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• Saskatoon city council under pressure to overturn riverbank swimming pool ban

  09-03-2021 23:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon city councillors are facing pressure to overturn a two-year-old ban on the construction of new swimming pools along a swath of the river's eastern bank. Read More
  
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• Art Exhibit: A FLAVORLICIOUS WORLD

  09-03-2021 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  AN EXHIBITION OF SPONTANEITY AND WONDER BY MONTREAL ARTIST MAGALI THIBAULT GOBEIL, presented by the Saskatchewan Craft Council. Exhibition Dates: March 13th through to May 8th, 2021.  Virtual Artist Talk: March 17th at 7:00pm. An enticing collection of both wearable and sculptural works, A Flavorlicious World is anything but ordinary.  Presenting two distinct bodies of work, the...
  
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• Saskatchewan’s top doctor says all COVID-19 test samples to be screened for variants of concern

  09-03-2021 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Saqib Shahab on Tuesday during a COVID-19 update spoke about variants of concern saying initial screening on samples was only done under some circumstances, but that all will be screened moving forward.
  
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• Saskatoon mother seeks help from public after child’s adaptive bike stolen - Global News

  09-03-2021 23:07
  
  Saskatoon mother seeks help from public after child’s adaptive bike stolen  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon mother seeks help from public after child’s adaptive bike stolen

  09-03-2021 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tobi-Dawne Smith said her child, Red, is neurodivergent and the $3,500 bike is adapted to help them remain stable while riding.
  
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• Humboldt improves curling rink floor with Bronco donation funds

  09-03-2021 23:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Sports lovers in Humboldt will have more chances to be active with the addition of a special coating to the floor of the curling rink, with money that was donated in memory of Jacob Leicht, Brody Hinz and Tyler Bieber, all killed in the April 6, 2018 bus crash south of Nipawin. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Blades set to begin play in 'challenging' WHL bubble - CTV News Saskatoon

  09-03-2021 23:02
  
  Saskatoon Blades set to begin play in 'challenging' WHL bubble  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Blades set to begin play in 'challenging' WHL bubble

  09-03-2021 23:02
  
  The Saskatoon Blades are getting used to life in a bubble, preparing for their opening game of a 24-game WHL regular season Saturday afternoon against Swift Current.
  
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• Saskatoon family looking for stolen adaptive bike - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  09-03-2021 22:48
  
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• Saskatoon family looking for stolen adaptive bike

  09-03-2021 22:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A lot of the emotional turmoil Tobi-Dawne Smith has been feeling in recent weeks could be helped by a bike ride. Read More
  
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• 'I’m doing the best I can': Deaf Sask. woman pleas for patience over mask challenges

  09-03-2021 22:38
  
  A Saskatoon area woman wants to make people aware of the challenges people with special needs face during an era of mask-wearing.
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier Moe reflects on one-year with COVID-19, asks residents to ‘take the shot’

  09-03-2021 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday during a COVID-19 briefing update reflected on roughly one-year with the coronavirus and he asked residents “when it’s your turn, take the shot, get vaccinated.”
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier Moe announces relaxed COVID-19 restrictions with expanded household gatherings

  09-03-2021 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday during a COVID-19 briefing said that with the province’s vaccination program “picking up steam and our case numbers and our hospitalization numbers continuing to stabilize” some restrictions are going to the cautiously relaxed including allowing three households or 10 people to gather effective immediately.
  
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• Tech startup helping Saskatchewan seniors capture and pass along memories

  09-03-2021 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan duo has come up with a creative way to permanently store memories and it's captured the attention of senior's care homes in the province.
  
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• Victim killed in Saskatoon stabbing identified

  09-03-2021 22:01
  
  The man killed in a fatal stabbing that occurred on Friday has been identified.
  
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• Man killed in Saskatoon stabbing identified | CTV News - CTV Toronto

  09-03-2021 22:01
  
  Man killed in Saskatoon stabbing identified | CTV News  CTV Toronto
  
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• Man killed in Saskatoon stabbing identified

  09-03-2021 22:01
  
  The man killed in a fatal stabbing that occurred on Friday has been identified.
  
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• City to review rules for signs at Saskatoon cannabis shops - CTV News Saskatoon

  09-03-2021 21:44
  
  City to review rules for signs at Saskatoon cannabis shops  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• City to review rules for signs at Saskatoon cannabis shops

  09-03-2021 21:44
  
  Greenery Cannabis Boutique has a marijuana leaf symbol on its sign but the city bylaw says only alpha-numeric characters can be used.
  
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• Total coronavirus variant of concern cases jump from 9 to 44 in Saskatchewan

  09-03-2021 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 113 new coronavirus infections in Saskatchewan as of Tuesday, according to health officials.
  
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• Sask. sees 44 COVID-19 variant cases over 2-month span

  09-03-2021 21:28
  
  Over a two-month period, 44 people in Saskatchewan have tested positive for COVID-19 variant cases at the Roy Romanow Provincial Lab.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: Household bubbles of 10 now allowed, 35 more cases confirmed to be variants of concern

  09-03-2021 21:28
  
  The Saskatchewan government is relaxing the rules for people meeting indoors on the same day it announced that 35 more known cases of COVID-19 in the province have been confirmed to be variants of concern.
  
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• City hall to study renaming requests based on 'historical context'

  09-03-2021 21:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon city hall is set to look into establishing a process to handle requests to rename streets and buildings based on "historical context." Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan easing restrictions on household gatherings

  09-03-2021 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Starting Tuesday, Saskatchewan is allowing individual households to create a bubble to a maximum of 10 individuals in a home at any one time.
  
