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Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad sells 38 planes for $1B
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad Airways said Tuesday it would sell 38 aircraft to an investment firm and a leasing company in a deal valued at $1 billion, the latest cos...
Feb 04, 2020
RCMP looking for suspects after break and enter, attempted robbery in Macklin
Unity RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating three men who broke into a local Macklin business last week and attempted to steal from the ATM inside. The incident occurred on Jan. 27, at ...
Feb 04, 2020 Three men attempted to break into an ATM in a Macklin business Jan. 27. (submitted photo/Unity RCMP)
Music program hits the right notes
Eliza Doyle is proud of how a one-year musician-in-residency program in Stanley Mission is progressing. The program began in September 2019 with the arrival of Erik Mehlsen, who taught community membe...
Feb 04, 2020 Mitch Dureault is teaching local kids how to play the fiddle. (submitted photo/Eliza Doyle)
Montreal Impact add Haiti international midfielder Steeven Saba to first team
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed Haitian international midfielder Steeven Saba on a one-year contract, with options for 2021 and 2022. Saba, 26, spent the last two seasons with Violette Athl...
Feb 04, 2020
La Loche man wins Indigenous artist grant on first attempt
La Loche artist Bobby Janvier received a $6,370 Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists grant to "build a skiff, sled and a canoe."Janvier told meadowlakeNOW, he applied for the grant to buy new tools to c...
Feb 04, 2020 (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Art Board Facebook)
Special monument planned in Prince Albert to honour MMIW
A monument to help honour and pay tribute to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls may have a home on Prince Albert's riverbank by later this summer.The Sisters in Spirit project was the ide...
Feb 04, 2020 Family like those of Monica Burns will soon be asked for input on a special project. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Second psychiatrist had worried Desmond was 'falling through the cracks'
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A psychiatrist who saw Lionel Desmond two days before he fatally shot his family and himself says the former soldier showed no signs he was thinking about hurting anyone when ...
Feb 04, 2020
Melfort mayor discusses revenue sharing increase
The mayor of Melfort is weighing in on the provincial government's recent announcement on revenue sharing.Premier Scott Moe told delegates at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association conventi...
Feb 04, 2020 Mayor Rick Lang. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Nominations open for the Prince Albert Women's Hall of Fame
Do you know an extraordinary woman in Prince Albert whose work or volunteerism directly benefitted the community?The Prince Albert Council of Women (PACW) is hoping you'll send in a nomination for the...
Feb 04, 2020 The Prince Albert Women's Hall of Fame. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Best picture '1917' is big winner at British Academy Awards
LONDON - Gut-wrenching World War I epic "1917" was the big winner at Sunday's British Academy Film Awards, winning seven prizes including best picture and best director. Sam Mendes' drama about one of...
Feb 04, 2020