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Japanese pitcher Yamaguchi eager to fulfil MLB dream with Blue Jays
TORONTO - Shun Yamaguchi shifted his dreams to Major League Baseball when he saw fellow Japanese players like Hideo Nomo and Ichiro Suzuki enjoying success in North Ameri...
Jan 15, 2020

City to improve safety and traffic flow with Carlton Trail construction project
North Battleford will see some significant changes to improve safety for residents and vehicles travelling in the Carlton Trail area in the year ahead, and also prepare for future growth. As part of t...
Jan 15, 2020 Carlton Trail intersection at Frontier Way will see some changes as part of the city's plans to improve traffic flow in this area. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

National team coach Tristan Mullally excited for Canada's wave of NCAA talent
After an intensive training camp with Golf Canada's national amateur squad, coach Tristan Mullally is excited for the future of the women's game in this country. Mullally worked with Quebec City's Sar...
Jan 15, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW Jan. 15, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell about a $300,000 drug bust.
Jan 15, 2020

Premier says he's excited about Harry and Meghan possibly moving to B.C.
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he is excited by the prospect of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle calling British Columbia their part-time home. He had a light-hearted conversation about t...
Jan 15, 2020

U of S researchers aim to extend growing season of canola and soybeans
The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan has received a $600,000 grant from the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund to look at ways they can extend the gro...
Jan 15, 2020 University of Saskatchewan researchers are looking at ways to extend growing season for canola and soybean crops in Canada. (650 CKOM)

Horgan says 'rule of law applies,' LNG pipeline will proceed despite protests
VICTORIA - A natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia is vital to the region's economic future and it will be built despite the objections of some Indigenous leaders, ...
Jan 15, 2020

Police seize vehicles, guns, over $300,000 worth of drugs and cash in drug bust
A total of 11 people, with connections to outlaw motorcycle gangs, are facing charges following a lengthy seven-month police investigation.In addition to several guns and six vehicles, over $300,000 w...
Jan 15, 2020 Prince Albert Police Inspector Craig Mushka shows the results of Project Norse. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Regional HIV outbreak progressively normalizing
Health professionals in the area say fewer patients are being diagnosed with HIV after an outbreak was declared late last year. Dr. Mandiangu Nsungu, medical health officer with Saskatchewan Health Au...
Jan 15, 2020 (Dreamstime/149316381)

Sandy Bay residents fined for illegal buying and selling of bear parts
Three individuals from Sandy Bay have been fined for the illegal buying and selling of bear parts. That's according to the Ministry of Environment, which wrote in a new release that four people from S...
Jan 15, 2020 A bear paw involved in the investigation. (Saskatchewan Environment/Facebook)