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• Saskatchewan Rush plan post-game New Year's Eve party

  22-12-2021 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's professional lacrosse team is planning a New Year's Eve "party on the floor" at SaskTel Centre. Read More
  
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• Roughriders sign 2 Canadians to extensions

  22-12-2021 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Long snapper Jorgen Hus and running back Kienan LaFrance have signed two-year contract extensions with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• Sask. Opposition, health policy analyst question government Omicron strategy

  22-12-2021 23:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Opposition and a health policy analyst are expressing concerns about the provincial government's strategy dealing with the Omicron variant.
  
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• COVID-19: 1 death, 105 new cases reported in Saskatchewan

  22-12-2021 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health officials report 105 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 82,442 reported cases.
  
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• Saskatoon police say missing 36-year-old man has been found

  22-12-2021 23:32
  
  Saskatoon Police Service says a missing 36-year-old man has been found.
  
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• Saskatoon police request public's help finding 36-year-old man

  22-12-2021 23:32
  
  Saskatoon Police Service is asking for the public's help in the search for a 36-year-old man.
  
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• 'We cannot relax and wait to see if it gets bad': Sask. NDP leader calls for immediate measures to fight Omicron

  22-12-2021 23:24
  
  Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili says more health measures are critical to keep the anticipated rise in Omicron COVID-19 variant cases under control and to "protect the people of Saskatchewan."
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: Omicron cases on the rise, 1 more death

  22-12-2021 23:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The province said Wednesday there have been a total of 96 cases of Omicron in the province, up 14 from yesterday. 
  
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• Sask. restaurants feel strain of 2nd pandemic holiday season

  22-12-2021 23:08 via cbc.ca
  
  As businesses navigate a second pandemic December, busier for most compared to last year, some say the holidays are still, painfully, slower than normal. 
  
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• Career fraudster who stole majority of couple's life savings released from prison

  22-12-2021 23:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatchewan man with more than a hundred fraud-related convictions spanning 40 years is out of prison, serving the remainder of his most recent five-year sentence on statutory release conditions in the community. Read More
  
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• Canada sets new single-day record for COVID-19 infections

  22-12-2021 22:39
  
  Canada has reported 12,114 new COVID-19 infections so far Wednesday, setting a new record for daily cases since the start of the pandemic.
  
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• ‘We’re grooming’: Table Mountain prepares to open in time for holiday skiing

  22-12-2021 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The slopes at Table Mountain Regional Park are scheduled to open for snowboarding and skiing on Dec. 23, 2021.
  
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• Truck Permits - Saskatoon.ca |

  22-12-2021 21:49 via saskatoon.ca
  
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• Sask. reports 14 Omicron infections, 105 new COVID-19 cases

  22-12-2021 21:20
  
  Saskatchewan confirmed 14 more Omicron variant cases on Wednesday, bringing the province’s total to 96.
  
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• 'We have to do this': Saskatoon youth elevate Christmas tradition

  22-12-2021 20:53
  
  A youth group in Saskatoon is preparing for a special nativity play performance over the holidays - and it looks to be a tall order.
  
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• Saskatoon youth bring stilt performance to Christmas season | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-12-2021 20:53 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon youth bring stilt performance to Christmas season | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Great Western looks to expand its Saskatoon brewery - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-12-2021 20:40 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Great Western looks to expand its Saskatoon brewery  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Great Western looks to expand its Saskatoon brewery

  22-12-2021 20:40
  
  Great Western Brewing Company has applied to rezone their current location at 519 2nd Avenue North to build a new brewing facility.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Dec. 22

  22-12-2021 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Montana Getty on Wednesday, Dec. 22.
  
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• Saskatoon police chief says 2021 saw 'concerning' increase in gun use - CTV News Saskatoon

  22-12-2021 19:10 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police chief says 2021 saw 'concerning' increase in gun use  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police chief says 2021 saw 'concerning' increase in gun use

  22-12-2021 19:10
  
  In a wide-ranging year-end interview, Saskatoon's police chief said guns are becoming more prevalent in the community.
  
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• Saskatoon family hopes miracle will bring Mackenzie Trottier home - Global News

  22-12-2021 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon family hopes miracle will bring Mackenzie Trottier home  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon family hopes miracle will bring Mackenzie Trottier home

  22-12-2021 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Family members hope for a Christmas miracle that Mackenzie Lee Trottier, who has been missing for a year, will return home.
  
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• Liberals expand lockdown supports to people, businesses affected by capacity limits

  22-12-2021 18:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday some pandemic support programs would have their eligibility expanded to employers and employees subject to capacity limits.
  
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• Federal government expands lockdown supports to people, businesses affected by capacity limits

  22-12-2021 18:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday some pandemic support programs would have their eligibility expanded to employers and employees subject to capacity limits.
  
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• Ceramic Christmas trees make a comeback

  22-12-2021 18:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Christmas is always a time of nostalgia and for a lot of people that nostalgia is packed into vintage ceramic tabletop Christmas trees. The tabletop ceramic Christmas trees, that became popular in the 1960s and 70s, have now made a comeback in recent years. 
  
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• Saskatoon Wildlife Federation makes meat donation to Saskatoon Food Bank - Globalnews.ca

  22-12-2021 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Wildlife Federation makes meat donation to Saskatoon Food Bank  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Saskatoon Wildlife Federation makes meat donation to Saskatoon Food Bank

  22-12-2021 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Saskatoon Wildlife Federation’s Hunt 4 Hunger program dropped off close to 600 pounds of ground venison to the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre.
  
