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• Saskatoon music venue will require audiences to be vaccinated - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-08-2021 23:51 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon music venue will require audiences to be vaccinated

  17-08-2021 23:51
  
  A Saskatoon music venue says staff, customers and artists must be vaccinated when live music shows return in September.
  
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• Moose Jaw city council holds special meeting to address resignation of mayor

  17-08-2021 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Moose Jaw city council is holding a special meeting to deal with the resignation of mayor Fraser Tolmie who is the federal Conservative candidate for Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan.
  
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• Funerals could lead to COVID-19 surge in northern Sask. First Nation: health official

  17-08-2021 23:36
  
  A health official is worried recent funerals could lead to a COVID-19 spike in a northern Saskatchewan First Nation already battered by an outbreak.
  
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• Sask. authorizes additional COVID-19 vaccine dose for international travellers

  17-08-2021 23:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan government is authorizing additional COVID-19 vaccine doses for anyone who may need them to travel internationally, effective immediately. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Hilltops return to the field ahead of 2021 season.

  17-08-2021 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Hilltops have returned to the gridiron for the franchises 67th season, prepared to defend their six straight national championships with a new look roster.
  
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• Sask. offering Pfizer or Moderna shots to AstraZeneca-vaccinated people looking to travel internationally

  17-08-2021 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government announced Tuesday it’s making additional doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines available for those who received one or two shots of AstraZeneca.
  
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• Sask. offering more shots to people who got mixed doses or AstraZeneca and plan to travel internationally

  17-08-2021 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government announced Tuesday it’s making additional doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines available for those who received one or two shots of AstraZeneca, or two different brands of vaccine.
  
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• SaskTel Centre, STC to host concert celebrating National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

  17-08-2021 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  SaskTel Centre and the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) are delivering the stadium's first live performance since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Sask. reports 107 new COVID-19 cases, 130 recoveries

  17-08-2021 22:34
  
  The province reported 107 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, along with 130 more recoveries.
  
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• Regina man dies following rollover on Highway 8 south of Pelly, Sask.

  17-08-2021 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Regina man was killed after his pickup went off the highway and rolled about three kilometres south of Pelly, Sask., on Aug. 12.
  
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• 3rd COVID-19 vaccine doses for international travel approved in Saskatchewan

  17-08-2021 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government says residents who received a combination of AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna can receive a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for international travel.
  
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• Every Child Matters concert in Saskatoon to be held on National Truth and Reconciliation Day - CBC.ca

  17-08-2021 22:17 via cbc.ca
  
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• Every Child Matters concert in Saskatoon to be held on National Truth and Reconciliation Day

  17-08-2021 22:17 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Tribal Council's Every Child Matters concert at SaskTel Centre on Sept. 30 will feature Gord Bamford, Charlie Major and George Canyon.
  
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• Wet Wednesday: August 17 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  17-08-2021 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Overnight showers continue into the morning as temperatures cool down. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Tuesday, August 17.
  
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• Bill to exempt farm fuels from carbon tax dies with federal election call

  17-08-2021 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  If passed, Conservative MP Philip Lawrence's Bill C-206 would also have exempted natural gas and propane used for grain drying from the federal tax.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders/Hamilton Tigers recap

  17-08-2021 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  After picking up their second straight win on Saturday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are feeling good heading into Week 3. Taylor Shire has more on how the team is going to keep that momentum going.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders/Hamilton Tiger-Cats recap

  17-08-2021 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  After picking up their second straight win on Saturday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are feeling good heading into Week 3. Taylor Shire has more on how the team is going to keep that momentum going.
  
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• Music returns to Sasktel Centre with Saskatoon Tribal Council country concert

  17-08-2021 21:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Country twang will replace vaccine jabs at Sasktel Centre in September. Read More
  
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• City committee supports Saskatoon Tribal Council's Indigenous street teams project

  17-08-2021 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Councillors on a city committee are recommending more money be spent on groups looking at battling homelessness and addressing safety issues in downtown Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon concert planned for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-08-2021 20:20 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon concert planned for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

  17-08-2021 20:20
  
  SaskTel Centre is preparing for its first concert since the beginning of the pandemic, and it includes Canadian country artists Gord Bamford, Charlie Major, and George Canyon.
  
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• 'Nobody's willing to make a decision here': Sask. teachers' union calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines in schools

  17-08-2021 19:56
  
  Saskatchewan's teachers' union is calling on the province to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations in schools.
  
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• Sask. man dead after weekend assault in Lloydminster

  17-08-2021 19:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The death of a rural Saskatchewan man in Lloydminster over the weekend is being investigated as a homicide. Read More
  
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• Exploring the history (and mystery) of Alberta's iconic Burger Baron chain in new documentary

  17-08-2021 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton writer Omar Mouallem decided to create the documentary based on his own personal connection to the Burger Baron restaurant chain.
  
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• Here's a list of walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics happening in Saskatoon on Tuesday Aug. 17

  17-08-2021 18:44
  
  Here's a list of COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinics happening in the Saskatoon area on Tuesday Aug. 17.
  
