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• Surge likely if COVID-19 rules lifted before spring, Sask. doctors say

  19-11-2021 23:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The threat of the COVID-19 pandemic remains, despite declining cases numbers and hospitalizations, Saskatchewan doctors were told in a presentation. Read More
  
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• With fewer outbreaks, some Saskatoon care homes loosening visitor restrictions - CBC.ca

  19-11-2021 23:15 via cbc.ca
  
  With fewer outbreaks, some Saskatoon care homes loosening visitor restrictions  CBC.ca
  
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• With fewer outbreaks, some Saskatoon care homes loosening visitor restrictions

  19-11-2021 23:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is opening visitor restrictions to some long-term care homes in Saskatoon amid fewer cases and outbreaks in the care homes and city.
  
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• Team Dunstone forced to replace Braeden Moskowy at Canadian Curling Trials

  19-11-2021 23:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan-based Team Dunstone will be without a key member as they try to represent Canada at the Olympics.
  
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• Roughriders ready to show off depth against Ti-Cats

  19-11-2021 22:49
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders will be showing off their depth against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this weekend as the team will be resting their star players ahead of the playoffs.
  
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• Improved ambulance services on route to communities north of Saskatoon - Globalnews.ca

  19-11-2021 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Improved ambulance services on route to communities north of Saskatoon  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Improved ambulance services on route to communities north of Saskatoon

  19-11-2021 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Improved ambulance services are on route for communities north of Saskatoon. In addition, there will now be a full-time ambulance designated for the area, based in Martensville.
  
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• Roar of the Rings Olympic curling trials in Saskatoon the 'hottest ticket in town' - CTV News Saskatoon

  19-11-2021 22:31 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Roar of the Rings Olympic curling trials in Saskatoon the 'hottest ticket in town'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Roar of the Rings Olympic curling trials in Saskatoon the 'hottest ticket in town'

  19-11-2021 22:31
  
  The 2021 Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic curling trials are set to get underway Saturday afternoon in Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon police charge member of faith group with sexual exploitation - Globalnews.ca

  19-11-2021 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police charge member of faith group with sexual exploitation  Globalnews.caVolunteer with Saskatoon Baha'i community charged with historical sexual assaults  CBC.caMan charged with two counts of sexual exploitation in Saskatoon granted consent release  CTV News SaskatoonMan charged in connection with historical sexual assault in Saskatoon  CKOM News Talk SportsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Saskatoon police charge member of faith group with sexual exploitation

  19-11-2021 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police charged 35-year-old Ardeshir Zehtab-Jadid with two counts of sexual exploitation while in a position of authority.
  
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• All eyes on the ice: Ewasko seeks ice-making perfection as trials curlers head to Saskatoon

  19-11-2021 22:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It's Sunday morning in Saskatoon, and Greg Ewasko walks on ice, applying a thin stream of black paint into quarter-inch grooves. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: Province surpasses 80,000 known COVID-19 cases during the pandemic

  19-11-2021 22:03 via cbc.ca
  
  With 89 new cases reported today, the province has now surpassed 80,000 known COVID-19 cases during the pandemic. Meanwhile, three more people have died, bringing the number of COVID-19-related deaths to 908.
  
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• Prairie ranchers brace for potential strike at Cargill plant in Alberta as deadline looms

  19-11-2021 21:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Ranchers are watching — and hoping — for progress on labour talks at a major meat-packing plant in southern Alberta as a strike deadline looms early next month.
  
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• Prairie ranchers brace for potential strike at Cargill plant as deadline looms

  19-11-2021 21:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Ranchers are watching — and hoping — for progress on labour talks at major meat-packing plant as a strike deadline looms early next month.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. passes 80,000 total cases, seven-day average dips below 100

  19-11-2021 21:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's seven-day average for daily new COVID-19 cases dropped below 100 on the same day the province passed the 80,000 mark for total diagnosed cases. Read More
  
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• Sask. bison help archaeologist uncover 'rare' 1,000 year old petroglyph

  19-11-2021 21:36
  
  Rock carvings from more than a thousand years ago have been discovered at Wanuskewin Heritage Park.
  
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• Sask. archaeologist makes 'very unusual' discovery at Wanuskewin

  19-11-2021 21:36
  
  Rock carvings from more than a thousand years ago have been discovered at Wanuskewin Heritage Park.
  
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• 89 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths reported in Sask.

  19-11-2021 21:12
  
  Saskatchewan reported 89 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths on Friday.
  
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• Lowest 7-day average of new Sask. COVID-19 infections in 3 months reported Friday

  19-11-2021 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 89 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Friday, according to health officials.
  
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• Sask. undecided on what proof of vaccination for children under 12 will look like

  19-11-2021 21:04 via cbc.ca
  
  With Health Canada approving a vaccine for children aged five to 11, Saskatchewan's Health Minister says the government is still sorting out what it will require for proof of vaccination for children under 12.
  
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• U of Sask. Huskies veterans feel urgency to prolong their final season of university football

  19-11-2021 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Clovis Lumeka and Colton Klassen have been with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team for the past six years. They have gone through almost everything a football player can experience, including having to miss a season because of the pandemic.
  
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• Saskatoon mother worried for hours while son stuck between 2 mudslides in B.C. - CBC.ca

  19-11-2021 20:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon mother worried for hours while son stuck between 2 mudslides in B.C.  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon mother worried for hours while son stuck between 2 mudslides in B.C.

  19-11-2021 20:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Last Sunday Charmaine Bellamy received a text message from her son in B.C., saying he was stuck on the road due to a mudslide ahead, but hoping they would move again soon.
  
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• Rider fan facing mischief charge after running on Mosaic field during a game

  19-11-2021 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders were just securing their home playoff game when police say the man got onto the playing field in street clothes. 
  
