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Former Raider signs with Foxes

Former Prince Albert Raider Dante Hannoun has signed with the Hockey Club Bolzano Foxes of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL). The EBEL is an Austrian Hockey league and Hannoun will be playing hocke...

Dec 27, 2019 Raiders forward Dante Hannoun holds the Ed Chynoweth Cup. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff

Year in Review: First Nations achieve many successes

It has been a proud year for many First Nations in the Battlefords area, with a visit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a ceremony to formally exonerate Chief Poundmaker among some of the highlig...

Dec 27, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lays tobacco on the grave of Chief Poundmaker in May after fully exonerating him of any wrongdoing during the NorthWest Rebellion of 1885. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Year in Review: North East SPCA’s Harry and Eve Vickar Shelter opens

northeastNOW is taking a look back at the biggest and most interesting stories of 2019, as selected by our newsroom:-Years of building, planning, and fundraising came to fruition with a snip of a ribb...

Dec 27, 2019 Eve Vickar (centre) is comforted by her son Kerry (second left) after she cut the ribbon to open the Harry and Eve Vickar Shelter. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Sports Year in Review: Trojans’ regime change

northeastNOW is taking a look back at the biggest and most interesting sports stories of 2019, as selected by our sports reporters Mat Barrett and Aaron Schulze:--Dennis Kubat hoped to one day take ov...

Dec 27, 2019 Tisdale Trojans Head Coach Dennis Kubat (grey blazer) and Assistant Coach Daven Smith (black blazer) observe during the Trojans' final game prior to the 2019 holiday break. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).

LLRIB found success in 2019: Chief Tammy Cook-Searson

According to Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, there was a lot of success achieved in 2019. One of the largest accomplishments was securing funds for a Wellness, Healing and R...

Dec 27, 2019 Lac La Ronge Chief Tammy Cook-Searson. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Sports Year in Review; Blackhawks rally after learning their fate

The Beardy's Blackhawks being removed from the Midget AAA and AA leagues make our Top Sports for 2019.On Nov. 12, the Saskatchewan Hockey Association reshuffled their teams in Midget AAA for the 2020-...

Dec 27, 2019 Blackhawks forward Ethan Bear celebrates his first of three goals during the Blackhawks' 6-2 win over the Mintos on Nov. 13. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)

Homegrown centre Dan Clark signs two-year extension with Roughriders

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian centre Dan Clark to a two-year contract extension. The six-foot-two, 310-pound Regina native was named a CFL all-star last season for the fir...

Parkland Ambulance report incidents on Christmas and Boxing Day

Parkland Ambulance is reporting a busy holiday season the last couple of days.According to a media release, on Christmas morning they responded to a collision involving a snowmobile in the Anglin Lake...

Dec 27, 2019 Parkland Ambulance. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

Student who saved classmates from shooting honoured as Jedi

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina college student hailed by police as a hero for preventing more injuries and deaths after a gunman opened fire in a classroom has now been immortalized as a Jedi by t...

Conners' win one of highlights of big year for Canadian golf

It's not accurate to say Corey Conners' dreams came true in 2019. "I don't think my dreams were quite that high," the Canadian golfer said. After starting the year without full status on the PGA Tour,...