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Soyko sisters sign commitment with Pronghorns
The Soyko sisters will bring their talents to Lethbridge next season. Abby Soyko and Alli Soyko, who are the Prince Albert hockey playing duo of the Soyko triplets, committed to the University of Leth...
Jan 17, 2020 Abby Soyko and Alli Soyko commit to the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. (Pronghorn Athletics/Twitter)
Cold weather doesn't stop Birch Hills man from trying to land the big one
There's not a lot that can keep Andy Winder off the lake.While the average angler would hesitate to venture out once the thermometer drops, the avid sportsman from Birch Hills never lets cold temperat...
Jan 15, 2020 Birch Hills' Andy Winder posing with his two daughters and a Northern Pike. (Submitted Photo/ Andy Winder)
P.A.'s Keays lands Elite National silver medal
Prince Albert's Jannessa Keays has returned from the Elite National Judo Championships in Montreal with a silver medal.After three victories against three of the five competitors entered in the U18 ov...
Jan 14, 2020 Jannessa Keays, left with Asia Douglas and Maya Sahraoui. (Roger Lauzon/Judo Canada)
Near fatal incidents are cause for concern for local towing companies
With the cold weather and increase in accidents, tow truck drivers are appealing to the public to give them space while they work."I don't know if people drive with their eyes closed, but it's scary o...
Jan 14, 2020 (submitted photo/John Medynski)
Shellbrook skater set for Nationals this week
Ashlyn Schmitz has been lacing on her blades for almost a decade, and she's still only 13 years old. On Wednesday the Shellbrook figure skater will face the biggest test yet of her skill, artistry, an...
Jan 13, 2020 Shellbrook's Ashlyn Schmitz and pairs partner Tristan Taylor won gold at Challenge in Edmonton. (submitted photo/Tasje Sharron)
Windchills will blast west-central Saskatchewan this week
The daytime high for the North Pole is projected to be -26 Celsius on Monday and Prince Albert, Sask. is only going to be two degrees warmer with a daytime high of -24 C.Out of the cooler, into the de...
Jan 13, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Sask. man relives Haiti earthquake 10 years later
Melvin Brundage felt the world shaking beneath his feet as he hugged his baby boy on a third story balcony that could have collapsed at any second.Brundage and his wife Melanie were in a small town ju...
Jan 12, 2020 Melvin and Melanie Brundage of Nipawin, Sask. with their sons (left-to-right) Ritchie and Mike in a 2014 family photo. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Legion hosts Branch Cribbage Playoffs
It was always friendly, but at times intense at the The Royal Canadian Legion No. 2 in Prince Albert for the Branch Cribbage Playoffs today.The round robin tournament was a member-only event and diffe...
Jan 11, 2020 Eyes down and focused: participants in the P.A. Branch Cribbage Playoffs are competing for a chance to advance to Zones in Smeaton. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Hunters cautioned on posting trophies to social media
Posting controversial images of hunted animals online is a risk some people are willing to take. Daryl Minter, a conservation officer with the provincial Ministry of Environment told meadowlakeNOW soc...
Jan 10, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Sask. firefighters return from 38-day stint in Australia
Two Saskatchewan firefighters returned to Saskatoon on Thursday night after spending 38 days helping battle the wildfires in Australia."The hardest thing that we saw there was the amount of people tha...
Jan 10, 2020 Firefighters Phane Ray (left) and Kevin Buettner returned home to Saskatchewan after 38 days helping battle the Australia wildfires. (Harrison Brooks/ 650 CKOM)
