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• Sask. First Nation holds Vaxx Fest to boost vaccination rates

  05-11-2021 23:27
  
  Onion Lake Cree Nation is hosting an event called Vaxx Fest to raise vaccination rates.
  
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• 'Playing to win': First place clinched, but Huskies don't plan to slow down during regular-season finale

  05-11-2021 23:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies sit alone atop a scrambling mass of football players grasping for playoff spots. Read More
  
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• 2 provincial court judges appointed in Saskatchewan

  05-11-2021 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government announced two appointments including Bradley Shane Mitchell as a new provincial court judge in Saskatoon.
  
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• Wind and solar power could meet most electricity demands of major countries, study says

  05-11-2021 22:34
  
  Most of the electricity demand in advanced, industrialized nations can be met with a combination of wind and solar power, according to a recent study, but contingency measures may be necessary in order to fully satisfy requirements.
  
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• Saskatchewan emitter Co-op considering sustainable investments

  05-11-2021 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  One of Saskatchewan’s largest emitters is looking to invest in carbon-capture technology.
  
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• Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association voices concerns about province's revamped income support program

  05-11-2021 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Advocates say the province's new income support program is fueling evictions and homelessness. Now SUMA is voicing its concerns.
  
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• 'Lifetime of dishonest acts': Final arguments heard in Saskatoon forcible confinement, sexual assault trial - CTV News Saskatoon

  05-11-2021 22:22 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Lifetime of dishonest acts': Final arguments heard in Saskatoon forcible confinement, sexual assault trial  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'Lifetime of dishonest acts': Final arguments heard in Saskatoon forcible confinement, sexual assault trial

  05-11-2021 22:22
  
  Closing arguments were heard in the trial of Joseph Yaremko, who is charged with sexual assault with a weapon and forcible confinement.
  
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• Hwy 305 reopened after traffic collision near Warman

  05-11-2021 22:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Hwy 305 has reopened in both directions after a collision at Hwy 11 overpass north of Saskatoon on Friday afternoon. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Minister eyes privatization, recruitment to fill surgery backlog

  05-11-2021 22:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman told doctors on Friday that clearing the towering backlog of surgeries postponed because of COVID-19 is a top priority, even as some physicians questions how and when he'll get it done. Read More
  
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• Winter camping starting up in Saskatchewan parks

  05-11-2021 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Winter camping in Saskatchewan is available at Buffalo Pound, Cypress Hills, Duck Mountain, Echo Valley, Great Blue Heron, Moose Mountain and Pike Lake Provincial Parks. 
  
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• Hwy 305 closed near Warman after traffic collision

  05-11-2021 21:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Warman RCMP is warning travellers that Hwy 305 is closed in both directions after a collision at Hwy 11 overpass north of Saskatoon on Friday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Sixteen Year Old Walter Murray Student Performs With Saskatoon Symphony - CJWW

  05-11-2021 21:56 via cjwwradio.com
  
  Sixteen Year Old Walter Murray Student Performs With Saskatoon Symphony  CJWW
  
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• Missing man, 66, may have ties to Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-11-2021 21:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Missing man, 66, may have ties to Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Missing man, 66, may have ties to Saskatoon

  05-11-2021 21:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Edmonton Police Service is looking for help locating a missing man believed to have ties to Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• Sask. gov was warned of fall COVID-19 surge in June: internal documents

  05-11-2021 21:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In the weeks before and after the Saskatchewan's government dropped its last public health restrictions this summer, its health minister was repeatedly warned about the "high likelihood" of a record-setting fall surge of COVID-19 infections. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 141 new cases, 2 deaths Friday

  05-11-2021 21:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is reporting 141 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths from the illness on Friday.
  
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• Sask. reports death of COVID-19 patient transferred to Ont.

  05-11-2021 21:30
  
  The Saskatchewan government confirmed 141 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, along with the death of a COVID-19 patient who was transferred to Ontario.
  
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• Sask. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 200; province adds two deaths

  05-11-2021 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's the first time since Sept. 12 that Saskatchewan has reported less than 200 COVID-19 hospitalizations in the province.
  
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• Missing Person - Edmonton Police Service Requesting Public Assistance

  05-11-2021 21:14 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  At the request of the Edmonton Police Service, the Saskatoon Police Service is distributing the following:The Edmonton Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 66-year-old Augustin Moloi.Moloi may also use the first name Thabo and is originally from South Africa.He was initially reported missing to the Saskatoon Police Service by family outside of Canada. The Edmonton Police Service began investigating after it was determined that Moloi’s last known location was
  
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• 'Erosion of trust': Sask. doctors grill Merriman on pandemic response

  05-11-2021 21:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan doctors grilled Health Minister Paul Merriman on Friday about the province's record-high COVID-19 case counts and what the government would do to prepare for a potential fifth wave. Read More
  
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• Sask. health ministers face doctors' questions about COVID response, privatization

  05-11-2021 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  "No one is calling Saskatchewan's response to the pandemic a success, except members of the current government," one doctor says.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Nov. 5

  05-11-2021 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Peter Quinlan on Friday, Nov. 5.
  
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• Three businesses raise $50,000 to two Indigenous organizations

  05-11-2021 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Indigenous organizations received a $25,000 donation each that were proceeds of orange t-shirts that were created and sold from three clothing businesses.
  
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• Sask. mayors raise concerns about provincial income support program

  05-11-2021 19:14
  
  Saskatchewan city mayors say they’re concerned about challenges faced by people on the new Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program.
  
