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Repeat armed robber receives six-year prison sentence
The man responsible for a pair of armed robberies in Prince Albert has received a six-year prison sentence in connection to the two incidents, as well as a number of other crimes, all committed within...
Apr 2, 2020 Trent Ferris has been connected to at least two armed robberies in Prince Albert, as well as a number of vehicle thefts in Saskatchewan and Alberta. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Provincial gov’t adds to list of flights that carried COVID-19 cases
Seven flights have been added to the provincial government's list of those that carried passengers who since have tested positive for COVID-19.As well, one flight that previously was listed has been u...
Apr 2, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)
Pandemic particularly hard for downtown businesses
In what may have been one of the first business casualties of COVID-19 in P.A., Central Avenue restaurant The Tartan Table appears to have closed for good. The Tartan Table announced its closure on Fa...
Apr 2, 2020 Downtown restaurant The Tartan Table has closed. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Hockey players in the minors face uncertainty, job fears
Tim Harrison made the long drive from South Carolina to his home just south of Boston with a lot on his mind. The ECHL season had just been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the 26-ye...
Apr 2, 2020
Provincial COVID-19 total now at 206
There are 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, with the total cases now at 206. Two people are receiving hospital inpatient care in Saskatoon. Two patients are in intensive care - one i...
Apr 2, 2020
Appeal court nixes fresh lobby probe of Aga Khan in Trudeau vacation case
OTTAWA - An appeal court says there's no need for the lobbying commissioner to take another look at whether the Aga Khan broke the rules by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau&nbs...
Apr 2, 2020
The race to trace the spread of COVID-19 in Canada using disease trackers
TORONTO - Increasingly frustrated health officials say they are prepared to take more aggressive measures to track and contain people with COVID-19 as the number of sick and dead continues to soar. An...
Apr 2, 2020
Coming together, while being apart
From hockey playoffs to graduation, dance recitals and birthdays, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought social gatherings to a standstill, but it hasn't stopped memories from being made.People like Michel...
Apr 2, 2020 Despite social distancing orders, Aiden Papp was still able to celebrate his 13th birthday last Saturday after his grandma came up with a unique plan. (Submitted photo/Michelle Tarry)
Ontario to release COVID-19 modelling; Ford says numbers will be hard to hear
TORONTO - Ontario will release data Friday showing how many Ontarians could die from COVID-19 in various scenarios, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday, warning that the projections will be hard to h...
Apr 2, 2020
Canada facing 'major' medical gear shortage as 68 countries restrict exports
Scores of countries have moved to restrict the export of face masks, gloves and other medical supplies critical for front-line workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Canada and ot...
Apr 2, 2020
