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• Opposition, union leader call for rapid testing amid COVID-19 outbreak at meat-packing facility

  02-03-2021 23:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The president of a union local representing workers at a Saskatoon chicken processing plant renewed calls for more to be done about a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Read More
  
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• 'I am very hopeful': Saskatoon business owner optimistic with warmer weather and vaccines around the corner

  02-03-2021 23:39
  
  Some businesses centred around in-person gatherings and travel are feeling optimistic with spring and vaccines on the horizon.
  
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• Extra spring daylight can improve people's moods: Sask. expert

  02-03-2021 23:39
  
  Business owner and registered vet tech Crystal Shain feels optimistic with spring and vaccines on the horizon.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating after man stabbed at business - CTV News Saskatoon

  02-03-2021 23:27
  
  Saskatoon police investigating after man stabbed at business  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating after man stabbed at business

  02-03-2021 23:27
  
  A 49-year old man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at a business in the 2200 block of Millar Avenue on Monday, Saskatoon police say.
  
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• 91% of Saskatchewan long-term care residents receive first COVID-19 vaccine dose

  02-03-2021 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health officials say 53 per cent of residents at long-term care homes in the province have now received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Transwest Air dealing with 3 unplanned landings in 2-month span on medevac flights in northern Sask.

  02-03-2021 23:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Three Transwest Air medevac flights in northern Sask. have had unplanned landings in the past two months.
  
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• 'I was absolutely floored': Support rolls in as long-time Saskatoon Blades staff member battles cancer

  02-03-2021 23:02
  
  Bobby Kirkness, the tong-time dressing room attendant for the Saskatoon Blades, is in a fight for his life.
  
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• 'I was absolutely floored': Support rolls in as long-time Blades’ staff member battles cancer

  02-03-2021 23:02
  
  Bobby Kirkness, the tong-time dressing room attendant for the Saskatoon Blades, is in a fight for his life.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s top doctor on province moving to 4-month period between shots

  02-03-2021 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab explained why the province is looking at extending the period between the first and second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to four months, stating that data shows “high efficacy” after one dose for over three months. He said inoculating the majority of the population with a first...
  
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• Coronavirus: Saskatchewan premier says 53% of long-term care residents “fully vaccinated”

  02-03-2021 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday that the province has completed its first round of vaccinations in long-term care homes, administering the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 91 per cent of residents. Moe added that 53 per cent of long-term care residents are “fully vaccinated” after receiving their second shot.
  
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• Teen driving without a licence caught speeding in Saskatoon school zone with child in vehicle

  02-03-2021 22:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 16-year-old who was driving without a licence was caught speeding in a Saskatoon school zone with a nine-year-old passenger in the vehicle, the Saskatoon Police Service's traffic unit said in a tweet. Read More
  
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• Sask. mother of teen killed while driving distracted in 2018 continues to speak out

  02-03-2021 22:48
  
  In August 2018, Sandra LaRose learned her 17-year-old daughter Kailynn died in a crash where distracted driving was a factor.
  
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• NDP wants rapid test kits employed at Saskatoon's Prairie Pride Natural Foods - 620 CKRM.com

  02-03-2021 22:39
  
  NDP wants rapid test kits employed at Saskatoon's Prairie Pride Natural Foods  620 CKRM.com
  
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• Fewer speeding tickets issued in 2020, but more drivers caught stunting and racing - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-03-2021 22:36
  
  Fewer speeding tickets issued in 2020, but more drivers caught stunting and racing  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Fewer speeding tickets issued in 2020, but more drivers caught stunting and racing

  02-03-2021 22:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police issued fewer speeding and distracted driving tickets last year. Read More
  
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• Why some Saskatoon schools are known as 'castle schools' - CTV News Saskatoon

  02-03-2021 22:31
  
  Why some Saskatoon schools are known as 'castle schools'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Why some Saskatoon schools are known as 'castle schools'

  02-03-2021 22:31
  
  As Saskatoon Public Schools moves ahead with its plans to amalgamate three core neighbourhood schools, questions remain about the future of two of the schools in particular, due to their historic nature.
  
