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SPCA in need of donations to cope with COVID-19
The manager of the Prince Albert SPCA says COVID-19 has presented their operations with a number of challenges.Animal shelters are among the latest businesses to be declared an essential service but t...
Apr 06, 2020 (Facebook/Prince Albert SPCA)

P.A. city council to test out new meeting format Monday night
For the first time since early March, all eight councillors are expected to attend Monday evening's city council meeting, thanks to a new format that will have four join via teleconferencing. The othe...
Apr 06, 2020 Monday night's council meeting will be closed to the public, but three members of the media will be allowed to attend. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Four new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 81 recoveries
There are four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total patient number to 253. There are 169 active cases, which may be overestimated based on recovery information available...
Apr 06, 2020 Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)

Kopahawakenum Community School students receive weekly lesson packages during closure
Passionate teachers and staff of Kopahawakenum Community School at Flying Dust First Nation are making sure students stay engaged in learning and helping parents keep kids in a structured setting whil...
Apr 06, 2020 Kopahawakenum School student Tyson Bruce with his teacher Ms. Chelsea Aistine. (Submitted photo/Chris Bruce)

Toronto FC president Bill Manning 'staying connected' during MLS hiatus
TORONTO - Bill Manning has his family on hand as he works from home during Major League Soccer's hiatus due to COVID-19. He and wife Jennifer have both sons in the house - 20-year-old John is bac...
Apr 06, 2020

NFL going with virtual format for upcoming draft
The NFL draft will be conducted in a virtual format, with team personnel working from their homes. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, NFL Commissioner Roger Go...
Apr 06, 2020

COVID-19 crisis distracting from flood-prone First Nation's plight: NDP
OTTAWA - New Democrats say they are concerned COVID-19 is distracting the federal and provincial governments from helping a northern Ontario First Nation vulnerable to spring flooding. The spring evac...
Apr 06, 2020

Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 06, 2020

Cities grapple over whether to give more room to pedestrians to spread out
OTTAWA - Battles are brewing in some cities over use of increasingly limited public space, as local governments struggle with whether to give more room for pedestrians to spread out. Canada's national...
Apr 06, 2020

No end in sight to wintery weather
It's been a less than ideal start to spring.Colder than average weather means precipitation that may typically have fallen as rain in early parts of April has instead come in heaps of wet, sticky snow...
Apr 06, 2020 (submitted photo/Chris Knight)