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St. Francis School start date delayed
Students at St. Francis School will get one more day of summer holidays.The school's start date has been pushed from Tuesday Sept. 3 to Wednesday Sept. 4A water main break is responsible for the delay...
Aug 29, 2019 St. Francis School (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

New Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai has a fan in San Diego Seals exec Steve Govett
Soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets majority owner Joseph Tsai is something of an enigma to sports fans. But to Steve Govett, he's a friend, partner and a competitive force. Govett is the president of the N...
Aug 29, 2019

Air Canada ordered to pay $21K to francophones over language violations
MONTREAL - The Federal Court has ordered Air Canada to pay a total of $21,000 to two francophones for repeated violations of their language rights, including seatbelts on which the instruction to...
Aug 29, 2019

Planning continues for redevelopment of Air Ronge's Heritage Park
Planning continues for the redevelopment of Heritage Park after Air Ronge councillors declined to approve a request for proposals (RFP) at a regular meeting Monday."With our procurement policy, before...
Aug 29, 2019 Groundwork is expected to be completed at Heritage Park this year. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Feds invest $3.4M in rail safety projects in Saskatchewan
The federal government is investing more than $3.4 million in a number of rail safety projects in Saskatchewan.In a media release Thursday, the government listed 21 infrastructure projects that will r...
Aug 29, 2019 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

Province still eyeing balanced budget after first-quarter update
The province believes its budget is slated to remain on track after releasing its first update of the fiscal year on Thursday.Speaking at a cabinet office in Saskatoon, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer...
Aug 29, 2019 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer provides a first-quarter update to the province's 2019-20 budget on Aug. 29, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)

CAA offers drivers advice as kids head back to school
The start of school is right around the corner and CAA Saskatchewan is reminding drivers of their roadway lessons. Christine Niemczyk, director of corporate communications and public relations for CAA...
Aug 29, 2019 CAA Saskatchewan is offering some back to school safety advice (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Irish-born back Peter Nelson enjoying wearing Canada rugby colours
TORONTO - Peter Nelson is no stranger to playing Leinster. The Irish-born back saw plenty of the four-time European champions during his time with Ulster on the Guinness Pro 14 rugby circuit. But...
Aug 29, 2019

Star power: Osaka wins at US Open as Kaepernick, Kobe watch
NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka smacked a forehand winner into the open court, bringing Colin Kaepernick and Kobe Bryant to their feet in applause. Osaka has power in her strokes and star power in her corner. ...
Aug 29, 2019

Alice Marie Johnson hawks Kim Kardashian West shapewear line
NEW YORK - Alice Marie Johnson, who Kim Kardashian West helped get out of prison, has popped up on Instagram hawking the reality TV star's new shapewear line. Johnson looks into the camera wearing a b...
Aug 29, 2019