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Canada women to face Australia in April in Vancouver in soccer friendly
The Canadian women's soccer team will host Australia in Vancouver on April 14. It will mark the team's first international match at B.C. Place Stadium since a 1-1 draw with the U.S. in November 2017. ...
Jan 22, 2020

North American bird population drops by three billion
The last 50 years have taken their toll on North American bird populations."We have lost a third of our bird population," Conservation Director with Nature Saskatchewan, Lorne Scott told paNOW.Scott e...
Jan 22, 2020 A turkey vulture. (submitted photo/Gary Houston)

Detroit orchestra names Jader Bignamini next music director
DETROIT - The Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday announced the selection of Italian conductor Jader Bignamini as its next music director. The century-old orchestra said it signed a six-year contr...
Jan 22, 2020

Diphtheria cases reported at Onion Lake First Nation
Two cases of diphtheria have been reported within the last four weeks at the Onion Lake First Nation. Dr. Ibrahim Khan, the regional medical health officer with the First Nations and Inuit Health Bran...
Jan 22, 2020 (Dreamstime/96229700)

Tax revolt? Taxes energy companies owe Alberta municipalities more than double
The amount of unpaid property taxes that oil and gas companies owe Alberta rural municipalities has more than doubled over the last year, a trend some are calling a tax revolt. Rural Municipaliti...
Jan 22, 2020

R.M. of Prince Albert hires CSO to look after bylaw enforcement
A big change is coming to the way traffic tickets and bylaws are enforced in the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Prince Albert.Larry Smytaniuk, nwho is currently the Community Safety Officer (CSO) for th...
Jan 22, 2020 Effective Feb. 1, this truck will be covering a lot more miles. (Submitted photo/ R.M. of Buckland)

Drug traffickers await sentencing
Two people charged in connection to a drug bust in Prince Albert last summer, have entered guilty pleas.Steven Geisler, 28, and Larry Dominique, 29, who both appeared in person at Prince Albert Provin...
Jan 22, 2020 (submitted photo/ Prince Albert Police Service)

Former Montreal mayor can keep $268K severance despite fraud conviction: judge
MONTREAL - Disgraced former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum can keep the $268,000 he received from the city after resigning from office, despite a conviction for fraud agains...
Jan 22, 2020

SJHL/MJHL Showcase Day 2: Final day of action underway in Regina
This year's annual SJHL/MJHL Showcase will conclude Wednesday, after one more game from each team on the final day of action. Team Kunitz kicks off the day's schedule Wednesday morning against Team Za...
Jan 22, 2020 Matthias Urbanski and his North Stars’ teammates will have one final game at the joint-league event Wednesday, against the MJHL’s Team Zajac. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Canadian public health agencies ramping up preparations in response to new virus
Canadian public health agencies are ramping up preparations in response to a new viral illness that has killed 17 people in China and infected more than 400 people. The agencies say they are awai...
Jan 22, 2020