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Parise scores winner, Wild beat Canadiens 4-3 for 2nd win

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild called a players-only meeting as they struggled to start the season. In their first game since that meeting, the Wild earned a win and gained a sense of relief. Za...

Raptors receive rings and 2019 championship banner unveiled before season opener

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors enjoyed one last celebration of their 2019 title on Tuesday night. The players received their championship rings in a ceremony before the regular-season opener again...

Business community members make thoughts known after election

Members of the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce are weighing in on the results of the federal election.CEO Elise Hildebrandt said a Liberal minority government in Ottawa could change thi...

Oct 22, 2019 Members of the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce have some thoughts about Monday's federal election results. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Student vote mirrors behaviour of parents

Had Monday's election been decided by the country's elementary and high school students instead of adult voters, the results wouldn't have varied much from last night's results.Student Vote Week, made...

Oct 22, 2019 (submitted photo/studentvote.ca)

Riders players happy to see Fajardo sign extension

Cody Fajardo admitted stepping onto the practice field Tuesday after signing a two-year contract extension was nerve-racking."I just didn't want my first completion to be an interception," the Saskatc...

Oct 22, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Roughriders)

Police Deputy Chief honoured for service and commitment

As a near three-decade veteran of the Police Albert Police Service (PAPS), Deputy Chief Jason Stonechild has seen enough to know certain issues are just not getting any better. That has in no way dimi...

Oct 22, 2019 Prince Albert Deputy Police Chief Jason Stonechild holds the Eagle Feather gifted to him by the P.A. Grand Council's Women's Commission. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

NESD enrolment down slightly, could result in funding loss of $130,000

The North East School Division (NESD) faced a slight decrease in student enrolment for the 2019-20 academic year.As of Sept. 30, total enrolment for the NESD sits at 4,884 students, which is down by 5...

Oct 22, 2019 Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate is one of the few NESD schools that saw a surplus in enrolment for 2019-20 (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).

Churchbridge arena renamed in honour of Ice Wolves Coach Kevin Kaminski

To serve as a way to thank him for everything he's done, arena officials in Churchbridge have decided to change the name of their local ice rink to Kaminski Arena. "He's been an inspiration for genera...

Oct 22, 2019 Kaminski Arena is the new name of the local rink in Churchbridge. (La Ronge Ice Wolves Hockey Club/Facebook)

Facebook says Libra won't launch without US approval

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to reassure Congress on Wednesday that his company won't try to evade financial regulators as it prepares its planned digital currency Libra. In prepa...

Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely

LONDON - For a brief moment Tuesday, Brexit was within a British prime minister's grasp. Boris Johnson won Parliament's backing for the substance of his exit deal but lost a key vote on its timing, a ...