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Senators say owner Eugene Melnyk will pay part-time arena staff during pandemic
The Ottawa Senators say owner Eugene Melnyk has now "personally pledged" to pay part-time arena staff impacted by the suspension of the NHL season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senators were th...
Mar 17, 2020
As pandemic turns politics inside out, questions swirl around Democratic race
WASHINGTON - Movie theatres are shuttered, schools and universities unnervingly quiet, businesses and borders are turning people away and North America is bracing for the worst as the urgenc...
Mar 17, 2020
Commons likely to sit again to pass economic response to COVID-19, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - A sweeping federal economic stimulus package to combat the shock of COVID-19 is now to be unveiled Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, and could soon be before an emergency sitting...
Mar 17, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Saskatchewan records an eighth case of COVID-19
There is an eighth COVID-19 case in Saskatchewan.It is a person who travelled to a dental conference in Vancouver, much like one of the Regina cases.One of the eight cases has been hospitalized, but e...
Mar 17, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Air Ronge family wins snow sculpture contest
Building community spirit was the goal behind a snow sculpture competition organized by the Town of La Ronge. The competition was won by Natasha Merriman and her family who lives in Air Ronge along Vi...
Mar 17, 2020 These snow sculptures are located in Air Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Wapiti Regional Library COVID-19 (CORONA VIRUS) NOTIFICATION
Wapiti Regional Library is committed to a calm, measured response to the arrival of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and is working with our Provincial Government and municipal partners in response to unfoldi...
Mar 17, 2020
MLCN election postponed; fish derby cancelled
A scheduled March 31 election at Montreal Lake Cree Nation has been postponed for four months due to concerns around COVID-19.The decision was made Monday by Electoral Officer Lawrence Lewis, followin...
Mar 17, 2020 Montreal Lake Cree Nation band office. (Submitted photo/ Conrad Naytowhow)
Russian author, political activist Limonov dies at 77
MOSCOW - Eduard Limonov, a Russian author and political activist known for his poignant and controversial writings, died on Tuesday. He was 77. Limonov's death was announced by the Other Russia politi...
Mar 17, 2020
Esper: Pentagon to give respirator masks, ventilators to HHS
WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that the Pentagon will provide 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to federal heath authorities to help in the response ...
Mar 17, 2020
Government to release scaled-back budget Wednesday
The provincial government is changing its plans for the 2020 budget.The budget still will be released Wednesday as scheduled, but it will include only budget estimates for 2020-21 - the government's s...
Mar 17, 2020 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (File photo by Sarah Mills/980 CJME)