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Defence chief puts Canadian military on COVID-19 war footing
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is being put on a war footing as it prepares to be thrown into the COVID-19 crisis. In an unprecedented five-page letter to the troops, defence chief Gen. Jonat...
Mar 27, 2020
Marc Miller urges First Nations to delay elections during COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller is encouraging Indigenous communities gearing up for elections this year to postpone their votes. Miller says holding an election during a pandemic&nb...
Mar 27, 2020
Kotb cries on 'Today' show; Baby Shark takes on hand-washing
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...
Mar 27, 2020
Avoid travel during the pandemic, including to lake country
With warmer temperatures in the forecast, many people may be considering an escape to the lakes, but the R.M. of Lakeland is cautioning against that in the midst of the pandemic.Reeve Cheryl Bauer-Hyd...
Mar 27, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Federal government commits to work with First Nations who postpone elections
In the wake of rising health concerns surrounding COVID-19, the federal government is now providing some direction to First Nations' who have scheduled elections.In a Twitter post Friday morning, Marc...
Mar 27, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Vancouver Whitecaps taking care of more than business during COVID-19 pandemic
Co-owner Steve Nash led a live workout on Instagram. Staffers are calling friends and family as well as season ticket-holders to check up on them. The Vancouver Whitecaps are staying busy - and in tou...
Mar 27, 2020
After two correctional staff test positive for COVID-19, jails to take further preventative measures
Increased measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in provincial jails after two staff members at Saskatoon Correctional Centre tested positive for the virus. According to a media release from the M...
Mar 27, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
B.C. measures appear to have slowed the increase in COVID-16: health officer
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she's starting to see "glimmers of hope" in the fight against COVID-19 with an apparent flattening in the number of cases. The province&nbs...
Mar 27, 2020
Nine new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan
The government has announced nine new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan.According to a media release, as of March 27, 2020 the new confirmed cases brings the provincial total to 104.Six individuals are h...
Mar 27, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
Tory leadership candidates asked to stop calls, fundraising as vote postponed
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates are being asked to stop fundraising and making calls to party members following a decision to suspend the race. But at least one candidate says it is unfair...
Mar 27, 2020