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Community groups being offered training program to help protect frontline workers
The Canadian Red Cross is looking to help community groups as the province reopens.The organization will be offering the Preventable Disease Transmission Training and Equipment Program to community se...
Jun 10, 2020
COVID-19 highlights need for better treatment of migrant labour, advocates say
OTTAWA - Migrant-rights advocates say the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that labourers in Canada can no longer be treated like "throwaway people" as they have been in the past. Asylum-seekers working in...
Jun 10, 2020
Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson gives GM Marc Bergevin vote of confidence
Geoff Molson fielded questions from all angles in French and English for 90 minutes Wednesday. The topics lobbed at the Montreal Canadiens' owner, president and chief executive off...
Jun 10, 2020
Food for thought and body: the fine art of foraging
A Prince Albert area woman is on a mission to teach people how to find food in the wild.Diana Bird, a holistic wellness facilitator at Muskoday First Nation, told paNOW foraging is important for both ...
Jun 10, 2020
COVID-19 cases will go up as Alberta reopens many activities: health experts
Health experts say it makes sense for Alberta to take the next step in reopening its economy, but warn there will be an uptick in COVID-19 cases due to an inability to physically distance in some situ...
Jun 10, 2020
NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races and properties
NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from its races and properties. NASCAR says Wednesday the Confederate flag "runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for...
Jun 10, 2020
NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races and properties
NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from its races and properties. NASCAR says Wednesday the Confederate flag "runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for...
Jun 10, 2020
P.A. minor hockey gets boost from Esso Cup
Even though the 2020 Esso Cup was cancelled, the Prince Albert Minor Hockey Association is still getting a financial boost from the tournament. BDO's Goals for Kids campaign provides $50 for each goal...
Jun 10, 2020
Stacey Allaster US Open's 1st female tournament director
NEW YORK - Canadian Stacey Allaster is the U.S. Open's new tournament director, the first woman to hold that job at the American Grand Slam tennis tournament. Allaster, born in Windsor, Ont., and...
Jun 10, 2020
Reduce uncontrolled movement of rail cars: TSB report on Saskatchewan fatality
REGINA - A Transportation Safety Board report on a fatality at a Saskatchewan train yard recommends rail companies work with Transport Canada to reduce uncontrolled movement of rail cars. The saf...
Jun 10, 2020
