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Living Sky begins transition to online curriculum
After several weeks of waiting, teachers, students and families will have some direction of where to go educationally this spring, as school divisions across the province are putting their teachers ba...
Mar 30, 2020 Living Sky School Division staff and teachers are back to work this week in preparing students for online study. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames announce temporary layoffs
The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have announced temporary staff reductions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The moves on Monday come with nearly all major sports leagues and...
Mar 30, 2020
Vancouver Convention Centre picked for off site COVID-19 treatment centre
VICTORIA - Vancouver's waterfront convention centre is being prepared as a health facility in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday. The centre...
Mar 30, 2020
Former Canucks goalie Lack retires after taking time off with hip injury
Former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Eddie Lack is retiring from the NHL. Lack, who had been sidelined this season with a hip injury, made the announcement Monday on his Twitter account in a four-...
Mar 30, 2020
Firefighters tackle early morning house fire
North Battleford firefighters battled an early morning house fire on 101 Street Monday. The building was believed to be unoccupied."I'm very happy there was nobody inside the structure at the time," F...
Mar 30, 2020 A house on 101 St. near 14 Ave. was significantly damaged in an early morning fire Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
SIGA properties to remain closed for the foreseeable future
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) has announced their properties will remain closed until further notice.In an email to paNOW, SIGA's director of communications Melody Lynch said since a...
Mar 30, 2020 The Northern Lights Casino will remain closed until further notice SIGA announced Monday. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Long road, but less limbo for Canadian athletes bound for Tokyo Games
On the coldest, wettest, hardest days on Elk Lake, rower Hillary Janssens told herself and her numb hands "this is the last winter we have to do this before Tokyo." It wasn't. The ...
Mar 30, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps unveil nine new Twitter language feeds, with more planned
Looking to embrace their multicultural home and welcome potential fans father afield, the Vancouver Whitecaps unveiled official club Twitter feeds in nine new languages Monday. The new feeds come in A...
Mar 30, 2020
The effects of COVID-19 on funeral services
The global COVID-19 pandemic has far-reaching effects on everything from daily work schedules, to sports and entertainment and other events throughout the province, as it has around the world. Another...
Mar 30, 2020 Many in the community are holding small graveside services, while postponing larger-scale gatherings with extended family and friends until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. (submitted photo/Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium)
Saskatchewan records its first COVID-19 related deaths
Two Saskatchewan residents have died from COVID-19 related complications. The deaths were both recorded on Sunday in separate parts of the province and mark a grim milestone as the first fatalities fr...
Mar 30, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)