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Patients bumped by COVID face anxiety, as health system searches for alternatives
HALIFAX - For Canadians awaiting life-changing operations, the novel coronavirus is creating deepening distress as cancellations and delays roll through the public health system. Fifteen-year-old...
Mar 25, 2020
The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on March 25, 2020: There are 2780 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. - Quebec: 1013 confirmed (including 4...
Mar 25, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 3 a.m. Members of Parliament are close to voting on a deal that would see a unanimous approval for a COVID-19 bill delive...
Mar 25, 2020
Gunmen attack Sikh religious gathering in Kabul, killing 4
KABUL - Gunmen stormed a religious gathering of Afghanistan's minority Sikhs in their place of worship in the heart of Kabul's old city on Wednesday, killing at least four people, a Sikh lawmaker said...
Mar 24, 2020
Asian shares jump after Dow sees biggest gain since 1933
BANGKOK - Shares advanced in Asia on Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 as Congress and the White House neared a deal on injecting nearly $2 trillion of...
Mar 24, 2020
Councillors explain meeting walk-out
The two Prince Albert city councillors who walked out of a council meeting Monday while discussing a local COVID-19 response, are sharing their reasoning. Their early departures led to the meeting hav...
Mar 24, 2020 Coun. Blake Edwards (left) and Ted Zurakowski during a February council meeting. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Opinion: P.A. city council needs to show they can work together amid COVID-19 pandemic
OPINION: The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the writer of this editorial do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of paNOW or the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.paN...
Mar 24, 2020 Glenn Hicks, the News Director at paNOW, comments on why city councillors should stop their well-documented bickering and work together, especially at this time of crisis. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Makwa Sahgaiehcan Chief urging community to stay informed, calm amidst pandemic
Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation Chief Ronald Mitsuing said he agrees with The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' request to close provincial borders to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 to First...
Mar 24, 2020 Chief Ronald Mitsuing of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Senior games on hold until 2021
The Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association (SSFA) has postponed the remainder of this year's 55+ Games in Prince Albert due to the Covid-19 pandemic.In a media release sent out Tuesday, the associati...
Mar 24, 2020 P.A. Golf and Curling Club was host to 73 curlers who competed earlier this month as part of the games. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Battlefords Humane Society adjusting to COVID-19 changes
So far, staff members at the Battlefords Humane Society have managed amidst the threat of COVID-19, but challenging days remain for the animal shelter. More than 30 animals are still housed at the fac...
Mar 24, 2020 The Battlefords Humane Society is still offering adoptions for now, but staff are uncertain over what happens next. (File photo/BattlefordsNOW Staff)