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• Saskatoon protest calls on province to reconsider ending COVID-19 restrictions, base decision on expert advice - CBC.ca

  12-02-2022 23:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon protest calls on province to reconsider ending COVID-19 restrictions, base decision on expert advice  CBC.caSaskatoon city council votes to lift proof of vaccine requirements, keeps masking  Globalnews.caSaskatoon plans to continue mandating masks at city facilities and on buses  CTV News SaskatoonMandatory masks to remain at Saskatoon city facilities and on buses  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSaskatoon council will lift proof of vax, but not necessarily
  
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• Saskatoon protest calls on province to reconsider ending COVID-19 restrictions, base decision on expert advice

  12-02-2022 23:16 via cbc.ca
  
  A protest in Saskatoon on Saturday called for the provincial government to reconsider ending COVID-19 restrictions and to base its decision on guidance from medical health experts instead of politics.
  
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• Regina police warning public about ‘grandparent scam’

  12-02-2022 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Regina Police Service is warning the public about a scam when a phone call to an elderly person is made with the caller claiming to be a grandchild.
  
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• Bond between Huskies captain and 7-year-old boy highlighted at Play for a Cure game

  12-02-2022 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The U of S Huskies women's hockey team played their Play for a Cure game in honour of Rhodes McNairn, a young boy in remission from a form of leukemia.
  
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• Sutherland Automotive Speedway begins a new chapter at the track - Global News

  12-02-2022 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sutherland Automotive Speedway begins a new chapter at the track  Global News
  
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• Sutherland Automotive Speedway begins a new chapter at the track

  12-02-2022 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The speedway is excited to have a full schedule of racing to offer fans this year, including the return of The Pinty's Nascar Series.
  
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• Photos: Freedom convoy rolls through Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  12-02-2022 21:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Review underway into police response following homicide of toddler in Prince Albert, Sask.

  12-02-2022 21:18 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission is investigating the police response to an early Thursday morning incident in a Prince Albert, Sask., home after the homicide of a 13-month-old boy.
  
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• Photos: Freedom convoy rolls through Saskatoon

  12-02-2022 21:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The news seems to be flying at us faster all the time. From COVID-19 updates to politics and crime and everything in between, it can be hard to keep up. With that in mind, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix has created an Afternoon Headlines newsletter that can be delivered daily to your inbox to help make sure you are up to date with the most vital news of the day. Click here to subscribe. Read More
  
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• Large venues preparing for the end of COVID-19 restrictions in Sask.

  12-02-2022 21:10
  
  Rinks, stadiums and concert halls are all preparing for the lifting of proof of vaccination on Feb. 14; as well as masking requirements which are set to be lifted by the end of the month.
  
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• Protest convoys seen in Regina, Saskatoon - Regina Leader-Post

  12-02-2022 20:46 via leaderpost.com
  
  Protest convoys seen in Regina, Saskatoon  Regina Leader-Post
  
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• 'Should be an alarm bell': Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations

  12-02-2022 19:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Monias Fiddler says time is moving slowly for the Sandy Lake First Nation as the community feels the immense weight from the loss of three children in a house fire last month. Read More
  
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• Solidarity Sask. convoy to U.S. border planned for Saturday

  12-02-2022 17:55
  
  A truck convoy will be travelling from Regina to the U.S. border Saturday in solidarity with the ongoing protests in Ottawa.
  
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• Solidarity Sask. convoy to U.S. border held at Regway crossing

  12-02-2022 17:55
  
  A vehicle convoy travelled from Regina to the U.S. border Saturday in solidarity with the ongoing protests in Ottawa.
  
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• Sewage science: how experts use wastewater to track COVID-19 in Sask.

  12-02-2022 17:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Wastewater data has proven to be useful in the management of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Universities, cities, and utilities providers have teamed up to share data with the public and Saskatchewan Health Authority. 
  
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• Inside the Unified Grassroots effort to shape COVID-19 policy in Sask.

