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Winnipeg Jets sign goaltender Eric Comrie to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - Goalie Eric Comrie and the Winnipeg Jets agreed to a two-year deal on Saturday with an average annual value of $700,000 in the NHL. The contract is a two-way deal in 2019-20 followed by a o...
Sep 07, 2019

Friday's Scoreboard
WHL - Pre-season Saskatoon 4, Prince Albert 3Edmonton 3, Calgary 1Brandon 5, Winnipeg 0Red Deer 3, Lethbridge 2Kamloops 7, Prince George 1Vancouver 3, Victoria 2Seattle 6, Tri-City 1Portland 4, Spokan...
Sep 07, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Hurricane Dorian projected to hit with force in parts of Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX - As Hurricane Dorian pushes northward, emergency and weather officials in Atlantic Canada warned Thursday against complacency ahead of the expected weekend arrival of the severe storm system....
Sep 07, 2019

Reverse: Brown asks Raiders for release after latest fine
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Disgruntled receiver Antonio Brown asked the Oakland Raiders on Saturday to release him a day after he was fined for an outburst at practice toward general manager Mike Mayock. Brown...
Sep 07, 2019

Health Canada warns against modifying vape pens as illness spreads in U.S.
OTTAWA - People who vape should get medical attention right away if they're worried their electronic cigarettes are harming them, Health Canada said Thursday. The federal department said there is no s...
Sep 07, 2019

NAFTA panel says U.S. can't show harm from Canadian softwood industry
OTTAWA - A joint NAFTA panel has given the United States three months to rethink its tariffs on imported Canadian softwood lumber but the saga for Canada's troubled softwood companies is far from over...
Sep 07, 2019

Local volunteer wins literacy award
Local volunteer of the Prince Albert Literacy Network LaVera Schiele is the 2019 Council of the Federation Literacy Award (COFLA) winner.Schiele told paNOW she feels very humbled and honoured to win t...
Sep 07, 2019 (submitted photo/LaVera Schiele)

Thunder holding fall tryouts, looking to rebuild after tough season
There's plenty of positivity as fall tryouts get underway for the Carrot River Outback Thunder of the Prairie Junior Hockey League (PJHL).The local Junior B team had a difficult 2018/2019 season, fini...
Sep 07, 2019 The Carrot River Outback Thunder are looking to rebuild after the 2018/2019 season didn't go as planned. (Facebook/Carrot River Outback Thunder)

Messi has option to leave Barca next summer
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona's club president has confirmed that Lionel Messi would have the right to leave the club at the end of this season, as stipulated in his contract. Spanish newspaper El Pas ...
Sep 07, 2019

500 tickets and warnings in August police blitz
More than 135 divers were given tickets for speeding in the recent Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) initiative hosted by the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS). A further 70 drivers and p...
Sep 07, 2019 Various agencies were involved in the integrated traffic enforcement push last month (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)