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Local PPC candidate welcomes leader's invite to debates
The Prince Albert candidate for the People's Party of Canada (PPC) has responded to the news that party leader Maxime Bernier will be allowed into next month's leadership debates.One of the debates wi...
Sep 17, 2019 Prince Albert candidate Kelly Day poses with People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier during his visit to the city Aug.1. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Former Councillor Demkiw remembered for long service
For Robert Demkiw, being part of the community has always meant doing his part to help others. The former Battleford councillor who passed away at the age of 82 from heart failure on Sept. 14 committe...
Sep 17, 2019 Former Battleford councillor Robert (Bob) Demkiw died Sept. 14. (Submitted photo/Battlefords Funeral Service)
La Ronge seniors return from visit to provincial heritage site
It was a unique experience for members of the La Ronge Senior Citizens Club who recently returned from their first ever trip as a group. In total, 17 members attended the Sept. 15 trip to the Honeywoo...
Sep 17, 2019 More than a dozen seniors from La Ronge went on the trip. (submitted photo/Bonnie Mahoney)
Trial date set for Mountie accused of misconduct
A nine-year member of the RCMP will face trial next summer.Const. Wade Chitrena, who has been charged with breach of trust, is scheduled to face trial in June 2020 at Court of Queen's Bench in Battlef...
Sep 17, 2019 (File photo/ battlefordsNOW Staff)
Lawrence Elementary hosting Chase the Ace for new children's playground
Competitors hope to draw a spade before the school uses one to break ground on a new play structure. Lawrence Elementary School is hosting a Chase the Ace Fundraiser to help raise funds for new playgr...
Sep 17, 2019 The play structure at Lawrence Elementary School is a popular place to be for students and kids in the community. (submitted photo/Lynn Greening)
Special Feature: The people behind the quest for Fort à la Corne's diamonds
The first season of deep trench-cutting by Rio Tinto at Star Diamond Corporation's Star-Orion South Diamond Project in the Fort la Corne forest east of Prince Albert is reaching a conclusion. Ahead of...
Sep 17, 2019 George Reed with Star Diamond Corporation, left and Rio Tinto's Gary Hodgkinson in front of the star attraction at Project Falcon, the Trench Cutter Sampling Rig. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
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Sep 17, 2019
Greens call for stronger digital privacy protections
WATERLOO, Ont. - Intrusions into Canadians' digital privacy have become a crisis and it's time to stop companies from mining people's information for profit, the Green party leader said Tuesday a...
Sep 17, 2019
Season preview: Trojans hope focus on player development leads to team success
The new era of Tisdale Trojans hockey is around the corner.With pre-season play concluded following a 3-2 win over the Prince Albert Mintos and a 4-1 loss to the Saskatoon Blazers, the Trojans begin t...
Sep 17, 2019 Tisdale Trojans (white and red) veterans and rookies got to play with one another for the first time during a 3-2 pre-season win over the Prince Albert Mintos at home. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Court allows appeal on pipeline certificate, says B.C. needs to reconsider
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has been ordered by the province's highest court to reconsider its environmental assessment certificate allowing the expansion of the Trans M...
Sep 17, 2019