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Council looks at pandemic plan procedure among meeting highlights
The Town of Battleford updated its pandemic plan to ensure it covers all the details related to the province's COVID-19 pandemic health orders currently and potentially in the future during this week'...
Apr 09, 2020 Battleford council eyed several issues including pandemic plan procedures during its online council meeting this week. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Mayor John Tory and sports stars join forces in Team Toronto video
Toronto sports figures from Mitch Marner to Michael Bradley have joined forces with Mayor John Tory in a video urging people to "come together by staying home" during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Apr 09, 2020

Theodore case going to Supreme Court of Canada
Public Schools of Saskatchewan said Thursday it plans to appeal the recent decision on funding for a school in Theodore to the Supreme Court of Canada.On March 25, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal rul...
Apr 09, 2020 (St. Theodore School/Facebook)

Leafs' Matthews hoping to take care of 'unfinished business' if season resumes
TORONTO - Auston Matthews has been wheeling around his property in Arizona on rollerblades trying to stay in shape. With the NHL on an indefinite pause amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maple Leafs...
Apr 09, 2020

Summit Series star, longtime Blackhawks defenceman Pat Stapleton dead at 79
TORONTO - Pat Stapleton, a longtime NHL defenceman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the goal that won the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79. The Strath...
Apr 09, 2020

Government announces additional support program for small businesses
Saskatchewan small businesses will be receiving additional financial support from the provincial government.The government is implementing a $50 million program through the Saskatchewan Small Business...
Apr 09, 2020 (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

Quebec health-care workers going without protective equipment, union says
OTTAWA - A health-care union in Quebec says workers dealing with at-risk patients are going without protective equipment in some cases, sparking criticism of the national emergency stockpile. The Fede...
Apr 09, 2020

Hamilton's 2030 Commonwealth Games bid leaders mull flip to 2026
Hamilton has a choice between poetry and a slam dunk. Canada's candidate city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games has been asked to consider a bid for 2026 instead because of a global dearth of citie...
Apr 09, 2020

CJNB to broadcast Easter service Sunday morning
Members of religious communities will have some options to participate in Easter celebrations despite COVID-19.The Battlefords Ministerial Association is providing CJNB with content to broadcast a Sun...
Apr 09, 2020 CJNB will air an Easter service this Sunday, starting at 11 AM. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Climate, clean tech could take centre stage in federal economic recovery plans
OTTAWA - The federal government is quietly looking at longer-term recovery plans from the COVID-19 crisis even as its focus remains squarely on getting more than $100 billion in emergency economic&nbs...
Apr 09, 2020