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MS Walk will be virtual this year
The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk will still happen this year, albeit in a virtual capacity.According to a media release from the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, May marks MS Awareness Month, and...
May 07, 2020 This photo is from a MS Walk in Prince Albert from 2013. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Nipawin drug trafficker had plans to start 'proper' business, according to testimony
A Nipawin man, who was found hiding 30 bags of methamphetamine inside his apartment, has received a four-and-a half year prison sentence.Randy Norman Hamilton, 42, was originally arrested on June 3, 2...
May 07, 2020 Melfort Provincial Court. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Ottawa adds to protections for endangered southern resident killer whales
VANCOUVER - Expanded protections for endangered southern resident killer whales off British Columbia's coast focus on contaminants, noise, physical disturbances and accessibility of chinook ...
May 07, 2020
Habs star Price sends support to boys who lost parents in NS mass shooting
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has reached out to give support two boys who lost their parents during the Nova Scotia mass shooting last month Price sent a heartfelt video message to 11-yea...
May 07, 2020
UFC relying on hefty health and safety blueprint for trio of Florida shows
The UFC returns to action Saturday after a two-month absence with the first of three shows in Jacksonville, Fla. - working off a hefty health, safety and operations manual in the face of COVID-19...
May 07, 2020
AP Exclusive: Justice Dept dropping Flynn's criminal case
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that bec...
May 07, 2020
Paramedics take extra safety precautions with PPE
Paramedics with Parkland Ambulance are taking extra precautions to keep the public and themselves safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The precautions include additional and detailed cleaning procedures wi...
May 07, 2020 Parkland Ambulance paramedics will wear personal protective equipment like this when they attend calls. (submitted photo/Parkland Ambulance)
Saskatchewan wildfires expected to be 'fairly active this year'
While the wildfire season is off to a slow start in the province, it could soon heat up.A spokesperson with Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is warning the conditions for the next two months are prim...
May 07, 2020 (File photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Watchdogs warn COVID-19 apps come with privacy risks to Canadians
OTTAWA - Privacy commissioners from across the country are warning of potential risks associated with government COVID-19 apps used to trace the movements of Canadians. Some provinces have already int...
May 07, 2020
Testing practices and staffing levels big concerns for SUN in northern Saskatchewan
Many nurses working in northern Saskatchewan are extremely concerned right now. With a large COVID-19 outbreak declared in La Loche, and other outbreaks in hospitals in Lloydminster, Meadow Lake and P...
May 07, 2020 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Tracy Zambory at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on April 9, 2019. (650 CKOM)
