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B.C. fights ticket scalpers with consumer protection law, eliminates bots
VICTORIA - British Columbia Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says he fondly recalls the day he waited in line at his local shopping mall for a dozen concert tickets to see Irish rock superstars U2 per...
Apr 09, 2019
Trudeau violated MPs' rights with 'unilateral' expulsion: Philpott
OTTAWA - The Liberals' efforts to put the SNC-Lavalin affair behind them were stymied once again Tuesday by the former cabinet ministers at the centre of the political storm, as Jane Philpot...
Apr 09, 2019
Autopsy: Transgender migrant died from AIDS complications
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An autopsy has concluded a Honduran transgender migrant who died while in the custody of U.S. federal immigration officials died of complications from AIDS. The New Mexico Office o...
Apr 09, 2019
Santa finds a new home after getting dumped by the city
Jolly Old St. Nick has found a new home after being discarded in the local landfill.A 10-foot-tall Santa Claus that stood for years at the entrance to Prince Albert was discarded earlier this month by...
Apr 09, 2019 A local couple has rescued Santa from the P.A. landfill. (submitted photo/ Wendy Fyrk)
Students show off work at science fair
The top science students from across the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division were at Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Prince Albert campus Tuesday.The Prince Albert and Northeast Regional Science Fai...
Apr 09, 2019 Around 25 students displayed their work at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Tuesday (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Homeland Security Sec. Nielsen resigns amid border turmoil
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid President Donald Trump's growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the ...
Apr 09, 2019
Retailers try to lure customers with free Uber rides
NEW YORK - While shoppers are getting everything from morning coffee to complete work wardrobes delivered to their homes, some businesses are working with ride-hailing company Uber to entice customers...
Apr 09, 2019
Dairy safety net program expected in June
MONTPELIER, Vt. - An insurance program to help hard-pressed dairy farmers is expected to be ready for enrolment in June, the U.S. Farm Service Agency says, but farmers say it won't tackle the underlyi...
Apr 09, 2019
P.A. volunteers receive medals
Two Prince Albert women were among the 15 recipients of the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal in Regina Tuesday.Myrna Nagy and Teena Polle were honoured at a ceremony at the Hotel Saskatchewan. The occasio...
Apr 09, 2019 Myrna Nagy receives her volunteer medal. (submitted photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Maryland House Speaker Busch dies, a Chesapeake Bay defender
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Michael Busch, a champion of the Chesapeake Bay and progressive causes during his record-tenure as Maryland's Democratic House speaker, battled for the environment up until the end of...
Apr 09, 2019
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