COVID-19 primarily getting into Sask. schools through recreational sports, Shahab says
Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer said after-school sports are the main way COVID-19 is getting into classrooms.
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Infrastructure, overcrowding among challenges facing northern Sask. communities as COVID-19 cases rise
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) says it is doing what it can to help address some of the challenges remote Indigenous communities are facing as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
'Just put your mind to it': One-handed Sask. guitarist hopes to inspire others though his music
Learning how to play guitar was not easy for 17-year-old Dillon Gazandlare, but now he is hitting all the right notes.
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Sask. suspends team sports, activities along with other tweaks to existing COVID-19 restrictions
The province is also discouraging gatherings of any size, outside of your immediate household.
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'This is of the utmost urgency': Saskatoon mayor says new city-focused COVID-19 plan will be announced this week
Mayor Charlie Clark says a new, Saskatoon-focused plan to combat the spread of COVID-19 will likely be announced by the end of the week.
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City administration proposes budget that holds the line on property taxes despite impact from COVID-19
Saskatoon's budget for 2021 will be up for discussion next week by the mayor and councillors.
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Sask. surpasses 3,000 active COVID-19 cases, adding 164 Wednesday
The Government of Saskatchewan reported 164 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the province’s active case total above 3,000.
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Prince Albert mother outlines need for hospital’s expanded NICU
The Prince Albert Victoria Hospital is set to have an expanded neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by July 2021.
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Man told to wear mask at Regina store threatened staff with knife: Police
A man in Regina has been charged with assault with a weapon after he was told to wear a mask at a store.
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SHA working to address drive-thru testing delays, wait times
Anyone heading for a COVID-19 test at drive-thru testing sites in Regina and Saskatoon this week is being met with a long line.
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'We’re in jail almost': Sask. man says he went hungry while in province-arranged COVID-19 isolation
Victor Rio was temporarily living at the Salvation Army in Saskatoon when he was told last Friday that he had come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
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SJHL teams respond to suspension of Sask. hockey seasons
Several SJHL teams took to social media after their season was suspended due to new COVID-19 restrictions implemented by the Government of Saskatchewan.
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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Oliver Lodge care home in Saskatoon
A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the Oliver Lodge Special Care home in Saskatoon on Tuesday.
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'We’re in jail almost': Sask. man says he went hungry while in province-arranged COVID-19 isolation
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Prince Albert mother outlines need for hospital’s expanded NICU
The Prince Albert Victoria Hospital is set to have an expanded neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by July 2021.
Multiple COVID-19 cases confirmed in Saskatchewan Rivers School Division
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has identified a positive COVID-19 case in several schools in the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division.
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As ICU capacity hits 90 per cent and province prepares more beds, doctors say new restrictions aren't enough
An emergency room doctor in Edmonton says Alberta's public health restrictions don't go far enough to deal with rising COVID-19 cases that are straining the health-care system.
Charges laid after Toronto BBQ restaurant openly defies lockdown rules for second straight day
Police have laid nine charges after a Toronto barbecue restaurant openly flouted public health restrictions prohibiting on-site dining for a second straight day.
B.C.'s other health crisis: 162 illicit drug overdose deaths, or about 5 people a day, last month
A just-released report on B.C.'s other public health crisis shows nearly five people died per day in the province last month of illicit drug overdose.
'I don't think I will be home for Christmas': Second World War letter found behind wall of Guelph, Ont. home
A letter written by a member of the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War was discovered hidden behind a wall of a Guelph, Ont. home this week.
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The Saskatoon SPCA’s Brooke Weisbrod joins us with Millie, the 6-month old German Shepherd mix who is searching for her furever home.
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Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dead at 60
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A link between climate change and winter drownings
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Fake bills: Many retailers now refusing to accept $100 bills
![Plagued with fakes, many retailers across the country are now refusing to accept $100 bills.]()
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‘Mom drove through a tornado’: Texas hit by severe storm
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Santa greets kids from inside snow globe in Denmark
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Skydivers jump over the Pyramids of Giza
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Helicopter crew discovers metal monolith in Utah desert
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Canada still on track for January 2021 vaccine rollout, despite domestic dose disadvantage: feds
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Students call for end of Quebec's 'code of silence' on campus sexual assault
More than 3,000 people have signed a petition calling for the end of what they call the “code of silence” for sexual assault on the campus of Quebec’s colleges and universities.
City of Toronto threatens to remove tiny shelters built to help the homeless, citing safety concerns
In October, the story of a Toronto carpenter who was building tiny portable shelters for people living on the streets to have a warmer, safer place to stay than in a tent, warmed the hearts across Canada -- but last week, he received a warning from the city, telling him his shelters were not permitted on city property due to safety concerns.
Trump pardons Flynn despite his guilty plea in Russia probe
U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday despite Flynn's guilty plea to lying to the FBI about his Russia contacts.
Ontario family employed by province allegedly perpetrated $11M COVID-19 benefit fraud
Four family members who worked for the Ontario government in information technology defrauded the province of at least $11 million destined as COVID-19 relief money, a statement of claim alleges.
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Auditor general's report condemns Ontario's COVID response
Ont. Premier Doug Ford responded to a scathing report by the province's auditor general and says he has 'serious problems' with the conclusions.
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The past 24 hours have been B.C.'s deadliest so far in the COVID-19 pandemic, with 13 people dying from the disease.
