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Water Security Agency's spring runoff forecast near normal for region
The Water Security Agency (WSA) has released its first look at potential spring runoff in the province.The outlook for much of northeast and north-central Saskatchewan is largely unexciting so far, wh...
Nov 18, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Trump summons Powell to discuss rates amid WH attacks on Fed
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump summoned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to the White House on Monday to discuss the economy and interest rates - issues on which Trump has repeatedly attack...
Nov 18, 2019

Omar Khadr appeal American military court remains in limbo: lawyer
A military court is refusing to lift a stay of Omar Khadr's appeal of his convictions in Guantanamo Bay. His Edmonton lawyer, Nate Whitling, says the new order by the United States Court of Milit...
Nov 18, 2019

Coyotes cash cows for Sask. trappers
Saskatchewan fur trappers are anticipating another strong year thanks to a healthy coyote population and a continued demand for prairie pelts worldwide."I anticipate at this early stage in the season,...
Nov 18, 2019 (File photo/ID 154985844 © David Tadevosian | Dreamstime.com)

Personalized Raider jersey stolen
A Saskatoon woman is devastated after the theft of a personalized Raider jersey over the weekend.Deni Waithman told paNOW her grandfather, who was a passionate Raiders fan recently passed away in a fa...
Nov 18, 2019 (Submitted Photo/ Deni Waithman)

Kylie Jenner sells stake in beauty empire to CoverGirl owner
NEW YORK - Kylie Jenner is selling a stake of her beauty business to CoverGirl owner Coty, in a deal that values the reality TV star's company at about $1.2 billion. Coty said Monday that it will pay ...
Nov 18, 2019

Prince Andrew’s efforts to put scandal behind him backfire
LONDON - Prince Andrew's effort to put the Jeffrey Epstein scandal behind him may have instead done him irreparable harm. While aides are trying to put the best face on his widely criticized interview...
Nov 18, 2019

Meadow Lake council highlights
Several items appeared on Meadow Lake City Council agenda during the last meeting. Here is a review of some notable items. 2020 BudgetCouncil deliberated over a wish list of item expenditures ranging ...
Nov 18, 2019 Meadow Lake City Council 2019 (Nicole Reis /meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Quiet weekend on road despite ice
Despite the icy conditions it was not a busy weekend for Prince Albert firefighters and paramedics out on the roads.Both services were only called out to one vehicle collision. Lyle Karasiuk, the dire...
Nov 18, 2019 Prince Albert and area received freezing rain this past weekend. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

US softens position on Israel settlements in West Bank
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to announce on Monday that the U.S. is softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of Trump ...
Nov 18, 2019