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Ajax eliminates Madrid in round of 16 of Champions League
MADRID - Real Madrid's Champions League reign is over. Ajax stunned Madrid 4-1 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Tuesday, eliminating the three-time defending champion 5-3 on aggregate in the round of 1...
Mar 05, 2019

New Central Avenue redesign features angled parking, wider sidewalks
A new design has been picked for Prince Albert's downtown core as the city works toward a more modern look. The Central Avenue Streetscape Development Master Plan was before city councillors at their ...
Mar 05, 2019 A report prepared by Stantec Consulting for the city shows an example of the potential new design for the downtown area. (City of Prince Albert)

'A meaningful and worry-free life': RCMP present End Gang Life project
With the End Gang Life pilot project concluding soon, La Ronge RCMP community program officer Alex Turcotte wants students to know anyone is susceptible to joining a gang and there is a way out. In re...
Mar 05, 2019 Community program officer Alex Turcotte has been leading the End Gang Life presentations. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Battleford planning to improve drainage of Industrial Park area
The Town of Battleford is waiting for more information on a proposed system to improve surface water storm drainage for its Industrial Park area, so hopefully it can get started this year.The issue wa...
Mar 05, 2019 The Town of Battleford is looking at plans to improve surface water drainage for its Industrial Park area. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff) : Angela Brown

Christopher Lake business left in ashes
Lakeland District and Fire Department said their efforts to save the Christopher Lake Heritage Hotel and Bar were made difficult due to the building's size and the wind. Firefighters were called just ...
Mar 05, 2019 Christopher Lake Heritage Hotel and Bar was destroyed by fire Tuesday (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Finalists announced for Sask. Tourism Awards of Excellence
Tourism Saskatchewan has announced the names of 36 finalists and three Tourism Builders for the Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence for 2018.Among those announced, several of the finalists are f...
Mar 05, 2019 (Submitted Photo/ Tourism Saskatchewan)

Search continues for suspect after officers hit by car in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - One of two Vancouver-area police officers injured in a hit-and-run crash has been released from hospital, but RCMP say the second faces a long recovery. Burnab...
Mar 05, 2019

Pinehouse RCMP investigating suspicious death
Pinehouse RCMP are investigating a suspicious death after an incident Monday.At approximately 12:15 pm, members of the Pinehouse RCMP were called to a dispute at a residence in Pinehouse. Prior to the...
Mar 05, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Hello Kitty to make her big screen debut
NEW YORK - Hello Kitty might not have a mouth but she's got a movie deal. Warner Bros.' New Line Cinema announced Tuesday that it has acquired film rights to Hello Kitty from the Japanese corporation ...
Mar 05, 2019

Ex-NYC Mayor Bloomberg won't run for president in 2020
Michael Bloomberg is not running for president. The 77-year-old former New York City mayor, one of the richest men in the world, announced his decision not to join the crowded Democratic field in a Bl...
Mar 05, 2019