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Canadian Brooke Henderson goes low in opening round of CP Women's Open
AURORA, Ont. - Canada's Brooke Henderson is quite comfortable in the role of defending champion. She showed why during a strong opening round Thursday morning at Magna Golf Club. H...
Aug 22, 2019
Quebec's largest school board to respect province's secularism bill
QUEBEC - Job postings at Quebec's largest school board have begun including the requirement that new teachers not wear religious symbols or face coverings on the job, in accordance...
Aug 22, 2019
AAA Stars add former NHLer, Jones to coaching staff
The Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League's (SMHL) Battlefords AAA Stars have hired former NHLer Blair Jones as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2019-20 season. Jones started his career in the SMHL, pl...
Aug 22, 2019 Blair Jones played over 130 games in the NHL, with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames. He hopes the experience will benefit the next generation of players from behind the bench, assisting Stars' head coach Brett Parker. (Twitter/BattlefordsAAAStars)
Humboldt business nominated for pair of ABEX Awards
The nominees have been announced for the 2019 ABEX Awards that take place in Saskatoon in October, and a northeast business is up for two awards.Spotlight Sport and Corporate Wear in Humboldt has been...
Aug 22, 2019 Marty and Shannon Yager (Left and Center) hand their more than $300,000 cheque to the HumboldtStrong Community Foundation. (Facebook/Spotlight Sport and Corporate Wear).
Alberta oil curtailment rules extended to late 2020 as pipeline delays persist
CALGARY - A program that allows the Alberta government to impose production caps on oil companies is being extended by a year as delays in building new market-opening pipelines persist. "I am the very...
Aug 22, 2019
Service animals allowed in Northwest School Division classrooms
Service dogs could be allowed in Northwest School Division schools and classrooms this year.The Northwest School Division board held its first meeting of the school year on Aug. 22 and discussed the p...
Aug 22, 2019 Service dogs will be allowed in Northwest School Division classrooms provided they meet the criteria made by the division. (Facebook/Northwest School Division)
New police unit set to hit the streets
The Prince Albert Police Service will launch a new unit next month.The Community Policing Unit will be made up of two police officers, who according to Sgt. Travis Willie will have some specific goals...
Aug 22, 2019 The community policing unit will have a presence in the downtown among other areas (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Miley Cyrus takes to Twitter to deny cheating rumours
NEW YORK - Miley Cyrus denied rumours Thursday that she cheated on her soon-to-be ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth. In stream-of-consciousness mode, the pop star concluded : "You can say I am a twerking, po...
Aug 22, 2019
Leaders, moderators confirmed for 2019 English, French debates
OTTAWA - Five party leaders have confirmed they will participate in two major televised election debates in October, the media group producing the events announced Tuesday. The Canadian Debate P...
Aug 22, 2019
Head coach Stefan Ptaszek on his second go-around with McMaster Marauders
Stefan Ptaszek has a tough act to follow. His own. The 48-year-old Burlington, Ont., native is back for his second stint as the head football coach at McMaster University. He served as the M...
Aug 22, 2019