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Local cannabis retailers react to one-year anniversary of legalization
As Canada hits the one-year mark on legal bud, Prince Albert's store front cannabis retailers reflected on their first year in business.Prairie Cannabis was the first retailer in the city to open its ...
Oct 17, 2019 (File Photo/ The Canadian Press)
Water tower in North Battleford undergoing upgrades
Residents of the Battlefords will be sure to notice construction taking place this week on the water tower. The city is having cathodic protection added to the inside of the tower. Cathodic protection...
Oct 17, 2019 (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'Spirited Away,' other Studio Ghibli films head to HBO Max
LOS ANGELES - The vast catalogue of storied Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli is heading to the new HBO Max streaming service. Films such as "Princess Mononoke," ''My Neighbor Totoro" and Oscar-w...
Oct 17, 2019
Canadian Anne-Catherine Tanguay taking a year off from pro golf
QUEBEC - Canadian golfer Anne-Catherine Tanguay is taking a one-year sabbatical to focus on personal projects. The 28-year-old Quebec City native says she plans to conserve her status as a player...
Oct 17, 2019
Food bank looks to fill a bus
UPDATE: The Prince Albert Food Bank is announcing good news, confirming on Monday that 2,000 lbs of food and $410 in cash were raised by the Fill a Bus Campaign.---A city bus will deliver some assista...
Oct 17, 2019 Volunteers will be accepting donations to help 'Fill a Bus' for the Prince Albert Food Bank this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside of Walmart. (file photo/paNOW)
Bloc's Yves-Francois Blanchet eyes Conservative, Liberal ridings in Quebec City
LEVIS, Que. - A confident Yves-Francois Blanchet brought his Bloc Quebecois campaign to the Quebec City area Tuesday, hoping his party's recent momentum will lead to a breakthrough in t...
Oct 17, 2019
Canada women to play tournament in China to prepare for Olympic qualifier
TORONTO - Canada will take part in a women's soccer invitational tournament in China next month, facing Brazil and either China or New Zealand in Yongchuan. The matches are part of Canada's preparatio...
Oct 17, 2019
Bomb scare at Montana school turns out to be false alarm
HELENA, Mont. - Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb that exploded, but it turned out to be a p...
Oct 17, 2019
Trapper plays with 'gator until it tires, pulls it from pool
PARKLAND, Fla. - A Florida animal trapper says he corralled a large alligator by playing with it until it got tired after it hopped into a residential swimming pool. Celebrity trapper Paul Bedard, who...
Oct 17, 2019
Alicia Alonso, the grande dame of Cuban ballet, has died
HAVANA - Alicia Alonso, the revered ballerina and choreographer whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system, died Thursday at age 98. Miguel Cabrera, an...
Oct 17, 2019