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Child passenger safety brought up in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute (SPI) declared June 10 to 16 Child Passenger Safety Week in the province to bring attention to the proper use of child passenger safety seats.SPI stated 90 per ce...
Jun 11, 2019 Forward facing child passenger safety seats can't move at all to be considered properly installed. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Trudeau announces plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday the federal government's intention to ban harmful single-use plastics as early as 2021. Speaking at a nature reserve in M...
Jun 11, 2019

Community comes together to paint Melfort grandstands
The grandstands at the Melfort exhibition grounds have a fresh new look ahead of the summer season.The Prairie North Coop's (PNC) Communities in Full Color program and numerous community volunteers re...
Jun 11, 2019 The grandstands at the Melfort exhibition grounds before and after painting. (Facebook/Melfort Ag Society)

Details emerge of alleged abuse at now-shuttered Quebec roadside zoo
MONTREAL - Newly unsealed court documents allege investigators who visited a small Quebec zoo at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation found animals that were malnourished and lacked water...
Jun 11, 2019

Jury deadlocks on charges against Arizona border activist
TUCSON, Ariz. - A U.S. jury could not reach a verdict Tuesday against a border activist charged with conspiracy to transport and harbour migrants in a trial that humanitarian aid groups said would hav...
Jun 11, 2019

Uganda confirms first Ebola case outside outbreak in Congo
KAMPALA, Uganda - A child in Uganda has tested positive for Ebola in the first cross-border case of the deadly virus since an outbreak started in neighbouring Congo last year, Uganda's health ministry...
Jun 11, 2019

Don't worry about HBO post-'Game of Thrones'
NEW YORK - Every time a popular HBO series ends, the network faces questions about how it would be able to survive. This year, the questions came after the "Game of Thrones" finale. Early indications ...
Jun 11, 2019

Ottawa asks U.S. to note cannabis pardons to ensure accurate picture
Ottawa is encouraging Washington to take careful note of criminal pardons granted to Canadians for cannabis possession so that U.S. officers have the most accurate inform...
Jun 11, 2019

Village of Codette celebrating landmark event
The Village of Codette will soon be celebrating a landmark with a party in the park.To celebebrate the village's 90th birthday, a number of activities are planned, including a barbecue, birthday cake,...
Jun 11, 2019 The Village of Codette in 1954 (Facebook/Village of Codette).

Recent rain helpful, more moisture needed
Although Prince Albert and area received some healthy doses of rain in recent days, there is still much more needed to catch up to the average for this time of the year.Following several days of rain,...
Jun 11, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)