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Service Canada offices to shutter for in-person services over COVID-19 concerns
OTTAWA - The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns.This includes the Service Canada centre in Red Deer located at 4901 46 Street.So...
Mar 26, 2020
Former Astros star Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78
Jimmy Wynn, the slugger who earned his nickname of "The Toy Cannon" during his days with the Houston Astros in the 1960s and '70s has died. Wynn was 78. The Astros said he died on Thursday in Houston,...
Mar 26, 2020
Performance venue planning online talent show during COVID-19
Live entertainment is for the most part impossible to enjoy while many performance businesses are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.This North Battleford venue is offering something to help fill the...
Mar 26, 2020 The competition participants' video performances will be shown through She-NANIGANS Facebook Page. (Battlefords Got Talent Online/Facebook)
LLRIB council terms extended until April 30 or longer
The former council of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band has been reinstated on an emergency basis until at least April 30.That's according to an announcement released Thursday, which stated council will co...
Mar 26, 2020 The LLRIB general election was postponed Wednesday. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Battlefords RCMP remain active despite mostly empty streets
Essential services remain hard at work in the Battlefords during the COVID-19 pandemic. The RCMP detachment has only had to make a few adjustments amidst increased safety measures and less people visi...
Mar 26, 2020 Despite social distancing, Battlefords RCMP are taking in a fairly steady volume of calls. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Nipawin RONA PBR postponed due to COVID-19
Bull riding enthusiasts in the northeast will need to wait a while longer to get their rodeo sports fix.The Nipawin RONA PBR - a bull riding event hosted by 3D Bullriding Inc. and the Professional Bul...
Mar 26, 2020 Bull riding fans at Centennial Arena in Nipawin will need to wait a few more months before potentially getting their rodeo fix (Facebook/Nipawin RONA PBR).
World leaders vow to co-ordinate virus response in video call
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The head of the United Nations told leaders of the world's 20 major industrialized nations during an emergency virtual summit Thursday that "we are at war with a virus - ...
Mar 26, 2020
Para athlete setting sights on Tokyo 2021
Inspirational athlete and Meadow Lake resident, Nikita Ens is putting her goal of attending Paralympic games on hold due to COVID-19 risks. The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games have been recently po...
Mar 26, 2020 Team Canada training in Vichy, France prior to 2019 World Championships in London, England. (Submitted/Nikita Ens)
Cannabis sales continue amid COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan has given cannabis shops the green light to stay open.Businesses selling cannabis are among a number which the province has declared as being essential amidst the COVID-...
Mar 26, 2020 Prairie Cannabis is seeing good business. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
FBI chief pledges to find answers on ex-agent Levinson
WASHINGTON - The FBI won't give up on "finding out what happened" to former agent Robert Levinson, who the U.S. government believes died in the custody of the Iranians, according to an email FBI Direc...
Mar 26, 2020