Saskatoon news

• Provincial government behind in sending out reusable mask shipments to schools

  18-03-2021 23:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A large shipment of reusable masks that Saskatchewan officials initially hoped to have in schools by late January should finally arrive this week. Read More
  
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• Masks down the toilet leads to sewer blockages, costs Prince Albert at least $1K in cleanup

  18-03-2021 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Masks going down the drain are collecting in the sewers, the city said, and they likely caused two sewer blockages last week.
  
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• Masks down the toilet leads to sewer blockages, costs Prince Albert at least $1,000 in cleanup

  18-03-2021 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Masks going down the drain are collecting in the sewers, the city said, and they likely caused two sewer blockages last week.
  
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• Saskatchewan NDP calling for COVID-19 rapid testing and support in schools

  18-03-2021 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  In late February, the Saskatchewan government announced plans to deploy 700,000 federally allocated rapid COVID-19 testing kits to several sectors including schools.
  
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• Sask. jockey says horse racing brings economic spinoffs

  18-03-2021 23:33
  
  On Friday, Prairieland Park announced that thoroughbred racing at Marquis Downs would be permanently cancelled.
  
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• RCMP charge victim’s husband with 1st degree murder near Meota, Sask.

  18-03-2021 23:30
  
  RCMP have charged the husband of Cindy MacKay in connection to her death in early 2020 near Meota, Sask.
  
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• 700 missing person calls came from 3 locations last year: Saskatoon police - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-03-2021 23:19
  
  700 missing person calls came from 3 locations last year: Saskatoon police  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 700 missing person calls came from 3 locations last year: Saskatoon police

  18-03-2021 23:19
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) has released its missing persons report for 2020, which shows a decline in reports from 2019.
  
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• Foul play not suspected in death of Regina teen

  18-03-2021 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said their preliminary investigation indicates that foul play is not suspected in the death of Regina teen Jaxon MacDonald.
  
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• Several detained after shooting incident near Prince Albert school

  18-03-2021 22:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Prince Albert said several people were were detained after a shooting incident sent a nearby school to take measures to protect staff and students. 
  
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• Saskatoon's Remai Modern answers the pandemic with an apology, a pill, a ritual, a resistance - CBC.ca

  18-03-2021 22:40
  
  Saskatoon's Remai Modern answers the pandemic with an apology, a pill, a ritual, a resistance  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon's Remai Modern answers the pandemic with an apology, a pill, a ritual, a resistance

  18-03-2021 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The new show at the Remai Modern is a response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, but it builds on contemporary struggles by looking back through history.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s health minister says province is working with schools on COVID-19 testing

  18-03-2021 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s health minister Paul Merriman on Thursday provided an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in the province and discussed rapid testing in schools. Merriman explained that there has to be someone in the schools to administer the test otherwise the result could be a false negative or a false positive.
  
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• Saskatchewan moves into phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccination program: Health minister

  18-03-2021 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman announced on Thursday that the province is moving into phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccination program. In phase 2, the appointment system will now be open to people under the age of 70 and will eventually include everyone. Appointments will be opened up incrementally and by descending order of age.
  
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• Sask. Opposition NDP calls for rapid COVID-19 testing in schools

  18-03-2021 22:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Coronavirus variants in Regina currently account for the majority of active COVID-19 cases in the province. School divisions in Regina are now being told to assume the majority or all of their COVID cases could involve variants of concern. 
  
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• Sask. Opposition calling for rapid testing to be deployed in schools

  18-03-2021 22:34 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID virus variants in Regina currently make up of the majority of COVID-19 cases in the province. School divisions in Regina are now being told to assume the majority or all of their COVID cases could involve variants of concern. 
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP charge husband of Cindy MacKay in her death

  18-03-2021 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Michael MacKay, the husband of Cindy MacKay, was charged with first-degree murder just over a year after her death.
  
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• Husband charged with first-degree murder in wife's death last year in Meota

  18-03-2021 22:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The husband of a 38-year-old Saskatchewan woman has been charged with first-degree murder following what RCMP are calling a "complex" investigation. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Saskatoon's Sheraton Cavalier and James Hotels - CKOM News Talk Sports

  18-03-2021 22:22
  
  COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Saskatoon's Sheraton Cavalier and James Hotels  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Police surround Prince Albert elementary school after alleged nearby shooting

  18-03-2021 22:20
  
  Prince Albert police say one man is in hospital after an alleged shooting early Thursday afternoon.
  
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• 12 long-term missing person cases Saskatoon police still hope to solve - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-03-2021 21:55
  
  12 long-term missing person cases Saskatoon police still hope to solve  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 12 long-term missing person cases Saskatoon police still hope to solve

  18-03-2021 21:55
  
  As part of its push to find leads in its long-term investigations, Saskatoon Police Service has shared information about 12 of the cases.
  
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• City reaches contract deal with outside workers

  18-03-2021 21:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The City of Saskatoon has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its outdoor workers, who have been without a contract since the start of 2019. Read More
  
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• Stolen car crashes into front doors of the Lloydminster Hospital

  18-03-2021 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  An orange Chevrolet car into the front doors of the Lloydminster Hospital in the Alberta-Saskatchewan border city Wednesday night.
  
