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Saskatchewan students will continue to learn from home
The provincial government has made it official; students will not be returning to the classroom this school year and in-class learning has been suspended until at least September.In an email to Regina...
May 07, 2020 Education Minister Gordon Wyant says he is pleased with how supplemental learning has been going. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Wildlife sightings in Meadow Lake rare but expected in surrounding area
The City of Meadow Lake reported a moose was spotted in Lions' Park in the early morning of May 5. According to conservation officers, the sighting was rare to see within the city limits, however, dur...
May 07, 2020 (Submitted/Saskatchewan Association of Conservation Officers)
Door crashing incident at P.A. business
As per phase two of the provincial government's plans to re-open Saskatchewan, hair salons and barber shops won't be opening until May 19, but it appears someone was in a hurry to get in for an early ...
May 07, 2020 (Facebook/Janice Topping-Anseth)
Alberta canine rescue group wants to continue saving dogs in Stanley Mission during pandemic
Calgary-based Almost Home Canine Rescue Founder Dawn MacDonald wants to continue rescuing dogs in Stanley Mission despite the pandemic. She was most recently in the Lac La Ronge Indian Band community ...
May 07, 2020 Dawn MacDonald has saved approximately 135 dogs in Stanley Mission. (submitted photo/Dawn MacDonald)
Power outages for Humboldt over a number of days next week
There will be numerous power outages in the city of Humboldt over the course of four days starting this Sunday.SaskPower will be working to improve the power system and therefore will need to turn off...
May 07, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
'Great day for our organization': Humboldt's Brad Lauer wins WHL Coach of the Year
There's some local connection to the Western Hockey League's 2019/2020 Coach of the Year award recipient.Humboldt native Brad Lauer is the winner of the award this year after leading the Edmonton Oil ...
May 07, 2020 Brad Lauer was in his second season with the Edmonton Oil Kings as their head coach. (submitted photo/Andy Devlin (Edmonton Oil Kings))
Pandemic highlights existing barriers for those with communication disabilities
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted long-standing barriers preventing Canadians with communication disabilities from fully accessing the health-care system, according to advocates across the co...
May 07, 2020
Supreme Court to review Ontario ruling that jeopardized multiple verdicts
TORONTO - Canada's highest court agreed Thursday to review an Ontario ruling that could cause scores of criminal cases in that province to be thrown out over how changes ...
May 07, 2020
PLL will crown a champion this year, but can lacrosse still go on in Sask?
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) announced on Wednesday even in the face of a global pandemic, they will still name a champion. The PLL will put on their Championship Series, a giant 20-game field la...
May 07, 2020 Attack's Dillan Cochrane scores a goal for Prince Albert on Friday at Max Clunie Field. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
NBCHS Come Together first decade reunion moved to next year
For Patty Francescone who graduated North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) in 1981, the days of her youth were a time for forming friendships and achieving new goals. She will join hundred...
May 07, 2020 Co-chairperson Bob Coates shown outside NBCHS. The Come Together NBCHS first decade reunion is now planned for July 30 to 31, 2021. (Submitted photo/Bob Coates)