Community

'The ref of P.A.': Prominent member of local sports community passes away

A well-known member of Prince Albert's sports community has passed away.Glen Gavel died 'peacefully at home' on Apr. 30 at the age of 63.He was a prominent figure in the local basketball scene as he p...

May 05, 2023

The Best Ways to Spend Time Outdoors With Family and the Health Benefits It Provides

The CDC reports that children aged between 8-18 years spend close to 8 hours a day in front of a screen. In other words, within a year, kids spend 114 days using electronics. An inactive lifestyle has...

May 05, 2023

Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people

The Government of Canada has renewed its commitment to working with provinces, territories, Indigenous organizations and communities across the country to end racism, discrimination and violence again...

May 05, 2023

Battlefords AAA Stars celebrate year-end awards banquet

The Battlefords AAA Stars recently held their annual year-end awards banquet, celebrating the best of the past year on the ice.Treycen Wuttunee took home the team's Top Scorer Award after leading the ...

May 05, 2023

Clearwater River & La Loche issue mandatory evacuations

Update: The Village of La Loche has now issued a mandatory evacuation notice.People in the area are asked to register at Ducharme Elementary School so leadership knows who has left and who might still...

May 04, 2023

Housing advocates ready to learn from research group

It was only about one and a half hours into a presentation on homeless data at the Prince Albert Mtis Friendship Centre but Brian Howell said he had already gotten some useful information. paNOW caugh...

May 04, 2023

‘It’s bad’: St. Louis fire chief calls for help in firefighter shortage

With the ongoing firefighter shortage across the country, one local community is feeling the burn. The town of St. Louis is sending out an SOS signal as the community and surrounding areas are sufferi...

May 04, 2023

North Stars Klimosko named finalist for CJHL Coach of the Year

Coming off a second league championship in the last five years (four seasons), and his third straight SJHL Coach of the Year Award, Battlefords North Stars head coach Brayden Klimosko has now been nam...

May 04, 2023

HDHF raising funds for additional vein finder through Smile Cookie campaign

For the tenth year in a row, the Humboldt District Hospital Foundation (HDHF) has been able to partner up with their local Tim Hortons for the annual Smile Cookie campaign.This year, all proceeds rais...

May 04, 2023

CRDN continues with evacuations; La Loche, CRDN still battling wildfires

The communities of Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN) and La Loche in the North West region are still battling intense wildfires. Clearwater evacuees were being loaded onto buses headed to Meadow Lak...

May 04, 2023