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Feds won't explain claim pipeline expansion will raise $500M in tax revenue

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will not explain how his department estimated that finishing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will bring another $500 million in corporate tax revenue into ...

Hamlet of Elk Ridge seeks Resort Village status

Elk Ridge resort is widely known as a great tourist destination, but in recent years more people are choosing to stay and live in the area. As a result of that growth, a process has been rolling out f...

Nov 22, 2019 A photo taken at Elk Ridge in the fall of 2019. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Hoback calls Freeland a friend but doubts Ottawa-Western Canadian detente

The MP for Prince Albert, Conservative Randy Hoback, considers the new deputy prime minister and minister of intergovernmental affairs as a friend. However, he's not convinced Chrystia Freeland's new ...

Nov 21, 2019 MP for Prince Albert Randy Hoback during the recent election campaign. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

PAEX annual general meeting deals with a range of business

Members of the Prince Albert Exhibition Association got to see the organization's books Wednesday night at their annual general meeting.For the fiscal year of 2019 the organization is reporting a loss...

Nov 21, 2019 The Prince Albert Exhibition put on their annual general meeting Thursday night. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Parkland Ambulance celebrates milestone anniversary

It has been 45 years since Parkland Ambulance Care started serving Prince Albert and the surrounding area.The service began November 21 of 1974 by Barry and Wayne Dutchak. Parkland had a simple beginn...

Nov 21, 2019 Lyle Karasiuk shows the differences between an old and new defibrillator. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Humboldt Mark of Excellence Awards nominations now open

Nominations are open for the 21st Annual Mark of Excellence Awards in Humboldt.The annual event celebrates local businesses and entrepreneurs.Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce Executive Direct...

Nov 20, 2019 A program from last year's Mark of Excellence Awards in Humboldt. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Local Tims hits the screen

The key intersection at Second Ave.W. and 15th St.W. in Prince Albert is set to get a whole lot of screen time, and no, we're not talking about the city's forthcoming digital billboard. A corner of P....

Nov 19, 2019 One of P.A.'s Tim Hortons restaurants is featured in a new TV ad campaign. (Tim Hortons)

'I believe this will change the face of the downtown': new police substation now open

The cutting of a thick line of yellow police tape helped mark the official opening of the Prince Albert Police Service's new downtown substation.The building which used to house the Conexus Credit Uni...

Nov 19, 2019 Sheryl Kimbley, Chair of the Prince Albert Board of Police Commission, is joined at the ribbon cutting by Police Chief Jon Bergen, Mayor Greg Dionner, PAGC Vice Chief Joseph Tsannie, Elder Jacob Sanderson. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Eliminating fatigue among CN rail worker demands

Several CN rail workers in the Battlefords joined a national strike this morning. About eight picketers were seen walking along 101st Street in front of the railway station.The workers, who have been ...

Nov 19, 2019 CN Rail workers picket Tuesday morning in front of rail yard. (Nicole Reis / meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies in first half 2019: report

VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...