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Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alta.
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - A northern Alberta town and a nearby First Nation are being evacuated due to the threat of an encroaching wildfire. Thousands of people are being told to leave High Level, as ...
May 22, 2019
Minor injuries reported following concrete truck rollover
The driver of a concrete truck is a very lucky man, according to a spokesperson for Parkland Ambulance.Early Wednesday morning, the truck rolled into the ditch just off Highway 2 North, near Northside...
May 22, 2019 (Facebook/ Lakeland and Distict Fire Dept.)
Raiders return home to a warm welcome
Over a hundred excited hockey fans lined up at the Art Hauser Centre Wednesday afternoon to welcome the Raiders back home.The team bus arrived shortly before 2:30 p.m. Joe and Bev Remai told paNOW the...
May 22, 2019 The Raiders exchange high fives with their fans. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Bernard, Pendrith excited for Mackenzie Tour season to begin in Vancouver
It was only when he was sitting alone in a hotel room in Argentina that Hugo Bernard truly appreciated that he was finally a professional golfer. "I usually play events with my good friend Jared du To...
May 22, 2019
Water park and spray pads set to open soon
People looking to cool themselves off will be able to do so soon.The Kinsman Water Park is slated to open June 7, while spray pads and wading pools will open June 1. Curtis Olsen, recreation coordinat...
May 22, 2019 The Kinsmen Water Park, city spray pads and wading pools are set to open in the coming weeks (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Alberta throne speech followed by bill to repeal provincial carbon tax
EDMONTON - The new Alberta government has set its first legislature sitting in motion with a throne speech followed immediately by a bill to repeal the provincial carbon tax. Lt.-Gov. Lois M...
May 22, 2019
P.A. council changes course on bridge design plans
Prince Albert's outdoor enthusiasts will have to wait longer for a decision on how and when Prince Albert's eight pedestrian bridges will be replaced. The four bridges in Little Red River Park and the...
May 22, 2019 Some outdoor enthusiasts in P.A. might have that sinking feeling when learning city council has changed course regarding the much-needed replacement of eight pedestrian bridges around the city. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Hart, Blackwood combine for 24-save shutout as Canada blanks Denmark 5-0
KOSICE, Slovakia - Carter Hart and Mackenzie Blackwood combined for a 24-save shutout as Canada routed Denmark 5-0 on Monday in round-robin play at the men's hockey world championship. Hart started in...
May 22, 2019
Federal government announce investment in a bioenergy centre at NorSask mill
The beehive will be gone and replaced with a new cleaner facility.Carolyn Bennett, the minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced on May 22 the government will be investing $52.5 million to rep...
May 22, 2019 Carolyn Bennett, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, along with MLTC Tribal Chief Richard Ben announced the beehive burner will soon be replaced with a new bioenergy centre. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Michigan AG: Lame-duck ballot drive law is unconstitutional
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's attorney general said Wednesday that a Republican-enacted law making it harder to put proposals on the statewide ballot is unconstitutional, declaring that lawmakers had no...
May 22, 2019
