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• Saskatoon region posts one of Canada's top housing recoveries in April - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-05-2021 23:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon region posts one of Canada's top housing recoveries in April  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon region posts one of Canada's top housing recoveries in April

  19-05-2021 23:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Housing starts in April more than tripled in the Saskatoon region over the same month last year, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• AstraZeneca second doses start arriving in Sask., 12-weeks between shots recommended

  19-05-2021 23:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan expects to receive enough AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine doses to give one to everyone who received it as a first shot.
  
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• AstraZeneca second doses start arriving in Sask., 12-weeks between doses recommended

  19-05-2021 23:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan expects to receive enough AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine doses to give one to everyone who received it as a first shot.
  
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• La Ronge, Sask. enters state of emergency after Cloverdale wildfire cause power outages

  19-05-2021 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Northern Village of Air Ronge, Lac La Ronge Indian Band and Town of La Ronge declare local state of emergency due to power outage caused by Cloverdale wildfire.
  
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• 'We have to meet students where they are’: Sask. Teachers’ Federation supports COVID-19 vaccine rollout in schools

  19-05-2021 23:14
  
  Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation resident Patrick Maze says the province’s plan to vaccinate students in high schools and elementary schools in June is welcome news
  
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• 'We have to meet students where they are': Sask. Teachers' Federation supports COVID-19 vaccine rollout in schools

  19-05-2021 23:14
  
  Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation president Patrick Maze says the province’s plan to vaccinate students in high schools and elementary schools in June is welcome news.
  
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• Saskatchewan officials say 150 attendees will be allowed at province’s graduation ceremonies

  19-05-2021 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The total includes graduates and guests, but does not include teachers and staff needed to help run events.
  
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• Hockey card collector seeking cards featuring Indigenous players for youth project

  19-05-2021 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Base Cards For Kids Project is aiming to take the donated cards and forward them to Indigenous youth players that attend hockey camps or clinics.
  
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• Federal, provincial privacy watchdogs issue warning about vaccine passports

  19-05-2021 22:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's privacy commissioners are issuing a warning about vaccine passports, saying measures must be taken to ensure Canadians' personal information is protected.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 141 new cases reported, graduation ceremony rules updated

  19-05-2021 22:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon continues to lead in new cases with 38 more infections reported Wednesday.
  
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• Active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan back below 1,800

  19-05-2021 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 141 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Wednesday, according to health officials.
  
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• Cooler days ahead: May 19 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  19-05-2021 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Temperatures are taking a plunge, with cooler days in store ahead of the long weekend. Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Wednesday, May 19.
  
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• Saskatoon police used spit socks more, firearms less in 2020: report

  19-05-2021 21:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police attribute their increased use of disposable "spit socks" last year to concern about COVID-19 being transmitted by detainees threatening to spit at arresting officers. Read More
  
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• As blaze moves away from Prince Albert, Sask. wildfire evacuees still unable to return home

  19-05-2021 21:43
  
  A wildfire near Prince Albert spanning about 3,700 hectares forced several families from their homes, wondering if and when they’ll be able to return.
  
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• 2-time Canadian champion Chelsea Carey joins Saskatchewan curling team

  19-05-2021 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Winnipeg's Chelsea Carey will skip Jolene Campbell's team from Regina, with Campbell shifting to vice.
  
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• Guinness World Record official for Moose Jaw resident who drummed for nearly 26 hours

  19-05-2021 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Moose Jaw resident Jared Dormer officially holds a Guinness World Record after playing the Cajon drum for nearly 26 hours straight beginning on Jan. 15.
  
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• Clash of cold and warm weather means snowfall for parts of northern Sask.

  19-05-2021 21:13
  
  A late spring snowfall blanketed parts of northern Saskatchewan – and meteorologists say more is to come as cold and warm weather collide.
  
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• Artistic producer on his last season with Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan

  19-05-2021 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Will Brooks reflects on his time as an artistic producer, with his final season with the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival fast approaching.
  
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• Work is underway to restore power in northern Sask. following wildfire

  19-05-2021 20:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  SaskPower crews have been cleared to start repairing power poles damaged by the out-of-control forest fire north of Prince Albert. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon drive-thru vaccination site closes early Wednesday; to reopen Thursday - CKOM News Talk Sports

  19-05-2021 19:55 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon drive-thru vaccination site closes early Wednesday; to reopen Thursday  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Wildfire, COVID-19 and water advisory force Stanley Mission, Sask., into state of emergency

  19-05-2021 19:54
  
  A power outage caused by a massive wildfire north of Prince Albert is the latest in a series of events that has prompted a state of emergency declaration in Stanley Mission.
  
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• 'Severe water availability issue': State of emergency declared in Stanley Mission, Sask.

  19-05-2021 19:54
  
  A power outage caused by a massive wildfire north of Prince Albert is the latest in a series of events that has prompted a state of emergency declaration in Stanley Mission.
  
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• Saskatchewan police issue 7,165 speeding tickets in April: SGI

  19-05-2021 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan police issued 7,165 speeding tickets in April, part of SGI's monthly traffic spotlight campaign provided on Wednesday.
  
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• Sask. casinos looks forward to reopening as Step 2 of province's plan draws nearer

  19-05-2021 19:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Casinos were ordered to shut down in mid-December 2020 with hopes of reopening Jan. 15, 2021. That didn't happen.
  
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• Sask. wildfire grows, forcing more evacuations

  19-05-2021 19:18
  
  An immediate evacuation order has been issued for residents of the Berg subdivision of the RM of Garden River due to the fast-moving Cloverdale wildfire near Prince Albert.
  