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• A look at the mixed messages and confusion surrounding the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

  02-03-2021 22:20
  
  Federal officials stress the fact Canada now has three vaccines that can drive down hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after being stabbed in north-side business

  02-03-2021 22:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 49-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being stabbed at a business in Saskatoon's North Industrial neighbourhood Monday, Read More
  
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• Stabbing - 2200 block Millar Ave.

  02-03-2021 21:57 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 49 year old man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at a business in the 2200 block of Millar Ave. yesterday.At approximately 1:30 p.m., March 1, 2021, Police were called to the business where it was reported that a woman had entered, had a verbal altercation with a staff member and then was seen physically assaulting the male staff member with a knife.  The female suspect then fled the scene.  The man was transported to hospital with a serious but non life-threatening
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 2 more deaths, all long-term care homes have received 1st vaccine doses

  02-03-2021 21:46 via cbc.ca
  
  All long-term care home residents across Saskatchewan who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine have now received their first doses, the province said Tuesday.
  
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• All Sask. long-term care homes have received 1st vaccine doses; most people could have initial shot by June

  02-03-2021 21:46 via cbc.ca
  
  All long-term care home residents across Saskatchewan who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine have now received their first doses, the province said Tuesday.
  
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• All Sask. long-term care homes have received first COVID-19 vaccine doses, province says

  02-03-2021 21:27
  
  All long-term care homes in Saskatchewan have received their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine according to the provincial government.
  
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• Saskatchewan adds 2 new coronavirus deaths, 134 infections

  02-03-2021 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 134 new coronavirus infections in Saskatchewan as of Tuesday, according to health officials.
  
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• Widow of dead Sask. health worker alleges negligence in husband's emergency room care

  02-03-2021 21:08 via cbc.ca
  
  A widow in North Battleford, Sask., says her husband received inadequate treatment after going to the emergency room with chest pains. Tom Thomas, 34, had been diagnosed with COVID-19 a week before.
  
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• Before rolling out vaccines to Black Canadian communities, advocates call on governments to rebuild trust

  02-03-2021 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Despite being among those hardest hit by the virus, many Black Canadians are eyeing the COVID-19 vaccine warily. Advocates say their skepticism comes from a legitimate place.
  
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• Past 'mistreatment' and 'experimentation' at root of some Indigenous people's COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: expert

  02-03-2021 21:02
  
  A new paper published by the Canadian Medical Association journal focuses on medical experimentation and the roots of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Indigenous people.
  
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• Surge in requests from single dads on Saskatoon donation group - CTV News Saskatoon

  02-03-2021 20:47
  
  Surge in requests from single dads on Saskatoon donation group  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Surge in requests from single dads on Saskatoon donation group

  02-03-2021 20:47
  
  Candace Fiddler is one of the administrators on the Helping Hands Facebook page, where requests or offers for items are posted.
  
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• Saskatoon family calls quarantine hotel costs 'a slap to the face' after their $147 per-night rate soars to $619 - CTV News Saskatoon

  02-03-2021 20:35
  
  Saskatoon family calls quarantine hotel costs 'a slap to the face' after their $147 per-night rate soars to $619  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon family calls quarantine hotel costs 'a slap to the face' after their $147 per-night rate soars to $619

  02-03-2021 20:35
  
  A Saskatoon family says the cost of the government’s "quarantine hotels" is unfair.
  
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• Foggy mornings ahead: March 2 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  02-03-2021 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A building upper ridge will draw in the heat, but morning fog possible. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with a look at what’s ahead in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Tuesday, March 2.
  
