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• City of Prince Albert taking steps to capture population numbers in 2021 Census

  10-05-2021 23:33
  
  The City of Prince Albert has made a promotional video and contest to encourage people to fill out the 2021 Census of Population conducted by the Government of Canada.
  
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• Canadian Nationalist Party flag at Saskatoon anti-restriction rally raises concern about ties to far-right groups

  10-05-2021 23:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Alec Couros was concerned, but not surprised, to see video surface on social media of what appears to be a Canadian Nationalist Party flag being waved at a so-called "freedom rally" in downtown Saskatoon over the weekend. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 rally participant leaves job as caretaker at Saskatoon school - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  10-05-2021 23:21
  
  COVID-19 rally participant leaves job as caretaker at Saskatoon school  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• COVID-19 rally participant leaves job as caretaker at Saskatoon school

  10-05-2021 23:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A man who takes part in rallies against COVID-19 restrictions has left his job working as a caretaker at a Saskatoon school. Read More
  
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• Sask. justice minister concerned over details of Bill C-10

  10-05-2021 23:06
  
  Saskatchewan’s justice minister has written to the federal Canadian heritage minister voicing his concerns about Bill C-10, a bill aimed at regulating streaming giants like Netflix and Spotify.
  
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• Fabulous Tuesday: May 10 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  10-05-2021 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  It could hit 20 in parts of the province Tuesday under a mix of sun and cloud. Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Monday, May 10.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. adds fewest cases on lowest tests in two months

  10-05-2021 22:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan added the fewest new COVID-19 cases since mid-March, but did so on the lowest number of tests in about the same time. Read More
  
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• Sask. horse racing industry takes Marquis Downs fight to city hall

  10-05-2021 22:49
  
  A group of people in Saskatoon tied to the thoroughbred horse racing industry continue to call on city hall and city council to step in and save Marquis Downs.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. adds fewest cases in two months, 9K more vaccines administered

  10-05-2021 22:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan added the fewest new COVID-19 cases since mid-March, but did so on the lowest number of tests in about the same time. Read More
  
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• Sask. Rush acquired by Saskatoon Blades ownership team

  10-05-2021 22:29
  
  The Saskatchewan Rush have new owners, the Priestner Sports Corporation (PSC) who currently own the Saskatoon Blades.
  
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• Sask. reports 147 new cases of COVID-19, smallest daily total in nearly 2 months

  10-05-2021 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Monday also represents the third day in a row in which officials recorded no new Saskatchewan deaths related to COVID-19.
  
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• Sask. reports 147 new cases of COVID-19, smallest daily increase in nearly 2 months

  10-05-2021 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Monday also represents the third day in a row in which officials recorded no new Saskatchewan deaths related to COVID-19.
  
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• COVID-19: 147 new cases, 266 recoveries reported in Saskatchewan

  10-05-2021 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan is 204 — 16.7 new cases per 100,000.
  
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• Bruce Urban sells Saskatchewan Rush to Priestner Sports Corporation

  10-05-2021 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new owners of the Saskatchewan Rush, Priestner Sports Corporation, are also the owners of the Western Hockey League’s Saskatoon Blades.
  
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• Saskatoon man recovering in hospital after shooting - CKOM News Talk Sports

  10-05-2021 21:59
  
  Saskatoon man recovering in hospital after shooting  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Injured Person - 200 block Grant St.

  10-05-2021 21:46 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Members of the Serious Assault Unit are investigating a firearms incident that occurred on Saturday.At approximately 2:00 p.m., May 8, 2021, Patrol officers were dispatched to an injured person call in the 200 block of Grant Street. Upon arrival, officers located a 29-year-old male who had sustained a gunshot wound. He was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. It was reported to Police that a number of individuals entered into the victim’s residence and assa
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse team bought by owners of Saskatoon Blades

  10-05-2021 21:35 via cbc.ca
  
  The Priestner Sports Corporation has announced the purchase of the Saskatoon Rush lacrosse team.
  
