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• Saskatoon airport gets $13.8M from federal government - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  13-08-2021 23:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon airport gets $13.8M from federal government  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon Public Schools students return to class Sept. 1 - CTV News Saskatoon

  13-08-2021 23:55 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Public Schools students return to class Sept. 1  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Public Schools students return to class Sept. 1

  13-08-2021 23:55
  
  Saskatoon Public Schools (SPS) says it will once again offer online learning for kindergarten to Grade 12 students during the 2021-22 school year.
  
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• Saskatoon airport gets $13.8M from federal government

  13-08-2021 23:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The federal government is giving Saskatoon's John G. Diefenbaker International Airport nearly $13.8 million to help it recover from some of the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Riders receiver Mitch Picton catches first career CFL pass

  13-08-2021 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver and Regina product Mitch Picton caught his first career CFL pass last Friday night against the BC Lions.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 125 new cases, 893 active cases

  13-08-2021 23:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan announced 125 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Friday, bringing the total number of reported cases in the provinces above 51,000.
  
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• More people sleeping on the streets of Saskatoon: community support program

  13-08-2021 23:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Officers with the community support program say they're seeing a concerning trend of more people sleeping on the streets in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• 'Pretty shaken up': Families displaced after Prince Albert apartment building fire

  13-08-2021 22:42
  
  An early morning fire that tore through an apartment building in Prince Albert has forced residents living in its 16 units to relocate.
  
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• Sask. adds 125 COVID-19 cases, actives jump by 100, now close to 900

  13-08-2021 22:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan added more than 100 new COVID-19 cases for the second straight day — the first time that's happened since early June. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan River walkers offer prayer for water during journey across prairies

  13-08-2021 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A ceremonial walk is taking a pail of water from headwaters in the Rocky Mountains to the point where the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers meet.
  
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• Sask. health workers are burning out, plus 3 other takeaways from this week's COVID-19 check-in

  13-08-2021 22:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The emergency department at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital has experienced "an exodus of nursing staff and it's really placed a strain on the services there," says Dr. Kevin Wasko.
  
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• Sask. health staff are burning out, plus 3 other takeaways from this week's COVID-19 check-in

  13-08-2021 22:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The emergency department at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital has experienced "an exodus of nursing staff and it's really placed a strain on the services there," says Dr. Kevin Wasko.
  
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• A ceremonial walk is taking a pail of water from headwaters in the Rocky Mountains to the point where the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers meet.

  13-08-2021 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A ceremonial walk is taking a pail of water from headwaters in the Rocky Mountains to the point where the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers meet.
  
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• Sask. reports 125 new COVID-19 cases, 50 recoveries

  13-08-2021 22:00
  
  Saskatchewan reported 125 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, increasing active cases to 893.
  
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• Sask. reports 123 new COVID-19 cases, 50 recoveries

  13-08-2021 22:00
  
  Saskatchewan reported 125 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, increasing active cases to 893.
  
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• U of Sask., U of Regina expect all students, faculty, staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in the fall

  13-08-2021 21:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina both now say they expect all students, faculty and staff returning to their campuses this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
  
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• U of S announces it will expect all students, faculty, staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in the fall

  13-08-2021 21:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The University of Saskatchewan announced Friday it expects all students, faculty and staff returning to campus this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19. 
  
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• 5th biannual Manitou Beach Chainsaw Carving Festival creating a buzz in Saskatchewan

  13-08-2021 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2021 Manitou Beach Chainsaw Carving Festival has brought 10 of the country's best chainsaw carvers to a small Saskatchewan village for a weekend competition.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: August 13

  13-08-2021 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Peter Quinlan on Friday, Aug. 13.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan requires vaccine proof for staff, students on campus

  13-08-2021 21:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If you want to teach, work or learn on the University of Saskatchewan campus this fall, you will be required to prove you've been vaccinated against COVID-19. Read More
  
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• USask requiring students, staff to have COVID-19 vaccinations on campus this fall

  13-08-2021 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Saskatchewan announced new COVID-19 vaccination measures for its fall term.
  
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• RCMP looking for 2 inmates who escaped custody in northern Saskatchewan

  13-08-2021 20:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Two inmates escaped from the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp last Friday,
  
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• Manitou Beach Chainsaw Carving Festival creating buzz in Saskatchewan

  13-08-2021 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2021 Manitou Beach Chainsaw Carving Festival has brought 10 of the countries best chainsaw carvers to a small Saskatchewan village for a weekend competition.
  
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• Manitou Beach Chainsaw Carving Festival creating a buzz in Saskatchewan

  13-08-2021 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2021 Manitou Beach Chainsaw Carving Festival has brought 10 of the countries best chainsaw carvers to a small Saskatchewan village for a weekend competition.
  
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• 5th Bi-Annual Manitou Beach Chainsaw Carving Festival creating a buzz in Saskatchewan

  13-08-2021 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2021 Manitou Beach Chainsaw Carving Festival has brought 10 of the countries best chainsaw carvers to a small Saskatchewan village for a weekend competition.
  
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• SHA issues COVID-19 exposure warning for Shorebird Inn in Tobin Lake

  13-08-2021 20:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  People who visited the Shorebird Inn in Tobin Lake on the long weekend are being advised to self-isolate until Monday because they may have been exposed to COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Group of northern Alberta chiefs petitions for changes to Indian Act clauses on schools

  13-08-2021 20:26 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of First Nations in northern Alberta is calling for changes to the Indian Act to give them more decision-making power over First Nations schools.
  
