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• Saskatoon mayor calls for vaccine passports, vaccination requirements for certain activities - CBC.ca

  25-08-2021 23:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon mayor calls for vaccine passports, vaccination requirements for certain activities  CBC.ca
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 216 new cases, 108 people in hospital

  25-08-2021 23:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan reported 216 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest number since mid-May.
  
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• Changes made to new Saskatoon central library design following feedback - Global News

  25-08-2021 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Changes made to new Saskatoon central library design following feedback  Global News
  
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• Changes made to new Saskatoon central library design following feedback

  25-08-2021 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Changes have been made to the initial interior design of Saskatoon’s new central library following public consultations.
  
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• Sask. not following B.C. and Manitoba on new COVID-19 measures

  25-08-2021 23:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan is not planning to follow broad mask mandates announced this week by Manitoba and British Columbia. Read More
  
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• 'There was tears': Keely Shaw's hometown of Midale, Sask. celebrates Paralympic medal win

  25-08-2021 23:19
  
  Several people in the small community of Midale were cheering loudly for one of their own on Tuesday night.
  
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• Decision on vaccine mandate for Roughriders games to be left to team: Sask. Health Minister

  25-08-2021 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said Wednesday that the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders should make their own decision as to whether they should mandate COVID-19 vaccines for fans attending games and the province’s stand is that people should be able to make that individual choice to get vaccinated.
  
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• 171 COVID-19 false positives ‘very traumatizing’ says Saskatchewan health minister of lab errors in long-term care

  25-08-2021 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said on Wednesday that it can be “very traumatizing” to receive a false positive COVID-19 test result after 171 people in long-term care received the lab error. Merriman says that if anyone wants to get re-tested they should come back and they would be allowed to do so.
  
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• Saskatoon teen pleads guilty to role in June riverbank sexual assault - CBC.ca

  25-08-2021 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon teen pleads guilty to role in June riverbank sexual assault  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon teen pleads guilty to role in June riverbank sexual assault

  25-08-2021 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty to sexual assault Tuesday for his role in a June assault on a 15-year-old girl.
  
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• Sask. health minister pushes back against restrictions, mandatory vaccines amid rising COVID-19 cases

  25-08-2021 22:00
  
  Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman says the government will neither reinstate COVID-19 restrictions nor will it enact vaccine requirements, despite “seeing the signs” the province is entering a fourth wave of the pandemic.
  
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• Sask. health minister addresses COVID-19 situation

  25-08-2021 22:00
  
  Health Minister Paul Merriman addresses the COVID-19 situation in Saskatchewan as cases continue to rise.
  
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• Joni Mitchell named MusiCares' 2022 Person of the Year ahead of Grammys

  25-08-2021 21:56
  
  Joni Mitchell has been named MusiCares' 2022 Person of the Year.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan adds 216 cases, 108 in hospital

  25-08-2021 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Paul Merriman will be providing comments about COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• More rain coming: August 25 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  25-08-2021 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Temperatures edge back up toward seasonable and there is a chance of severe storms. Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Wednesday, August 25.
  
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• Woman's disappearance from Prince Albert suspicious, police say

  25-08-2021 21:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Prince Albert city police say the disappearance of a 28-year-old woman from the city earlier this month is considered suspicious. Read More
  
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• USask, Wanuskewin Heritage Park sign renewed agreement to support Indigenous education

  25-08-2021 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  This is the second memorandum of understanding signed between the University of Saskatchewan and Wanuskewin Heritage Park Authority. The first took place in 2002.
  
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• Sask. health minister to address COVID-19 situation amid rise in cases

  25-08-2021 21:19 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government has not dedicated a news conference to COVID-19 since July 7.
  
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• Sask. health minister says signs point to 4th wave, cites personal freedoms as reason against mandates

  25-08-2021 21:19 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government had not dedicated a news conference to COVID-19 since July 7.
  
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• Sask. health minister addresses COVID-19 situation, says signs point to 4th wave

  25-08-2021 21:19 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government has not dedicated a news conference to COVID-19 since July 7.
  
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• ‘You don’t see this every day:’ Saskatoon Canada Post carrier delivers mail on her horse

  25-08-2021 20:53
  
  A Saskatoon mail carrier took a unique form of transportation for her deliveries on Wednesday.
  
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• 'You don’t see this every day': Canada Post carrier delivers mail by horse in Saskatoon

  25-08-2021 20:53
  
  A Saskatoon mail carrier took a unique form of transportation for her deliveries on Wednesday.
  
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• Saskatoon man convicted of violent machete attack that sent 3 victims to hospital - CBC.ca

  25-08-2021 20:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon man convicted of violent machete attack that sent 3 victims to hospital  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man convicted of violent machete attack that sent 3 victims to hospital

  25-08-2021 20:52 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon man is guilty of a violent machete attack in 2019 that sent three victims to hospital with injuries that linger today.
  
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• Root cause analysis to probe 'extremely rare' COVID-19 lab error in Sask.

  25-08-2021 20:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP Leader Ryan Meili says the incident has given people pause.
  
