Chelsea Laskowski
Chelsea Laskowski is a web writer with CBC Saskatoon.
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An overabundance of space: How Saskatoon's big venues are functioning in a pandemic
The event-planning business carries on, even during a pandemic. But the head of events at Saskatoon's Sheraton and CEO TCU Place say the cancellations are stacking up.
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Mother of overdose victim says merchandise for Saskatoon consumption site brought unexpected emotions
Only one of five new designs for a merchandise series for Saskatchewan's safe consumption site uses a real person as inspiration. The mother of that man shares what it was like to see it.
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Meet two best friends with Down Syndrome who are navigating their pet-care business through the pandemic
Ali Cole-Johnson and Britany Brinsky, who are best friends, a business duo and have Down Syndrome, are taking on the peaks and valleys of pet-care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wedding dreams, a pandemic and a regrettable 'error': How a Sask. government email misled on wedding sizes
An optimistic bride in Saskatchewan who was holding out hope that the 30-person limit on wedding receptions will lift this summer was misled by a government email incorrectly stating receptions would rise to 150 in July.
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Saskatoon woman with COVID-19-like symptoms says it took 5 days to get tested after referral
A Saskatoon woman who thinks she has COVID-19 says she waited five days to get tested after being told she would receive a call to arrange an appointment.
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Look out N95. A group from the U of S is engineering a new mask
An engineering team at the U of S says it's a month out from creating a N95-class respiratory mask.
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A beginner's guide to video chatting in the age of physical distancing
How is social isolation treating you? Maybe you're missing your best friend's face. All it takes is a little bit of equipment and a little bit of tech know-how to make a video call happen.
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2 tales of Sask. women stranded abroad: For one, a mad dash to get home; for another, fear of flight
Regina's Sydney Harrison is grateful to be home after a mad dash onto a flight from Argentina, but not every Saskatchewan resident who is abroad is eager to hop on a plane right now.
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How COVID-19 is affecting the bottom line in Sask.'s biggest industries
People working out in the field who will bear the brunt of economic factors combined with the spread if COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, says a representative with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
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Sask. First Nation chief prepared for COVID-19 pandemic weeks before it hit
Late last week when semi-trailers pulled up to the grocery store on Pasqua First Nation and started off-loading packages of cleaning supplies, medicine, toilet paper and dry food, people started wondering what it was all for.
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