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• Trudeau mum on launch of vaccine passport but vows system will be 'simple and efficient'

  27-07-2021 23:56
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau skirted around questions about when Canadians can expect to be equipped with formal proof of their COVID-19 vaccine status for travel abroad but vowed that the system will be both "simple and efficient."
  
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• At least 71 people caught COVID-19 at Calgary Stampede

  27-07-2021 23:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampede says at least 71 people caught COVID-19 during the festival in mid-July — seven cases per day, or a total of 0.01 per cent of the 528,998 attendees. 
  
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• Saskatoon animal shelter helps unusual guest find a forever home - CTV Toronto

  27-07-2021 23:34 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon animal shelter helps unusual guest find a forever home  CTV Toronto
  
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• Saskatoon animal shelter helps unusual guest find a forever home

  27-07-2021 23:34
  
  It’s an occurrence that Jemma Omidian has only seen once while working at the Saskatoon SPCA.
  
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• Eunice, a 6-week-old Saskatoon piglet, finds forever home

  27-07-2021 23:34
  
  It’s an occurrence that Jemma Omidian has only seen once while working at the Saskatoon SPCA.
  
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• Former Saskatoon teacher accused of sexual exploitation elects Queen's Bench trial - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  27-07-2021 23:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Former Saskatoon teacher accused of sexual exploitation elects Queen's Bench trial  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Former Saskatoon teacher accused of sexual exploitation elects Queen's Bench trial

  27-07-2021 23:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A former Saskatoon teacher charged with sexual exploitation of a student will go straight to trial after pleading not guilty. Read More
  
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• 'They’re just burnt right up to nothing': Sask. canola farmers brace for challenging harvest

  27-07-2021 23:25
  
  Standing in acres of stunted canola, Saskatoon-area farmer Derek Dery says usually by this time, his crops are well above his waist. But not this year as the plants are barely past his knees.
  
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• Sask. reports lowest single-day vaccine dose tally in more than a month

  27-07-2021 23:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Of the 1,933 doses, approximately 75 per cent of them were second doses. 
  
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• Prince Albert police ask for tips in unsolved homicide case

  27-07-2021 23:07
  
  Prince Albert Police Service continues to investigate the death of Dorian Michel, 27, as a homicide.
  
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• What may be behind Saskatoon's drop in crime - CTV Toronto

  27-07-2021 23:03 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  What may be behind Saskatoon's drop in crime  CTV Toronto
  
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• What may be behind Saskatoon's drop in crime

  27-07-2021 23:03
  
  Saskatoon's Crime Severity Index rate dropped 10 per cent last year.
  
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• New youth-designed transition home aims to support Saskatoon's most vulnerable teens - CBC.ca

  27-07-2021 22:50 via cbc.ca
  
  New youth-designed transition home aims to support Saskatoon's most vulnerable teens  CBC.ca
  
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• New youth-designed transition home aims to support Saskatoon's most vulnerable teens

  27-07-2021 22:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A man who helped oversee the design and construction of the Ground Zero Youth Transition Home says it is the most unique project he has been a part of in the last 20 years.
  
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• Sask. has no plans to follow Alberta's lead on pepper spray for civilians

  27-07-2021 22:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's government says it is not following Alberta's lead in asking the federal government to amend laws to allow people to carry pepper spray. Read More
  
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• 38 new COVID-19 cases in Sask. as active cases climb in the Far Northwest

  27-07-2021 22:39
  
  There are 362 active cases across Saskatchewan; 33 per cent of active cases are in the Far Northwest zone.
  
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• Student graduates from ITEP at the University of Saskatchewan after losing vision

  27-07-2021 22:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite losing her vision, Stella Wilm graduated from the University of Saskatchewan, it took 12 years since she first applied, but she didn’t give up on her goal of becoming an educator.
  
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• U.S. CDC calls for masks in areas of high COVID-19 transmission, even for fully vaccinated

  27-07-2021 22:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reversed course on its recommendations around mask-wearing and now says that in areas of high COVID-19 transmission rates, even fully vaccinated Americans should wear masks in public indoor settings to prevent the spread of the delta variant.
  
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• Lowest number of COVID-19 patients this year in Saskatchewan

  27-07-2021 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 38 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Tuesday, according to health officials.
  
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• Arrest - Search Warrants Executed / Drug Trafficking

  27-07-2021 21:55 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man has been arrested and charged following an investigation into a dial-a-dope operation.On July 23, 2021, the Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit (SPSDU), with the assistance of the Air Support Unit (ASU) and Tactical Support Unit (TSU), simultaneously executed search warrants on a vehicle and residence following the observation by Police of activity consistent with drug trafficking; the search warrants were executed following a traffic stop of the vehicle as it travelled in
  
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• Sask. softball gets boost with Team Canada’s bronze finish

  27-07-2021 21:35
  
  Members of the Saskatchewan softball community say Team Canada’s bronze medal win will help the future of the sport.
  
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• Sask. looking at potential third dose for AstraZeneca recipients looking to travel internationally

  27-07-2021 21:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Some countries have yet to recognize the mixing of vaccines or the double-dosing of AstraZeneca as full vaccination. 
  
