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Farmers vent frustrations on China trade dispute

Finding a solution to the canola trade disruption with China will not be easy or quick.That was the consensus from a public forum held in Tisdale on Friday night hosted by Prince Albert Conservative M...

Apr 27, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Thunderchild F.N., Toronto schools prepare for exchange program

Thunderchild First Nation is ready to welcome 21 students from Toronto.They will arrive on Sunday and spend a full week living at the school, learning about the practices of Indigenous culture, as wel...

Apr 25, 2019 Piyesiw Awasis School on the Thunderchild First Nation will welcome 21 students from Toronto on Sunday. (Facebook/Thunderchild First Nation - Interim TLE Coordinator)

Nipawin man accused of threatening Trudeau pleads not guilty

The Nipawin man accused of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings has pleaded not guilty.David Petersen, 52, was originally scheduled to plead guilty during his latest ...

Apr 24, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Wind in sails of provincial Greens after breakthrough P.E.I. election

History was made on Prince Edward Island as a blue and green wave washed over the governing Liberals.Voters handed the Progressive Conservatives the first minority government in the province since 189...

Apr 24, 2019 The provincial Greens have renewed win in their sails following a breakthrough election for the Green Party on Prince Edward Island. (file photo/CJME News Staff)

Wildfire season off to hot start

As of Tuesday morning, over 40 fire bans were issued across the province in response to hot, dry and windy conditions, and the list is expected to grow.During a media briefing, Provincial Fire Commiss...

Apr 23, 2019 Visibility on Highway 3 near Holbein was very poor Monday night. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

A full list of regional fire bans

Dry conditions and high winds have a growing number of rural and urban municipalities enacting fire bans: R.M. of Meadow Lake R.M. of Mervin R.M. of Meeting Lake R.M. of Parkdale R.M. of North Battlef...

Apr 23, 2019 A growing list of fire bans are in effect for the region. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Passenger rescued with Jaws of Life after driver killed in rollover

A male driver died and a female passenger was rescued with the Jaws of Life after a weekend crash near Big River. Early Saturday morning around 12:50 a.m., RCMP received a report about a vehicle rollo...

Apr 22, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Canadians in Sri Lanka told to exercise extreme caution after bombings

OTTAWA - Canadians in Sri Lanka are being warned to exercise a high degree of caution after a series of bombings on Sunday killed nearly 300 people, including dozens of foreigners. Global Affairs Cana...

Apr 22, 2019

Update: Man located after vehicle found abandoned

RCMP say Evgeny Leontyvich Scherbakov was located safe and sound.--Police in Loon Lake are asking for the public's help in locating a man after his vehicle was found abandoned. Evgeny 'Eugene' Leontyv...

Apr 19, 2019 RCMP are looking for information on Evgeny 'Eugene' Leontyvich Scherbakov, 46. (supplied/RCMP)

Fought to unite Alberta conservatives: Jason Kenney voted Alberta's new premier

Jason Kenney's fight is over. Let the fight begin.The 50-year-old United Conservative Party leader, known for saying he can't help but march to the sound of rhetorical gunfire, soundly defeated Rachel...

Apr 17, 2019