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• Sask. nurse feels 'very proud' and 'very privileged' to give parents their COVID-19 vaccines

  25-04-2021 23:25 via cbc.ca
  
  A registered nurse in Maple Creek, Sask., says she’s feeling equal parts proud and grateful after being the one to vaccinate her parents against COVID-19.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan adds 249 new cases as total vaccinations near 400K

  25-04-2021 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health-care workers across the province administered 7,451 vaccine doses on Saturday.
  
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• Saskatoon greenhouse warns of bedding plant shortage - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-04-2021 22:26
  
  Saskatoon greenhouse warns of bedding plant shortage  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon greenhouse warns of bedding plant shortage

  25-04-2021 22:26
  
  A local horticulture company in Saskatoon forecasts another busy season; however, there’s a stark difference in the amount of annuals, perennials and fruit trees in stock.
  
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• 'Everything is cleaned out': Saskatoon greenthumbs urged to buy, plant early amid stock shortages - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-04-2021 22:26
  
  'Everything is cleaned out': Saskatoon greenthumbs urged to buy, plant early amid stock shortages  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'Everything is cleaned out': Saskatoon greenthumbs urged to buy, plant early amid stock shortages

  25-04-2021 22:26
  
  A local horticulture company in Saskatoon forecasts another busy season; however, there’s a stark difference in the amount of annuals, perennials and fruit trees in stock.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 249 new cases, 2 deaths, 290 recoveries

  25-04-2021 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is reporting 249 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, and two more deaths due to illness linked to the novel coronavirus.
  
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• 249 new COVID-19 cases reported in Sask.; 146 new variant cases

  25-04-2021 21:38
  
  Saskatchewan has reported 249 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, in addition to 146 new cases of variants of concern (VoC).
  
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• From Rembrandt to Sharon, Lois & Bram, Regina family recreates paintings and album covers

  25-04-2021 21:34 via cbc.ca
  
  While some have spent the pandemic bingeing on Netflix, learning to make sourdough bread or sharpening their green thumb, the Lawlor family has spent it blowing up balloons, hauling a giant stuffed frog into their home and being judged by fine art critics from around the world.
  
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• Drivers essential to Saskatchewan’s road to recovery from COVID-19 keep trucking

  25-04-2021 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Semi drivers continue to haul cargo, including vaccines, on Saskatchewan highways while the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
  
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• Regina girl working to trade her way up from an elastic band to a car

  25-04-2021 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kari Cole has traded her way up to an acoustic guitar, an experiment that started with just an elastic asparagus band.
  
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• Man charged, victim identified in Lloydminster homicide: Alberta RCMP

  25-04-2021 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police identified the victim on Saturday as Daxon Levi Hornick-Schmidt, 24, of Lloydminster. Mounties arrested Lance Dwayne Littlewolfe, 35, of North Battleford, Sask.
  
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• Widespread power outage caused by transmission pole on fire: SaskPower

  25-04-2021 20:25
  
  A transmission pole on fire has caused a power outage in communities north and east of Saskatoon, according to SaskPower.
  
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• Saskatoon police disperse crowd gathered in parking lot for 'freedom cruise' - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-04-2021 19:27
  
  Saskatoon police disperse crowd gathered in parking lot for 'freedom cruise'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police disperse crowd gathered in parking lot for 'freedom cruise'

  25-04-2021 19:27
  
  Saskatoon police dispersed a crowd that gathered in a parking lot on 8th Street Saturday night for a so-called “Cruise for Freedom.”
  
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• 1 person arrested and charged with murder in Lloydminster death

  25-04-2021 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lance Dwayne Littlewolfe, 35, was arrested in North Battleford Friday and charged with second degree murder in the death of Daxon Levi Hornick-Schmidt, 24.
  
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• Saskatoon woman achieves 1,111,111 step goal, raises nearly $5,000 - CBC.ca

  25-04-2021 17:32
  
  Saskatoon woman achieves 1,111,111 step goal, raises nearly $5,000  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon woman achieves 1,111,111 step goal, raises nearly $5,000

  25-04-2021 17:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Last year, Frances Sreedhar challenged herself to walk 1,000,000 steps on Saskatoon’s Meewasin Trail by the end of March 2021. But she didn’t just meet that goal - she strode right on past it.
  
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• New Faces New Places: Drive By Gas offers convenient fuel delivery

  25-04-2021 17:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Andrew Wionzek and Mat Lukash, who opened Drive By Gas in November. They deliver fuel to your vehicle anywhere in Saskatoon and provide other basic car services as needed. Their services help both consumers and businesses save time and avoid unnecessary contact at gas stations. Read More
  
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• Kohlman: Rhubarb raspberry vanilla cream cheese danishes

  25-04-2021 17:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If I could choose any item to go with my morning coffee, it would be a flaky and buttery pastry. This choice likely stems from my time spent living in Montreal as a young art student when lining up at the local boulangerie was a weekend ritual topped off with steaming cups of café au lait. It was a decadent treat for this budget-minded student, but one that obviously left a lasting impression. Read More
  
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• What these 10 graphics say about Black people on the Prairies

  25-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Here are 10 graphics that illustrate where Black people on the Prairies live, how long they’ve been here, where they were born, the languages they speak and the religions they practice.
  
