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Researchers look at humidity as a weapon in the fight against airborne viruses
The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic could get a boost if Canadians paid more attention to the relative humidity levels in public and private spaces, according to a growing body of internat...
Apr 03, 2020
Cardboard cutouts pose as guests for wedding amid COVID-19
DOWAGIAC, Mich. - Cardboard cutout wedding guests will make for a not-so-cookie-cutter wedding as a Michigan couple prepares to tie the knot during the coronavirus pandemic. After Amy Simonson and Dan...
Apr 02, 2020
Indigenous strategy launched to help communities access credible COVID-19 information
A new strategy developed in Saskatchewan, geared to Indigenous communities, is looking to provide credible, and easy to access information on the COVID-19 global pandemic."Protecting Our Home Fires" w...
Apr 02, 2020 "Protecting Our Home Fires" is a strategy geared to show Indigenous communities credible information amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Judge lets rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine go home, citing COVID-19
NEW YORK - Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was ordered immediately freed from a Manhattan federal lockup four months early Thursday by a judge who cited his asthma and the greater danger he would face behind b...
Apr 02, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW April 2, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Ron Quaroni about a local photographer supporting the Food Bank.
Apr 02, 2020
Province not considering ban on alcohol sales at this stage, premier says
An increase in house parties has been a direct result of the temporary closure bars and restaurants in the province, according to the Chief of Montreal Lake Cree Nation.Frank Roberts is one of several...
Apr 02, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
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
