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Raptors head coach Nurse '100 per cent' committed to Canada's push for Olympic spot
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says he is "100 per cent" committed to coaching Canada's men's basketball team when it continues its push for a spot at next year's Tokyo Olympics. Nurse stated h...
Apr 03, 2020

Live-Streamed Mass Times for Holy Week
Below are the Mass times that will be live-streamed during Holy Week for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince Albert: These celebrations will be live-streamed on Facebook page (Roman Catholic Diocese ...
Apr 03, 2020

Prince Albert Area Community Updates
Updates on services from The Gate, Access Place, Needle Exchange, RAAM Clinic, DetoxThe GateMonday - Friday10:00 am - 11:30 Am2:00 ppm - 3:30 pmProgram closed but will provideTake out coffee & Lun...
Apr 03, 2020

City to review financial impact of facility closures during pandemic
The City of North Battleford is assessing the financial impact of closing its facilities due to COVID-19 precautions.It is losing revenue with the closure of its recreation facilities as well as from ...
Apr 03, 2020 The Battlefords CO-OP Aquatic Centre is one of the recreation facilities closed due to the COVID-19 precaution measures. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

More details revealed in local R.M. theft case
Another court date has come and gone for a former Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Buckland Administrator, charged with theft over $5,000.Tara Kerber was not present for the brief hearing on Thursday, and...
Apr 03, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Scheer calls for more oversight of government's COVID-19 response
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is calling for the Liberals to be more transparent about their response to the COVID-19 crisis. He wants the government to release all of the data on the spr...
Apr 03, 2020

General managers calling names from home for OHL Priority Selection draft
TORONTO - This time last year, the Guelph Storm were playing their way to an Ontario Hockey League title and a spot in the Memorial Cup. But with the remainder of the 2019-20 regul...
Apr 03, 2020

Powell hopes to compete for Canada after promising NBA season cut short
Dwight Powell was enjoying a season unlike any other. His Dallas Mavericks were on a path for the NBA playoffs - finally - and Powell was excited about playing a key role in Canada...
Apr 03, 2020

3M pushes back on Trump administration call to stop sending N95 masks to Canada
WASHINGTON - One of the world's largest U.S.-based makers of consumer products says it has been told by the White House to stop exporting medical-grade face masks to the Canadian market. Minnesot...
Apr 03, 2020

‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81
Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including " Lean On Me, " "Lovely Day" and "Ain't No Sunshine," has died from heart complicati...
Apr 03, 2020