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PAGC working to get fire crews ready
It's not too far into spring and already wildfires have been an issue in Saskatchewan and some parts of the northeast.Due to the rise in risk, the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is working to get ...
Apr 29, 2019 Training is underway as wildfire season approaches (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer promises detailed climate plan by end of June
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will present his party's climate change plan by the beginning of summer. Speaking to supporters in Victoriaville, Que., on Saturday, Sch...
Apr 29, 2019
Shellbrook woman reclaims championship after eight-year hiatus
The Saskatchewan Amateur Bodybuilding Association's provincial championship was held over the weekend in Saskatoon, and a number of athletes from the Prince Albert area returned home with trophies inc...
Apr 29, 2019 Sheena Macleod is very proud of her first place finish this past weekend at the SABBA provincials. (Submitted photo/ Sheena Macleod)
Canadian Premier League opener delivers entertainment in Hamilton
HAMILTON - York 9 FC's Ryan Telfer, on loan from Toronto FC, goes into the history book as the first to score in the Canadian Premier League. But Forge FC substitute Kadell Thomas had the last la...
Apr 29, 2019
Gay BYU student comes out in valedictorian speech
SALT LAKE CITY - A gay student who came out during a valedictorian speech at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University has earned applause and admiration from fellow students and notable figures like actr...
Apr 29, 2019
Bolster no-fly list appeal process, academics and rights advocates urge senators
OTTAWA - Academics and civil liberties advocates are telling senators the Liberal government's sweeping national-security bill doesn't go far enough to protect the rights of people ensnared by Ca...
Apr 29, 2019
Feds falling short on promise to provide better case management to vets
OTTAWA - The federal government is blaming a surprise increase in the number of veterans seeking assistance for its failure to make good on a key Liberal promise of ensuring enough case managers to he...
Apr 29, 2019
Investor pulls out of Woodstock 50, leaving fest in shambles
NEW YORK - Woodstock 50 is proving to be as chaotic as the original festival held in 1969. A financial investor in the festival announced Monday it was pulling its funding from the anniversary event, ...
Apr 29, 2019
Appeals court denies Bill Cosby's latest bid for bail
HARRISBURG, Pa. - An appeals court has denied Bill Cosby's latest effort to be released from prison on bail while he fights his sex-assault conviction. Lawyers for the 81-year-old comedian had renewed...
Apr 29, 2019
B.C. man sues Twitter for 'defamatory' tweets linked to 2016 U.S. election
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia businessman and philanthropist is suing Twitter for publishing what he calls "false and defamatory" tweets that escalated during the 2016 United States election. Frank G...
Apr 29, 2019
