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Mother Nature's bill: the cost of P.A.'s snowstorm cleanup
Cleaning up after early November's massive blizzard cost the City of Prince Albert $131,651. In an email to paNOW, director of public works, Wes Hicks said most of that was spent from Nov. 8 to Nov. 1...
Dec 03, 2020
CPCA, Lloyd Exh announce new chuckwagon event
After losing out on an entire season, the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) has big plans for 2021.The CPCA and the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association (Lloyd Exh) made ...
Dec 03, 2020
SaskCup Races cancelled, Saskaloppet to be announced
The La Ronge Ski Club has cancelled the SaskCup Races scheduled to occur Dec. 5 and 6. That's according to President Heather Bernardin, who said the cancellation is due to the provincial government's ...
Dec 03, 2020
Tisdale Kinettes holding yard decorating contest for Christmas season
The Tisdale Kinettes hope to bring some Christmas cheer into the community with a decorating contest.Residents are asked to decorate their yards and homes in whatever ways they would like and submit p...
Dec 03, 2020
Destination Battlefords feeling effects of restricted travel
The harsh impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been felt across the business community, but perhaps no specific sector has been hit quite as hard as the travel industry. Executive director with...
Dec 03, 2020
Nuggets star Jamal Murray crossing fingers that he can play for Canada at Olympics
DENVER - Playing for Canada's men's basketball team at the Olympics next year would be a wonderful opportunity for Jamal Murray, but the Denver Nuggets star has no idea how realistic that is at this s...
Dec 03, 2020
Liberals accuse Conservatives of disregarding court deadline, filibustering bill
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals are accusing the Conservatives of filibustering a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying and thumbing their noses at a looming court deadline.Government House l...
Dec 03, 2020
Outbreak declared at Prince Albert cold weather shelter
Prince Albert's newest cold weather shelter was forced to temporarily close its doors in connection to a COVID-19 outbreak.YWCA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Donna Brooks confirmed the news for paNOW ...
Dec 03, 2020
La Ronge RCMP searching for break-and-enter suspects
La Ronge RCMP members are investigating a break-and-enter that occurred at Keethanow Corner Grocery located on Bells Point Road.According to an RCMP media release, during the early hours of Nov. 30, t...
Dec 03, 2020
Climate change costs taking increasing chunk off Canada's GDP growth: study
Climate change costs are already taking an increasing bite out of Canada's economic growth and the country is falling behind other nations when it comes to planning for them, says federally funded res...
Dec 03, 2020