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• Wetter than normal conditions expected as Sask. WSA releases freeze-up report

  22-12-2021 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Early modelling released by the WSA indicates central and northern parts of Saskatchewan could have wetter than normal conditions between December and March 2022.
  
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• Sask. RCMP asks for help finding family of 64-year-old woman who died two months ago

  22-12-2021 18:14
  
  Loon Lake RCMP is asking for the public’s help in finding the family of Brittany Blackwell.
  
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• Prime minister addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 situation

  22-12-2021 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 situation. He is joined by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam and Deputy Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Howard Njoo.
  
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• What’s open and closed for Saskatoon civic services during the Christmas holidays - Global News

  22-12-2021 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  What’s open and closed for Saskatoon civic services during the Christmas holidays  Global News
  
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• What’s open and closed for Saskatoon civic services during the Christmas holidays

  22-12-2021 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s what you need to know for Saskatoon civic service hours during the Christmas holidays.
  
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• COVID-19 outbreaks declared at 3 Saskatoon schools, Omicron cases suspected

  22-12-2021 16:14
  
  COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared at three Saskatoon schools.
  
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• NHL players officially not going to Beijing Olympics

  22-12-2021 16:10
  
  The NHL has officially announced that its players won't be going to the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
  
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• USask President looks back at 2021

  22-12-2021 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over the past year, the University of Saskatchewan has been transitioning back to in-person learning. USask president Peter Stoicheff joins Global News Morning to look back at 2021 on campus.
  
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• Table Mountain Regional Park opens to the public Thursday

  22-12-2021 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Table Mountain is back open for snowboarding and skiing on Thursday. General Manager Lawrence Blouin joins Global News Morning with what you need to know if you’re heading out to the hill.
  
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• Rapid test how-to and where to find them in Saskatchewan

  22-12-2021 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province is providing free COVID-19 rapid tests for people to use at home before visiting others this holiday. The SHA’s Kari Stabbler joins Global News Morning to show how to do the test.
  
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• Prince Albert police continue to investigate the disappearance of Byron BEAR

  22-12-2021 14:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Prince Albert Police are still investigating the disappearance of Byron Lee BEAR. BEAR is believed to have been at a residence in the 300 Block of 9th Street East in the early morning hours of December 6. Investigators located evidence of a serious assault, but no victim was found. 
  
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• SHA declares COVID-19 outbreaks at three Saskatoon schools

  22-12-2021 14:06 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at École Forest Grove School, Saskatoon Misbah School and Centennial Collegiate in Saskatoon. The SHA notified the school division about the outbreak declarations Tuesday. In all three cases, the SHA is investigating probable cases of the Omicron variant.
  
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• SHA declares COVID-19 outbreaks at 3 Saskatoon schools - CBC.ca

  22-12-2021 14:06 via cbc.ca
  
  SHA declares COVID-19 outbreaks at 3 Saskatoon schools  CBC.ca
  
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• SHA declares COVID-19 outbreaks at 3 Saskatoon schools

  22-12-2021 14:06 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at École Forest Grove School, Saskatoon Misbah School and Centennial Collegiate in Saskatoon. The SHA notified the school division about the outbreak declarations Tuesday. In all three cases, the SHA is investigating probable cases of the Omicron variant.
  
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• Memorial grows at Whitewood, Sask. outdoor rink to remember local hockey player

  22-12-2021 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A memorial at an outdoor rink in Whitewood, Sask., honours the life of a young hockey player who died Sunday, but left an impact on many in his community.
  
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• Feds to expand worker lockdown benefit eligibility as provinces apply new COVID-19 restrictions

  22-12-2021 13:59
  
  The federal government intends to temporarily expand the eligibility of the new Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit to apply to those impacted by capacity restrictions.
  
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• Feds to expand worker, business aid eligibility amid new COVID-19 restrictions

  22-12-2021 13:59
  
  The federal government intends to temporarily expand the eligibility of several support programs to apply to those impacted by new public health restrictions driven by the Omicron surge.
  
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• Time to upgrade your masks to ward off Omicron, says Sask.'s top doctor

  22-12-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Your single layer cloth mask is not enough to protect you from the Omicron variant, said Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer. He recommends a tightly woven, three-layer model.
  
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• 'It's important work': Sporting Christmas going strong as we move into the holiday season

  22-12-2021 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Good morning, all you Santas — the givers, the helpers, the big-hearted elves. Read More
  
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• Women in the trades stuck wearing men's gear call for 'not pink' work clothes that actually fit

  22-12-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Driving a fuel truck between construction sites, Aslan Selby says she's sick and tired of tripping over her too-baggy mesh pants in the summer and fumbling with oversized gloves in the winter while her male colleagues have thousands of options.
  
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• Shang-Chi's Simu Liu to TikTok's Jessia: Canadians who shaped culture in 2021

  22-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  2021 was a difficult year for arts and entertainment, but superstars from Simu Liu to Justin Bieber shaped popular culture around the world in a major way. CBC News highlights some of the Canadian artists who defined this year.
  
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• Omicron is blurring true picture of COVID-19 cases. But experts say there are other ways to capture it

  22-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With Omicron's highly contagious nature, PCR testing has been maxed out in some provinces as people rush to get tested. And with some regions expected to soon limit who can get tested, experts say that will lead to an undercount in case counts.
  
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