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Humane society in need of pet food, supplies
Please feed the animals.The Battlefords Humane Society is encouraging people to donate pet food for its dogs and cats as it is short on supplies.The society currently has 28 dogs and 69 cats in its ca...
Jul 29, 2019 Assistant Manager Jennifer Kaye shown Monday with a purebred English Mastiff called Roman. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Chamber members talk shop at barbecue
The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce along with its members are taking stock of the local economy.Monday afternoon the organization hosted a barbecue at the exhibition grounds which saw ...
Jul 29, 2019 Members of the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce line up for burgers Monday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
'Couldn't be more proud of them': Muenster 13U Red Sox win provincial title
The Muenster Red Sox minor baseball program continues to bring home provincial titles.During the weekend of July 19 to 21, two Muenster teams won gold at their respective provincial levels. Then, over...
Jul 29, 2019 The Muenster 13U AA Red Sox defeated the Macklin Lakers in the final for the provincial title. (Facebook/Muenster Red Sox Minor Baseball)
Tyson keeps museum post after sexual misconduct probe
NEW YORK - Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will keep his job as head of the Hayden Planetarium at New York's American Museum of Natural History after the museum concluded its investigation into sex...
Jul 29, 2019
Prime Minister applauds actions of coast guard in help with deadly plane crash
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the efforts of Canadian Coast Guard crews in the tragic plane crash that claimed four lives off B.C.'s coast. Trudeau, who's in Vancouver to mark the ...
Jul 29, 2019
Brittany Crew can be credited for Canada's world-class group of throwers
MONTREAL - Brittany Crew was standing in line at the airport for a flight to Italy to compete when she got the call: Don't check your bags. You're going to Lausanne. The 25-year-old thrower made ...
Jul 29, 2019
Line painting begins on Territorial Dr.
The city will begin line painting on Territorial Dr. this week. Roadways crew members will set up multiple work zones on Territorial Dr. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Drivers are asked to slow...
Jul 29, 2019 (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
"Transparent" musical finale gives cast a chance to heal
LOS ANGELES - Wrapping up five seasons of an award-winning series with a musical is a risk that only Amazon's "Transparent" could take. Risks are part of the show's DNA, said series creator Jill Solow...
Jul 29, 2019
Hunter finally gets the call for Canada as world junior preparation ramps up
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Alan May remembers a dedicated, physical specimen. Keith Jones recalls unmatched passion and a brilliant hockey mind. As a player, Dale Hunter had all those things. And then the...
Jul 29, 2019
Gas leak in Weldon reminds former landowners to cancel services
SaskEnergy is reminding former landowners to cancel their services once they leave or sell their property.The reminder comes after an incident in the Village of Weldon in the afternoon Wednesday, July...
Jul 29, 2019 SaskEnergy and first responders arrived to the Village of Weldon on July 24 to secure a gas leak. (Facebook/Melfort Fire & Rescue)