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• Saskatoon on track to see more emergency room visits due to meth than last year - Globalnews.ca

  18-09-2021 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon on track to see more emergency room visits due to meth than last year

  18-09-2021 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were nearly 1,000 emergency room visits due to meth usage in 2020. Saskatchewan Health Authority said this year's numbers are on track to be the same -- if not worse.
  
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• Visits to the emergency room due to meth continue to climb in Saskatoon

  18-09-2021 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were nearly 1,000 hospital visits as a result of meth use in 2020. Saskatchewan Health Authority says this years’ numbers are on track to be around the same, if not higher.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 499 new cases, highest number of hospitalizations since February

  18-09-2021 23:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The province is reporting one additional death from COVID-19, along with 499 new cases and 228 people in hospital with the illness.
  
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• Food recall: Listeria warning for Silver Maple brand frozen chicken

  18-09-2021 22:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Erie Meat Products Ltd. is recalling Silver Maple brand Frozen All White Meat Fully Cooked Diced Chicken 4.54 kg (2 x 2.27 kg) because of a risk of listeria, says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Read More
  
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• Riders bounce back with 30-16 win over Argos

  18-09-2021 22:24
  
  After back-to-back losses to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan’s only defeats of the season, the Riders improved to 4-2 with a 30-16 win over the visiting Toronto Argonauts on Friday.
  
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• Fajardo ends touchdown drought for Riders in 30-16 win over Argos

  18-09-2021 22:24
  
  Ending a frustrating touchdown drought on Friday was a huge relief for Cody Fajardo and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• 499 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death reported in Sask.

  18-09-2021 22:18
  
  Saskatchewan reported 499 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Saturday.
  
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• Saskatchewan adds 499 COVID-19 cases, 228 currently in hospital

  18-09-2021 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon continues to be the hotspot of the province, reporting 107 of the cases today with 1,030 active in the region.
  
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• ‘We’ve got that grown man strength to go play’: Huskies defensive line retooled for 2021

  18-09-2021 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team may have a few new faces starting on the teams defensive line this season, but most of these players aren't new to the team.
  
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• Singh looks to flip Conservative-held seats in Prairies hit hard by COVID-19

  18-09-2021 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Singh says people across the prairies are being hit extra hard by the fourth wave of the pandemic because their governments have failed them.
  
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• RCMP investigating ‘suspicious’ death on Pelican Lake First Nation

  18-09-2021 20:46
  
  Spiritwood RCMP are investigating a death that’s considered suspicious from earlier this week.
  
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• Fajardo, Roughriders beat Argonauts 30-16

  18-09-2021 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ending a frustrating touchdown drought on Friday was a huge relief for Cody Fajardo and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• Annual Sask. Hoops for Hope in-person event cancelled again, shifted to virtual format

  18-09-2021 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the second straight year, the Hoops4Hope three-on-three basketball event – a cystic fibrosis fundraiser – will be carried out in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• 1.6 kg of meth, weapons seized during vehicle search: Sask. RCMP

  18-09-2021 19:37
  
  Humboldt RCMP have arrested and charged four people after seizing several drugs, ammunition and other prohibited items.
  
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• U.S. lawmakers push Biden to lift Canadian travel restrictions

  18-09-2021 18:39
  
  Four U.S. senators have asked U.S. President Joe Biden to lift restrictions that have barred travel by Canadians across the northern U.S. border since March 2020.
  
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• Canada election: Singh condemns Conservative provincial Prairie governments, Trudeau for COVID-19 response amid 4th wave

  18-09-2021 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said on Saturday that amid the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, he condemns the Prairie provinces Conservative governments’ response to the increase in cases, but he also condemns Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau for calling an election during this time.
  
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• Cuthand: Vaccine hesitancy and slow government action hurt us all

  18-09-2021 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  COVID-19 cases are spiking in Saskatchewan with records being broken almost daily. Together with Alberta, we were the two outliers in Canada. Led by right-wing governments with a strong libertarian bent, we were left on our own to live with the pandemic. Read More
  
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• Final weekend: Nanos tracking shows tight two-way race

  18-09-2021 16:00
  
  With the 2021 federal election just two days away, it is still a tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives, according to the latest polling data from Nanos Research released on Saturday.
  
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• 'All of Canada is watching this seat': The fight to win Saskatoon West - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  18-09-2021 14:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  'All of Canada is watching this seat': The fight to win Saskatoon West  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Regina rematch: Hilltops look to return to winning ways against rival Regina Thunder

  18-09-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Aussie curling duo heads to Canada in search of ice, games, and an Olympic end-goal

  18-09-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  MARTENSVILLE — Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt have a hard-earned appreciation for a nice patch of curling ice. Read More
  
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• 'All of Canada is watching this seat': The fight to win Saskatoon West

  18-09-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A chorus of barking dogs follows the drumbeat of Robert Doucette's fist as he knocks on doors in the last days of summer in a bid to win Saskatchewan's tightest electoral race. Read More
  
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• Tears, a timeline and family dirty laundry: Greg Fertuck's first interview with RCMP after wife went missing

  18-09-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An RCMP investigator wrote that Greg Fertuck had tears in his eyes and looked worried when he was interviewed two days after his wife Sheree had gone missing.
  
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• Young Indigenous voters in Sask., share their priorities ahead of the federal election

  18-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The voices of young Indigenous voters are crucial in this federal election because they can help make sure the next government prioritizes Indigenous issues that have been continuously overlooked, says Aly Bear of Whitecap Dakota First Nation south of Saskatoon.
  
