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Inspiring the next generation of female hockey players
Whether they realize it or not, the Prince Albert Bears are a huge inspiration for young girls taking up hockey in the province. One of those is Prince Albert's Brooke Hobson, a standout defender that...
Aug 23, 2019 Prince Albert hockey player Brooke Hobson shares a laugh with a young camper at the North Female Hockey Camp
Halifax CFL group says Moncton contest success not critical to long-term goal
HALIFAX - Anthony LeBlanc isn't placing too much emphasis on Sunday's Touchdown Atlantic game in Moncton, N.B., saying its perceived success or failure will ultimately have little bearing on his group...
Aug 23, 2019
US new home sales slid 12.8% in July
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes fell a steep 12.8% in July as higher prices and limited inventory sidelined would-be buyers. The Commerce Department said Friday that new homes sold at a seasonall...
Aug 23, 2019
Women, late-in-life new authors expand Japanese literature
TOKYO - The works receiving one of Japan's most coveted literary awards, the Naoki Prize, have something new in common: For the first time in 85 years, all six of the nominated authors are women. Japa...
Aug 23, 2019
Judge close to naming special prosecutor in Smollett case
CHICAGO - An Illinois judge seems close to appointing a special prosecutor to look into why state prosecutors abruptly dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett accusing him of staging a racist, a...
Aug 23, 2019
Capitals star Kuznetsov banned from Russia team for 4 years
GENEVA - Washington Capitals centre Evgeny Kuznetsov tested positive for cocaine at the world championship and has been banned from the Russian national team for four years. Kuznetsov failed a doping ...
Aug 23, 2019
Traffic lights removed in P.A. downtown
Driving around Prince Albert's downtown just got easier.Five sets of traffic lights designated by the city for removal have now been taken down. The support poles were still up, but they're now missin...
Aug 23, 2019 This looks strange. The pole is still standing but the city has removed the traffic lights that were attached to it. This intersection and four others have seen the end of the red, amber and green. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
China announces tariff hike on $75 billion of US products
BEIJING - China on Friday announced tariff hikes on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest planned increase, deepening a conflict over trade and technology tha...
Aug 23, 2019
P.A. seeks province's input on cutting liquor retail hours
The City of Prince Albert will ask the province if and how it can curtail alcohol retail hours.According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, the rate of hospitalizations caused by alcoho...
Aug 23, 2019 Alcohol on sale (File photo/larongeNOW Staff)
Liberals block hearings into scathing ethics report on SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Cries of a coverup competed with claims of pre-election, hyper-partisan excess Wednesday after Liberal MPs blocked an opposition attempt to hold hearings on ethics co...
Aug 23, 2019
