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La Loche and Clearwater River grapple with 12 cases of COVID-19
La Loche and Clearwater River Dene Nation have seen their combined number of cases of COVID-19 double from the previous day.La Loche mayor Robert St. Pierre told meadowlakeNOW, as of Wednesday, the no...
Apr 22, 2020 (Tourism Saskatchewan)
Hobbies prove right fit for self-isolation woes
Mary Naytowhow has just finished putting the finishing touches on a 5,000 piece puzzle - a project that took nearly three weeks to finish, and helped take her mind off the stresses related to COVID-19...
Apr 22, 2020 (Facebook)
Province rejects LLRIB's letter for restriction to alcohol sales
The provincial government rejected a letter by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band aimed at restricting the sale of alcohol.That's according to Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, who said a letter was sent March 31 t...
Apr 22, 2020 The province has no plans to restrict the sale of alcohol. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Think things are bad for airlines? It's about to get worse
The biggest and most profitable U.S. airline just posted its first quarterly loss in more than five years. Now things are going to get really bad. Delta Air Lines Inc. reported Wednesday that it lost ...
Apr 22, 2020
MacLean sisters draw on Olympic swim careers, each other during pandemic
Heather MacLean was walking into Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital for a night shift recently when she heard people shouting her name. "I'm talking on the phone walking into the hospital," the Olymp...
Apr 22, 2020
Government announces tentative deal with teachers
There appears to be deal between the government and the province's teachers.The Ministry of Education announced Wednesday afternoon the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee and the Teachers' Bargai...
Apr 22, 2020 (file photo)
Raptors guard VanVleet said public health is more important than a big payday
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet said he'd by lying if he hasn't thought about how the financial impact of COVID-19 will affect this summer's NBA free agency. The Toronto Raptors guard was enjoying the be...
Apr 22, 2020
Trio facing charges after police locate bear spray, machetes and sawed-off shotgun
Three people are facing charges after they were arrested by members of Prince Albert's Street Enforcement Team and Integrated Crime Reduction Team. The arrest happened during a traffic stop Wednesday ...
Apr 22, 2020 (submitted photo/PAPS)
Claypool, Gallimore top-rated Canadian prospects for 2020 NFL draft
Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM Kyle Walters isn't spending much time evaluating Oklahoma defensive lineman Neville Gallimore and Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool. That's because neither of the t...
Apr 22, 2020
Man with dementia among increase in reported hate crimes in Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER - An assault on a 92-year-old Asian man with dementia in Vancouver is being investigated as a hate crime and police say they have recently noticed an increase in reports of ha...
Apr 22, 2020
