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• Sewage, human waste, cockroaches, no water: Saskatoon Fire Department closes 16 suites at Prairie Heights building

  22-04-2021 23:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Citing dangerous and unsanitary living conditions, Saskatoon's fire chief says more than a dozen suites inside a notorious Saskatoon apartment building are being closed and its occupants moved to safe accommodations. Read More
  
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• Sask. to ease visitor restrictions at care homes

  22-04-2021 23:44
  
  The Saskatchewan government announced Thursday that it will ease visitor restrictions at care homes in the province in one week.
  
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• Saskatchewan pharmacies to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine appointments: minister

  22-04-2021 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Seniors Minister Everett Hindley announced Thursday that pharmacies across the province would begin offering appointments to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on April 29, with 61 pharmacies in 13 communities across Saskatchewan starting to book appointments on Monday.
  
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• Saskatoon, Maple Creek mayors caution against 'freedom' gatherings - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  22-04-2021 23:29
  
  Saskatoon, Maple Creek mayors caution against 'freedom' gatherings  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatchewan long-term care residences to start allowing visitors starting next Thursday

  22-04-2021 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Seniors Minister Everett Hindley said Thursday that in long-term care homes where at least 90 per cent of residents have been fully vaccinated, visitors will be allowed starting next Thursday, April 29. He also said vaccinated residents will be able to leave the facilities without having to quarantine upon their return.
  
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• Saskatoon, Maple Creek mayors caution against 'freedom' gatherings

  22-04-2021 23:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's mayor is asking people to avoid a "children's freedom rally fun day" this weekend in Kiwanis Memorial Park. Read More
  
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• Sask. loosening visitor restrictions in long-term care homes

  22-04-2021 23:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Families will soon be able to visit loved ones in long-term care homes as Saskatchewan loosens its visitor restrictions on facilities where the vast majority of residents have been fully vaccinated. Read More
  
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• RCMP impounds 'speeding supercars' near Maple Creek

  22-04-2021 23:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan RCMP impounded a trio of "supercars" that were caught speeding on the highway last Saturday. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan easing visitor restrictions at long-term care homes

  22-04-2021 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Visitor restrictions at long-term and personal care homes in Saskatchewan will start easing on April 29, however a number of conditions must be met first.
  
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• STF calls for Saskatoon and areas schools to move to online learning

  22-04-2021 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  STF president Patrick Maze said the situation in Saskatoon is 'perilous' as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
  
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• STF calls for Saskatoon and area schools to move to online learning - Global News

  22-04-2021 23:01
  
  STF calls for Saskatoon and area schools to move to online learning  Global News
  
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• STF calls for Saskatoon and area schools to move to online learning

  22-04-2021 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  STF president Patrick Maze said the situation in Saskatoon is 'perilous' as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
  
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• Public Safety Advisory: Senior Distraction Theft

  22-04-2021 22:59 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Members of the Saskatoon Police Service Economic Crime Unit are warning the public about a reoccurring scam in our city.This scam involves fraudsters working in a group of typically two to four people. They target seniors shopping at big box stores, strip malls or businesses with large parking lots. As the victim pays for their purchase, the fraudsters view their pin entry as they wait behind them in line. When the victim makes their way back to their vehicle, the fraudsters approached them
  
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• COVID-19: STF calls for Saskatoon schools to go online, pharmacists to give out vaccine

  22-04-2021 22:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's teachers' union wants Saskatoon schools to switch to online learning, arguing the "perilous" rise of COVID-19 variants in the Bridge City presents an unnecessary risk. Read More
  
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• SASKATOON COUNCIL ON AGING: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

  22-04-2021 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  Join us for our annual general meeting; this year’s theme is all about staying informed.  Have a look back at our year with us.  Also a presentation on finding reliable health information online and tour of SCOA’s new website. Online via ZOOM.  Cost is FREE.  Visit http://www.scoa.ca for more information.  To Register Phone 306-652-2255 or...
  
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• Sask. dental students hope to be part of COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan

  22-04-2021 22:29
  
  The Saskatchewan Dental Students Society (SDSS) says it is "relieved" to finally be a part of the province’s vaccine rollout for frontline workers.
  
