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AP Exclusive: Justice Dept dropping Flynn's criminal case
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that bec...
May 07, 2020
Paramedics take extra safety precautions with PPE
Paramedics with Parkland Ambulance are taking extra precautions to keep the public and themselves safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The precautions include additional and detailed cleaning procedures wi...
May 07, 2020 Parkland Ambulance paramedics will wear personal protective equipment like this when they attend calls. (submitted photo/Parkland Ambulance)
Saskatchewan wildfires expected to be 'fairly active this year'
While the wildfire season is off to a slow start in the province, it could soon heat up.A spokesperson with Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is warning the conditions for the next two months are prim...
May 07, 2020 (File photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Watchdogs warn COVID-19 apps come with privacy risks to Canadians
OTTAWA - Privacy commissioners from across the country are warning of potential risks associated with government COVID-19 apps used to trace the movements of Canadians. Some provinces have already int...
May 07, 2020
Melfort Fire responds to pair of grass fires on Thursday
Grass fires continue to pop up in the Melfort region, keeping local firefighters busy.On Wednesday, May 6, the department responded to a pair of grass fires. The first was around 6 p.m. just three mil...
May 07, 2020 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Testing practices and staffing levels big concerns for SUN in northern Saskatchewan
Many nurses working in northern Saskatchewan are extremely concerned right now. With a large COVID-19 outbreak declared in La Loche, and other outbreaks in hospitals in Lloydminster, Meadow Lake and P...
May 07, 2020 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Tracy Zambory at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on April 9, 2019. (650 CKOM)
Feds to partly cover 'top ups' for front-line workers on minimum wage
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. He says th...
May 07, 2020
Trudeau says he does not share view that oil and gas sector is beyond saving
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he does not agree that oil and gas in Canada is dead. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and Green parliamentary leader Elizabeth May both claim t...
May 07, 2020
Planned power outage affecting 64 customers in P.A.
SaskPower has announced a planned power outage in P.A. this morning.From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. the power outage will affect 64 customers on the 600 block of 19 to 22 St. E and the 1900 to the 2100 blocks o...
May 07, 2020 SaskPower. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Mintos playing for the Chrest; make 16th signing of the offseason
The Prince Albert Mintos have had a busy week. They've hired a general manager and have now signed 16 players for the upcoming year, 12 new signings and four re-signing players.The newest signee is 20...
May 07, 2020 Kaden Chrest signs with the Mintos. Twitter/Prince Albert Mintos