Saskatoon news

• 'It made us all cry': Tisdale rallies for farmer who suffered stroke

  04-02-2021 23:55
  
  Dec. 8 was supposed to be a usual day for Norm Bromm.
  
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• Feisty Goat ninth COVID-19 outbreak in 2021 at a Saskatoon bar/eatery

  04-02-2021 23:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  People who visited the Feisty Goat Bar and Grill in Saskatoon on Jan. 23 are being warned to self-isolate for 14 days due to increased risk of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Prof sees issues with change in how Sask. logs COVID-19 recoveries

  04-02-2021 23:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The government of Saskatchewan changed the way it records COVID-19 recoveries last week, shortening the period required for active case status to end. Read More
  
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• Sask. NDP raises concerns about under-reporting COVID-19 patients in hospitals

  04-02-2021 23:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Leader Ryan Meili says he's heard concerns from front-line workers that the Ministry of Health has begun excluding patients who entered hospital with the virus, but are no longer thought to be infectious.
  
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• Saskatoon restaurant outbreak linked to at least 6 cases - CBC.ca

  04-02-2021 23:37
  
  Saskatoon restaurant outbreak linked to at least 6 cases  CBC.ca
  
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• 'I was shocked ': Video captures man hurling racist insults at Saskatoon restaurant staff - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-02-2021 23:37
  
  'I was shocked ': Video captures man hurling racist insults at Saskatoon restaurant staff  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'I was shocked ': Video captures man hurling racist insults at Saskatoon restaurant staff

  04-02-2021 23:37
  
  The manager of a Saskatoon restaurant said he is shocked by the racist behaviour of a customer on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Defence to call psychologist dropped from Crown witness list at Schreiner trial

  04-02-2021 23:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A psychologist who interviewed accused murderer Blake Jeffrey Schreiner will be called as a defence "surrebuttal" witness after the Crown opted not to call her as a rebuttal witness last week. Read More
  
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• SHIP determined to house everyone during dangerous cold snap

  04-02-2021 23:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Lyn Brown says everyone who needs a place to sleep during the cold snap should be able to get one, even if it means dipping into her organization's federal funding to pay for hotel rooms. Read More
  
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• More action needed to prevent spread of COVID-19 variants: Saskatchewan NDP

  04-02-2021 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili wants to see the province take further action to detect and prevent the spread of COVID-19 variants.
  
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• Saskatoon judge to hear final arguments in Blake Schreiner murder trial on April 7 - CBC.ca

  04-02-2021 23:08
  
  Saskatoon judge to hear final arguments in Blake Schreiner murder trial on April 7  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon judge to hear final arguments in Blake Schreiner murder trial on April 7

  04-02-2021 23:08 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon judge will hear final arguments April 7 in the Blake Schreiner murder trial.
  
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• Tenille Arts lands herself on Rolling Stone’s Breakthrough 25 chart

  04-02-2021 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's Tenille Arts earned a spot on the Rolling Stone's Breakthrough 25 chart after her song "Something Like That" had more than five million streams in January.
  
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• Medical health officer says detaining COVID-19 scofflaws a rare 'last resort'

  04-02-2021 22:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  There are warnings. There are fines. And when someone with COVID-19 refuses to quarantine, there is the possibility that Saskatchewan's top doctors can order them detained and taken to a secure facility to wait out their quarantine. Read More
  
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• Frigid blast of Arctic air descending on Saskatchewan

  04-02-2021 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Meteorologist Terri Lang said -40 C temperatures could be recorded in parts of Saskatchewan by Monday morning.
  
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• St. Louis, Sask. mayor 'surprised' by SHA alert citing village events

  04-02-2021 22:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The mayor of a village named in a Saskatchewan Health Authority alert about COVID-19 exposure says he's puzzled by the list of events it cited. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan adds 7 coronavirus deaths as 3rd case of U.K. variant detected

  04-02-2021 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government says a third case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, which was first discovered in the U.K., has been detected in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon man cycles 1670km to raise awareness for Canadian overdose crisis

  04-02-2021 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over the course of 29-days, Iliajah Pidskalny cycled 1670 kilometers, from Saskatoon to Vancouver to raise aware for the overdose crisis in Canada.
  
