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Service Canada offices to shutter for in-person services over COVID-19 concerns
OTTAWA - The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns.This includes the Service Canada centre in Red Deer located at 4901 46 Street.So...
Mar 26, 2020
Former Astros star Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78
Jimmy Wynn, the slugger who earned his nickname of "The Toy Cannon" during his days with the Houston Astros in the 1960s and '70s has died. Wynn was 78. The Astros said he died on Thursday in Houston,...
Mar 26, 2020
World leaders vow to co-ordinate virus response in video call
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The head of the United Nations told leaders of the world's 20 major industrialized nations during an emergency virtual summit Thursday that "we are at war with a virus - ...
Mar 26, 2020
Cannabis sales continue amid COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan has given cannabis shops the green light to stay open.Businesses selling cannabis are among a number which the province has declared as being essential amidst the COVID-...
Mar 26, 2020 Prairie Cannabis is seeing good business. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
FBI chief pledges to find answers on ex-agent Levinson
WASHINGTON - The FBI won't give up on "finding out what happened" to former agent Robert Levinson, who the U.S. government believes died in the custody of the Iranians, according to an email FBI Direc...
Mar 26, 2020
US could get stake in airlines in exchange for virus grants
The Trump administration is raising the possibility of the government getting ownership stakes in U.S. airlines in exchange for $25 billion in direct grants to help the carriers survive a downturn cau...
Mar 26, 2020
Plexiglass shields, no free transit: P.A. transit responds to COVID-19
The City of Prince Albert will be installing plexiglass shields around bus drivers to separate them from passengers and lower the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Transportation and Traffic Manager Keri...
Mar 26, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association processing hundreds of inquiries about emergency licenses
One week ago, the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association put out an urgent call to its eligible members - including retired nurses, non-practicing nurses, and grad nurses to register for emergency...
Mar 26, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)
None of the 'Big Five' publishers will attend BookExpo
NEW YORK - All of the so-called "Big Five" publishers have dropped out of BookExpo, the industry's annual national convention. Hachette Book Group and Macmillan became the fourth and fifth to announce...
Mar 26, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW March 26, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell about the two positive cases of COVID-19 who attended the Lakeland Tree Dodgers Snowmobile Club rally supper on March 14.
Mar 26, 2020
