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• Sask. nurses union says morale is in 'free fall,' not time to scrap vaccine mandate

  01-02-2022 23:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's premier said he expects to scrap the vaccine requirement program by the end of the month. The Saskatchewan Union Of Nurses and other health-care professionals say it is not the right time to do so. 
  
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• Sask. Medical Association says doctors alarmed at plans to scrap vaccine mandate

  01-02-2022 23:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's premier said he expects to scrap the vaccine requirement program by the end of the month. The Saskatchewan Medical Association and other health-care professionals say it is not the right time to do so. 
  
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• Sask. Medical Association says doctors alarmed at plans to scrap proof of vaccination rules

  01-02-2022 23:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's premier said he expects to scrap the vaccine requirement program by the end of the month. The Saskatchewan Medical Association and other health-care professionals say it is not the right time to do so. 
  
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• RCMP, conservation officers searching for missing man in Weyburn, Sask. area

  01-02-2022 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  A search team made up of RCMP members and conservation officers are working to locate a missing 39-year-old man from the Tribune, Sask., area.
  
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• Survey shows these Canadian cities have lost green spaces amid urbanization

  01-02-2022 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton all lost green space, Statistics Canada's survey showed. Saskatoon and Regina were among the few that gained.
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP officer shares excuses given by drivers who don’t wear seatbelts

  01-02-2022 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Whether you think you are a good driver or that you are driving a short distance, no excuse should be a reason why you chose not to wear a seatbelt.
  
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• 'Disoriented' man reported missing in blizzard after tractor stuck in snow: RCMP

  01-02-2022 23:22
  
  Weyburn RCMP is searching for a man who went missing on Monday night, after he reportedly became disoriented during a blizzard near Tribune, Sask.
  
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• Sask. MP tries to 'turn the temperature down' with statement on truck convoy, decries divisiveness

  01-02-2022 23:18 via cbc.ca
  
  While several Saskatchewan MPs have been very outspoken on social media about the truck convoy, the member of Parliament for the province's most northern constituency admitted last weekend that he has been "relatively quiet."
  
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• Experts say Moe's false vaccine claims come from misunderstanding data

  01-02-2022 23:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe isn't budging from false claims that COVID-19 vaccines are not reducing risk of infection or transmission of the Omicron variant. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Staff strained inside Sask. hospitals

  01-02-2022 22:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's hospitals are stretched thin as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to new records and sickness depletes staff who have already weathered nearly two years of the pandemic. Read More
  
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• Head of Sask. Medical Association 'alarmed' by Premier Scott Moe's vaccine comments

  01-02-2022 22:44
  
  The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) says doctors are "disappointed" by Premier Scott Moe's recent statements about COVID-19 vaccines and his tentative plans to relax public health measures.
  
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• 'We couldn't quite believe it': B.C. researchers baffled after Nanaimo goose spotted in Chicago

  01-02-2022 22:20
  
  Researchers at Vancouver Island University are baffled that a Canada goose they tagged five years ago has been spotted nearly 3,000 kilometres away in Chicago.
  
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• City adopts new Strategic Plan, setting out vision for 2022-2025 - Saskatoon.ca |

  01-02-2022 22:18 via saskatoon.ca
  
  City adopts new Strategic Plan, setting out vision for 2022-2025  Saskatoon.ca |
  
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• ‘He was taken by a meth addiction’: The man accused of killing Deanna Greyeyes is her nephew, niece says

  01-02-2022 22:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  For more than three years, Theresa Greyeyes and her family had suspicions about the death of 66-year-old Deanna Greyeyes. Read More
  
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• Canadians Homan, Morris have tough path ahead in Olympic mixed doubles tourney

  01-02-2022 21:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Team Canada's start in the Olympic mixed doubles curling event could go a long way in determining where they finish. The Canadian duo of Rachel Homan and John Morris face challenging tests in their first three games – Great Britain, Norway and Switzerland await Canada to begin the event.
  
