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Legion looking to start banner program to honour North Battleford veterans
The North Battleford community may soon see a banner program to honour its veterans, similar to the one started in Battleford last year.The Royal Canadian Legion (RCL) Branch #70 based in North Battle...
Mar 27, 2020 The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #70 in North Battleford wants to work with the Fred Light Museum and the city to create a banner program to remember local veterans. (submitted photo/Town of Battleford)
Ski vacation hot spot becomes virus ground zero in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho - A scenic Idaho county known as a ski-vacation haven for celebrities and the wealthy has a new, more dubious distinction: It has one of the highest per-capita rates of confirmed coronavi...
Mar 27, 2020
Defence chief puts Canadian military on COVID-19 war footing
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is being put on a war footing as it prepares to be thrown into the COVID-19 crisis. In an unprecedented five-page letter to the troops, defence chief Gen. Jonat...
Mar 27, 2020
Marc Miller urges First Nations to delay elections during COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller is encouraging Indigenous communities gearing up for elections this year to postpone their votes. Miller says holding an election during a pandemic&nb...
Mar 27, 2020
Kotb cries on 'Today' show; Baby Shark takes on hand-washing
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most...
Mar 27, 2020
Federal government commits to work with First Nations who postpone elections
In the wake of rising health concerns surrounding COVID-19, the federal government is now providing some direction to First Nations' who have scheduled elections.In a Twitter post Friday morning, Marc...
Mar 27, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
City Council meetings moving to online platform
The COVID-19 situation is causing many schools, businesses and municipalities to explore virtual spaces for their day to day operations.The City of North Battleford is no exception, saying they will b...
Mar 27, 2020 Council meetings moving to online platform (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)
Vancouver Whitecaps taking care of more than business during COVID-19 pandemic
Co-owner Steve Nash led a live workout on Instagram. Staffers are calling friends and family as well as season ticket-holders to check up on them. The Vancouver Whitecaps are staying busy - and in tou...
Mar 27, 2020
After two correctional staff test positive for COVID-19, jails to take further preventative measures
Increased measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in provincial jails after two staff members at Saskatoon Correctional Centre tested positive for the virus. According to a media release from the M...
Mar 27, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
B.C. measures appear to have slowed the increase in COVID-16: health officer
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she's starting to see "glimmers of hope" in the fight against COVID-19 with an apparent flattening in the number of cases. The province&nbs...
Mar 27, 2020