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• Saskatoon police monitoring "freedom rally" protest after previous events resulted in fines for violating public health orders

  19-12-2020 23:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It's not yet clear what, if any, fines will result from a "freedom rally" in downtown Saskatoon Saturday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Getting COVID-19 vaccine an 'awesome' experience, says Regina ICU nurse

  19-12-2020 23:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Whitney Walker-Ross is an intensive care unit nurse in Regina who got the vaccine on Thursday. She said lining up with other health-care workers to get the shot was “like a treat.”
  
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• Sask. microbiologist warns against people being 'complacent' as vaccine rolls out

  19-12-2020 23:03
  
  News of a COVID-19 vaccine coming to the province was an early Christmas gift for Dr. Joesph Blondeau.
  
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• Man accused of defying COVID-19 restrictions on Calgary rink upset by arrest

  19-12-2020 22:51
  
  The Calgary Police Service has released a statement about an arrest at an outdoor rink that was caught on video and shared on social media this week.
  
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• Traffic restrictions lifted after Saskatoon protest against COVID-19 measures

  19-12-2020 21:48
  
  Saskatoon police responded Saturday to a "freedom rally" which began at the Vimy Memorial.
  
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• Traffic restrictions in place for Saskatoon protest against COVID-19 measures

  19-12-2020 21:48
  
  Saskatoon police are responding to a "freedom rally" at the Vimy Memorial on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Traffic restrictions in place at Saskatoon freedom rally - CTV News Saskatoon

  19-12-2020 21:48
  
  Traffic restrictions in place at Saskatoon freedom rally  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatchewan reports 8 more deaths due to COVID-19, 252 new cases

  19-12-2020 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were eight deaths and 252 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Saturday bringing the provincial total deaths to 115 and 13,329 cases.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 8 more deaths, 252 new cases reported Saturday

  19-12-2020 21:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The 252 new cases of the illness announced Saturday bring the number of active cases in the province to 3,762.
  
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• 8 more Sask. COVID-19 deaths reported, 252 new cases

  19-12-2020 21:14
  
  Eight Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. The province also reported 252 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the active case count to 3,761.
  
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• Canada surpasses half a million COVID-19 cases

  19-12-2020 21:13
  
  Canada has now recorded more than 500,000 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the global pandemic.
  
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• Regina non-profit promises review, but calls complaints about program 'a significant distraction'

  19-12-2020 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Regina non-profit Street Workers Advocacy Project (SWAP) says former employees who have spoken out about concerns with the Raising Hope program are trying to "discredit the agency," and that their actions are a "significant distraction."
  
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• Public Advisory - Traffic Restrictions

  19-12-2020 20:51 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is responding to a protest at the Vimy Memorial this afternoon.Police were notified about the event earlier this week and have spoken with organizers. Following speeches, the group is expected to depart the area and travel along a pre-determined route on foot. The anticipated route of travel is attached. Traffic restrictions will be in place and the public is asked to avoid this area 
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• Riders roster roundup: Edem, Powell extended, Zack Evans released

  19-12-2020 20:26
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders extended several key players this week, including veteran defensive back Mike Edem and leading rusher William Powell.
  
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• Man allegedly steals vehicle at knifepoint, crashes into tree: Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP

  19-12-2020 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Qu’Appelle RCMP received a complaint Wednesday that a vehicle was stolen at knifepoint in front of a business on Broadway Street by a male suspect.
  
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• Roughriders coaching young Saskatchewan athletes

  19-12-2020 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Despite the pandemic and a year without the CFL, Charleston Hughes and fellow Roughriders defensive lineman Makana Henry are still finding ways to fulfill their need for football. Ian Duffy tells us how they’re coaching young players who look up to them, and planning to do so long after the pandemic ends.
  
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• COVID-19 case confirmed at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School

  19-12-2020 18:55
  
  A person at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools.
  
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• These new COVID-19 restrictions came into effect in Sask. Saturday

  19-12-2020 18:03
  
  Additional COVID-19 restrictions came into effect in Saskatchewan on Saturday, closing casinos and bingo halls and reducing capacity for personal service businesses.
  
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• Saskatoon bingo hall left confused by restrictions - CKOM News Talk Sports

  19-12-2020 17:25
  
  Saskatoon bingo hall left confused by restrictions  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• 'I don't want to get shot': Saskatoon pot shop asks customers to briefly remove face masks after armed robbery

  19-12-2020 17:24
  
  A Saskatoon pot shop owner is asking customers to briefly remove their face masks upon entry after he was robbed by armed suspects earlier this month — an altercation that ended with him staring down the barrel of a gun.
  
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• 'I don't want to get shot': Saskatoon head shop asks customers to briefly remove face masks after armed robbery - CTV Toronto

  19-12-2020 17:24
  
  'I don't want to get shot': Saskatoon head shop asks customers to briefly remove face masks after armed robbery  CTV Toronto
  
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• 'I don't want to get shot': Saskatoon head shop asks customers to briefly remove face masks after armed robbery

  19-12-2020 17:24
  
  A Saskatoon head shop owner is asking customers to briefly remove their face masks upon entry after he was robbed by armed suspects earlier this month — an altercation that ended with him staring down the barrel of a gun.
  
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• New, faster-spreading strain of COVID-19 confirmed in Britain

  19-12-2020 16:55
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed with his senior ministers on Saturday what urgent action to take after it was confirmed that a new strain of the COVID-19 virus could spread more quickly and lead to a surge in cases.
  
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• PM unrepentant about deficit spending, regrets PPE shortcomings

  19-12-2020 13:00
  
  The federal government's plans to add billions to the deficit to stimulate the economy will end up being a "huge advantage" for Canada, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who also says frontline workers should never have had to re-use PPE early in the pandemic.
  
