Author Archives:
Outbreak casts pall over China new year as deaths surpass 40
BEIJING - China's most festive holiday began in the shadow of a worrying new virus Saturday as the death toll surpassed 40, an unprecedented lockdown kept 36 million people from travelling and authori...
Jan 24, 2020
VanVleet scores 22 as Raptors beat Sixers for fifth consecutive win
TORONTO - Marc Gasol has been a cerebral playmaker and a force on the defensive end for the Toronto Raptors. But it took some serious nagging from teammate Kyle Lowry for Gasol to shoot the ball....
Jan 24, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW Jan. 24, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Reporter Alison Sandstrom about a time capsule opened at W.J. Berezowsky School.
Jan 24, 2020
Giants' Eli Manning retires after 16 seasons, 2 Super Bowls
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Eli Manning is ending a 16-year NFL career that saw him recognized as a great quarterback, a leader, a solid citizen and the man who led the New York Giants back into prominenc...
Jan 24, 2020
Patrick McCaw exits Raptors game early after being hit in face on rebound
TORONTO - Raptors forward Patrick McCaw left Toronto's 107-95 win over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night after an errant hand broke his nose in the second quarter. McCaw was reaching ...
Jan 24, 2020
Michigan court reverses murder conviction, cites rap videos
DETROIT - The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously threw out a murder conviction Friday, saying YouTube rap videos spoiled the verdict by portraying the defendant as a "ruthless and menacing threat to t...
Jan 24, 2020
Berezowsky community gathers to open time capsule
The contents of a 20-year-old time capsule were revealed to a rapt audience of current and former students and staff on Friday at W. J. Berezowsky School.Retired teacher, Patti Jamieson was in charge ...
Jan 24, 2020 Allan Nunn who was principal of W. J. Berezowsky when the time capsule was created, reveals a newspaper from inside it, current principal Dwayne Tournier looks on. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Harrison recognized for efforts in cutting red tape
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) awarded an honourable mention to Meadow Lake MLA, Jeremy Harrison in its Golden Scissor Awards. The accolade recognizes politicians, public serva...
Jan 24, 2020 Meadow Lake MLA, Jeremy Harrison. (submitted photo/CFIB)
Canada trending upward towards Tokyo, but race to podium crowded
The good news for Canada's team heading to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is it's capable of beating the 22 medals won four years ago in Rio de Janeiro. The bad news is it's going to be r...
Jan 24, 2020
Silvernagle on hunt for back-to-back Provincial Championships in Melville this weekend
Robyn Silvernagle and her team return to the ice in Melville Friday, for the Viterra Scotties Woman's Provincial Championship, with the chance to represent Saskatchewan at the annual Scotties Tourname...
Jan 24, 2020 Team Silvernagle, pictured here, will look to defend their Provincial title this weekend, as the team is back in action in Melville. (Submitted photo/Kara Thevenot)