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Russia flatly denies US allegation of World Cup bid bribes
GENEVA - Russian officials on Tuesday flatly denied bribing a FIFA voter with millions of dollars to support the country's winning 2018 World Cup bid, after American prosecutors revealed new details a...
Apr 7, 2020
Ex-Swift Current Broncos star Colby Cave in medically induced coma
Former Swift Current Broncos captain Colby Cave has been placed in a medically induced coma after suffering a brain bleed.Cave, a 25-year-old from Battleford, split last season between the NHL's Edmon...
Apr 7, 2020 Colby Cave. (Canadian Press)
P.A. suspends Destination Marketing Levy
Prince Albert city council has voted to suspend the Destination Marketing Levy for the year 2020.Since 2017, a tax was applied to hotels and used to attract events to the city and support their develo...
Apr 7, 2020 (ID 85763154 © Behindlens | Dreamstime.com)
Gang member at a crossroads, according to P.A. judge
A man connected to multiple violent robberies in the Prince Albert area offered no apology or even a comment, prior to receiving an eight-year prison sentence.Gavin Ballantyne, 21, appeared via video ...
Apr 7, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Protas, Schneider named first-team all-stars
The Viper of Vitebsk and a highly touted Prince Albert prospect have both been named to the WHL's Eastern Conference first all-star team.Raider forward Aliaksei Protas and Brandon Wheat Kings defencem...
Apr 7, 2020 After doubling his rookie point total, Raider forward Aliaksei Protas has been named an Eastern Conference First-Team All-Star. (Lucas Chudleigh/Apollo Multimedia)
Seven more cases of COVID-19 reported, seven in hospital
On Tuesday, April 7 there are seven new cases of COVID-19 with seven in hospital and seven recoveries.The latest numbers bring the confirmed case total in the province to 260. There are 169 active cas...
Apr 7, 2020 Premier Scott Moe. (File photo)
Trudeau says details coming soon on help for households to access credit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is raising anew his government's promise to help hard-hit Canadians more easily access credit by leaning on the nation's banks to do more than reduce credit...
Apr 7, 2020
Group of First Nations want Supreme Court to hear appeal on Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER - A group of British Columbia First Nations is seeking to challenge the federal government's second approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Canada's highest court. The S...
Apr 7, 2020
Explainer: what to expect if a Canadian prime minister is too sick to do the job
OTTAWA - The day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife was revealed to have COVID-19, cabinet agreed that Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland would be next in line if Trudeau could not&n...
Apr 7, 2020
Emergency services display solidarity with health care staff in La Ronge
Flashing lights and sirens could be heard in La Ronge on Monday as emergency service workers showed solidarity with health care workers in the tri-communities. Conservation officers, firefighters, par...
Apr 7, 2020 Heavy snow didn't stop the parade from emergency services from occurring. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
