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• Kids won’t be able to sit on Santa’s lap at this Saskatoon mall. Here’s what they can do instead.

  26-11-2020 23:42
  
  COVID-19 restrictions may be in place but Santa Claus is still coming to town.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan health officials warn province nearing ICU capacity

  26-11-2020 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authority CEO Scott Livingstone said Thursday that nearly all intensive care units in the province are close to 100 per cent capacity. Officials say because of the explosion of COVID-19 cases in Saskatoon, there are only three ICU beds available in the city.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan health officials describes time constraints behind contact tracing

  26-11-2020 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authority CEO Scott Livingstone outlined on Thursday the amount of time provincial health officials are required to commit to investigate a contact trace for every positive case of COVID-19.
  
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• Coronavirus: At what point will Saskatchewan consider opening a field hospital?

  26-11-2020 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Responding to a question from Global’s Ryan Kessler, Saskatchewan health authority CEO Scott Livingstone outlined under what circumstances the province would consider opening a field hospital to relieve pressure on the province’s ICU capacity.
  
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• 'You don't want to wait': Christmas trees selling fast in Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-11-2020 23:21
  
  'You don't want to wait': Christmas trees selling fast in Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'You don't want to wait': Christmas trees selling fast in Saskatoon

  26-11-2020 23:21
  
  For those in Saskatoon who are still waiting to pick up a Christmas tree, you might want to hurry.
  
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• Saskatoon pharmacist experiences ongoing fatigue, gaps in memory months after contracting COVID-19 - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-11-2020 22:58
  
  Saskatoon pharmacist experiences ongoing fatigue, gaps in memory months after contracting COVID-19  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon pharmacist experiences ongoing fatigue, gaps in memory months after contracting COVID-19

  26-11-2020 22:58
  
  A Saskatoon pharmacist is urging people to take COVID-19 seriously after he contracted the virus in late March and says he is still experiencing symptoms eight months later.
  
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• None hurt in three-vehicle crash near Airport Drive in Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-11-2020 22:42
  
  None hurt in three-vehicle crash near Airport Drive in Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• None hurt in three-vehicle crash near Airport Drive in Saskatoon

  26-11-2020 22:42
  
  No one was hurt in a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning near Circle Drive and Airport Drive, the Saskatoon Fire Department says.
  
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• Above seasonable: Nov. 26 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  26-11-2020 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Temperatures rising heading into the weekend. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Thursday, Nov. 26.
  
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• Saskatoon Food Bank remains closed to allow for COVID-19 testing - CKOM News Talk Sports

  26-11-2020 22:12
  
  Saskatoon Food Bank remains closed to allow for COVID-19 testing  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• 68 new COVID-19 cases among inmates at Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-11-2020 22:10
  
  68 new COVID-19 cases among inmates at Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• UPDATE: Discharged Firearm - 3700 Block Fairlight Dr.

  26-11-2020 22:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  An arrest has been made in connection to an incident involving a home being shot at yesterday.At approximately 1:30 p.m., November 25, 2020, Police conducted a traffic stop in the 800 block of Marr Avenue. A 21-year-old male suspect was arrested from the vehicle without incident.At approximately 5:30 p.m., November 25, 2020, a search warrant was executed at a residence in the 800 block of Marr Avenue. This was completed by members of the Guns & Gangs Unit, with the assistance of Patrol and t
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 3 more deaths and 299 new cases, including 72 at Saskatoon Correctional Centre

  26-11-2020 21:30
  
  Saskatchewan reported 299 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday. Three residents who tested positive for the virus have died, one in Saskatoon in the 70 to 79 age group, and two in the 80 and over age group in the north west zone.
  
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• La Ronge singer releases humorous Christmas song written while isolating with COVID-19

  26-11-2020 21:27
  
  La Ronge singer/songwriter Dara Schindelka is releasing a song she wrote while quarantined with COVID-19.
  
