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ParticipACTION App
Right now, many of us are balancing working from home with the added stress of caring for loved ones. The first step to a happier & healthier workday starts with you! The free ParticipACTION app o...
May 05, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau pledges $252M for COVID-19 aid to agriculture
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a $252-million aid package for Canada's agriculture and food industries in the COVID-19 pandemic. He says $77 million of that will go to measures to...
May 05, 2020
$252 million for agriculture and agri-food sector
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $252-million aid package for Canada's agriculture and agri-food industries to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.There are three parts to the announceme...
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The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:12 a.m. Ontario is reporting 387 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 61 more deaths. That brings the provincial total to ...
May 05, 2020
Fiat Chrysler swings to loss as virus hits production, sales
MILAN - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Tuesday reported a first-quarter net loss of 1.7 billion euros ($1.84 billion) due to a steep decline in car sales triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, and said ...
May 05, 2020
COVID-19 Alert
An individual at the Meadow Lake Co-Op Service Centre has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). After further assessment of the situation, public health officials are advising customers who have...
May 05, 2020
Family remembers Nova Scotia sailor killed in military helicopter crash
OTTAWA - The family of one of the six Armed Forces members killed in last week's helicopter crash off the coast of Greece is being remembered as a patriotic Canadian who died serving others. Sub-Lt. M...
May 05, 2020
Town donating lot for CJNB auction in exchange for in-kind radio ads
A lucky bidder will have a chance to come away with some land to build a new home in an upcoming CJNB online auction.The Town of Battleford is donating an empty lot for the radio station's event.In re...
May 05, 2020 The Town of Battleford is donating an empty lot for an upcoming CJNB online auction, in exchange for radio advertising campaigns for the minimum value of the lot, which is $45,000. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Liberal MP Jim Carr to receive stem cell transplant to treat blood cancer
OTTAWA - Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Jim Carr is returning to hospital for a stem-cell transplant. He says the treatment for his blood cancer had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pande...
May 05, 2020
Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher's mitt echoing around empty stadiums. ...
May 05, 2020