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Nova Scotian hosts online kitchen party as antidote to the COVID-19 blues
HALIFAX - For those growing weary of gloomy news about the COVID-19 pandemic, Nova Scotian Heather Thompson has created an upbeat antidote: an online, down-home kitchen party. The Facebook page T...
Apr 01, 2020
Below seasonal temperatures expected until next week
Below seasonal temperatures are expected to linger for at least another week in the La Ronge area. That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang, who said average ...
Apr 01, 2020 An unusual weather system is currently moving over La Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
'Wicked' movie release delayed, 'Minions' pushed to 2021
LOS ANGELES - "Wicked" fans are going to have to wait even longer to see Stephen Daldry's film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. Universal Pictures on Wednesday announced that another handfu...
Apr 01, 2020
Source: Woodbine Entertainment to postpone $1-million Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Add the 2020 Queen's Plate to the list of sports events to have either been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A source told The Canadian Press that Woodbine Entertainment ...
Apr 01, 2020
Feds likely didn't have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu
OTTAWA - Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government likely did not have enough protective equipment in its emergency stockpile to meet needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hajdu ...
Apr 01, 2020
Virtual Art Exhibit
"VIRTUAL" OPEN ART EXHIBIT- ARTISTS and CRAFTSPEOPLE As you know we have temporarily cancelled monthly art exhibits at Mistasinihk Place. Too bad, as art is good for our mental health, as is sharing w...
Apr 01, 2020
Golfer Corey Conners making the most of time at home during social distancing
Like most people, Corey Conners is finding new and different ways to fill his time while observing physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. That means playing as the Toronto Maple L...
Apr 01, 2020
Remind Yourself to Be Active
Pro Tip: Set a "Get Up & Get Moving" reminder on your phone or tablet. It's easy to lose track of time when you're deeply focused or housebound all day, so setting an hourly reminder will keep you...
Apr 01, 2020
Man facing murder charges in deaths of Saskatchewan boy and grandparents
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man is facing three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of a seven-year-old boy and the child's grandparents. Court records show an appearance was schedul...
Apr 01, 2020
New York City deaths top 1,000 with worst to come
New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily qu...
Apr 01, 2020