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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports 48 new cases, over 22K vaccinations

  27-06-2021 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province said there are 48 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Sunday, bringing the provincial total to 48,754 cases.
  
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• Backpacks honouring unmarked graves to be displayed at Saskatchewan Legislature July 1

  27-06-2021 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prairie Crowe is collecting backpacks that will be displayed at Saskatchewan Legislature on July 1, honouring those who lost their lives while attending residential schools.
  
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• VIDO vaccine to be put to test this summer in Saskatoon - larongeNOW

  27-06-2021 22:34 via larongenow.com
  
  VIDO vaccine to be put to test this summer in Saskatoon  larongeNOW
  
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• 48 new COVID-19 cases in Sask., 96 additional recoveries reported

  27-06-2021 22:29
  
  Saskatchewan reported 48 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with 96 additional recoveries.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 48 new cases reported Sunday, but no deaths

  27-06-2021 22:25 via cbc.ca
  
  No deaths were reported in Sunday's COVID-19 update and fewer than 50 new cases were recorded as vaccination numbers continued to climb.
  
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• Families of residential school victims in Saskatchewan continue to mourn

  27-06-2021 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Families of residential school survivors in Saskatchewan continue to mourn, share their stories and find ways to deal.
  
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• COVID 19: 109 cases reported over weekend as Sask. reaches vaccine milestone

  27-06-2021 22:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan has officially reached that final milestone for its re-opening road map. Read More
  
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• Western Canada could set new record for highest temperature ever recorded in this country

  27-06-2021 22:02
  
  The heatwave baking Western Canada could shatter a decades-old record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the country.
  
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• Winnipegger launches bubble tent company amid pandemic hardship

  27-06-2021 20:57
  
  A Winnipeg entrepreneur is taking a fun impulse purchase and turning it into a thriving business during the pandemic.
  
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• 'Heat dome' moving into Saskatchewan bringing temperatures 10 degrees above normal

  27-06-2021 20:20
  
  A scorching heat dome over British Columbia and Alberta this weekend will move east into Saskatchewan, bringing temperatures about 10 degrees above normal.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rattlers drop first game of 2021 season, aim to host fans July 12

  27-06-2021 20:11
  
  The Saskatchewan Rattlers dropped its first game of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) 92-74 to the Fraser Valley Bandits as the 2021 season tipped off this weekend.
  
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• Four Canadians missing in Florida condo-collapse are from two families: Global Affairs

  27-06-2021 19:43
  
  The four Canadians possibly caught up in the collapse of a Miami-area condo building are from two different families, the federal government said Sunday as the official death toll in the incident rose to nine.
  
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• 'They are the hope:' Family celebrates community, inter-generational strength as daughter graduates high school

  27-06-2021 19:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  As Summer Schofield sat in the back seat of a car, waving to supporters gathered on the sidewalk, her mother Karen felt all the love around her become tangible. Read More
  
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• Melville, Sask. postpones Canada Day in light of unmarked graves discovery at Marieval

  27-06-2021 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Melville has decided to postpone its Canada Day celebrations following the discovery of an estimated 751 unmarked graves found on Cowessess First Nation.
  
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• Sask. Rattlers fall to Fraser Valley Bandits in 2021 CEBL season-opener

  27-06-2021 19:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Rattlers made their Canadian Elite Basketball League season debut Saturday, dropping a 92-74 decision to the Fraser Valley Bandits at Abbotsford, B.C. Read More
  
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• Golfers excited to return to course without COVID-19 restrictions

  27-06-2021 18:59
  
  Local golfers are thankful for a taste of normalcy, as the Saskatchewan Business Response Team gave golf courses the green light last week.
  
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• Remembering the lives lost: Vigil held for those buried on Cowessess First Nation

  27-06-2021 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A vigil took place on Cowessess First Nation Saturday to honour the estimated 751 people discovered in unmarked burial sites near the former site of a residential school.
  
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• 'Saddened, hurt, angry': residential school survivor says grave detection technology to be used in La Ronge

  27-06-2021 17:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The Lac La Ronge Indian Band will use ground penetrating radar over the summer to thoroughly detect any other unmarked graves. 
  
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• Residential school survivor says grave detection technology to be used in La Ronge

  27-06-2021 17:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The Lac La Ronge Indian Band will use ground penetrating radar over the summer to thoroughly detect any other unmarked graves. 
  
