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Students show off work at science fair
The top science students from across the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division were at Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Prince Albert campus Tuesday.The Prince Albert and Northeast Regional Science Fai...
Apr 09, 2019 Around 25 students displayed their work at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Tuesday (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Homeland Security Sec. Nielsen resigns amid border turmoil
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid President Donald Trump's growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the ...
Apr 09, 2019
Retailers try to lure customers with free Uber rides
NEW YORK - While shoppers are getting everything from morning coffee to complete work wardrobes delivered to their homes, some businesses are working with ride-hailing company Uber to entice customers...
Apr 09, 2019
Dairy safety net program expected in June
MONTPELIER, Vt. - An insurance program to help hard-pressed dairy farmers is expected to be ready for enrolment in June, the U.S. Farm Service Agency says, but farmers say it won't tackle the underlyi...
Apr 09, 2019
P.A. volunteers receive medals
Two Prince Albert women were among the 15 recipients of the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal in Regina Tuesday.Myrna Nagy and Teena Polle were honoured at a ceremony at the Hotel Saskatchewan. The occasio...
Apr 09, 2019 Myrna Nagy receives her volunteer medal. (submitted photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Maryland House Speaker Busch dies, a Chesapeake Bay defender
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Michael Busch, a champion of the Chesapeake Bay and progressive causes during his record-tenure as Maryland's Democratic House speaker, battled for the environment up until the end of...
Apr 09, 2019
Border chaos forces truckers to wait hours, sometimes days
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - To deal with a surge of migrating Central American families, the Trump administration has reassigned so many inspectors from U.S.-Mexico border crossings that truckers are wait...
Apr 09, 2019
Women in P.A. group accused of robbery back in court
The two women among the group of four people accused in a string of robberies, including in Prince Albert, returned to court this week.Twenty-three-year-old Tonisha Fulton and 22-year-old Rikki Steink...
Apr 09, 2019 Melfort Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Retired Regina priest faces sex assault charges in Scotland
A long-time Regina priest is being extradited to Scotland to face historic physical and sexual assault charges stemming from his work at schools.The Archdiocese of Regina has confirmed the charges aga...
Apr 09, 2019 Father Robert MacKenzie is being extradited from Regina to Scotland to face historic physical and sexual assault charges stemming from his work at schools. (Regina Archdiocese)
Pedestrian bridge project hits another snag
A plan by city administration to begin replacing pedestrian bridges across Prince Albert has hit another snag after city councillors raised questions about the construction tender.Ward 8 Coun. Ted Zur...
Apr 09, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff
