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A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Details are emerging about the 18 Canadian victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in Addis Ababa that left 157 people dead. Here is what we know so far: Pius Adesanmi: Adesanmi was a...
Mar 12, 2019
AP Sources: Browns to acquire star receiver Beckham from NY
CLEVELAND - Two people familiar with the blockbuster trade say the Cleveland Browns have agreed to acquire star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. from the New York Giants. The Browns are sending a first...
Mar 12, 2019
Australian cardinal sentenced to prison for child sex abuse
MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian judge has sentenced the most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse to 6 years in prison for molesting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral more than...
Mar 12, 2019
Vietnam urges Malaysia free 2nd woman in N. Korean killing
HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam is urging Malaysia to release the second woman accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader. Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh made the plea in a phone ...
Mar 12, 2019
Proposed cannabis production facility receives green light from R.M. of Buckland
still The wheels are in motion for a brand new cannabis production facility north of Prince Albert. The Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Buckland council gave the application its support, after adopting a...
Mar 12, 2019 R.M. of Buckland. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Piapot First Nation planning new development in P.A.
A Regina-area First Nation is planning to build a new gas bar and retail store on Prince Albert's west side. Construction is set to begin this spring on what is currently an empty lot at 600 17 St. W....
Mar 12, 2019 A Regina-area First Nation has plans to build a gas bar and retail store on a vacant lot at 600 17 St. W. (Charlene Tebbutt/ paNOW Staff)
What'sHappeningNOW March 12, 2019
News director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Brady Bateman about changes cannabis retailers are introducing to try and combat large quantities of waste plastic caused by government regulated cannabi...
Mar 12, 2019
Cannabis companies ‘going green’ by recycling containers
It's been four months since recreational marijuana use was legalized across Canada, but retailers are hoping to curb the amount of waste from hard plastic packaging - one of the mandates included in t...
Mar 12, 2019 Prince Albert cannabis retailer Prairie Cannabis has a recycling bin set up in store for customers to return their waste packaging. The store is currently looking to secure a company to accept the recyclable containers. (submitted photo/Prairie Cannabis)
Former Bears win silver at Winter Universiade
Prince Albert's Jessica Vance and Kaitlin Willoughby have been awarded silver medals, following Team Canada's loss to Russia at the Winter Universiade in RussiaTeam Canada lost 2-0 in the Championship...
Mar 12, 2019 (Twitter/U sports Canada)
'Just unreal': Team Saskatchewan Skip reflects on 2019 Brier
Team Saskatchewan is back home after the Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba.Kirk Muyres of St. Gregor, Sask. led his rink to a 5-6 record, and a ticket to the championship pool, but they were unab...
Mar 12, 2019 Kirk Muyres (middle), was joined by Dan Marsh (left), Kevin Marsh (not pictured), and his brother Dallan (right) at the 2019 Brier. (submitted photo/Curling Canada)
