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Guitar instructor explains challenges of teaching amid COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up how the public operates in everyday life. From how children learn, all the way to how business owners provide their services.Byron Matice, owner of Byron's Guitar I...
Apr 6, 2020 Byron Matice in his home studio. (submitted photo/ Byron Matice)
Canadian Dalton Kellett's IndyCar rookie season unfolding in iRacing events
Canadian Dalton Kellett is two races into his rookie season on the IndyCar circuit and he hasn't even left home. Kellett joined AJ Foyt Racing's IndyCar team ahead of the season, but with events ...
Apr 6, 2020
SPCA in need of donations to cope with COVID-19
The manager of the Prince Albert SPCA says COVID-19 has presented their operations with a number of challenges.Animal shelters are among the latest businesses to be declared an essential service but t...
Apr 6, 2020 (Facebook/Prince Albert SPCA)
P.A. city council to test out new meeting format Monday night
For the first time since early March, all eight councillors are expected to attend Monday evening's city council meeting, thanks to a new format that will have four join via teleconferencing. The othe...
Apr 6, 2020 Monday night's council meeting will be closed to the public, but three members of the media will be allowed to attend. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Four new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 81 recoveries
There are four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total patient number to 253. There are 169 active cases, which may be overestimated based on recovery information available...
Apr 6, 2020 Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
Toronto FC president Bill Manning 'staying connected' during MLS hiatus
TORONTO - Bill Manning has his family on hand as he works from home during Major League Soccer's hiatus due to COVID-19. He and wife Jennifer have both sons in the house - 20-year-old John is bac...
Apr 6, 2020
NFL going with virtual format for upcoming draft
The NFL draft will be conducted in a virtual format, with team personnel working from their homes. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, NFL Commissioner Roger Go...
Apr 6, 2020
COVID-19 crisis distracting from flood-prone First Nation's plight: NDP
OTTAWA - New Democrats say they are concerned COVID-19 is distracting the federal and provincial governments from helping a northern Ontario First Nation vulnerable to spring flooding. The spring evac...
Apr 6, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 6, 2020
Cities grapple over whether to give more room to pedestrians to spread out
OTTAWA - Battles are brewing in some cities over use of increasingly limited public space, as local governments struggle with whether to give more room for pedestrians to spread out. Canada's national...
Apr 6, 2020
