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Snowfall warnings blanket central Sask.
Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings across central Saskatchewan as a storm system moves through over the weekend.Snow is expected to start falling Saturday morning and continue into Sunday...
Mar 07, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

235 Canadians on cruise ship held for COVID-19 testing off California coast
OTTAWA - There are 235 Canadians on the passenger manifest for a cruise ship that is being held off the coast of California for coronavirus testing. Global Affairs Canada says there are no confirmed c...
Mar 07, 2020

Friday's Scoreboard
Here are the results from Friday...WHLEdmonton 4, Swift Current 1Everett 6, Tri-City 0Kamloops 6, Lethbridge 3Kelowna 6, Seattle 0Medicine Hat 6, Calgary 1Winnipeg 4, Moose Jaw 1Brandon 3, Prince Albe...
Mar 07, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff).

Virus fears grip markets again; stocks and bond yields slide
NEW YORK - Fear dominated financial markets again on Thursday, and stocks fell sharply on worries about the fast-spreading virus outbreak. It's the latest shudder in Wall Street's most volatile week i...
Mar 07, 2020

Starbucks, Second Cup halt use of reusable cups amid novel coronavirus outbreak
Two major coffee chains have stopped serving beverages in reusable cups brought by customers amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Starbucks and The Second Cup Ltd. say they are temporarily halting the...
Mar 07, 2020

Federal lab confirms second case of new coronavirus in Quebec
MONTREAL - Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory has confirmed a second case of the new coronavirus in Quebec while the province's Health Department announced another presumptive case. A...
Mar 07, 2020

Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit
BEIRUT - An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwest Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families were sheltering early Thursday, killing at least 15 people including children while...
Mar 07, 2020

'This is not a drill': WHO urges the world to fight virus
BANGKOK - The global march of the new virus triggered a vigorous appeal from the World Health Organization for governments to pull out "all the stops" to slow the epidemic, as it drained colour from I...
Mar 07, 2020

Stars blank Hawks in playoff opener for 3-0 win in Game 1
Like watching a David Attenborough-voiced documentary series on the big screen, the Nipawin Hawks learned why the Lyon is the king of the jungle Friday night at the Civic Centre.Stars' goalie Kristian...
Mar 07, 2020 Stars’ netminder, Kristian Lyon stopped all 34 pucks sent his way Friday night to earn the shutout in his postseason debut with the North Stars. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

It's up to all Wet'suwet'en people to work through agreement: Bellegarde
VANCOUVER - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says it's up to all Wet'suwet'en people to work through the draft agreement struck on Sunday between their hereditary chiefs ...
Mar 07, 2020