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Missing Edmonton woman last seen in North Battleford
Police are asking for information about a missing 25-year-old woman from Edmonton who was last seen in North Battleford. RCMP said in a press release that Tiki Brooklyn Laverdiere was last in contact ...
May 15, 2019 Edmonton's Tiki Brooklyn Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
Local teen extracted from baby swing
You may have heard of a cat caught in a tree, but how about a teenager caught in a baby swing.This happened Monday night at Prince Albert's Kinsmen Park. The City's Deputy Fire Chief Alex Paul told pa...
May 15, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Northerner wins Women of Distinction Award
Jordyn Burnouf, a member of Black Lake First Nation, is one of 14 recipients of the 2019 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards.The event was held Tuesday in Saskatoon at TCU Place in front of an audience o...
May 15, 2019 Jordyn Burnouf has won a YWCA Women of Distinction Award. (submitted photo/Danielle Stasiuk Photography)
Area airport set to see improvements
The Birch Hills Airport will be able to make some valuable upgrades with new funding from the provincial government. Last week the Government of Saskatchewan announced nine municipal airports in the p...
May 15, 2019 The Birch Hills Airport is going to be getting some upgrades soon. (submitted photo/Bryce Meyer)
Plenty of rain expected to fall over the northeast throughout today
After what was a very dry month of April, the rain has finally seemed to arrive in the middle of May.Some rain fell in the northeast region last week, and now the big rainfall has arrived.According to...
May 15, 2019 Ten to 20 mm of rain is forecast to fall over the northeast region. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Army to remain in Quebec flood zones to help with cleanup operations
MONTREAL - The Canadian Forces will maintain soldiers in Quebec to remove sandbags and restore critical infrastructure in communities hit by flooding, Brig.-Gen. Jennie Carignan said Monday. And ...
May 15, 2019
Canada's feminist policy a perfect fit for South Sudan, says UN refugee official
OTTAWA - Canada could find a win for its feminist foreign policy in the spiralling famine and refugee crisis gripping South Sudan and neighbouring African countries, says a senior United Nations offic...
May 15, 2019
Scheer says Trudeau is a hypocrite who is using climate change as distraction
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will support a Liberal motion declaring climate change a national emergency if the Liberals agree to amend it to admit their climate-change plan...
May 15, 2019
B.C. to hold public inquiry into money laundering
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will hold a public inquiry into money laundering. Premier John Horgan says money laundering has had numerous impacts on people in the province...
May 15, 2019
'Break from Drake': Milwaukee radio station bans rapper's music during Raptors-Bucks series
TORONTO - A Milwaukee radio station is giving superstar Drake the silent treatment heading into the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Hosts of morning show Riggs & Alley announced this week they've&n...
May 15, 2019