Saskatoon news

• Virtual health-care pilot project launched for northern Saskatchewan Indigenous communities

  21-12-2021 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  A partnership to develop ways to serve and provide care virtually to sick children in northern Indigenous communities are underway in a five-year pilot project.
  
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• COVID-19: Moe puts message over mandates as Omicron arrives

  21-12-2021 23:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan is once again charting its own course in the COVID-19 pandemic as the Omicron variant arrives. Read More
  
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• Dierks Bentley cancels upcoming tour dates in Regina, Saskatoon - Globalnews.ca

  21-12-2021 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dierks Bentley cancels upcoming tour dates in Regina, Saskatoon  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Dierks Bentley cancels upcoming tour dates in Regina, Saskatoon

  21-12-2021 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the country crooner's team, the cancelled concert tour comes as precautions are being put in place across Canada due to surging COVID-19 cases.
  
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• City of Humboldt fined $133,000 in fatal workplace accident

  21-12-2021 23:34
  
  The City of Humboldt has pleaded guilty to one charge under Saskatchewan's workplace safety legislation in connection to the death of a city employee.
  
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• One year gone: Saskatoon family hopes miracle will bring daughter home - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  21-12-2021 23:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  One year gone: Saskatoon family hopes miracle will bring daughter home  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• One year gone: Saskatoon family hopes miracle will bring daughter home

  21-12-2021 23:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mackenzie Lee Trottier's presents from last Christmas remain unopened. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police say man's death no longer considered suspicious

  21-12-2021 23:20
  
  Saskatoon police have concluded a 20-year-old man's death over the weekend is not suspicious.
  
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• NFT of first text sells for $155K at Paris auction

  21-12-2021 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was an historic moment nearly 30 years ago – the first text message ever sent. Now the original digital version has been sold at auction at more than six-figures. Kyle Benning spoke with the Canadian who sent the message and what this moment means for modern communication.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: Total Omicron cases rises to 82, record 32k shots booked

  21-12-2021 23:06 via cbc.ca
  
  There are 72 probable cases of the Omicron variant in the province and 10 confirmed cases of it. As of Tuesday, there were 67 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and there was an additional death. Meanwhile, 32,337 people booked vaccinations on Monday.
  
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• Drive-thru vaccinations not 'feasible' in Saskatoon: SHA - News Talk 980 CJME

  21-12-2021 22:47 via cjme.com
  
  Drive-thru vaccinations not 'feasible' in Saskatoon: SHA  News Talk 980 CJME
  
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• Drive-thru vaccinations not 'feasible' in Saskatoon: SHA - CKOM News Talk Sports

  21-12-2021 22:47 via ckom.com
  
  Drive-thru vaccinations not 'feasible' in Saskatoon: SHA  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Something is brewing for Saskatoon’s Great Western Brewing Company - Globalnews.ca

  21-12-2021 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Something is brewing for Saskatoon’s Great Western Brewing Company  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Something is brewing for Saskatoon’s Great Western Brewing Company

  21-12-2021 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Great Western Brewing Company in Saskatoon is looking to expand operations and update its current technology, while maintaining historical portions of the brewery.
  
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• Inked shrinks: U of S research finds visible tattoos help psychologists connect with patients

  21-12-2021 22:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A recently published study by researchers from the University of Saskatchewan is poking holes in some of the conventional wisdom about tattoos. Read More
  
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• Death on Spadina Cres. East deemed not suspicious: police

  21-12-2021 22:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police say the death of a man at a home on the 1400 block of Spadina Crescent East over the weekend is not suspicious. Read More
  
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• Great Western Brewing Company looking to expand operations

  21-12-2021 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A brewery that has stood the test of time in Saskatchewan may be getting a facelift in the new year. Great Western Brewing Company has plans to expand operations and its facilities.
  
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• Sask. modelling predicts Omicron-fuelled surge in COVID-19 cases without new measures

  21-12-2021 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Modelling released by the province today predicts a huge spike in COVID-19 cases because of the Omicron variant in Saskatchewan if no additional restrictions are implemented.
  
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• ‘Gather safely’: No COVID-19 gathering restrictions for Sask. ahead of holidays despite modelling

  21-12-2021 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says it's fine to gather safely over the holidays, but to keep groups 'small and consistent' amid Omicron worries.
  
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• Sask. adds 17 Omicron infections, 67 new COVID-19 cases

  21-12-2021 21:56
  
  Saskatchewan confirmed 17 more Omicron variant cases on Tuesday, bringing the province’s total to 82.
  
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• How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted kids and parents? Sask. researchers are finding out

  21-12-2021 21:52
  
  New federal funding has been given to the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) for pandemic-related research — including a project looking into youth and parents' mental health
  
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• Omicron over the holidays: Sask. releases modeling, public health recommendations

  21-12-2021 21:49
  
  Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer says the province is not seeing “widespread community transmission” of Omicron, yet. However, he says it is only a matter of time before it becomes the dominant strain.
  
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• UPDATE: Suspicious Death - 1400 Block Spadina Cr. East: Non-Suspicious

  21-12-2021 21:25 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Investigators have concluded that the death of a 20-year-old man that occurred at a residence in the 1400 block of Spadina Crescent East on December 19, 2021 is non-suspicious. Next of kin notifications have been completed and the identity of the victim is not being released by police.The investigation will be continued by the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.(Occurrence Number: 21-135688)
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine under development in Sask. could be used as booster dose

  21-12-2021 20:46
  
  A Saskatoon-made COVID-19 vaccine could be available to the general public next year, VIDO-InterVac CEO Volker Gerdts said.
  
