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P.A.’s Erica Gavel wins Parapan-Am Gold
Prince Albert has a new golden girl.Erica Gavel and the rest of Team Canada defeated the United States in the Women's Wheelchair Basketball gold medal match 67-64 on Friday night in Lima, Peru.Canada ...
Sep 01, 2019 Erica Gavel (top middle) with her Parapan Am gold medal. (Twitter/Canadian Wheelchair Basketball)
Healthy eating key ingredient to classroom success
From rickety school bus rides and homework assignments, to making new friends and meeting teachers; for students, there is a lot that comes with a new school year. Perhaps a bit lost in the shuffle ca...
Sep 01, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Mohawk grand chief and Oka mayor shake hands after weeks of tension in land dispute
QUEBEC - Following weeks of tension over a land dispute, a Mohawk grand chief and the mayor of Oka, Que., shook hands Friday and agreed to put their differences behind them. Since July, Kanesatake Gra...
Sep 01, 2019
Collision risk doubles on long weekends: SGI
Drivers hitting the road this Labour Day Long weekend will want to exercise a bit more caution.According to a media release from Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), the risk of a collision double...
Sep 01, 2019 Highway exiting out of Prince Albert at sunset. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Israeli army says multiple targets hit by fire from Lebanon
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military on Sunday said that Lebanese militants fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles at an Israeli army base, scoring a number of direct hits on Israeli targets. Israel respon...
Sep 01, 2019
Roughriders expect another thrilling showdown in 56th Labour Day Classic
The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers are getting set for one of their biggest regular-season meetings.The 56th edition of the Labour Day Classic will be the first time since 1954 tha...
Sep 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo throws a pass against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Aug 1, 2019. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Airbus pulls out of fighter-jet competition following complaints
OTTAWA - Canada's multibillion-dollar effort to buy new fighter jets has taken another surprise turn with European aerospace giant Airbus announcing it has withdrawn from the high-stakes competition. ...
Sep 01, 2019
Speaker discusses importance of reconciliation
Kevin Lamoureaux credits survivors of the country's residential school system for working to start dialogue on reconciliation in Canada."It's a gift given to us by survivors so we can allow Canada to ...
Sep 01, 2019 Kevin Lamoureaux speaks at the Ches Leach Lounge. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Reporters focus on Polanski's film, not his crime, at Venice
VENICE, Italy - Roman Polanski is not at the Venice International Film Festival, but his new film, "An Officer and a Spy" is. Yet, after much hand-wringing over its inclusion among the films in compet...
Sep 01, 2019
Court delays case against public servant charged in shipbuilding leak
OTTAWA - An Ottawa court has agreed to delay until November the case of a public servant accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a $700-million shipbuilding project, amid concerns about fairness and ...
Sep 01, 2019
