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Mayor John Tory and sports stars join forces in Team Toronto video
Toronto sports figures from Mitch Marner to Michael Bradley have joined forces with Mayor John Tory in a video urging people to "come together by staying home" during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Apr 09, 2020
Theodore case going to Supreme Court of Canada
Public Schools of Saskatchewan said Thursday it plans to appeal the recent decision on funding for a school in Theodore to the Supreme Court of Canada.On March 25, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal rul...
Apr 09, 2020 (St. Theodore School/Facebook)
Leafs' Matthews hoping to take care of 'unfinished business' if season resumes
TORONTO - Auston Matthews has been wheeling around his property in Arizona on rollerblades trying to stay in shape. With the NHL on an indefinite pause amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maple Leafs...
Apr 09, 2020
Summit Series star, longtime Blackhawks defenceman Pat Stapleton dead at 79
TORONTO - Pat Stapleton, a longtime NHL defenceman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the goal that won the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79. The Strath...
Apr 09, 2020
Government announces additional support program for small businesses
Saskatchewan small businesses will be receiving additional financial support from the provincial government.The government is implementing a $50 million program through the Saskatchewan Small Business...
Apr 09, 2020 (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Quebec health-care workers going without protective equipment, union says
OTTAWA - A health-care union in Quebec says workers dealing with at-risk patients are going without protective equipment in some cases, sparking criticism of the national emergency stockpile. The Fede...
Apr 09, 2020
Local business sees change in requests amid outbreak
One Prince Albert business has seen a change in its orders now amidst the pandemic.Ben's Auto and House Glass is getting lots of requests for safety shields to protect people amid the COVID-19 outbrea...
Apr 09, 2020 Ben's Auto and Home Glass is seeing lots of orders for COVID shields. (Facebook/Ben's Auto and House Glass)
Hamilton's 2030 Commonwealth Games bid leaders mull flip to 2026
Hamilton has a choice between poetry and a slam dunk. Canada's candidate city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games has been asked to consider a bid for 2026 instead because of a global dearth of citie...
Apr 09, 2020
SHA explains COVID-19 planning for the North
The SHA is providing more details about the coordinated provincial response to manage COVID-19 in Northern Saskatchewan. Yesterday the province released information on plans to create dedicated spaces...
Apr 09, 2020 Hospitals for non-COVID patients only are shown in blue, hospitals for mixed patients are shown in black. (Presentation/SHA)
Union requests better distancing practices and more testing at provincial correctional centres
As of Thursday there have been six confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the province's correctional centres, all traced back to staff members. No inmates have been infected.According to a statement from the...
Apr 09, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
