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Saskatchewan set to do its part to help Ukrainian people
The Saskatchewan government estimates that around 15 per cent of the province's population can trace its roots back to Ukraine.That number skyrocketed Thursday."Everybody is Ukrainian today in Saskatc...
Mar 03, 2022

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 03, 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 03, 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 03, 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 03, 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 03, 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 03, 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 03, 2022

Russian forces seize key Ukrainian port, pressure others
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces battled for control of a vital energy-producing city in Ukraine's south on Thursday and also gained ground in their bid to cut off the country from the sea, as Ukra...
Mar 03, 2022

Irish Beverages for St. Patrick's Day
Ah, St. Patcick's Day....a lovely Irish holiday that has turned into a global reason for everyone to be Irish - and more than a little tipsy - for a day.When you think of St. Paddy's day traditions, t...
Mar 03, 2022