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Northern communities installing checkpoints, initiating local lockdowns
Residents of Pinehouse Lake and Pelican Narrows have both initiated checkpoints leading into their communities as a precaution against COVID-19.This afternoon Pinehouse Administrator Martine Smith ann...
Mar 23, 2020 This checkpoint has been set up outside Pinehouse Lake. (Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan/Facebook)
Province creates team to help businesses get COVID-19 information
The provincial government is looking to help businesses make sense of things during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Government of Saskatchewan announced Monday that it has launched the Business Response Tea...
Mar 23, 2020 Minister Jeremy Harrison. (file photo/CJME News Staff)
Chamber helping businesses with questions during COVID-19 challenges
The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce wants businesses to know the chamber remains open to help address any of their concerns or needs during the COVID-19 situation. On Friday in consultation with the M...
Mar 23, 2020 Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Chief Operating Officer Linda Machniak, left, and Director Warren Williams, right, shown with Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan, centre. The local chamber is encouraging businesses to contact the chamber if they need any information during the COVID-19 pandemic. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Provincial COVID-19 cases now at 66, two confirmed cases are under age 19
As of Monday, March 23, the province confirmed 14 more cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 66 reported cases. Two of those cases are individuals in the five to 19 age category. Th...
Mar 23, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
Businesses using 360 sprayer to clean during pandemic
As Canadians rush to stock up on supplies to keep their homes and workplaces clean during the coronavirus pandemic, a new line of disinfectant products may become the answer for now and the future.Bre...
Mar 23, 2020 Businesses looking to improve cleanliness during the COVID-19 pandemic have new options for disinfectant. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)
SIGA donates over a thousand pounds of food to North Battleford Food Bank
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority shuttered its properties last week in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. North Battleford's Gold Eagle Casino, along with Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albe...
Mar 23, 2020 Gold Eagle Casino donated over 1,000 pounds of food to the local food bank. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Prime Minister announces $5 billion for loans and APP repayment terms
The federal government is immediately providing funds for farmers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Farm Credit Canada (FCC) will receive an enhancement to its capital base that will allow for an a...
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Canada refuses to go to Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics in 2020
TORONTO - Canada won't participate in the Tokyo Olympics or Paralympics - at least this summer. The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee issued joint statements ...
Mar 22, 2020
City Hall closing due to COVID-19 precautions; council meeting cancelled
Those planning to visit City Hall will want to make alternative plans for the immediate future. The City of North Battleford has announced City Hall will be closed to the public effective Monday due t...
Mar 22, 2020 City Hall will be closed to the public effective March 23 due to COVID-19 precautions. Council's meeting scheduled for the same date has been cancelled. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
COVID-19 rules to come from province, not municipalities
To eliminate confusion and maintain a consistent message, all emergency orders surrounding COVID-19 will come from the province, not municipalities, the province said in a news release Sunday. The cla...
Mar 22, 2020 Drawing the line: many store floors now have lines on them to guide customers regarding social distancing. But the province is drawing a bigger red line regarding the new laws mandating the enforcement of 14-day self-isolation. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)