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• U of S will require vaccinations to access campus, citing low rates among those under 30

  13-08-2021 20:25
  
  The University of Saskatchewan will require students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this fall before entering campuses.
  
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• 2 inmates escape Besnard Lake Correctional Centre: RCMP

  13-08-2021 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say two inmates from the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp in northern Saskatchewan escaped the centre on the afternoon of Aug. 6.
  
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• RCMP search for two men who left northern Sask. correctional centre

  13-08-2021 19:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP are looking for two men who left the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp earlier this month. Read More
  
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• Woman dies after being hit by SUV near Prince Albert, Sask.

  13-08-2021 19:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A woman is dead after being struck by an SUV on a highway about 3.5 kilometres south of Spruce Home, Sask.
  
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• Saskatoon musician says it's 'amazing' to return to live music during Jazz Fest - CTV News Saskatoon

  13-08-2021 18:56 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon musician says it's 'amazing' to return to live music during Jazz Fest  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon musician says it’s 'amazing' to return to live music during Jazz Fest

  13-08-2021 18:56
  
  The SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is into day six, allowing people to come together and enjoy live music in Saskatoon for the first time since the pandemic hit.
  
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• Rural beekeepers hit hard by late frost, summer drought in Sask.

  13-08-2021 18:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Fewer crops and blossoms in the fields means less honey for producers and nutrients for bees.
  
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• Saskatoon's active COVID-19 cases nearly doubled over the last week

  13-08-2021 18:42
  
  The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatoon has climbed steeply over the past week.
  
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• Federal government to require vaccinations for all federal public servants, air and train passengers

  13-08-2021 18:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced today that the federal government will soon require that all public servants be vaccinated — a mandate that he said will also be implemented by Crown corporations and other federally regulated businesses in the coming weeks.
  
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• Tasty treats this weekend at Taste of Saskatchewan

  13-08-2021 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Taste of Saskatchewan is back for 2021. Global News Morning catches up with show manager Scott Ford to learn about what’s new this year at Kiwanis Memorial Park.
  
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• What does Buckley Belanger's resignation, run for Liberal MP nomination mean for Sask. politics?

  13-08-2021 18:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Sask.'s longest serving MLA is stepping down. Analysists say that's a bad sign for NDP.
  
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• Arrest - Discharged Firearm/Two Firearms Seized - 1500 Block 20th Street West

  13-08-2021 17:52 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A man was arrested after a firearm was discharged yesterday evening. At approximately 8:00 p.m., August 12, 2021, Police responded to a report of a discharged firearm in an alley north of the 1500 block of 20th Street West. Upon investigation, officers located a male in the area and found he had a firearm tied to his leg, and a second firearm in a bag hidden under his shirt. The second firearm was found to be loaded. Police also seized a can of bear spray and a knife from the
  
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• Saskatchewan announces agreement for $10-a-day child care

  13-08-2021 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal and Saskatchewan governments have announced an agreement to support $10-per-day child care by the end of the 2025-26 year.
  
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• $10-a-day child care coming to Sask. by 2025-26: feds, province

  13-08-2021 17:23
  
  Saskatchewan will have $10-per-day regulated early learning and child care for children under the age of six by 2025-26, the provincial and federal governments announced jointly Friday morning.
  
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• 'We are not anti-vaxxers': Concerns over side-effects, research among main reasons some Canadians are not getting COVID-19 vaccine

  13-08-2021 17:00
  
  When CTVNews.ca asked Canadians who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 to share their reasons why, many cited concerns about the vaccines' development, potential side-effects, and pre-existing health concerns as reasons for their hesitancy.
  
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• Federal, Sask. governments sign $10-a-day child-care agreement

  13-08-2021 16:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal and provincial governments announced an agreement Friday morning that aims to have child care in Saskatchewan cost an average of $10 a day per child for kids under six years old by the end of 2025-26.
  
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• Federal, provincial ministers to make childcare announcement in Regina for Sask. families

  13-08-2021 16:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal and provincial government ministers make announcement for Sask. families.
  
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• Federal, provincial ministers to make child care announcement in Regina for Sask. families

  13-08-2021 16:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal and provincial government ministers make announcement for Sask. families.
  
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• Federal, provincial governments announce $10 a day child care agreement in Sask.

  13-08-2021 16:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal and provincial government ministers make announcement for Sask. families.
  
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• Last chance to check out annual night sky event

  13-08-2021 15:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The annual Perseid meteor shower is coming to a close shortly. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Tim Yaworski explains why it’s a yearly occurrence, and where you can see it in Saskatoon.
  
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• Festival fun and sidewalk sales: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  13-08-2021 14:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Festival fun and sidewalk sales: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Festival fun and sidewalk sales: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon

  13-08-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Festival season is in full swing in Saskatoon and there are many options for getting outdoors and enjoying live music, food and fun this weekend. Here's a look at a few things on tap. Read More
  
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• Apprehension with end of restrictions normal, manageable: U of S psychiatrist

  13-08-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Many of us have been getting back into the summer swing of things since the end of Saskatchewan's COVID-19 restrictions on July 11, but for some, re-emerging from a bubble has come with feelings of apprehension while trying to resume normal activities. Dr. Camelia Adams of the University of Saskatchewan Department of Psychiatry spoke with Postmedia News about this lingering effect of the pandemic. Read More
  
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