Emily Olsen

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• Long COVID app needs more Saskatchewan input

  The data collected through the Ethica app will be used to better understand long COVID and to create better support for people with long-term symptoms.

  Health

  Feb 28, 2022
• Saskatchewan experts urge action as invasive wild pigs run rampant in province

  Saskatchewan's rural municipalities are concerned about the environmental and economic toll that an out-of-control, invasive population of wild pigs is taking on the province.

  Environment

  Feb 17, 2022
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• Something is brewing for Saskatoon’s Great Western Brewing Company

  Great Western Brewing Company in Saskatoon is looking to expand operations and update its current technology, while maintaining historical portions of the brewery.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2021
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• Saskatchewan residents line up for hours to get COVID-19 booster before the holidays

  On Monday morning Saskatchewan residents waited in long lineups in the cold to get a COVID-19 booster shot before the holiday season.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2021
• ‘Reconciliation is not a passive role’: Saskatoon student snowshoes for residential school survivors

  A 21-year-old Saskatoon man is embarking on a harrowing journey this week, snowshoeing to the site of the Timber Bay Children’s Home near Montreal Lake, Sask. to raise awareness.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2021
• Child-care advocates set out roadmap for Saskatchewan government

  The roadmap is intended to guide the formation of the first official system for all young children in Saskatchewan and includes better compensation for educators.

  Education

  Dec 16, 2021
• Opening of downtown Saskatoon emergency shelter delayed

  Saskatoon Tribal Council staff is waiting on approval for an HVAC inspection that would ensure proper air circulation and ventilation in the building before the centre can open.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2021
• COVID-19: Saskatchewan health officials respond to first cases of Omicron variant

  The first cases of the Omicron variant of concern have been identified in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2021
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• Saskatoon Christmas decoration vandals caught on camera

  A Saskatoon family says someone jumped on their Christmas decorations and smashed them to pieces Sunday morning.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2021
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• Saskatchewan real estate market conditions making it hard for buyers: realtors

  'The really good houses, you pretty much have to (see) the exact same day as (they’re) listed, and even then you probably are going to get into a bidding war.'

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2021
• SGI urges Saskatchewanians to plan a safe ride home this holiday season

  "No one should die by an impaired driver,” said MADD Saskatoon spokesperson Bonny Stevenson.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2021
• Christmas tree, turkey shortages affect Saskatchewan this holiday season

  Christmas festivities may be hitting a few roadblocks this year because of shipment issues and a surprising lack of two very important things: trees and turkeys.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2021
• Saskatchewan health experts weigh in on possible impact of Omicron variant on holiday season

  It may take scientists two to four weeks before they fully understand how the new variant affect the population --including those with antibodies from previous COVID-19 infections.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2021
• 2 Saskatchewan teachers recognized with Prime Minister’s Awards

  Math teacher Nat Banting has won a Certificate of Teaching Excellence in STEM. Kindergarten teacher Shelley Smith has received a Teaching Excellence Certificate of Achievement.

  Education

  Nov 29, 2021
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• USask threatened with legal action over campus COVID-19 vaccine mandate

  An organization is threatening legal action if the USask vaccine mandate, which brought the campus vaccination rate up to more than 95 per cent, is not rescinded.

  Health

  Nov 26, 2021
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• Saskatchewan government under fire for blocking SGI mask mandate in August

  Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili has brought to light internal SGI documents that show the government blocked SGI from implementing its own mask mandate in August. 

  Politics

  Nov 24, 2021
• Saskatoon Light and Power worker assaulted on the job

  “Some guy just came over to the hydro worker and just punched him clean in the face.”

  Crime

  Nov 15, 2021
• Regina police, coroner investigate Heseltine Road death

  Regina police are investigating after a body was found in the 2100 block of Heseltine Road.

  Crime

  Nov 14, 2021
• 110 new Saskatchewan COVID-19 cases, one death reported Sunday

  There are 168 patients with COVID-19, including 45 receiving intensive care. Of those 168 patients, 92 per cent were not fully vaccinated.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2021
• 2 new Saskatchewan COVID-19 deaths; 53 new cases reported Saturday

  The Saskatchewan government update includes 53 new cases, bringing the overall infection total to 79,387. The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case numbers is 117.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2021
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• Indoor barrel fire sets Saskatoon home ablaze

  The Saskatoon Fire Department ended up cutting a hole in the roof to access the blaze-- inside, they found a strange discovery.

  Fire

  Nov 12, 2021
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• ‘Just remember us, it’s all we ask’: Saskatoon veteran

  “He looked me in the eyes and he said, ‘We’ll all be dead soon, Kevin, and we’re afraid that when we go nobody will remember us, or they will forget us.'"

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2021
• USask VIDO team receives $6M from international epidemic coalition

  USask's VIDO team has been granted $6 million — the first-ever award that the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has given to a Canadian university.

  Health

  Nov 4, 2021
• Saskatchewan meteorologists call northern lights a ‘one-in-100-year solar event’

  Global News meteorologist Peter Quinlan says this current cycle of northern lights is rare: “This is what's being called a one-in-100-year solar event."

  Environment

  Nov 4, 2021
• Bobby Cameron re-elected Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief

  After several delays, Bobby Cameron was re-elected FSIN Chief on Thursday night with 75 per cent of the vote.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2021