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Maintenance workers trapped in Cory potash mine
Thirty-four maintenance workers have been trapped underground at Nutrien's Cory potash mine since Tuesday afternoon.The mine is currently in its summer maintenance turnaround period, according to Nutr...
Jul 03, 2019 (Submitted photo/Nutrien)
Vacation Bible School
Jungle Safari Vacation Bible School is Monday, July 8 until Friday, July 12 from 9 until noon at 416 - 2ND St. w.This is sponsored by Meadow Lake Bridge Ministries and Good Shepherd Holy Trinity .Regi...
Jul 03, 2019
Sask. Rush offers financial aid to tornado victims with damaged RVs
The Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse Club is offering financial aid to campers whose recreational vehicles were damaged by the weekend tornadoes in Meadow Lake Provincial Park (MLPP).The Rush will pay up to...
Jul 03, 2019 A number of trailers sit damaged after tornadoes skirted campgrounds in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (submitted/Durelle Demuth)
Algonquin Nation guaranteed space in Indigenous centre as deal ends hunger strike
OTTAWA - The Algonquin Nation will be guaranteed a space in a major Indigenous centre in Ottawa after an agreement with the federal government ended a grand chief's hunger strike. Verna Polson of the ...
Jul 03, 2019
Free Bike Rodeo
The Prince Albert Police Service is hosting a free bike rodeo this Friday, July 5 for kids between the ages of 5 and 12. The event will take place in the south parking lot at the Art Hauser Centre (ne...
Jul 03, 2019
Average vet faces 32-week wait for benefits decision, double government target
OTTAWA - The long delays many veterans face when applying to the government for assistance for service-related injuries has reached a new milestone. Former service members have long been promised that...
Jul 03, 2019
Get Your Summer Fair Wristbands
The 2019 PAEX Summer Fair Advance Wristbands are on Sale Now! Save $10 when you purchase wristbands early!They are available at PAEX office, Lake Country CO-Op locations, Save On Foods, Canadian Tire,...
Jul 03, 2019
Raiders reflect on mascot alterations in the wake of Gainer backlash
Reaction to the latest version of the Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot, Gainer the Gopher, have been less than stellar.Fans have been in a fury since the Roughriders debuted Gainer's latest makeover du...
Jul 03, 2019 Riley the Raider, mascot for the Prince Albert Raiders. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Nutrien says 34 workers trapped underground after service shaft malfunction
SASKATOON - Nutrien Ltd. says 34 maintenance workers have been trapped in its Cory potash mine in Saskatchewan since Tuesday afternoon. Company spokesman Will Tigley says the service sh...
Jul 03, 2019
Newfoundland travellers contract mysterious disease traced to cave trip in Cuba
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A woman is warning travellers to thoroughly research any adventurous excursions abroad after she and several other Newfoundlanders became ill from a mysterious disease traced b...
Jul 03, 2019