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Haitian-Canadians commemorate 10 year anniversary of deadly earthquake
MONTREAL - Gael Stephenson Chancy remembers the time following the earthquake that struck Haiti ten years ago as the moment he was forced to grow up. As his family rode in a transport towards the...
Jan 14, 2020

Traffic offences on the rise in Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake RCMP released their third quarter statistics to council in a closed meeting on Monday and some of the results are staggering. Sgt. Tim Sartison with the Meadow Lake detachment told meadowl...
Jan 14, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Woman in P.A. group accused of robberies given conditional discharge
One of the four people accused in a string of robberies and attempted robberies, including in Prince Albert, was given a conditional discharge - a sentence where no punishment is imposed.Tonisha Fulto...
Jan 14, 2020 Melfort Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Four charged with first-degree murder in death of La Ronge woman
Charges have been laid in the homicide investigation of 28-year-old Sheena Marie Billette of La Ronge.That's according to an RCMP news release, which notes four individuals were charged with first-deg...
Jan 14, 2020

Jewish group seeks removal of anti-Semite's name from Quebec street and park
MONTREAL - A Jewish advocacy group is calling on a city south of Montreal to rename a street and a park honouring a man who sought to prevent Jews from ever buying his land. David Ouellette,...
Jan 14, 2020

Toronto FC officially parts ways with French winger Nicolas Benezet
Toronto FC officially parted ways with French winger Nicolas Benezet on Tuesday, sending his rights to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for US$50,000 general allocation money. Toronto will get another ...
Jan 14, 2020

Villanova Wildcats to retire Kyle Lowry's jersey during a game next month
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry will see his Villanova jersey raised to the Finneran Pavilion rafters next month. As part of the team's 100th-season celebrations, the Wildcats are retiring the j...
Jan 14, 2020

N.S. hockey group withdraws from Hockeyville competition to support P.E.I. rival
HALIFAX - A minor hockey organization in Nova Scotia has withdrawn its entry from a national competition for funding, saying it is throwing its support behind a smal...
Jan 14, 2020

Canada looks to add to valuable FIFA ranking points in friendly against Iceland
Two wins, eight goals but just 2.26 ranking points. A pair of comfortable 4-1 victories over No. 162 Barbados has given Canada confidence but done little to move the needle when it come...
Jan 14, 2020

'He messed with the wrong guy': Kassian sends warning to Tkachuk ahead of rematch
EDMONTON - It doesn't appear Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian is ready to drop his feud with Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk. Kassian spoke to reporters Tuesday, a day after the NHL handed ...
Jan 14, 2020