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Blackhawks fire team president McDonough in surprising move
CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks fired team president John McDonough on Monday, cutting ties with a key figure in the most successful decade in team history and raising questions about the direction o...
Apr 27, 2020

A unique site as ice breaks on the North Saskatchewan River in P.A.
Some people watching the ice break up on the North Saskatchewan River saw quite the sight this past weekend.A single deer was seen riding on an ice floe as the river broke. Since this past weekend foo...
Apr 27, 2020 A deer was spotted on the ice floe as the North Saskatchewan River broke this past weekend. (submitted photo/Aimee McKay)
What'sHappeningNOW April 27, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with the paNOW newsroom about their biggest stories of recent days.
Apr 27, 2020

Local museum requesting public’s assistance to archive COVID-19
The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected everything from daily life and business in the local community, to activities, sports and entertainment across the globe.That is why the Western Development M...
Apr 27, 2020 The Western Development Museum is asking residents to send in pictures of themselves or their surroundings - like this one, submitted by Lloydminster’s Natasha Dewing - to document the COVID-19 pandemic. (submitted photo/Natasha Dewing)

Battlefords Chamber staff keeping busy, despite challenges
The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce faces similar challenges to the business owners who populate its membership.Due to economic shutdown, the Chamber faces depleted revenue, so staff are taking steps ...
Apr 27, 2020 The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce continues help businesses navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, despite their own challenges. (File Photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Duvernay-Tardif joins front-line workers at Quebec long-term care facility
MONTREAL - A Quebec-born Super Bowl champion is making the move from the offensive line to the medical front line. Kansas City Chiefs offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is working at a ...
Apr 27, 2020

Canadian indoor soccer star Ian Bennett flies under the radar back home
A showman and all-star with the Milwaukee Wave, Canadian Ian Bennett is a marquee goal-scorer in the Major Arena Soccer League. Still, the 36-year-old Hamilton native flies under the radar north ...
Apr 27, 2020

Indigenous teacher program in tri-communities begins second intake
After what Program Head Morris Cook called a successful first year, the second intake for the Northern Saskatchewan Indigenous Teacher Education Program has commenced. "In the last couple of weeks, we...
Apr 27, 2020 This building on Far Reserve is the location of the teacher program. (submitted photo)

Maduro taps US fugitive to revamp Venezuela oil industry
MIAMI - President Nicols Maduro on Monday named a powerful ally sanctioned by the U.S. as a drug kingpin, along with a cousin of the late socialist leader Hugo Chvez, to revamp Venezuela's oil industr...
Apr 27, 2020

Humboldt to re-open City Hall May 4
A local community is re-opening their city hall amid the province's recently unveiled 'Re-Open Saskatchewan plan'.City Hall in Humboldt will re-open Monday, May 4, and the hours of operation will be 9...
Apr 27, 2020 (Facebook/City of Humboldt - Municipal Government)