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School bus in Highway 3 crash but no injuries
Traffic on Highway 3 near Birch Hills was being rerouted late Wednesday afternoon after a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus and truck.According to a media release from RCMP, just before 4 p...
Feb 26, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Alberta must juggle sluggish economy, big deficits, lost jobs in upcoming budget
EDMONTON - Alberta is to bring in its new budget Thursday while juggling a sluggish economy, multibillion-dollar deficits and escalating conflicts with public-sector workers. "There continues to ...
Feb 26, 2020
City sells downtown police building to orthodontist
Prince Albert city council has approved the sale of a downtown police building to a local orthodontic practice.The city received three offers on the office building which was listed for sale in Januar...
Feb 26, 2020 This Prince Albert Police Service Criminal Investigations Division building at 15-15th St. E. will become an orthodontic practice. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
PAGC responds to city walkways curfew
The Prince Albert Grand Council appears to be in favour of the new bylaw passed by the city that bans anyone from being on walkways between midnight and 6 a.m. They are also responding to concerns tha...
Feb 26, 2020 Walkways around the city will be subject to a midnight to 6 a.m. curfew. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Names in the mix: an list of potential Conservative leadership contenders
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate is Feb. 27. By then, candidates must have submitted 1,000 signatures, $25,000, a full application form...
Feb 26, 2020
Candidates down to the wire to enter Conservative leadership contest
OTTAWA - Rudy Husny scrambled up and down the stairs of the House of Commons Wednesday, thrusting his nomination papers for the Conservative leadership in front of one party member after another ...
Feb 26, 2020
Jamaica defeats Canada 3-1 in group play at CONCACAF U-20 Championship
SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic - Jamaica defeated Canada 3-1 Wednesday to win Group E at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship. Captain Jody Brown, Lacey Murray and Marlee Fray score...
Feb 26, 2020
What if Canada gets an outbreak of the new coronavirus? A look at pandemic plans
OTTAWA - Canada has a leg up on preparing for a potential outbreak of the novel coronavirus because the country already has a detailed pandemic plan, according to federal Health Minister Patty Ha...
Feb 26, 2020
Jury calls for better policies at prison as Cozart inquest wraps up
Content warning: This story contains content describing suicide. A six-person jury consisting of three men and three women required less than two hours to deliberate as the inquest into the death of C...
Feb 26, 2020 Curtis Cozart. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Bouwmeester says he is not ready to make decision on hockey future
St. Louis Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester says he is feeling better since suffering a cardiac episode during an NHL game, but he is not ready to make a decision on his hockey future. Bouwmeester...
Feb 26, 2020
