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Mardis Gras on Main

The Melfort Trade Alliance is hosting an event sure to be enjoyed by all: Mardis Gras on Main, Saturday, February 29th at the Melfort Historic Post Office.Have you grabbed your tickets yet? The music ...

Feb 14, 2020

SPRING Children's Used Clothing and Toy Sale

SPRING Children's Used Clothing and Toy Sale will be held Friday, April 24, from 7 to 9:00 p.m. at the Prince Albert Alliance Church, 2777-6th Ave W. Here you will find gently used children's clothing...

Feb 14, 2020

First Annual PA Vintage Drag Race

First Annual PA Vintage Drag Race Saturday, presented by the Saskatchewan Vintage Snowmoile Association and the Prince Albert Snowmobile Club, will be held March 7 at the Prince Albert Airport.This is...

Feb 14, 2020

La Ronge council stops redevelopment of Patterson Park

The redevelopment of Patterson Park will stop after La Ronge resident Heather Bernardin told council they were missing the mark when it came to planning. She made the comment at a regular council meet...

Feb 13, 2020 La Ronge Mayor Ron Woytowich said it could take months before a master plan is in place. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Where's the report on Pinehouse? NDP says government is dodging

With six weeks of the new year gone, the opposition NDP wants to know why the promised report on the troubled Northern Village of Pinehouse still hasn't been shown to the public.The government previou...

Feb 13, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

P.A. and area not immune to radon issue

Saskatchewan has an issue with radon.A study published in Scientific Reports found Saskatchewan and Alberta have some of the highest reported levels of the gas in the world. The study was put together...

Feb 13, 2020 Diagram of how radon can enter a home. (Family Action Network)

Protestors walk through North Battleford in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs

As demonstrations in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en Nation hereditary chiefs are taking place across Canada, local organizers have rallied together for a walk through downtown North Battleford to sh...

Feb 13, 2020 Today’s walk in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs is one of many like it taking place across Canada this week. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

What'sHappeningNOW Feb. 13, 2020

News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Reporter Ronald Quaroni about one of the coldest mornings of the year in Prince Albert.

Feb 13, 2020

Gold rush: JPII junior boys, junior girls, cap season as repeat champions

There must be something in the water at John Paul II Collegiate (JPII), as both the junior boys and junior girls basketball teams capped their respective seasons with tandem gold medals at the Battlew...

Feb 13, 2020 The district champion junior boys and junior girls teams from JPII pose together for a picture in the school gymnasium. (Submitted photo/Nate Jurgens)

The Almost Mandatory Paper Bag Fee

Did you know that our business community was almost mandated to charge 15 cents if they provided a paper bag to customers?When the full 'Plastic Bag' bylaw was published online in December 2019, we at...

Feb 13, 2020