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Donald Trump says Canadians on two stranded cruise ships will be heading home
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - U.S. President Donald Trump says there are plans to remove nearly 250 Canadians from two cruise ships and get them back to Canada. The U.S. Coast Guard has directed a...
Apr 01, 2020
Feds: Man intentionally derailed LA train near hospital ship
LOS ANGELES - A train engineer intentionally drove a speeding locomotive off a track at the Port of Los Angeles because he was suspicious about the presence of a Navy hospital ship docked there amid t...
Apr 01, 2020
P.A.murder victims and accused lived together, police say
The officer in charge of the criminal investigation division for the Prince Albert Police Service has now confirmed the murders of two adults and one child, and the attempted murder of a second child,...
Apr 01, 2020 Bundles of flowers have been placed outside the house, where the bodies of Denis Carrier, Sandra Henry and seven-year-old Bentlee were discovered last Sunday. Five-year-old Kendrah remains in hospital in stable condition. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Provincial parks closed, camping season delayed
In the wake of multiple closures and delays amid the global pandemic, provincial parks are now on the list. Due to COVID-19 concerns, camping reservations and the start of camping season is delayed un...
Apr 01, 2020 (file photo/CJME News Staff)
Province invests in more mental health support
Given the increased anxiety and stress related to isolation and the global pandemic, the province's Ministry of Health is investing an additional $33 million in mental health and addictions services.T...
Apr 01, 2020 (ID 120347123 © Jivko Mladenov | Dreamstime.com)
La Ronge Regional Fire Department receives hand sanitizer donation from distillery
Members of the La Ronge Regional Fire Department won't have to worry about access to hand sanitizer. That's because Smooth 42 Craft Distillery based in Brownlee donated six 1,000 milliliter bottles of...
Apr 01, 2020 These bottles of hand sanitizer were donated to the La Ronge Regional Fire Department. (La Ronge Regional Fire Department/Facebook)
‘Never Rarely’ captures the obstacles of abortion
NEW YORK - Even progressively minded movies about abortion have usually focused on the morality of the decision. Eliza Hittman wanted to make a film where the highest hurdle isn't deciding to have an ...
Apr 01, 2020
Loraas asking households to dispose recyclables if members are sick
Loraas is reminding customers of recently enacted safe waste disposal guidelines to prevent COVID-19 transmission.In an attachment on the Loraas Environmental Services Ltd website, they list several m...
Apr 01, 2020 Garbage bins could fill up faster than usual, as Loraas is asking customers to throw out recyclables if a household member is sick. (battlefordsNOW Staff/Josh Ryan)
Vancouver forward J.T. Miller hoping Canucks get to finish what they started
J.T. Miller hasn't thought twice about having the best statistical season of his career stopped in its tracks. The frustration of seeing the Vancouver Canucks' resurgent campaign put on ice is an...
Apr 01, 2020
Buying time; Tokyo Games postponement a boon for injured Canadian athletes
When TJ Sanders isn't on the volleyball court running Canada's offence, he's often laying on his back with his feet on a chair courtside. Canada's starting setter has managed a painful back injur...
Apr 01, 2020