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• 20 heat records broken in Sask. on Monday, according to preliminary reports

  19-05-2021 18:34 via cbc.ca
  
  It has been a study in extremes for weather in Saskatchewan this week. Some places have broken heat records, while others are under winter storm or snowfall warnings.
  
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• Tune in to our COVID-19 Q & A for kids with clinical microbiologist

  19-05-2021 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC Saskatchewan is hosting a Q & A session on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with Saskatoon clinical microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau and several students from across the province.
  
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• 'Can we achieve herd immunity?': Kids ask clinical microbiologist questions about COVID-19

  19-05-2021 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC Saskatchewan hosted a Q & A session on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with Saskatoon clinical microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau and several students from across the province.
  
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• More evacuations ordered as wildfire grows north of P.A.

  19-05-2021 17:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Another evacuation order has been issued as an out-of-control wildfire northeast of Prince Albert continues to grow. Read More
  
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• Wildfire leads to state of emergency in Stanley Mission, Sask.

  19-05-2021 17:44 via cbc.ca
  
  A state of emergency has been declared in Stanley Mission, Sask., about 80 kilometres northeast of La Ronge, due to power outages and water supply issues stemming from a wildfire burning near Prince Albert.
  
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• Thousands without power as Sask. wildfire still days away from being controlled

  19-05-2021 17:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Dry conditions and strong winds on Tuesday added fuel to the large Cloverdale wildfire near Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• Chelsea Carey to form new rink under Saskatchewan colours

  19-05-2021 17:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Chelsea Carey is back. Curling’s most sought-after free agent is returning to the pebbled ice next season — and this time she’ll be wearing Saskatchewan colours. 
  
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• Opinion: Growth reduces poverty

  19-05-2021 17:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Reading the news sometimes gives the impression that nothing good ever happens in Canada. Well, here's some good news. The percentage of Canadians with incomes below the poverty line has fallen in half since 1996. To what do we credit this impressive achievement? Read More
  
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• Cloverdale wildfire near Prince Albert, Sask. not yet contained

  19-05-2021 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  An emergency alert was issued Wednesday morning for all residents in the Berg subdivision to immediately evacuate due to the fast-moving Cloverdale wildfire.
  
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• Berg subdivision in the RM of Garden River order evacuated due to Cloverdale wildfire

  19-05-2021 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  An emergency alert was issued Wednesday morning for all residents in the Berg subdivision to immediately evacuate due to the fast-moving Cloverdale wildfire.
  
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• As Saskatoon's active COVID-19 case count hovers above 500, province's top doc is 'cautiously optimistic' - CTV News Saskatoon

  19-05-2021 16:52 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  As Saskatoon's active COVID-19 case count hovers above 500, province's top doc is 'cautiously optimistic'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• As Saskatoon's active COVID-19 case count hovers above 500, province's top doc is 'cautiously optimistic'

  19-05-2021 16:52
  
  While the Saskatoon area continues to be a smoldering hotspot with over 500 active cases, the province's top doctor says people in the city have done a good job of preventing the wider spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Regina police report 4 apparent overdoses causing death in span of 3 days

  19-05-2021 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Regina Police Service have attended four deaths in the span of three days that are believed to be apparent drug overdoses.
  
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• 141 new COVID-19 cases, 180 recoveries confirmed in Sask.

  19-05-2021 16:43
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan reported 141 new COVID-19 cases and 180 recoveries on Wednesday.
  
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• Showing appreciation for paramedics in Saskatoon | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  19-05-2021 15:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Showing appreciation for paramedics in Saskatoon | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Showing appreciation for paramedics in Saskatoon

  19-05-2021 15:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Paramedic Services Week kicks off next week, highlighting the work paramedics do to serve the community. Troy Davies with Medavie West joins Global News Morning with the changes over the past year.
  
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• Sask. part of “mega drought” as dry weather continues

  19-05-2021 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips tells Global News Morning Saskatchewan is in the midst of a “mega drought”, but some parts could be seeing snow and record cold temperatures in the coming days.
  
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• Prince Albert wildfire leads to highway, road closures

  19-05-2021 15:41
  
  As crews work to contain a wildfire raging in the Prince Albert area, RCMP are advising of road closures in the area.
  
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• Wangersky: Easing COVID-19 restrictions won't ease social anxieties brought on by pandemic life

  19-05-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Everyone probably can identify that moment. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Mental health services should be part of primary care

  19-05-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  May 19 is Family Doctor Day. Read More
  
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• 'Drought brewing': Saskatchewan farmers praying for rain

  19-05-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Jeff Hoiness isn't one to complain, but the Saskatchewan grain farmer of three decades says this year might be the driest he's ever seen. Read More
  
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• Sask. cabin owner opposes 300 per cent hike in gov't lease fees

  19-05-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A cabin owner in northeast Saskatchewan says a 300 per cent increase on land lease rates is unfair and he wants the province to reconsider.
  
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• Sask. top doctor still urges caution as COVID-19 rules due to be relaxed

  19-05-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  "Even though we'll be able to do more come May 30, you still need to do this cautiously, carefully, with consideration," says Dr. Saqib Shahab.
  
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• Families of students with special needs face stress, fears — but online learning not entirely negative

  19-05-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ashley Gibson-Taylor of Sudbury was relieved when her six-year-old son Kai finally got a spot in a class for students with special needs, but was worried when in-person learning was put on hold in March due to surging COVID-19 cases. Educators responding to a CBC questionnaire react to how the pandemic has affected learning for students like Kai.
  
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