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Consider climate impact on infrastructure suffering repeated flooding: experts
With key infrastructure in the Maritimes and Quebec again threatened by surging waterways, flooding experts say it's past time for fixes that consider worst-cas...
Apr 25, 2019
City of Ottawa declares state of emergency due to threat of flooding
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has declared a state of emergency over flooding along the Ottawa River and other waterways. In the declaration, the mayor's office says the water levels pos...
Apr 25, 2019
Local community organization gets funding for anti-gang initiatives
The provincial government is funding anti-gang strategies across the region, including one here at home in Prince Albert. Ten community-based organizations will receive funding as part of the province...
Apr 25, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff
About one per cent of deaths in Canada medically assisted, Health Canada says
OTTAWA - Almost 7,000 Canadians have received medical help to end their lives since Canada legalized assisted dying three years ago. According to the latest interim report compiled by Health Cana...
Apr 25, 2019
Judges: Michigan must redraw congressional, legislative maps
LANSING, Mich. - A three-judge federal panel ruled Thursday that Michigan's congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered for partisan gain, ordering the state Legislature t...
Apr 25, 2019
La Ronge seeking legal advice for possible groundwater contamination lawsuit
La Ronge Council will be seeking a thorough legal opinion about whether the town should take the federal government to court over groundwater contamination at the local airport. The decision was made ...
Apr 25, 2019 Staff and travellers at the La Ronge Airport have been told not to drink water at the facility for almost two years. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
City wants to help property owners deal with graffiti
The City of Prince Albert is looking to help out property owners whose buildings have been defaced by graffiti.To do this, the city is again making paint kits available to residents so they can remove...
Apr 25, 2019 The City of Prince Albert is taking applications for their anti graffiti paint program (file photo/paNOW News)
Tye Felhaber amongst early favourites for CHL playoff MVP awards
Ottawa 67's forward Tye Felhaber is scoring the type of playoff goals that can earn a player the title of most valuable player. The 21-year-old from Pembroke, Ont., pushed his team into the Ontario Ho...
Apr 25, 2019
For Raptors, guard Kyle Lowry might be as valuable as ever
The biggest play Kyle Lowry made in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs might have been overlooked. Game 3 in Orlando, time winding down, Toronto clinging to a three-point lead. Kawhi L...
Apr 25, 2019
Disappearance of woman, child treated as potential homicides: Calgary police
CALGARY - Police in Calgary say they're treating the disappearance last week of a woman and toddler as potential homicides. They say they have found no evidence that 25-year-old Jasmine Love...
Apr 25, 2019
