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Cattle group looks for help to weather COVID-19 as meat- packers slow work
CALGARY - A cattle industry group says measures that helped ranchers weather the BSE crisis in the early 2000s should be brought back immediately as the COVID-19 pan...
Apr 14, 2020

Small business owners in La Ronge waiting for end of pandemic
Ever since Penny Schooley opened her hair salon in La Ronge more than three decades ago, she's never had to close the doors to her business for this long. When Penny's Hair Design Ltd. closed on March...
Apr 14, 2020 Penny Schooley is the owner of Penny's Hair Design Ltd. in La Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
What'sHappeningNOW April 14, 2020
Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell speaks with battlefordsNOW reporter Josh Ryan about hundreds of people who were lined up down Highway 15 to support Colby Cave.
Apr 14, 2020

Cooperation a key to Battlefords area success during COVID-19
As updates on the COVID-19 situations continue to roll in on a daily basis, both provincially and federally, the Battlefords area continues to be one of the least affected areas.North Battleford Mayor...
Apr 14, 2020 Mayor Ryan Bater talked about the communication between local municipalities (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Meadow Lake city council meeting tonight via live video-stream
Meadow Lake City Council is hosting tonight's public council meeting online. The city moved to a digital format for this meeting as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. In a statement issued t...
Apr 14, 2020 Meadow Lake City Hall. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Raiders head online to recognize award winners
Without being able to hold a physical awards banquet this year, the Prince Albert Raiders have found another way to recognize the team's outstanding performers for the 2019-20 WHL Season.This morning,...
Apr 14, 2020 Aliaksei Protas was involved of plenty of goal celebrations with the Raiders this season, and was recognized today with the Dave Balon Leading Scorer Award. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)

'Super easy, and super helpful': Melfort residents creating mask straps for local health care workers
You've likely seen the posts on social media about people across the world making straps for masks that health care workers are wearing now more than ever during COVID-19.There are now some people in ...
Apr 14, 2020 Dr. Desjardins displays how the straps work with the masks. (Facebook/Darrell Farley)

One new confirmed case of COVID-19, with 187 recoveries
There is only one new confirmed case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 301. Of those cases, 110 are considered active. There are nine new recoveries, bringing the total to ...
Apr 14, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)

Scheer, Conservatives raise concerns about WHO data, relationship with China
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he has serious concerns about the accuracy of the World Health Organization's data and its relationship with China. Scheer also says he was di...
Apr 14, 2020

Local vet offers advice to pet owners amid COVID-19 pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the main priority for the public is to protect themselves and their family from getting infected, including their pets.At the beginning of April, it was reported a tiger te...
Apr 14, 2020 (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)