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• Trevor McCallum died of drug OD with lethal levels of meth, inquest jury hears

  27-07-2021 21:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Combined drug toxicity was the cause of death of a 25-year-old man in a Meadow Lake RCMP detention cell in 2018, an inquest jury heard. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: July 27

  27-07-2021 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Peter Quinlan on Tuesday, July 27.
  
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• 'Going to really make a difference in people's lives;' Saskatoon gets federal cash for affordable housing

  27-07-2021 20:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says a $7.6-million investment by the federal government into roughly 36 affordable homes in the city is "a huge opportunity for us to turn a corner." Read More
  
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• 'Hitting us really hard': Sask. First Nation moves into lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak

  27-07-2021 20:09
  
  A First Nation in northern Saskatchewan is moving into a lockdown to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
  
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• 11U AAA 57's Fall Just Short of Finals in Saskatoon Tournament - SwiftCurrentOnline.com - SwiftCurrentOnline.com

  27-07-2021 20:00 via swiftcurrentonline.com
  11U AAA 57's Fall Just Short of Finals in Saskatoon Tournament - SwiftCurrentOnline.com  SwiftCurrentOnline.com
  
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• Saskatoon West NDP candidate steps down citing 'family health matter' - CKOM News Talk Sports

  27-07-2021 19:56 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon West NDP candidate steps down citing 'family health matter'  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Saskatoon Catholic Church apology 'misses the mark' for victim of priest abuse - CTV News Saskatoon

  27-07-2021 19:41 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Catholic Church apology 'misses the mark' for victim of priest abuse  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Catholic Church apology 'misses the mark' for victim of priest abuse

  27-07-2021 19:41
  
  A recent apology from Saskatoon’s Roman Catholic diocese is falling short for a victim of sexual abuse.
  
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• Feds spend $7.6M to curb homelessness in Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  27-07-2021 19:39 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Feds spend $7.6M to curb homelessness in Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Feds spend $7.6M to curb homelessness in Saskatoon

  27-07-2021 19:39
  
  The federal government is spending $7.6 million to create about 36 new affordable homes in Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigate suspicious fires - Global News

  27-07-2021 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police investigate suspicious fires  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon police investigate suspicious fires

  27-07-2021 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Authorities say the small fires were discovered shortly around 7:20 p.m. along the lower path of the riverbank, in the 700 block of 25th St. E.
  
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• Feds pledge $7.6M to build affordable housing in Saskatoon - Global News

  27-07-2021 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Feds pledge $7.6M to build affordable housing in Saskatoon  Global News
  
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• Feds pledge $7.6M to build affordable housing in Saskatoon

  27-07-2021 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian government said it is providing $7.6 million under its Rapid Housing Initiative to create an estimated 36 affordable homes in Saskatoon.
  
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• Sask. Lt. Gov. shares common goal for reconciliation with new Governor-General Mary Simon

  27-07-2021 17:42
  
  Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor said the installation of Canada’s first Indigenous Governor-General is a step in the right direction for Canadians.
  
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• Saskatoon fourth in big-city crime severity index in 2020

  27-07-2021 17:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's crime severity index for last year was the lowest its been since 2014. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon fourth in big-city crime severity index in 2020 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  27-07-2021 17:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon fourth in big-city crime severity index in 2020  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Canadian border workers vote in favour of striking as soon as Aug. 6: union

  27-07-2021 17:33
  
  Canadians could be facing mail disruptions and slowdowns at the border with the United States next month after members of a union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency employees voted in favour of striking, jeopardizing the federal government's reopening plans.
  
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• Saskatoon police search for suspect in suspicious riverbank fires

  27-07-2021 17:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Police said the fires were small, but there were many of them.
  
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• Canada has enough vaccine doses for all eligible Canadians, PM says

  27-07-2021 17:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada will have enough doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to fully inoculate all those 12 and over — a milestone the government originally had planned to reach this September.
  
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• Border workers vote to strike, putting Canada's reopening plans at risk

  27-07-2021 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's reopening plans could be hindered as thousands of border officers gird themselves for potential strike action.
  
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• Canada now has enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to fully vaccinate all eligible citizens: PM

  27-07-2021 16:41
  
  Canada currently has enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country to fully vaccinate every eligible person over the age of 12, with more than 66 million doses received as of Tuesday.
  
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• String of suspicious fires along Saskatoon's riverbank sparks police investigation - CTV News Saskatoon

  27-07-2021 16:35 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  String of suspicious fires along Saskatoon's riverbank sparks police investigation  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• String of suspicious fires along Saskatoon's riverbank sparks police investigation

  27-07-2021 16:35
  
  Firefighters and police responded to a string of "small but numerous " fires along the riverbank Monday evening.
  
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• Wildfires in Canada are creating their own weather systems, experts say

  27-07-2021 16:27 via cbc.ca
  
  A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say.
  
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• How to reset your budget as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions ease

  27-07-2021 16:26
  
  As businesses reopen and social gatherings resume, some Canadians may notice they’re spending more now than they were during the peak of the pandemic. Here's how to stay on track.
  
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• 'Step up': Sask. Indigenous leaders call on province, RCMP to help as COVID-19 rips through northern community

  27-07-2021 16:00
  
  The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling on the provincial government to "step up" as a northern community battles a COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating suspicious fires along riverbank

  27-07-2021 15:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police say multiple fires that happened on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River on Monday may have been intentionally set. Read More
  
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