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Check Ice Thickness as The Weather Warms Up
With varying temperatures in the coming weeks, ice conditions may become very dangerous. Ice is unpredictable, does not freeze at a uniform thickness and the thickness may vary. Please check the thick...
Mar 12, 2021
Sing, dance, laugh and get the jab: weekend event encourages vaccination in the north
As we mark one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, two northern Saskatchewan Tribal Councils are teaming up to lift spirits and provide people with a shot in the arm to get over the finish li...
Mar 12, 2021
paNOW launching new LiveBlog for all 24 Raider games this year
Although spectators won't be able to attend Western Hockey League (WHL) games in person this year, paNOW will be making it feel like you're there. For all 24 Prince Albert Raider games this season, pa...
Mar 12, 2021
One year later: Mustangs and Trojans reflect on final games prior to COVID-19 shutdown
It's been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown everything in Saskatchewan, including hockey.Locally, the Melfort Mustangs were in the middle of a heated Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJH...
Mar 12, 2021
Wholesale prices rise 0.5% in February as energy costs jump
WASHINGTON - Rising wholesale prices moderated a bit in February after a record jump in January, with both months beset by rising energy prices. The Labor Department's producer price index, which meas...
Mar 12, 2021
Naval officer to testify and no time shift for Yukon: In The News for March 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 12 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 12, 2021
'We got rid of it:' Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty
Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Cana...
Mar 12, 2021
'It starts at home:' Former PM Brian Mulroney reflects on lessons from acid rain
The 30th anniversary of one of the most successful environmental treaties ever reached holds lessons for today's fight against climate change, says the man who negotiated the deal. "It starts at home,...
Mar 12, 2021
Yukon heralds time zone shift as Canadians ready to move clocks
WHITEHORSE - As other provinces and territories get ready to roll their clocks forward this weekend, the government official behind Yukon's move away from the seasonal time shift says it's been a rela...
Mar 12, 2021
Statistics Canada to outline how labour market fared in February
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say today how the country's job market fared in February after it started 2021 with a steep drop. The economy lost almost 213,000 jobs in January as lockdowns wiped out...
Mar 12, 2021