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Kikinahk seeks support for new eight-unit, low-income apartment complex
La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre is one of four friendship centres in Saskatchewan that appears to be qualified for a federal housing initiative through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporatio...
Dec 17, 2020
Police searching for two suspects after stabbing
Police are looking for two suspects after a man was stabbed at a home on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation, north of Prince Albert Wednesday afternoon. In a media release, Prince Albert RCMP said they at...
Dec 17, 2020
La Ronge council approves hiring economic development coordinator
An economic development coordinator could soon join the Town of La Ronge staff. An ad for the position was posted Dec. 10 and the successful individual hired will be responsible for leading a range of...
Dec 17, 2020
RCMP officers recognized N.S. gunman after pulling up at gas pump next to him
HALIFAX - A new report from an independent police watchdog reveals that the April 19 fatal shooting of the Nova Scotia mass killer occurred after two RCMP officers happened to pull up at a gas pump ne...
Dec 17, 2020
Raptors borrow from bubble, turn ballroom into "awesome" practice facility
There's a large framed photo of Nick Nurse performing on stage with the Arkells hanging in his new glass-walled office at Tampa's JW Marriott. It's one of the many touches of home the displaced Raptor...
Dec 17, 2020
Justice, public safety ministers discuss need for anti-racism training
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says a need for anti-racism training for all people working in the criminal justice system was a focus of conversation with his counterparts from across the ...
Dec 17, 2020
US inmate scheduled to be executed tests positive for virus
WASHINGTON - A federal prisoner scheduled to be executed just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office has tested positive for coronavirus, his lawyer said Thursday. The Bureau of Prisons no...
Dec 17, 2020
Stepping stones shelter reopens Thursday
Nearly two weeks after it closed following an outbreak of COVID-19, the YWCA's cold weather shelter reopens Thursday.Prince Albert YWCA CEO Donna Brooks told paNOW the shelter is an essential service ...
Dec 17, 2020
Lowry's adjusted to playing in Tampa, but says COVID-19 inevitable among players
Despite the countless precautions the NBA has put into place ahead of this bizarre season, include twice-daily testing, Kyle Lowry said it's virtually a given that players will contract COVID-19. And ...
Dec 17, 2020
Hot spot: California hospitals buckle as virus cases surge
LOS ANGELES - Hospitals across California have all but run out of intensive care beds for COVID-19 patients, ambulances are backing up outside emergency rooms, and tents for triaging the sick are goin...
Dec 17, 2020