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Sask. SPCA campaign aims to help pets throughout winter

The Saskatchewan SPCA has launched the Warming Hearts and Paws campaign.The campaign, which takes part between Nov. 4 to Dec. 15, is to help people who are homeless take care of their pets in Prince A...

Nov 07, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

P.A. teacher gets up close look at third world farming practices

Danica Beaulac, a Grade 1 teacher at St. Anne school spent part of her summer in Ethiopia, and is now using the information she learned in her classroom.Beaulac was part of an International Food Secur...

Nov 07, 2019 Danica Beaulac taking some notes during her trip to Ethiopia last summer. (submitted photo/Danica Beaulac)

P.A. house prices rise but total sales remain slack

There is some continued slight upward movement in Prince Albert's depressed housing market although it's not clear if that will continue.The Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors (SRAR) is reportin...

Nov 07, 2019 For Sale signs in Prince Albert. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

PAGC hears from Navajo lawyers in Saskatoon

Members from the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) are hearing about alternative forms of policing and justice this week.The PAGC's First Nations Policing and Indigenous Justice Symposium is set to w...

Nov 07, 2019 James Zion and Elsie Red Bird take questions after speaking at conference Wednesday in Saskatoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Melfort Special Olympics curling team begins season with weekend bonspiel at home

Off the ice, Melfort Special Olympics has been preparing its curling team for the 2020 national winter games in Thunder Bay, Ont. in February.Melfort's Special Olympics curling team attended a trainin...

Nov 07, 2019 Melfort Special Olympics' curling team will hit the ice for the first time this season when they host their bonspiel at the Melfort Curling Club on Saturday, Nov. 9. (Facebook/Melfort Special Olympics)

Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor regains movement in legs

Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki was all smiles Wednesday as he celebrated another milestone in his long recovery.For the first time since the crash left him partially paralyzed,...

Nov 07, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki moves his legs following spinal surgery in Thailand. (Twitter)

PAGC talk policing and justice

The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is bringing together lawyers, former judges and police officers to talk about First Nations policing and Indigenous justice initiatives.The three-day PAGC's Firs...

Nov 06, 2019 PAGC Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte, left, and Vice Chief Joseph Tsannie, right, present a gift to lawyer Donald Worme at the PAGC Policing and Justice Symposium Wednesday in Saskatoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Sexual assault services expand for Meadow Lake and surrounding area

Saskatchewan has the highest number of interpersonal assault cases in the country. Those can be classified as disputes between families and personal relationships.The staggering 2018 statistic is acco...

Special needs man attacked over red bandana, says family

**Warning: this story contains a graphic photo.A 20-year-old man is back home recovering after a harrowing ordeal Tuesday night, which led to him being stabbed in the back by a group of strangers.The ...

Nov 06, 2019 (Submitted photo/ Crystal Murray)

North East SPCA hosting fundraising trade show

A local trade fair is taking place this weekend in Melfort.The North East SPCA Fall into Winter trade fair is being held at the Kerry Vickar Centre Nov. 9 from 10 a.m to 4 p.m.The event will feature a...

Nov 06, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)