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Lives Lost: Virus silences angelic voice of WWII evacuee
LISBON, Portugal - After Adolf Hitler annexed his native Austria and Allied bombs laid waste to Vienna, Hannelore Cruz travelled to Portugal without her parents as a refugee from hunger, cold and post...
Apr 30, 2020
B.C. Lions trade up to take linebacker Williams with first overall pick in draft
TORONTO - The B.C. Lions ensured Jordan Williams began his CFL tenure with a bang. The Lions opened the CFL draft Thursday night by moving up from No. 3 to first overall in a trade with the ...
Apr 30, 2020
Queen and Adam Lambert honour global COVID-19 'Champions'
LONDON - Queen and singer Adam Lambert have a message for workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 fight: "You Are the Champions." Brian May, Roger Taylor and Lambert recently gathered virtually to re...
Apr 30, 2020
Province announces tighter travel restrictions, support for Far North
The provincial government is announcing further measures and supports to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Northern Saskatchewan.The announcement includes further travel restrictions for the Northern S...
Apr 30, 2020 Premier Scott Moe. (Facebook)
Wet'suwet'en agree to deal with government over rights and title
SMITHERS, B.C. - Hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia say they will sign an agreement with the federal and provincial governments that affirms their ti...
Apr 30, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW April 30, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Alison Sandstrom about the City of P.A. closing outdoor recreational facilities.
Apr 30, 2020
Former NHL player Georges Laraque tests positive for COVID-19 virus
Former NHL player Georges Laraque has tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old Laraque made the announcement on social media Thursday alongside a photo of himself in a hospital gown. The vet...
Apr 30, 2020
Community clean-ups continue despite COVID-19
Spring cleaning continues in the face of the pandemic, although COVID-19 will influence how annual community clean-ups in Wards 1 and 3 are conducted. Meanwhile, the City of Prince Albert will not hol...
Apr 30, 2020 Councillors Evert Botha, Terra Lennox-Zepp, and Charlene Miller at a Community Clean-Up event during a previous year. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Wolfpack miss out on British government emergency loan to prop up rugby league
The British government is providing 16 million pounds ($28.1 million) to "safeguard the immediate future" of rugby league, which has been grounded by the global pandemic. But funds from the emergency ...
Apr 30, 2020
Apple pinched by pandemic; profit, iPhone sales decline
BERKELEY, Calif. - Apple's profit dipped slightly while revenues rose in the January-March quarter, reflecting early fallout from a coronavirus pandemic that shut down its factories and then forced hu...
Apr 30, 2020
