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Tornado alert ended for Redberry, Blaine Lake areas
The tornado alert has concluded according to Environment Canada officials.-Environment Canada has issued a critical tornado alert for an area north of Saskatoon. The R.M. of Redberry, including Haffor...
Jul 18, 2019 (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

KidzFest forced indoors
Weather forced an impromptu change to this year's KidzFest in Prince Albert.With rain and lightning in the forecast organizers made the call to move the festivities indoors to the Kinsmen Arena. Rayan...
Jul 18, 2019 There was a healthy line up for the jump house (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

British Open back at Royal Portrush and puts on quite a show
PORTRUSH, Ireland - An emotional opening shot by Darren Clarke. A shocking one by Rory McIlroy. Tiger Woods had his worst score to start a British Open. Brooks Koepka quickly got into contention again...
Jul 18, 2019

More drugs seized after police execute search warrant on Prince Albert home
Police arrested two people on drugs charges and one youth for an arson charge in two separate investigations this week. After 9 p.m. Wednesday night, members of the Saskatchewan Combined Forces Specia...
Jul 18, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

WNBA suspends Riquna Williams 10 games for domestic violence
NEW YORK - Los Angeles Sparks guard Riquna Williams was suspended without pay by the WNBA on Tuesday for 10 games - nearly a third of the season - for a domestic violence incident. Williams was arrest...
Jul 18, 2019

Chiefs honour Indigenous leader wrongfully hanged in B.C. 154 years ago today
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Chiefs have gathered in New Westminster, B.C., to commemorate an Indigenous leader who was wrongfully tried and hanged 154 years ago. Chief Ahan was ha...
Jul 18, 2019

Plains Indian Sign Language Camp coming soon to Poundmaker
Poundmaker First Nation is doing their part to keep a key element of their language alive. Miyawata Culture and the Poundmaker Cree Nation are hosting a Plains Indian sign language camp on the Cree Na...
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Canadian women confirmed for second trip to Rugby League World Cup
TORONTO - Canada has been confirmed as one of eight women's teams in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The other participants are host England, defending champion Australia, Brazil, the Cook ...
Jul 18, 2019

Expert body calls for expanded rules to fix news-outlet tax credit status
OTTAWA - The federal government should increase the scope of tax credits being made available to help small news-media outlets survive, an independent panel of experts recommended in a report iss...
Jul 18, 2019

Bad weather delays search for float plane passengers at Labrador crash site
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Bad weather has forced the RCMP to call off flights taking search teams to the remote Labrador lake where a float plane carrying seven people crashed on Monday. Three bodies ha...
Jul 18, 2019