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No visitors: Congress hunkers down against coronavirus
WASHINGTON - The notes started popping up on Congress' office doors this week. Elbow greetings only. A six-foot radius. And that's for lawmakers who are taking visitors at all. "No offence," read one,...
Mar 14, 2020

Students protest in La Ronge in support of local teachers
Students from Churchill Community High School in La Ronge were out in force Friday showing support for teachers. Instead of attending class Friday afternoon, nearly 100 students walked to NDP MLA Doyl...
Mar 14, 2020 Students protests at NDP MLA Doyle Vermette's office. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Reports: Spain locks down as coronavirus infections spike
MADRID - Spanish media are reporting that Spain's government will announce Saturday that it is placing tight restrictions on movement for the nation of 46 million people while declaring a two-week sta...
Mar 14, 2020

Trump declares emergency; world steps up fight against virus
WASHINGTON - The United States declared a state of emergency Friday as many European countries went on a war footing amid mounting deaths as the world mobilized to fight the widening coronavirus pande...
Mar 14, 2020

North Battleford woman self-quarantined, awaiting COVID-19 testing results
A North Battleford woman who showed early signs of COVID-19 said she and her family have been self-quarantined while she awaits results from tests taken this week. Renee Hemmerling said a friend from ...
Mar 14, 2020 Renee Hemmerling shown with her
children at her home in North Battleford. (submitted photo/Renee Hemmerling)

Charlottetown crow lovers show support after complaints, injured birds
CHARLOTTETOWN - Tensions between Charlottetown's crow foes and lovers have bubbled over this winter, with a number of the birds - which roost in the thousands in the thousands in t...
Mar 14, 2020

German intel deems part of far-right AfD party 'extremist'
BERLIN - German authorities are formally placing parts of the far-right Alternative for Germany party under surveillance after classifying it as extremist, the country's domestic intelligence agency s...
Mar 14, 2020

AP Exclusive: Inside massive DEA raid targeting drug cartel
CHANTILLY, Va. - In the darkness, the team suits up quietly, putting on their helmets and tactical gear. Federal agents lug battering rams, bolt cutters and heavy weaponry by foot up a hill on a resid...
Mar 14, 2020

Most coronavirus patients recover, still anxiety, fear loom
SEATTLE - Amid all the fears, quarantines and stockpiling of food, it has been easy to ignore the fact that more than 60,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus spreading around the globe. The ...
Mar 14, 2020

House passes aid bill after Trump declares virus emergency
WASHINGTON - The House approved legislation early Saturday to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump...
Mar 13, 2020