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Saskatchewan set to do its part to help Ukrainian people
The Saskatchewan government estimates that around 15 per cent of the province's population can trace its roots back to Ukraine.That number skyrocketed Thursday."Everybody is Ukrainian today in Saskatc...
Mar 03, 2022
As refugee numbers soar, many haunted by terror of war
PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) - It took Tatyana Pelykh and her 11-year-old son four days of travel and a wait of nearly 48 hours at the border crossing to escape their native Ukraine for Romania. There they f...
Mar 03, 2022
First Nations continue to see COVID-19 cases fall, 27 per cent uptake in boosters
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says COVID-19 cases continue to fall in First Nations communities. She says over the past week average daily case counts fell by around 10 per cent compared to...
Mar 03, 2022
1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in weekly epi report
The province have reported 1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in the new weekly integrated epidemiology report.This week's report contains data recorded from Sunday, Feb. 20 to Saturday Feb. 26 and the hospi...
Mar 03, 2022
P.A. resident trying to have family in Ukraine flee to Canada
A Prince Albert resident originally from Ukraine is hoping to have his family move to Canada as the country continues to fight off a Russian invasion.Anton Shaposhnyk moved to Canada five years ago, w...
Mar 03, 2022
Fourth person charged in murder of Byron Bear
Editor's note: This story was updated on Friday, March 4, to include details of Daniel Oliver's first court appearance.Prince Albert Police Service have charged a 31-year-old man from Prince Albert wi...
Mar 03, 2022
Canadians tentatively re-embrace travel as COVID-19 border measures loosen
Lisa Zeltzer watched COVID-19 case numbers rise through the winter and worried the March trip she'd booked to New York City - a vacation her theatre-loving son has been waiting to take for two years -...
Mar 03, 2022
Inflation sends large influx of new clients to Prince Albert Food Bank
You've almost certainly noticed a rise in your grocery bills as inflation continues to elevate food prices, and a local food bank is noticing it as well. In fact, it's led to a dramatic increase in pe...
Mar 03, 2022
Federal government sending aid to Ukraine among top stories of today
Due to some technical difficulties with the Canadian Press, stories in the Canada and World sections of paNOW are not being populated. Until the problem is fixed here are some of the top stories of th...
Mar 03, 2022
Canada expedites temporary visas for Ukrainians, imposes new sanctions on Russia
OTTAWA -- Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression can find a safe haven in Canada using expedited temporary visas for emergency travel, the federal government announced Thursday while it also ratcheted ...
Mar 03, 2022
