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Feds charge Volkswagen with violating environment law for faking emissions tests
OTTAWA - German auto giant Volkswagen appears ready to strike a plea deal with Canada after being charged Monday for allegedly importing cars into this country that company executives knew violated em...
Dec 09, 2019
Freeland heads to Mexico in effort to finalize new NAFTA revisions
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is to meet American and Mexican officials in Mexico City on Tuesday amid reports a deal to revise the new North American free-trade...
Dec 09, 2019
Wexit Saskatchewan searches for signatures in Melfort
Wexit Saskatchewan has set up in northern Saskatchewan, as members handed out pamphlets and encouraged signatures from a table at the Melfort Mall last week. The leadership of the western separatist m...
Dec 09, 2019 A Wexit Saskatchewan table set up inside Melfort Mall with volunteers searching for signatures. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Annual food drive is underway
Superstore and the Prince Albert and District Food Bank are joining forces.Right now, Superstore in P.A. is accepting donations of non-perishable food items and financial contributions. The food drive...
Dec 09, 2019 Superstore in Prince Albert will be accepting food donations until Christmas Eve. (submitted photo/Stella Karami)
Pinehouse investigation may impact housing funding
The ongoing provincial investigation into the northern Village of Pinehouse could have an impact on future housing projects there.As the detailed inquiry and audit into the administration's finances a...
Dec 09, 2019 An aerial image of the Northern Village of Pinehouse. (pinehouselake.ca)
Stolen property and fraud highlight busy November for police
November was a busy month for the Prince Albert Police Service.There were 965 reported offences, a slight increase from the same month in 2018.Frauds, possession of stolen property and assaults were a...
Dec 09, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Raiders make impact in international play
Two Prince Albert Raiders are making some waves in international competition..@protas_21 tallied the game-winning goal in the third period.https://t.co/Dm9NGygymi— Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaid...
Dec 09, 2019 Ilya Usau, left, and Aliaksei Protas are competing for Belarus in Minsk. (Lucas Chudleigh/Apollo Multimedia)
2020 city budget expected to pass Monday night
Prince Albert city council is expected to pass its 2020 budget on Monday night.The general fund budget includes a 2.9 per cent tax increase, with a focus on infrastructure spending. Meanwhile, the uti...
Dec 09, 2019 Councillors during budget deliberations on Nov. 7, 2019 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Crusaders crush competition on way to tournament crown
The Carlton Crusaders junior boy's basketball team had a successful weekend.The Crusaders went 3-0 on their way to finishing first at the Yorkton Tournament. The event brought eight teams from across ...
Dec 09, 2019 The Carlton Crusaders junior boy's basketball team went 3-0 this weekend. (Twitter/PACarlton)
Train derailment near Guernsey causes oil car fire, closes Highway 16
The RCMP is telling drivers to avoid Highway 16 east of Saskatoon after a train hauling crude oil went off the tracks and caught fire early Monday.CP Rail said the derailment happened west of Guernsey...
Dec 09, 2019 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
