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Canadian rising star Bianca Andreescu advances to second round at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the second round of the Indian Wells Masters series tennis tournament with a 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3 win over Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu on Wed...
Mar 06, 2019
Noem offers bills aimed at possible Keystone XL protests
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Monday that she's proposing a new framework for oil pipeline construction before building starts on the Keystone XL pipeline, introducing legislation ...
Mar 06, 2019
Century-old Blackfoot headdress found in thrift store returned to First Nation
CALGARY - A more than century-old Blackfoot headdress that was dropped in a thrift store bin has been returned to a First Nation east of Calgary. An Alberta government spokeswoman&...
Mar 06, 2019
Study shows unusually high proportion of high-value diamonds: Star Diamond
As mining giant Rio Tinto gears up for large bulk sampling of diamonds at the proposed Fort la Corne mining site east of Prince Albert, the owners of the kimberlite deposits are releasing information ...
Mar 06, 2019 A huge trench cutter rig operated by Rio Tinto will excavate a massive hole starting in the spring as the mining company aims to determine the amount and value of diamonds buried in the kimberlites at Fort à la Corne east of Prince Albert.(submitted photo/Star Diamond Corp.) : Glenn Hicks
Female musicians to be honoured in P.A. this International Women's Day
Prince Albert residents will be treated to an evening dedicated to the celebration of women, and women in the music industry on Friday.An International Women's Day Concert and roundtable will take pla...
Mar 06, 2019 (Submitted photo/SaskMusic)
City council renews contract for operation of Cosmopolitan Lodge
The city has opted to continue working with the same operator for the Cosmopolitan Lodge at Little Red River Park for another year, but says some changes are needed to make the facility more of a dest...
Mar 06, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff
Alouettes veteran lineman Brodeur-Jourdain enjoying solid CFL career
The Mr. Irrelevant of the 2008 CFL draft has quietly fashioned himself a solid career. Offensive lineman Luc Brodeur-Jourdain was the last player taken in that draft, going 48th overall to the Mo...
Mar 06, 2019
'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek says he has pancreatic cancer
LOS ANGELES - "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek says he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. In a video posted online Wednesday, the 78-year-old said he was announcing his illness directly t...
Mar 06, 2019
Manchester United stuns PSG 3-1 to reach CL quarterfinals.
PARIS - Marcus Rashford's injury-time penalty sent Manchester United through to the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday, securing a 3-1 win at Paris Saint-Germain to overturn a two-goal defici...
Mar 06, 2019
Michigan governor proposes nearly tripling the gas tax
LANSING, Mich. - New Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who campaigned on a bold promise to "fix the damn roads" in the capital of the U.S. auto industry, will propose nearly tripling the state's per-gal...
Mar 06, 2019
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