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• Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority investigating Christmas Day cybersecurity incident

  28-12-2021 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) disabled certain computer systems and applications as it investigates a cybersecurity incident from Dec. 25.
  
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• SLGA target of Christmas Day cyber attack

  28-12-2021 23:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority was subject to a cyber attack on Christmas Day, according to a news release sent out by the provincial government Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Omicron wastewater samples up 800% in Saskatoon

  28-12-2021 23:42
  
  Wastewater samples in Saskatoon are showing a major increase in the Omicron variant - up 808 per cent since the last report from University of Saskatchewan researchers.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: Omicron wastewater samples up 800% in Saskatoon | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  28-12-2021 23:42 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 in Sask.: Omicron wastewater samples up 800% in Saskatoon | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: province reports highest active case count since mid-November

  28-12-2021 22:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Over the past five days the province has recorded 896 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths. There are now 1,428 active cases.
  
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• COVID-19: 2 deaths, 918 new cases reported in Saskatchewan since Dec. 24

  28-12-2021 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since the last provincial update on Dec. 24, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 918 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths from their five-day reporting hiatus.
  
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• Western Canada remains under extreme cold warning, wind chills dropping to -50C

  28-12-2021 22:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  There will be no respite from frigid temperatures until the end of the week for most of Western Canada as arctic wind chills blanket the area, sending temperatures plummeting. Read More
  
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• Sask. adds 896 COVID-19 cases over holiday weekend; 676 more Omicron cases

  28-12-2021 21:15
  
  Saskatchewan added 896 new COVID-19 cases over the holiday weekend. Another 676 Omicron variant cases were also identified.
  
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• Wastewater samples in Saskatoon show massive increase in the Omicron variant - CBC.ca

  28-12-2021 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Wastewater samples in Saskatoon show massive increase in the Omicron variant  CBC.ca
  
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• 'We’re not out of the woods yet': Sask. ends 2021 on frigid note

  28-12-2021 20:27
  
  Most of Saskatchewan is engulfed in a deep freeze that started Christmas Eve and is set to carry into the new year.
  
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• 'We're not out of the woods yet': Sask. ends 2021 on frigid note

  28-12-2021 20:27
  
  Most of Saskatchewan is engulfed in a deep freeze that started Christmas Eve and is set to carry into the new year.
  
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• Meili's holiday message to Sask. residents: 'Be kind, but be safe'

  28-12-2021 19:47
  
  Official Opposition Leader Ryan Meili says he's worried about Omicron - but he also acknowledges people want to connect with their friends and family over the holidays.
  
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• Environment Canada issues extreme cold warning for southern Saskatchewan

  28-12-2021 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Southern Saskatchewan can expect multiple days of the extraordinary cold to blanket the region, and frigid temperatures to continue for the rest of 2021.
  
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• Omicron now dominant COVID-19 variant in Saskatoon, new wastewater data shows - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-12-2021 19:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Omicron now dominant COVID-19 variant in Saskatoon, new wastewater data shows  Saskatoon StarPhoenixWastewater samples in Saskatoon show massive increase in the Omicron variant  CBC.caCOVID-19 in Sask.: Omicron wastewater samples up 800% in Saskatoon | CTV News  CTV News SaskatoonOmicron Variant in Saskatoon Wastewater is Up More Than 800%  CJWWView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Omicron now dominant COVID-19 variant in Saskatoon, new wastewater data shows

  28-12-2021 19:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Omicron is now the dominant COVID-19 variant of concern in Saskatoon, according to analysis of the city's Saskatoon's wastewater data. Read More
  
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• Public Safety Minister calls on Twitter Canada to address 'abusive' tweet directed at CMA president

  28-12-2021 19:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino has asked Twitter Canada to remove a tweet sent to Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Katharine Smart.
  
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• Community fridge for Riversdale area brings accessible goods 24/7 - Global News

  28-12-2021 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Community fridge for Riversdale area brings accessible goods 24/7  Global News
  
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• Community fridge for Riversdale area brings accessible goods 24/7

  28-12-2021 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A community fridge set up in the Riversdale area is giving back to those in need in the area in Saskatoon.
  
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• Arts mentorship program gives northern Sask. Indigenous youth chance to get musical

  28-12-2021 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CAMP program is a way for Indigenous youth to be a part of these types of projects and explore their creative side in music.
  
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• Saskatoon man makes 300-km snowshoe trek to support residential school survivors - CTV News Saskatoon

  28-12-2021 18:14 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon man makes 300-km snowshoe trek to support residential school survivors  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon man makes 300-km snowshoe trek to support residential school survivors

  28-12-2021 18:14
  
  After a 300-kilometre trek on snowshoes in cold temperatures, a 21-year-old man from Saskatoon is set to reach his destination Tuesday - the site of the former Timber Bay residential school.
  
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• Boxing Day shopping similar to years past in Saskatoon, select items selling out - Global News

  28-12-2021 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Boxing Day shopping similar to years past in Saskatoon, select items selling out  Global News
  
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• Boxing Day shopping similar to years past in Saskatoon, select items selling out

  28-12-2021 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Boxing Day shopping was hectic as per usual. Even with supply chain shortages globally, stores stocked the shelves and, for the most part, didn't sell out most items.
  
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• Current COVID-19 wave won't be a repeat of pandemic's early days, doctor says

  28-12-2021 17:19
  
  Despite record high case numbers in recent days, the latest wave of COVID-19 is far from becoming a repeat of the pandemic's early days, one infectious disease expert says.
  
