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• Report recommends Saskatoon appoint official matriarch for Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people - CBC.ca

  19-07-2021 23:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Report recommends Saskatoon appoint official matriarch for Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people  CBC.ca
  
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• Report recommends Saskatoon appoint official matriarch for Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people

  19-07-2021 23:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A report presented to a Saskatoon committee Monday recommends the creation of an Independent Office of the Representative Matriarchs in the city that would work to support Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people (IWG2S).
  
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• Investigation continues 17 years later for Tamra Keepness who went missing in 2004

  19-07-2021 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tamra Jewel Keepness was five years old when she was last seen in her home in Regina. She went missing on July 5, 2004.
  
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• eHealth Sask. developing vaccine certificates

  19-07-2021 23:02 via cbc.ca
  
  eHealth Saskatchewan is developing vaccine certificates to help people prove their vaccination status where it is necessary.
  
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• Saskatoon police busy through the weekend with check stops, alleged speeders - Globalnews.ca

  19-07-2021 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police busy through the weekend with check stops, alleged speeders  Globalnews.ca
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 16 new cases, active cases down 34% from week prior

  19-07-2021 22:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan reported 16 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths related to the virus on Monday.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan’s active cases fall again as province announces 16 new cases, 37 recoveries

  19-07-2021 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The active case count stands at 262, which is the lowest the province has seen since Oct. 14, when there were 254.
  
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• Sask. lifts provincial fire ban as wildfires roughly double five-year average

  19-07-2021 21:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan is lifting its provincial fire ban as cooler temperatures and recent rains tamp down the risk of sparking wildfires. Read More
  
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• U.K. opts not to vaccinate most under-18s against COVID-19

  19-07-2021 21:57
  
  The British government has decided not to inoculate most children and teenagers against COVID-19 until more safety data on the vaccines become available.
  
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• Saskatoon's Playland train gets chugging for the season - CTV News Saskatoon

  19-07-2021 21:50 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon's Playland train gets chugging for the season  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon's Playland train gets chugging for the season

  19-07-2021 21:50
  
  The Canoptex Train at Nutrien Playland at Kinsmen Park opened for the season on Monday.
  
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• Saskatoon city councillors look into property tax solutions for hard-hit businesses - CBC.ca

  19-07-2021 21:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon city councillors look into property tax solutions for hard-hit businesses  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon city councillors look into property tax solutions for hard-hit businesses

  19-07-2021 21:49 via cbc.ca
  
  City councillors say they would like to find ways to help cash-strapped businesses in Saskatoon that were hit by large property tax increases this year.
  
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• OUTSaskatoon celebrates NHL prospect embracing 'authentic life'

  19-07-2021 21:45
  
  An NHL prospect coming out as gay on Monday is a "big cause for celebration," OUTSaskatoon director Amanda Guthrie says.
  
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• OUTSaskatoon celebrates hockey player embracing 'authentic life'

  19-07-2021 21:45
  
  An NHL prospect coming out as gay on Monday is a "big cause for celebration," OUTSaskatoon director Amanda Guthrie says.
  
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• FSIN praises United Church response to unmarked residential school graves

  19-07-2021 21:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations praised the United Church of Canada on Monday in a media release calling on other Canadian churches to do more in their response to unmarked graves identified at residential school sites around Canada. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: July 19

  19-07-2021 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Peter Quinlan on Monday, July 19.
  
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• ‘One of the highest counts in last 10 years’: Sask. reports 161 active fires

  19-07-2021 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said it has not seen a summer with this many fires in years.
  
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• Sask. lifts provincial fire ban after rain provides some relief to northern wildfires

  19-07-2021 21:15
  
  The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has lifted a fire ban for provincial parks and Crown lands, thanks to scattered rain and cooler temperatures.
  
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• Woman, 19, dead in crash near Carrot River, Sask.

  19-07-2021 20:47
  
  RCMP are investigating a fatal crash that happened Sunday three miles north of Carrot River on Highway 23.
  
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• Saskatchewan fire ban in place since July 2 lifted: SPSA

  19-07-2021 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Due to recent rainfall and cooler weather, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is lifting the provincial fire ban that has been in place since July 2.
  
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• A Saskatoon widow's claim: 'Vaccine killed my husband' - Western Standard

  19-07-2021 20:37 via westernstandardonline.com
  
  A Saskatoon widow's claim: 'Vaccine killed my husband'  Western Standard
  
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• Sask. provincial fire ban lifted, wildfires ongoing in northern part of province

  19-07-2021 20:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial fire ban has been lifted, despite more than 150 wildfires burning in northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• 3 taken to hospital after car, truck with horse trailer collide near Saskatoon

  19-07-2021 20:13
  
  Warman RCMP responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 7 just west of Delisle on Friday.
  
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• Warman RCMP investigate after car, horse trailer involved in crash

  19-07-2021 20:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A woman was airlifted to hospital with what police described as serious injuries after a crash on Highway 7. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police to purchase 21 new Interceptors, anticipating next year's need - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-07-2021 20:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police to purchase 21 new Interceptors, anticipating next year's need  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon police to purchase 21 new Interceptors, anticipating next year's need

  19-07-2021 20:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon city police intend to buy 21 new Ford Interceptor SUVs to replace vehicles in the existing fleet, citing anticipation of what will be needed next year. Read More
  
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• Woman killed in collision near Carrot River

  19-07-2021 19:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 19-year-old woman has died after a crash on a Saskatchewan highway. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police busy through the weekend with check stops, alleged speeders

  19-07-2021 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police issued over $2,000 in fines to a pair of speeders and had a busy check stop Friday night.
  
