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• Saskatoon's assistant fire chief feels 'like a broken record' talking about safety - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-05-2021 23:55
  
  Saskatoon's assistant fire chief feels 'like a broken record' talking about safety  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon’s assistant fire chief feels 'like a broken record' talking about safety

  11-05-2021 23:55
  
  The number of calls the Saskatoon Fire Department is responding to is up this year - and there’s a difference in the types and location of those calls.
  
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• Man who barricaded himself in downtown building climbed through rooftop vent

  11-05-2021 23:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatoon man who broke into a downtown office building — causing police to close down surrounding streets for hours while trying to get him to come out — has been sentenced to 18 months in jail. Read More
  
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• 'I wasn’t being rude to them': Former mayoral candidate blocked on Twitter by City of Saskatoon

  11-05-2021 23:41
  
  A former Saskatoon mayoral candidate has been blocked from social media pages managed by city hall.
  
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• Saskatchewan not using AstraZeneca as ‘first-dose strategy’ due to supply, looking at options for 2nd dose

  11-05-2021 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said Tuesday that they were not using AstraZeneca as a “first dose strategy” due to supply and were in turn looking at options for a second dose, such as potential vaccine mixing with the Pfizer-BioNTech shot. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Saqib Shahab added either AstraZeneca or Pfizer...
  
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• Saskatchewan premier says province will have ‘one-dose spring, quite likely two-dose summer’

  11-05-2021 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe commented Tuesday on remarks by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the idea of a one-dose summer, two-dose fall, saying he doesn’t expect the province to have a “Trudeau summer” and he expects them to have a “one-dose spring, quite likely a two-dose summer” as they plan to have second doses available...
  
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• Saskatchewan expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, reopening drive-thru clinics

  11-05-2021 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced Tuesday that the province would be lowering the vaccine age eligibility to 26 on Wednesday, and to 20 by Sunday. He also announced the re-opening of the Saskatoon and Regina drive-thru clinics.
  
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• Other provinces looking at Sask. plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening

  11-05-2021 23:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  CALGARY — Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of security. Read More
  
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• 'Massive and potentially permanent disruption': Canada's bleak view of Line 5 closure

  11-05-2021 23:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Shutting down the Line 5 pipeline in Michigan would deal a "massive and potentially permanent" blow to Canada's economy and energy security and risk lasting damage to relations with the United States, the federal government argues in court documents released Tuesday. Read More
  
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• City council nixes Darren Hill bid for national board spot

  11-05-2021 23:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon city council has withdrawn its nomination of Ward 1 Coun. Darren Hill for a position on the board of a national advocacy organization for Canadian cities. Read More
  
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• Sask. roots: Shannon Chinn, hired as Huskie Athletics' new chief athletics officer, has U of S connections

  11-05-2021 22:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The new chief athletics officer for Huskie Athletics has deep Saskatchewan roots. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon now has more active COVID-19 cases than Regina - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-05-2021 22:49
  
  Saskatoon now has more active COVID-19 cases than Regina  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon now has more active COVID-19 cases than Regina

  11-05-2021 22:49
  
  The Saskatoon area now has more active COVID-19 cases than anywhere else in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatchewan First Nation awarded $141M in adjusted decades-long land claim settlement

  11-05-2021 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan First Nation said the money will go into an independently managed trust to provide income for its future generations.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 186 new cases, 4 deaths reported Tuesday

  11-05-2021 22:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health officials reported 186 new cases of COVID-19 and another four deaths linked to the virus on Tuesday.
  
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• Vaccination eligibility expands to age 26 Wednesday; Saskatchewan reports 4 new deaths

  11-05-2021 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eligibility in Saskatchewan's age-based immunization program is currently at 29 years and older, but expands to those aged 26 on Wednesday.
  
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• Watch the timelapse showing the spread of COVID-19 cases in Canada and the U.S.

  11-05-2021 22:28
  
  Use this interactive tool to compare COVID-19 in all U.S. states and Canadian provinces over the entire period of the pandemic, to present day.
  
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• Saskatoon city council withdraws support of Darren Hill to run in FCM election - CKOM News Talk Sports

  11-05-2021 22:07
  
  Saskatoon city council withdraws support of Darren Hill to run in FCM election  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Saskatoon surpasses Regina in active COVID-19 cases as Sask. reports 186 new infections - CTV Toronto

  11-05-2021 22:00
  
  Saskatoon surpasses Regina in active COVID-19 cases as Sask. reports 186 new infections  CTV Toronto
  
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• Warming trend continues: May 11 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  11-05-2021 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pop-up showers possible Wednesday as the warming trend continues. Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Tuesday, May 11.
  
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• Vaccine eligibility in Sask. drops to 26+

  11-05-2021 21:52
  
  Saskatchewan residents age 26 and older will be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
  
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• Winning LOTTO MAX ticket in Saskatoon - The Battlefords News-Optimist

  11-05-2021 21:17
  
  Winning LOTTO MAX ticket in Saskatoon  The Battlefords News-Optimist
  
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• Fire damages home in Saskatoon’s Exhibition neighbourhood

  11-05-2021 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The rear of a bungalow on Coy Avenue was fully involved when firefighters arrived, said the Saskatoon Fire Department.
  
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• BIKE TO WORK DAY and BYXE WEEK - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca - Globalnews.ca

  11-05-2021 21:11
  BIKE TO WORK DAY and BYXE WEEK - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon police search for 15-year-old girl who's been missing for five days

  11-05-2021 20:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police are seeking the public's help in finding a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for more than five days. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon bungalow collapses in morning fire | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-05-2021 20:50
  
  Saskatoon bungalow collapses in morning fire | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon bungalow collapses in morning fire

  11-05-2021 20:50
  
  A Tuesday morning fire in the 2100 Block of Coy Avenue is under investigation, the Saskatoon Fire Department says.
  
