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Log jam up front, opportunity on defence and in net at Hawks training camp
The Nipawin Hawks are halfway through their training camp ahead of the 2019-20 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season.As the second day of camp unfolded, what stuck out to Head Coach Doug Joh...
Aug 29, 2019 Veterans, recruits, and prospects arrived to Centennial Arena looking to crack the Nipawin Hawks' roster for the 2019-20 SJHL season. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Donaldson returns to Toronto with Braves for first time since 2018 trade
TORONTO - Josh Donaldson didn't want to let emotions dictate his response to the trade last September that capped his months-long, relationship-straining saga with the Toronto Blue Jays. But...
Aug 29, 2019
Simmonds hopes to hear boos from Flyers fans when he returns to Philadelphia
TORONTO - Wayne Simmonds hopes he gets booed. The rugged, heart-and-soul winger spent the better part of eight seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, battling for the crest on&...
Aug 29, 2019
Production starts at Husky Dee Valley Thermal Project
Production is underway at Husky Energy's Dee Valley thermal project. It is the second of six 10,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) thermal bitumen projects to come online from 2018 to 2022. "Dee Valley is the l...
Aug 29, 2019 A Husky Energy Thermal Project. (file photo)
Patient steals P.A. doctor's car
The bond of trust between a patient and their doctor was broken this week, when the patient opted to steal their doctor's car.The incident happened last Monday. Dr. Lalita Malhotra said the car keys h...
Aug 29, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Ottawa gives Quebec $250 million to cover costs related to asylum seeker influx
QUEBEC - The federal government is giving Quebec $250 million in compensation for costs the province incurred following the influx of asylum seekers across the U.S. border. Quebec's immigration m...
Aug 29, 2019
Brew the years: Beer fans 'CANvention' opens in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In middle school, Dan Scoglietti rode his bike through Chicago, picking up old beer cans with his twin brother, Ed. It was an odd hobby for a pre-teen in the 1970s that turned into...
Aug 29, 2019
Family calls for change at funeral for B.C. teen who died of apparent overdose
LANGLEY, B.C. - The family of a 14-year-old boy whose apparent overdose death was filmed and posted on social media delivered a powerful call for change at his funeral in Langley, B.C. Carson Cri...
Aug 29, 2019
Leslie Jones exiting 'SNL,' Kate McKinnon back next season
LOS ANGELES - "Saturday Night Live" cast member Leslie Jones is leaving the NBC show after five seasons, while Kate McKinnon is sticking around. Jones' departure was confirmed by a person familiar wit...
Aug 29, 2019
Raiders ink Usau one day before camp starts
One day before their training camp, the Prince Albert Raiders struck a deal. They signed 2001-born forward Ilya Usau to a WHL Standard Agreement on Thursday. Usau wasn't drafted by the Raiders and did...
Aug 29, 2019 Raiders general manager Curtis Hunt and forward Ilya Usau get a deal done. (Submitted photo/Prince Albert Raiders)