  12-02-2022 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  On the last day of January, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said his government planned to lift all provincial COVID-19 measures soon because that's what the people of the province wanted. Read More
  
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• Police stand off with Ambassador Bridge protesters; protests continue across Canada

  12-02-2022 15:51
  
  Police in Windsor, Ont., moved in on convoy protesters blocking the Ambassador Bridge Saturday as protests continue in major cities across Canada.
  
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• Police move in on Ambassador Bridge protesters; Ottawa convoy remains defiant

  12-02-2022 15:51
  
  Police in Windsor, Ont., have begun to move in on the convoy protesters blocking the Ambassador Bridge. Meanwhile, Ottawa police are struggling to respond to demonstrators who have been camping out for two weeks.
  
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• Police move in on Ambassador Bridge protesters

  12-02-2022 15:51
  
  Windsor Police say their officers and 'policing partners' have started to move in on the convoy protesters blocking the Ambassador Bridge.
  
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• Hospital Home Lottery grand prize show home offers acreage living south of Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  12-02-2022 14:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Hospital Home Lottery grand prize show home offers acreage living south of Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Women's Business Hub helps immigrant women navigate entrepreneurism

  12-02-2022 14:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix features the Women's Business Hub, a program by the Saskatoon Open Door Society that helps entrepreneurial immigrant women. The program runs out of a newly renovated Women's Business Hub (WHB) in City Park, and the diverse facilities are also available for outside rentals. WBH is starting its own eCommerce platform that will launch on March 8 on National Women's Day and will highlight Saskatc
  
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• Hospital Home Lottery grand prize show home offers acreage living south of Saskatoon

  12-02-2022 14:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  There’s an air of expectation in the Hospital Home Lottery grand prize show home this year. With features such as a kitchen entertaining hub, bar with wine room and children’s playhouse, the house is just waiting for one lucky family to move in and enjoy the thoughtful designs by Decora Homes. Read More
  
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• Guns of Saskatoon: Police analysis shows 54 gunshot incidents, 27 gunshot victims, in 2021 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  12-02-2022 13:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Guns of Saskatoon: Police analysis shows 54 gunshot incidents, 27 gunshot victims, in 2021  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Letters: Electric vehicles reduce emissions

  12-02-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  EVs are greener than gas vehicles Read More
  
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• How Sask. Premier Moe's messaging on unvaccinated people has shifted since the Delta wave

  12-02-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  If you listened to Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's announcement on Tuesday that public health measures were being lifted, you may have noticed a pattern.
  
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• Guns of Saskatoon: Police analysis shows 54 gunshot incidents, 27 gunshot victims, in 2021

  12-02-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New data compiled by Saskatoon city police shows a 17 per cent increase in firearms-related incidents last year compared to the five-year average, echoing nationwide trends. Read More
  
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• Cuthand: Pretending things are back to normal puts province at risk

  12-02-2022 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  On Tuesday, Premier Scott Moe announced an end to the COVID-battling restrictions for the province. On Wednesday, the provincial health authority stated that COVID-19 hospitalizations reached record numbers with 387 patients. The previous high was on Feb. 3, with 384 patients. Read More
  
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• McMorris apologizes to Canadian teammate Parrot for questioning his slopestyle victory

  12-02-2022 12:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Slopestyle gold medallist Max Parrot said fellow Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris has apologized for saying Parrot only won because of questionable Olympic judging.
  
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• Sask. MLA, father of Olympic snowboarder Mark McMorris, says distance not putting damper on family support

  12-02-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Mark McMorris earned a bronze medal during the men's slopestyle snowboarding event in the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, but it's the first time his father, Saskatchewan MLA Don McMorris, hasn't been there to support him.
  
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• We must demand a safe work environment for members of the news media

  12-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On social media, reporters are regularly the target of messages filled with racial slurs, misogyny, homophobia and other forms of hatred, write Sean Tucker and Heather Persson.
  
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• Ottawa police form new command centre with RCMP, OPP to respond to downtown protest

  12-02-2022 10:00
  
  Ottawa police say they are waiting for reinforcements to arrive to implement their 'plan to end this unlawful occupation' that has taken over downtown Ottawa streets for a third weekend.
  