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• Saskatoon police responded to more than two dozen crashes in Monday's blizzard

  01-02-2022 21:08
  
  Saskatoon Police Service was called to 25 collisions during Monday’s blizzard.
  
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• Saskatoon digs out from snowstorm, major winds

  01-02-2022 21:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Many Saskatoon residents spent Tuesday digging out following a blustery combination of five centimetres of snow and high winds that left many streets and sidewalks impassable. Read More
  
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• U of S returns to in-person classes on Feb. 7

  01-02-2022 20:59
  
  In-person learning and research activities will return to the University of Saskatchewan campus beginning Feb. 7 for the start of the winter term.
  
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• 'Really shaken up': Saskatoon area communities offer refuge for drivers caught in blizzard - CTV News Saskatoon

  01-02-2022 20:39 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Really shaken up': Saskatoon area communities offer refuge for drivers caught in blizzard  CTV News SaskatoonSaskatoon digs out from snowstorm, major winds  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSaskatoon crews clean up after wicked blizzard  CKOM News Talk SportsSaskatoon, Regina crews prepped for blizzard | 980 CJME  News Talk 980 CJMESaskatoon police responded to more than two dozen crashes in Monday’s blizzard  Toys MatrixView Full coverage on Google N
  
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• 'Really shaken up': Saskatoon area communities offer refuge for drivers caught in blizzard

  01-02-2022 20:39
  
  As a fierce winter storm system brought Saskatoon area highways to a standstill, communities outside the city served as a refuge for stranded drivers.
  
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• Lighthouse managers fired, escorted out of shelter by board members

  01-02-2022 20:38 via cbc.ca
  
  At least five managers at the Lighthouse homeless shelter in Saskatoon have been fired “without cause” effective immediately, according to termination letters obtained by CBC News.
  
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• 3 inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Saskatoon's Regional Psychiatric Centre - CTV News Saskatoon

  01-02-2022 20:09 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  3 inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Saskatoon's Regional Psychiatric Centre  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 3 inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Saskatoon's Regional Psychiatric Centre

  01-02-2022 20:09
  
  Three inmates at Saskatoon's Regional Psychiatric Centre have tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Eric Staal to captain Canada's men's Olympic hockey team in Beijing

  01-02-2022 19:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Olympic gold medallist and former NHL veteran Eric Staal has been tapped to captain Canada's men's hockey team at the Olympics in Beijing.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council gets approval for downtown shelter expansion - CTV News Saskatoon

  01-02-2022 19:53 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Tribal Council gets approval for downtown shelter expansion  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Your Saskatchewan photo of the day: February 2022

  01-02-2022 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A viewer-submitted photo is featured daily in Your Saskatchewan on Global Saskatoon and Global Regina.
  
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• As anti-vaccine mandate protest enters 5th day in Ottawa, some worry about how it might end

  01-02-2022 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  As anti-vaccine mandate protesters continue to gum up downtown Ottawa, many are wondering how long police will let the protesters stay — and how they might eventually move them out.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council Wellness Centre to expand space for more shelter beds, counselling room

  01-02-2022 18:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon city council has voted to approve an expansion of the Saskatoon Tribal Council's Wellness Centre.
  
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• Sask. man arrested in 2018 death of 66-year-old woman from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation

  01-02-2022 17:55 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP have arrested a Blaine Lake, Sask., man in relation to the 2018 death of a 66-year-old woman.
  
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• February is Aboriginal Storytelling Month

  01-02-2022 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Storytellers will be sharing passed-down stories throughout February, Aboriginal Storytelling Month, which honours an oral tradition still practiced today.
  
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• Saskatoon - Formal assessment appeal deadline Friday - SaskToday.ca

  01-02-2022 16:47 via sasktoday.ca
  
  Saskatoon - Formal assessment appeal deadline Friday  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Saskatoon — Ongoing snow event clean-up - SaskToday.ca

  01-02-2022 16:42 via sasktoday.ca
  
  Saskatoon — Ongoing snow event clean-up  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Indigenous delegation now rescheduled to meet with Pope at Vatican in March

  01-02-2022 16:19 via cbc.ca
  
  An Indigenous delegation has rescheduled a planned trip to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican for the end of March.
  