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• How Sask. researchers cracked the code of predicting Rocky Mountain snowpack

  09-03-2021 21:07
  
  University of Saskatchewan scientists have developed a way to predict the depth and movement of snowpacks in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the school announced on Monday.
  
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• Sask. private gathering restrictions increased to 10 people

  09-03-2021 20:51
  
  Saskatchewan has amended private gathering restrictions to allow households to create a "bubble" up to 10 people.
  
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• Finance committee recommends maintaining property tax ratio

  09-03-2021 20:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon business lobby groups are sure to be pleased, or at least relieved, after city council's finance committee recommended avoiding any redistribution of the property tax burden. Read More
  
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• Pockets of snow possible: March 9 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  09-03-2021 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  It could be messy on the roads as the temperature rises. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Tuesday, March 9.
  
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• Trudeau says J&J vaccine faces production challenges

  09-03-2021 19:57
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has been warned of manufacturing problems plaguing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
  
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• $33M invested into Saskatchewan recreation, water, bridge infrastructure projects

  09-03-2021 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian government is investing more than $21 million into Saskatchewan infrastructure projects while the province is contributing more than $12 million.
  
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• Sask. epidemiologist concerned about potential easing of COVID-19 restrictions

  09-03-2021 19:06
  
  Epidemiologist Nazeem Muhajarine is cautioning the Saskatchewan government against easing pandemic restrictions too quickly.
  
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• Country music has a diversity problem — and it's not for lack of artists

  09-03-2021 19:00
  
  Country music has a rich history of storytelling. These stories connect audiences far and wide, making country music fans feel like they have a home in the genre. Unfortunately, not all country music fans see themselves in these stories, writes musician LJ Tyson. He says country music has a major diversity problem.
  
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• Saskatoon's economy more than halfway recovered from COVID-19: SREDA

  09-03-2021 18:50
  
  The Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) says Saskatoon recently reached 58.5 per cent recovery when compared to 2019.
  
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• Saskatoon's economy is on the mend - but 'it's a long path ahead to recovery' - CTV Toronto

  09-03-2021 18:50
  
  Saskatoon's economy is on the mend - but 'it's a long path ahead to recovery'  CTV Toronto
  
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• Saskatoon's economy is on the mend - but 'it’s a long path ahead to recovery'

  09-03-2021 18:50
  
  The Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) says Saskatoon recently reached 58.5 per cent recovery when compared to 2019.
  
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• Sask. unions want all health workers prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines

  09-03-2021 18:41
  
  Unions representing thousands of Saskatchewan health workers are demanding their members be put on the priority list for COVID-19 vaccinations.
  
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• 'Saddened' Queen says family will address Harry and Meghan's racism accusation

  09-03-2021 18:39
  
  Queen Elizabeth said on Tuesday the royals were saddened by the challenging experiences of her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan and promised to privately address revelations about a racist remark about their son.
  
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• Planetary pact: China and Russia to launch lunar space station

  09-03-2021 18:30
  
  Russia and China unveiled plans Tuesday for a joint lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to recapture the glory of its space pioneering days of Soviet times, and Beijing gears up its own extraterrestrial ambitions.
  
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• Junos 2021: The Weeknd gets 6 nominations; JP Saxe, Justin Bieber, Jessie Reyez score 5 each

  09-03-2021 17:45
  
  The Weeknd topped the list of nominations for the 50th annual Juno Awards announced Tuesday, getting six nods months after the Grammys snubbed the artist last November.
  
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• Saskatoon girl's 'Sandwich Friends' win Ikea toy design contest - CTV News Saskatoon

  09-03-2021 17:33
  
  Saskatoon girl's 'Sandwich Friends' win Ikea toy design contest  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon girl's 'Sandwich Friends' win Ikea toy design contest

  09-03-2021 17:33
  
  A Saskatoon girl's imagined plush toy will be among those Ikea will manufacture and sell later this year.
  
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• Broadband, COVID-19 vaccines top concerns going into SARM convention

  09-03-2021 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  SARM will hold its annual convention virtually and some of the key issues at play during the convention are COVID-19 vaccines, bridges and Internet connections.
  
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• Sask. records 400th COVID-19 death, 113 new cases

  09-03-2021 15:51
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan reported one COVID-19-related death on Tuesday, along with 113 new COVID-19 cases and 160 recoveries.
  
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• Health Living: The benefits of fibre in your diet

  09-03-2021 15:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Naturopathic doctor Jacqui Fleury joins Global News Morning on this week’s Healthy Living to discuss the benefits of fibre, from boosting your digestive system to improving mood.
  
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• USask study using dentistry to learn saliva spread of COVID-19

  09-03-2021 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry associate dean Dr. Walter Siqueira joins Global News Morning to share a USask study on COVID-19 saliva spread in a field that involves a lot of close contact.
  
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• Saskatoon family pleads for return of child's adaptive 'super bike'

  09-03-2021 15:37
  
  ASaskatoon family hit hard by a house fire last month is now pleading for the return of their child's adaptive bike.
  
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• Latest from Saskatoon city council chambers | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  09-03-2021 15:37
  
  Latest from Saskatoon city council chambers | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Latest from Saskatoon City council chambers

  09-03-2021 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ward 10 Councillor Zach Jeffries joins Global News Morning to discuss the latest from council chambers, from the proposed downtown tower to transit planning.
  
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• Child's adaptive 'super bike' stolen from Saskatoon family hit by devastating house fire - CTV News Saskatoon

  09-03-2021 15:37
  
  Child's adaptive 'super bike' stolen from Saskatoon family hit by devastating house fire  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Child's adaptive 'super bike' stolen from Saskatoon family hit by devastating house fire

  09-03-2021 15:37
  
  ASaskatoon family hit hard by a house fire last month is now pleading for the return of their child's adaptive bike.
  
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