Education

Cannabis edibles set to arrive on P.A. store shelves

The festive season is when we're likely to consume more chocolate, candy and drinks than we normally do. And there just might be a few cannabis equivalents of these goodies in Christmas stockings next...

Dec 16, 2019 Over a year after the legalization of recreational cannabis, edible products will start hitting local shelves. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

School division staff get a lesson in Indigenous history

The division staff at Northwest No. 203 school board received an educational exercise in Indigenous culture and history. The school board engaged in the Kairos program exercises which, according to th...

Dec 16, 2019 Kairos blanket exercise. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Indigenous history room adds another display

The Prince Albert Historical Society has made another addition to their Indigenous history room.They now have enlarged archival photos displayed on one of the walls.Manager and curator Michelle Taylor...

Dec 14, 2019 The new display went up Friday morning. (Facebook/Prince Albert Historical Society)

Language figures show some changes in Saskatchewan

More people in Saskatchewan are speaking both English and French. According to Statistics Canada the number of people speaking both of the countries official languages climbed by nearly five per cent ...

Dec 13, 2019 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

RM of Parkdale advised of privacy breach in Commissioner's report

The Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner has notified the Rural Municipality of Parkdale of a privacy breach in a Dec. 5 report after completing an investigation involving t...

Dec 12, 2019 The Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner has completed its investigation. (File photo/CKOM News)

Ratte settling in as Indigenous Initiatives Manager at Northlands College

Ron Ratte will be breaking new ground as Northlands College's first Indigenous initiatives manager. He officially joined the staff Nov. 25 after spending 22 years working in justice. Ratte stated he w...

Dec 11, 2019 Ron Ratte joined Northlands College management last month. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Horizon Christmas Hamper Project

The Horizon School Division's Christmas Hamper Project is hitting new heights in its sixth year.Board members and staff came together Wednesday to wrap gifts for students and families in need. The pro...

Dec 11, 2019 (Submitted/Horizon School Division)

P.A. city council considers U-turn ban

Prince Albert city council is pondering prohibiting U-turns in school zones.Coun. Blake Edwards suggested the idea at Monday night's council meeting. He said he was responding to safety concerns raise...

Dec 10, 2019 Council is looking at ways to address safety concerns raised by residents. (file photo/paNOW staff)

Students encouraged to reduce screen time for better health

Students at Gateway Middle School are challenged to reduce time spent in front of electronic devices during Screen Time Awareness Week Greg Ackerman, principal at the school, said classroom and at-hom...

Ladies Range Day focused on firearm safety

Ladies Range Day was held at Northern Elite Firearms in Prince Albert on Sunday.It offered the basics in firearm safety and how to handle different types of guns, for women who are new to the sport.Ow...

Dec 09, 2019 Wendy Praski put her skills to the test at Ladies Range Day at Northern Elite Firearms on Sunday. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)