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WATCH NOW: Premier addresses province
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, broadcasting from his office in the Legislative building, addresses the province about the progress made through the COVID-19 pandemic.This address comes before an anno...
Apr 22, 2020 ID 90980509 © Ryan Friesen | Dreamstime.com
Salvation Army using donations to feed the community during COVID-19 pandemic
Day-to-day operations at the Salvation Army in Melfort have adjusted to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.Both the Thrift Store and the donation centre closed, and the Salvation Army is li...
Apr 22, 2020 Captain Rick Robins (left) from the Melfort Salvation Army receives a donation from Ken Singer (right) from the Melfort Rotary Club that will go towards meal programs in the community (Facebook/The Salvation Army Melfort).
Northeast Saskatchewan represented well at 2020 WHL Bantam Draft
The 2020 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft was done virtually this year and it delivered for the province of Saskatchewan, including the northeast region.The Land of the Living Skies had seven ...
Apr 22, 2020 Bauer Dumanski was taken early in the second round of the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft on Wednesday. (submitted photo/Tyler Durant)
Former Battlefords Star, Beckman shines bright for WHL honours
For Spokane Chiefs forward, Adam Beckman, the 2019-20 season was one he likely won't soon forget. At just 18 years of age, Beckman finished the season leading all Western Hockey League (WHL) players w...
Apr 22, 2020 Former Battlefords Stars standout, Adam Beckman has continued to turn heads at the Major Junior level. This season Beckman led all Western Hockey League players with 48 goals, 107 points. (Larry Brunt/Spokane Chiefs Facebook)
Be fire aware as conditions warm
The Government of Saskatchewan is asking the public to be fire safe amid the COVID-19 situation.Steve Roberts, acting vice president of operations for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, said they ...
Apr 22, 2020 The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is reminding people to be safe as conditions start to warm up. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
La Loche and Clearwater River grapple with 12 cases of COVID-19
La Loche and Clearwater River Dene Nation have seen their combined number of cases of COVID-19 double from the previous day.La Loche mayor Robert St. Pierre told meadowlakeNOW, as of Wednesday, the no...
Apr 22, 2020 (Tourism Saskatchewan)
Hobbies prove right fit for self-isolation woes
Mary Naytowhow has just finished putting the finishing touches on a 5,000 piece puzzle - a project that took nearly three weeks to finish, and helped take her mind off the stresses related to COVID-19...
Apr 22, 2020 (Facebook)
Province rejects LLRIB's letter for restriction to alcohol sales
The provincial government rejected a letter by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band aimed at restricting the sale of alcohol.That's according to Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, who said a letter was sent March 31 t...
Apr 22, 2020 The province has no plans to restrict the sale of alcohol. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Think things are bad for airlines? It's about to get worse
The biggest and most profitable U.S. airline just posted its first quarterly loss in more than five years. Now things are going to get really bad. Delta Air Lines Inc. reported Wednesday that it lost ...
Apr 22, 2020
MacLean sisters draw on Olympic swim careers, each other during pandemic
Heather MacLean was walking into Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital for a night shift recently when she heard people shouting her name. "I'm talking on the phone walking into the hospital," the Olymp...
Apr 22, 2020