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Parts of Saskatchewan under special air quality statement due to wildfire smoke (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
Wildfire smoke from the Prairies and British Columbia is expected to produce poor air quality for the next few days.
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Pandemic year sees sharp increase in complaints about Sask. police officers (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
Many complaints filed against municipal police officer in Saskatchewan from April 2020 to March 2021 had to do with the enforcement of COVID-19 health measures, according to the province's complaints body.
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Regina man, 56, dies after being hit by train (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
Regina Police Service are investigating the death of a 56-year-old man who was hit by a train Sunday night.
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Saskatchewan Roughriders will not get paid if games get cancelled due to COVID-19 (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
Due to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' vaccination rate, players on the team will not get paid should one of their games get cancelled due to COVID-19.
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Canada's Andre De Grasse wins Olympic gold in 200-metre sprint (Sun, 18 Jul 2021)

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How extreme is this year's extreme weather? Here's a closer look (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021's onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming's wrath in the past.
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Pandemic, mixed messages complicate Canadian students' plans to travel to U.S. for school (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
While the federal government has announced that fully vaccinated Americans can enter Canada without having to quarantine starting Aug. 9, the U.S. said its side of the land border will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Aug. 21 to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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Sask. has largest area of 'extreme fire risk' in country: Natural Resources Canada (Tue, 03 Aug 2021)
A map generated by Natural Resources Canada indicates Saskatchewan leads the nation in total area considered to be at 'extreme fire risk.'
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AstraZeneca recipients frustrated after being forced to cancel international travel plans (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
Several countries and tour operators, including many cruise lines, don't recognize the Covishield version of the AstraZeneca-Oxford, which is made in India. Others are not accepting travellers who received different types of vaccines for their first and second shots. 
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COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: Over 62 per cent of First Nations and Inuit fully vaccinated (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
Over 62 percent of people aged 12 and up in First Nations and Inuit communities are now fully vaccinated, according to the latest data from Indigenous Services Canada.
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