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Saskatchewan foodservice sector lost 25,000 jobs in one month
COVID-19 has cost Saskatchewan's food service sector 25,000 jobs since March 1According to a media release, Restaurants Canada estimates 800,000 foodservice jobs have already been lost across the coun...
Apr 02, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Veteran linebacker Marcus Ball not ready to call it a career just yet
Marcus Ball isn't finished with football just yet. The veteran linebacker says he's been medically cleared to resume running and cutting after suffering a season-ending knee injury last year with the ...
Apr 02, 2020
Andrew Lloyd Webber shares musicals online; actor diagnosed
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most...
Apr 02, 2020
Trudeau calls first ministers meeting on COVID-19, promises better data soon
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will soon be able to give Canadians a better sense of the impact COVID-19 is going to have on this country but he isn't able to do it yet. As countr...
Apr 02, 2020
Trump says he expects Russia, Saudis to cut oil production
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia will end an oil war and dramatically cut production. The price for U.S. benchmark crude surged 24%. A global g...
Apr 02, 2020
Trudeau calls first ministers meeting on COVID-19, promises better data soon
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will soon be able to give Canadians a better sense of the impact COVID-19 is going to have on this country but he isn't able to do it yet.As countries li...
Apr 02, 2020
Food and cash donations needed at Melfort Food Bank
The Melfort Food Bank is in need of donations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put a strain on families and individuals in the community.The usual hampers were dispersed last Thursday, which was ...
Apr 02, 2020 Melfort Food Bank is in need of extra donations during the COVID-19 pandemic. (File photo/northeastNOW staff)
Senators announce temporary layoffs, salary reductions due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The owner of the NHL's Ottawa Senators has announced the organization is implementing temporary layoffs and salary reductions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eugene Melnyk's company Capita...
Apr 02, 2020
Train derailment blocking traffic on Highway 2 near Dana
A train derailment on Highway 2 led to traffic delays this morning.CN spokesperson, Jonathan Abecassis confirmed in an email the derailment involved one empty car and was blocking the highway crossing...
Apr 02, 2020 CN rail incident near Pathlow in October. (File photo/northeastNow)
Alberta suspends environmental reporting requirements over COVID crisis
EDMONTON - Alberta has suspended environmental reporting requirements for industry. The move comes in a ministerial order signed on Tuesday by Environment Minister Jason Nixon. It says the suspension ...
Apr 02, 2020