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Big money to be made in cleaner economy
There are serious financial returns to be made across Canada in investing in a low carbon economy, and business and organizational leaders want governments to hear that message. It's also a message th...
Dec 10, 2019 Local entrepreneur Byron Tenkink's Lily Plain Produce takes full advantage of solar energy. He figures it'll save him close to $2 million over 25 years. (submitted photo/Byron Tenkink)

Long road ahead for Christopher Lake couple involved in head-on crash
A little more than a month after pulling himself and his wife from a burning vehicle, a man from Christopher Lake is talking about his experience and thanking the people who have come to his family's ...
Dec 10, 2019 Matthew and Ashley Klassen maintain brave smiles despite the ordeal they've been through the past five weeks. (Submitted photo/Matthew Klassen)

City's taxi, ride-share bylaw finally moves into fast lane
Honk! Honk! There may be more different types of vehicles-for-hire on the roads of North Battleford in the future now that the city has passed its new bylaw governing taxis and ride-share services. Ci...
Dec 10, 2019 City lawmakers voted in favour of the newly updated vehicles-for-hire bylaw at Monday's meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Andreescu says knee injury progressing, on-court training to begin next week
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu had her season-ending tournament cut short due to a left knee problem. She's hoping the injury won't curtail the start of her 2020 campaign. With award season at hand, ...
Dec 10, 2019

Toronto family receives death certificate years after daughter was murdered
TORONTO - Linda and Clayton Babcock have known for two years that their daughter suffered a horrific death - her body burned in an animal incinerator - but they have finally ...
Dec 10, 2019

Residents urged to 'Wing in the New Year'
The City of Prince Albert and SGI are teaming up to offer residents a safe ride home this New Year's Eve.'Wing in the New Year' will see the city offer free public transit to residents. This includes ...
Dec 10, 2019 The City of Prince Albert will be offering free transit on New Year's Eve. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Three officers hired by La Ronge taxpayers arrive
Three new RCMP officers focused almost entirely on La Ronge have begun duties in the municipality. Constables Engel, MacDonald and Moore were all deployed in town when its enhanced policing agreement ...
Dec 10, 2019 La Ronge council agreed to hiring the officers in October. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Liverpool, Napoli advance in Champions League
Relentless in its pursuit of an elusive Premier League title, Liverpool is also still in the hunt for yet another Champions League trophy. The English team stayed on course in its defence of the bigge...
Dec 10, 2019

Meng Wanzhou wins right to more documents involving arrest at Vancouver airport
VANCOUVER - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has won an application for more documents to be disclosed as she alleges there was an abuse of process during her arrest at Vancouver's airport last...
Dec 10, 2019

Gateway Middle School set for Family Christmas Night
The 19th annual Family Christmas Night is coming up at Gateway Middle School. Greg Ackerman, principal at the school said the family event draws nearly 500 people."We do several make-and-take craft st...
Dec 10, 2019 (Submitted/Facebook)