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High court postpones April arguments because of coronavirus
The Supreme Court on Friday announced it will postpone arguments scheduled for April because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the court didn't rule out hearing some arguments within months. The announ...
Apr 03, 2020
Being on the East Coast a double-edged sword in COVID-19 pandemic medical battle
HALIFAX - Being a small East Coast province in the pandemic is a double-edged sword: there are fewer critically ill patients, but the supply of hospital beds is limited if the...
Apr 03, 2020
Rugby Canada preparing for financial hit due to COVID-19 shutdown of the sport
TORONTO - World rugby is taking a financial beating because of the COVID-19 shutdown. USA Rugby, its bottom line battered, has already filed for bankruptcy. Rugby Canada is expecting a sizable hit. Ho...
Apr 03, 2020
Concerns raised about feds dealings on First Nations elections amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - The chief of an Ontario First Nation says her community is caught up in bureaucratic and "paternalistic" voting rules that could leave it with a governance gap in the midd...
Apr 03, 2020
Work continues behind closed gates at national parks
While the COVID-19 outbreak has led Parks Canada to close facilities to the public, including Prince Albert National Park, staff are still at work.Ed Jager, Parks Canada's director of visitor experien...
Apr 03, 2020 Workers in P.A. National Park prepare the fuel break in the winter. (file photo/paNOW Staff).
Feds urge med students, retirees to volunteer in the fight against COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is seeking volunteers with medical experience to provide backup support in the fight against COVID-19. Health Canada is creating a database of specialized voluntee...
Apr 03, 2020
Canada Infrastructure Bank chief executive Pierre Lavallee steps down
OTTAWA - The federal government says Pierre Lavallee is stepping down as chief executive of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, effective immediately. It says the board has asked Annie Ropar, chief financ...
Apr 03, 2020
At Madrid field hospital, staff seeks to provide human touch
MADRID - There's a bookshelf filled with donated novels. Hotel toiletries rest on cardboard boxes turned into bedside tables. Meals are served with personalized notes from the staff. And an army of vo...
Apr 03, 2020
Local hotel providing free rooms to frontline healthcare workers during COVID-19
A local hotel is offering its assistance to frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Comfort Inn and Suites in North Battleford will offer frontline healthcare workers free rooms to s...
Apr 03, 2020 Comfort Inn and Suites offering free rooms to frontline healthcare workers. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Conservative leadership campaigns continue, despite request from party
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates remain on the campaign trail despite a request from the party to put most of their efforts on pause during the COVID-19 crisis. A recording of a campaign co...
Apr 03, 2020