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As refugee numbers soar, many haunted by terror of war
PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) - It took Tatyana Pelykh and her 11-year-old son four days of travel and a wait of nearly 48 hours at the border crossing to escape their native Ukraine for Romania. There they f...
Mar 3, 2022
First Nations continue to see COVID-19 cases fall, 27 per cent uptake in boosters
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says COVID-19 cases continue to fall in First Nations communities. She says over the past week average daily case counts fell by around 10 per cent compared to...
Mar 3, 2022
NBCHS curling teams take gold, bronze at Battle West Districts
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) junior girls curling team are Battle West District champions.The Vikings junior girls topped the hosts from Spirtwood this week in two straight g...
Mar 3, 2022
1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in weekly epi report
The province have reported 1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in the new weekly integrated epidemiology report.This week's report contains data recorded from Sunday, Feb. 20 to Saturday Feb. 26 and the hospi...
Mar 3, 2022
Snowfall warning in the Battlefords, regional melt by Monday
More snowfall is on the way for some communities in northwest Saskatchewan and the broader region can expect tough road conditions by next week.Between five to 15 centimetres of snow are expected in t...
Mar 3, 2022
North Stars see masking/vaccine requirements lifted
When the Battlefords North Stars return to action this weekend for a home-and-home with the Kindersley Klippers, there will be a new look in the stands as masks will no longer be required at the games...
Mar 3, 2022
Canadians tentatively re-embrace travel as COVID-19 border measures loosen
Lisa Zeltzer watched COVID-19 case numbers rise through the winter and worried the March trip she'd booked to New York City - a vacation her theatre-loving son has been waiting to take for two years -...
Mar 3, 2022
Federal government sending aid to Ukraine among top stories of today
Due to some technical difficulties with the Canadian Press, stories in the Canada and World sections of paNOW are not being populated. Until the problem is fixed here are some of the top stories of th...
Mar 3, 2022
Canada expedites temporary visas for Ukrainians, imposes new sanctions on Russia
OTTAWA -- Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression can find a safe haven in Canada using expedited temporary visas for emergency travel, the federal government announced Thursday while it also ratcheted ...
Mar 3, 2022
Russians, Belarusians out of Paralympics amid boycott risk
Faced with threats of withdrawals and growing animosity in the Athletes Village, organizers of the Winter Paralympics on Thursday reversed course and expelled athletes from Russia and Belarus.The abou...
Mar 3, 2022