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• QB Fajardo signs restructured deal with Saskatchewan Roughriders

  01-02-2022 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Roughriders have announced a restructured contract with starting quarterback Cody Fajardo for the upcoming 2022 CFL season.
  
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• Sask. premier plans to scrap proof of vaccination requirement by end of February

  01-02-2022 16:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the provincial vaccine requirement program is expected to be scrapped by the end of the month.
  
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• ‘Deltacron’ danger: Name of presumed hybrid fuels panic, experts say

  01-02-2022 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The name of the so-called 'scariant' prompted health officials to speak out about misleading, panic-inducing terminology.
  
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• Residents of Hague, Sask., take in stranded drivers as blizzard closes highways

  01-02-2022 14:24 via cbc.ca
  
  While most of the blizzard warnings and blowing snow advisories have been lifted by Environment Canada, the blustery conditions that remain are forcing the closure of most southern Saskatchewan highways and many rural schools.
  
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• Blizzard conditions force closure of Sask. highways, school cancellations

  01-02-2022 14:24 via cbc.ca
  
  While most of the blizzard warnings and blowing snow advisories have been lifted by Environment Canada, the blustery conditions that remain are forcing the closure of most southern Saskatchewan highways and many rural schools.
  
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• Letters: It's time to stop prioritizing a flawed economy

  01-02-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  'Economic empowerment' is anything but Read More
  
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• RCMP moving in on truck blockade at U.S.-Canada border in Alberta

  01-02-2022 10:54
  
  RCMP are moving in on a blockade of truckers and others protesting COVID-19 measures at Alberta's southern border crossing. Commercial trucks, vehicles and camper vans have been blocking the highway at the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts, Alta. since Saturday to protest COVID-19 restrictions.
  
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• Kenney calls trucker blockade at U.S. border 'unlawful,' RCMP taking action

  01-02-2022 10:54
  
  RCMP are moving in on a blockade of truckers and others protesting COVID-19 measures at Alberta's southern border crossing. Commercial trucks, vehicles and camper vans have been blocking the highway at the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts, Alta. since Saturday to protest COVID-19 restrictions.
  
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• Captain Clutch and Canada's women hockey players deserve our support year round

  01-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  There needs to be a cultural shift when it comes to hockey in Canada, where we don't see a men's game or a women's game, but rather just a game, writes Shireen Ahmed.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council Wellness Centre to expand space for more shelter beds, counselling room - CBC.ca

  01-02-2022 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon Tribal Council Wellness Centre to expand space for more shelter beds, counselling room  CBC.ca
  
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• Lighthouse management fired as Saskatoon shelter experiences ‘operational challenges’ - Global News

  01-02-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lighthouse management fired as Saskatoon shelter experiences ‘operational challenges’  Global News
  
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• Update: Saskatoon police locate missing 24 year old - SaskToday.ca

  01-02-2022 07:26 via sasktoday.ca
  
  Update: Saskatoon police locate missing 24 year old  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Sask. premier under fire from Opposition for supporting protest convoy

  01-02-2022 03:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili says Premier Scott Moe needs to apologize for supporting convoy protests where extreme views were on display.
  
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• For our readers: Expect delivery delays in the morning

  01-02-2022 03:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Winter storm leads to some school cancellations

  01-02-2022 02:55
  
  The winter storm moving through Saskatchewan has prompted a couple of schools to cancel classes.
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP lay second-degree murder charge in 2018 death of Deanna Greyeyes

  01-02-2022 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the 2018 death of Deanna Greyeyes who was located deceased in a rural area near Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Sask.
  
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• Man charged in 2018 murder of Deanna Greyeyes

  01-02-2022 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man has been charged for the murder of Deanna Greyeyes who was located deceased in a rural area near Muskeg Lake Cree Nation.
  
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