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White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe
WASHINGTON - The White House is acknowledging that President Donald Trump asked Ukraine's leader to investigate his country's role in meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Acting chief of s...
Oct 17, 2019
NBCHS football team primed and ready for playoff surge
There is no game more important than the next one for the North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Vikings football team.After posting a 3-3 record through the regular season, the Vikings wi...
Oct 17, 2019 (Submitted photo/Mark Kotchorek)
Local cannabis retailers react to one-year anniversary of legalization
As Canada hits the one-year mark on legal bud, Prince Albert's store front cannabis retailers reflected on their first year in business.Prairie Cannabis was the first retailer in the city to open its ...
Oct 17, 2019 (File Photo/ The Canadian Press)
Water tower in North Battleford undergoing upgrades
Residents of the Battlefords will be sure to notice construction taking place this week on the water tower. The city is having cathodic protection added to the inside of the tower. Cathodic protection...
Oct 17, 2019 (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'Spirited Away,' other Studio Ghibli films head to HBO Max
LOS ANGELES - The vast catalogue of storied Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli is heading to the new HBO Max streaming service. Films such as "Princess Mononoke," ''My Neighbor Totoro" and Oscar-w...
Oct 17, 2019
Canadian Anne-Catherine Tanguay taking a year off from pro golf
QUEBEC - Canadian golfer Anne-Catherine Tanguay is taking a one-year sabbatical to focus on personal projects. The 28-year-old Quebec City native says she plans to conserve her status as a player...
Oct 17, 2019
Food bank looks to fill a bus
UPDATE: The Prince Albert Food Bank is announcing good news, confirming on Monday that 2,000 lbs of food and $410 in cash were raised by the Fill a Bus Campaign.---A city bus will deliver some assista...
Oct 17, 2019 Volunteers will be accepting donations to help 'Fill a Bus' for the Prince Albert Food Bank this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside of Walmart. (file photo/paNOW)
Bloc's Yves-Francois Blanchet eyes Conservative, Liberal ridings in Quebec City
LEVIS, Que. - A confident Yves-Francois Blanchet brought his Bloc Quebecois campaign to the Quebec City area Tuesday, hoping his party's recent momentum will lead to a breakthrough in t...
Oct 17, 2019
Canada women to play tournament in China to prepare for Olympic qualifier
TORONTO - Canada will take part in a women's soccer invitational tournament in China next month, facing Brazil and either China or New Zealand in Yongchuan. The matches are part of Canada's preparatio...
Oct 17, 2019
Bomb scare at Montana school turns out to be false alarm
HELENA, Mont. - Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb that exploded, but it turned out to be a p...
Oct 17, 2019