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• City of Saskatoon developing return-to-worksite plan for employees - CBC.ca

  10-05-2021 21:12
  
  City of Saskatoon developing return-to-worksite plan for employees  CBC.ca
  
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• City of Saskatoon developing return-to-worksite plan for employees

  10-05-2021 21:12 via cbc.ca
  
  As Saskatchewan talks about entering Step 1 of its reopening plan, the City of Saskatoon is looking ahead to a time where more workers will be back in the office.
  
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• 18 tickets issued at Saskatoon ‘freedom rally’ - Global News

  10-05-2021 21:04
  
  18 tickets issued at Saskatoon ‘freedom rally’  Global News
  
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• 18 tickets issued at Saskatoon ‘freedom rally’

  10-05-2021 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police said 18 people who were observed to have varying levels of involvement at the rally were issued tickets.
  
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• Cyclist calls for more education, empathy after wife injured in bicycle-vehicle confrontation

  10-05-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  An avid cyclist says if motorists in Saskatoon were more empathetic toward cyclists, his wife wouldn't have been sent to the emergency room last week.
  
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• 18 ticketed after weekend anti-restriction protest in Saskatoon

  10-05-2021 20:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police have issued 18 tickets to people who attended a "freedom rally" protest in Kiwanis Memorial Park on Sunday. Read More
  
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• 'I think it's a positive:' Blades' Priestner purchases Saskatchewan Rush

  10-05-2021 20:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan Rush general manager Derek Keenan says he expects his job to continue as usual, after his National Lacrosse League team was sold to a group fronted by Saskatoon Blades' owner Mike Priestner. Read More
  
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• 18 ticketed in connection to Saskatoon's weekend anti-restriction protest

  10-05-2021 19:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police have issued 18 tickets to people who attended a "freedom rally" protest in Kiwanis Memorial Park on Sunday. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police hand out 18 tickets to 'freedom rally' attendees – and say more are coming

  10-05-2021 19:49
  
  Saskatoon Police Service says it has issued 18 tickets to people violating public health orders at a rally in Kiwanis Memorial Park on Sunday.
  
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• Aquatic invasive species remain a concern for Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment

  10-05-2021 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  In 2020, 911 watercraft were inspected by Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment, with 620 identified as high risk for aquatic invasive species.
  
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• Here's what we know ahead of the province's COVID-19 update

  10-05-2021 19:03
  
  While cases in the Regina zone are falling, there has been a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases in the Saskatoon area.
  
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• 147 new COVID-19 cases in Sask., no deaths reported

  10-05-2021 19:03
  
  Saskatchewan reported 147 new COVID-19 cases on Monday.
  
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• Custodian spotted at Saskatoon children's 'freedom rally' no longer employed by school division - CTV News Saskatoon

  10-05-2021 18:59
  
  Custodian spotted at Saskatoon children's 'freedom rally' no longer employed by school division  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Custodian spotted at Saskatoon children's 'freedom rally' no longer employed by school division

  10-05-2021 18:59
  
  The city's public school division has confirmed that it no longer employs a custodian who was spotted at an anti-COVID-19 health measure event.
  
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• 18 Tickets Issued at Weekend Rally

  10-05-2021 18:56 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service was made aware of a planned rally in Kiwanis Memorial Park on Sunday, May 9, 2021. Upon attending, Public Health officials and Police observed more than a hundred people congregating and disobeying current Public Health orders. As a result, 18 tickets were issued to individuals violating Public Health orders. One additional ticket was issued to a participant involved in a rally on April 24, 2021. Those who received tickets were observed to have varying leve
  
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• MEEP continues to provide economic recovery for Saskatchewan communities

  10-05-2021 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan municipalities continue moving forward on approved projects under MEEP, which made $150 million in provincial funds available to support economic recovery.
  
