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• Highway 17 closed near Lloydminster after truck, semi crash

  08-01-2021 23:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Highway 17 south will be closed near Lloydminster as police investigate a crash between a semi and a truck.
  
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• Hitting approach while driving in ditch was 'marked departure,' not accident: judge

  08-01-2021 23:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  "It is only through the unfathomable ways of providence that no one was killed " when a Humboldt woman left a gravel road and drove for almost a kilometre in a ditch — crashing into an approach and launching her SUV, a Saskatoon Queen's Bench judge ruled. Read More
  
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• 4 dead after all residents at Wakaw, Sask. care home test positive for COVID-19

  08-01-2021 23:09
  
  All 44 residents at Lakeview Pioneer Lodge in Wakaw have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the facility’s acting administrator. Of those 44 residents, four have died.
  
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• 4 dead after all residents at Wakaw care home test positive for COVID-19

  08-01-2021 23:09
  
  All 44 residents at Lakeview Pioneer Lodge in Wakaw have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the facility’s acting administrator. Of those 44 residents, four have died.
  
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• 'Everybody would just kind of like to have a hug': Snow sculpture in front of Saskatoon home warms hearts

  08-01-2021 23:08
  
  The large, detailed sculpture depicting a young girl cuddling an oversized teddy bear was inspired by the snow carver's nieces.
  
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• Developers propose 50-unit complex off Broadway Avenue

  08-01-2021 23:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A couple with "deep roots" in Saskatoon want to rezone land in the heart of the Nutana neighbourhood for a new residential complex. Read More
  
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• WWII plane frame found in field near Estevan

  08-01-2021 23:01
  
  A World War Two aircraft has been grounded in a field near Estevan since the war ended.
  
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• Saskatchewan health minister stands by comments on second round of COVID-19 vaccine

  08-01-2021 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health minister Paul Merriman stands firm on receiving instruction from the federal government to hold back second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine slowly making its way to Saskatchewan's north

  08-01-2021 22:20 via cbc.ca
  
  La Loche Mayor Georgina Jolibois says the provincial government has been keeping northern leaders in the loop when it comes to the rollout plan, but that more support is needed.
  
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• Sask. COVID-19 cases rising following holiday season

  08-01-2021 22:18
  
  Positive cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan have been steadily increasing since the holiday season.
  
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• Saskatoon jail, close to no active cases of COVID-19, reopens to new admissions - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  08-01-2021 22:06
  
  Saskatoon jail, close to no active cases of COVID-19, reopens to new admissions  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon jail, close to no active cases of COVID-19, reopens to new admissions

  08-01-2021 22:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon provincial jail has resumed accpeting new inmates after admissions were temporarily halted during a COVID-19 outbreak that affected up to 150 inmates and 59 staff. Read More
  
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• Caution urged before heading out on ice-covered Saskatchewan water bodies

  08-01-2021 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials are urging people to exercise caution before heading out on frozen Saskatchewan water bodies due to the continuing warm weather.
  
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• Seven COVID-19-related deaths reported in Saskatchewan

  08-01-2021 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The overall COVID-19-related death total in Saskatchewan has risen 184 since the start of the pandemic after seven more deaths were reported on Jan. 8.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 2 weeks after Christmas, province reports 4th-highest bump in cases to date

  08-01-2021 21:31 via cbc.ca
  
  For the second day in a row, Saskatchewan recorded more than 300 new cases of the illness, plus seven more deaths.
  
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• Wonderful weekend ahead: Jan. 8 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  08-01-2021 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Staying above seasonal for the second weekend of the year. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Friday, Jan. 8.
  
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• Psychologist says 'come together effect' may have helped reduce suicides in Sask. in 2020

  08-01-2021 21:26 via cbc.ca
  
  The number of people who committed suicide last year in the province was much smaller from previous years, surprising many many health professionals.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to some inmates at Sask. federal psychiatric facility

  08-01-2021 21:20
  
  Inmates at a federal correctional facility located in Saskatoon will be among the first offenders in Canada to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.
  
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• As Canada falls behind other countries on vaccinations, Trudeau promises to 'scale up' deliveries

  08-01-2021 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  With some provinces warning about a looming shortage of vaccines, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the government is negotiating with manufacturers to move up deliveries to get more shots into the arms of Canadians sooner.
  
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• Support far and wide for 10-year-old Sask. Indigenous student shamed over ribbon skirt

  08-01-2021 20:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Chris Kulak says his 10-year-old daughter Isabella thinks it might be time for a new downstairs closet to hold all the ribbon skirts arriving from around the world. Read More
  
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• 6 ways to ward off 'spinning thoughts' and overcome sleep struggles

  08-01-2021 20:15
  
  A sleep expert shares tips to stop the swirl of thoughts that might be keeping you up and explains why the best time to take melatonin is probably not when you think.
  
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• 6 ways to ward off 'spinning thoughts' and overcome other sleep struggles

  08-01-2021 20:15
  
  A sleep expert shares tips to stop the swirl of thoughts that might be keeping you up and explains why the best time to take melatonin is probably not when you think.
  
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• Feds say Sask. not told to "hold back" vaccine for second dose

  08-01-2021 19:55
  
  The federal government is disputing Saskatchewan’s claim that it was required to save half of the province’s initial shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for a second dose.
  
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• This week's Saskatoon Morning playlist, with Tucker Lane

  08-01-2021 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  This collection of songs heard on Saskatoon Morning will be updated weekly.
  
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• This week's Saskatoon Morning playlist, with Rooky and more

  08-01-2021 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  This collection of songs heard on Saskatoon Morning will be updated weekly.
  
