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Blues sign coach Craig Berube to 3-year contract extension
ST. LOUIS - The Blues made official Tuesday what everyone had expected the moment Craig Berube led St. Louis to a remarkable turnaround capped by the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise histor...
Jun 27, 2019

Canada Day round-up for Meadow Lake and surrounding communities
Monday is a day of celebration for Meadow Lake and the surrounding communities as the nation celebrates 152 years of Canadian history. There is no shortage of events taking place in celebration of Can...
Jun 27, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Memorial Garden to host Canada Day celebrations
The community of Melfort has Canada Day plans set for a day of family fun.The celebrations begin at 2 p.m. on Monday. The Memorial Gardens will host the decorated bike parade for kids aged four to 12....
Jun 27, 2019 Melfort's memorial garden will play host to Canada Day activities. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW staff)

New Ukraine president, and former actor, to meet Trudeau in Toronto
OTTAWA - Ukraine's new president will visit Toronto next week for a major international conference on his country's future that Canada is hosting, and where he will meet Prime Minister ...
Jun 27, 2019

'He's my son: Accused mother cries at trial over boy who died of meningitis
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The mother of a toddler who died of bacterial meningitis broke down several times Tuesday as she testified at her trial that she is still haunted by her boy's death. Coll...
Jun 27, 2019

Crack cocaine seized during LLRIB drug bust
Sixty grams of crack cocaine, a quantity of hydro-morphine pills and a large amount of cash were seized by La Ronge RCMP following the execution of a search warrant. That's according to a media releas...
Jun 27, 2019 Seven adults were initially taken into custody. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Pride rainbow crosswalk goes down in Battleford
Fifty years ago, the Stonewall uprising in New York City by members of the LGBTQ+ community served as a catalyst for a liberation movement and the modern fight for gay rights across the globe.In its w...
Jun 27, 2019 Bobbisue Thompson, centre, with Battlefords Pride, and town councillors Kevin Russell and Doug Laing helped paint a rainbow crosswalk in Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

David Saint-Jacques doing well after space flight: Canadian Space Agency
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is doing well as he continues his long journey home after a six-month stint aboard the International Space Station, the Canadian Space Agency sai...
Jun 27, 2019

Ottawa sets up secretariat to root out racism in federal institutions, programs
OTTAWA - The federal government is setting up a secretariat to root out systemic racism and discrimination within federal institutions, programs and services. The secretariat is part of a $45-million ...
Jun 27, 2019

Raiders go Russian for the first time in the CHL Import Draft
The Prince Albert Raiders did something they've never done before on Thursday at the CHL Import Draft -they drafted a Russian. Ivan Kechkin is his name, a 2002-born forward from Moscow, who scored six...
Jun 27, 2019 Meet the Raiders' newest draft pick, Russian-born Ivan Keckin. (submitted photo/PA Raiders)