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• RCMP seize whiskey, vodka and coolers headed for Wollaston Lake; two charged with bootlegging

  02-03-2021 20:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two people have been charged with bootlegging after allegedly attempting to smuggle whiskey, vodka and coolers into Wollaston Lake. Read More
  
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• 'Really disappointing': Sask. Hockey 'taking action' after video shows team failing to physically distance

  02-03-2021 20:01
  
  The Estevan Tower Wolves U18 hockey team is sanctioned by Sask. Hockey, and appeared, along with a referee, in a Facebook live broadcast apparently failing to follow public health guidelines.
  
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• Unlicensed teen driver with child in car caught speeding through school zone: Saskatoon police

  02-03-2021 19:41
  
  An unlicensed teen driver was caught speeding through a school zone with a child inside the car, according to police.
  
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• City of Saskatoon opens online survey on speed limits - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-03-2021 19:33
  
  City of Saskatoon opens online survey on speed limits  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Nutrien Children's Festival heading online for second summer

  02-03-2021 19:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  While Saskatchewan waits for a vaccine, the Children's Festival will wait to take its fun outdoors again. Read More
  
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• City of Saskatoon opens online survey on speed limits

  02-03-2021 19:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The City of Saskatoon has launched an online survey meant to gauge the appetite for reduced speed limits on residential streets. Read More
  
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• 36 bottles of whisky among items seized in bootlegging bust: Sask. RCMP

  02-03-2021 18:59
  
  According to RCMP, calls for service for alcohol-related incidents in Wollaston Lake have dropped by 50 per cent since the seizure.
  
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• Man accused of holding girl captive at remote Sask. cabin opts for trial by judge and jury

  02-03-2021 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aaron Gardiner allegedly held a girl captive for four days at a remote cabin across from Île-à-la-Crosse Lake in northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Most wildlife resilient to Saskatchewan’s harsh winters

  02-03-2021 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials with Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment said supplemental feeding of wildlife during the winter can have unintended consequences.
  
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• Three people charged after hours-long standoff in Saskatoon apartment - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  02-03-2021 17:22
  
  Three people charged after hours-long standoff in Saskatoon apartment  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Three people charged after hours-long standoff in Saskatoon apartment

  02-03-2021 17:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two men and a woman have been charged following a break-in and hours-long standoff in Saskatoon's Massey Place neighbourhood this week. Read More
  
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• Man barricaded inside Saskatoon apartment arrested by police

  02-03-2021 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police officials say they have arrested a man who barricaded himself inside a north side apartment Monday.
  
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• Committee hears reasons, options for potential speed limit changes in Saskatoon - CKOM News Talk Sports

  02-03-2021 17:04
  
  Committee hears reasons, options for potential speed limit changes in Saskatoon  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Update - Firearms Incident - Traffic Restrictions -n 3500 block 11th Street West

  02-03-2021 16:54 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  An 18 year old man is facing a charge following an incident in which threats were made involving a firearm.At approximately 4:00 p.m., March 1, 2021 police received a report of someone being threatened with a firearm at a residence in the 3500 block of 11th Street West.  It was believed a male was inside the residence and was possible armed.  Shortly after officers arrived, the male exited the residence and was taken into custody, however three people remained inside.  Members of
  
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• Update - Charges Laid - Traffic Restrictions - 1100 block Avenue W North

  02-03-2021 16:29 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two men and a woman have been charged following a break-in and stand-off which lasted several hours yesterday.Police received a report of the break and enter at approximately 9:45 a.m., March 1, 2021.  It was also reported that there may be firearms inside the apartment in the 1100 block of Ave. W North.  Shortly after officers arrived, four people exited the suite without incident.  A 33 year old man remained inside and refused to come out.  Members of the Tactical Supp
  
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• Man barricaded inside Saskatoon apartment arrested by police - Global News

  02-03-2021 16:18
  
  Man barricaded inside Saskatoon apartment arrested by police  Global News
  
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• COVID-19 case confirmed at Saskatoon school | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  02-03-2021 15:56
  
  COVID-19 case confirmed at Saskatoon school | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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