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Wickenheiser plea for PPE, with Ryan Reynolds assist, scores big donations
Hayley Wickenheiser saw what was coming and heard the fears of friends on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her medical training in Toronto on pause while her teachers join the battle, the Hoc...
Apr 07, 2020
Boris Johnson will 'fight' COVID-19 and has what it takes to recover: envoy
OTTAWA - Britain's envoy to Canada says Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a fighter who has what it takes to recover from his COVID-19 affliction. High Commissioner Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque tell...
Apr 07, 2020
Russia flatly denies US allegation of World Cup bid bribes
GENEVA - Russian officials on Tuesday flatly denied bribing a FIFA voter with millions of dollars to support the country's winning 2018 World Cup bid, after American prosecutors revealed new details a...
Apr 07, 2020
Ex-Swift Current Broncos star Colby Cave in medically induced coma
Former Swift Current Broncos captain Colby Cave has been placed in a medically induced coma after suffering a brain bleed.Cave, a 25-year-old from Battleford, split last season between the NHL's Edmon...
Apr 07, 2020 Colby Cave. (Canadian Press)
City's snow clean-up crews making progress
North Battleford motorists are starting to see the pavement again after the area was walloped with a significant snowstorm over the past few days.The city's crews were out all day Monday in the ongoin...
Apr 07, 2020 City crews making progress on clean-up work following snowstorm Monday and on the weekend. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Seven more cases of COVID-19 reported, seven in hospital
On Tuesday, April 7 there are seven new cases of COVID-19 with seven in hospital and seven recoveries.The latest numbers bring the confirmed case total in the province to 260. There are 169 active cas...
Apr 07, 2020 Premier Scott Moe. (File photo)
Trudeau says details coming soon on help for households to access credit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is raising anew his government's promise to help hard-hit Canadians more easily access credit by leaning on the nation's banks to do more than reduce credit...
Apr 07, 2020
Group of First Nations want Supreme Court to hear appeal on Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER - A group of British Columbia First Nations is seeking to challenge the federal government's second approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Canada's highest court. The S...
Apr 07, 2020
Explainer: what to expect if a Canadian prime minister is too sick to do the job
OTTAWA - The day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife was revealed to have COVID-19, cabinet agreed that Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland would be next in line if Trudeau could not&n...
Apr 07, 2020
Non-medical cloth masks can bolster COVID-19 preventative measures
During the COVID-19 situation in Canada, everyone is trying to find the best ways to protect themselves and the general public.On Monday, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam, said wea...
Apr 07, 2020 Non-medical cloth masks can supplement COVID-19 preventative measures (ID 177629623 © Luboslav Ivanko | Dreamstime.com)