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New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dead at 85
NEW ORLEANS - Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85. New Orleans Mayor LaToya C...
Apr 01, 2020
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19: "If we all stopped moving for two weeks and nobody talked to anybody for two weeks and we all just staye...
Apr 01, 2020
Toronto imposes mandatory quarantine for infected to help contain COVID-19
TORONTO - Canada's most populous city has imposed a mandatory home quarantine on residents infected with COVID-19, as officials move to "aggressively halt" the spread of the virus. Toronto Mayor John ...
Apr 01, 2020
Donald Trump says Canadians on two stranded cruise ships will be heading home
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - U.S. President Donald Trump says there are plans to remove nearly 250 Canadians from two cruise ships and get them back to Canada. The U.S. Coast Guard has directed a...
Apr 01, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW April 1, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Sports Editor Jeff D'Andrea about how the Leon Draisaitl trade is still benefiting the Raiders.
Apr 01, 2020
Feds: Man intentionally derailed LA train near hospital ship
LOS ANGELES - A train engineer intentionally drove a speeding locomotive off a track at the Port of Los Angeles because he was suspicious about the presence of a Navy hospital ship docked there amid t...
Apr 01, 2020
Essential service providers help meet residents' needs during difficult time
While grocery stores and pharmacies are essential business providers during the pandemic, auto repair shops and of course mail delivery are also some of the much needed services people can't do withou...
Apr 01, 2020 Mechanic Derry Dillabough is busy at work Wednesday at A&M Auto Centre in North Battleford. (Submitted photo/Dave Park)
Affects of COVID-19 pandemic felt by local mechanic shops
Local mechanic shops are not immune to the effects of the COVID-19 on business.While they remain open, a couple of shops in Melfort have seen things change over the past few weeks.Tyler Fahlman owns F...
Apr 01, 2020 (Aaron Schulze & Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Housing concerns emerge after COVID-19 shutdowns
It's the first rental due date since COVID-19 forced a major economic shutdown across the country.Brian Howell, general manager with Riverbank Development Corporation in Prince Albert, which provides ...
Apr 01, 2020 April 1 marks the first time rent is due since the COVID-19 virus shut down a large part of the economy. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A.murder victims and accused lived together, police say
The officer in charge of the criminal investigation division for the Prince Albert Police Service has now confirmed the murders of two adults and one child, and the attempted murder of a second child,...
Apr 01, 2020 Bundles of flowers have been placed outside the house, where the bodies of Denis Carrier, Sandra Henry and seven-year-old Bentlee were discovered last Sunday. Five-year-old Kendrah remains in hospital in stable condition. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)