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March Madness: NCAA Tournaments cancelled due to coronavirus
March Madness came to a screeching halt before a bracket could even be filled out. The NCAA cancelled its men's and women's basketball tournaments Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, puttin...
Mar 12, 2020
'Where's the funding?' Students gather in front of MLA's office in solidarity with teachers
High school students gathered in front of MLA Jeremy Harrison's Meadow Lake constituency office Thursday afternoon to stand in support of teachers and school staff.The announcement of sanctions - whic...
Mar 12, 2020 Students protest in front of MLA Jeremy Harrison's office (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW)
Province’s HealthLine 811 overwhelmed by calls
Saskatchewan's 24-hour telephone access to health, mental health, and addictions support appears to have been completely overwhelmed by calls from the public.After the provincial government announced ...
Mar 12, 2020 John Ash, executive director of the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, and Health Minister Jim Reiter (l to r) discuss the province's plans for dealing with COVID-19 on March 11, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Integrity czar blames prison service over insubordination, harassment incidents
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog has found the federal prison service failed to ensure a safe work environment at a Quebec penitentiary. In a report released Thursday, public sector integrity commissioner ...
Mar 12, 2020
Flames executive Ken King dead at 68
Calgary Flames executive Ken King has died. He was 68. King, from Hanley, Sask., was vice-chair and chief executive officer of Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Flames....
Mar 12, 2020
Women's world curling championship in Canada wiped out by COVID-19
The women's world curling championship in Prince George, B.C., joined the expanding list of COVID-19 cancellations in the sports world Thursday. The 13-country championship was scheduled to ...
Mar 12, 2020
Canadian cyclist Mike Woods breaks his right femur in Paris-Nice crash
LYON, France - Canadian cyclist Mike Woods was taken to hospital with a broken right femur after crashing in Thursday's stage of the Paris-Nice race. The 33-year-old from Ottawa was to under...
Mar 12, 2020
Canadian Nicholas Latifi's Formula One debut remains very much in limbo
Canadian Nicholas Latifi's long-awaited Formula One debut is in limbo. The 24-year-old Montreal native was scheduled to drive for Williams in the season-opening Australian Gra...
Mar 12, 2020
Sanders, Biden cancel Ohio rallies over coronavirus concerns
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden abruptly cancelled election-night rallies Tuesday night in Cleveland amid concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus -...
Mar 12, 2020
Military concerned about Chinese access to networks as Huawei decision looms
OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says he is worried about anything that would give China easier access to the Canadian military's computer networks, but says there are ways to manage any sec...
Mar 12, 2020