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Saskatchewan schools not looking at official broad ban on cellphones in class
While there's no cemented rules on cellphones in Saskatchewan classrooms, administrators are keeping an eye on Ontario counterparts as new rules are set to take effect this November. The Ontario Minis...
Sep 03, 2019 Ontario students beginning in November, will be limited in how they can use their
phones. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Jonathon Jennings replacing Dominique Davis as Redblacks' starting QB
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are promoting Jonathon Jennings to starting quarterback. The Redblacks (3-7) will replace the struggling Dominique Davis with Jennings when they return to action on Satur...
Sep 03, 2019

Colts coach Hawerchuk to take leave of absence for health reasons
BARRIE, Ont. - Former NHL star Dale Hawerchuk is taking a leave of absence as head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Colts for the upcoming season. The Colts announced Tuesday that Hawerchuk...
Sep 03, 2019

Churchill Chargers training hard for first game of the season Friday
After a winless football season in 2018, La Ronge's Churchill Community High School Chargers have been training hard in recent weeks. "We started Thursday, Aug. 22," Head Coach Gabe Andrews said. "We'...
Sep 03, 2019 A training camp was held in recent weeks to prepare players for the upcoming season. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Joshua Boyle's lawyers want charge of misleading police thrown out
OTTAWA - Lawyers for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle want a judge to toss out a charge that he misled police - one of several criminal counts he faces in Ontario court. Boyle, 36, has ple...
Sep 03, 2019

Captain Tyler Ardron to lead Canada's 31-man squad at Rugby World Cup in Japan
Tyler Ardron captains a Canadian side with few surprises for the Rugby World Cup kicking off next month in Japan. Ardron, a powerful back-rower who plays his club rugby in New Zealand for the Chiefs, ...
Sep 03, 2019

Sask. has highest rate of childhood obesity: Report
According to a new report, 33.4 per cent of children in Saskatchewan are obese.That's one of the findings contained in the report released Tuesday by the non-profit organization Children First Canada,...
Sep 03, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Nagy will remember his cameo in last year's playoff run forever
Cole Nagy has a step on most players trying to crack the Prince Albert Raiders roster. He's been on the team before, albeit briefly, as he played three games with the Raiders after signing with them o...
Sep 03, 2019 Cole Nagy (right) keeps the puck away from Landon Kosior during the Raiders’ Green and White Intrasquad game to wrap up training camp on Monday. (Jeff D’Andrea/paNOW Staff)

Quebec woman waiting for news of her parents trapped in Bahamas during hurricane
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area woman says she's desperately waiting for news of her parents, who were trapped in the northern Bahamas when Hurricane Dorian battered the ...
Sep 03, 2019

Eagle Point Resort Junior Club Fundraiser Fun Night
The Eagle Point Resort Junior Club Fundraiser Fun Night will is coming up with great prizes.See the poster for details.
Sep 03, 2019