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• Regina yoga studio will require proof of vaccination to attend classes

  05-07-2021 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Colin Hall braced for the reaction to his Facebook post on Sunday announcing that his Regina yoga studio would require proof of vaccination to attend classes. Read More
  
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• Fond du Lac starts campaign for kids' life jackets

  05-07-2021 23:54
  
  Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation hopes to gather 500 life jackets for children in the isolated community to help prevent tragedies while boating.
  
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• Sask. family 'unsettled' after former Mountie charged with murder granted bail

  05-07-2021 23:35
  
  Brett Herman says he’s filled with confusion after a former RCMP officer charged in his brother’s death has been released from jail.
  
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• U of S to expand College of Medicine campus in Regina

  05-07-2021 23:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  As part of a plan to offer increased programming and attract more applicants from southern Saskatchewan, the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine is further expanding its presence in Regina. Read More
  
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• Trudeau, Moe visiting Cowessess First Nation to sign historic child welfare law

  05-07-2021 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  On April 1, the Miyo Pimatisowin Act came into effect, giving Cowessess First Nation full coast-to-coast jurisdiction over its children in care anywhere in the country.
  
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• Prime minister, Sask. premier to sign child welfare agreement with Cowessess First Nation

  05-07-2021 23:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are set to sign an agreement that will see Cowessess First Nation retake jurisdiction of child welfare, according to Chief Cadmus Delorme.
  
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• Prime minister, Sask. premier to sign child welfare agreement at Cowessess First Nation Tuesday

  05-07-2021 23:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The deal will see Cowesses First Nation once again take control of right to care for and protect its own children, according to Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme.
  
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• Prime minister, Sask. premier to sign child welfare agreement at Cowessess First Nation

  05-07-2021 23:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are set to sign an agreement that will see Cowessess First Nation retake jurisdiction of child welfare, according to Chief Cadmus Delorme.
  
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• Eastern Ontario doctor with ties to Sask. released on recognizance after murder charge

  05-07-2021 23:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  L’ORIGNAL, Ont. — An eastern Ontario doctor charged with murder has been released on a $10,000 recognizance, his lawyer says. Read More
  
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• 2 die at Turtle Lake in Sask. after man tries to rescue woman

  05-07-2021 23:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Two people from the Thunderchild First Nation died Saturday after an incident at Turtle Lake on the west side of Saskatchewan. 
  
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• 'Old wounds': Descendants of families who lost Indian status launch Charter challenge

  05-07-2021 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In 1944, Nadia Salmaniw's great-grandfather Wilfred Laurier Bennett faced a choice: send his children to residential school or renounce his Indigenous heritage.
  
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• Nearly half of eligible in Sask. immunized as restrictions set to lift

  05-07-2021 22:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  With all public health restrictions set to be removed on Sunday, Saskatchewan has come within striking distance of half a million people full immunized against COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Ants marching on your garden? Warm weather may mean more of them, Sask. expert says

  05-07-2021 22:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Some gardeners in Saskatchewan are facing increased pest activity around their beloved plants. A biology professor from the University of Saskatchewan said some species of ants may have taken the warm weather as an opportunity to reproduce.
  
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• PM Trudeau, Sask. premier to attend ceremony at Cowessess First Nation

  05-07-2021 22:29
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan on Thursday.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 20 new cases, 2 more hospitalizations

  05-07-2021 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  There have been no COVID-19-related deaths in the province since June 29.
  
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• 48 per cent of eligible Sask. residents fully vaccinated; 20 new COVID-19 cases

  05-07-2021 22:25
  
  Nearly 50 per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 12 and older have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data from the province.
  
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• Campbell, Fry back to defend men's and women's amateur golf titles

  05-07-2021 22:16 via thestarphoenix.com
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• Suspicious Package Closes Sections of Davie and Saskatoon Roads - AM 1150 (iHeartRadio)

  05-07-2021 22:10 via iheartradio.ca
  
  Suspicious Package Closes Sections of Davie and Saskatoon Roads  AM 1150 (iHeartRadio)
  
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• Eastern Ontario doctor with ties to Sask. granted bail after murder charge

  05-07-2021 22:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  L’ORIGNAL, Ont. — An eastern Ontario doctor charged with murder has been granted bail. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan marks 6th consecutive day without adding COVID-19-related fatality

  05-07-2021 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 20 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Monday, according to health officials.
  
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• Residential school survivors call for an end to arson attacks on churches

  05-07-2021 21:52 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of residential school survivors is calling for an end to arson attacks on churches after several Catholic and Anglican churches were vandalized or damaged by fire following the reported discovery of unmarked graves at former residential school sites in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
  
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• Spotty showers: July 5 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  05-07-2021 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Showers for part of the province to start off Tuesday. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Monday, July 5.
  
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• SGI reminds drivers to slow down when passing through construction zones

  05-07-2021 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  SGI and law enforcement want to remind drivers to slow down and be mindful of workers while travelling through construction zones this summer.
  
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• 2 ‘water-related’ deaths on Turtle Lake: Saskatchewan RCMP

  05-07-2021 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP said a woman who was struggling while swimming on Turtle Lake and a man who went to help her are both dead.
  
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• Saskatchewan restaurants fight to survive struggle posed by COVID-19 restrictions

  05-07-2021 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Olive Tree Restaurant is one of many restaurants trying to keep its doors open through the COVID-19 pandemic, but business has been slow as restrictions begin to lift.
  
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• Sask. bishops say provincial fundraiser is in the works to help pay money owed for role in residential school system

  05-07-2021 19:57
  
  The province's Catholic leadership says a fundraising plan is in the works following renewed calls by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations for the church to honour a 2006 commitment to pay compensation for its role in Canada's residential school system.
  
