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The big flag might stay; 'The Profit' might not go to jail
RALEIGH, N.C. - Maybe television's "The Profit" won't have to make business deals behind bars after all. Marcus Lemonis, star of CNBC's so-named reality television show, had said Wednesday that he wou...
May 29, 2019
Trudeau warns internet regulation could be used to repress citizens, free speech
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says governments need to be wary of taking steps to regulate social media platforms that could be used by authoritarian regimes to further repress free spee...
May 29, 2019
Fire ban for areas north of river in P.A. and for RM
A wildfire in the city's Nisbet forest area could be catastrophic at this time according to Prince Albert's acting fire chief.Kris Olsen was speaking after ordering a fire ban for all residential part...
May 29, 2019 There is now a fire ban north of the river in P.A.as the wildfire risk jumps quickly from moderate to extreme. (Submitted/Government of Saskatchewan)
Riders’ Fajardo is ready to stake his claim
Cody Fajardo has a wish.Over his first three seasons in the CFL, Fajardo has been used primarily as a short-yardage quarterback, a third-stringer deployed only to plow ahead for a yard or two to move ...
May 29, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo during a training-camp workout in Saskatoon. (Wray Morrison/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan gets poor grade in education efficiency
The cost of education continues to rise in Canada, but the authors of a new study say Saskatchewan is not getting good bang for its public investment.A study by the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of ...
May 29, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Size of an apple: Girl becomes tiniest newborn to survive
SAN DIEGO - When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world's tiniest sur...
May 29, 2019
Montreal Lake man encourages youth to pursue opportunities off reserve
A man who grew up at Montreal Lake Cree Nation, and now lives in B.C., wants to spread awareness about what life is like growing up on a reserve.Dwight Ballantyne with help from Denise Trottier has em...
May 29, 2019 (Facebook/ Dwight Ballantyne)
Kids get planting to help reforestation efforts
Around 500 kids and volunteers from Prince Albert and the surrounding area rolled up their sleeves to help with reforestation efforts Wednesday. The 29th Annual Power 99 Tree Plant saw over 10,000 tre...
May 29, 2019 Kids pick up their shovels and trees before heading out Wednesday (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Police make several arrests, seize drugs and guns
Police continue to investigate after a firearms complaint overnight. Officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Second St. E. around 4 a.m. this morning for a gunshots complaint. Officers responded ...
May 29, 2019 Items seized in the Prince Albert Police investigation. (submitted photo/PAPS)
China dangles a potentially harmful new threat in trade war
WASHINGTON - Facing new trade sanctions and a U.S. clampdown on its top telecommunications company, China issued a pointed reminder Wednesday that it has yet to unleash all its weapons in its trade wa...
May 29, 2019
