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Astros taking on New Zealand in doubleheader
The boys in black are coming back to Prince Albert. The New Zealand Under-14 Softball Academy will head to Max Power Ball Parks on July 18 to take on the Prince Albert Under-14 Astros in a friendly do...
Jul 04, 2019 New Zealand and the Astros will tangle again this year. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Dutch star Arjen Robben announces retirement from soccer
AMSTERDAM - Former Bayern Munich and Netherlands forward Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from soccer. The 35-year-old Robben, who was thought to be looking for a new club after playing his l...
Jul 04, 2019
NEOSS holds annual team building day in Melfort
You may have noticed some funky outfits and decorated vehicles around Melfort on Wednesday, July 3. No, it wasn't a parade - it was Northeast Outreach and Support Services' (NEOSS) second annual Team ...
Jul 04, 2019 (submitted photo/Northeast Outreach & Support Services)
Manitoba eyes looser holiday shopping rules, government review underway
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says his Progressive Conservative government is considering loosening the law that limits store openings on some holidays. Pallister says he agrees with a g...
Jul 04, 2019
Extensive work begins on Wyllie Crescent
Expect delays if you drive or live near Wyllie Crescent for the next seven weeks.Crews began a sizable project Thursday morning to replace old cast-iron water mains with PVC pipe."We've experienced a ...
Jul 04, 2019 Prince Albert residents who live in and around Wyllie Crescent will have to contend with construction crews for the next seven weeks. (Michael Joel-Hanson/paNOW Staff)
Youth from viral Facebook video, to appear in court next month
paNOW has learned more about the young man whose arrest was shown this week in a controversial Facebook video.The suspect who cannot be named because he is under the age of 18, was scheduled to make h...
Jul 04, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Arctic fox walks more than 2,700 miles from Norway to Canada
COPENHAGEN - An arctic fox walked more than 4,415 kilometres (2,737 miles) to go from northern Norway to Canada's far north in four months, Norwegian researchers said. The Norwegian Polar Institute re...
Jul 04, 2019
On Hold: Veterans Affairs struggling to answer former service members' calls
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Canada has struggled to quickly answer calls from current and former service members seeking information and assistance, newly released documents show, leading many to hang u...
Jul 04, 2019
UN: 5,287 killings in Venezuela security operations in 2018
GENEVA - Venezuela's government registered nearly 5,300 killings during security operations last year linked to cases of "resistance to authority," the U.N. human rights chief reported Thursday, denou...
Jul 04, 2019
De Adder replacement says he's been caught up in social media backlash
An editorial cartoonist says his character has been maligned and career prospects damaged after he was caught up in the online backlash resulting from a New Brunswick newspaper group cutting ties with...
Jul 04, 2019