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Social distancing: what to do and what not to do to curb spread of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Social distancing is one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of COVID-19. While specific restrictions on what Canadians can do vary from province to province, here are the basic ...
Mar 19, 2020

Ottawa to take charge of housing asylum seekers for 14-day isolation period
ST-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says that as of tomorrow all asylum seekers entering Quebec from the United States at Roxham Road will be temporarily ho...
Mar 19, 2020

Melfort Dental Group only accepting emergency patients during COVID-19 pandemic
With COVID-19 concerns continuing to rise, businesses in the northeast are limiting services to consumers.The Melfort Dental Group is the most recent business to do so as they have announced they are ...
Mar 19, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan reports four new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 20
Saskatchewan has recorded four new presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the province's total so far to 20. One of those was in Southend in the north and related to the first case reported there on ...
Mar 19, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

Moguls king Mikael Kingsbury says another winning season his strongest yet
Mikael Kingsbury's moguls season was short, but sweet. The Canadian won seven of 10 World Cups, and finished second in the other three, to claim the men's season title for a record...
Mar 19, 2020

Los Angeles Rams release running back Todd Gurley
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Rams have released Todd Gurley, their superstar running back with a massive contract and a troubling injury history. The Rams made the move Thursday, several minutes befo...
Mar 19, 2020

Families of Canadians in Peru look for answers in face of flight cancellations
Parents in Canada whose children are stuck in Peru following border closures are anxiously waiting for any concrete information on how to get their kids home. Amit Konorty's son, Jacob, 24, ...
Mar 19, 2020

Canadians in Hong Kong settle in to new life under the cloud of the coronavirus
OTTAWA - Karen Grepin's family arrived in Hong Kong six months ago to start a grand adventure in a new country after she took a job as a professor of public health at the University of Hong Kong. They...
Mar 19, 2020

NewsAlert: Manitoba government cuts some taxes, sets money aside for emergencies
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is keeping a tight leash on spending and delaying some promised tax cuts as the province prepares for the economic effects of a stock-market plunge and COV...
Mar 19, 2020

Mindfulness educator addresses mental wellness during isolation due to COVID-19
As families and individuals are isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health concerns are bound to arise.Laura Lawrence of MindBody Balance Therapies in Melfort said through these trying time...
Mar 19, 2020 Mindfulness space at MindBody Balance Therapies in Melfort. (Submitted photo/Laura Lawrence)