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More affordable housing available in P.A.
A local non-profit is marking a big milestone.Riverbank Development Corporation acquired its 100th house in the city. Brian Howell, general manager of the corporation, said they saw lots of growth sin...
Jun 06, 2019 Brian Howell speaks as Riverbank Development Corporation unveils their 100th house in the city (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Students cast off for outdoor education
Students from Riverside School took to the pond Thursday afternoon as they learned more about fish habitats near the city.As part of their outdoor education class, students released rainbow trout into...
Jun 06, 2019 Students released fish into the Nesbit Trout Pond Thursday afternoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Wollaston Lake family searches for answers on anniversary of man's disappearance
For nearly a decade, Florence St. Pierre has been searching for any sort of answers related to her brother's disappearance.Jack Mike St. Pierre was last seen in Wollaston Lake on July 17, 2009. Floren...
Jun 06, 2019 Jack Mike St. Pierre was last seen July 17, 2009. (submitted photo/Florence St. Pierre)
Enbridge seeks court ruling on Great Lakes oil pipeline deal
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Enbridge Inc. said Thursday it will go to court after failing to strike a deal with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on building an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel that co...
Jun 06, 2019
'Dr. John,' funky New Orleans 'night-tripper' musician, dies
NEW ORLEANS - Dr. John, the New Orleans musician who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77. In ...
Jun 06, 2019
Education of Nunavut high school students, adult learners found wanting: auditor
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is failing to prepare its high school and mature students for further education or for the working world, says a highly critical report from the federal auditor general...
Jun 06, 2019
Plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat beats forecasts in 1Q
Beyond Meat's shares soared after the plant-based meat company beat Wall Street's expectations in its first earnings report since its IPO in May. The El Segundo, California-based company lost $6.6 mil...
Jun 06, 2019
US and Mexico: More talks, no deal yet to avert tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. and Mexican officials laboured for a second day Thursday to avert import tariffs that President Donald Trump is threatening to impose as he tries to strong-arm Mexico into stemming t...
Jun 06, 2019
Ellsworth hoping football journey continues at Mosaic Stadium
The Saskatchewan Roughriders take the field at Mosaic Stadium on Thursday to wrap up their CFL pre-season schedule against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.Saskatchewan is hoping for a better result with man...
Jun 06, 2019 Austin Ellsworth prepares for a drill during Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp on June 4, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Extradition hearing for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou set for early next year
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme Court has accepted a plan by the defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou that would see her extradition hearing begin Jan. 20, more than a year after she ...
Jun 06, 2019
