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• Prince Albert police investigate 'suspicious' death after assault report

  09-08-2021 23:43
  
  The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating the death of a 40-year-old woman who died after an alleged assault last week.
  
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• Sask. NDP faces backlash for photo at Riders’ game

  09-08-2021 23:39
  
  The Saskatchewan NDP could have difficulty criticizing the Government of Saskatchewan’s approach to COVID-19 after a tweet over the weekend, according to a political analyst.
  
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• Saskatchewan introduces new format for COVID-19 vaccination record

  09-08-2021 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The printable record from eHealth Saskatchewan includes the date and location of the COVID-19 vaccination and the brand administered.
  
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• UN report 'must sound death knell' for fossil fuels as Canada faces climate urgency

  09-08-2021 23:33
  
  The secretary-general of the United Nations says a new report 'must sound the death knell for coal and fossil fuels,' raising renewed questions about Canada's climate plan and the long-term viability of its traditional energy sector.
  
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• P.A. police seek information about assault after woman dies from injuries

  09-08-2021 23:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 40-year-old woman is dead following an alleged assault in Prince Albert last week. Read More
  
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• Impaired driving charges laid after construction zone collisions on Highway 16

  09-08-2021 22:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The 21-year-old man behind the wheel of a car that sped through a construction zone along Highway 16 last month and collided with two vehicles is facing several charges, including impaired driving. Read More
  
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• Impaired driving charges after car seen swerving through Saskatchewan work zone

  09-08-2021 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say laid impaired driving charges have been laid after a red car was seen being driven the wrong way through a construction zone near Maymont, Sask.
  
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• What the new UN report warning of climate impacts means for Canadians

  09-08-2021 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has once again issued a dire report warning that without a radical reduction of our greenhouse gases, the world is on a course for global warming that will have grave consequences. Here is what we can expect across Canada.
  
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• 21-year-old man charged in incident where speeding car weaved through Sask. construction zone

  09-08-2021 22:34
  
  A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection to an incident where a speeding car weaved through a highway construction zone.
  
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• Sask. confirms 54 new COVID-19 cases

  09-08-2021 22:32
  
  The Saskatchewan government reported 54 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, along with 62 recoveries and no additional deaths.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 54 new cases, 80% of current hospitalized cases not fully vaccinated

  09-08-2021 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health is reporting that new COVID-19 cases and serious outcomes from those cases are overwhelmingly among unvaccinated people. The province is urging all who are eligible to get fully vaccinated. 
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 54 new cases, 80% of current hospitalized cases not full vaccinated

  09-08-2021 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health is reporting that new COVID-19 cases and serious outcomes from those cases are overwhelmingly among unvaccinated people. The province is urging all who are eligible to get fully vaccinated. 
  
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• Humboldt man, 21, dies in single-vehicle rollover

  09-08-2021 22:11 via cbc.ca
  
  A 21-year-old man is the sole victim of a fatal rollover that happened just east of Humboldt, RCMP said.
  
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• Wet Tuesday? August 9 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  09-08-2021 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  A wet Tuesday could be in store for parts of the province. Emily Olsen explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Monday, August 9.
  
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• Printable COVID-19 vaccination record now available in Sask.

  09-08-2021 21:52
  
  A printable record that shows the details of an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination is now available to Saskatchewan people.
  
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• Hot, dry weather means more grasshoppers feasting on Sask. crops

  09-08-2021 21:49
  
  Grasshopper numbers are high across Saskatchewan this year - and when they find food they like, they eat a crop's marketable flowers and seeds.
  
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• Sask. introduces more user-friendly version of COVID-19 vaccination record

  09-08-2021 21:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan residents can now access a more user-friendly version of their COVID-19 vaccination record through eHealth Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatchewan expected to release proof of vaccine certificate in fall

  09-08-2021 21:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A certificate that would allow international travellers to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 is expected for Saskatchewan residents this fall. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan's July COVID-19 cases 'overwhelmingly' unvaccinated people

  09-08-2021 21:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Nearly all of last month's diagnosed COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the province involved people who were not fully immunized against the disease, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health says. Read More
  
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• ‘Nothing beats live music’: Jazz festival returns to Saskatoon

  09-08-2021 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival returned over the weekend to Saskatoon at the Bess Gardens. It runs until Aug. 15.
  
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• Tree advocate asks city to axe landfill fees for elm wood

  09-08-2021 21:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatoon tree advocacy group is asking the city to axe disposal fees at the landfill for elm wood. Read More
  
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• Single-vehicle rollover near Muenster, Sask. claims life of 21-year-old man: RCMP

  09-08-2021 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man from Humboldt, 21, was involved in a single-vehicle rollover near Muenster, Sask. on Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Saskatchewan's July COVID-19 cases almost all unvaccinated people

  09-08-2021 20:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Nearly all of last month's diagnosed COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the province involved people who were not fully immunized against the disease, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health says. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon council committee votes in favour of splitting cost of lead water line replacement with homeowners - CBC.ca

  09-08-2021 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon council committee votes in favour of splitting cost of lead water line replacement with homeowners  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon council committee votes in favour of splitting cost of lead water line replacement with homeowners

  09-08-2021 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  A City of Saskatoon committee has voted to help out more than 250 homeowners with the cost of removing lead water line connections from their property.
  
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• Majority of Saskatchewan’s July COVID-19 cases in unvaccinated people, province reports

  09-08-2021 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Data released by Saskatchewan on Monday said more than 90 per cent of all new cases and hospitalizations during July were in unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people.
  
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• Pandemic and property taxes put financial hardship onto Saskatoon curling clubs

  09-08-2021 20:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Curling clubs in the city were struggling financially prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but now they’re in an even more dire situation. 
  
