Saskatoon news

• Saskatchewan doctor who died of COVID-19 remembered as joyful, pleasant

  08-11-2021 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan doctor who died from COVID-19 is being remembered by a colleague as a joyful spirit who was always pleasant to be around.
  
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• Ambulance service coming to Martensville, Sask.

  08-11-2021 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Provincial funding will support the addition of one staffed ambulance based out of Martensville, Sask.
  
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• Playing for something bigger: Creighton, Sask., football team rallies around teammate with brain tumour

  08-11-2021 23:23 via cbc.ca
  
  This football season was special for the Creighton Kodiaks, as the rallying cry for the season saw them cheer on their teammate who was diagnosed with a brain tumour earlier this year.
  
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• Sask. farm pigs 'feasting' on Halloween leftovers

  08-11-2021 23:03
  
  At Rottwood Acres near Grandora, the Poole family collects discarded jack-o-lanterns which have become unlikely pen pals for their pigs and other livestock.
  
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• Dignitaries gather at Batoche monument for Indigenous Veterans Day

  08-11-2021 22:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Monday was a day to honour the Indigenous men and women who have fought to protect Canadian rights and freedoms. Read More
  
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• 'It kind of is making a mockery of the struggles': Métis Youth Council member on spurious Indigeneity claims

  08-11-2021 22:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Autumn Larose-Smith said when people make fraudulent claims about their identity, it makes a mockery of the struggles indigenous people face.
  
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• COVID-10: Sask misses nearly 30 chances for organ donations

  08-11-2021 22:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan has missed as many as 27 chances for deceased people to give the gift of life because of the "inordinate" strain COVID-19 has put on the province's beleaguered hospitals. Read More
  
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• Man fatally struck by vehicle on Sask. First Nation

  08-11-2021 22:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 27-year-old man from Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation was declared deceased at the scene after he was struck by a vehicle on Sunday, Loon Lake RCMP say. Read More
  
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• North Battleford sewage analysis shows 376 per cent jump in COVID-19

  08-11-2021 22:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Despite declining diagnosed cases of COVID-19, the latest sampling of wastewater in North Battleford shows a huge surge last month in the virus that causes it. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: 100 new cases, 1 death reported Monday

  08-11-2021 21:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan also reported 191 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Monday, including 51 patients in intensive care. Another 18 COVID-19 patients from Saskatchewan were in ICUs outside of the province.
  
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• Saskatoon prepares bylaw to allow temporary shelters amid rising homelessness

  08-11-2021 21:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The City of Saskatoon is preparing a bylaw to allow temporary shelters for people otherwise living on the streets over the winter. Read More
  
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• Sask. carbon capture not meeting targets, prolonging reliance on fossil fuels: U of R scientist

  08-11-2021 21:48 via cbc.ca
  
  “Saskatchewan has the highest greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada and some of the highest across the whole world,” Emily Eaton.
  
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• Sask. carbon capture not meeting targets, prolonging reliance on fossil fuels: U of R professor

  08-11-2021 21:48 via cbc.ca
  
  “Saskatchewan has the highest greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada and some of the highest across the whole world,” says Emily Eaton.
  
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• RCMP request public assistance in locating 12-year-old boy

  08-11-2021 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  White Butte RCMP are asking for public's assistance in locating a 12-year-old boy who was last seen on the night of October 25, 2021 near Pilot Butte.
  
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• Sask. reports 100 new COVID-19 cases

  08-11-2021 21:41
  
  The Saskatchewan government reported 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday – marking the lowest new case count in the province since mid-August.
  
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• Saskatoon police still searching for missing 12-year-old girl - CTV News Saskatoon

  08-11-2021 21:27 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police still searching for missing 12-year-old girl  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Meadow Lake RCMP say several in custody after incident

  08-11-2021 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said there was an increased police presence in Meadow Lake, Sask., on Monday.
  
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• Meadow Lake RCMP advise increased police presence amid ongoing investigation

  08-11-2021 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP is alerting the public of an increased police presence in Meadow Lake and nearby schools have enacted their hold-and-secure protocols, as a precaution.
  
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• Active COVID-19 cases down to 1,527 as Saskatchewan adds 1 new death

  08-11-2021 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 100 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Monday, according to health officials.
  
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• Saskatoon writer helps finish book recounting 1979 Montreal Expos season - CBC.ca

  08-11-2021 20:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon writer helps finish book recounting 1979 Montreal Expos season  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon writer helps finish book recounting 1979 Montreal Expos season

  08-11-2021 20:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon's Don Rice had a hand in resuscitating a project others had little to no success in: completing a book started by Norm King examining the Montreal Expos 1979 season.
  
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• Sask. doctor says there have been reports of people stealing, selling COVID-19 vaccine cards

  08-11-2021 20:44
  
  During the Saskatchewan Medical Association's fall assembly, a Saskatoon-based doctor shared some "troubling" examples of COVID-19 vaccination fraud she's learned of.
  
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• Saskatoon leaders grapple with how to address 'new level of homelessness'

  08-11-2021 20:37
  
  Saskatoon city officials are working on a plan to accommodate the call from the community to set up temporary emergency shelters in the city, to help house the growing number of homeless people as winter nears.
  
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• City leaders in Saskatoon grapple with how to address 'new level of homelessness' - CTV Toronto

  08-11-2021 20:37 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  City leaders in Saskatoon grapple with how to address 'new level of homelessness'  CTV Toronto
  
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• City leaders in Saskatoon grapple with how to address 'new level of homelessness'

  08-11-2021 20:37
  
  Saskatoon city officials are working on a plan to accommodate the call from the community to set up temporary emergency shelters in the city, to help house the growing number of homeless people as winter nears.
  
