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Victoria Hospital Foundation gets powerful patron
The Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) enlisted some serious muscle ahead of what is likely to be the organization's biggest ever fundraising push in the coming years. In fact, technically their acqui...
Sep 17, 2019 Cheerleader with royal assent. Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty will use his position to rally others to the efforts of the Victoria Hospital Foundation. (submitted photo/ VHF)
NDP's Singh seeks urban support with housing billions, avoids deficit questions
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh continued his push to win progressive votes on Tuesday by promising an NDP government would invest billions of dollars in affordable housing to help Canadians struggling to make...
Sep 17, 2019
Review board hears mass killer doing well, should have unsupervised outings
EDMONTON - A psychiatrist in charge of treating an Alberta man who stabbed and killed five young people at a Calgary house party says the patient's risk of re-offending is low...
Sep 17, 2019
Families launch claims against N.L. government over deaths in custody
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The families of two inmates who died in Newfoundland jails have filed lawsuits claiming that negligence by the province exacerbated their loved ones' mental health co...
Sep 17, 2019
Time ticking down for expat voters, chief electoral officer says
OTTAWA - Voters living outside of Canada should register soon to ensure they can participate in the coming federal election, says Canada's chief electoral officer. Expat voters' applications must...
Sep 17, 2019
Nova Scotia's annual pumpkin regatta sunk by extreme weather, lack of gourds
WINDSOR, N.S. - Nova Scotia's annual Pumpkin Regatta has been cancelled following a disastrous season in the pumpkin patch. The race across Lake Pesaquid in Windsor, N.S., features padd...
Sep 17, 2019
Seniors petition city for bench
Nine months after they asked the city of Prince Albert for a bench at the bus stop across from their building, it appears residents of Sherman Towers will get it."So many are elderly, and a lot are ch...
Sep 17, 2019 A woman with a cane supports herself by gripping a sign post while waiting for the bus on First Ave. E. (Sherman Towers Tenant Association/P.A. city council package)
Oil prices drop ahead of update on Saudi oil production
NEW YORK - Oil prices are falling a day after their biggest single-day jump in years due to a weekend attack on a key Saudi Arabia energy facility. U.S. oil fell nearly 5% to $59.96 a barrel Tuesday w...
Sep 17, 2019
Abnormal temperatures smash daily-high records
Longstanding weather records wilted in Monday's heat.Environment Canada confirmed 13 communities broke their all time daily-heat records in Saskatchewan, including both Melfort and Prince Albert, whic...
Sep 17, 2019 Widespread heat was felt all over Saskatchewan on Monday. (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
Pedal Bike Rally
Provincial Emergency Communications Centre 911 Operators and Dispatchers IAFF Local 5094 will host a Pedal Bike Rally on the Rotary Trail in Prince Albert September 2nd starting at Prime Ministers Par...
Sep 17, 2019
