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Stars aim to keep rolling as series shifts to Flin Flon for Game 3
Holding a 2-0 series lead over the Flin Flon Bombers in their first round quarter-final matchup, the Battlefords North Stars hit the road for game three tonight, as the series shifts to the Whitney Fo...
Mar 19, 2019 North Stars’ forward MacGregor Sinclair and Bombers’ forward Nate Hooper have gone head-to-head often throughout the first two games of the series. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Food bank happy to get donation
The Prince Albert Food Bank has received a large donation from a local business.Tuesday morning Wes Erlendson, the owner of Safeway in P.A., presented Kerry Ramsdell, operations manager of the food ba...
Mar 19, 2019 Wes Erlendson, right, presents the gift cards to Kerry Ramsdell. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Budget's housing affordability changes to focus on supply, demand, regulation
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will take steps in Tuesday's federal budget to make home-buying more affordable with changes affecting supply, demand and regulation, The Canad...
Mar 19, 2019
Brampton family unable to identify family members during trip to Ethiopia
The Brampton, Ont., family that lost six members in the Ethiopian Airlines crash says authorities in that country have told them it could take up to six months to identify their relatives'&n...
Mar 19, 2019
Former Als player Lapointe says time is of the essence to purchase club
Time is of the essence for Eric Lapointe. The former CFL running back remains interested in putting together a group to purchase the Montreal Alouettes. However, Lapointe needs to know very ...
Mar 19, 2019
Saskatchewan city to take another look at rejected group home proposal
WEYBURN, Canada - A Saskatchewan city council that voted against building a group home for disabled adults in an upscale neighbourhood is reconsidering the application. A statement...
Mar 19, 2019
Study finds rise in millennial perfectionism, parents and social media blamed
HALIFAX - A new study has found a sharp rise in perfectionism, suggesting millennials are more inclined to have unrealistic standards and harsher self-criticism than previous ...
Mar 19, 2019
Attorney seeks pardon for Laurie Bembenek murder conviction
MADISON, Wis. - The attorney for Laurie "Bambi" Bembenek, Wisconsin's most famous runaway fugitive who insisted until her death in 2010 that she did not kill her husband's ex-wife, hopes Gov. Tony Eve...
Mar 19, 2019
Federal black lung fund in danger of drying up
COEBURN, Va. - Inaction by Congress and the Trump administration is threatening a fund that supports coal miners suffering from black lung disease. The Associated Press has learned that lawmakers let ...
Mar 19, 2019
A look at five political leaders who will campaign in Alberta's spring election
EDMONTON - Albertans are going to the polls in a spring election on April 16. Here's a look at the leaders of the five parties that currently hold seats in the legislature: Derek Fildebrandt, Freedom ...
Mar 19, 2019