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Regina product Mitch Picton to get first career CFL start

Mitchell Picton grew up watching many Saskatchewan Roughriders players run out of the tunnel ahead of games at Mosaic Stadium.For the first time in his career, the receiver will run out onto the field...

Sep 13, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Mitch Picton (81) during practice on Sept. 12, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)

Whitecaps return from break looking for strong finish to dismal season

VANCOUVER - It's been a disappointing season for the Vancouver Whitecaps, but coach Marc Dos Santos says the team isn't quitting with just four games to go. "We respect way too much the league and we ...

Serhyenko signs with Raiders, crowds the crease with two pre-season games left

The Prince Albert Raiders added another goaltender to their pre-season roster. The Raiders signed 2002-born goaltender Carter Serhyenko to a WHL Standard Player Agreement on Friday afternoon, as they ...

Sep 13, 2019 Carter Serhyenko makes a save during the Raiders' intrasquad game. (Lucas Chudleigh/Apollo Multimedia)

States split by party on accepting Purdue Pharma settlement

MINNEAPOLIS - The opioid crisis has hit virtually every pocket of the U.S., from rural towns in deeply conservative states to big cities in liberal-leaning ones. But a curious divide has opened up. Th...

Vancouver library loans out dogs in poetry promotion for 15-minute outings

VANCOUVER - You can take out almost anything from libraries these days, but this one requires a leash. Eight therapy dogs will be available to borrow from the Canine Library on Saturday for ...

Political parties face fatigue as Manitoba moves from one campaign to the next

WINNIPEG - Politicians and supporters in Manitoba had less than 24 hours to take in the results of a provincial election before diving into the federal one. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday&...

Carlton students learn about workplace safety

Today has been proclaimed Youth Safety Education Day by the City of Prince Albert.As part of the occasion students at Carlton Comprehensive High School got to hear from a number of speakers who talked...

Sep 13, 2019 Jim Demeray, left, with Brad Compton of the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board, the MC of the event after the talk. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Roughriders look to return to winning ways against Alouettes

REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Solomon Elimimian hasn't forgotten what happened last week. Now, Elimimian wants to see how his team responds in the aftermath of a humbling loss. The Ride...

Filings: Purdue owners used Swiss banks to hide transfers

NEW YORK - The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss bank accounts to conceal the transfer of millions of dollars from the company to themselves, New York state's attorney general ...

You're out! A list of federal election candidates forced to step down, resign

OTTAWA - A list of candidates forced to step down, or resigned since the start of the campaign on Sept. 11, which doesn't include, for instance, the Liberal decision to oust candidate Hassan Guil...