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Classic Loppet brings out the crowds
Local residents of all ages as well as groups from afar strapped on their ski's Sunday.The Prince Albert Nordic Ski Club's 2020 Classic Loppet had a large outing and hundreds of cross-country skiers c...
Jan 26, 2020 Hundreds of people took part in the P.A. Nordic Ski Club's Classic Loppet on Sunday. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

Kobe Bryant, daughter perish in copter crash, 3 others dead
CALABASAS, Calif. - NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and three others were killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California on Sunday, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an out...
Jan 26, 2020

Quebec Court of Appeal to hear Alexandre Bissonnette appeals on Monday
MONTREAL - Nearly three years after the massacre that claimed six lives at the Quebec City mosque, the length of the sentence imposed on the man convicted of the crimes will be debated in the pro...
Jan 26, 2020

Canadian women defeat Ireland in opening match at New Zealand Sevens
HAMILTON, New Zealand - Canada captain Ghislaine Landry booted her 300th career conversion in a 24-7 win over Ireland at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens on Friday. A late Phil Berna try then lifted the 12...
Jan 26, 2020

Canada's basketball community mourns Kobe Bryant after helicopter crash
In his 40 years in basketball, nothing Chuck Swirksy has seen compared to Kobe Bryant's performance against the Toronto Raptors. The broadcaster reminisced about Bryant's 81-point game against th...
Jan 26, 2020

Mintos give up pair early in loss to Hounds
The Prince Albert Mintos saw their three-game snap on Sunday, as they fell behind quickly in their 4-2 loss to the Notre Dame Hounds. It took just 53 seconds for the Hounds to establish a 2-0 advantag...
Jan 26, 2020 Mintos defenceman Tre Fouquette collides with Notre Dame Hound Jhett Larson. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff

NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's Roman...
Jan 26, 2020

AP source: Ex-NBA star Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, ...
Jan 26, 2020
AP source: Ex-NBA star Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, ...
Jan 26, 2020

CP NewsAlert: L.A. Lakers great Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
CALABASAS, Calif. - Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash the Associated Press has confirmed. He was 41. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jan 26, 2020