Saskatoon news

• Saskatchewan can expect to see positive COVID variant: microbiologist

  29-12-2020 23:59
  
  Kyle Anderson expects the new coronavirus variant that swept across the United Kingdom has made its way to Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario will be detected in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatchewan can expect to see coronavirus variant: microbiologist

  29-12-2020 23:59
  
  Kyle Anderson expects the new coronavirus variant that swept across the United Kingdom has made its way to Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario will be detected in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Regina snowbird stays put due to COVID-19

  29-12-2020 23:51
  
  Tammy Langmaier has been a snowbird since 2011 – but this year she’s staying put at her home in Regina, experiencing a few things she hasn’t done in almost a decade.
  
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• 36th COVID-19 death reported at Extendicare Parkside

  29-12-2020 23:23
  
  Regina’s Extendicare Parkside care home has reported its 36th COVID-19-related death, as of Monday at 4 p.m.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer reflects on 2020

  29-12-2020 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab sits down Global News’ Katelyn Wilson to discuss the challenges of navigating the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Blades bears helping out families over the holidays

  29-12-2020 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  This year it was presented differently, but thanks to so many great people in our community the Saskatoon Blades teddy bear toss was another success.
  
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• Saskatoon family surprises 95-year-old grandmother with hugging station Christmas morning - Global News

  29-12-2020 22:32
  
  Saskatoon family surprises 95-year-old grandmother with hugging station Christmas morning  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon family surprises 95-year-old grandmother with hugging station Christmas morning

  29-12-2020 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lou MacDonald, 95, was surprised Christmas morning with a hugging station.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Shaq Evans apologzies for calling out fans over reactions to BLM

  29-12-2020 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders' wide receiver Shaq Evans apoligizes for his reaction to fans commenting negativley towards the Black Lives Matters movement in the summer.
  
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• Saskatoon, Regina drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites to see expanded hours - CTV News Saskatoon

  29-12-2020 21:40
  
  Saskatoon, Regina drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites to see expanded hours  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon, Regina drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites to see expanded hours

  29-12-2020 21:40
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding drive-thru testing hours in Regina and Saskatoon.
  
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• Coronavirus: 10 new deaths reported as Saskatchewan crosses 15K total infections

  29-12-2020 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are 208 new coronavirus cases in the province, with 3,191 active cases and 11,680 total recoveries.
  
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• Sask. reports 10 more COVID-19 deaths, bringing total to 151

  29-12-2020 21:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Six of the new fatalities were aged 80 or over, including two from the Regina zone. The other four deaths in this age group were located in the far north west, north west, north central and central east zones. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 10 deaths, 208 new cases recorded over 2 days

  29-12-2020 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  The latest update on Saskatchewan's COVID-19 situation reported the second-highest hospitalization count since the pandemic came to the province in March.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 10 deaths, 208 new cases and 405 recoveries recorded over 2 days

  29-12-2020 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  The latest update on Saskatchewan's COVID-19 situation reported the second-highest hospitalization count since the pandemic came to the province in March.
  
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• Coronavirus vaccine tracker: How many people in Canada have received shots?

  29-12-2020 20:28
  
  Canada has administered more than 749,000 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far, in a landmark effort against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus vaccination tracker: How many people in Canada have received shots?

  29-12-2020 20:28
  
  Canada has administered 42,277,963 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far, in a landmark effort against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Dec. 29

  29-12-2020 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Ciara Yaschuk on Tuesday, Dec. 29.
  
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• Province’s first Indigenous-owned liquor store opens at Grasswood

  29-12-2020 19:34
  
  The Patch Wine and Spirits, Saskatchewan’s first Indigenous-owned liquor store, has opened on the English River First Nation urban reserve in the community of Grasswood.
  
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• 400,000 litres of produced water spills from pipeline near Drayton Valley: AER

  29-12-2020 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Energy Regulator is reporting a spill of about 400,000 litres of salty produced water from a pipeline owned by oil and gas producer ARC Resources Ltd.
  
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• Climate change is threatening these 10 species in Canada

  29-12-2020 19:16
  
  Despite all of the attention on the pandemic this year, climate change is still a problem with real consequences for many species in Canada. Here are 10 of them that are particularly at risk.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s top 10 feel-good stories of 2020

  29-12-2020 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News looks back at some of Saskatchewan's most heartwarming, feel-good stories of the year as 2020 comes to end.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan COVID-19 vaccine approved for human clinical trials

  29-12-2020 18:48 via cbc.ca
  
  A COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) is headed for human clinical trials.
  
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• U of S COVID-19 vaccine approved for human clinical trials

  29-12-2020 18:48 via cbc.ca
  
  A COVID-19 vaccine developed but the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) is headed for human clinical trials.
  
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• Decline in travel forcing Sask. airports into debt in 2021

  29-12-2020 18:46
  
  The sharp decline in travel from the pandemic is taking a financial toll on Saskatchewan’s two major airports, with Regina and Saskatoon’s facilities being forced into debt to cover operating costs.
  
