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GoFundMe started for Melfort woman in coma in Chinese hospital
By: Nigel Maxwell The brother of a woman fighting for her life in a hospital in China said he's grateful to those who've shown his family support in their most difficult time. A GoFundMe page has been...
Jan 25, 2018 Alicia Garlock died while teaching in China on Feb. 14, 2018 but the hospital she was in won't release her body. (GoFundMe.com)
La Ronge Council supports restrictions on alcohol sales
By Derek Cornet La Ronge Council has thrown its support behind proposals restricting alcohol sales on Sundays, statutory holidays, month-end paydays and Canada Child Benefit payment days. A motion sup...
Jan 15, 2018
‘The community is hurting:’ Fond du Lac mourns youth suicides
The Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation is mourning the loss of two youths who took their own lives in recent days. Chief Louie Mercredi said two teenagers, both members of the First Nation, died this...
Jan 10, 2018 Fond du lac is the latest community to be impacted by the province's suicide problem after two teens took their own lives (Bryan Eneas/paNOW Staff)
Man found dead in Pelican Narrows RCMP jail cell
Pelican Narrows RCMP are requesting an external investigation after a man was found dead in one of their jail cells Monday. Police said the 44-year-old man was found unresponsive around 9 a.m. in the ...
Jan 09, 2018
Review into RCMP response after man leaves care home, dies
Saskatoon police will be conducting a review of Prince Albert RCMP actions after the death of a man who walked away from a care home on Boxing Day. The Indigenous man, whose name hasn't been released ...
Jan 04, 2018
'I thought I was alone in the world:' Saskatchewan sisters connect after 65 years
By Tyler Marr, paNOW Before Christmas Day 2017, the last time Sharon Burant spent the holidays with her sister, Darry-Ann Coles, was in 1948. Burant was barely a year old, and her sister, three. Aside...
Jan 02, 2018 (Left) Darry-Ann, 5, and her sister Sharon, 3, pictured together in the 1950s. (Right) Darry-Ann, 71, and Sharon, 68, meeting as adults 65 years later. (Sharon Burant/submitted)
Prairie drivers concerned about texting and driving: CAA
Views on the dangers of texting while driving continue to get worse. A recent poll by CAA Saskatchewan found more than four out of five drivers believe texting while driving is a bigger problem today ...
Dec 30, 2017
Correctional Christmas a surprisingly festive affair
By Taylor MacPherson Spending Christmas in a Saskatchewan jail can be a surprisingly cheerful experience, according to the director of the Prince Albert Correctional Centre. Director Chris Lyons said ...
Dec 23, 2017
Year in Review: Tragic tale of Marlene Bird comes to an end
By: Taylor MacPherson As 2017 draws to a close, paNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, selected by our reporters and editorial staff. --- One of the sadde...
Dec 23, 2017 An undated photo of Marlene Bird, who was the victim of a 2014 attack in Prince Albert that forced doctors to amputate both her legs. (Rebbeca Marroquin/paNOW Staff)
Online support pours in for Fond du Lac crash survivor
In just a few days a crowdfunding page for a 19-year-old man injured in last week's plane crash in Northern Saskatchewan has raised more than $2,500. Arson Jr. Fern, who lives with cerebral palsy, was...
Dec 20, 2017 Arson Jr. Fern, 19, died of injuries he suffered in a Fond du Lac plane crash on Dec. 13, 2017. (GoFundMe)
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