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Participating in Tackle Hunger program has meaning for Argos' lineman Campbell
TORONTO - The Purolator Tackle Hunger program is one that's near and dear to Jamal Campbell's heart. Growing up, the hulking Toronto Argonauts offensive lineman's family sometimes had to go to&nb...
Apr 27, 2020

North Saskatchewan River reaches highest level in 34 years
The North Saskatchewan River proved to be quite the spectacle Sunday as water levels surged during the spring ice breakup."We recorded the highest level in the river since 1986, so it was pretty signi...
Apr 27, 2020 The North Saskatchewan River. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)

Whitecaps' sale of face masks to boost Vancouver Aquarium going gangbusters
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps had sold more than 57,000 masks as of Monday morning with all net proceeds going to help the financially troubled Vancouver Aquarium. The MLS team sa...
Apr 27, 2020

AP source: Bulls hiring 76ers' Eversley as general manager
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bulls have hired Philadelphia 76ers executive Marc Eversley to replace the fired Gar Forman as general manager and work under new top basketball executive Arturas Karnisovas, a p...
Apr 27, 2020

Deceased person found along riverbank
The Prince Albert Police service are investigating after receiving a report of a deceased person on the shore of a riverbank.According to a media release, the police are currently on scene in the 1100...
Apr 27, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Researchers scramble to inform doctors of COVID-19 risk to LGBTQ
OTTAWA - A group of researchers at the University of Toronto are rapidly trying to educate health-care workers about the barriers LGBTQ people face to accessing care during the COVID-19 crisis. T...
Apr 27, 2020

Relatives, legal experts say N.S. should begin work on inquiry into mass killing
HALIFAX - Nova Scotians struggling with the devastating aftermath of a mass shooting are looking for a firm commitment from the province's leaders to set up a public inquiry to help answer a...
Apr 27, 2020

‘The anxiousness is gone’: Melfort Trade Alliance happy with Re-Open Saskatchewan
The past month during the COVID-19 pandemic has been filled with peaks and valleys for small business owners.On March 22, Melfort Trade Alliance President Tyler Fahlman expressed how frightening it wa...
Apr 27, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

PAYSA Spring 2020 Soccer Season is cancelled
Although it may not come as a surprise, the Prince Albert Youth Soccer Association (PAYSA) announced it has cancelled the Spring 2020 Soccer Season.According to a media release, representatives from t...
Apr 27, 2020 This photo was taken at the 2019 Melba Jenkins Memorial Cup. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

Former Humboldt Bronco Graysen Cameron to play for Northland College
ASHLAND, Wis. - Graysen Cameron, who broke his back in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash two years ago, has committed to play NCAA hockey for Northland College in Wisconsin. The 20-year-old from Old...
Apr 27, 2020