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Special Olympic floor hockey tourney for P.A.
At least 65 athletes will be involved in a one-day provincial Special Olympics floor hockey tournament tomorrow.Five teams are involved at the Saskatchewan Polytechnic gym from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Prin...
Feb 07, 2020 A variety of local hockey teams, like the Mintos, get to compete in fun action with the P.A. Special Olympics floor hockey team. (submitted photo/Mike Svenson)
Oscar Predictions: Can 'Parasite' upset '1917'?
NEW YORK - Ahead of Sunday's 92nd Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle shares his predictions for a ceremony with a lot of locks but the potential for a few surprises. BEST PICTURE ...
Feb 07, 2020
Sen. Mitt Romney breaks with GOP, votes to convict Trump
WASHINGTON - Republican Mitt Romney, establishment to the core, took the Senate's most brazenly rebellious stance Wednesday in voting to force President Donald Trump from office, a move highlighting h...
Feb 07, 2020
Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured
ISTANBUL - A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday, killing three people and injuring dozens more. Passengers h...
Feb 07, 2020
Snakebit! Bullmastiff heals, heads to Westminster Dog Show
NEW YORK - Whatever got a piece of gentle Titus in the North Carolina brush, it was trouble. Co-owner Cassandra Carpenter reckons it was a pygmy rattlesnake. Veterinarian Jess Hunter figures it could'...
Feb 07, 2020
Manslaughter charges in hit-and-run accident that killed 2
MOORE, Okla. - A man accused of striking and killing two suburban Oklahoma City high school cross-country runners who were running on a sidewalk was charged Friday with manslaughter in the deaths. Max...
Feb 07, 2020
Fire keeping investigators away from train derailment in rural Saskatchewan
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board says a fire continues to burn at the site of a train derailment in Saskatchewan and investigators can't access the site. It says one investigator...
Feb 07, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
La Ronge RCMP warn of tougher distracted driving penalties
La Ronge RCMP members are reminding motorists of tougher distracted driving penalties that came into effect at the beginning of February. According to the public service announcement, drivers charged ...
Feb 07, 2020 RCMP warn distracted driving penalties have more than doubled. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Alberta uninterested in federal 'handout' if Teck mine rejected: Nixon
CALGARY - Alberta's environment minister says the province is not interested in any federal handout if Ottawa rejects the proposed Frontier oilsands mine. A Reuters report, citing unidentified sources...
Feb 07, 2020
Melfort hosting over 130 Girl Guides for district rally
Melfort will play host to over 130 Girl Guides and leaders from the district throughout the day tomorrow.The Girl Guides' district rally invites members from Melfort, Tisdale, Nipawin, and St. Brieux ...
Feb 07, 2020 Melfort Girl Guide groups serve their guests at the annual Kris Kringle tea in November. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)