Author Archives:
Local social worker takes Indigenous concerns to Senate
A Prince Albert social worker is taking part in an annual initiative with the Senate of Canada.Trevor Dubois is part of a group of eight Indigenous young people who are in Ottawa, where among other op...
Jun 05, 2019 Trevor Dubois meeting with Senator Peter Harder of Ontario. (submitted photo/Senate of Canada)
California governor won't free Manson follower Van Houten
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom overruled a parole board's decision to free Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten on Monday, marking the third time a governor has stopped the rel...
Jun 05, 2019
Vancouver Island to Humboldt: Broncos find new assistant coach
The Humboldt Broncos are bringing in a West Coast vibe to the coaching staff next season.Curtis Toneff, from Nanaimo, B.C., was officially announced as the Broncos' new assistant coach for the 2019-20...
Jun 05, 2019 Curtis Toneff will be moving on as head coach of the Nanaimo Buccaneers Junior B Hockey Club on Vancouver Island to become the new assistant coach of the Humboldt Broncos. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW Staff)
Prince Albert vets remember D-Day 75 years later
It was on June 6, 1944, when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in France to open the way to Germany. More than 150,000 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches, beginning the push into mainland...
Jun 05, 2019 Thousands of Canadian troops gave their lives during the invasion and conquest of Normandy 75 years ago. (Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-132898.)
Venue change announced for Relay For Life
Organizers of the annual Relay For Life on Saturday have decided to make a venue change.The prospect of cold and wet weather prompted them to move the high-profile survivor celebration and cancer awar...
Jun 05, 2019 Saturday's Relay For Life event in P.A. is to be an indoor affair after organizers cancelled plans at Kinsmen Park due to the cold and wet weather forecast. (submitted photo/Canadian Cancer Society)
Fun Run helps raise over $10K for Down Syndrome Society
The Saskatchewan Down Syndrome Society held its ninth annual Fun Run event last weekend in Prince Albert and Regina, and managed to raise over $10,500.There were a total of 60 families at the Prince A...
Jun 05, 2019 There was no shortage of big smiles on Saturday at PACI school. (submitted photo/ Brittany Luddington)
N.B. Comprehensive HS student honoured with gold award in national competition
Third time is the charm, as the saying goes. That was the case for Cam Taylor who recently won gold in the 2019 Skills Canada National Competition. It was his third year at nationals aiming for the to...
Jun 05, 2019 National competition Gold Medal winner North Battleford Comprehensive High School student Cam Taylor, centre. (submitted photo/Mike Humenny)
Congress challenged by funding emergency at the border
WASHINGTON - Congress has only a few weeks to advance an emergency funding bill to deal with the escalating humanitarian crisis at the southern border, creating a time crunch that has lawmakers on all...
Jun 05, 2019
Future of retail cannabis store in Melfort up in the air
It remains unclear when the retail cannabis shop in Melfort will open and what is causing the delay.SLGA told northeastNOW in an email that it had "not issued a retail cannabis permit for Melfort at t...
Jun 05, 2019 The Cannabis store in Melfort was set to go by the name Hive Cannabis, and had an opening soon sign in the window. But SLGA says they haven't approved the storefront's permit. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
More Washington workers could see OT pay under proposed rule
OLYMPIA, Wash. - More than 250,000 workers in Washington state would be newly eligible for overtime pay by 2026 under a rule proposed Wednesday by the state's Department of Labor and Industries. The s...
Jun 05, 2019