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Freeform supports Halle Bailey's Ariel casting amid backlash

LOS ANGELES - A Disney-owned cable network has taken aim at critics who disagreed with the decision to cast Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming adaption of "The Little Mermaid." Freeform posted an o...

Eric Swalwell says he's ending his 2020 presidential bid

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California is ending his presidential bid, becoming the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic primary to exit the campaign. Swalwell announced his deci...

U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts

OTTAWA - Analysts say the escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the safety of Canadian troops in Iraq. Rob Malley, the president of the Inter...

Hundreds attend annual Napatak Ramble festival near La Ronge

The seventh-annual Napatak Ramble near La Ronge delivered two days of musical festivities for residents of all ages. "I think we set another bar this year as far as making the event more mature and pr...

Jul 08, 2019 Artistic Director Colin Jolly estimates up to 500 people attended the event. (submitted photo/Katee Pederson)

Prince Albert rugby players make an impression

Prince Albert's rugby talent made an impression in Winnipeg during the Manitoba-Saskatchewan regional tournament over the weekend.Ten youth were in various Saskatchewan teams, two of which claimed tit...

Jul 08, 2019 First year rugby players from Prince Albert were part of the U-18 Team North Sask at a tournament in Winnipeg at the weekend. From left, Brooklyn Grimard, Izabella Beer, Panthers Coach Danette Santerre, Chantel Bourassa, Abby Tiessen.(Submitted photo)

Prince Albert Fire Department searching for new recruits

The application process has begun for the Prince Albert Fire Department's (PAFD) 2019 recruitment competition."We do an annual recruitment to create an eligibility list. Typically on an average year w...

Jul 08, 2019 Recruits will have to pass rigorous testings to be selected for the eligibility short-list. (File Photo/ paNOW Staff)

SJHL schedule offers lots to look forward to for North Stars in 2019-20

As the summer months continue to breeze past in what seems like record time, the start of the new Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season approaches, with opening night sitting just over two m...

Jul 08, 2019 The Battlefords North Stars will have as many as 16 returnees from last year’s roster that won the league championship when the team hits the ice in September in search of a repeat performance. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Younger Melfort U19 Spirit softball team wraps up season

The 2019 softball season was a unique one for the Melfort U19 Spirit.With the U16 Spirit not having enough players to form a team, three players from that age range moved up a level earlier than usual...

Jul 08, 2019 The Melfort U19 Spirit wrapped up its season over the weekend at provincials in Saskatoon with a playoff defeat to the Weyburn Wild. (Facebook/Melfort Minor Softball Association - MMSA).

Serena Williams 2 for 2 at Wimbledon; wins in singles, mixed

WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams walked into her news conference at Wimbledon holding her phone, a cold bottle of water and a statistics sheet that reinforced what was clear from watching her thir...

Judge rejects demand to halt transfer of two Montreal English schools to French system

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a demand to immediately halt the transfer of two east-end Montreal English-language schools to the French system. The English Montreal School...