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New Zealand observes Muslim prayer after mosque attacks
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - People across New Zealand are observing the Muslim call to prayer as the nation reflects on the moment one week ago when 50 people were slaughtered at two mosques. Prime Mi...
Mar 21, 2019
B.C. legislation targets Trans Mountain, say proponent and Alberta government
VANCOUVER - Environmental legislation proposed by British Columbia is specifically targeting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and would significantly impact it, the project's proponent ...
Mar 21, 2019
Provincial budget earmarks funding for new body scanner at P.A. men's jail
The men's jail in Prince Albert will soon have a full body scanner on site to reduce contraband coming into the institution after the provincial government announced funding in its 2019-2020 budget th...
Mar 21, 2019 Some of the contraband items seized by provincial correctional staff in Saskatchewan. (submitted photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Jay-Z, Dead & Co, the Killers to perform at Woodstock 50
NEW YORK - Jay-Z, Dead & Company and the Killers will headline one of the 50th anniversary shows commemorating the groundbreaking Woodstock festival this summer. Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang ...
Mar 21, 2019
Raiders' ‘secret weapon’ against the Rebels is behind the bench
After the Prince Albert Raiders finished off the regular season, they already knew they'd face the Red Deer Rebels. Raiders Head Coach Marc Habscheid was asked how his team was going to prepare for th...
Mar 21, 2019 Raiders assistant coach Jeff Truitt knows all there is to know about the Red Deer Rebels. Lucas Chudleigh/Apollo Multimedia
Northern Sask. community demands answers over power bills costing thousands of dollars
Residents living in the northern Saskatchewan community of Southend have been forced to dig deeper into their pockets, after receiving some unusually high power bills.Starla Morin was living in the co...
Mar 21, 2019 A Southend resident holds up a power bill indicating how expensive things can become. (Submitted photo/ Starla Morin)
Trump blames Fed for holding back economic growth in 2018
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the economy would have grown much faster last year if the Federal Reserve had not been tightening credit last year. In a broadcast interview, Trump said withou...
Mar 21, 2019
Battleford council opts for concrete on 22 Street sidewalks
The jackhammers will be out this summer in Battleford as the town undergoes a much needed sidewalk replacement.Council voted unanimously to move forward with replacing the sidewalk on the north and so...
Mar 21, 2019 Battleford Town Council is opting for concrete sidewalks over an asphalt overly. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Provincial funding to hire LPNs for La Ronge detox unit
The $300,000 announced in the provincial budget Wednesday for the detox unit in La Ronge will be used to hire licensed practical nurses to provide 24-hour care. "We did a review of our detox services ...
Mar 21, 2019 A $300,000 funding commitment from the province will benefit the detox unit at the La Ronge Health Centre. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
No timetable for end to fire at Texas chemical facility
HOUSTON - Officials said Tuesday that they're not sure when a fire at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility will burn itself out, but they are confident that the air quality is safe, despite ...
Mar 21, 2019