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Council ponders mandatory bicycle helmet bylaw
Prince Albert city council is considering a mandatory bicycle helmet bylaw focused on fighting crime as much as children's safety.Coun. Dennis Ogrodnick, who brought the idea to council, said the pote...
Nov 13, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW staff)
Canada among three G20 countries least likely to hit emissions targets: report
OTTAWA - Canada's plan to meet its greenhouse-gas emissions targets is among the worst in the G20, according to a new report card on climate action. Climate Transparency issued its annual report ...
Nov 13, 2019
Safely Handling and Disposing of Medications
All medicines, whether prescription or purchased over-the-counter, are dangerous if used improperly. They can be potentially poisonous to people of all ages. Yet many of us leave medications unsecured...
Nov 13, 2019
Police search for man who robbed cab driver
Members of the Prince Albert Police Service are investigating a robbery that happened around 10 p.m. last night. Police say a cab driver was threatened by an unknown male with a firearm. The suspect f...
Nov 13, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Canada's Milos Raonic will miss Davis Cup Finals due to back injury
TORONTO - Canada will not have Milos Raonic on its roster for the inaugural Davis Cup Finals next week in Madrid because of a back injury. The veteran pro from Thornhill, Ont., has struggled with...
Nov 13, 2019
Virtual reality teaching about N.S. group home abuse transforms shame into respect
HALIFAX - Fifteen-year-old Christian Ofume stands with Tony Smith and discusses the virtual reality education he's just received, detailing how, as children, Smith and other residents of a Halifa...
Nov 13, 2019
Déjà vu all over again in CFL Playoffs
Watching Sunday's CFL Western Semi-Final tilt between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary Stampeders, I had the feeling I had seen Winnipeg's performance somewhere before and it hit me in the fourth...
Nov 13, 2019
Teenage girls accused of late night robbery
The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating a reported robbery, which occurred in the city's midtown area Saturday night.A 19-year-old woman told police she was assaulted and robbed in the 500 b...
Nov 13, 2019 11th St.E and Fifth Ave.E. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
UN reports increasing violations of Iran nuclear deal
VIENNA - Uranium particles of man-made origin have been discovered at a site in Iran not declared to the United Nations, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Monday as it confirmed a litany of violati...
Nov 13, 2019
Wiggins transitioning from late-game zero to clutch hero in Minnesota
The Minnesota Timberwolves are one of the early surprises of this NBA season, and a good deal of the credit goes to the clutch play of Andrew Wiggins. Yes, that Andrew Wiggins. The same guy who was bo...
Nov 13, 2019