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• Woman concerned over mother’s living conditions on Big River First Nation

  12-01-2021 23:56
  
  A woman is concerned about the living conditions of her 69-year-old mother, Betsy Bird, and the four foster children she's taking care of on Big River First Nation.
  
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• La Ronge mayor urges residents to 'buckle down' even as vaccines arrive

  12-01-2021 23:18
  
  The mayor of La Ronge says he commends the front-line workers who administered hundreds of doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to residents of the province’s far northeast over the weekend.
  
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• Sask. premier clarifies it was province's decision to hold back 2nd doses of Pfizer vaccine

  12-01-2021 23:15
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe took some of the responsibility for a slower distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, stating it was the province’s decision to hold back second doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
  
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• Moe clarifies it was province's decision to hold back 2nd doses of Pfizer vaccine

  12-01-2021 23:15
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe took some of the responsibility for a slower distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, stating it was the province’s decision to hold back second doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan premier reverses decision on withholding 2nd dose of Pfizer’s vaccine to ramp up vaccination speed

  12-01-2021 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced on Tuesday the province had decided to stop withholding the second dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and proceed with administering all available doses at once, in an effort to speed up the vaccination process.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan changes guidance on Pfizer’s vaccines administering location

  12-01-2021 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced on Tuesday that the guidance on not moving Pfizer’s vaccine from its primary location to other administering locations has now changed and that health officials will be able to move the vaccine shipments from their primary locations to long-term care homes directly and be administered on-site.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan extends public health restrictions for two weeks

  12-01-2021 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced on Tuesday the extension of public health orders until Jan. 29, limiting private indoor gatherings to immediate households only, outdoor gatherings to up to 10 people and leaving retail locations and places of worship operating at lower capacity.
  
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• Break and Enter/Assault Investigation - Suspect Vehicle Image

  12-01-2021 22:14 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are asking for public assistance in identifying suspects and a vehicle involved in a recent break and enter and assault.  At approximately 4:50 p.m., January 6, 2021 two unknown males forced their way into a home in the 300 block of Vanier Crescent.  Inside, they assaulted and threatened the three occupants before one victim was able to run to a neighbour's house for assistance.  The suspects also attempted to steal several items before fleeing the area.
  
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• 'Widespread strong winds': Clipper system prompts Environment Canada weather statement for Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-01-2021 22:13
  
  'Widespread strong winds': Clipper system prompts Environment Canada weather statement for Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'Widespread strong winds': Clipper system prompts Environment Canada weather statement for Saskatoon

  12-01-2021 22:13
  
  There were a total of 24 special weather statements issued on Tuesday, covering dozens of Saskatchewan communities.
  
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• High winds prompt special weather statements for Sask.

  12-01-2021 22:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An Alberta clipper is expected to blow through Saskatchewan this week, bringing high winds, snow and cooler temperatures. Read More
  
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• Coping with COVID-19: Survey explores how Sask. residents feel in new year

  12-01-2021 21:37 via cbc.ca
  
  An Insightrix Research survey asked 400 Saskatchewan residents how they were feeling.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 5 more deaths, active case rate tops national average

  12-01-2021 21:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is reporting its lowest daily bump in COVID-19 cases in a week, but the rate of active cases in the province is still higher than that of every other province except Alberta.
  
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• Coronavirus death toll in Saskatchewan surpasses 200

  12-01-2021 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are 248 new coronavirus cases in the province, with 3,752 active cases and 14,814 total recoveries.
  
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• COVID-19 restrictions extended in Saskatchewan until Jan. 29

  12-01-2021 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Tuesday, the seven-day average of new daily cases is 321, or 26.5 cases per 100,000 people — the highest transmission rate since the start of the pandemic.
  
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• Blustery Wednesday: Jan. 12 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  12-01-2021 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s going to get windy as a system passes through Saskatchewan. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Tuesday, Jan. 12.
  
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• Sask.'s top doctor says 'universal compliance' with health orders needed now more than ever as cases rise

  12-01-2021 21:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Saqib Shahab said Tuesday that the next three months could be the most critical period Saskatchewan has seen thus far in the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Saskatchewan extends current COVID-19 restrictions for at least two more weeks

  12-01-2021 21:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's provincial government has decided to extend current public health orders until January 29, due to current transmission rates.
  
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• Saskatchewan extends current COVID-19 restrictions for at least 2 more weeks

  12-01-2021 21:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's provincial government has decided to extend current public health orders until January 29, due to current transmission rates.
  
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• Work Continues on Building a Vaccine Manufacturing Facility in Saskatoon - 620 CKRM.com

  12-01-2021 20:55
  
  Work Continues on Building a Vaccine Manufacturing Facility in Saskatoon  620 CKRM.com
  
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• Four COVID-19 outbreaks declared in North Battleford within a week

  12-01-2021 20:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared four COVID-19 outbreaks in North Battleford in 2021 and we're not even half way through January. Read More
  
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• Prince Albert homicide: Family mourns 21-year-old father killed

  12-01-2021 20:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 21-year-old man who died in hospital after being found gravely injured during a vehicle stop by Prince Albert police over the weekend is being remembered as a devoted father. Read More
  
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• Stepfather found not guilty of sexually assaulting stepdaughter with spina bifida

  12-01-2021 19:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Warning: Story contains testimony some may find graphicRead More
  
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• 'Let's get it together': Head of Sask. nurses' union says province needs to step up pace on COVID-19 vaccines

  12-01-2021 19:53
  
  The head of Saskatchewan's registered nurses' union says she's worried the province's plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines is faltering and that RNs can play a greater role in getting shots in arms.
  