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• 72 new coronavirus cases reported at Saskatoon Correctional Centre - Global News

  26-11-2020 21:23
  
  72 new coronavirus cases reported at Saskatoon Correctional Centre  Global News
  
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• 72 new coronavirus cases reported at Saskatoon Correctional Centre

  26-11-2020 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 85 active coronavirus cases among offenders and staff at Saskatoon Correctional Centre.
  
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• Saskatoon researchers take lead in plan that aims to eliminate cervical cancer in Canada by 2040 - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-11-2020 21:05
  
  Saskatoon researchers take lead in plan that aims to eliminate cervical cancer in Canada by 2040  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon researchers take lead in plan that aims to eliminate cervical cancer in Canada by 2040

  26-11-2020 21:05
  
  University of Saskatchewan researchers are leading a national research project to help eliminate cervical cancer in Canada by 2040, the university says.
  
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• 68 new COVID-19 cases among inmates at Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre

  26-11-2020 21:05
  
  On Thursday, the Saskatchewan government announced 299 new cases of COVID-19 in the province — with 72 of the new cases from Saskatoon's jail.
  
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• Saskatoon Transit considers adding permanent safety barriers for drivers - CBC.ca

  26-11-2020 21:04
  
  Saskatoon Transit considers adding permanent safety barriers for drivers  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon Transit considers adding permanent safety barriers for drivers

  26-11-2020 21:04
  
  Saskatoon city council will be debating the advantages of retrofitting buses with permanent safety barriers to protect drivers at a meeting next week.
  
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• Sask. hockey teams prepare for new COVID restrictions

  26-11-2020 21:00
  
  While children under the age of 18 are still allowed to practise, some parents and coaches say the restrictions— that players must be masked, physically distanced, and in a group of no larger than eight — will be difficult to accommodate.
  
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• 3 COVID-19 deaths reported in Saskatchewan

  26-11-2020 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan reported three deaths and 299 new coronavirus cases on Thursday.
  
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• Canada's first vaccine approval could come before Christmas, chief health adviser says

  26-11-2020 20:37
  
  The first COVID-19 vaccine approval from Health Canada could come before Christmas, the agency's chief medical adviser announced on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatoon inmate says lack of COVID-19 information creating 'culture of fear' inside jail - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-11-2020 20:30
  
  Saskatoon inmate says lack of COVID-19 information creating 'culture of fear' inside jail  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon inmate says lack of COVID-19 information creating 'culture of fear' inside jail

  26-11-2020 20:30
  
  An inmate inside Saskatoon's jail says he and others are faced with crowded conditions and too much uncertainty surrounding COVID-19.
  
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• Saskatoon woman builds large snow dragon in hopes of making people smile - CKOM News Talk Sports

  26-11-2020 20:17
  
  Saskatoon woman builds large snow dragon in hopes of making people smile  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Regina's Pioneer Village, largest seniors complex in Sask., hit with COVID-19 outbreak

  26-11-2020 20:10
  
  Saskatchewan's largest seniors complex, Pioneer Village in Regina, is the latest care home in the province to be hit with a COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Pioneer Village in Regina, Sask.'s largest seniors complex, hit with COVID-19 outbreak

  26-11-2020 20:10
  
  Saskatchewan's largest seniors complex, Pioneer Village in Regina, is the latest care home in the province to be hit with a COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Saskatoon high school students keep creativity active with COVID-19 music video - CBC.ca

  26-11-2020 19:53
  
  Saskatoon high school students keep creativity active with COVID-19 music video  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon high school students keep creativity active with COVID-19 music video

  26-11-2020 19:53
  
  Students at Marion Graham Collegiate are finding ways to release their creative spirit despite the drawbacks of COVID restrictions.
  
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• Federal official warns Canada will face 'logistical challenges' in deploying COVID-19 vaccine

  26-11-2020 19:50
  
  Federal officials sought to reassure Canadians today that Ottawa has a plan to procure and distribute millions of COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021, as the government's critics argue that Canada seems to be lagging other developed countries in planning for a mass vaccination campaign.
  
