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Asian shares jump after Dow sees biggest gain since 1933
BANGKOK - Shares advanced in Asia on Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 as Congress and the White House neared a deal on injecting nearly $2 trillion of...
Mar 24, 2020
Councillors explain meeting walk-out
The two Prince Albert city councillors who walked out of a council meeting Monday while discussing a local COVID-19 response, are sharing their reasoning. Their early departures led to the meeting hav...
Mar 24, 2020 Coun. Blake Edwards (left) and Ted Zurakowski during a February council meeting. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Opinion: P.A. city council needs to show they can work together amid COVID-19 pandemic
OPINION: The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the writer of this editorial do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of paNOW or the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.paN...
Mar 24, 2020 Glenn Hicks, the News Director at paNOW, comments on why city councillors should stop their well-documented bickering and work together, especially at this time of crisis. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Senior games on hold until 2021
The Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association (SSFA) has postponed the remainder of this year's 55+ Games in Prince Albert due to the Covid-19 pandemic.In a media release sent out Tuesday, the associati...
Mar 24, 2020 P.A. Golf and Curling Club was host to 73 curlers who competed earlier this month as part of the games. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
LLRIB Director of Education apologizes for now-deleted Facebook post
"Any teacher not preparing to teach online and creating digital tools is basically resigning."That's how Lac La Ronge Indian Band Director of Education Simon Bird started a recently deleted Facebook p...
Mar 24, 2020 Simon Bird is the director of education of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. (Simon Bird/Facebook)
Federal Court rules in favour of injured veteran's class-action suit
OTTAWA - Thousands of injured veterans could be in line for payments from the federal government after a Federal Court ruled in favour of a former special-forces soldier whose class-action lawsuit all...
Mar 24, 2020
Canadian Forces close colleges and training centres to fight COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is closing its colleges, recruit school and training institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those include the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., and the Colle...
Mar 24, 2020
Local representatives respond to shuttering of Cigar Lake mine
Cameco's decision to halt production at its Cigar Lake mine is being applauded by local leadership.The Saskatoon-based mining company made the announcement Monday afternoon. The company said the decis...
Mar 24, 2020 Cameco announced a suspension of operations Monday at Cigar Lake amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Cameco.com)
Local pharmacies seal off dispensaries
Customers walking into their local pharmacy in Prince Albert might start seeing a different look when they go to pick up their medications or consult with their pharmacist.Stores are following the lea...
Mar 24, 2020 A plastic vapour barrier seals off the dispensary from the public at the downtown Pharmasave in P.A. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Online meeting: Indigenous health managers to discuss response to COVID-19
Hundreds of Indigenous health managers from across Canada are to meet online Wednesday to discuss how to prepare for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their communities. The Assembly of Firs...
Mar 24, 2020