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• Prince Albert seniors complex under COVID-19 lockdown

  29-12-2020 18:44
  
  The Columbian Centre seniors living complex in Prince Albert is under lockdown after public health detected five cases of COVID-19 among residents.
  
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• NFL reciever pays tribute to Samwel Uko, who died after being turned away from Regina hospital twice

  29-12-2020 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  NFL wide receiver Chase Claypool wore a shirt with the photo of former Regina resident Samwel Uko, who was found dead in Wascana Lake in May 2020.
  
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• NFL receiver pays tribute to Samwel Uko, who died after being turned away from Regina hospital twice

  29-12-2020 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  NFL wide receiver Chase Claypool wore a shirt with the photo of former Regina resident Samwel Uko, who was found dead in Wascana Lake in May 2020.
  
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• Spreading holiday cheer at Eden Care Communities

  29-12-2020 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seniors at Eden Care Communities in Regina spread holiday cheer.
  
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• Tourism sector won’t recover until 2024: Tourism Saskatoon CEO - Global News

  29-12-2020 17:59
  
  Tourism sector won’t recover until 2024: Tourism Saskatoon CEO  Global News
  
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• Tourism sector won’t recover until 2024: Tourism Saskatoon CEO

  29-12-2020 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tourism Saskatoon CEO Stephanie Clovechok shared her thoughts on 2020 and what’s to come for the sector in the city.
  
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• Sask. reports 10 COVID-19 deaths, 208 new cases over past 2 days

  29-12-2020 17:53
  
  Over the past two days, the province said there were 10 new COVID-19-related deaths, along with 208 new cases.
  
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• Saskatoon police looking for vulnerable 29-year-old man

  29-12-2020 17:37
  
  Saskatoon police are asking for help finding 29-year-old Jordan Bear.
  
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• FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron looks back, ahead as 2020 comes to an end

  29-12-2020 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks to Global News reporter Roberta Bell about the impacts 2020 had on First Nations in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Poll suggests low levels of satisfaction over Prairie premiers handling of pandemic

  29-12-2020 16:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the premiers of Canada's three Prairie provinces are lagging counterparts from the rest of the country when it comes to how local residents feel the COVID-19 pandemic has been managed. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers sign defenceman Ethan Bear to 2-year extension

  29-12-2020 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The two-year extension through the 2021-22 NHL season is worth an average of $2 million annually, according to the Edmonton Oilers.
  
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• Before and after: How women are redefining provincial politics in Saskatchewan

  29-12-2020 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Women won the right to vote in Saskatchewan in 1916. Since then, women have blazed a trail in provincial politics.
  
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• Ontario logs nearly 4,500 new COVID-19 infections over two days, sets new single-day case record

  29-12-2020 16:29
  
  Ontario recorded nearly 4,500 new COVID-19 infections over two days as the province sets a new record for most cases reported in a single day.
  
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• Man missing more than a week: Saskatoon police

  29-12-2020 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon police are searching for a man who has been missing since Dec. 20.
  
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• Man missing more than a week found: Saskatoon police

  29-12-2020 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The 29 year old had gone missing on Dec. 20.
  
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• How women are redefining provincial politics in Saskatchewan

  29-12-2020 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  A look at how women are redefining provincial politics in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Vescera: The pandemic has helped me feel at home in Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  29-12-2020 16:20
  
  Vescera: The pandemic has helped me feel at home in Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Vescera: The pandemic has helped me feel at home in Saskatoon

  29-12-2020 16:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In August 2019, I said goodbye to the mountains. Read More
  
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• Buffalo Party brings new brand of Prairie populism to Saskatchewan

  29-12-2020 16:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Buffalo Party launched its first campaign on a breezy October day on the edge of Warman, just 20 days before Saskatchewan people voted in the provincial election. Read More
  
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• STC pushes through COVID 'stumbling block' to make child welfare progress: Arcand

  29-12-2020 16:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  While some of the Saskatoon Tribal Council's work hit "a standstill" this year because of COVID-19, Chief Mark Arcand says the organization still had some success in changing systems to better support Indigenous people in Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• 'A necessity': Rural post-secondary students face online learning hurdles

  29-12-2020 16:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Tracy Prybylski doesn't need to be on campus this year to attend her online courses at the University of Regina. Read More
  
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• When it comes to pandemics, COVID-19 might not be 'the big one': WHO

  29-12-2020 15:50
  
  WHO experts say that as bad as the novel coronavirus pandemic has been, worse outbreaks may be coming, calling the current pandemic a "wake-up call" on emergency preparedness.
  
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• CF patients await access to ‘game-changing’ drug Trikafta as it moves closer to approval

  29-12-2020 14:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  CF patients are waiting for the green light to access Trikafta. The life-altering drug has been moving closer to approval through the Canadian drug approval process.
  
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• Saskatoon police seek help finding man in wheelchair - CKOM News Talk Sports

  29-12-2020 14:36
  
  Saskatoon police seek help finding man in wheelchair  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Year in Review: Riders' president optimistic for 2021 after lost CFL season

  29-12-2020 14:00
  
  CTV News Regina’s Claire Hanna s with Riders President and CEO Craig Reynolds to see how the team navigated a difficult 2020 and what fans can expect in 2021.
  
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