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• La Ronge homeless program in limbo over provincial funding

  01-04-2021 23:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's northernmost homeless service is closed until it secures provincial funding. Read More
  
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• Sask. NDP's Meili hopes green jobs plan can boost electoral fortunes

  01-04-2021 23:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's New Democratic Party wants the province's people to help craft its new plan to create jobs in renewable energy. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan Health Authority reports ICU data error for Regina

  01-04-2021 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) on Wednesday evening informed the provinces Health Minister Paul Merriman that there had been a discrepancy in the COVID-19 ICU patient count and data in Regina, said the minister. Merriman and SHA CEO Scott Livingstone took responsibility for the error.
  
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• Saskatchewan Health Authority reports ICU data error

  01-04-2021 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) on Wednesday evening informed the province’s Health Minister, Paul Merriman, that there had been a discrepancy in the COVID-19 ICU patient count and data in Regina, said the minister. The error occurred because patients who were moved to temporary ICU beds were not being counted as ICU admissions. Merriman and...
  
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• More COVID-19 vaccination sites opening across Saskatchewan for 55+

  01-04-2021 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Due to earlier than expected deliveries of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses, drive-thru and walk-in clinics will start opening this weekend for residents aged 55 and older.
  
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• The dos and don'ts of a COVID-safe Easter long weekend in Sask.

  01-04-2021 23:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite what some current public health restrictions allow, Saskatchewan’s top doctor is advising against gathering this Easter long weekend.
  
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• Saskatchewan to receive more than 45K doses of AstraZeneca, opening up additional COVID-19 vaccine sites

  01-04-2021 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is expecting to receive over 45,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, said Health Minister Paul Merriman. As a result, later this week, the province will be opening drive-through and walk-in clinics in Regina, Weyburn and Swift Current to inoculate people aged 55 and over, he said.
  
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• Saskatoon schools currently not making online shift after Easter - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-04-2021 23:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon schools currently not making online shift after Easter  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Making Easter plans? Here’s what happened to COVID-19 cases after past holidays

  01-04-2021 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations spike across the country, officials are urging Canadians to rethink their spring holiday plans this year -- such as Easter and Ramadan.
  
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• Saskatoon schools currently not making online shift after Easter

  01-04-2021 22:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's school divisions will not be moving exclusively to online learning after Easter, despite calls from the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and plans to do so in Regina. Read More
  
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• Sask. Health Authority inaccurately reported COVID-19 hospitalization data, province says

  01-04-2021 22:44
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority informed the provincial government of a discrepancy in hospitalization numbers, which lead inaccurate data on the province's COVID-19 dashboard and daily press releases.
  
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• Saskatoon menswear mainstay Elwood Flynn retiring at 91

  01-04-2021 22:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Elwood Flynn has been an important figure in Saskatoon’s retail scene for decades. His eponymous menswear store has been a fixture of high-end clothing in the city. Now, at 91, Flynn is hanging up his hat and getting ready to retire.
  
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• Cowessess First Nation launches child welfare system

  01-04-2021 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cowessess First Nation has launched its own child welfare system, reasserting its right to care for and protect its own children.
  
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• Saskatchewan reconciling under-reported COVID-19 hospitalizations, no new deaths

  01-04-2021 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 199 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Thursday, according to health officials.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 199 new cases, province says it underreported hospitalizations

  01-04-2021 22:16 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan continue to rise, with the province reporting 199 new cases on Thursday, bringing the provincial caseload so far to 33,789.
  
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• COVID-19: Toronto mayor Tory says latest provincewide shutdown was ‘needed’

  01-04-2021 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toronto Mayor John Tory said Thursday the new provincewide shutdown announced by the Ontario government was “needed” and “will help to save lives.” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said earlier in the day that the province is in a third wave of the pandemic and the “emergency brake” was activated in response to rising COVID-19 cases...
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expanded to 58+ in Saskatchewan effective Friday

  01-04-2021 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Age eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine in Saskatchewan has been expanded to include those 58 and older starting Friday.
  
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• Sask. expands COVID-19 vaccine appointment eligibility to 58

  01-04-2021 21:47
  
  The province has expanded vaccine appointment eligibility to those 58 and older starting Friday at 8 a.m.
  
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• Saskatoon falling behind on climate action goals, progress report says - CBC.ca

  01-04-2021 21:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon falling behind on climate action goals, progress report says  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon falling behind on climate action goals, progress report says

  01-04-2021 21:42 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Saskatoon is not on track with its plans for combating climate change, according to a progress report on the city’s Climate Action Plan.
  
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• Beautiful Easter weekend: April 1 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  01-04-2021 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Easter long weekend is shaping up to be a warm one. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Thursday, April 1.
  
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• The nehiyo tipi embraces the elements. This architect thinks more structures should too

  01-04-2021 21:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Krystel Clark, who is El Salvadorian and Cree from Montreal Lake Cree Nation, works as an intern architect for Patrick R. Stewart Architect. She studied the architecture of the tipi as part of her master’s thesis.
  
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• Architect Douglas Cardinal on building in harmony with nature

  01-04-2021 21:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Douglas Cardinal is considered one of the most important Indigenous architects on Turtle Island. He designed his first building more than 50 years ago. Since then, he’s received just about every award for his work.
  
