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Actress-activist Shirley Douglas, daughter of medicare's Tommy Douglas, dies
TORONTO - Shirley Douglas, the impassioned Canadian activist and veteran actress who was mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of medicare founder Tommy Douglas, has died....
Apr 5, 2020
‘Quite a shock:’ COVID-19 patient recounts experience at Christopher Lake snowmobile rally
Marg Clair never imagined helping out at a local snowmobile rally would lead to a close encounter with a global pandemic.Clair, 70, was one of the volunteers working the Lakeland Snowmobile Club Wilde...
Apr 5, 2020 Two people going for a snowmobile ride. File photo/CKOM Staff
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Johnson's office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after tes...
Apr 5, 2020
Bars, cannabis sector eligible for $40B credit program from government bank
TORONTO - Devastated bars and lounges as well as the country's hard-hit cannabis sector will have access to $40 billion in new credit being made available via the government's business bank durin...
Apr 5, 2020
18 more COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, four more in the North
Saskatchewan is reporting 18 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total up to 249. Of those, four new cases are in the North region-bringing its total up to 47. The Far North did ...
Apr 5, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab gives an update on COVID-19 results in the province. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
Queen makes rare public speech in response to COVID-19 pandemic
WINDSOR, United Kingdom - Queen Elizabeth II addressed Great Britain, the Commonwealth, and the world in a rare speech calling for unity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.Her Majesty The Queen addr...
Apr 5, 2020
Fire dept. responds to Candle Lake fire Saturday afternoon
The Candle Lake Volunteer Fire Department attended to a structure fire late Saturday afternoon. The fire is believed to have "completely destroyed" a cottage in the Nobles Point subdivision, said Cand...
Apr 5, 2020 The Candle Lake Volunteer Fire Department tends to a structure fire on Saturday afternoon at the Nobles Point subdivision. Submitted photo
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:31 p.m. on April 5, 2020: There are 15,425 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 7,944 confirmed (includ...
Apr 5, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 2:10 p.m. Canada is increasing its international aid to help stop COVID-19 by more than $100 million. International Devel...
Apr 5, 2020
Dionne declares Tuesday to be Green Shirt Day in honour of Logan Boulet
City of Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne declared Tuesday as Green Shirt Day to honour Logan Boulet. Before Boulet lost his life in the Humboldt Broncos bus accident on April 6, 2018, he told his famil...
Apr 5, 2020 Tuesday will be Green Shirt Day in the City of Prince Albert. Logan Boulet's organs were donated on April 7, 2018, saving the lives of six Canadians. Submitted photo/City of Prince Albert
