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• Committee votes on how Saskatoon will pay for waste going forward - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  18-10-2021 23:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Committee votes on how Saskatoon will pay for waste going forward  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Committee votes on how Saskatoon will pay for waste going forward

  18-10-2021 23:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatoon city committee has voted that curbside recycling will be paid through a fixed monthly rate and garbage will be paid through a variable rate. Read More
  
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• Shahab warns against COVID-19 complacency as weather cools in Sask.

  18-10-2021 23:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, warned people not to get complacent despite some lower daily COVID-19 case numbers this month. Read More
  
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• Woman dead after vehicle rollover on Sask. grid road

  18-10-2021 23:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 28-year-old woman from Pelican Lake First Nation died after an SUV rolled over on a grid road in rural Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• Sask. aims to reduce crashes with safety improvements on highway outside of Prince Albert

  18-10-2021 23:25
  
  The provincial government is hoping recently completed passing lanes and plans to twin a portion of Highway 3 west of Prince Albert will reduce serious crashes.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: As new case numbers trend downward, province sets ICU record

  18-10-2021 23:23 via cbc.ca
  
  While new COVID-19 case counts declined in Saskatchewan Monday, health officials recorded 85 patients with the virus under intensive care — the most the province has seen since the pandemic began.
  
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• Pfizer asks Health Canada to approve COVID vaccine for kids five to 11 years old

  18-10-2021 23:14 via cbc.ca
  
  If Health Canada gives the green light, providers will be able to start offering the COVID-19 shot to kids under 12, though new child-sized doses might need to be procured.
  
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• Pfizer asks Health Canada to approve COVID-19 vaccine for kids five to 11 years old

  18-10-2021 23:14 via cbc.ca
  
  If Health Canada gives the green light, providers will be able to start offering the COVID-19 shot to kids under 12, though new child-sized doses might need to be procured.
  
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• Pfizer asks Health Canada to approve COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 to 11 years old

  18-10-2021 23:14 via cbc.ca
  
  If Health Canada gives the green light, providers will be able to start offering the COVID-19 shot to kids under 12, though new child-sized doses might need to be procured.
  
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• Pfizer officially requests Health Canada approval for kids' COVID-19 shot

  18-10-2021 22:43
  
  Pfizer has asked Health Canada to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old.
  
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• Sask. top doc says no more than 2-3 households should mix

  18-10-2021 22:35
  
  Even without a provincial mandate, Saskatchewan's top doctor is urging people to keep private gatherings small and to limit mixing between households.
  
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• Man facing gun charges after shooting in front of Saskatoon school: police - Global News

  18-10-2021 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Man facing gun charges after shooting in front of Saskatoon school: police

  18-10-2021 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 31-year-old man is facing multiple gun charges after a shooting in front of a school, according to Saskatoon police.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. ICU patients hits new high; October deaths rise to 90

  18-10-2021 22:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  COVID-19 patients receiving intensive care in Saskatchewan hospitals rose to a new high Monday as the province announced four more pandemic-related deaths. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon investigates gathering size limits because province won’t - Global News

  18-10-2021 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  COVID-19: Saskatoon investigates gathering size limits because province won’t  Global News
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatoon investigates gathering size limits because province won’t

  18-10-2021 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  “We have the worst situation and zero guidance,” Zach Jeffries said. He voted to investigate whether the city can implement its own gathering size limits.
  
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• 279 new COVID-19 cases in Sask.

  18-10-2021 22:05
  
  The Saskatchewan government reported 279 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, along with four additional deaths.
  
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• 3rd straight day of new high for COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan ICUs

  18-10-2021 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 279 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Monday, according to health officials.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Oct. 18

  18-10-2021 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Peter Quinlan on Monday, Oct. 18.
  
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• Saskatoon police seek $4.2M operating budget hike, 10 new constables - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  18-10-2021 21:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police seek $4.2M operating budget hike, 10 new constables  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon councillors looking into writing own bylaw on COVID-19 gathering limits

  18-10-2021 21:08 via cbc.ca
  
  City councillors in Saskatoon are looking at ways around the provincial government's refusal to bring in extra COVID-19 gatherings restrictions for the city.
  
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• Saskatoon police seek $4.2M operating budget hike, 10 new constables

  18-10-2021 21:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service wants a 3.84 per cent hike to its operating budget in 2022 and a 4.4 per cent hike in 2023 — an increase of more than $4.2 million next year and more than $4.7 million the following year. Read More
  
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• Sask. health officials push back against baseless claims of forced COVID-19 vaccinations

  18-10-2021 20:48
  
  The Athabasca Health Authority is pushing back against baseless online claims involving community it serves.
  
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• Sask. First Nation refutes claims of forced COVID-19 vaccinations

  18-10-2021 20:48
  
  A Saskatchewan First Nation is pushing back against baseless claims involving the community.
  
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• Live: Crime boss operator testifies at Greg Fertuck murder trial

  18-10-2021 20:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An undercover officer posing as the crime boss of a fake criminal organization created by RCMP is expected to testify Monday when the seventh week of Greg Mitchell Fertuck's Saskatoon murder trial begins. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 tests not available at Saskatoon fire halls, city says - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-10-2021 20:18 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 tests not available at Saskatoon fire halls, city says  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• COVID-19 tests not available at Saskatoon fire halls, city says

  18-10-2021 20:18
  COVID-19 self-testing kits are not available at Saskatoon Fire Department fire halls, according to the city.
  
