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Son of ex-NFL player accused of murdering parents arrested
LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. - Authorities say the son of a former NFL lineman wanted on murder charges in Minnesota for the shooting of his parents was arrested Saturday in Mexico. The Todd County Sheriff's O...
Aug 26, 2019
Reeve calls for improvements to Highway 3 West
The stretch of road that connects Prince Albert to Shellbrook has been a safety concern for years, according to the reeve for the Rural Municipality of Buckland.The comment from Don Fyrk is in respons...
Aug 26, 2019 RCMP say the cause of last Thursday's crash remains under investigation. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Struggling Impact bring back French defender Rod Fanni for rest of 2019 season
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed French centre back Rod Fanni until the end of the 2019 season. Fanni, 37, is returning to the Impact after starting 26 Major League Soccer games and appearin...
Aug 26, 2019
Oilers captain Connor McDavid 'working towards' being ready for training camp
TORONTO - The first question hurled Connor McDavid's way was always going to be about his left knee. So was the next one. And the one after that. The Edmonton Oilers captain bobbed and weaved as ...
Aug 26, 2019
Wrong-way driver gets 30 years to life for killing 5 teens
BURLINGTON, Vt. - A driver convicted of killing five teenagers in a wrong-way crash nearly three years ago in Vermont was sentenced Monday to 30 years to life in prison. Steven Bourgoin was convicted ...
Aug 26, 2019
Communcation is key for NESD 2019/2020 school year
Tuesday, Sept. 3 marks the start of the 2019/2020 school year, and the Northeast School Division (NESD) is ready.According to Director of Education Don Rempel, the division is working this year toward...
Aug 26, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort Special Olympics holding its major fundraiser months away from a national appearance
Residents in the City of Melfort can expect knocks on their doors from avid bottle collectors during the week.Melfort Special Olympics will hold its annual bottle drive - its major fundraiser - on Tue...
Aug 26, 2019 Rodney Mitchell, left, being presented the Brian Smith Memorial Award by coach Carl Kruger for being Melfort Special Olympics' most outstanding athlete for 2019. Both will travel to Thunder Bay, Ontario in February 2020 for the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games. (submitted photo/Carl Kruger)
Provincial Archives offers glimpse into past with digitalization of historic newspapers online
This September will mark the 80th anniversary since the outbreak of the Second World War.To commemorate the occasion, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan are releasing digitized copies of communit...
Aug 26, 2019 Headlines from Thursday, Sept. 7, 1939 in the North Battleford News. (Supplied/Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan)
Man accused of arson released after Crown stays charge
A man accused of lighting a house on fire has avoided trial, in large part because two key witnesses failed to cooperate.Christopher Lavoie, 35, was charged with arson in connection to a house fire la...
Aug 26, 2019 A photo taken at the time of the fire in December, 2018, (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
CAPP gives Rotary and Chamber update on state of oil industry
The Rotary Club Of The Battlefords and the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce had an opportunity to hear about the state of the oil and gas industry during a luncheon talk Monday.Chris Montgomery, manage...
Aug 26, 2019 Chris Montgomery of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) spoke to the Battlefords Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce members during his presentation Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)