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Line painting begins on Territorial Dr.
The city will begin line painting on Territorial Dr. this week. Roadways crew members will set up multiple work zones on Territorial Dr. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Drivers are asked to slow...
Jul 29, 2019 (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
"Transparent" musical finale gives cast a chance to heal
LOS ANGELES - Wrapping up five seasons of an award-winning series with a musical is a risk that only Amazon's "Transparent" could take. Risks are part of the show's DNA, said series creator Jill Solow...
Jul 29, 2019
Hunter finally gets the call for Canada as world junior preparation ramps up
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Alan May remembers a dedicated, physical specimen. Keith Jones recalls unmatched passion and a brilliant hockey mind. As a player, Dale Hunter had all those things. And then the...
Jul 29, 2019
Gas leak in Weldon reminds former landowners to cancel services
SaskEnergy is reminding former landowners to cancel their services once they leave or sell their property.The reminder comes after an incident in the Village of Weldon in the afternoon Wednesday, July...
Jul 29, 2019 SaskEnergy and first responders arrived to the Village of Weldon on July 24 to secure a gas leak. (Facebook/Melfort Fire & Rescue)
Newly retired shortstop Tulowitzki reflects on time with Blue Jays
Troy Tulowitzki was shocked when he learned that he was being traded from the Colorado Rockies to the Toronto Blue Jays in July of 2015. Not only would he be joining a new team in an entirely new coun...
Jul 29, 2019
Rotary Trail less than a kilometre from completion
There is now less than a kilometre to go to finish what is already one of Prince Albert's top amenities. The full circle of the 23-kilometre Rotary Trail that surrounds the city should be completed by...
Jul 29, 2019 The brand new addition to the Rotary Trail behind and west of the hospital site means there is less than a thousand metres to go to complete the 23 km circuit. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Bending bows at the archery nationals
The long wait is over for Prince Albert's best archers to compete at nationals in their own backyard. P.A.'s Tristan Moran, a two-time medalist at world events, will be one of the 450 athletes from ac...
Jul 29, 2019 Two-time medalist Tristan Moran practices in Prince Albert on Saturday. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Water and sewer line replacement starts this week
Motorists are advised to find an alternate route as water and sewer mains on Fifth Street W. are replaced and a section of the street will be closed.Acting City Manager Jessica Walters said prep work ...
Jul 29, 2019 Prep work for water and sewer main replacements begin this week with excavation starting after the long weekend. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
At least 52 dead in Brazil prison riot; 16 decapitated
RIO DE JANEIRO - At least 52 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups at the Altamira prison in northern Brazil on Monday, according to prison officials. Pa...
Jul 29, 2019
Lil Nas X sets new Billboard record for most weeks at No.1
NEW YORK - It's one sweet day for Lil Nas X: The breakthrough rapper's viral "Old Town Road" has broken the Billboard record set by Mariah Carey's "One Sweet Day" for most weeks at No. 1. Lil Nas X ac...
Jul 29, 2019