Saskatoon news

• Saskatoon lab starts COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial

  02-02-2021 23:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The head of a Saskatoon lab developing a COVID-19 vaccine says the pandemic has laid bare the challenges in Canada's domestic vaccine manufacturing capacity. Read More
  
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• 'I almost lost my life': Sask. woman says health care system failed her after missed ectopic pregnancy

  02-02-2021 23:49
  
  A Dundurn woman wants to see changes after she says a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication was missed by multiple healthcare professionals.
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan government confirms 2 cases of the U.K. COVID-19 variant

  02-02-2021 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe confirmed that the U.K. COVID-19 variant has shown up in Saskatchewan, having been detected in two people living in the Regina zone.
  
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• Coronavirus: Scott Moe outlines province’s plans for incoming Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses

  02-02-2021 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe outlined what the province intended to do with the next shipment of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses.
  
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• Saskatchewan dentists eagerly await vaccinations despite delivery delays

  02-02-2021 23:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan dentists will likely be waiting until May to receive their COVID vaccinations.
  
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• 424 marijuana plants seized at grow-op in Watson Sask.: RCMP

  02-02-2021 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP said 424 marijuana plants at various levels of maturity were seized at a grow-op in Watson, Sask.
  
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• NDP calls for SHA board member to step down over California trip

  02-02-2021 23:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for a member of the Saskatchewan Health Authority board to step down after it was revealed she had been outside the country for months while Canadians were urged to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Family, friends raise awareness about missing 22-year-old Saskatoon woman

  02-02-2021 23:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mackenzie Lee Trottier's family is holding out hope for her safe return home. Read More
  
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• 'I miss him so, so much': Sask. woman testifies in trial of son’s accused murderer

  02-02-2021 22:59
  
  The mother of Duane Brett Ledoux testified on day two of the first degree murder trial of Marissa Bird.
  
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• Family, friends raise awareness about missing 22-year-old Saskatoon woman - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-02-2021 22:59
  
  Family, friends raise awareness about missing 22-year-old Saskatoon woman  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon library first in Canada to offer outreach support at walk-up window - CTV News Saskatoon

  02-02-2021 22:41
  
  Saskatoon library first in Canada to offer outreach support at walk-up window  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon library first in Canada to offer outreach support at walk-up window

  02-02-2021 22:41
  
  Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) is now offering walk-up outreach services at the Frances Morrison Central Library.
  
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• Gordon Barnhart running for MuniSask president while still in Hawaii

  02-02-2021 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  In January, a small town Saskatchewan mayor was caught travelling to Hawaii over the holidays. Now Gordon Barnhart is looking to hold onto his seat representing the Municipalities of Saskatchewan and will be making his case steps away from the beach.
  
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• Saskatchewan government confirms 2 cases of the U.K. COVID-19 variant

  02-02-2021 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government said the UK COVID-19 variant has been detected in two residents living in the Regina zone.
  
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• U.K. COVID-19 variant detected in 2 Regina cases; 8 more deaths in province

  02-02-2021 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The United Kingdom COVID-19 variant has arrived in Saskatchewan, according to the province. The variant has been detected in two residents in the Regina zone.
  
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• 2 Regina COVID-19 cases show virus variant first detected in U.K.; 8 more deaths in province

  02-02-2021 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The virus variant first detected in the U.K. has arrived in Saskatchewan, according to the province. The variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been detected in two residents in the Regina zone.
  
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• Entrepreneur hopes to bring e-scooters to Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-02-2021 22:00
  
  Entrepreneur hopes to bring e-scooters to Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Officials provide update on COVID-19 after Sask. announces 223 cases, 8 deaths and U.K. variant detected

  02-02-2021 21:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Scott Moe and Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab provide an update on COVID-19.
  
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• Canadian Cancer Society's 'Dry Feb' campaign urges Canadians to stop drinking, lower their cancer risk

  02-02-2021 21:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Increased stress levels and decreased social supports are driving Canadians to drink, according to the Canadian Cancer Society.
  
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• Entrepreneur hopes to bring e-scooters to Saskatoon

  02-02-2021 21:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Ben Quattrini is determined to bring the electric scooter phenomenon to Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• 'You need to stop that blood ': How a Sask. woman saved a horse's life after its neck was sliced in freak accident

  02-02-2021 21:43
  
  Kayt Dressel's quick actions were the difference between life and death for her daughter’s horse Dime.
  
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• Saskatchewan officials provide an update on COVID-19

  02-02-2021 21:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Scott Moe and Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab provide an update on COVID-19.
  
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• Sask. reports 2 cases of COVID-19 U.K. variant in Regina

  02-02-2021 21:32
  
  Saskatchewan reported 2 cases of the COVID-19 U.K. variant. Both of these cases are located in Regina.
  
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• 8 COVID-19-related deaths, 223 new cases reported in Saskatchewan

  02-02-2021 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and CMHO Dr. Saqib Shahab are updating the COVID-19 situation in the province Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• 'He’s very humble': Sask. Second World War veteran turns 100

  02-02-2021 21:02
  
  “He never wants to be recognized in any major way. He says he’s just another guy in the service,” Alf Sauder's son-in-law says.
  