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• The federal election might not have a clear winner Monday night — here's why

  18-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadians might go to bed Monday night without knowing the final results of the federal election. They might not even know who won by Tuesday morning. That's because this year, Elections Canada isn't counting hundreds of thousands of local special ballots — votes from Canadians living in their ridings who opted to vote by mail — until Tuesday.
  
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• Affordable housing is a priority for many voters, so how do the party platforms measure up?

  18-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Find out what's behind the housing crisis and how the parties are planning to address it.
  
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• Roughriders end lengthy touchdown drought in lopsided win over Argos

  18-09-2021 07:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders ended a frustrating touchdown drought Friday in a 30-16 victory over the Toronto Argonauts.
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Edmonton-Saskatoon - Jacksonville Journal-Courier

  18-09-2021 05:33 via myjournalcourier.com
  
  HKO-WHL-Sums-Edmonton-Saskatoon  Jacksonville Journal-Courier
  
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• Sask. RCMP investigating suspicious death on Pelican Lake First Nation

  18-09-2021 03:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Police are investigating the suspicious death of a man found at a home on Pelican Lake First Nation.
  
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• Canada Election: Tight result expected for Saskatchewan’s Desnethé-Missinippi—Churchill River race

  18-09-2021 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s northernmost riding has seen each the three major parties each win the seat over the last two decades with all of them having a chance at it again.
  
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• School mates of COVID-positive students exempt from isolating in Saskatchewan

  18-09-2021 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aaron Genest said he received a letter notifying him of the positive case, but there was no mandate for his son to self-isolate.
  
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• Huskies, Bisons renew football rivalry … at long last

  18-09-2021 02:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies and Manitoba Bisons haven't collided on a football field since Oct. 4, 2019. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: How will proof of testing work in Saskatchewan?

  18-09-2021 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe announced residents could show a negative COVID-19 test to gain entrance to bars and restaurants come Oct. 1. But the announcement had few details.
  
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• How will proof of vaccination work in Saskatchewan?

  18-09-2021 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  New measures in Saskatchewan forcing people to either get the jab — or show a negative test — mean more pressure on an already strained testing system. As Global’s Nathaniel Dove reports, there are a lot of questions around another policy requiring proof of vaccination and negative tests.
  
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• Global News at 6 Saskatoon – Sept. 17, 2021

  18-09-2021 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, edition of Global News at 6 with Lisa Dutton on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Run DMC: Tight result expected in northern Saskatchewan race

  18-09-2021 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s northern riding is once again expected to be a tight race with all three major parties having a shot at winning the seat. Kyle Benning has more on the swing riding and how the candidates are getting their message out during a pandemic.
  
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• Saskatoon mayor joins letter calling for action on affordable housing ahead of election - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-09-2021 01:48 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon mayor joins letter calling for action on affordable housing ahead of election  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon mayor joins letter calling for action on affordable housing ahead of election

  18-09-2021 01:48
  
  Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark has joined 16 other mayors from across the country asking federal party leaders to take action on affordable housing and homelessness.
  
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• Saskatoon Transit free to residents on Canada election day - Global News

  18-09-2021 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Transit free to residents on Canada election day  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon Transit free to residents on Canada election day

  18-09-2021 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Saskatoon said it’s to help reduce transportation barriers to voting polls, which are open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 20.
  
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• No COVID-19 models released to public in Sask.'s fourth wave

  18-09-2021 01:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Authority says the organization is not releasing internal models it is using to plan its COVID-19 response because they are "not a predictor of the future." Read More
  
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• People stand in line for COVID-19 shot 1 day after Moe announces proof of vaccine program

  18-09-2021 01:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Donna Swapp was one of many people standing in line on Friday at Regina's Southland Mall to get a COVID-19 shot.
  
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• Sask. Roughrider A.C. Leonard receives additional 1-game suspension for verbal abuse of doping officials

  18-09-2021 01:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Leonard will have to miss another game due to verbal abuse and unacceptable behavior towards doping control officers, the CFL says.
  
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• SHA prepares for its largest surge in COVID-19 cases

  18-09-2021 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is bracing for what could be the largest surge in COVID-19 cases yet.
  
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• Sask. Opposition calls on premier to release modeling used to drop restrictions, hold COVID briefings

  18-09-2021 01:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Opposition NDP Leader Ryan Meili is calling on Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to apologize for his handling of the pandemic, resume weekly COVID-19 briefings and release modeling that informed his choice to drop all public health restrictions back in July.
  
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• Sask. doctors warn life-and-death decisions loom due to COVID surge

  18-09-2021 00:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan physicians fear the latest wave of COVID-19 could push the province's critical care system to a point where doctors are forced to choose which patients they save. Read More
  
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• Sask. RCMP charge two women in alleged gunpoint abduction

  18-09-2021 00:58
  
  Two women accused of abducting two women in separate incidents earlier this week have been arrested and charged, according to Saskatchewan RCMP.
  
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• RCMP charge 4 individuals after seizing 1.16 kg of meth in Saskatchewan town

  18-09-2021 00:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say officers located a suspicious vehicle in the community of Bruno, Sask. where they did a search and found 1.16 kilograms of meth among other items.
  
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• 'Why are we waiting until now?': Doctor grills Shahab about his part in Sask.'s 4th wave response

  18-09-2021 00:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, found himself on the defensive Thursday night during a meeting with fellow physicians.
  
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