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'Once she started laughing you couldn’t help but smile': P.A. homicide victim remembered
A Prince Albert woman found dead in her home last weekend, is being remembered by her colleagues and friends for her infectious laugh and smile.Sandra Henry, 56, worked for Lake Country Co-Op for five...
Apr 3, 2020 Sandra Henry (left) was well respected and loved by her co-workers at the Lake Country Co-Op. (Facebook/Lake Country Co-Op)
Third anniversary passes in P.A. missing persons case
Three years have now passed since Happy Charles was last seen in Prince Albert, and police are once again appealing to the public for information as to her whereabouts.Charles was last seen April 3, 2...
Apr 3, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Local campaign to feed kids during COVID-19 pandemic
A local grocer is participating in a campaign aimed at giving kids easier access to school meal supports during the COVID-19 pandemic.Save-On-Foods, part of the Jim Pattison Group, has committed $500,...
Apr 3, 2020 (Save-On-Foods)
With parks closed, Disney starts furloughs in 2 weeks
ORLANDO, Fla. - Saying they don't know when they'll be able to re-open many of their businesses with the coronavirus spreading, Walt Disney Co. officials announced they will start furloughing some wor...
Apr 3, 2020
Grassy Narrows signs deal with Ottawa on mercury poisoning treatment centre
OTTAWA - The federal government has signed an agreement with Grassy Narrows First Nation that will see a long-promised treatment centre for residents with mercury poisoning finally built in ...
Apr 3, 2020
3M pushes back on Trump administration call to stop sending N95 masks to Canada
WASHINGTON - One of the world's largest U.S.-based makers of consumer products says it has been told by the White House to stop exporting medical-grade face masks to the Canadian market.Minnesota-base...
Apr 3, 2020
Member of Turkish band dies on 288th day of hunger strike
ANKARA, Turkey - A member of a popular folk music group that is banned in Turkey has died on the 288th day of a hunger strike protesting the government's treatment of the band, according to a post on ...
Apr 3, 2020
Northern residents embrace plan for unique beaded pin honouring COVID-19 workers
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - A made-in-Yukon initiative to celebrate front-line workers fighting COVID-19 is gaining momentum across the North. An administrative assistant at a health centre in Dawson Ci...
Apr 3, 2020
GST credit payments to low-income earners to arrive one month earlier
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will deliver more aid to low-income Canadians through the GST credit a month sooner than planned. The government initially announced the mone...
Apr 3, 2020
Inheritance strategies
Whether you pay off debt or invest, some strategic planning can help newly inherited money go a long way.When a loved one passes away and leaves a bequest to you, you may be filled with a range of emo...
Apr 3, 2020