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• O'Toole pitches patriotism over cancel culture in Saskatoon - Western Standard

  19-07-2021 19:37 via westernstandardonline.com
  
  O'Toole pitches patriotism over cancel culture in Saskatoon  Western Standard
  
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• Wildfire smoke still causing ‘high risk’ poor air quality in Sask.

  19-07-2021 19:03
  
  Poor air quality in some Saskatchewan communities is still considered “high risk” or “very high risk” due to wildfires across the north.
  
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• Saskatoon under 'high risk' air quality rating

  19-07-2021 19:03
  
  The City of Saskatoon remains under an air quality statement, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
  
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• Heat warnings lifted in Sask., air quality advisories remain in place

  19-07-2021 18:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Heat warnings have been lifted in Saskatchewan, but almost all of the province continues to be under an air quality advisory due to wildfire smoke.
  
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• Is online car buying the new wave? Canadians are getting automobiles delivered to their doorsteps

  19-07-2021 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  With just a few clicks online, and a couple of thousand dollars later, Canadians are getting vehicles delivered to their homes. Would you do it?
  
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• Project offering mental health and wellness support on your phone

  19-07-2021 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Be Saskwell is a new province-wide texting service that provides mental health and wellness supports as we continue through the pandemic. Project lead Dr. Tracie Risling joins Global News Morning with more details.
  
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• Tokyo Olympics taking place largely out of view of those hosting it

  19-07-2021 16:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The iconic Olympic rings are behind a wall. The new venues are behind fences. And fans have been told to stay away. Organizers said Tokyo 2020 would be an Olympics like no other, and as CBC's Devin Heroux reports from Japan, so far, that's very true.
  
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• An Olympics behind closed doors

  19-07-2021 16:33 via cbc.ca
  
  It’s been a little less than 24 hours on the ground in Tokyo and it’s abundantly clear a large majority of people in Japan don’t want the Olympics. That shouldn’t be a surprise as poll after poll throughout the past year showed an overwhelming number of people here didn’t want the Games. 
  
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• Chamber of Commerce on first week since end of mask mandate

  19-07-2021 16:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sunday marked one week since the province’s mask mandate and public health restrictions were lifted. Global News Morning talks to the Saskatoon Chamber CEO Jason Aebig about the transition.
  
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• Fully vaccinated tourists will soon be able to visit Canada again

  19-07-2021 15:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government announced today it plans to let fully vaccinated tourists visit Canada again soon.
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest 16-year-old driver who allegedly hit police vehicle, uprooted tree - CBC.ca

  19-07-2021 15:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon police arrest 16-year-old driver who allegedly hit police vehicle, uprooted tree  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest 16-year-old driver who allegedly hit police vehicle, uprooted tree

  19-07-2021 15:02 via cbc.ca
  
  A 16-year-old girl is facing multiple driving-related charges after a large amount of damage was reported in the Parkridge neighbourhood on Sunday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest 16-year-old driver after allegedly hitting police vehicle, uprooting tree

  19-07-2021 15:02 via cbc.ca
  
  A 16-year-old girl is facing multiple driving-related charges after a large amount of damage was reported in the Parkridge neighbourhood on Sunday morning.
  
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• Despite pandemic and push for reform, Saskatoon police turnover rate stable

  19-07-2021 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The convergence of calls to defund and reform police with the COVID-19 pandemic did not lead to a growth in retirements or resignations among Saskatoon city police officers. Read More
  
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• Toronto, Calgary Catholics join Sask. in fundraising drive for residential school survivors

  19-07-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Catholics in two of Canada's largest cities are resurrecting their fundraising efforts for residential school survivors. They join Saskatchewan's five bishops, who made a similar announcement two weeks ago.
  
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• Many Sask. residents still wear masks despite restrictions lifting

  19-07-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some residents in Saskatoon and Regina have chosen to keep wearing masks even though masking requirements have been dropped.
  
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• Mixed feelings for some Sask. parents as classes set to resume without COVID-19 restrictions

  19-07-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The government of Saskatchewan said high community uptake is key to protecting children ineligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. The province said children aren't moving on their own so if parents, friends, families and educators are vaccinated, it indirectly protects them. 
  
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• The conversion therapy ban can still be saved — if all sides want it saved

  19-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  If C-6, the government bill to ban conversion therapy, dies on the order paper this summer, it'll be due to some combination of politics and circumstances. But it should still be possible to save the legislation.
  
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• 'Listen to the aunties': Proposed Saskatoon centre for Indigenous women, girls and 2-spirit people gets first look - CTV News Saskatoon

  19-07-2021 09:00 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Listen to the aunties': Proposed Saskatoon centre for Indigenous women, girls and 2-spirit people gets first look  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Canada aims to shift to electric vehicles by 2035

  19-07-2021 04:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gas-powered vehicles will be a thing of the past come 2035 if a government initiative works out as planned. The federal government is trying to make zero-emission vehicles The norm over the next 15 years. Experts and a car dealership owner discuss if this is possible and what it means for retailers and consumers.
  
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• Global News at 6 Saskatoon – July 18, 2021

  19-07-2021 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH: The Sunday, July 18, 2021 edition of Global News at 6 with Mark Carcasole on Global Saskatoon.
  
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