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Legions face uncertainty amid COVID-19 pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Legion branches across the province are facing an unknown when it comes to supporting veterans in communities and how long their funds will last. Legion locals have been sh...
Apr 02, 2020 (Submitted/Sask Command - Royal Canadian Legion Facebook)
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19: "It's kind of a done deal we're getting off this pleasure cruise." - Ottawa's Catherine McLeod, aboard a...
Apr 02, 2020
RCMP respond to hundreds of COVID-19 calls in March
The Saskatchewan RCMP are getting a new kind of call for service in response to the provincial Public Health Order issued on March 26.According to a media release from RCMP, officers received 436 COVI...
Apr 02, 2020 (File photo/meadowlakeNOW)
Morgan Rielly can't explain talent-loaded Maple Leafs' rollercoaster campaign
TORONTO - Morgan Rielly has been working out at home trying to stay in shape. The Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman is also reading, watching movies and improving his rudimentary cooking skills. He'...
Apr 02, 2020
Muskoday First Nation closes borders due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Muskoday First Nation has officially closed its borders.According to a media release, as of March 30 band leadership implemented their Community Protection Law and Land Resolution. The law is mean...
Apr 02, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-striken ship
WASHINGTON - The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus was fired Thursday by Navy leaders who said he created a panic by sending his memo pleading for he...
Apr 02, 2020
AP source: Ex-Dallas police chief to lead Chicago police
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday will name former Dallas Police Chief David Brown to lead the police force in the nation's third largest city, a city official told The Associated Press. Lightf...
Apr 02, 2020
Gregor, Martin and Allan can all be traced back to the Brendan Guhle trade; Raiders trade trees, Part 2
Here's part two of the Prince Albert Raiders trade tree series as we look back at some of the biggest trades in Raiders history, and how the Raiders are still benefitting from them.About half a year b...
Apr 02, 2020 Brendan Guhle, back before the Raiders retired Dave Manson's number 4 jersey. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Passengers on COVID-19-stricken cruise ships hope to be on land again soon
Passengers stranded aboard two COVID-19-stricken cruise ships said they're finally hopeful their ordeal is nearing its end as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Thursday to ensure the Can...
Apr 02, 2020
Prince Albert MP joins colleagues in call for tax relief
Prince Albert's member of Parliament is joining his provincial colleagues in calling for the federal government to pause the carbon tax.Saskatchewan's 14 Conservative Party MPs sent a signed letter to...
Apr 02, 2020 Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback is calling for the federal government to suspend the carbon tax. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