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• 'Not out of the woods yet': Sask. reopen plan could still be derailed by 'resurgence' of variants, epidemiologist says

  11-05-2021 20:50
  
  Health Minister Paul Merriman said he’s hopeful Saskatchewan’s daily case count will stay low so the province can slowly start reopening at the end of the month, but an expert says the plan could easily be upended.
  
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• After a generation-long fight, Sask. First Nation receives $141M settlement for lost land

  11-05-2021 20:36
  
  Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation will receive $141 million, plus interest in compensation for the loss of its land in 1905.
  
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• 'Green hulk' Xanax pill laced with fentanyl could pose risks for Sask. teens

  11-05-2021 20:33
  
  Green Hulk and Packpopup are just two of the names of new fentanyl-laced Xanax "bars" that have entered the province - and leading to overdoses.
  
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• Veteran Sask. NDP MLA returns to work after 2 waves of COVID-19 symptoms

  11-05-2021 20:24 via cbc.ca
  
  After suffering through severe headaches, breathing difficulties and uncontrollable shaking, Buckley Belanger is glad to be back in Saskatchewan's Legislative Assembly.
  
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• Saskatchewan Government Insurance to start sending out rebate cheques this week

  11-05-2021 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  SGI starts mailing out about 709,000 rebate cheques to Saskatchewan vehicle owners this week over the next three weeks.
  
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• BIKE TO WORK DAY and BYXE WEEK

  11-05-2021 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  BIKE TO WORK DAY is FRIDAY, MAY 21st.  BYXE WEEK – This year, the City of Saskatoon and Saskatoon Cycles are encouraging participants to ride their bike anywhere and everywhere all week rather than just one day.  Following public health orders in effect, we won’t be gathering as in past years, but we have fun...
  
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• This is when you can expect your SGI rebate cheque

  11-05-2021 19:07
  
  SGI customers can expect a rebate cheque in the mail between mid-May and mid-June.
  
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• Trudeau says pandemic restrictions shouldn't be eased until case counts are 'way down'

  11-05-2021 19:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged provinces Tuesday to maintain strict public health measures until COVID-19 case counts are much lower than they are now — so that Canadians can enjoy a "one-dose summer."
  
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• Trudeau says pandemic restrictions should remain until case counts are 'way down'

  11-05-2021 19:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged provinces Tuesday to maintain strict public health measures until COVID-19 case counts are much lower than they are now — so that Canadians can enjoy a "one-dose summer."
  
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• Patience and compassion are the tools to defeat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: doctor

  11-05-2021 19:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Shaq Evans says talking to a doctor helped him feel more comfortable with receiving the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Feds formally oppose Michigan’s Line 5 pipeline shutdown demand

  11-05-2021 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Whitmer has given Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. until Wednesday to shut down Line 5 -- a demand the company says it has no plans to meet.
  
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• Sports organizations say Saskatchewan’s return-to-play date is too late

  11-05-2021 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sports organizations in Saskatchewan say the province's plan to allow sports to begin operating in June is too late and would like to see the date moved up.
  
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• PM says Canada will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for a 'one-dose summer'

  11-05-2021 18:28
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Tuesday that there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines coming into the country to offer every eligible and willing Canadian their first shot by this summer, and enough doses for everyone to be fully vaccinated 'by September.'
  
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• Bolivia signs deal to import J&J vaccine from Canadian company, pending patent issues

  11-05-2021 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  'The economy should be in service of life and not the other way around,' Bolivia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Rogelio Mayta said through an interpreter.
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for missing 15-year-old girl

  11-05-2021 17:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Saskatoon are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 15-year-old.
  
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• Saskatoon diver eyes Olympic spot after bronze-medal performance | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  11-05-2021 16:57
  
  Saskatoon diver eyes Olympic spot after bronze-medal performance | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon diver eyes Olympic spot after bronze-medal performance

  11-05-2021 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon’s Rylan Wiens had the best event of his life at the FINA Diving World Cup, taking the bronze medal in the 10m platform. He speaks to Global News Morning as he eyes a spot on Team Canada’s roster for the Summer Olympics.
  
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• Female killed in hit and run in Saskatoon - Global News

  11-05-2021 16:44
  
  Female killed in hit and run in Saskatoon  Global NewsWoman killed in fatal hit and run in Saskatoon  CTV News SaskatoonSaskatoon police searching for missing 15-year-old girl  CBC.caWoman dies after hit-and-run in Saskatoon  CKOM News Talk SportsWoman killed in hit and run, Saskatoon police investigating  Saskatoon StarPhoenixView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Female killed in hit and run in Saskatoon

  11-05-2021 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police have not released the name of a female killed in hit and run in the city on Monday evening.
  
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• Woman killed in fatal hit and run in Saskatoon

  11-05-2021 16:27
  
  A woman was left dead after a hit and run accident Monday night.
  
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• What you need to know ahead of the Census deadline

  11-05-2021 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  You’ve likely received a notice about this year’s Census in your mail. Census program director general Geoff Bowlby joins Global News Morning with what you need to know to fill it out, as the 2021 edition goes digital.
  
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• SGI turning focus to impaired driving in May

  11-05-2021 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  SGI media relations director Tyler McMurchy joins Global News Morning to discuss their focus on impaired driving this month, as they encourage people to stay sober on the streets.
  
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• Sunny skies and warm, dry temperatures: This is your Saskatoon forecast - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-05-2021 15:52
  
  Sunny skies and warm, dry temperatures: This is your Saskatoon forecast  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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