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Restrictions in place at Sask. courts in response to COVID-19

Jury trials and other scheduled matters at Saskatchewan courts are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.Courthouses remain open to the public and media, but visits from classes and other groups hav...

Mar 16, 2020 Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Sask. schools to close as of Friday amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced the closure of all schools starting Friday. The decision came on a day when the province's seventh presemptive case of the COVID-19 was confirmed.Pre-K to ...

Mar 16, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Feds to unveil new measures to halt virus, aid Canadians later today

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the nation Monday as governments and businesses take drastic measures to stem the spread of COVID-19.Canada is facing an unprecedented slowdown of d...

Mar 16, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Nipawin couple quarantined at CFB Trenton: 'It’s been horrible.'

Colleen and Bill Flanders were looking to escape the Saskatchewan cold with some friends. The Nipawin couple set off on a Grand Princess Cruise to Hawaii on Feb. 21 for what was supposed to be a 15-da...

Mar 15, 2020 Bill and Colleen Flanders (left) from Nipawin and their friends Wendy and Don Bomphray are under mandatory quarantine at CFB Trenton due to the COVID-19 outbreak. (submitted photo/Colleen Flanders)

Southend COVID-19 case: NITHA says community risk remains low

The presumptive COVID-19 case in the northern community of Southend will put a strain on health services there, but the Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) said plans were underway to bolst...

Mar 15, 2020 (ID 175279637 © Buddhilakshan4 | Dreamstime.com)

Sask. schools to remain open despite COVID-19 concerns

Saskatchewan schools are staying open for the time being in spite of concerns over the spread of COVID-19.The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, made the announcement Sunday at...

Mar 15, 2020 (CJME News Staff)

Youngster donates 20 new toys for kids at Battlefords Interval House

Youngster Madison Harder has a big heart for little kids going through tough times.That's why the eight year old asked her friends and family to donate a gift for the children at Battlefords Interval ...

Mar 14, 2020 Madison Harder, left, gives close to two dozen stuffed toys to Battlefords Interval House Executive Director Debbie Kovalsky as a gift for the children who need to stay at the facility with their mothers. (Submitted photo/Debbie Kovalsky)

Restricting crowd mandate means art centres have to cancel events

Art Centres across the province have been forced to cancel their events due to COVID-19. After the government of Saskatchewan restricted gatherings of 250 people or more, events that would see these t...

Mar 14, 2020 Events has been cancelled at art centres across the province. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Buettner can lift more than you; set unofficial world records at nationals

It may not be official just yet, but nobody in Jessica Buettner's weight class can lift more than her.At the 2020 Canadian Powerlifting Union Nationals in Winnipeg at the beginning of the month, Buett...

Mar 14, 2020 Jessica Buettner is known for her high-jumping celebrations. (Submitted photo/Jessica Buettner)

Saskatoon man still quarantined after coronavirus scare on cruise ship

Last week, Saskatoon's Al Stickney was a passenger on the Grand Princess cruise ship that had 21 confirmed cases of coronavirus.Currently, Stickney, his wife Heather and the 226 other Canadians who we...

Mar 14, 2020 Al Stickney. (Facebook)