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What you need to know about the Quarantine Act as isolation becomes mandatory for returning travellers
Canada is making unprecedented use of the federal Quarantine Act in a bid to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order, which went into effect early Wednesday, hours before it was announced,...
Mar 25, 2020
Loughlin, Giannulli: College bribery charges must be tossed
BOSTON - "Full House" Actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and other prominent parents urged a judge Wednesday to dismiss charges against them in the college admissi...
Mar 25, 2020
SHA issues advisory for people who attended event in Christoper Lake
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is advising anyone who attended the Lakeland Snowmobile Club Wilderness Rally Supper in Christopher Lake on Saturday, March 14, 2020 between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. to sel...
Mar 25, 2020 (ID 175279637 © Buddhilakshan4 | Dreamstime.com)
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie looking to keep Canadian football fans informed
TORONTO - Randy Ambrosie hasn't forgotten about CFL fans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league's commissioner will hold a video town hall question-and-answer session with football su...
Mar 25, 2020
Northern checkpoints rise in numbers as COVID-19 spreads
The communities of Cumberland House and Southend are the latest to erect checkpoints in an effort to halt the spread of COVID-19.In recent days, Cumberland House Cree Nation and the Northern Village o...
Mar 25, 2020 This checkpoint has been installed outside of Cumberland House. (Lionel Deschambeault/Facebook)
Saskatchewan realtors adjusting during COVID-19 pandemic, impact expected soon
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't been felt in the Saskatchewan real estate market... yet."We're not that far behind where we were at this point in March last year, and year to date," Jason Y...
Mar 25, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
LLRIB elections postponed due to COVID-19
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) general election scheduled for March 30 has been postponed. That's according to a media release dated March 25, which states it has been postponed until such time ...
Mar 25, 2020 The election will be held once it is safe to do so. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Family: US believes ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson has died
WASHINGTON - The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson said Wednesday that U.S. government officials have concluded that he has died while in the custody of Iran. The family said in a statement ...
Mar 25, 2020
With a crash and a bang, B.C. residents applaud health-care workers
VANCOUVER - At the same time each night, Rev. Gary Paterson and about half a dozen other neighbours have begun gathering at least two metres apart on the rooftop patio of their building in Vancouver's...
Mar 25, 2020
Sask. Catholic schools win funding appeal fight
It's a significant legal victory for Catholic education in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the appeal of the Theodore case in a unanimous decision.It overturns the...
Mar 25, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)