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Freedom means more this year: how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing Passover
OTTAWA - There's a question asked each year by Jews as they begin the Passover holiday: "Why is this night different?" It's asked as a way into the telling of the Passover story, an ancient tale ...
Apr 07, 2020
National Aboriginal Hockey Championships returning to Sask. in 2022
A national hockey tournament is coming to Saskatchewan after all.The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) has been informed the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship will be held at the...
Apr 07, 2020 The jerseys worn by Team Saskatchewan at the 2022 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships will pay tribute to first nations' veterans as well as missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. (Facebook. Ken Thomas)
What'sHappeningNOW April 7, 2020
Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell speaks with News Director Glenn Hicks about legal proceedings between Star Diamond Corp. and Rio Tinto.
Apr 07, 2020
P.A. seamstress making masks for local community groups
A Prince Albert woman is putting her sewing skills to work to help amid the COVID-19 outbreak.Diana Dixon started making masks for community groups to distribute them. So far Dixon made and sent 25 ma...
Apr 07, 2020 Diana Dixon is sewing masks for those who need them. (submitted photo/Diana Dixon)
Wickenheiser plea for PPE, with Ryan Reynolds assist, scores big donations
Hayley Wickenheiser saw what was coming and heard the fears of friends on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her medical training in Toronto on pause while her teachers join the battle, the Hoc...
Apr 07, 2020
Boris Johnson will 'fight' COVID-19 and has what it takes to recover: envoy
OTTAWA - Britain's envoy to Canada says Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a fighter who has what it takes to recover from his COVID-19 affliction. High Commissioner Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque tell...
Apr 07, 2020
Russia flatly denies US allegation of World Cup bid bribes
GENEVA - Russian officials on Tuesday flatly denied bribing a FIFA voter with millions of dollars to support the country's winning 2018 World Cup bid, after American prosecutors revealed new details a...
Apr 07, 2020
Ex-Swift Current Broncos star Colby Cave in medically induced coma
Former Swift Current Broncos captain Colby Cave has been placed in a medically induced coma after suffering a brain bleed.Cave, a 25-year-old from Battleford, split last season between the NHL's Edmon...
Apr 07, 2020 Colby Cave. (Canadian Press)
P.A. suspends Destination Marketing Levy
Prince Albert city council has voted to suspend the Destination Marketing Levy for the year 2020.Since 2017, a tax was applied to hotels and used to attract events to the city and support their develo...
Apr 07, 2020 (ID 85763154 © Behindlens | Dreamstime.com)
Gang member at a crossroads, according to P.A. judge
A man connected to multiple violent robberies in the Prince Albert area offered no apology or even a comment, prior to receiving an eight-year prison sentence.Gavin Ballantyne, 21, appeared via video ...
Apr 07, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
