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Two nights after beating OKC in OT, Raptors drop 116-109 decision to Thunder
TORONTO - Paul George scored 28 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder exacted some revenge on Toronto Raptors with a 116-109 win on Friday. Kawhi Leonard topped Toronto with 37 points, while Pasca...
Mar 22, 2019

Republican Karl Rove says conservatives need more than simplistic slogans
OTTAWA - Legendary Republican campaign strategist Karl Rove, known for his no-holds-barred approach to American politics, has some advice for Canadian conservatives: simplistic, bumper-sticker slogane...
Mar 22, 2019

Nicaragua government says it will free all jailed protesters
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - President Daniel Ortega's administration promised Wednesday to free within 90 days all demonstrators arrested in the year since protests erupted against the Nicaraguan government....
Mar 22, 2019

P.A. firefighters training on water rescue
People driving by the river this weekend may notice the Prince Albert Fire Department out and about.The department's firefighters will be working on a number of rescue technics as they recertify their...
Mar 22, 2019 Firefighters will be training in ice water rescue on the river this weekend (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Sinkhole opens up on Rotary Trail
Users of Prince Albert's Rotary Trail will have to make a short detour, if they are heading west past sixth Ave. W.A sinkhole has formed near the water treatment plant, as a result of an underground s...
Mar 22, 2019 A 10-foot wide sinkhole opened up on P.A.'s Rotary Trail after a pipe burst earlier today. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

MLA calls for hemodialysis services in northern Saskatchewan
Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger wants the provincial government to do more when it comes to delivering hemodialysis services for northerners. Earlier this week, Belanger presented a petition in the leg...
Mar 22, 2019 Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger wants dialysis services to be available in Île-à-la-Crosse or La Loche. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Montreal concert by former Haitian president Martelly cancelled: promoter
MONTREAL - A controversial concert scheduled for Friday night in Montreal by former Haitian president Michel Martelly has been called off at the last minute. The show's promoter, Carl-Edward Osias, co...
Mar 22, 2019

‘Lucky’ impaired driver reflects on crime
A person convicted of driving impaired has shared the consequences of their actions, and the decisions that led to them driving impaired, in an exclusive interview with paNOW.Through an arrangement wi...
Mar 22, 2019 (File photo/paNOW)
What'sHappeningNOW March 22, 2019
Reporter Charlene Tebbutt speaks with northeastNOW reporter Angie Rolheiser about the sentencing of Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver responsible for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
Mar 22, 2019

National Impaired Driving Prevention week focused on community safety
As National Impaired Driving Prevention week wraps up, the message still stands. The Battlefords RCMP works jointly with MADD, SADD, local government, school boards, provincial and community organizat...
Mar 22, 2019 March 17-23 is National Impaired Driving Prevention Week (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)