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• Saskatoon man cycles 1,670 km to raise awareness for Canadian overdose crisis

  04-02-2021 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over the course of 29 days, Iliajah Pidskalny cycled 1,670 kilometres from Saskatoon to Vancouver to raise awareness for the overdose crisis in Canada.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 3rd variant case detected, 250 new cases, 7 deaths

  04-02-2021 22:07 via cbc.ca
  
  A third case of the virus variant first detected in the U.K. has been detected in a Saskatoon resident. 
  
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• 'Sicker now than in those first 10 days': Sask. couple battling COVID-19 weeks after being told they've recovered

  04-02-2021 22:04
  
  A man who contracted COVID-19 in the first days of 2021 says while he’s been labelled as "recovered" by Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health, he’s far from being back at 100 per cent.
  
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• Case of COVID-19 variant confirmed in Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-02-2021 22:02
  
  Case of COVID-19 variant confirmed in Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Case of COVID-19 variant confirmed in Saskatoon

  04-02-2021 22:02
  
  A case of the B.1.1.7 variant has been confirmed in Saskatoon.
  
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• Keeping pets safe in the extreme cold

  04-02-2021 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jemma Omidian from the Saskatoon SPCA with tips for pet owners on keeping them safe when it is extremely cold outside.
  
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• Scott Moe advocating for consistent supply of vaccines, information from feds

  04-02-2021 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said the uncertainty around vaccine shipments are making it difficult to plan a provincial vaccine rollout strategy.
  
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• 30% of Sask. residents still not sold on COVID-19 vaccine: survey

  04-02-2021 21:21
  
  Seven out of 10 Saskatchewan residents say they will choose to accept an inoculation for COVID-19 once it’s available to the larger population.
  
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• Two teens charged with attempted murder in random machete attack on woman in Riversdale

  04-02-2021 21:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 15-year-old boy and 18-year old man have been charged with attempted murder after a woman was assaulted with a machete this week in what police believe was a random attack. Read More
  
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• Arctic blast of cold: Feb. 4 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  04-02-2021 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Arctic blast of cold is descending on Saskatchewan. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with a look at what’s ahead in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Thursday, Feb. 4.
  
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• Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce adds its voice to calls for hospitality industry help - CKOM News Talk Sports

  04-02-2021 21:11
  
  Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce adds its voice to calls for hospitality industry help  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• SHA warns of COVID-19 exposure at Feisty Goat bar in Saskatoon

  04-02-2021 20:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  People who visited the Feisty Goat Bar and Grill in Saskatoon on Jan. 23 are being warned to self-isolate for 14 days due to increased risk of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• He's seen it all: Kelly McClintock has spent nearly three decades as Saskatchewan Hockey Association GM

  04-02-2021 20:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Kelly McClintock has stickhandled around complaints, controversy, confrontation and, most recently, an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Gardening: Consider planting these underutilized perennials (part 2)

  04-02-2021 20:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Last week we discussed several early blooming spring perennials that are completely hardy but underutilized in the Prairie garden. This week we continue with three more late spring-blooming perennials that are dependable and noteworthy. Read More
  
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• Food: Valentine's love crunch and chocolate doughnut treats

  04-02-2021 20:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, here are a couple of ideas if you want to make something sweet for your sweetheart. The Sweet and Salty White Chocolate Love Crunch is the perfect snack to munch on while you’re cuddled up with your favourite person on the couch. And homemade doughnuts! Who doesn’t love homemade doughnuts? Brace yourself for plenty of hugs and kisses when your loved ones taste these Chocolate Baked Doughnuts with Raspberry Glaze. Read More
  
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• Teen faces attempted murder charge in potentially 'random' machete attack: Saskatoon police

  04-02-2021 20:26
  
  Saskatoon police have charged a 15-year-old boy with attempted murder in an assault investigators believe was "random in nature."
  
