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Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now 'dead'
WASHINGTON - U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now "dead," President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly cancelled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan lea...
Sep 09, 2019
Devils GM doesn't care if Zacha considers signing with KHL
BUFFALO, N.Y. - New Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero says he is still attempting to sign centre Pavel Zacha amid concerns the former first-round draft pick will play in the Kontinental Hockey L...
Sep 09, 2019
Anti-diversity op-ed should never have run in Vancouver Sun: Calgary professor
CALGARY - A journalism professor says the controversy over an anti-diversity opinion piece published in - and then pulled online from - the Vancouver Sun has nothing to do with freedom of express...
Sep 09, 2019
QB Chris Streveler leads Blue Bombers over Roughriders to maintain first in West
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson didn't want to break a promise to his mother. When the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive lineman sacked Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo on Saturday and forc...
Sep 09, 2019
Hopes that new P.A. arena will boost economy
The announcement of a $60 million double-rink and aquatic centre for Prince Albert is not just good news for local sports and recreation, but it is expected to bring a boost to the economy in the shor...
Sep 09, 2019 The Kinsmen Arena will be repurposed and the Stueart Arena will be demolished once a new $60 million recreation and aquatic centre is built in P.A. (submitted photo/City of Prince Albert)
Montreal Lake students assist biologists with fish study
There's something fishy going on with the lake trout population at Kingsmere Lake, and biologists have been working hard to get to the bottom of it with some help from students at Senator Allen Bird M...
Sep 09, 2019 Over a dozen students from Senator Allen Memorial Bird School at Montreal Lake went on a special field trip last Friday. (submitted photo/Rae Kingdon)
Fire department debuts new boat
The Prince Albert Fire Department has a new addition to its water fleet.On Monday afternoon, members of the department unveiled their new rescue boat. The boat was sourced from Tru-North Auto RV and M...
Sep 09, 2019 Deputy Mayor Don Cody accepts the keys to the boat from Cole Hamilton at the river bank Monday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
19 Slams: Nadal stops Medvedev comeback bid to win US Open
NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal's 19th Grand Slam trophy went from inevitable to suddenly in doubt in a thrill-a-minute U.S. Open final. What had all the makings of a casual crowning morphed into a grueling c...
Sep 09, 2019
Bianca Andreescu's historic win celebrated across Canada
Canadians cheered Bianca Andreescu at viewing parties, sports bars and even at the Toronto International Film Festival as she made sports history on Saturday. Fans were rapt as the 19-year-old from Mi...
Sep 09, 2019
Bianca Andreescu's historic win celebrated across Canada
Canadians cheered Bianca Andreescu at viewing parties, sports bars and even at the Toronto International Film Festival as she made sports history on Saturday. Fans were rapt as the 19-year-old from Mi...
Sep 09, 2019