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• Patent index documents history of iconic Saskatchewan inventions

  19-12-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A research project from the Western Development Museum documents part of the province’s history with patents and their inventors’ gadgets.
  
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• Canada should make vaccines: Letters to the editor Dec. 19

  19-12-2020 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• A time of miracles: Saskatchewan residents plan for a distanced holiday season

  19-12-2020 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Rabbi Claudio Jodorkovsky had trouble lighting the menorah this year. Read More
  
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• The best holiday gifts $50 and under

  19-12-2020 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lifestyle and beauty expert Nneka Elliott checks in with 'The Morning Show' to share gift ideas under $50.
  
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• Sask. among 6 provinces asking federal government to delay Bill C-15 implementation

  19-12-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s Minister for First Nations, Métis and Northern relations is asking the federal government to delay the proposed implementation of Bill C-15, which represents Canada’s take on the United Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People’s (UNDRIP). 
  
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• Sask. needs more harm reduction services for people living with addictions: doctor

  19-12-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Brian Brownbridge said Saskatchewan will keep losing people to fatal overdoses unless more harm reduction supports are put in place for people living with addictions.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccines are an 'astonishing' feat, but they won't end pandemic overnight

  19-12-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  While the arrival of two COVID-19 vaccines in recent weeks has provided hope of an end to the pandemic, the harsh reality is that the number of cases and hospitalizations in Canada has never been worse.
  
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• Checkpoints, Zoom calls and parental guilt made 2020 a year like no other for MPs

  19-12-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on so many Canadians this year through job losses, business closures and forced separations from family and friends. Those challenges were felt also by the federal politicians who tried to serve their constituents remotely, and who had to self-isolate each and every time they returned home from Ottawa.
  
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• Traffic restrictions lifted after Saskatoon protest against COVID-19 measures - CTV Toronto

  19-12-2020 09:00
  
  Traffic restrictions lifted after Saskatoon protest against COVID-19 measures  CTV Toronto
  
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• Regina friendship centre asks Sask. for permission to proceed with overdose prevention site

  19-12-2020 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The centre's executive director, Michael Parker, says it's something that's needed now, equating it to "stemming the bleeding."
  
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• Sask. anxiety, depression rates higher during COVID-19: researchers

  19-12-2020 02:02 via cbc.ca
  
  It has been more than nine months since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Saskatchewan, and researchers have been working to identify how the pandemic has impacted mental health in the province.
  
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• Sask. residents prefer muscle, utility over luxury, list from car-selling site suggests

  19-12-2020 01:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan residents' dream cars vary from the choices of other Canadians, according to a popular website for selling vehicles.
  
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• Sask. residents prefer muscle, utility over luxury, list from car-selling site sugests

  19-12-2020 01:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan residents' dream cars vary from the choices of other Canadians, according to a popular website for selling vehicles.
  
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• K-9 unit training with holiday theme

  19-12-2020 01:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  With only a week before Christmas, workplaces are looking for unique ways to introduce some holiday cheer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some Saskatchewan RCMP officers found a special way to include it in their shifts.
  
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• Global News at 6 Saskatoon — Dec. 18, 2020

  19-12-2020 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, edition of Global News at 6 with Elise Darwish on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Optimist Hill reopens in Saskatoon with COVID-19 rules in place - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-12-2020 01:08
  
  Optimist Hill reopens in Saskatoon with COVID-19 rules in place  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Optimist Hill reopens in Saskatoon with COVID-19 rules in place

  19-12-2020 01:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's Optimist Hill is open for the season. Read More
  
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• Friendship centre asks province for permission to proceed with ‘urgent’ overdose prevention site in Regina

  19-12-2020 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Nēwo Yōtina Friendship Centre has made an application to the province to open a safe consumption site in Regina next month. As Roberta Bell reports, the group is seeking an exemption to operate it as an Urgent Public Health Need Site.
  
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• Saskatoon’s Optimist Hill now open with COVID-19 restrictions

  19-12-2020 00:52
  
  Skiers and snowboarders have a reason to smile as Optimist Hill announced its opening on Friday.
  
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• Saskatoon faith and community leaders encourage creative holiday celebrations

  19-12-2020 00:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Faith and community leaders in the city discussed ways people can creatively stay connected during the holidays despite gathering restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: 3 Saskatchewan towns using temporary model in ERs

  19-12-2020 00:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new model is being used between hospitals in Kelvington, Wadena, and Wynyard in response to challenges with rural doctor recruitment and pressure from coronavirus activity.
  
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• Judge finds Michael Robertson not guilty in 2015 death of Rocky Genereaux

  19-12-2020 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Michael Robertson said he acted in self-defence when Rocky Genereaux was stabbed in March 2015.
  
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• Sask. Pen outbreak grows: Correctional Service of Canada says 63 inmates have active COVID-19 cases

  19-12-2020 00:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The COVID-19 outbreak at one of Canada's largest prisons has grown since the first case among inmates was identified last weekend. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak at Sask. Pen grows to 63 cases among inmates, 1 staff member

  19-12-2020 00:30
  
  Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says 63 inmates and one staff member at Saskatchewan Penitentiary have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Friday.
  
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• Police chief says public health investigations are taking place at protests

  19-12-2020 00:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's police chief says even though members of the public don't see police enforcing public health orders at protests, that doesn't mean investigations aren't ongoing. Read More
  
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• 'Kids need some joy:' After a dark year Saskatoon homeowners ramp up Christmas light displays - CTV News Saskatoon

  19-12-2020 00:06
  
  'Kids need some joy:' After a dark year Saskatoon homeowners ramp up Christmas light displays  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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