COVID-19 primarily getting into Sask. schools through recreational sports, Shahab says
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Police searching for missing man who may be in vulnerable state
Saskatoon police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 22-year-old.
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.
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A fresh blanket of snow greets us, making for a dicey day on the roads: This is your Saskatoon forecast
Flurries continue to push southeast and will impact those regions of the province into the early afternoon.
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'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
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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
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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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'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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Multiple COVID-19 cases confirmed in 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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SPCA: Millie the Protective Pup
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
![A new study shows a link between climate change and an increasing number of winter drownings. CTV's Dan Riskin reports.]()
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Fake bills: Many retailers now refusing to accept $100 bills
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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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Four national interest exemptions to COVID-19 border restrictions, covering 1,300 professional athletes, have been issued by the federal immigration minister, his office confirmed Wednesday.
Canada still on track for January 2021 vaccine rollout, despite domestic dose disadvantage: feds
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Spy watchdog urges justice minister to fix gaps in whistle-blowing regime
The national spy watchdog is urging Justice Minister David Lametti to close gaps in the federal whistle-blowing framework to protect Canada's deepest secrets and the public servants who keep them.
Don Martin: It's Ford versus Kenney in a race for the best pandemic playbook
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'This election has to be turned around': Trump claims election 'rigged' in phone call
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday baselessly claimed anew that he had won the election and uttered repeated falsehoods as he called into an event held by Pennsylvania Republicans to investigate unproven allegations of voter fraud.
B.C. hotel worker suffered heart attack after being spit on by man refusing to wear mask, manager says
A hotel worker in Nelson, B.C., suffered a heart attack shortly after a confrontation with a patron who refused to wear a mask and wouldn't leave the hotel's coffee shop.
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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.
