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California to require abortion medication at public colleges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will be the first state to require abortion medication on college campuses under a law signed Friday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law takes effect in 2023 and o...

Another month of national employment surge, mixed bag regionally: StatsCan

After a surge in employment in August, the nation's economy once again added scores of new jobs in September.Statistics Canada's monthly labour force survey showed employment rose by 53,700, driven by...

Oct 11, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)

Record number of Indigenous candidates running in election

A record number of Indigenous candidates are running in the federal election, and First Nations voters could swing the vote in almost one in five ridings, according to a new report by the Assembly of ...

Oct 11, 2019 Harmony Johnson-Harder speaks at an event announcing her nomination. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW staff)

Climate demonstration takes place outside La Ronge town office

Inspired by environmental activist Greta Thunberg and her Fridays for Future movement, residents of the tri-communities came together for a climate demonstration outside the La Ronge town office Frida...

Oct 11, 2019 The climate demonstration attracted several residents. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Visa, Mastercard shun Facebook's Libra digital currency plan

NEW YORK - Visa and Mastercard on Friday announced their departure from Facebook's Libra project, a major setback to the social network's plan for a worldwide digital currency. Along with the two paym...

Impaired driving charges dropped this year versus 2018

According to statistics released by city police, there are fewer impaired driving charges in Prince Albert this year versus last. For September's monthly crime stats, there has been a nearly 21 per ce...

Oct 11, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Rollover near Kinistino causes no injuries but serves as a safety reminder

A single commercial vehicle rolled off a grid road six miles south of Kinistino in the afternoon on Oct. 11.The Melfort Fire Department determined a grain truck slowly rolled over and landed on the dr...

Oct 11, 2019 A grain truck rolled over on a grid road near Kinistino on Oct. 11. (Facebook/Melfort Fire and Rescue)

British Columbia premier defends chief of staff over handling of allegations

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan defended how his chief of staff handled allegations made against the former clerk of the B.C. legislature when he first learned of them in July 2018 as the Liberals...

Boeing, FAA both faulted in certification of the 737 Max

A panel of international aviation regulators found that Boeing withheld key information about the 737 Max from pilots and regulators, and the Federal Aviation Administration lacked the expertise to un...

US suspends plans to hike tariffs Tuesday on Chinese imports

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. far...