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• Woman’s disappearance in Prince Albert considered suspicious, police say

  25-08-2021 20:40
  
  Prince Albert police say they’re investigating the case of missing 28-year-old Crystal Castle as suspicious.
  
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• Crack cocaine seized in separate northern Saskatchewan drug busts

  25-08-2021 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  La Loche RCMP said along with crack cocaine, fentanyl and weapons were seized in separate busts in northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Prepare for Fall Opening - DiscoverHumboldt.com

  25-08-2021 20:18 via discoverhumboldt.com
  Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Prepare for Fall Opening  DiscoverHumboldt.com
  
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• SIIT not requiring double COVID-19 vaccinations to start the school year

  25-08-2021 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Staff and students at the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies are not required to be double vaccinated against COVID-19 to start the school year but must wear masks.
  
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• Vaccines not enough to stop fourth wave of COVID-19 in Canada, experts warn

  25-08-2021 19:55
  
  Canadians need to focus on slowing the fourth wave of COVID-19 through well-established public health measures includes masking and physical distancing, experts say, as millions of Canadians remain unvaccinated.
  
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• Saskatoon mayor calls for vaccine passports as city grapples with 'increasingly serious' COVID-19 surge - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-08-2021 19:31 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon mayor calls for vaccine passports as city grapples with 'increasingly serious' COVID-19 surge  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon mayor calls for vaccine passports as city grapples with 'increasingly serious' COVID-19 surge

  25-08-2021 19:31
  
  The mayor of Saskatoon is calling for measures including "vaccine passports" in the wake of rising COVID-19 rates in the city.
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier Moe challenges Liberal leader Justin Trudeau on private MRIs

  25-08-2021 18:53
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is accusing Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau of unfair treatment over private MRI clinics.
  
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• Saskatoon mayor wants to see COVID-19 vaccine passports, requirements for activities

  25-08-2021 18:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark is calling for vaccine passports and vaccine requirements for activities as COVID-19 cases in the city climb. Read More
  
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• Hwy 7 closed near Alsask after serious collision

  25-08-2021 17:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Highway 7 east of Alsask is closed in both directions after a "serious" motor vehicle collision, Saskatchewan RCMP say. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon's Keely Shaw pedals to Paralympic bronze in track cycling - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  25-08-2021 17:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's Keely Shaw pedals to Paralympic bronze in track cycling  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Moose Jaw mayoral byelection set for Nov. 3 at estimated cost of $60K

  25-08-2021 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Moose Jaw city council set the date of Nov. 3 for a municipal byelection to replace former mayor Fraser Tolmie, who is running in federal politics. 
  
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• Saskatoon's Keely Shaw pedals to Paralympic bronze in track cycling

  25-08-2021 17:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A few years back, Keely Shaw had never competed in a cycling race. On Wednesday, she became the first Canadian to earn a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Read More
  
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• Restricted sales, new tax coming to vape products in Saskatchewan

  25-08-2021 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government said the changes are aimed at restricting access of vape products to minors.
  
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• Why this federal election is expected to have a record price tag

  25-08-2021 17:13
  
  The upcoming federal election is expected to be Canada’s most expensive, with an estimated price tag of $610 million.
  
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• Saskatoon mayor calls for vaccine passports, vaccination requirements for certain activities

  25-08-2021 16:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The mayor says the health care system is being stretched thin, and local health officers and their teams can no longer keep up with contact tracing. 
  
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• Canadian evacuation effort in Afghanistan will wind down 'in the coming days:' Trudeau

  25-08-2021 16:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the effort to airlift those fleeing Afghanistan out of Kabul will end in the coming days.
  
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• Canada could have just 24-48 hours to get planes in and out of Kabul, says source

  25-08-2021 16:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada could have about 24 to 48 hours to get planes in and out of Kabul as part of the Afghanistan evacuation effort, according to a government source.
  
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• Afghan interpreter pleads for help as last Canadian flight out of Kabul expected to depart today

  25-08-2021 16:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the effort to airlift those fleeing Afghanistan out of Kabul will end in the coming days.
  
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• Afghan interpreter pleads for help as last Canadian flight out of Kabul expected to depart on Thursday

  25-08-2021 16:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the effort to airlift those fleeing Afghanistan out of Kabul will end in the coming days.
  
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• Afghan interpreter pleads for help as Canada says evacuation mission winding down

  25-08-2021 16:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the effort to airlift those fleeing Afghanistan out of Kabul will end in the coming days.
  
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• School year plans at Saskatoon Public Schools | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  25-08-2021 16:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  School year plans at Saskatoon Public Schools | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• School year plans at Saskatoon Public Schools

  25-08-2021 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Public Schools Director of Education Shane Skjerven joins Global News Morning to discuss changes for mandatory masks in elementary schools – and recommended mask use in collegiates
  
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• Gut health and sleep on this week’s Healthy Living

  25-08-2021 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Naturopathic doctor Jacqui Fleury tells Global News Morning on this week’s Healthy Living there’s a connection between your gut health and the quality of your sleep, and has some tips to improve both.
  
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• Sask. not implementing vaccine mandates or indoor masking

  25-08-2021 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government says it will not be following in the path of other provinces that have introduced vaccine mandates and re-implemented indoor masking.
  
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