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Former Bears win silver at Winter Universiade
Prince Albert's Jessica Vance and Kaitlin Willoughby have been awarded silver medals, following Team Canada's loss to Russia at the Winter Universiade in RussiaTeam Canada lost 2-0 in the Championship...
Mar 12, 2019 (Twitter/U sports Canada)

'Just unreal': Team Saskatchewan Skip reflects on 2019 Brier
Team Saskatchewan is back home after the Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba.Kirk Muyres of St. Gregor, Sask. led his rink to a 5-6 record, and a ticket to the championship pool, but they were unab...
Mar 12, 2019 Kirk Muyres (middle), was joined by Dan Marsh (left), Kevin Marsh (not pictured), and his brother Dallan (right) at the 2019 Brier. (submitted photo/Curling Canada)

Individual compensation announced for Indian Day Schools survivors
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the government has reached a proposed settlement agreement with former Indian Day School students, including $10,000 in individual com...
Mar 12, 2019

Love is in the air at P.A. National Park
People who visit Prince Albert National Park during the early morning hours and later into the evening may notice the park is a bit livelier.David Britton, superintendent of the park told paNOW about ...
Mar 12, 2019 Great Grey Owl. Photo taken by David Britton near Christopher Lake, SK (submitted photo/Prince Albert National Park

Ronaldo nets hat trick to send Juventus into CL quarters
TURIN, Italy - Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first hat trick for Juventus to send the club into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday as the Italian side fou...
Mar 12, 2019

Arrests made south of Prince Albert
Two people are in custody, following an incident south of Prince Albert involving a smashed up RCMP vehicle.The crash happened early Tuesday afternoon along Highway 11 just past MacDowall in the north...
Mar 12, 2019 (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)

Shape of wellness centre coming in the form of an eagle: LLRIB Chief
Plans are coming together for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's (LLRIB) new wellness, treatment and recovery centre. The second meeting in determining what the new facility will look like was held today ...
Mar 12, 2019 The final detail of the wellness, treatment and recovery centre are being finalized. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

City routs Schalke 7-0, eases into Champions League quarters
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City tied the record for the biggest win in the last 16 of the Champions League by thrashing Schalke 7-0 on Tuesday, completing a 10-2 aggregate victory to reach the q...
Mar 12, 2019

Highway 3 resurfacing project welcomed
The acting reeve of the R.M. of Prince Albert welcomed news of repaving on sections of HIghway 3 on either side of the city. A total of 36 kilometres of the key route will be completely resurfaced."An...
Mar 12, 2019 (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)

Grain chaff among conveyor belts cause of terminal fire
Grain chaff catching fire and burning conveyor belts is being pointed too as the cause behind a fire at a terminal north of the city Monday night.Fire crews from North Battleford responded to the Parr...
Mar 12, 2019 Smoke is seen billowing from the Parrish & Heimbecker terminal north of North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)