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• Two drown in northern Sask.'s Turtle Lake over the weekend

  05-07-2021 19:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 60-year-old man from Thunderchild First Nation died this weekend after diving into Turtle Lake to save a 51-year-old woman who was struggling in the water. The woman, who is also from Thunderchild First Nation, also died. Read More
  
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• Man, woman, dead after going into distress in Turtle Lake

  05-07-2021 19:34
  
  A 51-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man are dead after being in distress in the water Saturday on Turtle Lake, off the shore on Thunderchild First Nation.
  
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• Saskatoon cop injured while investigating false fire alarm

  05-07-2021 19:33
  
  A 37-year-old man is charged with assaulting a police officer after an incident Sunday night.
  
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• Highway 13 blocked at ‘serious’ crash by Manor: RCMP

  05-07-2021 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say they are currently investigating a “serious” crash around one km east of Manor, Sask.
  
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• Sask. firefighters extinguish blaze that reignited after Cloverdale wildfire

  05-07-2021 19:15
  
  The Prince Albert Fire Department extinguished a waste wood pile near the pulp mill on Friday that had reignited after the Cloverdale wildfire.
  
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• Prince Albert firefighters extinguish blaze that reignited after Cloverdale wildfire

  05-07-2021 19:15
  
  The Prince Albert Fire Department extinguished a waste wood pile near the pulp mill on Friday that had reignited after the Cloverdale wildfire.
  
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• Single-game Saskatchewan Roughriders’ tickets now on sale for 2021 season

  05-07-2021 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders' single-game tickets for the 2021 season went on sale at 10 a.m. on Monday. Their first home game will be played on Aug. 6.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Sloan from New Hope Dog Rescue

  05-07-2021 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tammy Vangool joins Global News Morning with the playful pup Sloan.
  
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• Food on the Move

  05-07-2021 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nutrien’s Food on the Move program delivers nutritious lunches to several locations in Saskatoon and Regina. Judy Regamey joins Global News Morning with details on the program as it starts up again this month.
  
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• Explore Saskatchewan: Camping and golf

  05-07-2021 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mike Clancy wrote the book on Saskatchewan’s must see camping and tourist destinations, and this week he will be joining Global News Morning to discuss his top tips for touring the province. In part one Mike provides an overview of camping and golf destinations in the Saskatchewan.
  
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• Western Development Museum’s reopening plan

  05-07-2021 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Western Development Museum is welcoming people back seven days a week. Courtney Tuck-Goetz joins Global News Morning with the details.
  
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• Lytton, B.C., fire that destroyed village started in town: wildfire service

  05-07-2021 15:56
  
  Wildfire officials in B.C. say the fire that tore through the small village of Lytton last week and killed at least two people started in town.
  
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• Cause of Lytton, B.C., fire still under investigation but suspected to be human-caused, officials say

  05-07-2021 15:56
  
  The source of a devastating fire that destroyed most of the small village of Lytton and killed at least two people remains under investigation, but B.C. officials say it's suspected to be human-caused.
  
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• Saskatoon police officer injured during struggle to arrest suspect - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-07-2021 15:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police officer injured during struggle to arrest suspect  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon police officer injured during struggle to arrest suspect

  05-07-2021 15:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatoon police officer was injured during a struggle with a suspect on Sunday evening. Read More
  
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• Regina musician talks new music video, in part inspired by his coming out story

  05-07-2021 14:27 via cbc.ca
  
  He has put out a new music video for a song called Ready to be Brave. It's a coming out story of a young man from a Saskatchewan farm, and it's a theme that is close to Straker's heart.
  
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• Saskatoon manufacturers grapple with supply chain woes - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-07-2021 14:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon manufacturers grapple with supply chain woes  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Wangersky: Day and night, two pieces

  05-07-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Saskatoon manufacturers grapple with supply chain woes

  05-07-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Crestline Coach CEO Steven Hoffrogge says the company has never seen such high demand for ambulances — or had as much trouble getting the materials to build them. Read More
  
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• 'They don't care': Inmate complaints paint troubling portrait of Sask. jails during pandemic

  05-07-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Dozens of complaints, handwritten by inmates and obtained through Freedom of Information legislation, detail the conditions and the stress inmates felt as the limited programming they had access to slowly dwindled away.
  
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• George Gordon First Nation joins growing list of Sask. groups searching for unmarked residential school graves

  05-07-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Oral stories from survivors and their descendants will help Saskatchewan's George Gordon First Nation pinpoint where to search for potential unmarked graves near the Gordon's Reserve Residential School site.
  
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• After 60 years, a DNA test may have uncovered a secret identity, solved a cold case and reunited a family

  05-07-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On Easter weekend 1958, 23-year-old Mervin Sinclair was last seen hitchhiking from Calgary back to his army base. Now, more than 60 years later, his family has uncovered new information that might close Sinclair's cold case — and shed light on what happened to their loved one.
  
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• Pulled Fire Alarm Leads to Assault Police Officer- CEW Deployment

  05-07-2021 08:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service attended to an address in the 500 block of Av W S at 10:26 this evening for a fire alarm.Investigation showed that someone had created a false alarm by pulling the fire alarm.A 37 year old male was identified as being responsible.  Officers attempted to arrest the man and a struggle ensued.  Two Conducted Energy Weapons were deployed as well as several officers were required to take the man into custody.  One officer sustained an injury.  The susp
  
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• Sask. Rattlers drop fourth game in a row to open the 2021 season

  05-07-2021 04:32
  
  The Saskatchewan Rattlers remain winless this season after a tight finish at SaskTel Centre on Sunday against the Niagara River Lions.
  
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