Saskatoon news

• The Next Connor: Hockey’s latest phenom went the distance to find a game in pandemic

  30-04-2021 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘He's a special kid, but in my opinion it comes down to focus and pure work ethic. Super humble. He’s just so mature for his age.’
  
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• Sask. woman who halted medical treatment for COVID-19 vaccination pleas for 2nd dose

  30-04-2021 23:54
  
  A Saskatoon woman is calling on the provincial government to prioritize people with compromised immune systems to receive their second COVID-19 vaccine dose.
  
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• Big plans coming to Biggar, Sask., as town plans major revitalization

  30-04-2021 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Town of Biggar has announced plans to revitalize its downtown core by using donations to cover the projected $8 million cost.
  
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• Sask. government extending small business emergency payment for extra month

  30-04-2021 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The maximum payment that small businesses can receive per SSBEP eligibility period during the COVID-19 pandemic is $5,000.
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak at Sask. Pen grows to 35

  30-04-2021 23:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The number of COVID-19 cases is increasing at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary, site of one of the federal corrections system's largest outbreaks that began late last year. Read More
  
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• No injuries after truck collides with school bus on Sask. highway

  30-04-2021 23:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  No one was hurt after a truck slammed into a school bus on Highway 3 west of Paradise Hill on Friday morning. Read More
  
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• SHA to offer rapid COVID-19 testing training to businesses, workplaces

  30-04-2021 23:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Doctors shared details on the province's COVID-19 rapid testing strategy at a Saskatchewan Health Authority physician's town hall on Thursday.
  
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• Break and Enter/Weapons - 20 block Middleton Crescent

  30-04-2021 23:27 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are investigating a reported break in by suspects armed with firearms.  Police received the report at approximately 2:20 p.m., April 30, 2021, that two men had broken into a home in the 20 block of Middleton Crescent.  It was reported that at least one of the men was armed.  Upon Police arrival one suspect fled the scene on foot.  He was apprehended in the 40 block of Riel Crescent.  The second male was also brought into custody.  A firearm was
  
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• AstraZeneca age limit slows vaccine booking phase in Saskatchewan

  30-04-2021 23:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's vaccine booking system opened up to select adults of any age Friday, but those under 40 who called for an appointment encountered a hiccup. Read More
  
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• Big plans coming to Biggar, Saskatchewan as town plans major revitalization.

  30-04-2021 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The town of Biggar has announced plans to revitalize their downtown core by using donations to cover the projected 8-million dollar cost.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 4 new deaths, 264 new cases reported Friday

  30-04-2021 23:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan reported 264 new known cases of COVID-19 Friday. That brings the current active case number up to 2,426. 
  
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• Brevoort Park School in Saskatoon moves to online learning - Global News

  30-04-2021 23:04
  
  Brevoort Park School in Saskatoon moves to online learning  Global News
  
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• Brevoort Park School in Saskatoon moves to online learning

  30-04-2021 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Public Schools said there are currently five active COVID-19 variants of concern cases at Brevoort Park School.
  
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• Saskatchewan NDP private member’s bill on suicide prevention passes in legislative assembly

  30-04-2021 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan passed The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act, 2021 on Friday, first introduced by the Opposition NDP in 2018.
  
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• Clavet Junction may be spared following episode with bank

  30-04-2021 23:03
  
  Friday appeared to be the final day of operation for Clavet Junction, a gas station just southeast of Saskatoon and hub for the area.
  
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• Sask. coach gearing up for 1st Olympics to be held during a pandemic in more than 100 years

  30-04-2021 22:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Lisa Thomaidis, head coach of the Canadian women's basketball team and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's team, says she’s excited for the Olympics games to get underway, but that keeping athletes safe is essential.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council clinic announces first-come, first-served COVID-19 vaccine doses

  30-04-2021 22:33
  
  The same day Saskatchewan greatly increased vaccine eligibility, the Saskatoon Tribal Council announced it would offer doses on a first-come, first-served basis at its clinic.
  
