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Spooner, Kessel trade hockey skates for figure skates in Battle of the Blades
Natalie Spooner and Amanda Kessel have taken their hockey rivalry to the world of sequins and salchows. The two women normally do battle as members of the Canadian and U.S. women's hockey teams, respe...
Sep 16, 2019

P.A. nurse continues to appeal $26k fine over Facebook post
A ruling upheld by a Court of Queen's Bench judge last year will make its way to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal today when a Prince Albert nurse continues her fight for freedom of expression.Carolyn...
Sep 16, 2019 Prince Albert nurse Carolyn Strom is asking the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal to overturn a disciplinary ruling by the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Kindersley RCMP seek help locating stolen Mustang
Police in Kindersley are turning to the public for help locating a stolen vehicle. A black 2019 Ford Mustang was taken from a home near Eatonia in the early morning hours of Sept. 16. It has a dent in...
Sep 16, 2019

Asylum claims dipped last month but numbers remain up over last year
OTTAWA - New statistics released Monday show a slight dip in the number of people intercepted at the Canada-U.S. border last month trying to cross unofficially to claim asylum. Last month, 1,762 ...
Sep 16, 2019

Forward Mitch Marner joins Toronto Maple Leafs in Newfoundland for training camp
PARADISE, N.L. - Mitch Marner and Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas put up a united front when speaking to media about the forward's new contract. The pair stood side-by-side on Saturday ...
Sep 16, 2019
Warrant leads to $40,000 worth of drugs seized
Two men, aged 59 and 60, were arrested Friday night after police executed a search warrant and found $40,000 worth of drugs in a Prince Albert home. Both are facing drug-related charges following the ...
Sep 16, 2019

Snow removal policy expected to be approved soon for La Ronge
A Snow Removal and Clearing Policy is expected to be passed soon after it was deferred to a governance meeting later this month."The truth is there should be an actual written policy for staff to foll...
Sep 16, 2019 La Ronge councillors passed two policies at a regular meeting Sept. 11. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Two senior Canadian Forces members charged with sexual assaults
OTTAWA - Military police have laid sexual-assault charges against two senior members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including a lieutenant-colonel working as a reservist with the military's recruiting ...
Sep 16, 2019

Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie "Ad Astra," had a burning question for a real-life astronaut. "Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?" In a televised call Monday, NASA...
Sep 16, 2019

NHLPA declines to re-open current CBA; agreement will run through 2021-22 season
TORONTO - The NHL Players' Association has announced the union will not re-open the current collective bargaining agreement after the 2019-20 season, avoiding a potential lockout next Septem...
Sep 16, 2019