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Raiders D partners Guhle and Hayes split team’s Most Valuable Defenceman award
By the end of the Prince Albert Raiders' season, the wily old vet in Zack Hayes and sophomore star Kaiden Guhle become a dynamic duo defence pairing for the Raiders. They were a shutdown pair, a power...
Apr 18, 2020 Kaiden Guhle. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
Six more COVID-19 cases and six more recoveries in province; outbreaks in northern Alberta affecting Sask.
Saskatchewan has six new cases of COVID-19, three confirmed and three presumptive, bringing the total to 313 cases reported to date. Six more recoveries have been reported, bringing that total to 234....
Apr 18, 2020 (ID 177520873 © Rik Trottier | Dreamstime.com)
The Schwabs: a family legacy between the pipes
The apple doesn't fall far from the goal-crease. Or at least, that's the way it looks in the Schwab household.At just 18 years of age, Austin Schwab is coming off a standout rookie year with the Battl...
Apr 18, 2020 Hockey has been a big part of life in the Schwab household throughout the years. Pictured Left: Corey Schwab holding Austin in his arms after winning the Stanley Cup as a member of the New Jersey Devils in 2003. Top right: Corey and Austin, summer 2020. Bottom right: Corey and Austin circa 2013. (submitted photos/Corey Schwab)
Calls to release some federal inmates amid COVID-19 outbreak grow
OTTAWA - Prisons need to step up COVID-19 testing and sanitary measures to help prevent mass outbreaks among incarcerated populations, as well as release some offenders immediately,&nbs...
Apr 18, 2020
Nipawin Exhibition cancelled due to COVID-19
Residents in the Nipawin area will need to wait until 2021 for animals, games, rides, and chariot races to come their way.The Nipawin Exhibition Association (NEA) announced on April 18 that the 92nd e...
Apr 18, 2020 The bright lights and loud sounds of the Nipawin Exhibition won't be present until at least 2021 (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Feds pledge $306M aid for Indigenous businesses suffering COVID-19 losses
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will provide $306 million in funding to help small and medium-sized Indigenous businesses suffering the economic effects of the COVID-19 pand...
Apr 18, 2020
Canada-United States border to be closed for another 30 days
OTTAWA - Canada has extended its border closure with the United States for 30 days. The closure restricts non-essential travel across the border. The border was originally closed on March 21 because o...
Apr 18, 2020
Sask. Girl Guides staying optimistic despite the COVID-19 pandemic
The Saskatchewan Girl Guides have had to adapt the way they do things amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The Girl Guides of Canada made multiple changes to their operations including all in-person meetings an...
Apr 18, 2020 Girl Guides visit Park Range Veterinary Clinic on May 28, 2019. (Submitted photo/Cynthia Mamer)
Red Cross to train nursing home volunteers in Montreal, Canada's COVID-19 epicentre
MONTREAL - The regional health authority for Montreal's West Island says it is partnering with the Canadian Red Cross to organize training for volunteers at nursing homes ravaged by the COVID-19 ...
Apr 18, 2020
Trudeau hopeful for deal with Opposition parties on House of Commons re-opening
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament across Canada are waiting to learn whether they will have to make their way to Ottawa tomorrow as negotiations continue between the Liberals and Oppositio...
Apr 18, 2020