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• Canada-U.S. border to remain closed until at least Feb. 21

  12-01-2021 19:46 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canada-U.S. border will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Feb. 21.
  
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• City hall may expand tax abatements for affordable housing developments

  12-01-2021 19:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The City of Saskatoon is considering expanding the tax breaks available to affordable housing developers to include "mixed-market" projects. Read More
  
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• After being left out at first, Sask's far northeast zone is a leader in administering COVID-19 vaccines

  12-01-2021 19:25 via cbc.ca
  
  The far northeast region in Saskatchewan has administered all its doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, outpacing inoculation in bigger centres like Prince Albert.
  
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• Three charged in alleged Saskatoon 'dial-a-dope' cocaine operation - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-01-2021 19:02
  
  Three charged in alleged Saskatoon 'dial-a-dope' cocaine operation  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Three charged in alleged Saskatoon 'dial-a-dope' cocaine operation

  12-01-2021 19:02
  
  Three people are facing charges following an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) drug unit into an alleged cocaine “dial-a-dope” operation.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s health minister replaces eHealth’s board of directors

  12-01-2021 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Days after accepting a report into a privacy breach at eHealth, Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman announced a new board of directors.
  
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• Sask. government announces independent review of eHealth, new board of directors

  12-01-2021 18:36
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan announced it will order a review of the governance, management and program operations at eHealth.
  
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• Sask. on pace to reach record number of overdose deaths from 2020

  12-01-2021 18:05
  
  Saskatchewan is on track to reach a record high number of drug-related deaths from 2020, according to statistics released by the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.
  
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• Sask. jazzfest organizers tentatively look ahead to summer, issue call for artists

  12-01-2021 18:03
  
  SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival organizers are now accepting applications from Saskatchewan musicians and bands of any genre.
  
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• 2020 a brutal year for fatal drug overdoses in Saskatchewan

  12-01-2021 17:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The number of people in Saskatchewan who died of drug overdoses in 2020 appears to have doubled the 2019 total.
  
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• Canada-U.S. land border closure extended to Feb. 21

  12-01-2021 17:44
  
  The COVID-19 travel restrictions in place at the Canada-U.S. land border are being extended for another month and will remain in effect until Feb. 21, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday.
  
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• SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival begins recruiting local musicians for this summer

  12-01-2021 17:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Musicians from across the province are being asked to apply for this year's SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival.
  
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• Government secures another 20M COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer

  12-01-2021 17:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the federal government has reached an agreement to purchase another 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total number of vaccine doses scheduled to arrive this year to 80 million.
  
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• Federal government secures another 20M COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer

  12-01-2021 17:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the federal government has reached an agreement to purchase another 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total number of vaccine doses scheduled to arrive this year to 80 million.
  
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• Canada locks in 20M more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive this spring

  12-01-2021 17:29
  
  Canada has exercised an option with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer-BioNTech to secure an additional 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday.
  
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• Ireland has the world's highest COVID-19 rate. How did it go so wrong?

  12-01-2021 17:00
  
  When Ireland came out of a strict six-week lockdown in December it had one of the lowest levels of COVID-19 cases in Europe. Since then, the situation has dramatically unravelled.
  
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• New COVID-19 case confirmed at Saskatoon school - CTV News Saskatoon

  12-01-2021 16:54
  
  New COVID-19 case confirmed at Saskatoon school  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• New COVID-19 case confirmed at Saskatoon school

  12-01-2021 16:54
  
  A new case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at a Saskatoon school.
  
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• Saskatchewan crop researchers receiving nearly $10M in government funding

  12-01-2021 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal and provincial governments are committing $9.8 million in funding for 39 crop-related research projects through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund.
  
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• Saskatoon Blades eye potential late February start to shortened WHL season, if all goes well - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  12-01-2021 15:53
  
  Saskatoon Blades eye potential late February start to shortened WHL season, if all goes well  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Blustery Wednesday forecast for southern Saskatchewan

  12-01-2021 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada says widespread winds of 60 km/h gusting to 80 km/h are likely, with localized severe gusts of 100 km/h possible in southern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon Blades eye potential late February start to shortened WHL season, if all goes well

  12-01-2021 15:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Blades are on standby. Read More
  
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• Healthy Living: Reviewing the top diets of 2020

  12-01-2021 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brook Bulloch joins Global News Morning to review the top diets of 2020 to help you with your health goals for 2021.
  
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• As coronavirus wears on, Sask. education students to help shore up substitute teacher supply

  12-01-2021 15:43
  In a move not seen since the Second World War, some education students will be granted temporary teaching permits.
  
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• Staying organized at home in the new year

  12-01-2021 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Craft and DIY expert Denise Wild joins Global News Morning with some tips to help you stay organized at home in 2021.
  
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• A record year of overdose deaths in Sask. leaves untold tragedy

  12-01-2021 15:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Before Mitchell Sveinbjornson became one of the numbers, he was a loving father with a well-paying job in a small Saskatchewan town. Read More
  
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