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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
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam says
OTTAWA - Wearing a simple cloth mask is a way for someone who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to avoid spreading the illness to others, Canada's top public-health doctor said Monday.Dr. There...
Apr 06, 2020
US, UK brace for soaring death tolls as pandemic bears down
LONDON - The U.S. and Britain braced for what could be one of their bleakest weeks in memory Monday as the human and financial toll of the coronavirus outbreak mounted. But new deaths and infections a...
Apr 06, 2020
At home with kids, pets and spouses, country stars play on
NASHVILLE - Country music's biggest stars should have been on the carpet of the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas, but like most of America, they were homebound because of the cor...
Apr 06, 2020
NBA coaches prepare for possible intriguing playoff matchups
With NBA games indefinitely on hold there has been a lot of discussion about post-season possibilities - including by coaches around the league. They're preparing for what a resumption of the season t...
Apr 06, 2020
UK's Johnson 'in good spirits' in hospital, stays in charge
LONDON - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was in good spirits Monday after spending the night in a London hospital after being admitted with the new coronavirus. Johnson's spokesman said...
Apr 06, 2020
FASD Online Training
The FASD Network is offering its in-depth, six-hour FASD Training online. Register here: The Network's FASD Training for Frontline workers will be delivered online zia Zoom by Myles Himmelreich and Sh...
Apr 06, 2020
Changes to emergency-relief program coming to expand eligibility, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 240,000 people successfully applied for emergency relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the first few hours after the federal government opened the process t...
Apr 06, 2020
Impressions of America, in a word: Trump, president, chaos, in that order
WASHINGTON - Canadians, it seems, had a number of choice words for the United States last year - and most of them revolved around President Donald Trump. The Washington-based Pew Research Center asked...
Apr 06, 2020