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Canadian women's soccer coach looks to reset preparation for Tokyo Olympics

The COVID-19 outbreak has forced Canada Soccer staff to think outside the box in looking after their players scattered around the globe. The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 poses a lot more...

Panthers release quarterback Cam Newton

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Cam Newton era is over in Carolina, as the Panthers released the 30-year-old quarterback after nine seasons. The move became a mere formality after the Panthers made it clear las...

Six-time Super Bowl champ Brady looking forward, not behind

TAMPA, Fla. - Tom Brady says one day he'll have time to reflect on a historic 20-year stint with the New England Patriots. Right now, the six-time Super Bowl champion and newest member of the Tampa Ba...

Melfort Ambulance taking safeguards amid COVID-19 pandemic

A local ambulance company is taking a few extra precautions when it comes to COVID-19.Melfort Ambulance manager Wayne Therres told northeastNOW that for them, it was business as usual in that people c...

Mar 24, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Quebec prosecutor's office clears provincial police chief after probe

Quebec's director of criminal and penal prosecutions says there will be no charges against the head of the provincial police force. But Chief Martin Prud'homme will have to wait before he's permitted ...

SHA planning for field hospitals to cope with extent of COVID-19

It's suggested COVID-19 will affect 30 per cent of the province, and the government is reviewing whether community rinks, arenas and school gyms could serve as field hospitals to meet the growing need...

Mar 24, 2020 Prince Albert Victoria Hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Conservative leadership candidates jointly call for delayed vote

OTTAWA - Three contenders vying to become the next federal Conservative leader have banded together to call for the race to be delayed and for fees to be cut in half due to the pressures of the&n...

Raiders ready to add talent in inaugural U.S. Prospects Draft

The inaugural WHL U.S. Prospects Draft will be held as scheduled on Wednesday, with the 22 member clubs gathering online to make their selections.Up to now, American players have been welcomed into th...

Mar 24, 2020 Jeremy Masella, from Phoenix, AZ, was one of two Americans on the Raider roster this season. The club will be adding two more U.S.-born prospects to the pipeline tomorrow. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)

Mayor Ryan Bater preaches importance of social distancing

As the COVID-19 situation continues to grow across the country, the issue of social distancing becomes more and more important. In their daily press briefings, the Government of Canada continues to re...

Mar 24, 2020 Mayor Ryan Bater is practicing social distancing. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

What happens to Olympic soccer age limit when games are pushed back by a year?

Among the many questions left to be answered in the wake of the Tokyo Olympic postponement to 2021 is does the schedule change affect the men's soccer competition. Olympic men's soccer qualifying...