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P.A. closes city facilities
Non-essential Prince Albert city facilities, including arenas and the library have closed. The measures were announced Tuesday afternoon to limit the risk of transmission of COVID-19. City Hall remain...
Mar 17, 2020 As of 4 p.m. Tuesday the Alfred Jenkins Field House will be closed. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Shellbrook facilities winding down in response to COVID-19 concerns
By the end of the week all facilities in the Town of Shellbrook will be closing temporarily which includes the curling rink, community hall and the movie theatre.Administrator Kelly Hoare told paNOW t...
Mar 17, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

City of Melfort updates public on services available amid COVID-19 pandemic
The City of Melfort continues to discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.Yesterday, administrators announced the closure of all city-owned facilities, including the Northern Lights Palace, City H...
Mar 17, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Commons likely to sit again to pass economic response to COVID-19, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - A sweeping federal economic stimulus package to combat the shock of COVID-19 is now to be unveiled Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, and could soon be before an emergency sitting...
Mar 17, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Silvernagle reveals new look team for 2020
There will be a new look to Team Silvernagle when the North Battleford-based rink returns to action in the near future.Coming off a second-consecutive appearance at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts l...
Mar 17, 2020 Team Silvernagle has become a force in the curling sphere over the last couple of years, placing third in the Scotties tournament of Hearts in 2019, before making the tournament as Saskatchewan’s representative again in 2020. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Sturgeon Lake First Nation takes COVID-19 precautions; other cancellations
Sturgeon Lake First Nation has announced the community's school will be closing for the next two weeks and their community hall will be closed to public events. The measures are the latest in our regi...
Mar 17, 2020 The health centre on Sturgeon Lake is staying open. (Sturgeon Lake First Nation)

Saskatchewan records an eighth case of COVID-19
There is an eighth COVID-19 case in Saskatchewan.It is a person who travelled to a dental conference in Vancouver, much like one of the Regina cases.One of the eight cases has been hospitalized, but e...
Mar 17, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

Air Ronge family wins snow sculpture contest
Building community spirit was the goal behind a snow sculpture competition organized by the Town of La Ronge. The competition was won by Natasha Merriman and her family who lives in Air Ronge along Vi...
Mar 17, 2020 These snow sculptures are located in Air Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
What'sHappeningNOW March 17, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Reporters Alison Sandstrom and Michael Joel-Hansen about how COVID-19 has impacted Prince Albert and area.
Mar 17, 2020

Wapiti Regional Library COVID-19 (CORONA VIRUS) NOTIFICATION
Wapiti Regional Library is committed to a calm, measured response to the arrival of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and is working with our Provincial Government and municipal partners in response to unfoldi...
Mar 17, 2020