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• 2 charged with attempted murder in potentially 'random' machete attack: Saskatoon police - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-02-2021 20:26
  
  2 charged with attempted murder in potentially 'random' machete attack: Saskatoon police  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 2 charged with attempted murder in potentially 'random' machete attack: Saskatoon police

  04-02-2021 20:26
  
  Saskatoon police have charged a 15-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man with attempted murder in connection to an assault investigators believe was "random in nature."
  
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• Former Sask. poet laureate selected for Parliamentary role

  04-02-2021 20:23
  
  An award-winning Indigenous poet and former residential school student has been selected as the next Parliamentary Poet Laureate.
  
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• Sask. mayor doesn't want village 'painted in a negative light' after COVID-19 exposure warning

  04-02-2021 20:18
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority on Wednesday announced an increased COVID-19 exposure risk in the St. Louis area.
  
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• Sask. mayor doesn’t want village 'painted in a negative light' after COVID-19 exposure warning

  04-02-2021 20:18
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority on Wednesday announced an increased COVID-19 exposure risk in the St. Louis area.
  
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• Saskatoon Friendship Inn executive director on how people are dealing with COVID-19

  04-02-2021 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly 11 months since the first case was reported in Saskatchewan, Friendship Inn executive director Sandra Kary talks about how people are dealing with the novel coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• New Faces New Places: Dakota Dunes Resort expands offerings with luxurious hotel

  04-02-2021 19:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon and area. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Gary Farstat, general manager of the Dakota Dunes Resort at Whitecap Dakota First Nation, less than a 20-minute drive south of Saskatoon. The resort, already featuring a casino, golf course and restaurant, opened a 155-room hotel in October 2020. Farstat joined Dakota Dunes in January 2020 to help coordinate the new build. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon’s Friendship Inn adjusts to keep providing food security through outbreak

  04-02-2021 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friendship Inn responded to an outbreak with extra measures to keep providing meals to Saskatoon’s vulnerable sector.
  
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• 'Living in a war zone': Saskatoon condo owner takes loss, sells at $25K to exit problem-plagued building - CTV Toronto

  04-02-2021 19:16
  
  'Living in a war zone': Saskatoon condo owner takes loss, sells at $25K to exit problem-plagued building  CTV Toronto
  
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• 'Living in a war zone': Saskatoon condo owner takes loss, sells at $25K to exit problem-plagued building

  04-02-2021 19:16
  
  "I came down like a week ago, there was an armed standoff on the sixth floor. The SWAT team was here, there was the canine unit, there was the fire department, ambulance. This one guy had a machete. That’s like par for the course in this building," Geoff Wilkie told CTV News.
  
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• 'Living in a war zone': Saskatoon condo owner blows unit out at $25K to exit problem-plagued building

  04-02-2021 19:16
  
  "I came down like a week ago, there was an armed standoff on the sixth floor. The SWAT team was here, there was the canine unit, there was the fire department, ambulance. This one guy had a machete. That’s like par for the course in this building," Geoff Wilkie told CTV News.
  
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• Local medical health officer urges Saskatoon residents to get tested for COVID-19 amid lower daily test counts

  04-02-2021 19:10 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 testing has seen a significant drop in Saskatoon since December — a trend that is somewhat concerning to a local medical health officer.
  
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• Police charge boy, 15, with attempted murder after random machete attack in Saskatoon back alley

  04-02-2021 18:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Saskatoon say a teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder after a machete attack this week left a woman with serious injuries.
  
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• Police charge 2 teens with attempted murder after machete attack in Saskatoon back alley

  04-02-2021 18:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Saskatoon say two male teenagers have been charged with attempted murder after a machete attack this week left a woman with serious injuries.
  
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• 'One of the biggest Black settlements in Western Canada' has a rich history

  04-02-2021 18:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Amber Valley was one of several in Alberta and Saskatchewan settled by Black people from Oklahoma, Texas and other southern states, who were looking for a life away from racial segregation and violence.
  
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• Increased COVID-19 risk at Saskatoon restaurant, St. Louis community events - Global News

  04-02-2021 17:45
  
  Increased COVID-19 risk at Saskatoon restaurant, St. Louis community events  Global News
  
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