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• COVID-19 in Sask: Updated guidance on indoor dining, graduations, sports

  28-04-2021 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government has updated its guidance for graduations, indoor dining, sports and performing arts.
  
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• 11 tickets handed out after Saskatoon rally against COVID-19 restrictions - CBC.ca

  28-04-2021 23:32
  
  11 tickets handed out after Saskatoon rally against COVID-19 restrictions  CBC.ca
  
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• 11 tickets handed out after Saskatoon rally against COVID-19 restrictions

  28-04-2021 23:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Eleven people were ticketed after rally that was hosted in that city last weekend. and police in Saskatoon said their investigation continues into a
  
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• Sask. government releases list of long-term care homes open for increased visitation

  28-04-2021 23:19
  
  The Saskatchewan government has released a list of long-term care homes that will be open to expanded visitation on Thursday.
  
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• Reopen Sask.: Changes for graduations, sports, restaurants included in update

  28-04-2021 23:07
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan has updated its reopen plan with changes to rules for graduation, sports, performing arts and outdoor seating areas.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. updates guidelines on graduations, patios; four deaths reported

  28-04-2021 23:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Outdoor graduation ceremonies, patio dining and sports training will all be allowed to resume in Saskatchewan as the weather warms — with some key differences to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Canadian doctors, Ryan Reynolds and other celebs team up to tackle vaccine hesitancy

  28-04-2021 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The goal of the This Is Our Shot campaign is to dispel myths and to answer questions in more than two dozen languages.
  
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• Saskatoon judge finds man did not break the law by picking up cellphone while parked 

  28-04-2021 22:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench judge has quashed a distracted driving ticket that was given to a man who held and viewed his cellphone after pulling over and parking during a roadside police stop. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon residents launch petition against $6.2M bike lane on Victoria Avenue

  28-04-2021 22:53
  
  Saskatoon city council’s approval of a plan to extend bike lanes for $6.2 million that will run eight blocks from 8th Street to Taylor Street on Victoria Avenue has some residents in Buena Vista launching a petition.
  
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• 'None of the options are any good': Saskatoon city council approves $6.2 million bike lanes on Victoria Avenue

  28-04-2021 22:53
  
  On Monday, Saskatoon city council approved a plan to implement bike lanes that will run eight blocks from 8th Street to Taylor Street along Victoria Avenue.
  
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• Saskatoon Airport Authority Announces New Board Members - AviationPros.com

  28-04-2021 22:52
  Saskatoon Airport Authority Announces New Board Members  AviationPros.com
  
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• Firearm/Assault - 2400 block 22nd St. W

  28-04-2021 22:52 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man was arrested last night following an incident involving a firearm. At approximately 11:30 p.m., April 27, 2020, Patrol officers responded to a weapons complaint at a bar in the 2400 block of 22nd Street West. A male suspect had reportedly pointed a gun at a group of people in the parking lot and assaulted one individual with the firearm. A canine track was conducted and the suspect was quickly located, attempting to hide in the hedges near the business. He was arrested without incid
  
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• Saskatoon police issue 11 tickets in connection to children's 'freedom rally' - CTV News Saskatoon

  28-04-2021 22:51
  
  Saskatoon police issue 11 tickets in connection to children's 'freedom rally'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police issue 11 tickets in connection to children's 'freedom rally'

  28-04-2021 22:51
  
  Saskatoon police have issued nearly a dozen tickets in connection to a kid-focused anti-COVID health measure event held in the city over the weekend.
  
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• Bjorkdale man, Saskatoon woman charged in large drug bust - paNOW

  28-04-2021 22:41
  
  Bjorkdale man, Saskatoon woman charged in large drug bust  paNOW
  
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• Tuition to increase nearly four per cent on average for U of S students

  28-04-2021 22:40
  
  After freezing tuition for the majority of programs last year, the University of Saskatchewan plans to increase tuition rates for the 2021-22 academic year.
  
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• Warm front moves in: April 28 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  28-04-2021 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Temperatures start to rise as a warm front moves in. Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Wednesday, April 28.
  