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• Jagmeet Singh says link exists between anti-maskers and far-right extremism

  10-05-2021 18:44
  
  Federal New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh is the latest to say he believes there's a connection between anti-mask and anti-lockdown protests and far-right extremism.
  
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• Saskatchewan pianist on new track, online shows

  10-05-2021 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan pianist Jeffery Straker joins Global News Morning with details on an online show taking place Tuesday, and shares a song from his new record, “Just Before Sunrise”.
  
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• Dr. Cory Neudorf on wastewater COVID-19 results, reopening step one

  10-05-2021 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  USask epidemiologist Dr. Cory Neudorf joins Global News Morning to discuss the university’s COVID-19 wastewater tests. He also gives his thoughts on the province setting step one of reopening for May 30th.
  
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• National Nurses Week highlights those providing care in the province

  10-05-2021 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  SUN Nurses president Tracy Zambory joins Global News Morning on National Nurses Week, and says the best way to support nurses a year into the pandemic, is to get vaccinated
  
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• National Nurses Week highlights those providing care in Saskatchewan

  10-05-2021 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  SUN Nurses president Tracy Zambory joins Global News Morning on National Nurses Week, and says the best way to support nurses a year into the pandemic, is to get vaccinated
  
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• The latest on your TV screen on What to Watch This Week

  10-05-2021 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Global News Morning’s weekly look on what you can catch on the small screen, ET Canada’s Graeme O’Neil shares more on the season 9 premiere of Top Chef Canada, and a unique show that takes a what-if approach.
  
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• Novavax developing combination flu, COVID-19 vaccine

  10-05-2021 17:42
  
  US biotech firm Novavax on Monday said it had positive results from preclinical studies of a shot combining its influenza and COVID vaccine candidates.
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP locate woman who was possibly abducted

  10-05-2021 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said they received information from the Regina Police Service just before midnight Saturday that an abduction had possibly occurred.
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP investigate possible abduction of a woman

  10-05-2021 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said they received information from the Regina Police Service just before midnight Saturday that an abduction had possibly occurred.
  
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• Why are people reporting irregular menstruation after the COVID-19 shot? Experts explain.

  10-05-2021 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  From heavy flow to even bleeding during menopause, menstruating individuals say they're experiencing different cycles after getting vaccinated.
  
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• Afternoon temps heat up as we approach mid-May: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  10-05-2021 14:56
  
  Things are starting to get warmer in Saskatoon post-Mother’s Day.
  
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• 'Extreme' drought in parts of Sask.: Ag Canada

  10-05-2021 14:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Ninety-three per cent of Saskatchewan's farmland is in dry condition and some areas have 'extreme' drought, according to Agriculture Canada. Farmers and fire chiefs are both hoping for rain.
  
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• Sask. reopening plan reaches vaccination threshold for Step 1

  10-05-2021 14:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Government of Saskatchewan marks May 30, 2021 as tentative start day for phase one of provincial reopening plan.
  
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• Sask. reaches first vaccination threshold for reopening, Step 1 expected May 30

  10-05-2021 14:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan has marked May 30, 2021, as a tentative start day for Step One of the provincial reopening plan.
  
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• Supporters of Saskatoon's Marquis Downs asking city councilors to save horse racing track - CBC.ca

  10-05-2021 13:00
  
  Supporters of Saskatoon's Marquis Downs asking city councilors to save horse racing track  CBC.ca
  
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• Supporters of Saskatoon's Marquis Downs asking city councilors to save horse racing track

  10-05-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A delegation of horse racing supporters will be speaking to city councillors Monday morning in an attempt to stop the closure of Saskatoon's Marquis Downs track.
  
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• Proposed federal justice reforms could reduce number of Indigenous, Black people in system, say advocates

  10-05-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Legal advocates are welcoming new proposals from the federal government to address the overrepresentation of Black, Indigenous and other racialized groups in the criminal justice system.
  
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