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Muskoday man recognized for work service
A longtime member of the Muskoday First Nation Fire Department has been recognized for his service.Capt. Randy Bair was recently given the Protective Service Medal by Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty at a ceremo...
Oct 10, 2019 Capt. Randy Bair was presented with the Protective Service Medal by Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty at a ceremony in Saskatoon. (submitted photo/Tina Pelletier)
P.A. to Saskatoon bus service not dead as company pulls out
The machinations of the free market and one company's rejection of the city's business licensing regulations may yet spell good news for Prince Albert passengers in need of a reliable bus service to S...
Oct 10, 2019 Aurora Charter Service currently offers a three-times-a-week one-way trip from P.A. to Saskatoon, and a one-way trip in the other direction twice a week. (submitted photo/Victor Hoosein)
Slow progress continues in northwest fields
Despite some unfavourable weather over the past seven days, some producers were able to make marginal progress in the field. Saskatchewan Agriculture said 42 per cent of the crop is in the bin, up fro...
Oct 10, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Good Food Box program gaining traction in Green Lake
A new program in Green Lake designed to help provide healthy food for those who are not able to afford fresh fruits and vegetables every month is picking up momentum.The Good Food Box program is a non...
Oct 10, 2019 ID 148256664 © Arisa Thepbanchornchai | Dreamstime.com
Morning temperature dips to near record-low territory
Prince Albert residents scraping the ice off their windshields earlier today, may have noticed a bite to the air.This morning, according to Environment Canada, we were incredibly close to setting a ne...
Oct 10, 2019 The record low for Oct. 10, was set in 2018 at -10.8 Celsius. (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
La Ronge council signs nearly $1.2 million policing contract
Taxpayers in La Ronge will be paying $1,170,000 over three years to employ three police officers under the town's direction.The decision to enter into an enhanced policing service with the RCMP was ma...
Oct 10, 2019 All three officers should be in La Ronge by December. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Bombers want Collaros’ mind, not his body
The CFL trading deadline has passed without TSN having an eight hour trade deadline special, but that doesn't mean there wasn't anything of consequence.Consider the Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg ...
Oct 10, 2019
Singh says NDP can 'work with the rest of Canada' to draw contrast with Bloc
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh looked to paint a bright orange line between his party and the Bloc Quebecois on Thursday, telling Quebecers that only the NDP would be able to land the things that ma...
Oct 10, 2019
Top court lets stand nine-year pornography sentence for daycare supervisor
OTTAWA - A nine-year prison sentence handed to a Toronto-area day-care supervisor who used toddlers for child pornography will stand. The Supreme Court of Canada says it won't hear the Crown's appeal ...
Oct 10, 2019
Climate change threatens crops, water for billions around globe: study
Canadian research is part of an extensive global climate change study that has found billions of the world's poorest people are at risk. The results, published Thursday in the journal Science, raise t...
Oct 10, 2019