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• City of Saskatoon considers imposing its own gathering restrictions - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  18-10-2021 20:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• City of Saskatoon considers imposing its own gathering restrictions

  18-10-2021 20:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Since Saskatchewan's provincial government has refused to implement a public health order limiting gathering sizes in Saskatoon, the city is exploring the do-it-yourself option. Read More
  
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• More than 1 million people visited Saskatchewan's provincial parks this year

  18-10-2021 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  More than a million people have been to Saskatchewan's 36 provincial parks since May, easily beating the visitation record set in 2020.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan to ask federal government for help easing burden on ICUs

  18-10-2021 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said on Monday that his administration would ask the federal government to send health professionals to help staff the province’s overburdened intensive care units (ICUs), and relieve some of the pressure on the health-care system. “We’re also quite realistic that this will likely not be a large number of staff, but...
  
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• Sentencing underway for Sask. woman who killed her infant daughter

  18-10-2021 19:20
  
  During a sentencing hearing in Saskatoon, details emerged about how the actions of a Kindersley woman led to her own child's death.
  
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• Court hears Sask. woman killed newborn daughter in moment of anger

  18-10-2021 19:20
  
  Details about how the actions of a Kindersley woman led to her child's death emerged at a sentencing in Saskatoon on Monday.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan to send 6 ICU patients to Ontario

  18-10-2021 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said on Monday that the province would be sending six COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs) to Ontario to help relieve some of the pressure on their health-care system.
  
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• Charges laid in shooting outside Saskatoon school; one male still at large

  18-10-2021 18:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  City police are still searching for a person believed to be involved in a shooting in front of a Saskatoon school on Friday. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police charge man in alleged shooting near school

  18-10-2021 18:41
  
  Saskatoon police have charged a 31-year-old man in an alleged shooting that occurred near a school.
  
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• 6 Saskatchewan ICU patients with COVID-19 being transferred to Ontario

  18-10-2021 18:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan will be transferring six COVID-19 patients to Ontario over the next 72 hours as the Prairie province struggles to deal with a record number of ICU patients.
  
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• 6 Saskatchewan COVID-19 patients being transferred to Ontario, Premier Scott Moe says

  18-10-2021 18:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan will be transferring six COVID-19 patients to Ontario over the next 72 hours as the Prairie province struggles to deal with record-breaking numbers of ICU patients.
  
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• 6 Saskatchewan COVID-19 patients being transferred to Ontario, Premier Moe says

  18-10-2021 18:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan will be transferring COVID-19 patients to Ontario over the next 72 hours, as the Prairie province struggles to deal with record-breaking numbers of ICU patients.
  
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• 6 Saskatchewan COVID-19 patients being transferred to Ontario, doctor says

  18-10-2021 18:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan will be transferring COVID-19 patients to Ontario over the next 72 hours, as the Prairie province struggles to deal with record-breaking numbers of ICU patients.
  
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• Saskatchewan sending 6 intensive care patients to Ontario as ICU challenges continue

  18-10-2021 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan will be sending six intensive care patients to Ontario over the next three days.
  
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• Domestic violence calls up in Saskatoon: police, shelter officials | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  18-10-2021 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Domestic violence calls up in Saskatoon: police, shelter officials | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Sask. to send 6 ICU patients to Ont., asks federal government for support

  18-10-2021 18:16
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will address the province’s ICU capacity Monday morning following a record-breaking weekend for COVID-19 patients in the ICU.
  
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• Saskatoon police getting more than $6.3M in funding from province - CKOM News Talk Sports

  18-10-2021 17:58 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon police getting more than $6.3M in funding from province  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Update - Shooting - 1000 Block Northumberland Avenue

  18-10-2021 17:55 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 31-year-old man is facing a number of charges following an incident that took place in the 1000 block of Northumberland Avenue on October 15, 2021.The man is facing eight charges including; assault with a weapon (firearm), use of a weapon (firearm) while committing an indictable offence, possession of a loaded, restricted firearm and possession of a firearm while prohibited from doing so.Police are continuing to search for a second male involved in the incident.It is not believed anyone was in
  
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• October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  18-10-2021 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Screening Program Coordinator Laurie Pearce discusses why it’s important to get a screening for possible early detection.
  
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• Live: Crime boss to testify at Greg Fertuck murder trial

  18-10-2021 17:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An undercover officer posing as the crime boss of a fake criminal organization created by RCMP is expected to testify Monday when the seventh week of Greg Mitchell Fertuck's Saskatoon murder trial begins. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 in Saskatoon: Outbreaks declared at two schools | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  18-10-2021 16:11 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 in Saskatoon: Outbreaks declared at two schools | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Little Mosque on the Prairie creator Zarqa Nawaz publishing first novel, read an excerpt now

  18-10-2021 16:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Jameela Green Ruins Everything will be released on March 8, 2022.
  
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• Tech ideas to spruce up your home

  18-10-2021 15:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Many of us spent more time at home these past 18 months, so maybe you noticed spots that need an upgrade. Tech expert Marc Saltzman joins Global News Morning with some gadgets to improve your house.
  
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