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• This week's Saskatoon Morning playlist, with Ritual Rabbits and more

  08-01-2021 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  This collection of songs heard on Saskatoon Morning will be updated weekly.
  
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• This week's Saskatoon Morning playlist, with Ritual Rabbits

  08-01-2021 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  This collection of songs heard on Saskatoon Morning will be updated weekly.
  
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• This week's Saskatoon Morning playlist, with Pauk Kuzbik and more

  08-01-2021 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  This collection of songs heard on Saskatoon Morning will be updated weekly.
  
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• This week's Saskatoon Morning playlist with Fabian Villeneuve

  08-01-2021 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  This collection of songs heard on Saskatoon Morning will be updated weekly.
  
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• This week's Saskatoon Morning playlist featuring Katelyn Lehner

  08-01-2021 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  This collection of songs heard on Saskatoon Morning will be updated weekly.
  
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• Music for your weekend: The Saskatoon Morning playlist

  08-01-2021 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  This collection of songs heard on Saskatoon Morning is updated weekly.
  
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• Keep dancing and 'don't worry': This week's Saskatoon Morning playlist - CBC.ca

  08-01-2021 19:53
  
  Keep dancing and 'don't worry': This week's Saskatoon Morning playlist  CBC.ca
  
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• Keep dancing and 'don't worry': This week's Saskatoon Morning playlist

  08-01-2021 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  This collection of songs heard on Saskatoon Morning will be updated weekly.
  
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• A Saskatoon man's journey from high school basketball star to online conspiracy theorist to accused killer - CBC.ca

  08-01-2021 19:48
  
  A Saskatoon man's journey from high school basketball star to online conspiracy theorist to accused killer  CBC.ca
  
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• A Saskatoon man's journey from high school basketball star to online conspiracy theorist to accused killer

  08-01-2021 19:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Prior to this week, many people in Saskatoon would have known Kevin Hollman as a member of the city's basketball royalty.
  
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• Sask. sports personality battles COVID-19

  08-01-2021 19:40
  
  Regina’s Warren Woods, who has covered the CFL and curling for decades, contracted the virus in early December and has been in hospital for more than a month.
  
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• Community shows its love for Regina sports broadcaster battling COVID-19

  08-01-2021 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The community has raised more than $41,000 as of Friday for Regina sports broadcaster Warren 'Woodsy' Woods who is in the hospital battling COVID-19.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate jumps in December

  08-01-2021 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Statistics Canada reported Friday Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate in December was 7.8 per cent, up from 6.9 per cent in November.
  
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• Saskatchewan eHealth ransomware attack called one of province’s largest privacy breaches

  08-01-2021 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's Information and Privacy Commissioner Ron Kruzeniski is calling eHealth's 2019-20 ransomware attack one of the province's largest privacy breaches.
  
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• Sask. dental hygienist says they could help administer COVID vaccine

  08-01-2021 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Leanne Huvenaars, the past president of the Canadian Dental Hygienist Association, says hygienists in Saskatchewan are willing to help give the COVID vaccine and contact trace.
  
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• Province was never required to 'hold back' vaccine doses, federal agency says

  08-01-2021 18:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The federal government says Saskatchewan was never required to conserve second doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as the province's minister of health claimed in a press conference Wednesday Read More
  
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• Teachers are front-line workers and should be vaccinated early, Sask. Teachers Federation says

  08-01-2021 18:18 via cbc.ca
  
  "Front-facing occupational groups" may not get the vaccine until May or June, the province's chief medical health officer says.
  
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• Trudeau says 'shocking' riot in Washington was incited by Trump

  08-01-2021 18:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today this week's attack on Capitol Hill was a "shocking" event that was incited by President Donald Trump.
  
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• eHealth cyberattack affected millions of files, was one of Sask.'s worst breaches ever: privacy commissioner

  08-01-2021 17:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Sask. Information and Privacy Commissioner Ron Kruzeniski found the cyberattack on eHealth last year affected some 50 million files and was one of the province's largest privacy breaches ever.
  
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• More than 500k personal files potentially exposed in eHealth ransomware attack: Privacy Commissioner report

  08-01-2021 17:25
  
  More than 500,000 files containing personal information were potentially exposed to a ransomware attack on eHealth Saskatchewan, according to a report by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan.
  
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• In damning report, Sask. privacy czar blasts government handling of 2019 cyberattack

  08-01-2021 17:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  On Dec. 20 2019, a Saskatchewan Health Authority employee opened an email attachment that appeared to be from a job search company — inadvertently triggering one of the largest privacy breaches in the province's history. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon man seeks bail a third time - The Battlefords News-Optimist

  08-01-2021 17:07
  
  Saskatoon man seeks bail a third time  The Battlefords News-Optimist
  
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• Federal gov't says it did not tell Sask. to hold back COVID-19 vaccine doses as health minister claimed

  08-01-2021 17:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government says it did not mandate Saskatchewan to “hold back” second doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine as the province’s Health Minister Paul Merriman claimed in a news conference this week.
  
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• Federal gov't says it did not mandate Sask. hold back vaccine doses, Merriman maintains it did

  08-01-2021 17:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government says it did not mandate Saskatchewan to “hold back” second doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine as the province’s Health Minister Paul Merriman, but Merriman maintained his stance Friday.
  
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• Rising cases 'frightening,' PM Trudeau says, vows vaccine rollout will 'scale up'

  08-01-2021 16:59
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the state of the pandemic is "frightening," and is vowing that the number of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines being delivered to Canada will "scale up," in February.
  
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