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• Trudeau warns of 'consequences' for public servants who duck COVID-19 shots

  17-08-2021 18:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today the government will demand that virtually all federal public servants get a COVID-19 shot — and warned of workplace repercussions for those who defy the mandate.
  
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• Community devastated after ‘suspicious’ fire burns down Shell Lake, Sask. curling rink

  17-08-2021 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  One witness said the fire started late Saturday afternoon, and by that night it had burned to the ground.
  
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• Teachers' federation calls for mandatory vaccinations for teachers, eligible students in Sask. schools

  17-08-2021 18:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation is calling for vaccines to be mandatory for teachers.
  
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• Canada has 'no plans' to recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan gov't: Trudeau

  17-08-2021 17:55
  
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said the government has 'no plans,' to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, hours after the Conservatives released a statement with the same declaration.
  
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• 'Sweeping changes': BHP Group approves multi-billion-dollar Jansen potash mine

  17-08-2021 17:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Australian mining giant BHP Group says it has approved $5.7 billion in capital spending to build its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• Trending tech for back to school

  17-08-2021 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The start of school is just a few weeks away. Tech expert Marc Saltzman joins Global News Morning with the tech trends for students of all ages preparing for learning from home or dorm room life.
  
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• Global firm bets billions on Sask. potash mine

  17-08-2021 16:41
  
  BHP has announced it will pour billions of dollars into a potash mine southeast of Saskatoon.
  
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• $7.5B Sask. potash mine gets greenlight

  17-08-2021 16:41
  
  BHP has announced it will pour billions of dollars into a potash mine southeast of Saskatoon.
  
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• Epidemiologist on rise in active cases, new reporting

  17-08-2021 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 case count rose over 1,000 cases for the first time since early June. USask epidemiology professor Nazeem Muhajarine joins Global News Morning to talk about the rise in cases.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s ridings to watch in the 2021 federal election

  17-08-2021 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the federal election underway, Global News Morning talks to USask political studies assistant professor Daniel Westlake on the election itself, and some of the ridings to watch in the province.
  
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• BHP moving ahead with Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan

  17-08-2021 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The long-delayed Jansen potash project, located about 140 kilometres east of Saskatoon, is expected to produce about 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year.
  
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• BHP Group gives go ahead for Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan

  17-08-2021 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The long-delayed Jansen potash project, located about 140 kilometres east of Saskatoon, is expected to produce about 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year.
  
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• I almost died in the Afghanistan war, and for what?

  17-08-2021 16:11 via cbc.ca
  
  'It was a war that saw 159 Canadians pay the ultimate sacrifice. When the demons proved too much to handle, more took their lives. Over 2,000 were physically injured, and many more suffer the mental wounds of PTSD,' says Canadian veteran of Afghanistan Bruce Moncur.
  
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• BHP approves plan to build Jansen potash mine near Saskatoon

  17-08-2021 14:38 via cbc.ca
  
  A long-gestating potash project in Saskatchewan has been given the green light by one of the largest mining companies in the world.
  
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• Historic cathedral in downtown Saskatoon nears end of 12-year upgrade - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-08-2021 14:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Historic cathedral in downtown Saskatoon nears end of 12-year upgrade

  17-08-2021 14:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  When a major restoration of the 104-year-old St. John's Anglican Cathedral began in 2009, Bob Halliday and others thought it would take about three years. Read More
  
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• Letters: Renaming streets is an aimless task

  17-08-2021 14:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Renaming John A. Macdonald Road Read More
  
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• Young Innovators: U of S researcher seeks to minimize loss of fresh fruit and vegetables

  17-08-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  University of Saskatchewan PhD candidate Nazanin Charchi and her research team in the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering are investigating how to minimize losses of fruits and vegetables by regulating emissions of ethylene in controlled agricultural environments. Read More
  
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• BHP approves plan to build Jansen potash mine near Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  17-08-2021 13:38 via cbc.ca
  
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• We've changed; let's not rush the social aspects of reopening

  17-08-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The “reopening” of Canada is for many a time to reconnect with the friends and family they could not see during the pandemic. But for those of us who are socially anxious, the idea of being surrounded by people and socializing again is more daunting than exciting, writes Gabriella Fourie.
  
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• Saskatoon man charged after group celebrating Pakistan independence pepper-sprayed - CBC.ca

  17-08-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon man charged after group celebrating Pakistan independence pepper-sprayed  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man charged after group celebrating Pakistan independence pepper-sprayed

  17-08-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon man is facing multiple charges after a group raising a flag at City Hall to celebrate the independence of Pakistan was cursed at and pepper sprayed.
  
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• Sask. In Motion closed after 18 years promoting physical activity

  17-08-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The program was funded by casino revenues, which were hurt by the pandemic.
  
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• Majority of COVID-19-related tickets issued in Saskatchewan remain unaddressed

  17-08-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Sixty-six per cent of all tickets issued for violating COVID-19 restrictions remain pending, according to data provided by the provincial government.
  
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