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La Loche school demonstrating strength after 2016 tragedy
A moment of silence on Wednesday honored those lost and injured at the fourth anniversary of the school shootings in La LocheJason Young, Director of Education with Northern Lights School Division 113...
Jan 24, 2020 (submitted photo/ NLSD #113)

Ottawa pledges to match funds raised for families of Iran plane crash victims
TORONTO - The federal government promised Wednesday to match all contributions to a fundraising campaign that aims to provide financial relief for the families of the 57 ...
Jan 24, 2020

Vawn Snowmobile Rally
Experience great winter fun while supporting a great cause at the Vawn Snowmobile Rally in support of the Vawn Community Hall.This rally will be Saturday, February 22nd.See the poster for details.
Jan 24, 2020

From MUCC to microbiology: Dr. Linda Chelico working on HIV, cancer research projects
The start of some potentially ground breaking research all began with a Grade 12 project at the high school in Melfort.Dr. Linda Chelico is now a biochemist at the University of Saskatchewan, and her ...
Jan 24, 2020 Dr. Linda Chelico is leading research into enzymes and how they relate to HIV and cancer. (Submitted/Dr. Linda Chelico)

Police resume search for 5 snowmobilers from France missing in Quebec
ST-HENRI-DE-TAILLON, Que. - Quebec provincial police have resumed a search effort for five missing snowmobilers from France who disappeared in frigid waters while riding off-trail in the pro...
Jan 24, 2020

Sinclair goes for milestone goal in Texas as Canadian women look to Tokyo
TORONTO - Christine Sinclair's goals have literally spanned the globe, with her hit list ranging from Argentina to Zimbabwe. Next week, the 36-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., will look to add St. Ki...
Jan 24, 2020

Pentagon: 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran's strike
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Friday that 34 U.S. troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month's Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi air base, and that half of the troops...
Jan 24, 2020

Warmer temperatures, slushy roads follow deep freeze
While preparing for a mild-January weekend, motorists are being encouraged to travel safely.Temperatures hovering around zero Celsius will melt snow and ice, which can present new driving hazards beyo...
Jan 24, 2020 (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)

Former soldier, alleged neo-Nazi Patrik Mathews denied bail in U.S.
GREENBELT, Md. - A former Canadian army reservist and his two American cohorts, all of them tied to a white-supremacy group with growing notoriety in the United States, remained behind bars Wednesday&...
Jan 24, 2020

Why didn’t accusers abandon Weinstein? Expert to weigh in
NEW YORK - It's the defence's go-to question at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial: If the once-revered Hollywood mogul is a revolting sexual predator, as prosecutors and scores of women allege, why did so...
Jan 24, 2020