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Work at Second Avenue and 28th Street nearly finished
A summer of construction is wrapping up at Second Avenue and 28th Street.New streetlights are in place and expected to be switched on within two weeks, as soon as SaskPower finishes the underground wi...
Oct 07, 2019 A photo of the intersection under construction this summer. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)

Hang Time: Canadian climber McColl tinkers with training for Tokyo Olympics
TORONTO - Shake hands with Canadian climber Sean McColl and you can quickly tell his workout routine includes unique training moves. The firm grip doesn't come by accident. McColl's fingers ...
Oct 07, 2019

Search for offence starts with physical game for new Calgary Flame Milan Lucic
CALGARY - The puck had only to be in the general vicinity of Milan Lucic in the Calgary Flames' home-opener for the Saddledome to take up the call. Lucic is no stranger to the foghorn croon ...
Oct 07, 2019

'A true community person and a true gentleman': Gordon Liddle passes away
A tireless volunteer and former Citizen of the Year in Melfort has died.Gordon Liddle passed away Sept. 30 at the age of 86, and a service in Liddle's memory was held Sunday, Oct. 6 at St. James Presb...
Oct 07, 2019 (submitted/Rotary Club of Melfort)

Manitoba's government wants to put off court challenge over wage freeze
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is asking a judge to shelve a court challenge over its public-sector wage freeze. Unions representing 110,000 public-sector workers have been fighting a wage freeze ...
Oct 07, 2019

Analysis: Playoff elimination sparks talk about potential change with Argos
It's been a monumental fall from grace for the Toronto Argonauts. Since winning the '17 Grey Cup, the Argos have managed to win just six regular-season games. On Saturday, Toronto (2-12) was eliminate...
Oct 07, 2019

Band funds used to pay for SUV and personal trips, according to testimony at Mercredi fraud trial
A former northern Saskatchewan chief is accused of using his band's economic development money to purchase a vehicle over $25,000 in 2011.This was some of the evidence introduced on day one of the Nap...
Oct 07, 2019 Napoleon Mercedi, left, seen leaving Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench with his lawyer Garth Bendig. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

GE freezes pensions for 20K workers in bid to trim debt pile
NEW YORK - General Electric is freezing the pension plans of about 20,000 of its workers and offering pension buyouts to 100,000 former employees as it attempts to reduce its mountain of debt. The ind...
Oct 07, 2019

Canada and South Africa have a fight-filled history at the Rugby World Cup
Former Canada captain Gareth Rees can't escape the memory of getting sent off at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. People often bring up the volcanic 20-0 loss to host South Africa in the so-called Battle of ...
Oct 07, 2019

US signs limited deal with Japan on ag, digital trade
WASHINGTON - The United States and Japan signed a limited trade agreement Monday, a deal that would win back benefits American farmers lost when President Donald Trump pulled out of a broader Asia-Pac...
Oct 07, 2019