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Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19: "It's kind of a done deal we're getting off this pleasure cruise." - Ottawa's Catherine McLeod, aboard a...
Apr 02, 2020
Muskoday First Nation closes borders due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Muskoday First Nation has officially closed its borders.According to a media release, as of March 30 band leadership implemented their Community Protection Law and Land Resolution. The law is mean...
Apr 02, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
RCMP respond to hundreds of COVID-19 calls in March
The Saskatchewan RCMP are getting a new kind of call for service in response to the provincial Public Health Order issued on March 26.According to a media release from RCMP, officers received 436 COVI...
Apr 02, 2020 (File photo/meadowlakeNOW)
Morgan Rielly can't explain talent-loaded Maple Leafs' rollercoaster campaign
TORONTO - Morgan Rielly has been working out at home trying to stay in shape. The Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman is also reading, watching movies and improving his rudimentary cooking skills. He'...
Apr 02, 2020
Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-striken ship
WASHINGTON - The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus was fired Thursday by Navy leaders who said he created a panic by sending his memo pleading for he...
Apr 02, 2020
AP source: Ex-Dallas police chief to lead Chicago police
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday will name former Dallas Police Chief David Brown to lead the police force in the nation's third largest city, a city official told The Associated Press. Lightf...
Apr 02, 2020
Passengers on COVID-19-stricken cruise ships hope to be on land again soon
Passengers stranded aboard two COVID-19-stricken cruise ships said they're finally hopeful their ordeal is nearing its end as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Thursday to ensure the Can...
Apr 02, 2020
Prince Albert MP joins colleagues in call for tax relief
Prince Albert's member of Parliament is joining his provincial colleagues in calling for the federal government to pause the carbon tax.Saskatchewan's 14 Conservative Party MPs sent a signed letter to...
Apr 02, 2020 Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback is calling for the federal government to suspend the carbon tax. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Judge won't delay Wisconsin election but extends voting
MADISON, Wis. - A federal judge on Thursday declined to postpone Wisconsin's presidential primary over the health threat from the new coronavirus, but he ordered that people be given an extra six days...
Apr 02, 2020
Provincial gov’t adds to list of flights that carried COVID-19 cases
Seven flights have been added to the provincial government's list of those that carried passengers who since have tested positive for COVID-19.As well, one flight that previously was listed has been u...
Apr 02, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)