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Year in Review: Jaskirat Sidhu receives eight-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to Humboldt Broncos bus crash
northeastNOW is taking a look back at the biggest and most interesting stories of 2019, as selected by our newsroom:It was a case many Canadians had their eyes on, and it wrapped up in early 2019.Jask...
Dec 30, 2019 Jaskirat Singh Sidhu. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive back Mike Daly re-signs with CFL club
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed Canadian defensive back Mike Daly. The native of Kitchener, Ont., played all 18 regular-season games for the Ticats last season, making three starts a...
Dec 30, 2019
Kevin Clark scores two as Canada returns to Spengler Cup final
DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada is off to the Spengler Cup final for the fifth year in a row. The national men's hockey team defeated TPS Turku of Finland 6-0 in semifinal action at the annual Christmas t...
Dec 30, 2019
Queen Elizabeth's daughter is hardest-working royal, again!
LONDON - Being a member of the British royal family isn't the easiest job on earth, if TV shows and movies provide accurate pictures. But how much do the royals work? According to official records, pr...
Dec 30, 2019
Police investigating woman's death as homicide after autopsy results
Police continue to investigate the death of Sheena Marie Billette, but have confirmed her death to be the result of a homicide. The determination came from information obtained from an autopsy in Regi...
Dec 30, 2019 The body of Sheena Marie Billette, 28, was found on Hwy 102 north of La Ronge Monday morning. (Sheena Marie/Facebook)
Canadian international Fraser Aird released by Scottish club for rude gesture
Scotland's Cove Rangers FC has released Canadian international Fraser Aird after he was caught on camera making a rude gesture from the stands at Sunday's Old Firm Derby. "Cove Rangers FC is aware of ...
Dec 30, 2019
Bright light streaks through night sky Saturday
All was calm in the night sky on Saturday when just after 11:30 p.m. a dazzling blue light appeared out of nowhere. A meteor streaked across the skies over Prince Albert Saturday evening just after 11...
Dec 30, 2019 (submitted photo/Dayna C Marie Adjiza)
Montreal airport refuellers vote in favour of New Year's Day strike
The workers in charge of refuelling planes at Montreal's Trudeau and Mirabel airports could walk off the job on New Year's Day, threatening to disrupt the busy holiday travel season. The Internat...
Dec 30, 2019
Boxing Day murder suspect makes first court appearance
The man charged in connection to a violent incident at Wahpeton Dakota Nation on Boxing Day fought back tears as he made his first court appearance Monday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. Na...
Dec 30, 2019 Prince Albert Provincial Court. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Meadow Lake Fire Chief looks back at 2019
The City of Meadow Lake Fire Department reflects on some of their highlights in 2019. "We had a busy and eventful year," Fire Chief Neil Marsh told meadowlakeNOW in an email.Marsh said the first-ever ...
Dec 30, 2019 (Submitted/City of Meadow Lake)