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Pelican Narrows going the distance to support family and friends struggling with depression
A group of youth from Pelican Narrows have embarked on a long trip to raise awareness about mental health and suicides.The group is travelling by bike to Lac Ste. Anne and hope to arrive by Sunday. Ja...
Jul 15, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
City looks to ban single-use plastic retail bags
The City of Prince Albert is asking for the public's opinion in a new survey in regard to the banning of single-use retail plastic bags.A short, three-question survey is now available on the city's we...
Jul 15, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Stuff)
Red Sox get RHP Cashner from Orioles for 2 minor leaguers
BALTIMORE - Locked in a desperate push to get back into the playoffs, the Boston Red Sox had no intention of waiting until the end of the month to upgrade their starting rotation. Getting a jump on th...
Jul 15, 2019
EU slaps sanctions on Turkey over gas drilling off Cyprus
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers on Monday turned up the pressure on Turkey after approving an initial batch of sanctions against the country over its drilling for gas in waters where EU me...
Jul 15, 2019
Grichuk's glove, bat help Blue Jays hold off Yanks 2-1
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays reliever Daniel Hudson sat alone on the bench after the final out, needing a minute to decompress. He certainly deserved it. With a tribute to former teammate Tyler Skaggs...
Jul 15, 2019
Asylum figures show overall slower rate of irregular crossings
OTTAWA - Newly published government figures show fewer asylum-seekers crossing "irregularly" into Canada than last year, although June did see a small increase over other months this year. L...
Jul 15, 2019
Metis National Council faces financial audit by outside consulting firm
OTTAWA - The Metis National Council is embracing an outside financial audit requested by the federal government, the group's finance minister said Monday. David Chartrand said in an interview tha...
Jul 15, 2019
Canadian international Rebecca Quinn rejoins NWSL, signs with Reign FC
Canadian international Rebecca Quinn has returned to the NWSL, signing with Reign FC. The 23-year-old midfielder from Toronto, who can also play on the backline, comes from France's Paris FC where she...
Jul 15, 2019
U.S. tug firm to be sentenced for 2016 spill in B.C. First Nation's territory
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A Texas-based company is scheduled to be sentenced after pleading guilty to a diesel spill from a tug boat that ran aground and sank in a First Nation's fishing ground on...
Jul 15, 2019
Federal, B.C. governments consider options to help salmon blocked by landslide
CLINTON, B.C. - A system of pressurized tubes known as a "salmon cannon" is among the options the British Columbia and federal governments are considering to help fish trapped by a rock slide in ...
Jul 15, 2019
