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Man in custody following attempted murder at local business
Local police have charged a 57-year-old man with attempted murder and aggravated assault following a stabbing at a business early Saturday morning. Mike Wytosky made his first court appearance in Prin...
Mar 11, 2019 Co-op gas bar on Marquis Rd. (File photo paNOW Staff) : Glenn Hicks
Lac La Ronge Winter Festival crowns King and Queen Trappers
Ten days of Lac La Ronge Winter Festival events are finished for another year and the King and Queen Trappers are crowned. The festival began March 1 at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre, wh...
Mar 11, 2019 Elaborate clothing from hide and bead work was part of the festival. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh names Montreal MP Boulerice as deputy leader
MONTREAL - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is naming Montreal MP Alexandre Boulerice deputy leader in hopes of boosting the party's fortunes in Quebec. Singh made the announcement today at a community c...
Mar 11, 2019
Above zero temperatures to take over P.A
It's been 67 days since Prince Albert registered a temperature above 0 C.That should come to an end very shortly according to Terri Lang, meteorologist with Environment Canada."The jet stream has fina...
Mar 11, 2019 The forecast for the Prince Albert region is predicting near or above seasonal temperatures. (Ronald Quaroni/ paNOW Staff)
Caregivers still vulnerable under new immigration rules, advocates warn
OTTAWA - Migrant workers employed in Canada as caregivers are confused by new changes to immigration programs aimed at them. Many are concerned the changes could mean barriers to obtaining p...
Mar 11, 2019
R. Kelly: 'We're going to straighten all this stuff out'
CHICAGO - R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail on Saturday after someone who officials say did not want to be publicly identified paid $161,633 that the R&B singer owed in back child support. Kel...
Mar 11, 2019
Police respond to impaired drivers, house fire over weekend
Twenty-nine people were arrested in the city last weekend as members of the Prince Albert Police Service responded to 230 calls for service. One call was to assist Prince Albert Fire Control at a hous...
Mar 11, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff) : Glynn Brothen
PMO denies Trudeau was hostile toward Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes
OTTAWA - A spokesman for the prime minister's office says Justin Trudeau had "emotional" conversations with Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, but denies her claims the encounters were "hos...
Mar 11, 2019
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 11, 2019
Renewed efforts to find Montreal boy a year after his disappearance
MONTREAL - A year after 10-year-old Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou vanished after setting out to visit a friend in north-end Montreal, new efforts are being launched this week to find him. On Tuesday and ...
Mar 11, 2019