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• 21 more minimum temperature records broken across B.C. amid weather warnings

  28-12-2021 16:53
  
  More temperature records were broken in B.C. Monday as most of the province remains blanketed by extreme cold and Arctic outflow warnings.
  
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• Demand rises for respirators in Sask. to prevent COVID-19 Omicron spread

  28-12-2021 16:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  With Canada facing another surge in the COVID-19 pandemic, demand locally for respirators has spiked in recent weeks, says a Regina-based supplier. Read More
  
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• Wastewater samples in Saskatoon show massive increase in the omicron variant

  28-12-2021 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Wastewater samples in Saskatoon show the omicron variant now accounts for about 64 per cent of the viral load.
  
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• New Omicron variant fills up children's hospitals in the U.S.

  28-12-2021 14:25
  
  A five-fold increase in pediatric admissions in New York City this month. Close to double the numbers admitted in Washington, D.C. And nationwide, on average, pediatric hospitalizations in the U.S. are up 35 per cent in just the past week.
  
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• Letters: Politicians not listening to us

  28-12-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Premier and mayor don't know how to listen Read More
  
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• Several walk-in vaccination clinics open during holidays

  28-12-2021 13:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Visitors to Regina's walk-in vaccination clinic reported very short wait times on Monday.
  
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• Saskatchewan to publish COVID-19 data after 4 days of silence

  28-12-2021 13:12 via cbc.ca
  
  We’ll be getting a better picture of the COVID situation in Saskatchewan Tuesday.
  
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• Saskatoon's police chief looks back at 2021 and ahead to the coming year - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-12-2021 13:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's police chief looks back at 2021 and ahead to the coming year  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Something to hang on to: Hats connect Saskatoon milliner with long-lost grandfather

  28-12-2021 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  On a December afternoon in the weeks leading up to Christmas, it’s only fitting that a customer would pop into Sova Design Millinery for a Santa hat. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon's police chief looks back at 2021 and ahead to the coming year

  28-12-2021 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper met with media one-one-one by phone to share his reflections on 2021 as the year draws to an end. Read More
  
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• 'Emotions are high': 2021 was a year of protests in Saskatchewan

  28-12-2021 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Whether it was about too many COVID-19 health measures, or not enough, 2021 was a year of protests throughout Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• How Les Emmerson and the Five Man Electrical Band changed my mother's life

  28-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Heather Morrison's grandmother died by suicide when her mom was just 16. She writes about how Les Emmerson and his music helped her find a new family, through his mom Olive, and what his death means to the Morrisons decades later.
  
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• A cold war in a hotter world: Canada's intelligence sector confronts climate change

  28-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CSIS says it’s trying to get a handle on how climate change will disrupt national security going forward.
  
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• Two Sask. people dead after crash south of Lake Lenore

  28-12-2021 05:07
  
  Humboldt RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle crash on Sunday that left two people dead.
  
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• Sask. Rush postpone home game scheduled for New Year’s Eve

  28-12-2021 05:04
  
  The Saskatchewan Rush’s second home game of the season set for New Year’s Eve has been postponed.
  
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• WHL COVID protocol list includes 36 players and staff; 3 from Saskatoon Blades on list - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  28-12-2021 02:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  WHL COVID protocol list includes 36 players and staff; 3 from Saskatoon Blades on list  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• WHL COVID protocol list includes 36 players and staff; 3 from Saskatoon Blades on list

  28-12-2021 02:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Western Hockey League revealed Monday that 36 individuals — either players or hockey staff returning from the holiday break — have been added to the league's COVID-19 protocol list as the league resumes play. Read More
  
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• WHL COVID protocol list includes 36 players, hockey operations staff; 3 from Saskatoon Blades on list

  28-12-2021 02:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Western Hockey League revealed Monday that 36 individuals — either players or hockey staff returning from the holiday break — have been added to the league's COVID-19 protocol list as the league resumes play. Read More
  
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• 2 people from Humboldt, Sask. area dead after Boxing Day crash

  28-12-2021 01:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Two people are dead and three others are injured after a crash north of Humboldt on Highway 368 Sunday afternoon, RCMP said.
  
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• 36 WHL players or staff added to COVID-19 protocol

  28-12-2021 01:28
  
  Thirty-six Western Hockey League (WHL) players or operations staff members have been added to the league’s COVID-19 protocol list as a result of displaying symptoms of the virus or testing positive.
  
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• Both drivers dead after crash south of Lake Lenore, Sask.

  28-12-2021 01:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two people are dead following a two-vehicle crash south of Lake Lenore, Sask., on Boxing Day.
  
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• Global News at 6 Saskatoon: Dec. 27

  28-12-2021 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, edition of Global News at 6 with Miranda Anthistle on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Two people dead after crash near Lake Lenore

  28-12-2021 01:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two people are dead after a car and SUV collided about three km south of Lake Lenore on Hwy. 368 on Monday. Read More
  
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• Sask. Rush New Year's Eve game postponed 'out of an abundance of caution'

  28-12-2021 01:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The National Lacrosse League announced all three games scheduled for this week have been postponed, including the Saskatchewan Rush's home game against the San Diego Seals on New Year's Eve. 
  
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• Wanted man arrested after Dec. 14 incident at Sturgeon Lake First Nation

  28-12-2021 00:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Joshua Naytowhow has been arrested and charged with robbery with a firearm, use of an imitation firearm while committing an offence, and failure to comply with a probation order after the occupants of a vehicle were threatened on Sturgeon Lake First Nation on Dec 14. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon water polo community making a splash on local sports scene - Global News

  28-12-2021 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon water polo community making a splash on local sports scene  Global News
  
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