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Lowry and Toronto Raptors force Game 7 with double-overtime thriller
LAKE BUENA VISA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors' second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics has come down to just one game. But after a thriller that took double overtime to decide, Friday's d...
Sep 09, 2020

Vancouver airport upgrades stop as air travel declines because of COVID-19
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Vancouver Airport Authority is pulling the plug on some major infrastructure projects because it says the ongoing decline in air travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic means ...
Sep 09, 2020

La Ronge schools set for very different start
Not unlike other cities across the province, smaller than expected numbers of kids are showing up as the staggered start to the Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) year gets underway around La Rong...
Sep 09, 2020

Microbiologist warns against complacency despite success with COVID-19
Despite low case numbers of COVID-19, Dr. Joseph Blondeau warned the public not to get complacent and to continue following public health guidelines.The University of Saskatchewan microbiologist said ...
Sep 09, 2020

University of Saskatchewan sees increase in enrollment
Enrollment at the University of Saskatchewan is on track to be the highest ever.Alison Pickrell, assistant vice-provost of strategic enrollment management for the U of S says there is a two per cent j...
Sep 09, 2020

Sask. municipalities about to receive federal funding
Municipalities in Saskatchewan are about to get more than $70 million in federal funding.In a media release Wednesday, the provincial government announced Saskatchewan's share of the federal Safe Rest...
Sep 09, 2020

Meadow Lake city council to hold meeting to address sewer service upgrade concerns
The City of Meadow Lake is calling on residents to provide their input about recent sewer service upgrades. The construction of the new lift station on Seventh Avenue East has caused some concerns abo...
Sep 09, 2020

Prince Albert considers plan to provide residents with motion sensor lights at-cost
Prince Albert city councillors are enthusiastic about a potential program that would allow residents to purchase motion sensor lights at a reduced cost. Coun. Dennis Nowoselsky who initially brought t...
Sep 09, 2020

Battlefords area school divisions report good first day back to school in COVID-19 era
Battlefords area school divisions are reporting a successful first day return to school without any apparent hiccups during the COVID-19 pandemic.For Light of Christ Catholic School Division Education...
Sep 09, 2020

Early absenteeism in P.A. schools a concern: administrator
It is still very early days in the new school year but a Prince Albert administrator says what appears to be an unusually high rate of absenteeism is a concern.paNOW has heard of very low attendances ...
Sep 09, 2020