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City waives neighbourhood block party fee for 2020
It may be only February but in a few months it will be neighbourhood block party time again.As a bonus, anyone or any group interested in hosting a block party this year won't have to pay an administr...
Feb 25, 2020 Deputy Mayor Kelli Hawtin shown at council's meeting Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Nova Scotia coast chosen as potential home for retired whales raised in captivity
SHERBROOKE, N.S. - A U.S.-based conservation group has chosen a site in Nova Scotia where it plans to build a kind of retirement home for whales raised in captivity. The Whale Sanctuary...
Feb 25, 2020
Raf Simons joining Prada in full creative collaboration
MILAN - Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons - two of the fashion world's biggest creative names - will collaborate on Prada collections from Spring/Summer 2021 going forward indefinitely, the designers annou...
Feb 25, 2020
IOC senior member: 3 months to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there's a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from ...
Feb 25, 2020
IOC senior member: 3 months to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there's a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from ...
Feb 25, 2020
Sask. premier calls for carbon tax pause as Alberta court rules levy unconstitutional
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe brought renewed swagger as he addressed reporters Monday in Saskatoon following an Alberta Court of Appeal ruling declaring the federal carbon tax unconstitutional."Toda...
Feb 25, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Alberta Appeal Court sides with Alberta on federal carbon tax
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that the federal carbon tax is not constitutional.In a 4-1 decision, the court says the legislation that brought in the tax erodes provincial jurisdict...
Feb 25, 2020 The Canadian Press
P.A. establishes curfew on walkways, exempts Rotary Trail
Prince Albert city council has banned access to public walkways between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m., adding a last minute amendment to exempt the Rotary Trail. Council gave the curfew, aimed at combatting prop...
Feb 25, 2020 Coun. Terra Lennox-Zepp has been a vocal opponent of the bylaw. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Trudeau revisits blackface embarrassment during Black History Month
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau acknowledged his own past history of unconscious racism during a celebration Monday of Black History Month. The prime minister reflected on the "dumb choices" he made when...
Feb 25, 2020
Hillary Clinton: Will support Sanders if nominated for Dems
BERLIN - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed her skepticism about Bernie Sanders but says she will support the Democratic nominee regardless of who it is. Clinton, who beat Sa...
Feb 25, 2020