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• Ottawa police await reinforcements after protesters overwhelm officers

  12-02-2022 10:00
  
  Ottawa police say they are waiting for reinforcements to arrive to implement their "plan to end this unlawful occupation" that has taken over downtown Ottawa streets for a third weekend.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine mandates have worked in Canada — but they're harder to justify than ever

  12-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 vaccine mandates have worked extraordinarily well at getting more Canadians vaccinated, but they are increasingly hard to justify — not because of protests or political pressure — but because they’re a victim of their own success.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine mandates have worked in Canada — but they're harder than ever to justify

  12-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 vaccine mandates have worked extraordinarily well at getting more Canadians vaccinated, but they are increasingly hard to justify — not because of protests or political pressure but because they’re a victim of their own success.
  
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• Convoy to Saskatchewan-U.S. border Saturday in solidarity with Ottawa protest

  12-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Two opposing protests happened Saturday in Saskatchewan: one calling for a restoration of public health mandates in the province and the other showing support for lifting mandates in the province and on the border.
  
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• Convoy to Saskatchewan-U.S. border planned Saturday in solidarity with Ottawa protest

  12-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Two opposing protests are scheduled Saturday in Saskatchewan: one calling for a restoration of public health mandates in the province and the other showing support for lifting mandates in the province and on the border.
  
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• Convoy meets at Saskatchewan-U.S. border in solidarity with Ottawa protest

  12-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Two opposing protests happened Saturday in Saskatchewan: one calling for a restoration of public health mandates in the province and the other showing support for lifting mandates in the province and on the border.
  
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• Rut Shaving - February 2022 - Saskatoon.ca |

  12-02-2022 09:00 via saskatoon.ca
  
  Rut Shaving - February 2022  Saskatoon.ca |
  
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• Photos: Freedom convoy rolls through Saskatoon - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  12-02-2022 09:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Photos: Freedom convoy rolls through Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• People rally in Saskatoon to voice their concerns with provincial government - Global News

  12-02-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  People rally in Saskatoon to voice their concerns with provincial government  Global News
  
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• NLL: Saskatchewan Rush slips to 2-5 on the season

  12-02-2022 07:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Alex Buque made 47 saves as the hometown Vancouver Warriors downed the Saskatchewan Rush 13-7 Friday night. Read More
  
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• NLL: Saskatchewan Rush slip to 2-5 on the season

  12-02-2022 07:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Alex Buque made 47 saves as the hometown Vancouver Warriors downed the Saskatchewan Rush 13-7 Friday night. Read More
  
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• U of S Huskies women's volleyball earn first home playoff date since 2002

  12-02-2022 06:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies have qualified for a home playoff spot in women’s volleyball for the first time since 2002. Read More
  
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• WHL: Blades win again at home, defeat Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-1

  12-02-2022 05:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The winning ways continue for the Saskatoon Blades at home. Read More
  
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• Rookie goalie stands tall for Manitoba Bisons in upset win over Huskies

  12-02-2022 05:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Brett Murphy had a game to remember. Read More
  
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• How Saskatchewan cannabis prices have plummeted

  12-02-2022 03:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Research suggests that legal cannabis pricing in Saskatchewan has dropped low enough to be considered on par with that of illicit cannabis.
  
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• COVID-19: Death data removed from internal health authority dashboard

  12-02-2022 03:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The dashboard, only available to Saskatchewan Health Authority leaders, no longer shows the total number of people who died from the disease in the province.
  
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• Most Sask. school divisions plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions as province directed

  12-02-2022 01:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Most school divisions across the province say they will dropping their proof-of-vaccination and mask mandates as the province does the same beginning next week.
  
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• Saskatoon man calls on city to clean up mess left behind by snow graders

  12-02-2022 01:25
  
  A Saskatoon man is blaming city crews for leaving him with nowhere to go Friday.
  
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• Sask. post-secondary schools dropping proof-of-vaccine policy for visitors, keeping mask policies

  12-02-2022 01:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, and Saskatchewan Polytechnic have updated their COVID-19 plans with the province days away from dropping some health measures.
  
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