a news release.
  
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• Increased COVID-19 exposure risk at Prince Albert, Sask. business

  16-11-2020 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Anyone who attended coached bowling sessions at Minto Bowl in Prince Albert, Sask., between Nov. 1 and Nov. 8 is being told by the SHA to self-isolate immediately.
  
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• 'Large-scale lockdown would be catastrophic': Sask. business leaders voice concerns over COVID-19 surge

  16-11-2020 19:14
  
  Saskatchewan businesses and economic associations are voicing concerns over rising COVID-19 infections.
  
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• All streets could be drivable by the end of Tuesday: City of Saskatoon

  16-11-2020 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Terry Schmidt said crews are working around the clock to clear snow off of all city streets and make them drivable again.
  
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• Beyond the statistics: Sask. woman creates Facebook page to humanize COVID stories

  16-11-2020 18:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Shannon Grant Tompkins says she wanted to find a way to put a face to COVID-19 statistics. So she created Beyond the Statistics: The Canadian Faces of Covid-19.
  
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• Beyond the statistics: Prairie woman creates Facebook page to humanize COVID stories

  16-11-2020 18:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Shannon Grant Tompkins says she wanted to find a way to put a face to COVID-19 statistics. So she created Beyond the Statistics: The Canadian Faces of Covid-19.
  
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• These new COVID-19 restrictions took effect Monday morning in Sask.

  16-11-2020 18:35
  
  Saskatchewan’s new restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 are in place as of Monday, and will remain for at least the next 28 days.
  
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• COVID-19: Sa​skatoon retailer voluntarily ends in-person service, encourages other businesses to follow suit

  16-11-2020 17:55
  
  As new COVID-19 infections climb in Saskatoon and provincewide, a local retailer is calling for action from the province and its chief medical health officer to protect the healthcare system and small businesses.
  
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• 'Let us not forget': Sask. RCMP raise Métis flag for Louis Riel Day

  16-11-2020 17:31
  
  As the sun came up over Saskatoon, RCMP, alongside members of the Métis Nation Saskatchewan raised the Métis flag for Louis Riel Day.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 181 new cases, 1,928 active

  16-11-2020 16:13
  
  The Saskatchewan government has announced 181 new cases of COVID-19 and 60 new recoveries.
  
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• Councillor-elect David Kirton on becoming city’s newest councillor

  16-11-2020 15:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ward 3 councillor-elect Dave Kirton joins Global News Morning following Friday’s municipal election to discuss how he found out he was the city’s newest councillor.
  
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• USask political scientist on municipal election

  16-11-2020 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  USask political scientist Greg Poelzer joins Global News Morning to wrap up the municipal election, from council composition to voter turnout impact.
  
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• Mayor-elect Charlie Clark on being voted in for second term

  16-11-2020 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fresh off Friday’s election victory, mayor-elect Charlie Clark joins Global News Morning to discuss his short and long-term plans, and working with council.
  
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• Masks mandatory in all Saskatchewan communities with a population over 5,000

  16-11-2020 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Along with all communities with a population of 5,000 or more, masks are also mandatory in public places for bedroom communities around Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert.
  
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• Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League leans on the community for support

  16-11-2020 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is into the second week of its regular season and support from the community is helping in a number of ways.
  
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• Sask. gym owners wary of closures as province ponders further COVID-19 measures

  16-11-2020 14:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some gym owners are pushing for their facilities to be deemed essential services ahead of any further restrictions.
  
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• 21-year-old Saskatoon man making waves in artificial intelligence - Global News

  16-11-2020 14:09
  
  21-year-old Saskatoon man making waves in artificial intelligence  Global News
  
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• Editorial: Turn to the arts for inspiration in the pandemic

  16-11-2020 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Dreaming of a trip to New Zealand? Many people hope to get to that green and fascinating country. But it's a goal that seems impossible at the moment. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police hands out first fine for Sask. Public Health Act violation - CBC.ca

  16-11-2020 13:54
  
  Saskatoon police hands out first fine for Sask. Public Health Act violation  CBC.ca
  
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• Missing man from Loon Lake, Sask. found safe: RCMP

  16-11-2020 13:51 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP say a missing man from Loon Lake, Sask. has been found safe.
  
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• Small-town Sask. residents ask for stronger public health mandates

  16-11-2020 13:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s stronger public health regulations come into force today, with people in communities with populations of over 5,000 required to wear a mask in indoor public spaces.  But some residents of smaller communities think they should have been included in the mask mandate as well. 
  
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• Moderna says its coronavirus vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective

  16-11-2020 13:23 via cbc.ca
  
  There's more promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges around the world. The vaccine is among those that Canada has preordered for its population.
  
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