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Much of the province expecting below normal runoff: WSA
After several years of above normal runoff potential in much of the province, this year's forecast is much different.Snowmelt runoff is already underway in much of southern and parts of central Saskat...
Apr 03, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Aberdeen Easter Miracle Tree fundraiser turns into spirit lifter
The Easter Miracle Tree tradition continues in Aberdeen but is more of a spirit lifter this year rather than a fundraiser.For the past five years, a committee has sold eggs to residents of the town an...
Apr 03, 2020 The Aberdeen Easter Miracle Tree has expanded to two trees this year with 5200 eggs on display. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW staff)
Local campaign to feed kids during COVID-19 pandemic
A local grocer is participating in a campaign aimed at giving kids easier access to school meal supports during the COVID-19 pandemic.Save-On-Foods, part of the Jim Pattison Group, has committed $500,...
Apr 03, 2020 (Save-On-Foods)
With parks closed, Disney starts furloughs in 2 weeks
ORLANDO, Fla. - Saying they don't know when they'll be able to re-open many of their businesses with the coronavirus spreading, Walt Disney Co. officials announced they will start furloughing some wor...
Apr 03, 2020
Grassy Narrows signs deal with Ottawa on mercury poisoning treatment centre
OTTAWA - The federal government has signed an agreement with Grassy Narrows First Nation that will see a long-promised treatment centre for residents with mercury poisoning finally built in ...
Apr 03, 2020
3M pushes back on Trump administration call to stop sending N95 masks to Canada
WASHINGTON - One of the world's largest U.S.-based makers of consumer products says it has been told by the White House to stop exporting medical-grade face masks to the Canadian market.Minnesota-base...
Apr 03, 2020
Member of Turkish band dies on 288th day of hunger strike
ANKARA, Turkey - A member of a popular folk music group that is banned in Turkey has died on the 288th day of a hunger strike protesting the government's treatment of the band, according to a post on ...
Apr 03, 2020
Northern residents embrace plan for unique beaded pin honouring COVID-19 workers
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - A made-in-Yukon initiative to celebrate front-line workers fighting COVID-19 is gaining momentum across the North. An administrative assistant at a health centre in Dawson Ci...
Apr 03, 2020
GST credit payments to low-income earners to arrive one month earlier
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will deliver more aid to low-income Canadians through the GST credit a month sooner than planned. The government initially announced the mone...
Apr 03, 2020
Service Canada Is Ready to Help
Service Canada is reaching out to ensure that your community receives important information on how to access benefits. In response to the Covid-19 situation, the government has introduced the new Cana...
Apr 03, 2020