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'Try to set goals every day': Finding moments of positivity during the pandemic
Just over a year after picking up the guitar for the first time, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins brought his instrument to spring training in Florida but didn't get a chance to play it. At ...
May 29, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
May 29, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 29, 2020: There are 88,512 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 49,702 confirmed (includ...
May 29, 2020
Supreme Court to clarify police entrapment issues in drug-dealing cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is slated to spell out what amounts to police entrapment today when it rules on a pair of drug cases. In each case, Toronto police were acting on tips to inve...
May 29, 2020
Feds provide more funds to help remote Indigenous communities cope with pandemic
OTTAWA - The federal government is to spend millions more to help remote and rural Indigenous communities cope with the COVID-19 crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today sig...
May 29, 2020
Liberal MPs call for national standards for long-term care homes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is being pressured by some of his own Liberal backbenchers to implement enforceable national standards for the operation of long-term care homes in Canada. The pressure came Th...
May 28, 2020
Atletico Ottawa unveils jersey, adding a dash of blue to familiar red and white
OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa unveiled its home jersey on Thursday, adding a Maple Leaf to the traditional red-and-white colours of its Atletico Madrid parent club. The jersey, shown in a virtual unveiling...
May 28, 2020
City facilities expected to remain shut until next year
Editor's note: Following the publication of this article Thursday May 28, the City of Prince Albert provided clarity. It requested paNOW issue the following statement Friday May 29.The City of Prince ...
May 28, 2020
Man accused of killing North Dakota officer has long record
FARGO, N.D. - The first police officer to be killed in the line of duty for more than 50 years in one North Dakota city was shot multiple times by a man with a criminal history that includes interferi...
May 28, 2020
NESD school year to wrap up June 19
Students and teachers will soon wrap up what has been a challenging school year, to say the least.School divisions across the province were forced to implement supplemental learning, as the COVID-19 p...
May 28, 2020