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• Joy, anxiety collide as restaurants and bars prepare to fully open

  27-06-2021 14:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's restaurants and watering holes are hoping the end of COVID-19 health restrictions can help finish summer on a strong note. Read More
  
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• RCMP pilots model to give Green Lake 24/7 police coverage

  27-06-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Before a new scheduling pilot project was introduced for RCMP members in Meadow Lake and Green Lake, officers at the small Green Lake detachment were always "on" — either on duty or on call. Read More
  
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• 'They need to be charged': Federal minister on residential school perpetrators

  27-06-2021 13:00
  
  Canada's minister of northern affairs says the religious leaders who operated the residential school system in Canada should be held accountable for any crimes committed.
  
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• Survivors, community honour 751 unmarked graves at Sask. residential school site with vigil

  27-06-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Band leadership say the unmarked graves contain the remains of children, teens, band members and others from outside the community, with many of the graves believed to be Indigenous children who were taken from their family for assimilation at the Marieval Indian Residential School.
  
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• Why criminal charges for deaths at residential schools would be unprecedented — and enormously complex

  27-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A prominent national Indigenous organization says criminal charges against the operators of residential schools are not only warranted but necessary if Canada wants to fulfill its pledge of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Making the case in court would be difficult.
  
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• Teachers need ongoing anti-Black racism training, not workshops, elective courses, experts say

  27-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Amid continuing calls to address anti-Black racism in Canadian classrooms, attention is turning to the training of educators, with a recognition that Band-Aid solutions aren't enough to 'change something that's systemic and structural.'
  
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• ‘The pain is in my heart’: Saskatoon Muslim community trying to make sense of recent attacks - Global News

  27-06-2021 06:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘The pain is in my heart’: Saskatoon Muslim community trying to make sense of recent attacks  Global NewsIn another apparent hate crime, Muslim man in Canadas Saskatoon city assaulted  Geo NewsMuslim man in Saskatoon stabbed, has beard cut off during attack  CKOM News Talk SportsSaskatoon Police looking for suspect in attack on Muslim man  620 CKRM.comView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘The pain is in my heart’: Saskatoon Muslim community trying to make sense of recent attacks

  27-06-2021 06:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Muhammad Kashif, who was stabbed on Friday morning by an assailant he alleges shaved his beard, says more dialogue would reduce anti-Muslim and hate attacks.
  
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• New local art display shares Indigenous history

  27-06-2021 06:17
  
  One playground in southwest Calgary is now home to an Indigenous art piece.
  
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• Prince Albert, Sask., multi-purpose arena project moving forward

  27-06-2021 05:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Prince Albert continues to progress through Phase 1 of the planned new multi-purpose arena. Their goal is to have the designs completed by the end of 2021, and the arena finished by 2023. The 18-acre piece of land would feature an entertainment and business district.
  
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• 'I did it': Metis student celebrates 'extra special' high school graduation

  27-06-2021 02:59
  
  Many students are getting ready to walk the stage for graduation, but one Metis student says her graduation is extra special.
  
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• 'We're really excited': TCU Place holds its first in-person shows since start of the pandemic

  27-06-2021 02:47
  
  With more restrictions easing in the province, TCU Place is holding its first in-person show on Saturday since the start of the pandemic.
  
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• Stabbing victim calls for more dialogue

  27-06-2021 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Muhammad Kashif, who was stabbed on Friday morning by an assailant he alleges shaved his beard, says more dialogue would reduce anti-Muslim and hate attacks.
  
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• 751 lights mark unidentified graves at Cowessess First Nation for Saturday vigil

  27-06-2021 01:51
  
  Over 750 individual lights were illuminated on the site of a former residential school in Cowessess First Nation, Sask. on Saturday to honour those buried in unmarked graves.
  
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• Returning to in-person racing in Regina

  27-06-2021 00:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The race is back on! After a year of virtual events throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, early indications are that Regina runners are excited to toe the starting line of the Queen City Marathon in person this fall. Roberta Bell has more.
  
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• Family member of residential school survivors shares story of pain ahead of Marieval vigil

  27-06-2021 00:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eagleclaw Bunnie Thom has many family members who attended residential schools in Saskatchewan including Marieval Indian Residential School.
  
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• Family member of residential school survivors shares story ahead of Marieval vigil

  27-06-2021 00:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eagleclaw Bunnie Thom has many family members who attended residential schools in Saskatchewan including Marieval Indian Residential School.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders report a loss of $7.5M due to the pandemic

  27-06-2021 00:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The 2020 CFL season was cancelled due to the pandemic, which the club says caused its total operating revenues to drop by 74 per cent. Revenues were $10.3 million in 2020-21, down from $39.6 million in 2019-20. 
  
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