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• Car crashes into front doors of the Lloydminster Hospital

  18-03-2021 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  An orange Chevrolet car into the front doors of the Lloydminster Hospital in the Alberta-Saskatchewan border city Wednesday night.
  
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• Trees removed at intersection of Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  18-03-2021 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  A safety review after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash found that trees mostly on private property could obstruct the sightline of drivers.
  
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• 'I had no idea anyone died': Accused in Saskatoon manslaughter trial says he didn't know shot was fired - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-03-2021 21:25
  
  'I had no idea anyone died': Accused in Saskatoon manslaughter trial says he didn't know shot was fired  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'I had no idea anyone died': Accused in Saskatoon manslaughter trial says he didn’t know shot was fired

  18-03-2021 21:25
  
  Taking the stand in his own trial, the accused testified he didn’t know a gun went off or a person died until he was arrested.
  
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• COVID-19 variant of concern confirmed on-reserve in La Ronge, Sask.

  18-03-2021 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Lac La Ronge Indian Band said that a COVID-19 variant of concern has been confirmed on-reserve in the northern Saskatchewan community.
  
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• 1 new death in Saskatchewan while total COVID-19 infections surpass 31K

  18-03-2021 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 115 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Thursday, according to health officials.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 115 new cases, one more death, 433 presumptive variants of concern

  18-03-2021 21:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan reported 115 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. One more person has died of the novel coronavirus. The resident was in the 80 and older age group from Saskatoon. 
  
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• Winter ends on a high note: March 18 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  18-03-2021 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Winter will be ushered out with double-digit highs. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Thursday, March 18.
  
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• Man shot in December confrontation with Saskatoon police sentenced - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  18-03-2021 20:38
  
  Man shot in December confrontation with Saskatoon police sentenced  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatchewan police lay 330 impaired driving charges in February

  18-03-2021 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police laid 330 impaired driving charges during February, including 262 Criminal Code charges, according to Saskatchewan Government Insurance.
  
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• Man shot in December confrontation with Saskatoon police sentenced

  18-03-2021 20:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 28-year-old man who was shot during a confrontation with police in late December will serve close to a year in jail after pleading guilty to charges connected to the incident. Read More
  
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• Logan Boulet's father concerned by speed limit proposal, delay in organ donation bill

  18-03-2021 20:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  EDMONTON — A father whose son's organs helped others after he died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he's disturbed a private member's bill to increase speed limits on major Alberta highways is moving ahead of one to improve organ donations. Read More
  
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• Regina drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic open for people aged 67 to 69 years old

  18-03-2021 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are administered on a first-come, first-served basis at the drive-thru immunization clinic on REAL grounds in Regina.
  
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• Regina drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic open for 68- and 69-year-olds

  18-03-2021 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are administered on a first-come, first-served basis at the drive-thru immunization clinic on REAL grounds in Regina.
  
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• Sask. pharmacist understands why some Indigenous people might be hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccine

  18-03-2021 19:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Jaris Swidrovich says years of mistreatment has caused some Indigenous people to be mistrustful of the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Sask. NDP calls for COVID-19 rapid test kits to be sent to schools

  18-03-2021 19:46
  
  The Opposition NDP is calling on the provincial government to immediately deploy rapid test kits in Saskatchewan schools, citing the rise in COVID-19 variant cases.
  
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• StarPhoenix, Leader-Post nab two National Newspaper Awards nominations

  18-03-2021 19:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In her final year at the helm of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post, former editor-in-chief Heather Persson received her second nomination for editorial writing from the National Newspaper Awards. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon city crews tackling potholes, dust during spring cleanup - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-03-2021 18:55
  
  Saskatoon city crews tackling potholes, dust during spring cleanup  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon city crews tackling potholes, dust during spring cleanup

  18-03-2021 18:55
  
  Spring cleanup is underway in Saskatoon. The city says crews are working to fix potholes and clean up sand left behind from melting snow.
  
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• Sask. enters Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan weeks earlier than expected

  18-03-2021 18:50 via cbc.ca
  
  As of Thursday, anyone in Saskatchewan who is 67 or older can book an appointment for a vaccine either online or by phone. 
  
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• Sask. enters Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan Thursday, weeks earlier than expected

  18-03-2021 18:50 via cbc.ca
  
  As of Thursday, anyone in Saskatchewan who is 67 or older can book an appointment for a vaccine either online or by phone. 
  
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• Saskatchewan launches Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan March 18

  18-03-2021 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government announced Phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan will start on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
  
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• 2,000 fentanyl doses, $30K in cash among items seized in bust: Sask. RCMP

  18-03-2021 18:06
  
  RCMP say they seized drugs, cash and weapons from a home in Waldheim.
  
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• Sask. moves to Phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccine plan; introduces Special Vaccination Leave for workers

  18-03-2021 18:01
  
  The province says residents above the age of 67 and those considered “clinically extremely vulnerable” can book their vaccine appointment starting at 12 p.m. Thursday.
  
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• Discarded face masks clogging sewer lines in Prince Albert, Sask.

  18-03-2021 17:51
  
  The City of Prince Albert is warning residents that flushing disposable masks down the toilet could result in pricey repairs for homeowners.
  
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• Deadline approaching: Ottawa wants answer from Prairies on AgriStability program

  18-03-2021 17:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The federal government wants a yes or no from the three Prairie provinces on proposed upgrades to a program that protects farmers against large declines in income. Read More
  
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