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• 3 million Canadians could be vaccinated in early 2021, but feds warn of 'logistical challenges'

  26-11-2020 19:50
  
  Federal officials sought to reassure Canadians today that Ottawa has a plan to procure and distribute millions of COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021, as the government's critics argue that Canada seems to be lagging other developed countries in planning for a mass vaccination campaign.
  
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• SHA CEO to provide coronavirus update at 3 p.m. amid rise in hospitalizations

  26-11-2020 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone will be providing a COVID-19 update at 3 p.m., which will be livestreamed on the Global Regina and Saskatoon websites.
  
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• SHA CEO provides coronavirus update amid rise in hospitalizations

  26-11-2020 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone will be providing a COVID-19 update at 3 p.m., which will be livestreamed on the Global Regina and Saskatoon websites.
  
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• SHA adds new staffing measures to combat rising COVID-19 hospitalizations

  26-11-2020 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced a number of staffing changes to help fight rising COVID-19 hospitalizations.
  
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• Doctors call Sask. government's COVID-19 plan timid, disappointing

  26-11-2020 19:39
  
  Some doctors are calling the Saskatchewan government's new COVID-19 plan underwhelming, timid and disappointing.
  
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• 'Catch-up restrictions will never be enough': Doctor says new Sask. COVID-19 rules fall short, send mixed signals

  26-11-2020 19:24
  
  A Saskatoon physician says the provincial government’s move to keep bars and casinos open sends mixed messages about the severity of the pandemic.
  
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• 'The resulting food has meaning': Why I am teaching my children to hunt

  26-11-2020 19:00
  
  I think hunting is vital to fostering their connection to life and to the entire world around them.
  
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• Traffic Stop - Firearm/Meth - 11th St. & Dawes Ave.

  26-11-2020 18:34 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A Saskatoon man is facing drug trafficking-related charges following a traffic stop yesterday evening.At approximately 7:00 p.m., November 25, 2020, a Canine Unit officer observed a stolen 2003 Cadillac Escalade near 11th Street West and Avenue P South. The suspect driver parked at a restaurant at 11th Street and Dawes Avenue where a traffic stop was conducted. The male driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was arrested without incident. He was found concealing a rifle on his person, as w
  
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• Construction association wants local architect for downtown library project

  26-11-2020 18:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The head of the association representing Saskatoon construction companies wants more weight given to local companies in public procurement after the design contract for the new downtown library branch went to an out-of-province architecture firm. Read More
  
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• Hunters in Saskatchewan urged to get animals tested for chronic wasting disease

  26-11-2020 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chronic wasting disease is a fatal, infectious central nervous system disease that affects cervid species — deer, elk, moose and caribou.
  
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• Asquith man facing child pornography, voyeurism charges: Saskatchewan RCMP

  26-11-2020 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Child Exploitation Unit laid charges for child pornography and voyeurism against a 24-year-old man from Asquith.
  
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• Sask. escalates response to COVID-19 as ICU capacity nears 100%

  26-11-2020 18:18
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is heightening its response to COVID-19 after reporting ICU capacity is nearing 100 per cent in the province.
  
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• 24-year-old Asquith, Sask. man faces child porn, voyeurism charges

  26-11-2020 18:01
  
  The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has charged an Asquith man with a child pornography offence and voyeurism.
  
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• 2 new COVID-19 cases confirmed at Bishop James Mahoney High School in Saskatoon

  26-11-2020 17:49
  
  Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools says it was notified Wednesday of two positive COVID-19 cases in individuals at Bishop James Mahoney High School.
  
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• Pleasant Hill condo group wants help with chronic parking lot vandalism

  26-11-2020 17:34
  
  Roger Taer wants the city to build a fence to help thwart vandals trashing vehicles in his condo's parking lot.
  
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• Coronavirus: Isolation taking a toll on mental health of Sask. seniors, some experts say

  26-11-2020 16:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some experts say there needs to be a balance between the mental health of seniors and protecting them from COVID-19 as isolation takes its toll.
  
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