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Athlete earns Churchill its first SHSAA wrestling medal

History has been made after Grade 11 student Timber McKay earned Churchill Community High School its first Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association (SHSAA) medal in wrestling. "He was pretty ecst...

Mar 12, 2019 Grade 11 student Timber McKay is seen with the silver medal he won. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Piapot First Nation planning new development in P.A.

A Regina-area First Nation is planning to build a new gas bar and retail store on Prince Albert's west side. Construction is set to begin this spring on what is currently an empty lot at 600 17 St. W....

Mar 12, 2019 A Regina-area First Nation has plans to build a gas bar and retail store on a vacant lot at 600 17 St. W. (Charlene Tebbutt/ paNOW Staff)

Melfort residents encouraged not to feed wild animals

While the nobleness is noticed, the City of Melfort is asking residents not feed deer or any wild animals with bait stations.The Melfort Fire Department said there have already been multiple deer hit ...

Mar 12, 2019 The Melfort Fire Department is encouraging residents not to feed wild animals with bait stations (Facebook/ Melfort Fire & Rescue)

What'sHappeningNOW March 12, 2019

News director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Brady Bateman about changes cannabis retailers are introducing to try and combat large quantities of waste plastic caused by government regulated cannabi...

Cannabis companies ‘going green’ by recycling containers

It's been four months since recreational marijuana use was legalized across Canada, but retailers are hoping to curb the amount of waste from hard plastic packaging - one of the mandates included in t...

Mar 12, 2019 Prince Albert cannabis retailer Prairie Cannabis has a recycling bin set up in store for customers to return their waste packaging. The store is currently looking to secure a company to accept the recyclable containers. (submitted photo/Prairie Cannabis)

Former Bears win silver at Winter Universiade

Prince Albert's Jessica Vance and Kaitlin Willoughby have been awarded silver medals, following Team Canada's loss to Russia at the Winter Universiade in RussiaTeam Canada lost 2-0 in the Championship...

Mar 12, 2019 (Twitter/U sports Canada)

'Just unreal': Team Saskatchewan Skip reflects on 2019 Brier

Team Saskatchewan is back home after the Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba.Kirk Muyres of St. Gregor, Sask. led his rink to a 5-6 record, and a ticket to the championship pool, but they were unab...

Mar 12, 2019 Kirk Muyres (middle), was joined by Dan Marsh (left), Kevin Marsh (not pictured), and his brother Dallan (right) at the 2019 Brier. (submitted photo/Curling Canada)

Individual compensation announced for Indian Day Schools survivors

OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the government has reached a proposed settlement agreement with former Indian Day School students, including $10,000 in individual com...

Love is in the air at P.A. National Park

People who visit Prince Albert National Park during the early morning hours and later into the evening may notice the park is a bit livelier.David Britton, superintendent of the park told paNOW about ...

Mar 12, 2019 Great Grey Owl. Photo taken by David Britton near Christopher Lake, SK (submitted photo/Prince Albert National Park

Ronaldo nets hat trick to send Juventus into CL quarters

TURIN, Italy - Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first hat trick for Juventus to send the club into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday as the Italian side fou...