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• City councillors ask for more information before considering new school location in Saskatoon's Optimist Park

  02-02-2021 20:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Councillors in Saskatoon want more research to be done before approving Optimist Park as a potential location for a new school.
  
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• Cold returns: Feb. 2 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  02-02-2021 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Milder temperatures are about to end. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with a look at what’s ahead in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Tuesday, Feb. 2.
  
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• Lumsden, Sask., vying to become province’s first Kraft Hockeyville winner

  02-02-2021 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lumsden, Sask., is looking to become the province's first winner of the Kraft Hockeyville contest after Pense fell just short in 2020.
  
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• Sask. NDP calls for end to for-profit long-term care, reforms in Sask. homes

  02-02-2021 20:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Opposition leader Ryan Meili says the cost of the transition is better than the cost of losing seniors.
  
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• 7 people now charged by Prince Albert, Sask., police in death of Dylan Chretien

  02-02-2021 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 25-year-old Saskatoon woman and a 24-year-old Prince Albert man are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Dylan Chretien.
  
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• 'The good news we've just heard': Trudeau says Sask. lab could produce 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine a year

  02-02-2021 20:26
  
  While unveiling a deal with a U.S. pharmaceutical firm to produce doses of its vaccine at a Montreal facility, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also highlighted how work underway at a Saskatoon research lab would increase Canada's domestic vaccine production capability.
  
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• Saskatoon library launches Outreach Support walk-up service - CKOM News Talk Sports

  02-02-2021 20:19
  
  Saskatoon library launches Outreach Support walk-up service  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Family, friends raise awareness about missing 22-year-old woman

  02-02-2021 19:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mackenzie Lee Trottier's family is holding out hope for her safe return home. Read More
  
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• Well-known Saskatchewan philanthropist Jacqui Shumiatcher dies

  02-02-2021 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Well-known Saskatchewan philanthropist Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher died on Monday night. She was 97 years old.
  
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• Seven people now charged in connection to man's 2019 death near P.A.

  02-02-2021 19:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  More than a year after Dylan Chretien's remains were found outside Prince Albert, two more people have been charged in connection with his death. Read More
  
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• 7 people now charged in Sask. man’s death

  02-02-2021 19:06
  
  Prince Albert police have charged two more people in the connection with the death of Dylan Chretien.
  
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• Saskatchewan honours African heritage during Black History Month

  02-02-2021 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has proclaimed February as African-Canadian, Black History Month, which recognizes and honours the legacy of people of African descent across the nation.
  
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• SHA board member plans to stay in California until pandemic eases

  02-02-2021 18:37
  
  Saskatchewan Health Authority board member Judy Davis has been in California since mid-November and has no plans to return to Canada, according to the authority.
  
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• Catholic college in Saskatoon launches new academic centre - Grandin Media - Grandin Media

  02-02-2021 18:18
  
  Catholic college in Saskatoon launches new academic centre - Grandin Media  Grandin Media
  
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• Canpotex casts critical eye at deal between India, Belarusian Potash Company

  02-02-2021 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ken Seitz, the head of Nutrien's potash operations, said the deal between India and the Belarusian Potash Company was settled 'at the highest government level.'
  
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• Some hotels, restaurants facing closure by spring, says Tourism Saskatoon CEO - CKOM News Talk Sports

  02-02-2021 18:01
  
  Some hotels, restaurants facing closure by spring, says Tourism Saskatoon CEO  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Special adviser hopes new position will help combat racism at University of Saskatchewan

  02-02-2021 17:19 via cbc.ca
  
  University of Saskatchewan Prof. Verna St. Denis has been seconded to the position of special adviser to the president on combating racism and and oppression.
  
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• COVID outbreak declared among a group of Saskatoon water and sewer workers - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-02-2021 17:01
  
  COVID outbreak declared among a group of Saskatoon water and sewer workers  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• COVID outbreak declared among group of Saskatoon water, sewer workers

  02-02-2021 16:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon officials say a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared among a group of water and sewer maintenance crews. Read More
  
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• 'She just radiates light and love': Advocate Dionne Warner dies after more than 25 years battling cancer

  02-02-2021 16:33
  
  Warner died on Monday afternoon by choice using the province’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. She was 55.
  
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• 'She just radiates light and love': Advocate Dionne Warner dies after 26-year battle with cancer

  02-02-2021 16:33
  
  Warner died on Monday afternoon by choice using the province’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. She was 55.
  
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• Man charged in major drug bust north of Biggar, Sask. tentatively headed to trial

  02-02-2021 16:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kurt Miller, who is facing a number of charges after a drug bust north of Biggar, Sask., is tentatively headed to trial in May.
  
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• Saskatoon Blades' Colton Dach cracks Central Scouting's players-to-watch list

  02-02-2021 15:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  There's another Dach on the NHL horizon. Read More
  
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• Sweet haul: Saskatoon police’s drug bust includes 55 jars of cannabis-infused honey - The London Free Press

  02-02-2021 15:37
  
  Sweet haul: Saskatoon police’s drug bust includes 55 jars of cannabis-infused honey  The London Free Press
  
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• Hotel industry could face further struggles for foreseeable future

  02-02-2021 15:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  With international travel coming to a standstill and COVID-19 restrictions still in effect, Hospitality Saskatchewan is still hoping that people consider a staycation to support the hotel industry.
  
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