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Alta. restaurant ordered to close for accepting dog pictures instead of proof of vaccination
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Oil patch getting swagger back as crude hits 7 year high
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Council narrowly approves up to $120K for security on their private homes
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'Arrogance and entitlement': Madu facing calls to resign completely, including from inside UCP
Kaycee Madu still listed his job as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General on his Twitter biography Tuesday afternoon, despite being asked to "step back" a day earlier by Premier Jason Kenney.
Saskatoon
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Omicron has caused a 30% jump in Sask. health care worker absences
Saskatoon hospitals are experiencing "historic" patient flow challenges, a Saskatchewan Health Authority official says.
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'A painful decision': Saskatoon SPCA will no longer investigate animal abuse, neglect
The city's animal protection organization says it will soon stop investigating cases of alleged animal abuse or neglect.
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Two Saskatoon schools move online amid Omicron surge
Two Saskatoon schools are moving to online learning as the number of Omicron COVID-19 cases grows in the city.
Regina
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Peak of Sask. Omicron wave still 2 to 4 weeks away: Health officials
The Omicron wave in Saskatchewan is expected to peak in the next two to four weeks, according to the province’s top doctor.
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Regina Public high schools moving online ahead of final exams as COVID-19 cases rise
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Sask. reports 1,089 new COVID-19 cases, 11,781 active
Saskatchewan reported 1,089 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with active cases rising to 11,781.
Atlantic
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P.E.I. tightens COVID-19 restrictions to slow spread of Omicron variant, returns to single-household gatherings
Prince Edward Island health officials will be enforcing tighter COVID-19 restrictions as a way to try and slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
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Nova Scotia reports one COVID-19 related death Tuesday, 13 new hospital admissions
Nova Scotia health officials reported one death related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, involving a woman in her 80s in the Eastern zone.
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'You've got to get the shot': N.B. pharmacist recovering from COVID-19 credits vaccines for keeping him out of hospital
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Toronto
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Ontario man out $106,000 after being blindsided by twist of two scams
An Ontario man says he will likely be forced to sell his house because he was scammed out of his retirement savings.
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Toronto boy goes viral after hilarious reaction to shovelling snow
A Toronto boy is gaining attention after his hilarious reaction to shovelling never-ending piles of snow after Monday's blizzard.
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More snow headed for Toronto as storm clean-up expected to last days
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Montreal
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Quebec’s advice on booster shots ‘doesn't make a whole lot of sense,’ public health experts say
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Quebec hospitals prepare for potential emergency drop in overall level of care under new guide
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A year after Raphael Andre's death on Montreal street, advocates ask what's changed
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Kitchener
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Waterloo Region still digging out of Monday’s snow storm
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Waterloo Region deems active COVID-19 cases resolved after 14 days; 136 in hospital
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Waterloo Wellington hospitals still at near capacity amid COVID-19 surge
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