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In South Carolina, Steyer investing in black voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. - In the waning weeks before South Carolina's president primary, Democrat Tom Steyer is renewing his focus on the black voters who play a pivotal role in the first-in-the-South state, r...
Dec 10, 2019
Melfort's pound services switching to NESPCA in new year
Animal pound services in the city of Melfort will be changing in 2020.Council has approved the transfer of pound services from Mohawk Animal Clinic to the North East SPCA effective Jan. 1."We talked t...
Dec 10, 2019 The NESPCA will take over pound services for the city in the new year. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Pineland, Lake Country Co-op discussing amalgamation
Pineland Co-op in Nipawin and Lake Country Co-op, based in Prince Albert, are considering a merger.The two entities have had a management agreement for nearly three years and Pineland Co-op board pres...
Dec 10, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Usau notches point for Belarus in losing effort
Ilya Usau notched another point at the U20 Ice Hockey Championship in Minsk. The Prince Albert Raiders forward is playing for the host team from Belarus along with his Raiders teammate and fellow coun...
Dec 10, 2019 Prince Albert Raiders forward Ilya Usau is at the 2020 IIHF World U20 Championship in Minsk, Belarus. (Lucas Chudleigh/Apollo Media)
Quinton Byfield looking to leave his mark at Canada's world junior camp
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Quinton Byfield was eager to get going. The hulking, highly-touted 17-year-old forward with soft hands and speed to burn instead found himself staring out a window at the ai...
Dec 10, 2019
Olivia Smith, Jayden Nelson named Canada Soccer's Youth Players of the Year
TORONTO - Teenagers Olivia Smith and Jayden Nelson have been named Canada Soccer's Youth International Players of the Year. The awards celebrate Canada's top youth footballers in recognition of their ...
Dec 10, 2019
P.A. city council considers U-turn ban
Prince Albert city council is pondering prohibiting U-turns in school zones.Coun. Blake Edwards suggested the idea at Monday night's council meeting. He said he was responding to safety concerns raise...
Dec 10, 2019 Council is looking at ways to address safety concerns raised by residents. (file photo/paNOW staff)
Millions in Bebawi's accounts were bonuses authorized by SNC bosses: defence
MONTREAL - A jury was told today that millions of dollars that ended up in the accounts of a former SNC-Lavalin executive on trial for fraud and corruption were legitimate bonuses authorized by the co...
Dec 10, 2019
Newspaper criticizes film's take on Olympic bombing coverage
ATLANTA - After a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, a security guard initially cast as a hero was transformed into a villain virtually overnight. More than 20 ...
Dec 10, 2019
Banana, duct tape add up to $150,000 at Art Basel Miami
MIAMI - 3D-printed cocktails, a traffic jam sculpture made of hundreds of tons of sand and more celebrity sightings than a Kardashian Christmas party were all part of over-the-top festivities during t...
Dec 10, 2019