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Ceremony held aboard navy frigate as remains of recovered victim to be flown home
The crew of a Royal Canadian Navy frigate held a ceremony on Sunday to mark the transfer of the body of one of six personnel who died in a crash of a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter. The HMCS Frederict...
May 04, 2020

Update: Search efforts underway for missing 84-year-old man
UPDATE: The man has been located just outside of town. Police said he is responsive and will be taken to hospital for further observation. --Melfort RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a...
May 04, 2020

Easing restrictions and ; In The News for May 4
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 May 4 ... --- CO...
May 04, 2020

Provinces must give emotional support to returning students: education advocates
VANCOUVER - Bored and isolated students are spending too many hours online and some have started using more substances, but all students will need extra emotional support ...
May 04, 2020

P.A. art show prepares for online debut
The organizers of the Kyla Artist Group's upcoming show in Saskatoon have been forced to think outside the box.The group's spring show, which was scheduled to take in early May at the German Cultural ...
May 03, 2020 The Kyla Artist Group has dazzled audiences across the province, but has now been forced to find a new medium of presentation. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

B.C. rally calls for safe release of prisoners
MISSION, B.C. - A justice advocacy group says it wants prisoners at a federal institution in British Columbia ravaged by a COVID-19 outbreak to know there are people in the community fighting for...
May 03, 2020

Fort McMurray cleans up from flood on anniversary of 2016 wildfire evacuation
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - As residents of Fort McMurray continued to assess their flood-damaged homes and businesses and began the difficult task of cleaning them this weekend, they also marked the ...
May 03, 2020

12 new COVID-19 cases reported in Sask, 8 of those split between North and Far North regions
Saskatchewan is reporting 12 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Eight of those are in the northern areas, with four cases in the North region and another four in the Far North region.Both nort...
May 03, 2020 COVID-19. (Canadian Press file photo).

COVID-19 case reported at Meadow Lake Co-op hardware store
In a letter issued to customers on May 2, Meadow Lake Co-op Service Centre hardware store reported one employee had tested positive for COVID-19. General manager Caralee Strome told meadowlakeNOW she ...
May 03, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

High school grads-to-be grapple with possible ceremony cancellations
Urmila Persaud spent months picturing herself walking across a stage to collect her high-school diploma in front of friends and family. But the COVID-19 pandemic has replaced that vision with a big qu...
May 03, 2020