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Twenty new cases of COVID-19, 18 in Far North
There are 20 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan all in the northern part of the province.Eighteen of the new confirmed COVID-19 cases are in the Far North (La Loche area), with two in the North. On...
May 5, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Ford: MLSE asked about Toronto being a hub city should NHL resume its season
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the Toronto Maple Leafs' parent company has been in contact with the province about the possibility of Canada's biggest city serving as a so-called "hocke...
May 5, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds. "While we can start to become numb to these numbers as time goes on, each one of these individuals had a life that...
May 5, 2020
Fix on Friday to finally let moms-to-be receive CERB, Qualtrough tells MPs
OTTAWA - Expecting mothers who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 in March, and have since been unable to access emergency federal aid, will receive a key benefit once a fix comes into effect on Friday. ...
May 5, 2020
Council looks to renew contract with Transitlive
Prince Albert city council appears set to renew the City's contract with the bus live-tracking system Transitlive.The website allows riders to view the location of their bus in real time and see when ...
May 5, 2020 A screen grab of the transit tracking site shows the locations of buses in Prince Albert. (Transitlivepa.com)
Federal government earmarking $77M to keep food-processing industry safe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday more than $77 million to help keep workers in the food-processing industry safe. The news comes as a Cargill meat-packing plant in High River, Alta., so...
May 5, 2020
Athleteics Canada awards Olympic spots to Dunfee, Hofbauer and Pidhoresky
OTTAWA - Marathoners Trevor Hofbauer and Dayna Pidhoresky and race walker Evan Dunfee have been nominated by Athletics Canada for their events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The International Olympi...
May 5, 2020
Leafs' Holl: American players waiting for 'concrete plan' before crossing border
TORONTO - Maple Leafs defenceman Justin Holl is ready to go. He's just waiting for the green light. Holl has spent most of the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down the NHL, and much of North Ame...
May 5, 2020
Scientist says he was fired after concerns over malaria drug
WASHINGTON - A government scientist says he was ousted from his position after raising concerns that the Trump administration wanted to "flood" coronavirus hot spots like New York and New Jersey with ...
May 5, 2020
Local butchers see increased demand for their services
It seems people are becoming better acquainted with their local butchers.According to meat shops contacted by paNOW the main reasons include; people stocking up, news of supply chain disruptions and m...
May 5, 2020 (paNOW Staff/ Ron Quaroni)
