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Stats show low number of COVID Alert app users
In September, the Health Canada COVID Alert app was made available to Saskatchewan residents.If a user tests positive for COVID-19, they are provided with a one-time key from public health. The user c...
Apr 04, 2021

Curiosity Club: 'Is anyone using the COVID Alert App?'
For our new series Curiosity Club, paNOW has asked you, our readers, to guide our reporting by telling us what you're wondering about. In this edition, we'll answer a question from a Facebook user who...
Apr 04, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic continues in Battleford
Battlefords area residents aged 55 and older have an opportunity to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru clinic that started Saturday.Those eligible for the shot can visit the site at 391 Ye...
Apr 04, 2021

Canada's COVID-19 case count surpasses one million
Canada has recorded more than a million cases of COVID-19 since the virus arrived in the country more than a year ago. The national tally inched past the bleak threshold on Saturday when British Colum...
Apr 04, 2021

Indonesia boat collision kills 2 fishermen, 15 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat killed at least two fishermen and left 15 missing off Indonesia's main island of Java, officials said Sunday. The fishing boat ...
Apr 04, 2021

Guardians of Edehzhie: Protecting the land during the pandemic
There was a time last year when the guardians of Edehzhie would head out on the land in the Northwest Territories and worry what their communities might look like when they returned. That was when COV...
Apr 04, 2021

First Nation Chiefs say new training program should help improve oral health equity
A new dental therapy program is expected to have a significant impact in meeting the needs of the dental workforce and patients' access to care on First Nations in the province.The Northern Inter-Trib...
Apr 04, 2021

Singing hymns through masks, Christians mark pandemic Easter
VATICAN CITY - Christianity's most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with faithful sitting far apart in pews and singing choruses of "Hallelujah" through face coverings on a second Easter Sund...
Apr 04, 2021

Northern Ireland police appeal for calm after violent unrest
LONDON - Police in Northern Ireland have appealed for calm after officers were attacked and cars were set on fire during a second night of unrest. Three cars were hijacked and set on fire Saturday nig...
Apr 04, 2021

Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch 'Easter egg strike'
YANGON, Myanmar - Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, took to the streets holding painted eggs in a nod to the Easter holiday on Sunday. In...
Apr 04, 2021