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• Police reform on the Prairies pales in comparison to bold calls to action

  25-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Black activists across the Prairies are calling for defunding of police. Is anyone in power listening?
  
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• Not so different: Embracing Black and Indigenous spiritualities

  25-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  My African and Indigenous Elders have instilled an honour for Creation in all her forms. Knowledge from both cultures weaves together seamlessly in my life.
  
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• Lulu Anderson: The history and present of Black civil rights in Alberta

  25-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Although Lulu Anderson is a very early example of Black activism in Canada, her case is much less known than some others.
  
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• Looking back to look forward: Resources exploring Black Prairie experiences

  25-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A list of articles, films, books and more that chronicle everything from 19th-century Black literary works to 21st-century Black collective action.
  
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• I grew up a Black girl in Alberta without ever hearing of Amber Valley. How does history go missing?

  25-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  While students on the Prairies will continue to learn — at least for now — about the history of residential schools, this generation still will not learn that the rich Black history on the Canadian Prairies goes back three centuries. 
  
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• Arrival: An ode to Black Prairie women by award-winning poet, writer and performer Titilope Sonuga

  25-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It is the women, arriving even now in Edmonton and Saskatoon, in Calgary, Winnipeg and Regina, who touch their hands to the prairie dust and ask first of the land: what may I offer? Who ask first of the people: where may I flourish?
  
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• 6 Black Prairie trailblazers who broke barriers

  25-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  These Black Prairie "firsts" sit among the leaders that have shattered glass ceilings in their respective professions.
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Hugh Cairns V.C. School in Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-04-2021 09:00
  
  COVID-19 outbreak declared at Hugh Cairns V.C. School in Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 100 people attend anti-mask children’s carnival in Saskatoon - Global News

  25-04-2021 03:11
  
  100 people attend anti-mask children’s carnival in Saskatoon  Global News
  
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• 100 people attend anti-mask children’s carnival in Saskatoon

  25-04-2021 03:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Approximately 100 people, around half of whom were children, attended an anti-mask event in Saskatoon on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• 5 inmates, 1 correctional staff member hospitalized in Sask. for COVID-19: Union

  25-04-2021 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A union representative for correctional officers said a total of 94 inmates out of about 1,800 in provincial-run correctional centres have received their COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• One hundred people attend anti-mask children’s carnival in Saskatoon

  25-04-2021 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Approximately one hundred people, around half of whom were children, attended an anti-mask event in Saskatoon on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Parents bring kids to downtown Saskatoon for anti-COVID health measure 'children's freedom rally' - CTV Toronto

  25-04-2021 01:35
  
  Parents bring kids to downtown Saskatoon for anti-COVID health measure 'children's freedom rally'  CTV Toronto
  
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• Parents bring kids to downtown Saskatoon for anti-COVID health measure 'children's freedom rally'

  25-04-2021 01:35
  
  Kids gathered in Kiwanis Park for a Children’s Freedom Rally on Saturday.
  
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• Parents bring kids downtown Saskatoon for 'Children’s Freedom Rally'

  25-04-2021 01:35
  
  Kids gathered in Kiwanis Park for a Children’s Freedom Rally on Saturday.
  
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• Saskatoon's COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination clinic reopens, after running out of shots - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-04-2021 01:24
  
  Saskatoon's COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination clinic reopens, after running out of shots  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon’s COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination clinic reopens, after running out of shots

  25-04-2021 01:24
  
  The COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru at Prairieland Park has reopened Saturday, after being closed for a week.
  
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• 'Children's freedom rally' in Saskatoon sparks concerns about school transmission, police enforcement

  25-04-2021 01:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Sitting in Saskatchewan Health Authority physician town halls and then hearing about anti-restriction rallies “feels like two completely different realities" for Saskatoon child psychiatrist Dr. Tamara Hinz. Read More
  
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• Pop-up vaccine site launches in Saskatoon as part of Métis Nation awareness campaign - CBC.ca

  25-04-2021 00:51
  
  Pop-up vaccine site launches in Saskatoon as part of Métis Nation awareness campaign  CBC.ca
  
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• 'That better mean something': Broadway Theatre raises $10K in six days for Prairie Harm Reduction

  25-04-2021 00:18
  
  The Broadway Theatre has raised $10,000 for an organization that was denied funding in the provincial budget.
  
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