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• 'Vaccinations won't be enough': Sask. chief medical officers urge residents to stay put Easter weekend

  01-04-2021 21:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's chief medical officers have signed an open letter urging residents to stay home Easter weekend as coronavirus variants rise across southern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon menswear mainstay Elwood Flynn retiring at 91 - CBC.ca

  01-04-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon menswear mainstay Elwood Flynn retiring at 91  CBC.ca
  
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• 'A dream come true': Felipe Gomez named 2021 Saskatchewanderer

  01-04-2021 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The annual position has a person travel and share digital stories for Saskatchewan's Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport and Tourism.
  
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• Indigenous-led volunteer group aims to keep Saskatoon safe - CTV News Saskatoon

  01-04-2021 20:49 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Indigenous-led volunteer group aims to keep Saskatoon safe  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Indigenous-led volunteer group aims to keep Saskatoon safe

  01-04-2021 20:49
  
  An Indigenous-led group of volunteers is hoping to create a safer community - one step at a time.
  
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• WHL East Division hub in Regina operating well as midseason approaches

  01-04-2021 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the WHL East Division approaches the midway point of the 2020-21 season, the league says everything has been operating smoothly inside the hub in Regina.
  
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• E-scooters unlikely to roll in Saskatoon before 2022 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-04-2021 19:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  E-scooters unlikely to roll in Saskatoon before 2022  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon drivers feel pinch at the pumps from carbon pricing - CTV News Saskatoon

  01-04-2021 19:02 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon drivers feel pinch at the pumps from carbon pricing  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon drivers feel pinch at the pumps from carbon pricing

  01-04-2021 19:02
  
  Justyn Tricker, filling up his vehicle in Saskatoon on Wednesday, said he finds the increase to carbon pricing “unsettling.”
  
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• Focus Saskatchewan – March 27, 2021

  01-04-2021 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Host Allison Bamford shares Saskatchewan’s greatest stories.
  
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• Health Canada greenlights U.S. batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

  01-04-2021 17:57
  
  The 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on loan from the U.S. can now be administered to Canadians, following Health Canada’s assessment of the batch itself and the manufacturing site where it originates.
  
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• Moose Jaw restaurant says Regina travel advisory is being ignored

  01-04-2021 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  An owner of a Moose Jaw restaurant says the Regina travel advisory is being ignored as COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the city.
  
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• Saskatoon Blades’ Nolan Maier sets franchise win record in victory over Winnipeg Ice - Global News

  01-04-2021 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Blades’ Nolan Maier sets franchise win record in victory over Winnipeg Ice  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon Blades’ Nolan Maier sets franchise win record in victory over Winnipeg Ice

  01-04-2021 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Blades beat the Winnipeg Ice 3-2 at the Brandt Centre in Regina in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday night.
  
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• Murder Mystery Musical: A KILLER PARTY

  01-04-2021 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  STREAMING ONLINE – Saturday, April 3rd @7:30pm and Sunday April 4th @7:30pm. Tickets & Show Information Available At: tickets.sparrowtheatre.ca A Killer Party will be a live-streamed event.  Ticket prices are $10.00, and they can be purchased at tickets.sparrowtheatre.ca  For more information, visit sparrowtheatre.ca/upcoming/.  Funded in part by SK Arts. Sparrow Theatre Company Presents a Killer...
  
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• E-scooters unlikely to roll in Saskatoon before 2022

  01-04-2021 17:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon city hall expects it would take about six months and $100,000 to develop an electric scooter pilot project, meaning the popular conveyances are unlikely to roll out until next year at the earliest. Read More
  
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• Regina kids prepare for birthdays amid COVID-19 restrictions — again

  01-04-2021 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Regina parents are finding ways to make their kids' second pandemic birthday special, despite recently reintroduced restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant cases.
  
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• Sask. reports 199 new COVID-19 cases; 9 variants of concern detected

  01-04-2021 16:24
  The Government of Saskatchewan reported 199 new COVID-19 cases and 205 recoveries on Thursday.
  
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• Some Saskatchewan school divisions extend remote learning to April 23

  01-04-2021 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  At least three Saskatchewan school divisions said the decision to extend remote learning until April 23 was made after local medical officers asked for the extension.
  
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• Regina Catholic Schools extend remote learning to April 23

  01-04-2021 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Regina Catholic Schools said the decision to extend remote learning until April 23 was made after local medical officers asked for the extension.
  
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• 'I'm not going to stop': Industry minister vows to invest in Canada's vaccine manufacturing capacity

  01-04-2021 15:22
  
  Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he has plans to further improve the country’s domestic biomanufacturing capacity.
  
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• WHL East Division Hub rolling smoothly in Regina

  01-04-2021 15:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Almost three weeks into the Western Hockey League East Division hub in Regina, and things appear to be going smoothly. As Taylor Shire tells us, that’s thanks in large part to a lot of work done behind the scenes.
  
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• Your Saskatchewan photo of the day: April 2021

  01-04-2021 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A viewer submitted photo is featured daily in Your Saskatchewan on Global Saskatoon and Global Regina.
  
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• 'The amount of love she has to give is ridiculous;' Fran Forsberg is a tireless advocate for trans and gender-diverse kids

  01-04-2021 14:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Fran Forsberg remembers her watershed moment. Read More
  
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• Tank: Too early for smugness in Saskatoon, despite COVID-19 retreat - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-04-2021 14:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Tank: Too early for smugness in Saskatoon, despite COVID-19 retreat  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Stay close to home: Five things to do in Saskatoon this Easter weekend - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-04-2021 14:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Stay close to home: Five things to do in Saskatoon this Easter weekend  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Opinion: Professional soccer will be great for Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-04-2021 14:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Opinion: Professional soccer will be great for Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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