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Spectacle Up Next at Hillbilly Homestead
Hillbilly Homestead located just west of MacDowall features Classic Country Music in its down home atmosphere. Coming up is Spectacle.See the poster for details.
Jun 7, 2019
Former P.A. doctor wants to address 'public bias' against him
A former doctor still based in Prince Albert is apologizing to family, friends and the public for the mistakes he has made. However, he said he is not a criminal and wants to be able to earn a living ...
Jun 7, 2019 Josias Furstenberg, the former P.A. doctor, faces a probe by the College of Physicians and Surgeons after his online appearances giving health advice as "Dr. Jof." (YouTube/Josias Furstenberg)
Nobel winner Mukwege says rape during war 'weapon of mass destruction'
MONTREAL - Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege said Friday that rape in armed conflict is a "weapon of mass destruction," the effects of which are felt for generations. In an interview with The...
Jun 7, 2019
Family remembers fiery spirit of Canada's oldest woman who died at 114
TORONTO - As Canada's oldest woman, Ellen "Dolly" Gibb's zest for life won her national attention. Once birthdays went into the triple digits, she would receive cards fro...
Jun 7, 2019
Aging Haida totem comes down during ceremony outside Royal B.C. Museum
VICTORIA - Dancers circled an aging totem pole that tells the story of a murdered Haida woman before it was hooked to a crane and gently lowered to the ground on Wednesday. The replica Haida mortuary ...
Jun 7, 2019
Free traders no more? GOP warms up to Trump's use of tariffs
WASHINGTON - With President Donald Trump threatening to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico, his transformation of Republican Party trade policy is nearly complete. Republican lawmakers usually don't li...
Jun 7, 2019
Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says a move to seek federal funding for the city's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired. She says reaction to a council committee's plan to approach the Defe...
Jun 7, 2019
P.A. family has house to call home
Another Prince Albert family are now owners of their own home.The P.A. branch of Habitat for Humanity officially cut the ribbon to mark the handover of their most recent project Friday afternoon.The r...
Jun 7, 2019 Yohannes Zerai, center, and family with dignitaries after the ribbon was cut. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Disciplinary probe of Quebec judge in hijab case on hold after bias alleged
MONTREAL - The disciplinary case against a Quebec judge who refused to allow a Muslim woman appear before her wearing a hijab has been put on hold again. Quebec court Judge Eliana ...
Jun 7, 2019
Ottawa's spring floods put last round of repairs to the test
OTTAWA - A new round of repairs is in store for pathways around Parliament Hill, after the second major flood in three years. Water levels on the Ottawa River remain a metre above normal and crews wor...
Jun 7, 2019
