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Métis Nation Saskatchewan engages on cancer care
Prince Albert played host to the Mtis Nation Saskatchewan (MN-S) health and wellbeing community engagement session Saturday.About 40 Mtis citizens from the local area gathered at cole Valois school to...
Jan 25, 2020 People engage in a community discussion at École Valois on Saturday. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Canadian Forces sending plane and crew to help fight Australia's fires
OTTAWA - Canada is sending a military transport plane and about 15 personnel to help fight bushfires in Australia. The Canadian Forces say the CC-17 Globemaster is leaving Monday. The plane and crew a...
Jan 25, 2020
Poilievre ends bid for Tory leadership over desire to spend time with daughter
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre is bowing out of his party's leadership race, aborting his campaign before it really begins. Poilievre said in a Thursday-afternoon stream of tweets he i...
Jan 25, 2020
Microchip offers immediate solution to returning lost pets
The Prince Albert SPCA is holding a microchip clinic until Sunday for local pet owners.The process of getting a dog or cat micro chipped takes less than ten minutes.SPCA manager Ashlee Bober told paNO...
Jan 25, 2020 The needle gun used to insert the microchip and the scanner to track the pet. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Mintos pick up their straight after calming the Swift storm
The Prince Albert Mintos picked up their third win in a row on Saturday, beating the Swift Current Legionnaires 5-3 at the Art Hauser Centre. They improved their record to 23-13-0-1 in the process, pu...
Jan 25, 2020 Mintos forward Gage Helm scored for the Mintos as they picked up their third straight win on Saturday. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
Barriers exist for women to get into Conservative race: Marilyn Gladu
OTTAWA - Tight timelines for membership sign-ups and a high entry fee could be keeping women out of the Conservative leadership race, says Marilyn Gladu, an Ontario MP who is the only woman seeking th...
Jan 25, 2020
China, Russia under pressure from Myanmar Rohingya genocide ruling: Bob Rae
OTTAWA - China and Russia face pressure to prevent genocide in Myanmar after Thursday's decision by an international court called on the South Asian country to stop the killing, says Canada'...
Jan 25, 2020
Canadian experts returning home after probing Tehran plane crash, TSB says
OTTAWA - The Transportation Safety Board said Thursday Canadian investigators will be on hand "wherever and whenever" Iran finally downloads the information contained on the black boxes ...
Jan 25, 2020
Quebec to consult on expanding medical aid in dying to mentally ill
MONTREAL - The Quebec government will hold at least one day of public consultations on the possibility of expanding access to medical aid in dying to people suffering from severe mental illness, Healt...
Jan 25, 2020
Transportation board approves Uber, Lyft ride-hail services in Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - Vancouver is poised to join most major cities in Canada in offering ride-hailing services with the long-awaited approval Thursday of licences for companies Uber and Lyft to operat...
Jan 25, 2020
