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• Russian sect celebrates museum reopening near Blaine Lake

  04-07-2021 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of Doukhobors, a sect with some members in Saskatchewan, are celebrating the reopening of a museum after the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: Seven-day rolling average of new cases lowest since mid-October

  04-07-2021 23:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The province's seven-day rolling average of new cases hit 33, according to the province's dashboard. It's part of the province's continued success in beating back the COVID-19 virus in Saskastchewan after reaching a peak seven-day rolling average of 287 in mid-April. 
  
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• 'I’ll remember it for the rest of my life': Sask. diver punches ticket to Tokyo Olympics

  04-07-2021 23:02
  
  On Canada Day Rylan Wiens finished second at the Canadian Diving Trials, punching his ticket to the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.
  
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• 19-year-old Saskatoon diver headed to Tokyo Olympics

  04-07-2021 22:21 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 will make competition in Tokyo different, but Wiens said he's just excited to be there. 
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports lowest active case total since October

  04-07-2021 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan currently has 396 active COVID-19 cases across the province.
  
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• 27 new COVID-19 cases in Sask., 52 additional recoveries

  04-07-2021 21:50
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan reported 27 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, 52 more recoveries and no additional deaths.
  
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• 19-year-old Saskatoon diver headed to Tokyo Olympics - CBC.ca

  04-07-2021 21:21 via cbc.ca
  
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• 'Tragic outcome': Man who intervened in fight at Calgary park dies in hospital

  04-07-2021 20:31
  
  Calgary police have released photos of a man who was fatally stabbed while trying to stop a fight between another man and a woman last week in the hopes of finding his killer.
  
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• Joey Chestnut sets new record at post-pandemic hot dog race

  04-07-2021 20:27
  
  Chowdown champ Joey "Jaws" Chestnut broke his own record to gulp to a 14th win in the men's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Sunday, while Michelle Lesco took the women's title.
  
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• Heat wave over for most of Saskatchewan as 9 temperature records set Saturday

  04-07-2021 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Although some lingering hotspots remain, much of Saskatchewan has made it through a heat wave as of Sunday. Environment Canada says that eastern parts of the province will have one more day of extreme heat before a cold front sweeps through to bring cooler temperatures. 
  
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• Sask. Catholic bishops resurrect fundraising campaign for residential school survivors

  04-07-2021 19:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Catholic bishops in Saskatchewan are restarting fundraising efforts for Indian residential school survivors and their families.
  
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• Sask. RCMP asking for help locating two men who left correctional camp in La Ronge

  04-07-2021 18:52
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating two men who walked away from the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp in La Ronge.
  
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• Production at Cigar Lake uranium mine to resume after wildfire evacuation

  04-07-2021 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Approximately 230 workers were evacuated from the Cigar Lake uranium mine due to a nearby fire Thursday.
  
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• Cameco to resume production at Cigar Lake uranium mine

  04-07-2021 18:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Cameco will return its workforce to the Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• Cameco restarting production at Cigar Lake mine after evacuating workers

  04-07-2021 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency vice-president Steve Roberts said the site was considered secure from a direct fire threat on Saturday.
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for stabbing suspect - Global News

  04-07-2021 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for stabbing suspect

  04-07-2021 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police are searching for a person suspected of stabbing a 24-year-old man on Saturday evening. Police believe the two people are known to each other.
  
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• Cigar Lake uranium mine coming back online after evacuation

  04-07-2021 17:37
  
  After a temporary evacuation due to a nearby wildfire northern Saskatchewan, Cameco announced it’s resuming operations at the Cigar Lake mine.
  
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• Here's what COVID-19 restrictions look like across Canada

  04-07-2021 15:00
  
  Whether you're craving a summer road trip or weekend city break, Saskatchewan residents will be able to take part in non-essential travel within Canada when the public health order lifts on July 11.
  
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• Border restrictions to begin easing, slowly, for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers

  04-07-2021 14:15
  
  After nearly 16 months of rigid travel restrictions, Canada is finally starting to loosen the rules -- but only for a specific few.
  
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• Pilot project to make Mobile Crisis response an option for 911 call takers in Saskatoon

  04-07-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police and the Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service are working together on a new model that will make a mobile crisis response an option for people calling 911. Read More
  
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• Oil is rebounding, but rural municipalities are waiting on their bills

  04-07-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Sask. kids tell you everything you need to know about summer water fun

  04-07-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The CBC Saskatchewan Kids Series is bringing advice from kids for kids and adults. This week, we asked kids to weigh in on their favourite water activities and settle the eternal debate: are sprinklers better than spray parks?
  
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• 'Like if apples and blueberries had a baby': Over the moon for saskatoon - Las Cruces Sun-News

  04-07-2021 12:08 via lcsun-news.com
  'Like if apples and blueberries had a baby': Over the moon for saskatoon  Las Cruces Sun-News
  
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• N.W.T. community built memorial to name its residential school victims. It was just a start

  04-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In the early 1990s, Albert Lafferty led a push to ensure the old burial ground near the former residential school in Fort Providence, N.W.T., would never be developed. For some, the work done to find out who was buried there brings a degree of closure.
  
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• COVID-19 has delayed criminal trials across Canada. Is the justice system doing enough to avoid it?

  04-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Judges across Canada are being asked to consider whether trial delays due to COVID-19 have been entirely unavoidable - and if enough was done to reduce the impact on the families of victims and the accused.
  
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• COVID-19 has delayed criminal trials across Canada. Is the justice system doing enough to address the problem?

  04-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Judges across Canada are being asked to consider whether trial delays due to COVID-19 have been entirely unavoidable - and if enough was done to reduce the impact on the families of victims and the accused.
  
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• 18-year-old woman dies in single vehicle rollover southeast of Watrous, Sask.

  04-07-2021 08:11
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP say an 18-year-old woman is dead after a rollover southeast of Watrous Friday night.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating stabbing that sends one man to hospital

  04-07-2021 06:26
  
  A 24-year-old man has been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a stabbing Saturday night, according to Saskatoon Police Service (SPS).
  
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• Injured Person - 20 St & Av S

  04-07-2021 03:57 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is investigating a stabbing that occurred at 6:55 p.m. this evening near 20 St and Av S.A 24 year old man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.  It is believed the injured man and the suspect are known to each other.Police continue to investigate.Anyone with information is asked to call the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.(Occurrence Number: 67384)
  
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• Canadians want governments working harder on Indigenous reconciliation: USask researcher

  04-07-2021 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kurtis Boyer said if the same study was done today, he believes ever more people would feel they have a role to play in reconciliation.
  
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• Two wildfires in northern Saskatchewan posing a concern: SPSA

  04-07-2021 02:11
  
  The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) says there are two wildfires of concern in the northern part of the province.
  
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• Doukhobors celebrate museum reopening

  04-07-2021 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of Doukhobors, a sect with some members in Saskatchewan, are celebrating the reopening of a museum after the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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