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• Statement defending Carrie Bourassa says her career was built on merit, not her claims to being Indigenous

  05-11-2021 19:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Carrie Bourassa says she didn’t take positions or funding from Indigenous people but built a career on merit.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos trademark name and logo

  05-11-2021 19:06
  
  The Humboldt Broncos hockey club trademarked its name and logo.
  
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• Shaping Saskatchewan: Laurie O’Connor

  05-11-2021 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  This week on Shaping Saskatchewan, Laurie O’Connor shows Chris Carr how the Saskatoon Food Bank goes well beyond simply serving people in crisis.
  
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• Saskatoon bishop urges caution with COVID-19 vaccine mandates - CTV News Saskatoon

  05-11-2021 18:41 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon bishop urges caution with COVID-19 vaccine mandates  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon bishop urges caution with COVID-19 vaccine mandates

  05-11-2021 18:41
  
  Saskatoon's most senior Catholic leader says while he's supportive of public health measures, he's concerned COVID-19 vaccine mandates could veer into "ethically questionable" territory.
  
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• Inmate escapes from Willow Cree Healing Lodge

  05-11-2021 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Correctional Service Canada says an arrest warrant has been issued for Norman Cardinal, 34, who escaped from Willow Cree Healing Lodge.
  
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• Fire destroys iconic grain elevator from TV show Corner Gas

  05-11-2021 18:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The famous grain elevator in Rouleau, Sask. — known from the Canadian comedy show Corner Gas — was burned to the ground Friday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon business owner welcomes potential creation of 'senior zones' - CKOM News Talk Sports

  05-11-2021 18:10 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon business owner welcomes potential creation of 'senior zones'  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• COVID-19: Can doctors refuse unvaccinated patients? Reports suggest this is already happening

  05-11-2021 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Rewriting medical ethics," unvaccinated Americans and Canadians claim they've been denied medical care, including organ transplants.
  
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• Edmonton Elks host Saskatchewan Roughriders in final home game of the season Friday night

  05-11-2021 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Elks will look for their first win on home turf this season in their final home game of the season Friday night as they host the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• Federal government will raise Canadian flags to mark Indigenous Veterans Day, Remembrance Day: source

  05-11-2021 17:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government will raise Canadian flags on government buildings next week so that they can be lowered again to honour veterans.
  
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• Federal government to keep Canadian flags raised after Remembrance Day ceremonies: source

  05-11-2021 17:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government will keep Canadian flags at full mast on government buildings after commemorating Remembrance Day next week, says a government source.
  
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• Federal government to keep Canadian flags raised after Remembrance Day ceremonies

  05-11-2021 17:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government will keep Canadian flags at full mast on government buildings after commemorating Remembrance Day next week.
  
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• Assembly of First Nations calls on government to raise Canadian flags on government buildings

  05-11-2021 17:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The Assembly of First Nations has put forward what it calls a “solution” that would allow Ottawa to raise Canadian flags at federal government buildings to honour veterans on Remembrance Day while “continuing to grieve the genocide of Indigenous children.”
  
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• Rouleau, Sask. grain elevator seen on ‘Corner Gas’ destroyed by fire

  05-11-2021 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The grain elevator in the town of Rouleau, Sask., featured on the comedy show 'Corner Gas' was demolished by a fire Friday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon Catholic bishop pens open letter calling vaccine mandates 'severe,' 'ethically questionable' - CBC.ca

  05-11-2021 17:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon Catholic bishop pens open letter calling vaccine mandates 'severe,' 'ethically questionable'  CBC.ca
  
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• COVID-19: Nurses union heartbroken over sign posted outside Yorkton, Sask. Hospital

  05-11-2021 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The president of a union representing nurses in Saskatchewan said staff are feeling angry and demoralized after an anti-vaccine poster was placed outside a hospital.
  
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• COVID-19: Can doctors refuse unvaxxed patients? Complaints suggest this is already happening

  05-11-2021 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  “Terrible precedent,” Unvaccinated Americans and Canadians claim they’ve been denied medical care, including organ transplants. Is this legal? Noor Ibrahim finds out.
  
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• Police searching for inmate who escaped Sask. healing lodge

  05-11-2021 15:41
  
  Police are looking for a man who escaped from a federal correctional facility west of Duck Lake
  
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• Humboldt Broncos hockey club trademarks name, logo 3 years after bus crash

  05-11-2021 14:38 via cbc.ca
  
  The Humboldt Broncos Junior 'A' Hockey Club announced Wednesday that they had trademarked their name and logo to take back control of their brand following its widespread use following the tragic bus crash in 2018.
  
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• Children under 12 now account for highest number of new COVID-19 infections in Canada: PHAC

  05-11-2021 14:21
  
  Canadians under the age of 12 now account for the highest number of new COVID-19 infections, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said those under 12 currently represent over 20 per cent of daily cases.
  
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• Give the city some feedback: Five things to do in Saskatoon this weekend - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-11-2021 13:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Give the city some feedback: Five things to do in Saskatoon this weekend  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Give the city some feedback: Five things to do in Saskatoon this weekend

  05-11-2021 13:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The City of Saskatoon is giving residents a chance to express themselves, and a chance to get rid of hazardous household waste. Here's some details on these and other things to do in Saskatoon this weekend. Read More
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Middle Eastern family offers authentic Taste of Syria - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-11-2021 13:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New Faces, New Places: Middle Eastern family offers authentic Taste of Syria  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Middle Eastern family offers authentic Taste of Syria

  05-11-2021 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New businesses and non-profit organizations open regularly and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Wafaa Al Soua, who together with her husband Badie Al Souad opened Taste of Syria restaurant on Broadway Avenue in Avalon neighbourhood in June. Read More
  
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