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Quebec prosecutor's office clears provincial police chief after probe
Quebec's director of criminal and penal prosecutions says there will be no charges against the head of the provincial police force. But Chief Martin Prud'homme will have to wait before he's permitted ...
Mar 24, 2020

SHA planning for field hospitals to cope with extent of COVID-19
It's suggested COVID-19 will affect 30 per cent of the province, and the government is reviewing whether community rinks, arenas and school gyms could serve as field hospitals to meet the growing need...
Mar 24, 2020 Prince Albert Victoria Hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Conservative leadership candidates jointly call for delayed vote
OTTAWA - Three contenders vying to become the next federal Conservative leader have banded together to call for the race to be delayed and for fees to be cut in half due to the pressures of the&n...
Mar 24, 2020

Mayor Ryan Bater preaches importance of social distancing
As the COVID-19 situation continues to grow across the country, the issue of social distancing becomes more and more important. In their daily press briefings, the Government of Canada continues to re...
Mar 24, 2020 Mayor Ryan Bater is practicing social distancing. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

What happens to Olympic soccer age limit when games are pushed back by a year?
Among the many questions left to be answered in the wake of the Tokyo Olympic postponement to 2021 is does the schedule change affect the men's soccer competition. Olympic men's soccer qualifying...
Mar 24, 2020

Canadian troops in Ukraine face uncertainty due to COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 crisis has left military commanders facing a tough decision over what to do with 200 Canadian soldiers in Ukraine. Canada has had troops in the eastern European country since the...
Mar 24, 2020

Williams not letting COVID-19 pandemic negatively impact his workouts
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty regarding when Karlos Williams will return to pro football, but it hasn't hurt his preparation to play for the Toronto Argonauts. The ...
Mar 24, 2020

Saskatchewan health officials preparing for thousands to die: document
REGINA - The spread of COVID-19 could exceed the Saskatchewan Health Authority's capacity for acute services and amount to a death toll in the thousands, says a document.Some estimates for infections ...
Mar 24, 2020

Though scuttled, SXSW still goes ahead with film awards
NEW YORK - South by Southwest, the sprawling Austin, Texas, conference and festival, was one of the first major gatherings cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic. But its organizers, eager to lend a ha...
Mar 24, 2020

'Wonder Woman 1984,' 'In The Heights' postponed due to virus
NEW YORK - Warner Bros. on Tuesday delayed the summer release of "Wonder Woman 1984" and removed the adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" from its schedule due to the coronavirus pandem...
Mar 24, 2020