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'Opposite of busy:' Business down at pawnshops, payday lenders during pandemic
CALGARY - John Sanford has been a pawnbroker for 20 years and says he's never seen anything like it. Pawnshops and payday loan lenders have long been harbingers of hard economic times due to...
Jun 02, 2020
Judge tosses ex-basketball players' 'Fortnite' dance lawsuit
SILVER SPRING, Md. - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of Maryland men's basketball players accused makers of the "Fortnite" video game of misappropriating a dance...
Jun 01, 2020
Meeting Lake property owners concerned from overflow
Residents and property owners at Meeting Lake Regional Park are waiting for answers as they and park staff work to protect residences from waves spilling over constructed barriers.Since a berm was bui...
Jun 01, 2020
15-year-old Warman Hip Hop dancer gets opportunity of a lifetime on NBC’s ‘World of Dance’
He's been training in studios in Saskatoon and St. Albert, Alberta for seven years, working hard to get to the top of the Hip Hop dance world.Now, 15-year-old Warman native Dayton Paradis appears to b...
Jun 01, 2020
City implementing fines for those who toss trash in recycling bins
The city is getting tough on residents who put garbage in their recycling bins.Mayor Ryan Bater said when people discard their trash into recycling containers it ends up costing taxpayers."Every time ...
Jun 01, 2020
Man accused of murdering half-sister, no stranger to courts
A man accused of murdering his three-year-old half sister is scheduled to have his next court appearance later this week at Prince Albert Provincial Court. In the meantime paNOW has learned the 21-yea...
Jun 01, 2020
P.A. firefighters turn double heroes after bicycle mishap
The Prince Albert Firefighters Charity made a little girl's day after she endured quite the ordeal.A crew responded to a call after the girl got her leg stuck in her new bicycle. They found Traylynn M...
Jun 01, 2020
Trump declares he's president of law, order amid protests.
WASHINGTON - Amid racial unrest across the nation, President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself "the president of law and order" and threatened to deploy the United States military to American ci...
Jun 01, 2020
Sentencing hearing for Quebec man Ugo Fredette, convicted in double slaying
ST-JEROME, Que. - A 25-year sentence for a pair of first-degree murder convictions would be ridiculous, the mother of one of Ugo Fredette's victims told the court Monday. Claudette Biard, mo...
Jun 01, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:12 p.m. on June 1, 2020: There are 91,705 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 51,354 confirmed (includ...
Jun 01, 2020