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Apple pinched by pandemic; profit, iPhone sales decline
BERKELEY, Calif. - Apple's profit dipped slightly while revenues rose in the January-March quarter, reflecting early fallout from a coronavirus pandemic that shut down its factories and then forced hu...
Apr 30, 2020
La Ronge exempt from public health order, LLRIB and Air Ronge support road restrictions
La Ronge and Stony Rapids are exempted from a new public health order issued today restricting all non-critical travel into northern Saskatchewan, as well as between northern communities. That means t...
Apr 30, 2020 This check stop is located about 50 kilometres south of La Ronge. (Cook-Searson Tammy Jim/Facebook)
Hotels trying to help patrons, employees amid economic shutdown
Following the initial weeks of the pandemic, hotels have either temporarily shut down or laid off most of staff due to financial and safety reasons. Tisha Carriere of Gold Eagle Lodge said their decis...
Apr 30, 2020 Despite closures and staff reductions, managers at Battlefords hotels are working to help the community. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Golf and camping: Alberta's emergence from COVID shutdown includes the outdoors
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. The gradual approach begins Friday with access to...
Apr 30, 2020
RCMP asking for public's help related to alleged firearm incident
Police are asking for the public's help after a firearm was allegedly discharged outside a business in North Battleford. Police report on April 30 at about 1:30 a.m., Battlefords RCMP were called to a...
Apr 30, 2020 Police are asking for the public's help in locating this female who may have information related to an alleged incident in North Battleford on April 30. (RCMP/supplied photo)
U of S Prince Albert campus on course for fall opening
The COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed plans to open the University of Saskatchewan single central campus in Prince Albert in the fall. And the university says they will be on top of the latest health a...
Apr 30, 2020 The new sign was unveiled in the fall of 2019, a year before the expected opening of the U of S central campus in Prince Albert.(Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
'We will always have questions that we may never get answered': P.A. family mourns loss
Two days have passed since police confirmed the body found on the shore of the North Saskatchewan River Monday morning was Donald Light, and the young man's family members have come together to grieve...
Apr 30, 2020 On Thursday, members of the Light family went down to the river and paid their respects. (Submitted photo/ David Light)
Grass fire danger grows in northeast after snow melt
The conditions are ideal for the start of grass fires in the province.The snow has melted, but the grass in ditches remains very dry.Melfort Fire Chief Shaun Stewart told northeastNOW grass and brush ...
Apr 30, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
COLUMN: It's taken a global pandemic to finally get me to work out, but I'm doing it
"I'm too busy with work." "I don't have time.""I'll workout out later."Those excuses no longer apply to a sports editor during a global, viral pandemic.At this time last year, I was working six to sev...
Apr 30, 2020 Mira and I after a hero workout, dedicated to the Humboldt Broncos back on April 6.
SAMA working on study of N.B. hotel and motel properties related to assessment
The Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) plans to conduct a study this summer to see whether it would be a suitable for hotels and motels in North Battleford to have property income factor...
Apr 30, 2020 SAMA regional manager Chandra Reilly (second row, centre) gave a presentation to council via Zoom. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)