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• Four more die with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, 264 more test positive

  30-04-2021 22:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Four more people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan have died, including someone aged 40 to 49 in the Regina zone. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan police cracking down on impaired driving during May

  30-04-2021 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Along with drunk drivers, police forces in Saskatchewan will be looking for drivers impaired by cannabis during May’s SGI traffic safety spotlight.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan’s pandemic death toll jumps to more than 490

  30-04-2021 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 264 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Friday, according to health officials.
  
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• Lac La Ronge Indian Band, residents continue to fight against peat harvesting on traditional land

  30-04-2021 21:52
  
  The Lac La Ronge Indian Band and residents in the area are voicing their concerns about plans to harvest peat from traditional land.
  
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• Weekend showers? April 30 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  30-04-2021 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parts of Saskatchewan could get some much needed rain showers this weekend. Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Friday, April 30.
  
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• Workplace injury claims down across the board in pandemic year: annual report

  30-04-2021 21:29
  
  Workplace injury claims were down in 2020, according to an annual report released by the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board on Friday.
  
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• 'We would just like to see her come home': Family offers $20,000 reward to help find missing Saskatoon woman

  30-04-2021 21:25
  
  It's been more than four months since 22-year-old Mackenzie Trottier went missing.
  
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• Arrest - Firearms Investigation - 4000 Block Degeer Street

  30-04-2021 20:59 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 30-year-old man is facing charges after a firearms investigation by the SPS Guns & Gangs Unit.At approximately 12:30 a.m., April 30, 2021, members of the Guns & Gangs Unit observed a man who was believed to be in possession of firearms at a gas station in the 1000 block of McKercher Drive. A Canine Unit attempted to stop the man who had entered a black Dodge Ram. The truck fled and was observed driving erratically before it was located abandoned in the 300 block of Auld Place. A c
  
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• Uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 in Sask. increasing: SHA doctors' meeting

  30-04-2021 20:40
  
  Slides from a physician town hall hosted by the Saskatchewan Health Authority Thursday night show there is increasing uncontrolled transmission of COVID-19 throughout Saskatchewan.
  
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• Sask. RCMP adjusts service area for Prince Albert, Melfort and Wakaw detachments

  30-04-2021 20:12
  
  As of Saturday, Saskatchewan RCMP is modifying the areas served by its Prince Albert, Melfort and Wakaw detachments.
  
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• SaskTel expanding phone donation program to youth transitioning out of care

  30-04-2021 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Youth who transition from ministry care, such as foster care or group homes will be provided with a free cell phone and a one-time $20 phone card.
  
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• Some Sask. school staff under 40 being denied vaccine appointments

  30-04-2021 19:52
  
  Some Regina school staff trying to book COVID-19 vaccine shots before they return to in-person learning on Monday are being denied the ability to schedule their appointments.
  
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• Home builders' association sounds alarm on lumber theft spike in Saskatoon - CKOM News Talk Sports

  30-04-2021 19:20
  
  Home builders' association sounds alarm on lumber theft spike in Saskatoon  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Canadians who flout quarantine laws could face stiffer penalties, Trudeau says

  30-04-2021 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today his government is open to stricter penalties for travellers who violate the mandatory quarantine period. The PM also appeared to swat away Ontario Premier Doug Ford's call for stronger restrictions at the land border, arguing the measures now in place are working.
  
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• 264 new COVID-19 cases in Sask.; 4 more deaths

  30-04-2021 19:12
  
  Saskatchewan reported 264 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, along with four more deaths and 252 recoveries.
  
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• MADD Canada highlights locations of impaired driving charges in Saskatchewan

  30-04-2021 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  MADD Canada says its sign campaign in four Saskatchewan communities is part of an awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of impaired driving.
  
