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Tottenham advances in FA Cup in potential Eriksen farewell
LONDON - If this was to be Christian Eriksen's last match as a Tottenham player, he went out with a victory. The Denmark midfielder played the full 90 minutes as Tottenham held off a late fightback fr...
Jan 14, 2020

‘The reward outweighs the risks’: Hawks make two core trades during win streak
Two weeks into 2020 and the Nipawin Hawks are feeling better about themselves.Seven Hawks - goaltender Ross Hawryluk, defencemen Evan Bortis, Max Johnson, and Jack Lenchyshyn, and forwards Michael Mak...
Jan 14, 2020 Austen Flaman (No. 8 black and gold) was one of two players the Nipawin Hawks traded during the Jan. 10 CJHL Trade Deadline. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Parent faces new tax fraud charge in college bribery case
BOSTON - A Massachusetts real estate developer accused of paying $220,000 to get his son into the University of Southern California faces a new tax fraud charge. John Wilson, 59, of Lynnfield, Mass., ...
Jan 14, 2020

Issues related to boarded up homes 'complicated': City councillor
There are currently 17 homes boarded up in Prince Albert, and 28 outstanding files.Those figures are contained in a report, which was discussed briefly during Monday's Board of Police Commissioners me...
Jan 14, 2020 This house in the 1000 block of 18th St. W. is among over a dozen boarded up homes in the city, and in this specific case the file has been forwarded for prosecution. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Melfort council passes budget with 2.07 per cent average tax increase
The city of Melfort has passed its 2020 budget, and residents will see a 2.07 per cent average tax increase.Council passed the budget at its meeting Monday, Jan. 13.Mayor Rick Lang said the increase i...
Jan 14, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Canada's Dabrowski prepares to resume doubles partnership with Ostapenko
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko have enjoyed some success on the handful of occasions they've teamed up together in the past. They're hoping to reki...
Jan 14, 2020

Bills seek to end 'conversion therapy' in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Twice a week for four years when he was in high school, gay student Zach Meiners underwent "conversion therapy," a practice that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or ge...
Jan 14, 2020

Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Canadian defensive back Justin Howell
OTTAWA - Canadian defensive back Justin Howell has signed a one-year contract extension with the Ottawa Redblacks. The native of Bradford, Ont., has 21 defensive tackles and 16 special-teams tackles o...
Jan 14, 2020

Veteran Canadian centre Tristan Thompson setting tone in Cleveland
Tristan Thompson gleefully bounded around the Cleveland dressing room, his teammates enthusiastically showering him with buckets of water. The Canadian centre had just scored a career-high 35 poi...
Jan 14, 2020

Officials: Jet fuel lands on Los Angeles school playground
CUDAHY, Calif. - Jet fuel dumped by an aircraft returning to Los Angeles International Airport fell onto an elementary school playground where children were playing Tuesday, fire officials said. The L...
Jan 14, 2020