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Saskatoon counsellor shares tips on dealing with stress from COVID-19 pandemic
A Saskatoon counsellor shared some tips on protecting your mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.Penney Murphy, the owner of Penney Murphy & Associates, sat down with 650 CKOM's Brent Loucks ...
Mar 13, 2020 ‘Peace of mind’ written on white pebbles. With blurred vintage styled background.

School divisions make changes amid COVID-19
Schools in the province are taking varying degrees of measures as COVID-19 worries continue.The Regina Catholic School Division said it's pausing all assemblies as of late Friday morning. Gatherings w...
Mar 13, 2020 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

Criminal case against top military judge collapses, charges withdrawn
OTTAWA - The criminal case against Canada's top military judge has collapsed. The Canadian Armed Forces' top prosecutor announced Wednesday that he was withdrawing all four charges against chief milit...
Mar 13, 2020

As virus inches closer, Trump says he's likely to be tested
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday he will likely be tested for the coronavirus "fairly soon," as questions swirled about why the president, his top aides and his family weren't doing mor...
Mar 13, 2020

Passengers on last flight into Canada from Rome talk of empty city
MONTREAL - Doris Hamelin and her husband Rejean Vallee said the restaurants in Rome shut down at 6 p.m. Tuesday and the only place they could find food was the grocery store. In a bid t...
Mar 13, 2020

NCAA tournaments are on - for now - but mostly without fans
The NCAA basketball tournaments are on - for now - though the buzzer-beaters, upsets and all the other shining moments will take place in mostly empty arenas. Trying to avoid spreading the new coronav...
Mar 13, 2020

Arena employees to feel the pinch of COVID-19 pandemic: 'It will affect people'
Jonathan Crandall was looking forward to a busy March as a security guard at the Bell Centre. The home of the Montreal Canadiens was set to host four more NHL games this month, the week-long world fig...
Mar 13, 2020

Saskatchewan confirms second presumptive case of COVID-19
Saskatchewan has its second presumptive case of COVID-19.In a media release Friday, the province said the individual is a resident in their 60s who travelled from Oregon. The test was done in Saskatoo...
Mar 13, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, speaks with media on March 12, 2020 at the Saskatchewan Legislature. (Evan Radford/980)

Author Roth weighed in on 'Plot Against America' TV series
LOS ANGELES - David Simon, the creative force behind stellar TV including "The Wire," "Show Me a Hero" and "Treme," found himself in unfamiliar territory with his latest series, HBO's "The Plot Agains...
Mar 13, 2020

Trump announces delay of tax deadline for virus victims
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that he will instruct the Treasury Department to allow individuals and businesses negatively affected by the coronavirus to defer their ta...
Mar 13, 2020