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Town quashes abatement request, but wants to support Battlefords Community Players
Battleford lawmakers voted against a request from the Battlefords Community Players (BCP) to grant a tax abatement to the non-profit for 2019.The amateur theatre group asked to have 50 per cent of its...
Nov 05, 2019 Battlefords Community Players Executive Producer Donna Challis, left, shown with Mayor Ames Leslie at town council's meeting Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

1984 Drama Production at Ecole St. Mary's High School
cole St Mary High School invites the community to Upstage Productions' two-act play, "George Orwell's 1984". Show times at cole St Mary High School are at 7:30 p.m. from Wednesday, November 20th to Sa...
Nov 05, 2019

Keep Safe This Winter
Prince Albert's Parkland Ambulance wants to keep everyone safe this winter.See the posters below to be ready for the season.
Nov 05, 2019

Riders win West over Entitled Stampeders!
In 2009 I remember going to Taylor Field on my birthday, after drinking Absinthe (because it was green) and losing my voice in the first quarter as the Riders clinched first place for the first time s...
Nov 05, 2019 Greg Urbanoski

What load management? Rookie RJ Barrett logging heavy minutes in New York
New York Knicks coach David Fizdale has a lot of faith in guard RJ Barrett. The amount of floor time the prized rookie has logged so far in his first NBA season is proof of that. Barrett, a 19-year-ol...
Nov 05, 2019

Toronto Wolfpack to play first home game in Super League on April 18
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack will make their Super League debut Feb. 2 against the Castleford Tigers. The transatlantic rugby league team will play its first home game in Round 11, on April 18 ...
Nov 05, 2019

P.A. library asks city for $100,000 for repairs
The John M. Cuelenaere Public Library (JMCPL) is asking the city of P.A. for $100,000 to help fund repairs and renovations."It's your building and your building needs some work," JMCPL board chair Bre...
Nov 05, 2019 Pictures show cracking to the masonry on the John M. Cuelenaere Public Library's outer walls (Budget Committee Agenda/City of P.A.)

US trade deficit falls to $52.5 billion in September
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest level in five months as imports dropped more sharply than exports and America ran a rare surplus in petroleum. The Commerce Departme...
Nov 05, 2019

Nigerian firefighters battle huge blaze at market in Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigerian firefighters were trying to extinguish a major fire at the Balogun market in central Lagos on Tuesday. Thick black smoke and flames were shooting up from five-story buildings...
Nov 05, 2019

They otter known it would be back; this is what's In-The-News for Nov. 5
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 5. What we are watching in...
Nov 05, 2019