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• Métis Nation-Saskatchewan elects first youth council president

  08-11-2021 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Autumn LaRose-Smith becomes Métis Nation-Saskatchewan's first president in the Provincial Métis Youth Council where she will serve a four-year term.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Nov. 8

  08-11-2021 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Peter Quinlan on Monday, Nov. 8.
  
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• More than 24,000 eligible Sask. grade school students not fully vaccinated

  08-11-2021 19:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the government will not mandate that schoolchildren must receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Sask. doctor dies of COVID-19 in Ontario ICU

  08-11-2021 19:40
  
  A Saskatchewan doctor has died of COVID-19 in an Ontario intensive care unit.
  
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• Imagine Van Gogh extended 2nd time in Saskatoon - Global News

  08-11-2021 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Imagine Van Gogh extended 2nd time in Saskatoon  Global News
  
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• Imagine Van Gogh extended 2nd time in Saskatoon

  08-11-2021 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The final extension will allow guests to visit for a first, second or even third time to experience van Gogh’s art, said SaskTel Centre executive director Scott Ford.
  
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• Doctor among 3 Sask. COVID-19 ICU patients who died after transfer to Ontario

  08-11-2021 19:29 via cbc.ca
  
  "He was a special person. Smiling, welcoming and happy," friend Fauzi Ramadan said of Dr. Youssef Al-Begamy on Monday. "He was a hard worker."
  
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• 2 Sask. COVID-19 patients transferred to Ontario have died

  08-11-2021 19:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ministry of Health's COVID-19 dashboard was updated on Sunday to reflect the "two out-of-province deaths." It's not clear when the people died.
  
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• City of Saskatoon developing rules for emergency homeless shelters - CBC.ca

  08-11-2021 19:19 via cbc.ca
  
  City of Saskatoon developing rules for emergency homeless shelters  CBC.ca
  
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• Sask. premier will 'flex provincial autonomy' after feds announce emissions cap

  08-11-2021 18:41
  
  Saskatchewan’s premier expressed growing frustration with the federal government’s policies on the oil and gas sector –saying the province will be “flexing its provincial muscles” going forward.
  
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• Memorial Stone at University of Saskatchewan

  08-11-2021 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The USask campus is full of history. Global News Morning got a tour of some war memorials ahead of Remembrance Day.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush wrap up 1st weekend of training camp

  08-11-2021 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The first weekend of training camp has ended for the Saskatchewan Rush. Forward Ryan Keenan joins Global News Morning to talk about returning to the floor and looks ahead to the team’s home opener on Dec. 11.
  
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• Improved Ambulance Service Coming To Communities Immediately North Of Saskatoon | News and Media - Government of Saskatchewan

  08-11-2021 18:01 via saskatchewan.ca
  Improved Ambulance Service Coming To Communities Immediately North Of Saskatoon | News and Media  Government of Saskatchewan
  
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• Edmonton junior football team helps first responders following Sask. highway crash

  08-11-2021 17:52
  
  The Borden, Sask., fire department is thanking an Alberta football squad for offering assistance following a highway crash.
  
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• Alberta junior football team helps first responders following Sask. highway crash

  08-11-2021 17:52
  
  The Borden, Sask., fire department is thanking an Alberta football squad for offering assistance following a highway crash.
  
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• ZZ Top Coming to Regina

  08-11-2021 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fans can enjoy a show with Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top and special guest Cheap Trick at Regina's Brandt Centre on May 1, 2022.
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department searches slough after vehicle goes off road

  08-11-2021 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Deparment's water rescue unit was called out this weekend after a vehicle went off the road into a shallow pond.
  
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• Sask. families grateful to participate in upcoming children’s hospital radiothon

  08-11-2021 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The children’s hospital is trying to beat last year's total of $640,000. Donations will be matched up to $150,000 thanks to Gord and Barb Broda.
  
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• Juneberry, Saskatoon, Serviceberry – Whatever You Call It, This Plant Provides a Bounty of Wondrous Things - One Green Planet

  08-11-2021 15:19 via onegreenplanet.org
  
  Juneberry, Saskatoon, Serviceberry – Whatever You Call It, This Plant Provides a Bounty of Wondrous Things  One Green Planet
  
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• Military veterans detail toll of injuries, challenges navigating Veterans Affairs

  08-11-2021 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Advocates and families say the government programs in place to support military veterans and their loved ones fall short of what is needed.
  
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• Saskatoon police still searching for missing 12-year-old girl

  08-11-2021 13:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Saskatoon are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 12-year-old girl.
  
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• Saskatoon councillors to talk about homelessness, temporary emergency shelters at Monday meeting

  08-11-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Councillors on a City of Saskatoon committee will be talking about the city's work to deal with a spike in homelessness at a meeting later Monday morning.
  
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• Sask. gov't told of more alleged COVID-19 vaccine fraud, including forged vaccine cards

  08-11-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  "I've got a zero tolerance for that kind of stupidity," Health Minister Paul Merriman says.
  
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• City of Saskatoon developing rules for emergency homeless shelters

  08-11-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Staff at the City of Saskatoon are busy developing potential bylaws allowing for the creation of emergency homeless shelters in the city.
  
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• Star Blanket Cree Nation to begin ground-penetrating radar searches at site of former residential school

  08-11-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 55 acres on the Star Blanket Cree Nation reserve will need to be examined on land once operated by the residential school. 
  
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