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• Visitor restrictions to relax for SHA long-term care homes in Saskatoon - Globalnews.ca

  19-11-2021 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Visitor restrictions to relax for SHA long-term care homes in Saskatoon  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Visitor restrictions to relax for SHA long-term care homes in Saskatoon

  19-11-2021 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Authority long-term care homes in Saskatoon will move to the recovery phase for family presence restrictions on Nov. 22.
  
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• Rider fan facing mischief charge after running Mosaic field during game

  19-11-2021 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH: A Rider fan has been charged after running from the north endzone to the south endzone during the Nov. 13 game against the Edmonton Elks.
  
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• Healthcare professionals weigh in on Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11

  19-11-2021 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan healthcare providers weigh in on Health Canada's announcement of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids 5-11.
  
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• Child care fee refund grants coming to some Sask. parents in new deal with Ottawa

  19-11-2021 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Depending on how old the child is and the fees parents have paid, parents can expect a refund for a portion of the child care fees paid, going back to July 1.
  
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• Man charged with two counts of sexual exploitation in Saskatoon granted consent release

  19-11-2021 19:42
  
  A 35-year-old man arrested and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation while in a position of trust or authority, has been granted a consent release.
  
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• Ottawa confirms it will nix PCR test for Canadians taking short trips, starting Nov. 30

  19-11-2021 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Starting on Nov. 30, fully vaccinated Canadians taking short trips abroad will no longer need proof of a negative COVID-19 test to return home, Ottawa confirmed on Friday.
  
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• Ottawa confirms it will nix COVID-19 test for Canadians taking short trips, starting Nov. 30

  19-11-2021 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Starting on Nov. 30, fully vaccinated Canadians taking short trips abroad will no longer need proof of a negative COVID-19 test to return home, Ottawa confirmed on Friday.
  
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• Canada drops molecular COVID-19 test requirement for short trips to U.S.

  19-11-2021 19:23
  
  As of Nov. 30, fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents returning home after short trips to the United States will no longer have to provide proof of a negative molecular test, such as a PCR test.
  
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• Canada drops molecular COVID-19 test requirement for short trips abroad

  19-11-2021 19:23
  
  As of Nov. 30, fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents returning home after short trips to the United States and abroad will no longer have to provide proof of a negative molecular test, such as a PCR test.
  
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• Next wave could be Saskatchewan’s worst, modelling shows

  19-11-2021 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has released modelling that suggests a combination of winter weather with indoor socializing and waning immunity could lead to the province's worst wave of COVID-19.
  
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• Saskatoon man pleads guilty to manslaughter for birthday party death at local hotel - CBC.ca

  19-11-2021 19:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon man pleads guilty to manslaughter for birthday party death at local hotel  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man pleads guilty to manslaughter for birthday party death at local hotel

  19-11-2021 19:08 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon man pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Friday for a death during a birthday party at the Saskatoon Inn in 2020.
  
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• Here's what we know about COVID-19 vaccines for kids in Sask.

  19-11-2021 19:08
  
  Saskatchewan is waiting for 110,000 children’s doses of the Pfizer vaccine to arrive in the province following Health Canada’s approval of the shot for kids aged five to 11 on Friday.
  
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• Volunteer with Saskatoon Baha'i community charged with historical sexual assaults

  19-11-2021 18:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A volunteer with the Saskatoon Baha'i community is facing two charges of sexual exploitation.
  
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• Sask. health authority downgrades visitor restrictions at Saskatoon long term care homes

  19-11-2021 18:41
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority will be moving its long term care homes in Saskatoon and area to recovery level as of Monday at 8 a.m.
  
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• Faith-based volunteer accused of sexual exploitation released on conditions

  19-11-2021 18:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatoon man accused of sexually exploiting a child he was in a position of trust and authority over while volunteering with Saskatoon's Baha'i Community has been released on conditions. Read More
  
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• Federal, provincial governments lower cost of child care in Sask.

  19-11-2021 18:11 via cbc.ca
  
  The goal had been for Saskatchewan families to see their child-care fees reduced by 50 per cent by the end of next year, but Saskatchewan is achieving that goal ahead of schedule. 
  
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• City of Saskatoon warns of green cart program rebate scam - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-11-2021 17:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  City of Saskatoon warns of green cart program rebate scam  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• City of Saskatoon warns of green cart program rebate scam

  19-11-2021 17:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The city of Saskatoon says scammers are at it again — this time making calls claiming there is a green cart rebate program. Read More
  
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• U of S launching formal investigation into professor who claimed to be Indigenous

  19-11-2021 17:53
  
  The University of Saskatchewan is launching a formal investigation after the Indigenous identity of professor Carrie Bourassa was questioned.
  
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• Lifting mask rule and proof-of-vaccination before spring 2022 would likely spark surge, Sask. doctors warn

  19-11-2021 17:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The caution came Thursday night during a virtual meeting of Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) physicians. It was an escalation of similar recent messaging from the province's chief medical health officer.
  
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• City of Saskatoon warning residents of phone rebate scam

  19-11-2021 17:28
  
  The City of Saskatoon is warning residents of scammers who are hoping to take advantage of unsuspecting Greet Cart program subscribers.
  
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• Rock art found at Wanuskewin Heritage Park as 4 petroglyphs excavated

  19-11-2021 16:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Four petroglyphs were found at Wanuskewin Heritage Park north of Saskatoon. Only one will be on display at the park starting Friday. Wanuskewin Heritage Park will be making its submission for consideration for UNESCO world heritage designation by the end of 2022.
  
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• Saskatchewan expands list of services eligible for funding for kids with autism spectrum disorder

  19-11-2021 16:51 via cbc.ca
  
  This is on top of services the province already covers, like training for parents and caregivers and therapeutic equipment.
  
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