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Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley sees plenty of positives as players report for duty
TORONTO - While there are roster holes still to be filled, head coach Bob Bradley was full of optimism as Toronto FC players reported for pre-season medicals. Bradley, starting his second year at Toro...
Jan 06, 2023
Raiders hope to turn things around against surging Rebels
The Prince Albert Raiders (12-21-3-0) look to get back in the win column on Friday night when they host the Central Division's best Red Deer Rebels (26-6-1-3) for the first time this season. The Rebel...
Jan 06, 2023
Man who died near Quebec migrant crossing had been trying to enter U.S., police say
MONTREAL - The man whose body was found this week near an unofficial border crossing south of Montreal likely died of hypothermia while trying to enter the United States, Quebec provincial police said...
Jan 06, 2023
Sentencing starts for man convicted of killing of two Métis hunters in rural Alberta
EDMONTON - The sentencing for an Alberta man convicted in the killing of two Mtis hunters has begun today in Edmonton. Anthony Bilodeau was convicted in May of second-degree murder in the death of Mau...
Jan 06, 2023
Federal Court hears final arguments in case of Canadians detained in Syria
The Federal Court is hearing final arguments in a challenge from family members of 23 Canadians held in Syria who say Ottawa is violating Charter rights by not arranging for their return. The detainee...
Jan 06, 2023
P.A. & northern Sask. see job loss in 2022, good year for job growth for rest of province
Despite the province seeing its best job growth over the past 10 years in 2022, Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan had a tough 12 months.According to Statistics Canada, the region around 600 fewe...
Jan 06, 2023
‘Let us glorify Him’: Local Ukrainian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas
It is a time to be grateful, rejoice, and come together for one of the biggest celebrations in the Eastern Orthodox church.Prince Albert's Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church will be one of many in...
Jan 06, 2023
Prarie North Co-op reflects on a year of giving back
Prairie North Co-op is reflecting on a year of giving back to the community, but also looking forward to what they can do in the year ahead.Marketing manager Terri Larsen told NortheastNOW they receiv...
Jan 06, 2023
'Heave Away': Canada's goal tune at the world juniors is 'the song that never dies'
TORONTO - "Heave away, me jollies, heave away!" It's a phrase that Canadian hockey fans couldn't get enough of at the world junior hockey championship - a Celtic melody played each time Team Canada sc...
Jan 06, 2023
Canadian tourists remain barricaded in hotel amid Mexican cartel violence
Canadian tourists remain barricaded in their hotel today amid violence in the streets after the arrest of a major drug cartel leader. Tina Dahl, an Edmonton woman with relatives stranded in the popula...
Jan 06, 2023