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• Sask. education spending sees biggest drop in Canada: report

  21-12-2021 20:34
  
  Operational spending for Saskatchewan schools decreased 5.7 per cent in recent years when adjusting for inflation and enrolment growth - the biggest drop in the country, according to a Fraser Institute report.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Dec. 21

  21-12-2021 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Montana Getty on Tuesday, Dec. 21.
  
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• Feds moving to ban plastic straws, bags by end of 2022: Guilbeault

  21-12-2021 19:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is publishing the draft regulations that will ban the manufacture, import and sale of six single use plastic items that are difficult to recycle and have more environmentally friendly alternatives.
  
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• Federal government moves to ban plastic straws, bags by end of 2022: Guilbeault

  21-12-2021 19:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is publishing the draft regulations that will ban the manufacture, import and sale of six single use plastic items that are difficult to recycle and have more environmentally friendly alternatives.
  
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• Snowmobilers stuck in muskeg rescued amid freezing temperatures in northern Sask.

  21-12-2021 19:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Five snowmobilers were forced to spend the night in the elements as a result of getting stuck in muskeg. All were saved thanks
  
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• 5 lost snowmobilers rescued amid freezing temperatures in northern Sask.

  21-12-2021 19:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The snowmobilers were forced to spend the night in the elements as a result of getting stuck in muskeg.
  
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• COVID-19 levels in wastewater dip in 3 Saskatchewan cities

  21-12-2021 19:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Wastewater samples in Saskatoon have detected the Omicron variant for the first time. The latest samples tested by the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan show Omicron constitutes 32.8 per cent the overall SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the Saskatoon sample.
  
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• COVID-19: Sask. modelling warns of Omicron surge in New Year

  21-12-2021 19:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's top public health officials says the province will see a surge of COVID-19 cases in the early weeks of 2022 as the Omicron variant takes hold. Read More
  
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• 709 intersection violation tickets issued in Saskatchewan during November

  21-12-2021 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police forces around Saskatchewan were focusing on intersection safety and winter driving as part of SGI’s November traffic safety spotlight.
  
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• Saskatoon city council takes step towards potentially allowing alcohol in parks - CTV News Saskatoon

  21-12-2021 18:17 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon city council takes step towards potentially allowing alcohol in parks  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon city council takes step towards potentially allowing alcohol in parks

  21-12-2021 18:17
  
  City council has voted in favour of asking for a change to provincial legislation that would let the city decide whether to allow alcohol in parks.
  
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• Saskatoon airport computer system hit by a cyber attack - CKOM News Talk Sports

  21-12-2021 17:55 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon airport computer system hit by a cyber attack  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• New highway cameras installed across Saskatchewan to help with safe holiday travel

  21-12-2021 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan announced an additional 10 new cameras have been installed as part of the Highway Hotline so motorists can check in and see what road conditions are like.
  
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• Highway Hotline gets 10 new cameras in Sask.

  21-12-2021 17:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Highway Hotline has ten new cameras to better monitor highways in the province. Read More
  
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• 'Surge of violence' described inside Sask. Penitentiary after series of attacks among inmates

  21-12-2021 17:13
  
  Over a one-month period, five assaults among inmates occurred at Saskatchewan Penitentiary that involved "stabbing or slashing weapons."
  
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• Five 'stabbing or slashing' attacks at Sask. Penitentiary happened over a one-month period

  21-12-2021 17:13
  
  Over a one-month period, five assaults among inmates occurred at Saskatchewan Penitentiary that involved "stabbing or slashing weapons."
  
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• 5 'stabbing or slashing' attacks happened at Sask. Penitentiary over a 1-month period

  21-12-2021 17:13
  
  Over a one-month period, five assaults among inmates occurred at Saskatchewan Penitentiary that involved "stabbing or slashing weapons."
  
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• Stranded Sask. snowmobilers found after night in -35 C weather

  21-12-2021 16:53
  
  Five snowmobilers stranded in a remote area were safely located thanks to the efforts of their family, the Canadian Rangers and La Ronge RCMP.
  
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• Sask. RCMP charge man with murder in Black Lake death

  21-12-2021 16:14
  
  A man has been charged with second-degree murder in a death on Black Lake First Nation.
  
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• Early data suggests Omicron cases could be milder, but take that with a grain of salt, experts say

  21-12-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some of the earliest data from around the world has shown signs that many people infected with the Omicron variant ended up with milder symptoms. But Canadian experts agree it is too soon to assume the variant will effect everybody the same way.
  
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• Last-minute beauty gifts for the holidays

  21-12-2021 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Beauty specialist Karen Malcolm-Pye has some last minute makeup gift ideas to sneak underneath the Christmas tree.
  
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• Police Chief Troy Cooper on recent survey results, winter theft

  21-12-2021 15:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper talks to Global News Morning on results on a recent survey about satisfaction with police, and also discusses vehicle thefts and addressing safety in the new year.
  
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• SHA declares COVID-19 outbreak at Ernest Lindner School in Saskatoon

  21-12-2021 14:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Classes will resume at Ernest Lindner on January 4 after the winter break.
  
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• Puzzles and toys for the holidays with Puzzle Master

  21-12-2021 14:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the cold weather expected to last through the end of the year, you could find a puzzle for the family to solve. Puzzle Master’s Tyler Stein joins Global News Morning with toys and brain-teasers.
  
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• COVID-19 response, changes to SIS caused a busy year for Sask. NDP leader

  21-12-2021 14:00
  
  Frustration over policy decisions and optimism over medical advancements underscored a difficult year for Saskatchewan’s Opposition leader.
  
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• No pancakes this year, but Sierras still come through for Sporting Christmas in a big way

  21-12-2021 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  I don't want to get all syrupy here, but we've got a wonderful little story today about pancakes, a pandemic, and a group of big-hearted people who live right here in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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