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A look at some of the Canadians who died in Iran plane crash
The federal government says at least 63 Canadians were among the 176 people who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Friends and f...
Jan 08, 2020

Toffifee helps hospice
The Rose Garden Hospice has received its first major donation of 2020.Wednesday morning Canadian Tire's Malcolm Jenkins donated $28,600, generated from selling Toffifee candy over the holiday season t...
Jan 08, 2020 Malcolm Jenkins, right, presents a check for $28,600 to the Rose Garden Hospice's Marina Mitchell and Ralph Boychuk. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Meadow Lake real estate market experiences significant change
The Saskatchewan Realtors Association is leading the nation in a single provincial real estate board for real estate professionals and consumers. Wally Lorenz, the office manager of RE/MAX of the Batt...
Jan 08, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Oscars to go host-less for 2nd straight year on ABC
PASADENA, Calif. - The Oscars are going without a host again this year. ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke said the Feb. 9 telecast will focus on what worked last year: "huge entertainment value,...
Jan 08, 2020
North Stars welcome Hawks to town in search of sixth straight
When the Battlefords North Stars play host to the Nipawin Hawks Wednesday night at the NB Civic Centre, the team will do so looking for their sixth straight win. The North Stars enter play in top spot...
Jan 08, 2020

Court of Appeal upholds decision in 2014 murder case
Two Prince Albert men convicted of murder will not get a new trial.The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (SCA) has upheld the respective convictions for Orren Johnson and Jordan Herron, and dismissed their...
Jan 08, 2020 A photo taken of Jordan Herron (left) and Orren Johnson (right) at the conclusion of their trial in Feb. 2017 at Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

'There's no such thing as a dumb question': Maintenance and other tips for snowblowers and snowmobiles
With the first big snowfall of 2020 coming on Wednesday, Jan. 8, it may signal the first time that some people in the northeast are bringing out their snowmobiles and maybe their snowblowers.Maintenan...
Jan 08, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

New Argos head coach likes what he sees on tape from veteran Bethel-Thompson
New Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie likes what he's seen on tape from veteran quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Bethel-Thompson was just 4-9 as Toronto's starter last season but gui...
Jan 08, 2020

Polar Bear Club lets students play outside despite cold weather
For schoolchildren, frigid temperatures mean indoor recess.But for kids in Saskatchewan, that can mean weeks without going outside for breaks during the day. At Ecole Vickers School in Prince Albert, ...
Jan 08, 2020 Rosy-cheeked students return from the first outing of the Polar Bear Club on Monday (submitted photo/Jennie Green)

Iranian-Americans delayed, questioned at border, fuelling fears of profiling
WASHINGTON - North American residents of Iranian descent and their advocates were sounding the racial-profiling alarm Monday after scores of them were subjected to intensive questi...
Jan 08, 2020