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Indigenous teen's treatment while disclosing abuse indicative of 'pattern'
OTTAWA - B.C.'s former child representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says the "heinous" treatment of an Indigenous teenager during a 2012 RCMP interrogation reflects a pattern she has seen o...
May 16, 2019
Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore says competition is fierce with tennis star fiancee
TORONTO - Put a star soccer striker and world-ranked tennis player together and what have you got? One competitive couple, when it comes to Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore and world No. 8 Sloane Steph...
May 16, 2019
Coast to coast: Raiders settle in Halifax and prepare for 'Holy Grail' of tournaments
In a span of less than a week, the Prince Albert Raiders' run to the 2019 Memorial Cup presented by Kia has taken them to both coasts of the country. Six days ago, the Raiders were on the edge of the ...
May 16, 2019 Raiders forward Parker Kelly holds the Ed Chynoweth Cup over his head after the Raiders won the WHL title on Monday at the Art Hauser Centre. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
NATO researchers consult federal government on foreign election meddling
OTTAWA - A leading NATO researcher says Canadian voters have a duty to think critically about the news they consume as foreign-interference threats loom over the coming federal election. Jan...
May 16, 2019
B.C. legislature clerk in spending scandal retires after wrongdoing found
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top legislative official has retired after a report by a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada found he improperly claimed benefits...
May 16, 2019
Nipawin reaches agreement with SHA for doctor duplex leases
A formal agreement between the Town of Nipawin and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) regarding physician duplexes has been reached.Nipawin council signed to a five-year lease agreement with the SHA ...
May 16, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
UFO researcher Stanton Friedman dies after half-century effort to prove alien life
FREDERICTON - Stanton T. Friedman, nuclear physicist, lecturer and world-renowned devotee of extraterrestrial existence, has died at the age of 84. The famed UFO researcher died Monday at To...
May 16, 2019
Byrne 'excited' to perform for home town crowd
Prince Albert's Tanner Byrne has travelled the world over as a professional bull rider (PBR), competing at some of the biggest stadiums, but admits he still gets butterflies when competing at the Art ...
May 16, 2019 Tanner Byrne has his sights set on winning another championship buckle at this month's Clunie - Cooper Memorial PBR event. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Liberals push Tories to show climate-policy hand with climate-change motion
OTTAWA - In a battle to see who can prove they care more about the environment, both the Liberals and the federal New Democrats are pushing motions this week to declare climate change a national ...
May 16, 2019
Farmers score big gains in the fields
Despite a slow start, the 2019 provincial crop is now taking shape thanks in part to some cooperation from Mother Nature this past week.According to this week's crop report, 38 per cent of the 2019 pr...
May 16, 2019 R.M. of Blucher. (NIgel Maxwell/ farmnewsNOW Staff)