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• S.C.O.A. Mayfair Hub Club – Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)

  22-04-2021 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  Get the facts on a complex and personal issue.  Michelle Fisher, manager of the Provincial Medical Assistance in Dying Program (MAID) will discuss options available to those facing end of life choices. Location: Online via ZOOM.  Cost is FREE.  Visit http://www.scoa.ca for more information.  To Register Phone 306-652-2255 or email [email protected]
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 1 more death, select pharmacies to vaccinate beginning next week

  22-04-2021 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Beginning on April 29, select pharmacies in 14 Saskatchewan communities will start to receive COVID-19 vaccines as part of an immunization pilot program, according to the province.
  
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• S.C.O.A. Coffee Break Series: Budgets With Bruce

  22-04-2021 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  Budgets are a plan for your money and blueprint for the future.  Join us for a conversation with Bruce Irvine, SCOA Treasurer as we explore the world of budgeting. Location: Online via ZOOM. Cost: FREE.  Visit http://www.scoa.ca for more information.  To Register Phone: 306-652-2255 or email [email protected]
  
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• S.C.O.A. Globe Walk Wind-Up Celebration Event

  22-04-2021 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Join the intrepid Globe Walkers as we share stories, celebrate achievements and milestones on the Great Trail for 8th Annual SCOA Globe Walk. Cost is FREE.  Online via ZOOM.  Visit http://www.scoa.ca for more information.  To Register: Phone 306-652-2255 or email [email protected]
  
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• Canadian Western Agribition reports significant loss in 2020, plans 2021 return

  22-04-2021 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  CWA announced its 2020 results at its Annual General Meeting Thursday, reporting an operational loss of $773,989 attributed to the postponement of its 2020 show.
  
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• COVID-19: 1 new death in Saskatchewan as total infections surpass 39K

  22-04-2021 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 254 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Thursday, according to health officials.
  
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• Police to investigate alleged arson at Saskatoon's Northeast Swale - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-04-2021 22:00
  
  Police to investigate alleged arson at Saskatoon's Northeast Swale  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Police to investigate alleged arson at Saskatoon’s Northeast Swale

  22-04-2021 22:00
  
  An investigation into an uncontrolled fire at the Northeast Swale on Wednesday night has been turned over to police, according to the Meewasin Valley Authority.
  
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• Continuing cool: April 22 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  22-04-2021 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Double-digit highs won’t return until next week. Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Thursday, April 22.
  
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• One Arrested - Damage to Property - 1300 block 20th Street West

  22-04-2021 21:28 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  At approximately 12:20 p.m., April 22, 2021, Saskatoon Police received reports of a man damaging parked vehicles with a pipe in the 1300 block of 20th Street West. Members of Patrol and the Canine Unit responded and located the male suspect. He appeared to be agitated and was attempting to harm himself and refusing to comply with officer commands. A member of the Tactical Support Unit deployed two rounds from a bean bag device, a less-lethal use of force, but it was not successful in subduing th
  
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• Ticket issued for March 'freedom rally' protest in Saskatoon was served to an organizer

  22-04-2021 21:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon city police say the ticket issued after the March 20 "freedom rally" protest at Kiwanis Park in Saskatoon was served to an organizer. Read More
  
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• Filing campaign expenses late after dealing with bout of COVID-19 could cost councillor his seat

  22-04-2021 21:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon Coun. Darren Hill says his recent bout with COVID-19 is the reason he was late filing his campaign contributions and expenses from last fall’s election. Now, he'll have to get his colleagues to agree or face losing his seat.
  
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• ‘Absolutely offensive’: Meili and Moe address anti-mask protesters at Regina hospital

  22-04-2021 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Scott Moe and official Opposition leader Ryan Meili both criticized anti-lockdown and anti-mask protesters who picketed outside Regina General Hospital Monday.
  
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• Prairie NDP leaders urge respective governments to sign AgriStability proposal in full

  22-04-2021 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prairie NDP opposition leaders are urging the provincial governments to sign the full AgriStability proposal, which provides more support to farmers.
  
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• Sask. to reopen care homes to visitors, under certain conditions, starting April 29

  22-04-2021 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Beginning on April 29, residents will be able to receive two family members at a time provided at least 90 per cent of residents at that home are fully vaccinated. Three weeks must have also elapsed since second doses were administered at the home.
  
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• Sask. seniors minister to host COVID update as new stats show rise in care home deaths

  22-04-2021 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Everett Hindley, the minister in charge of issues affecting seniors, will take the place of Premier Scott Moe and Health Minister Paul Merriman, who have typically taken the hot seat to announce COVID-19 statistics in recent months. 
  