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• Saskatoon, Prince Albert drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics set to reopen - CTV News Atlantic

  30-04-2021 19:05
  
  Saskatoon, Prince Albert drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics set to reopen  CTV News Atlantic
  
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• Saskatoon, Prince Albert drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics set to reopen

  30-04-2021 19:05
  
  Saskatoon’s drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic is set to reopen on Saturday, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).
  
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• COVID-19 case identified at Saskatoon high school - CTV News Saskatoon

  30-04-2021 18:50
  
  COVID-19 case identified at Saskatoon high school  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• COVID-19 case identified at Saskatoon high school

  30-04-2021 18:50
  
  A positive COVID-19 case has been identified at E.D. Feehan Catholic High School, according to Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools.
  
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• Arrests - Evade Police - 100 Block Stonebridge Boulevard

  30-04-2021 18:38 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two men are facing charges after a disturbance at a hotel and an evade police incident yesterday afternoon. At approximately 4:30 p.m., April 29, 2021, Police responded to a hotel in the 100 block of Stonebridge Boulevard to a report of two men engaged in a physical altercation. Initial information stated that the altercation started inside a hotel room and then moved outside to the parking lot before one party got into a vehicle and fled. The SPS Air Support Unit quickly located the v
  
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• Saskatoon team chosen to design plans for new Weyburn General Hospital - 620 CKRM.com

  30-04-2021 18:14
  
  Saskatoon team chosen to design plans for new Weyburn General Hospital  620 CKRM.com
  
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• Lumber prices causing some uncertainty for renovations

  30-04-2021 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you’re planning a renovation, the lumber market is affecting pricing. The Ultimate Deck Shop’s Shane Chapman tells Global News Morning fluctuating lumber prices are making an impact on the industry.
  
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• Pop-up outdoor movies returning for 2021

  30-04-2021 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Following last year’s success, pop-up outdoor theatres will be returning for 2021. Armed with Harmony’s Trystan Meyers joins Global News Morning with more details on this year’s lineup for Cinema Under the Stars.
  
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• Focus Saskatchewan – May 1, 2021

  30-04-2021 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Host Allison Bamford shares Saskatchewan’s most interesting stories.
  
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• Saskatoon Public Library temporarily moving to curbside pickup - Global News

  30-04-2021 16:47
  
  Saskatoon Public Library temporarily moving to curbside pickup  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon Public Library temporarily moving to curbside pickup

  30-04-2021 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Public Library CEO Carol Cooley said they are temporarily closing branches to in-person service to help curb the rise of COVID-19 and variants of concern.
  
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• Miniature model maker turns small hobby into big break

  30-04-2021 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Canadian artist is turning a small hobby into his big break. Daniella Ponticelli has more on the inspiration behind the miniature models.
  
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• Family discovers lost legacy of Chinese immigrant in Regina

  30-04-2021 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Yee Clun might not be a household name, but what the Chinese immigrant did for Regina workers in the 1900s hasn’t been forgotten. Katelyn Wilson has his story.
  
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• Patients, healthcare workers share stories from inside Regina’s ICU

  30-04-2021 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  What do a server, wife and doctor have in common? Unfortunately, they’ve all experienced Regina’s ICU first-hand. Allison Bamford has their stories.
  
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• Some Saskatoon parents hope schools stay open, as calls mount for classes to move online - CBC.ca

  30-04-2021 16:00
  
  Some Saskatoon parents hope schools stay open, as calls mount for classes to move online  CBC.ca
  
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• Some Saskatoon parents hope schools stay open, as calls mount for classes to move online

  30-04-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  While the union that represents teachers in Saskatchewan wants Saskatoon's schools closed to in-person classes, some parents say they want their kids in school, where they can learn better than at home.
  
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• High demand for Saskatchewan campsites heading into the 2021 season

  30-04-2021 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Campers across Saskatchewan are getting their bags packed for what is looking like a busy summer for campsites across the province.
  
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