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Political operative arrested in North Carolina scandal

RALEIGH, N.C. - The political operative at the centre of an election fraud scandal that has engulfed a North Carolina congressional race was arrested Wednesday on charges of illegal ballot handling an...

Mustangs duo highlight SJHL yearly award winners

As the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) regular season inches closer to its end, the league has announced their yearly award winners.Two Melfort Mustangs have taken home some hardware this yea...

Feb 27, 2019 (submitted photo/Broad Leaf Media)

Senators trade Stone to Golden Knights for package including Brannstrom

Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion said he understands that some Senators are frustrated with the team's direction. After all, the club had just parted ways with leading scorer Mark Stone, making hi...

Relatives arriving in Halifax to support parents of seven young fire victims

HALIFAX - Family members were expected to arrive in Halifax Monday to support the grieving mother of seven children who died in a fast-moving house fire. "In difficult times, it is family that brings ...

Study says it makes sense to have mass transit to Banff National Park from Calgary

BANFF, Alta. - A feasibility study released today says bus or passenger rail service between Calgary and Banff National Park would make sense. The study was commissioned by the towns of Banff, Canmore...

Dubnick wins award for winter landscape fabric artwork

Caron Dubnick of La Ronge won the Kyla Art Group Landscape Award earlier this month at the annual Juried Winter Festival Art Show and Sale, held at the Mann Art Gallery in Prince Albert. Artists were ...

Feb 27, 2019 La Ronge's Caron Dubnick won an award this month for the fabric piece shown above. (Submitted photo/Hilary Johnstone)

Fighting bullying while proudly pink

Pink Shirt Day activities are taking place at schools throughout Prince Albert this week, with the message of combating bullying.Now a global initiative, Pink Shirt Day began in Nova Scotia in 2007, w...

Feb 27, 2019 Students at Prince Albert's École Vickers school proudly show off their pink attire as part of Pink Shirt Day Wednesday, which is held annually to combat bullying. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff) : Brady Bateman

City plans changes to lotteries grant program application process

Local non-profits that promote sport and recreation applying for funding from the Saskatchewan Lotteries Grant Program will need to note some changes for the upcoming funding period.The grants are adm...

Feb 27, 2019 North Battleford Councillors Len Taylor, left, and Kent Lindgren at a recent planning committee meeting. The city is planning changes to the lotteries grant program application process. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown

Ukraine asks Canada to send message to Russia by extending military mission

OTTAWA - Ukraine is asking Canada to send a "strong signal" to Russia by extending and expanding the Canadian military's training mission there. In an interview with The Canadian Press on Monday,...

Survey offers glimpse into changing ecosystem of southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

MONCTON, N.B. - A survey of sea life in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence has found corals, sharks, sharp-toothed wolffish and even an unexpected invertebrate along with the crustaceans and groun...