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AP source: Walmart shooting suspect faces hate crime charges
WASHINGTON - The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the border city of El Paso, Texas, has been charged with federal hate crimes, a pe...
Feb 06, 2020

Green tea party? State licenses Boston's 1st marijuana shop
Boston's first retail pot shop and Massachusetts' first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the first shops opened elsewhere in the state. The state's Canna...
Feb 06, 2020

Twitter shares jump on rise in user numbers, revenue
Shares in Twitter jumped Thursday after the social media company said revenue and user numbers exceeded forecasts in the latest quarter, though profit fell as expenses rose. The San Francisco-based te...
Feb 06, 2020

Privacy czar asks court to declare Facebook broke law governing personal info
OTTAWA - The federal privacy czar is asking a judge to declare that Facebook broke Canada's law governing how the private sector can use personal information. Privacy commissioner ...
Feb 06, 2020

B.C. father, husband wants government help for his family in Wuhan, China
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man says he's "really hurt" that the Canadian government is not doing more to get permanent residents out of the city at the centre of a new cor...
Feb 06, 2020

Prince Albert's fallout risk from derailment is minimal according to PAFD
Following a second train derailment Thursday morning near the town of Guernsey, Prince Albert residents may be wondering about the fallout of a train derailment in the city.Prince Albert Fire Departme...
Feb 06, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Police had no right to seize hidden bedside camera from Airbnb condo, judge says
TORONTO - A police officer had no right to enter a condo rented to an Airbnb guest who found a video camera hidden in a clock pointed at the bed, an Ontario judge has ruled. The decision effectively e...
Feb 06, 2020

Hospice gets one of its biggest donations from local association
Car dealers in Prince Albert have banded together to support the Rose Garden Hospice.Thursday afternoon at the hospice office in the Gateway Mall, the P.A. Automobile Dealers Association, which is mad...
Feb 06, 2020 The Prince Albert Automobile Dealers Association made the donation Thursday at the hospice office in the Gateway Mall. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
What'sHappeningNOW Feb. 6, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Reporter Alison Sandstrom about a few land deals the City of P.A. is involved in.
Feb 06, 2020

Grant money to boost cultural awareness activities in La Ronge
Jim Brady Mtis Local 19 President Laura Burnouf believes the group will become much more active in the coming months thanks to a grant from Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan. The $80,000 grant comes from the...
Feb 06, 2020 Laura Burnouf, left, is spearheading the cultural awareness endevour. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)