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'Write Your Own Story': MUCC to host 2021 Student Leadership Conference

The provincial Student Leadership Conference (SLC) will soon return to Melfort for the first time in 25 years.Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC) will host the event from Sept. 15 to 17, ...

Jan 12, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Sask. developed app reminds parents of kids left in cars

A Saskatchewan smartphone app is reminding parents a child may still be in their vehicle.It was developed in part by Regina-based pediatrician Dr. James Robertson after he heard how many children died...

Jan 12, 2020 Regina based Dr. James Robertson developed the Back Seat Safety App with Narmer Technology. (Google Play Store)

Local RM receiving grants from SGI to improve safety

The Rural Municipality of St. Louis is getting some support from Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI).The RM south of the City of Prince Albert is getting over $7,000 from the Crown-owned corporati...

Jan 12, 2020 Speed bumps and extra signage will be going up near the school in Bellevue in the RM of St. Louis. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

North Stars solidify goaltending for stretch drive with pair of moves

The Battlefords North Stars may not have hit the ice this weekend, but it didn't stop the team from making some headlines, ahead of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) trade deadline.The Stars ma...

Jan 11, 2020 The North Stars dealt goaltender, Parker Rey (pictured left) to Swan Valley Friday, before picking up Kristian Lyon (right) from Langley later in the afternoon to solidify their personnel between the pipes ahead of the SJHL trade deadline. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Legion hosts Branch Cribbage Playoffs

It was always friendly, but at times intense at the The Royal Canadian Legion No. 2 in Prince Albert for the Branch Cribbage Playoffs today.The round robin tournament was a member-only event and diffe...

Jan 11, 2020 Eyes down and focused: participants in the P.A. Branch Cribbage Playoffs are competing for a chance to advance to Zones in Smeaton. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

Legal resource fair coming to P.A.

The John M. Cuelenaere Public Library is looking to help Prince Albert's residents access legal advice.Monday the library will host a drop in legal resource fair. A number of groups have come together...

Jan 11, 2020 The John M. Cuelenaere Library is hosting a Drop in Legal Resource Fair Monday. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Meadow Lake Skating Club hosting Skate Saskatchewan event for the first time in years

Meadow Lake Skating Club is hosting the Skate Saskatchewan Region 10 and 13 Invitational Competition for the first time in nine years.Danielle Green, Meadow Lake Skating Club organizer told meadowlake...

Jan 11, 2020 (Submitted photo/Meadow Lake Skating Club)

Anti-gang program seeks base

A new anti-gang initiative is looking for a space to call home. The provincially-funded program will offer services and supports to reintegrate former gang-members into their communities. In Prince Al...

Jan 11, 2020 The West Flat Citizens Group is asking the city of P.A. to consider leasing them the former Boy Scouts Hall off 13th St. West. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Mixed signals in local housing market

The region surrounding the Battlefords saw strong sales to close out 2019, with 10 taking place through December alone to cap a strong calendar year. There were only three sales in December 2018.Meanw...

Jan 11, 2020 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

What'sHappeningNOW Jan. 10, 2020

News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Reporter Alison Sandstrom about a new playground in West Flat.

Jan 10, 2020