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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

Swing into Spring Dance at the Legion

The Prince Albert Legion is hosting a Swing Into Spring Dance with Rivers Edge Saturday, March 21 with Saskatoon band, Rivers Edge.Tickets are $25.See the poster for details.

Feb 13, 2020

Annual winter festival coming up at Manitou Beach

The resort village of Manitou Beach is set to host visitors from the surrounding area for their annual winter festival.Chair of the Manitou Beach recreation board, Sherwin Peterson, said all of the ev...

Feb 13, 2020 Newly installed skating pond at Manitou Beach. (Facebook/Watrous Manitou Cross-Country Skiing)

Employment Standards Workshop

We are holding the Employment Standards Workshop again this spring. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS WORKSHOPFacilitator: Terry Gove, Education Services, Employment Standards DivisionApril 23, 20209:30am to 3:30p...

Feb 13, 2020

PAGC Senator's Cup

The PAGC Senator's Cup Will be April 3 - 5 at the Art Hauser Arena in Prince Albert.Come out for a great weekend of Contact Hockey.First 16 teams accepted. Entry fee is $1,000 per team. Entry Deadline...

Feb 13, 2020