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A year after Wuhan lockdown, a world still deep in crisis
Nearly a year to the day after the Chinese city of Wuhan went into lockdown to contain a virus that had already escaped, President Joe Biden began putting into effect a new war plan for fighting the o...
Jan 22, 2021
Federal public safety minister suspends sale of decommissioned RCMP vehicles
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has suspended the sale of decommissioned RCMP vehicles, two days after a man in Nova Scotia was arrested for allegedly impersonating an officer while driving...
Jan 22, 2021
Province records 312 new cases of COVID-19, 1,448 new vaccinations, eight deaths
The province administered 1,448 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, bringing the total amount to 31,275. As of Jan. 22, the province said 96 per cent of the doses received were administered in Sas...
Jan 22, 2021
'Our Friend' is an opportunity for a good cry - if wanted
NEW YORK - If his new movie, " Our Friend, " makes audiences cry, Jason Segel can sympathize. He recalls being on an airplane and watching a movie that made him break down so uncontrollably that it go...
Jan 22, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders add to depth at quarterback with signing of Tom Flacco
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American quarterback Tom Flacco. Flacco joins the Roughriders after two strong seasons at Towson University in Maryland. In his senior year, Flacco wa...
Jan 22, 2021
Provinces doing 'extraordinary' job to avoid wasting doses of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada says vaccine clinics are doing an "extraordinary" job preventing many doses of precious COVID-19 vaccine from going to waste. Canada has received more than 1.1 million doses of ...
Jan 22, 2021
City of Melfort sets Feb. 14 as tentative date for last day of ice at Palace
The City of Melfort now has a tentative date to remove the ice from the Northern Lights Palace.Facilities Manager Leonard Whitney told northeastNOW that they will wait and see if the Saskatchewan Heal...
Jan 22, 2021
Saskatchewan producer featured in Clydesdale documentary
A West-Central Saskatchewan producer is being featured in a documentary currently airing on CBC Gem - Clydesdale: Saving the Greatest Horse.The film chronicles the journey of a designer from Scotland,...
Jan 22, 2021
‘World needs what Sask. has to offer’: Ag powers exports during pandemic
Saskatchewan's agriculture industry has proven it can help prop up the province and keep it competitive, even in the middle of a pandemic."In Canada, trade and exports to countries around the world is...
Jan 22, 2021
Hotels still facing hardship: Hospitality Saskatchewan
It continues to be a hard time for hotels, with vacant rooms and mounting bills to pay.Hospitality Saskatchewan CEO Jim Bence said there is a misconception that large hotel chains have "deep pockets" ...
Jan 22, 2021