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North Battleford Public Library to close doors March 20
The North Battleford Public Library will be closing indefinitely due to the spread of COVID-19.The library is not considered a city facility, although they do have close ties to the municipality, so w...
Mar 19, 2020 North Battleford Library set to close doors March 20. (Facebook photo/North Battleford Public Library)
Inside the week that has left the NBA and NHL shut down
It has been just one week. That's all. Just one full week since Utah Jazz centre Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, just one full week since the NBA became the first of the North American pro s...
Mar 19, 2020
We won't know if isolation is working for weeks, months: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's top doctor says it could be weeks or even months until we know whether social distancing measures being employed across the country are slowing the spread of COVID-19. The numbe...
Mar 19, 2020
Cannes Film Festival postponed, potentially to June or July
NEW YORK - France's Cannes Film Festival, arguably the world's most prestigious film festival and cinema's largest annual gathering, has postponed its 73rd edition due to the coronavirus pandemic. Org...
Mar 19, 2020
Museum scales back 25th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is planning to offer a recorded, one-hour television program in place of a live ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma Cit...
Mar 19, 2020
Addictions clinic announced for NB in province's budget
Among the highlights of the new 2020-21 provincial budget is funding to establish an addictions treatment centre in North Battleford to serve the region, known as the Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (...
Mar 19, 2020 The City of North Battleford will see funding for an addictions clinic as part of the province's 2020-21 budget highlights. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Iconic Monaco GP among 3 more F1 races postponed
PARIS - The iconic Monaco Grand Prix was added Thursday to a growing list of Formula One races to be postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. The first seven races of the Formula One season have...
Mar 19, 2020
NFL allowing teams to announce free agency agreements
The NFL has changed course and is allowing teams to announce agreements they have reached with free agents as well as trades. Though the league's business year began Wednesday, the NFL instructed team...
Mar 19, 2020
Some Spanish clubs decide to leave virus tests for others
MADRID - Some soccer clubs in Spain have decided not to use the coronavirus testing kits offered to them by the Spanish league, saying there are others who need them more. The league last week offered...
Mar 19, 2020
NBA telling teams to keep players, staff out of facilities
The NBA has told its teams to close its training and practice facilities to all players and staff starting Friday, saying the shuttering will last indefinitely in the latest response to the coronaviru...
Mar 19, 2020