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• 'That's somebody's mom': Saskatoon ICU nurse gives first-hand account of battle against COVID-19 - CBC.ca

  22-04-2021 20:30
  
  'That's somebody's mom': Saskatoon ICU nurse gives first-hand account of battle against COVID-19  CBC.ca
  
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• 'That's somebody's mom': Saskatoon ICU nurse gives first-hand account of battle against COVID-19

  22-04-2021 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A nurse at Saskatoon's Royal University hospital is pleading for the public to get vaccinated and follow public health measures.
  
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• Facing resignation, Darren Hill leaves future on Saskatoon city council up to colleagues - Global News

  22-04-2021 20:25
  
  Facing resignation, Darren Hill leaves future on Saskatoon city council up to colleagues  Global News
  
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• Facing resignation, Darren Hill leaves future on Saskatoon city council up to colleagues

  22-04-2021 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Darren Hill filed his campaign expense disclosure late, which could require him to resign from Saskatoon city council.
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department closes 16 suites at troubled Prairie Heights condo tower

  22-04-2021 20:20 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Department is closing almost half the suites in the Prairie Heights condo tower because of filthy living conditions.
  
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• Canada receiving vaccine shipments from Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J next week: Fortin

  22-04-2021 20:05
  
  The federal government is planning to receive more than 1.9 million COVID-19 doses next week, with shipments coming from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and the first from Johnson & Johnson, though future AstraZeneca deliveries remain uncertain.
  
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• 1.9M vaccine doses coming next week, but Canada could administer 3.1M: PHAC head

  22-04-2021 20:05
  
  Canada could be administering 3.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses a week, but well into what the federal government has coined the 'ramp-up' phase of Canada's vaccine rollout, the number of shots coming into Canada most weeks is still below what provinces and territories are capable of putting into arms, according to the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
  
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• Sewage, human waste, cockroaches, no water: Saskatoon Fire Department closes 16 suites at Prairie Heights apartment

  22-04-2021 19:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Citing dangerous and unsanitary living conditions, Saskatoon's fire chief says more than a dozen suites inside a notorious Saskatoon apartment building are being closed and its occupants moved to safe accommodations. Read More
  
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• Huge plots of land near U of S could be developed into new neighbourhoods housing 60,000 people

  22-04-2021 19:35
  
  Plans between the city and the University of Saskatchewan are underway to develop huge plots of land.
  
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• Bill on single-game sports betting on cusp of passing -- but not for first time

  22-04-2021 19:35
  
  Lawmakers are debating single-event sports betting as legislation to legalize the activity reaches final reading in the House of Commons.
  
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• Two teenagers arrested after stabbing, robberies

  22-04-2021 19:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two teens have been charged with aggravated assault and robbery in connection with a series of events in and around a Saskatoon apartment. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine appointments fully booked in Regina, Saskatoon due to high demand

  22-04-2021 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 vaccine appointments are fully booked in both Regina and Saskatoon. SHA opened up booking availability to those 44 years of age and older Thursday.
  
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• Fire department closes 16 suites at problem-plagued Saskatoon condo building - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-04-2021 19:01
  
  Fire department closes 16 suites at problem-plagued Saskatoon condo building  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Fire department closes 16 suites at problem-plagued Saskatoon condo building

  22-04-2021 19:01
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Department has closed 16 suites at the troubled Prairie Heights condo building due to unsafe and unsanitary living conditions.
  
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• Gen Xers in Saskatoon, Regina hit hurdles with booking vaccines

  22-04-2021 18:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Residents of Saskatoon and Regina are flocking to social media after a digital scramble to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 raises risks for expectant mothers and babies, study says

  22-04-2021 18:44
  
  If you're pregnant and infected with COVID-19, there is an increased risk of negative outcomes for both you and your baby, according to a new study published Thursday in JAMA Pediatrics.
  
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• Stabbing/Robbery - 1400 block 20th St. W

  22-04-2021 18:11 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two teens were arrested last night following reports of an aggravated assault and robberies. At approximately 11:50 p.m., April 21, 2021, Saskatoon Police were dispatched to a report of a stabbing at an apartment in the 1400 block of 20th Street West. Upon arrival, officers located a 37-year-old woman suffering from serious but non-life threatening injuries. She was transported to hospital by Medavie Health Services. It was reported that the two male suspects involved, armed with a kni
  
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• 4 charged after 11-month long Saskatchewan homicide investigation

  22-04-2021 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP said an 11-month long investigation into the death of Damian Moosomin resulted in charges against four people.
  
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