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RCMP program aims to engage youth
The Saskatchewan RCMP's Indigenous cadet program is going strong.The initiative is a youth program which provides younger people the chance to learn about police drill. Those who take part also have t...
Nov 09, 2019 Cpl. Jonathan Iron speaks to the convention about the cadet program. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
"I have fresh greens all year long": Prince Albert gardener encourages winter growing
A fresh bite of juicy tomato, the crunch of harvested salad greens: these are not your typical winter fare items in Saskatchewan. That is unless you're Prince Albert's Aron McInnes, a member of the Pr...
Nov 09, 2019 Aron McInnes grows peas, beans, cucumbers, spinach, lettuce and dill indoors in his aquaponics grow bed. (Submitted Photo/ Aron McInnes)
Warman man brings home black widow spider after grocery shopping trip
Calvin Bruneau arrived home from a grocery shopping trip with a little more than he asked for last week.Bruneau emptied his groceries to find a black widow spider at his Warman house after shopping at...
Nov 09, 2019 A photo of the eight-legged critter that Calvin Bruneau discovered after a grocery shopping trip. (Amanda Bruneau/Facebook)
Melba Jenkins Memorial Cup action throughout weekend
The first annual Melba Jenkins Memorial Cup is well underway in Prince Albert.Numerous young soccer teams, both boys and girls, will be playing throughout the weekend tournament at the Alfred Jenkins ...
Nov 09, 2019 During U13 boys action between PAYSA Celtics and Astra Academy two players challenge for the ball on Friday afternoon. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
P.A. shows off new and improved water treatment plant
Prince Albert's upgraded water treatment plant is now up and going.The City cut the ribbon Friday to officially mark the opening of the upgraded facility, which is located on River Street W. The ribbo...
Nov 08, 2019 Water treatment plant manager Andy Busse, left, tells Joe Hargrave about the upgrades to the facility (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
"We are here to remember them and thank them": Muskoday School hosts Remembrance Day ceremony
The sound of The Last Post echoed throughout the gym of Muskoday Community School on Friday, as students helped in their own way to pay respects to the men and women who have fought and died for their...
Nov 08, 2019 A young student pins a poppy as an act of Remembrance. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Region sees slight uptick in jobs
There's slightly better news on the job scene for the Prince Albert and North region - which includes The Battlefords and Melfort - as well as signs of continued improvement on the provincial front.Ac...
Nov 08, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Symposium learns about different methods of justice
Restorative Justice was on the agenda at the Prince Albert Grand Council's (PAGC) First Nation Policing and Indigenous Justice Symposium Wednesday in Saskatoon.Delegates at the convention got the oppo...
Nov 08, 2019 Volunteers sit in a circle during the demonstration of a healing circle Wednesday afternoon in Saskatoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
R.M. green lights new cell tower application
The solution to addressing cell phone coverage in the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Prince Albert appears to be location.On Thursday, The R.M's council approved an application for a brand new, 350-foot...
Nov 08, 2019 (submitted photo/ SaskTel)
Sask. donors raise $750,000 in children's hospital radiothon
Broadcasters from across Saskatchewan, including the full team from the family of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, helped raise a substantial sum of money for the new state-of-the-art children's faci...
Nov 07, 2019 On-air personalities of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group across the province lent their voices to the cause at the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)
