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Prince Albert Ex marks a successful year
The 2019 Prince Albert Exhibition exceeded expectations.Heading into this year's fair, organizers hoped to have around 30,000 people come through the gates. But according to P.A. Exhibitions President...
Aug 06, 2019 This year's exhibition was a success. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Woman injured after jet ski explodes
A scary incident at Emma Lake this past Friday, involving a jet ski exploding, may serve as a good reminder for owners to give their own machines a thorough look over.The jet ski exploded on start up,...
Aug 06, 2019 (Facebook/Lakeland and District Fire Department)

Goodale unveils details of $22 million to combat child abuse online
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says provincial and municipal police forces will receive $15 million to combat the exploitation of children online. The Liberal government committed about...
Aug 06, 2019

Freeland, British counterpart share views on Canadians detained in China
TORONTO - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and her British counterpart presented a united front Tuesday when it came to voicing concerns about two Canadians detained in China. Freeland ...
Aug 06, 2019

Students, parents, friends among the dead in shootings
One man protected his wife and granddaughter before he was fatally shot; another was killed during an outing with his beloved son. Stories of bravery and loss are emerging from the shootings that took...
Aug 06, 2019

El Paso opens healing centre as it prepares for Trump visit
EL PASO, Texas - El Paso officials opened a grief centre on Tuesday to help people cope with last weekend's mass shooting at a Walmart, in which 22 people, nearly all with Latino last names, were kill...
Aug 06, 2019

GOP governor urges gun sale background checks after shooting
DAYTON, Ohio - Facing pressure to take action after the latest mass shooting in the U.S., Ohio's Republican governor urged the GOP-led Legislature on Tuesday to pass laws requiring background checks f...
Aug 06, 2019

Cyntoia Brown, soon to be freed from prison, has book deal
NEW YORK - Cyntoia Brown, whose imprisonment for murder when she was 16 inspired a public campaign for her freedom, has a book out this fall. Brown's "Free Cyntoia" will be published Oct. 15, Atria Bo...
Aug 06, 2019

Argos, Roughriders quarterbacks, Redblacks returner named CFL top performers
Toronto Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson, Ottawa Redblacks returner DeVonte Dedmon and Saskatchewan Roughriders QB Cody Fajardo are the CFL's top performers of the week for Week 8. Bethel-...
Aug 06, 2019

Veterinarian says ranchers should reconsider cattle branding
A longtime veterinarian wants beef producers to reconsider whether they really need to brand their cattle anymore.On The Greg Morgan Morning Show this week, Roy Lewis said branding is becoming an outd...
Aug 06, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)