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Virtual council meeting in Melfort the new reality amid COVID-19
The City of Melfort is hosting its first council meeting outside of chambers Monday, April 6.The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the need for a virtual meeting."This evening will be our first ever v...
Apr 06, 2020 For the first time ever, the City of Melfort is hosting a council meeting online (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Canadians can still expect weeks or months of distancing measures, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canadians shouldn't expect to return to normal life any time soon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday as he promised to expand federal aid to more workers suffering economic hards...
Apr 06, 2020
Canadian cruisers begin leaving Coral Princess in Florida amid COVID-19 outbreak
OTTAWA - Canadians began leaving the COVID-19-stricken Coral Princess cruise ship on Monday, after the ship reached Florida late last week. There were 97 Canadian passengers aboard the ship,...
Apr 06, 2020
Honor Blackman, who played Bond's Pussy Galore, dies at 94
NEW YORK - Honour Blackman, the British actress who played the Bond girl Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger," has died. She was 94. Blackman's family said in a statement Monday that she died peacefully of na...
Apr 06, 2020
Canadian Premier League still on course, looks to engage fans during hiatus
TORONTO - While his teams have been sidelined by COVID-19, Canadian Premier League commissioner David Clanachan believes they can still make a difference. CPL players and clubs have been rea...
Apr 06, 2020
Saskatchewan Food Banks feeling unprecedented demand
Food banks all across Saskatchewan are feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.In a response to an escalating demand for food, the 32 food banks in the province have started a crisis response fun...
Apr 06, 2020 (Facebook/Melfort Food Bank)
Ryan Reynolds sweetens Hayley Wickenheiser's ask for medical supplies
TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser's call for medical supplies for front-line health care workers got an assist from actor Ryan Reynolds. Wickenheiser is in medical school after retiring from a d...
Apr 06, 2020
Gaga raises $35M for virus fight, curates all-star TV event
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga and advocacy organization Global Citizen have raised $35 million to fight the coronavirus and will launch a TV special featuring Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish to...
Apr 06, 2020
Call for workshop submissions!
Call for workshop submissions!PAVED Arts At Home: Workshop Series Submission Deadline: Wednesday, April 15th, 2020, 6pmPAVED Arts is inviting local and Saskatchewan-based artists to submit proposals t...
Apr 06, 2020
Trudeau cites U.S. as culprit in PPE problems, insists deliveries will happen
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is acknowledging that Canada has been having problems with incomplete or non-existent deliveries of critical supplies for its fight against COVID-19 - ...
Apr 06, 2020