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• O'Toole says Trudeau shouldn't rush into an election with threat of a fourth wave looming

  09-08-2021 20:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said today that, with COVID-19 case counts rising in many provinces as the potent delta strain takes hold, it's not the right time to plunge the country into a federal election campaign.
  
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• On 5th anniversary of his death, Colten Boushie's family renews call for inquiry

  09-08-2021 20:13
  
  On the fifth anniversary of his killing, Colten Boushie's mother will be speaking at a press conference.
  
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• Colten Boushie's mom, Sask. Indigenous leaders to hold news conference on 5th anniversary of his death

  09-08-2021 20:13
  
  On the fifth anniversary of his killing, Colten Boushie's mother will be speaking at a press conference.
  
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• Colten Boushie's mom, Sask. Indigenous leaders to hold new conference on 5th anniversary of his death

  09-08-2021 20:13
  
  On the fifth anniversary of his killing, Colten Boushie's mother will be speaking at a press conference.
  
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• 90 per cent of new COVID-19 cases in Sask. in people not fully vaccinated

  09-08-2021 20:07
  
  New data from the Saskatchewan government shows the majority of new COVID-19 cases in July were in unvaccinated people.
  
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• Highway 16 traffic stop results in drug trafficking charges for 3: RCMP

  09-08-2021 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three people from Lloydminster, Alta., are facing multiple charges after a traffic stop near Maidstone, Sask., resulted in RCMP seizing drugs and drug trafficking paraphernalia.
  
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• 21-year-old Humboldt man killed in rollover

  09-08-2021 19:48
  
  A Humboldt man is dead following a rollover northwest of Muenster.
  
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• Sask. RCMP alert producers of hay purchasing fraud

  09-08-2021 19:33
  
  The RCMP is warning local producers about several reported scams involving fraudsters who appear to be selling hay.
  
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• Pandemic and property taxes put financial hardship onto Saskatoon curling clubs - CBC.ca

  09-08-2021 19:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Pandemic and property taxes put financial hardship onto Saskatoon curling clubs  CBC.ca
  
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• Man dead following vehicle rollover on rural Sask. gravel road

  09-08-2021 19:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 21-year-old man is dead after a single-vehicle rollover near Muenster on Sunday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Sask. blacksmith's artwork exploring hashtags on the Prairie landscape

  09-08-2021 18:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Jim Gerlinsky explores how grid roads are laid out like hashtags in his exhibit.
  
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• Judge hearing details of sex assault allegations against rural priest at prelim in Humboldt

  09-08-2021 18:06 via cbc.ca
  
  A judge in Humboldt, Sask., will hear the details Monday of allegations against a local Catholic priest charged with sexual assault.
  
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• Moose Jaw mayor, lawyer win respective nominations to represent Conservatives, NDP in next federal election

  09-08-2021 17:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Moose Jaw Mayor Fraser Tolmie and Moose Jaw lawyer Talon Regent will be running as candidates in the next federal election.
  
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• Moose Jaw Mayor Fraser Tolmie wins federal Conservative Party nomination

  09-08-2021 17:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Moose Jaw Mayor Fraser Tolmie will be running as a Conservative Party candidate in the next federal election after defeating former Conservative MP Brad Trost and newcomer Kathryn Pollack over the weekend.
  
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• Huskies women’s soccer player on Canada Olympic gold

  09-08-2021 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadians are still buzzing from Canada’s women’s soccer team’s gold medal at the Olympics. USask Huskies soccer player Payton Izsak joins Global News Morning to share what the victory means to them.
  
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• 'Complete shock': At first, a Sask. lottery winner thought she won $1,000. It was actually quite a bit more.

  09-08-2021 16:33
  
  Marlene Haeusler knew she had a winning ticket but was off by a couple of decimal places when it came to her prize.
  
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• CEBL: Last home-stand for Rattlers but count another loss to Bandits

  09-08-2021 15:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Already eliminated from playoff contention, the Saskatchewan Rattlers returned to their home-court Sunday with hopes of salvaging what’s left of the regular season. Read More
  
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• Despite Delta, Canada welcomes back fully vaxxed U.S. citizens, permanent residents

  09-08-2021 13:20
  
  Canada is once again allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents back into the country, provided they've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
  
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• Regina, Saskatoon spend a combined 186 hours blanketed in wildfire smoke so far this year - CBC.ca

  09-08-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Regina, Saskatoon spend a combined 186 hours blanketed in wildfire smoke so far this year  CBC.ca
  
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• Regina, Saskatoon spend a combined 186 hours blanketed in wildfire smoke so far this year

  09-08-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Regina and Saskatoon have already spent more hours covered in smoke than all of 2020 and 2019 combined.
  
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• UN sounds alarm on 'irreversible' climate impacts, but offers hope

  09-08-2021 10:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The UN climate panel sounded a dire warning Monday, with its updated climate report described as a 'code red for humanity.' Here are some key takeaways, including how close we are to climate thresholds, what irreversible impacts we need to adapt to and a hint of good news.
  
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• Mysterious letter linking 1,000 people to $1B Algonquin treaty likely fake, CBC investigation finds

  09-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A CBC investigation has cast doubt on the authenticity of a document that has been used by 1,000 people as evidence they are truly Algonquin and rightful beneficiaries of a nearly billion-dollar land claim agreement.
  
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• Mysterious letter linking 1,000 people to $1-billion Algonquin treaty likely fake, CBC investigation finds

  09-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A CBC investigation has cast doubt on the authenticity of a document that has been used by 1,000 people as evidence they are truly Algonquin and rightful beneficiaries of a nearly billion-dollar land claim agreement.
  
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