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• Violence, abuse, death: Saskatchewan’s child advocate highlights struggles in report

  28-04-2021 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Lisa Broda tabled her annual report in the legislative assembly Tuesday, saying levels of violence and abuse were the 'highest ever.'
  
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• COVID-19: 4 new deaths, 7-day average of new infections down to 245 in Saskatchewan

  28-04-2021 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 213 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Wednesday, according to health officials.
  
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• Saskatoon police issue 11 tickets following investigation into freedom rally - The Battlefords News-Optimist

  28-04-2021 22:16
  
  Saskatoon police issue 11 tickets following investigation into freedom rally  The Battlefords News-Optimist
  
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• Eleven tickets issued following investigation into last weekend's rally

  28-04-2021 22:04 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Following a joint investigation by Saskatoon Police Service Patrol and the General Investigations Section, 11 attendees from this past weekend's planned rally are being issued tickets for violating public health orders. The persons receiving tickets were key participants in the rally, but this level of enforcement may be expanded in the future as the risk associated to COVID-19 transmission increases. As indicated previously, enforcement is not always visible and may occur after the fa
  
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• One year into biomass centre construction, Meadow Lake Tribal Council hoping to be trailblazer for green energy

  28-04-2021 21:45
  
  The Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) is hoping to inspire Indigenous businesses through its future bioenergy centre.
  
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• Saskatoon school caretaker who attended 'freedom rallies' says he'll follow health orders and self-isolate - CBC.ca

  28-04-2021 21:18
  
  Saskatoon school caretaker who attended 'freedom rallies' says he'll follow health orders and self-isolate  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon school caretaker who attended 'freedom rallies' says he'll follow health orders and self-isolate

  28-04-2021 21:18 via cbc.ca
  
  School caretaker Brent Wintringham says he can separate his personal anti-mask beliefs from the rules of his workplace. That's not good enough for some parents.
  
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• Here are the top 10 worst roads in Saskatchewan

  28-04-2021 21:17
  
  CAA announced the top 10 worst roads in Saskatchewan, as voted on by drivers, cyclists and pedestrians in the province. The list includes roadways in eight different communities and three-way tie for the 10th spot.
  
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• Art Exhibit: DIMENSIONS

  28-04-2021 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Virtual Jurors’ Critique: Saturday, May 1st at 2:00pm (CST). Please join jurors David Freeman and Jane Kidd for an overview of the jury process and thoughts about the works for DIMENSION 2021, followed by questions from the audience.  The critique session by the jurors is open to all. Dimensions 2021 awards announcement – please watch for...
  
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• SHA may revise ethical guide for triaging care as COVID-19 pummels ICUs

  28-04-2021 20:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan is considering revising its ethical framework for rationing care in the terrible event that rising COVID-19 hospitalizations force clinicians to choose which lives they can save and which they can't. Read More
  
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• How a Saskatoon man pressed reset on his health during the pandemic and shed 150 pounds - CTV News Saskatoon

  28-04-2021 20:35
  
  How a Saskatoon man pressed reset on his health during the pandemic and shed 150 pounds  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• How a Saskatoon man pressed reset on his health during the pandemic and shed 150 pounds

  28-04-2021 20:35
  
  Kyle White has undergone a transformation over the last year and it all started when he stepped on a scale at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Sask. teachers can roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccines starting Friday

  28-04-2021 20:29
  
  After pleading with the provincial government, frontline school teachers will soon be eligible to receive a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Relief and uncertainty for Sask. teachers as they get set for COVID-19 vaccinations

  28-04-2021 20:29
  
  After pleading with the provincial government, frontline school teachers will soon be eligible to receive a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Here's how many vaccinations Sask. is targeting for a return to normal

  28-04-2021 20:28
  
  Modelling from the federal government points to 75 per cent of the population having a first dose and 20 per cent with a second dose before restrictions can start to be eased. Saskatchewan is aiming higher than the federal targets.
  
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• Saskatoon man gets 18-month conditional sentence for unlawful confinement, assault against girlfriend - CBC.ca

  28-04-2021 20:27
  
  Saskatoon man gets 18-month conditional sentence for unlawful confinement, assault against girlfriend  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man gets 18-month conditional sentence for unlawful confinement, assault against girlfriend

  28-04-2021 20:27 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon man who held his girlfriend hostage and threatened her while he was suffering what his defence lawyer referred to as "a mental breakdown" will serve his 18-month jail sentence in the community.
  
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• Analyst confident massive Sask. potash mine will be approved as deadline approaches

  28-04-2021 20:20 via cbc.ca
  
  While a final decision has not been given on a proposed large potash mine project in Saskatchewan, one financial analyst says he is quite confident it will be approved in the next few months.
  
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• B&E/Assault - 100 block Ave. O S

  28-04-2021 19:46 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One woman was arrested last night in connect to an assault.At approximately 8:30 p.m., April 27, 2021, Patrol officers were dispatched to a weapons call at an apartment in the 100 block of Avenue O South. Initial reports stated that a male and female entered a residence and assaulted a male occupant, believed to be known to the suspect. Upon arrival, a 35-year-old man was located with a stab wound. He was transported to hospital by Medavie Health Services for treatment of his inju
  
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• What happens to your body after recovering from COVID-19? Sask. researchers want to find out

  28-04-2021 19:06
  
  Scientists want to find out if people who have been exposed to the virus may be at risk for other health complications later in life — even after fully recovering from COVID-19.
  
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• Ottawa's promising a tax credit for carbon capture — but is the tech worth the money?

  28-04-2021 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The recent federal budget promised tax credits for carbon capture projects. What can we learn about the economics of carbon capture from the world's only fully-functioning carbon capture project — at Boundary Dam 3 in Saskatchewan?
  
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• Tick talk: what you need to know as tick season begins

  28-04-2021 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The sun is out, the snow is gone…and tick season begins. USask Veterinary Microbiology assistant professor Dr. Maarten Voordouw joins Global News Morning with what you need to know about the pesky bugs.
  
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• Saskatoon overtakes Regina in new daily COVID-19 case total

  28-04-2021 16:37
  
  For the first time since variant cases began soaring in Regina last month, the Saskatoon area had the highest number of new daily cases.
  
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• 213 new COVID-19 cases in Sask.; 4 more deaths

  28-04-2021 16:05
  
  Saskatchewan reported 213 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and identified 143 more cases of variants of concern (VoC).
  
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• No new measures against COVID-19 even as Saskatoon is 'on red alert' - CBC.ca

  28-04-2021 16:04
  
  No new measures against COVID-19 even as Saskatoon is 'on red alert'  CBC.ca
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after car vs. motorcycle collision in Saskatoon

  28-04-2021 15:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 56-year-old man was transported to hospital after a car vs. motorcycle collision in Saskatoon on Wednesday morning. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Saskatoon's Wildwood School

  28-04-2021 15:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared an outbreak at Saskatoon's Wildwood School.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine supplies set to increase in Saskatchewan

  28-04-2021 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vaccine supplies to Saskatchewan are about to increase, but at the same time, new versions of the coronavrius are spreading throughout the province.
  
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• Some City of Saskatoon services back online following network error - CTV News Saskatoon

  28-04-2021 15:03
  
  Some City of Saskatoon services back online following network error  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Some City of Saskatoon services back online following network error

  28-04-2021 15:03
  
  Some services on the City of Saskatoon’s website are temporarily down including electronic payments options and online booking systems.
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for missing 33-year-old woman - CBC.ca

  28-04-2021 15:03
  
  Saskatoon police searching for missing 33-year-old woman  CBC.ca
  
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• City of Saskatoon online payment, booking services down following network error

  28-04-2021 15:03
  
  Some services on the City of Saskatoon’s website are temporarily down including electronic payments options and online booking systems.
  
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• Here's a closer look at COVID-19 cases in Regina, Saskatoon - CTV News

  28-04-2021 15:00
  
  Here's a closer look at COVID-19 cases in Regina, Saskatoon  CTV News
  
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