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Canwood man facing trafficking charges after police search
A Canwood man is facing several charges after police executed a search warrant on a home Monday.During the search of the home, investigators seized methamphetamine, drug-related paraphernalia, electro...
Jun 05, 2019
Winnipeg to host NFL pre-season game between Raiders and Packers
WINNIPEG - The NFL is coming to Winnipeg. A pre-season game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers will be played at IG Field - home of the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers - in the th...
Jun 05, 2019
Meadow Lake U13 Sox undefeated in Saskatoon tournament
The Meadow Lake Sox are starting the 2019 season with an impressive tournament win.The U13 boys provincial team went undefeated at the Saskatoon AA tournament over the weekend of May 31 to June 2. The...
Jun 05, 2019 The U13 Provincial Sox went undefeated in a tournament in Saskatoon. (Front row: L to R (kneeling): Noah Pigott, Ash Svandrlik, Parker Gerwing (batboy), Brandt Spencer, Quinn Soulsby. Second Row: L to R: Ryder Ellis, Caleb Pockrant, Reid Beck, Dawson Gerwing. Third Row: L to R: Josh Kirilenko, Camron Soulsby. Back Row: L to R: Trevor Gerwing, Chris Ellis, Regan Beck, Clint Pigott.) (Facebook/Meadow Lake Minor Baseball)
Man escapes smoking truck without injury
Prince Albert's Kim Miller may have had a guardian angel watching over him Wednesday morning.Just before 11 a.m., Miller was driving east on 15th Street when his engine suddenly failed. Miller made th...
Jun 05, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Tim Hortons raising funds to send kids to camp
Tim Hortons across Saskatchewan and Canada are participating in Camp Day on June 5.The initiative has 100 per cent of coffee sales going toward sending kids from disadvantaged circumstances to camp. F...
Jun 05, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Kool & The Gang to be honoured with Marian Anderson Award
PHILADELPHIA - Funk-soul band Kool & The Gang is being honoured with an award named for pioneering opera singer Marian Anderson. Kool & The Gang, known for hits like "Get Down on It," ''Celebr...
Jun 05, 2019
RCMP, CBSA say they never searched Meng Wanzhou's phones or electronic devices
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the RCMP and Canadian Border Services Agency deny allegations their officers searched Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's phones and electronic devices after a borde...
Jun 05, 2019
After Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. aims to clean up the earth
LAS VEGAS - After playing Iron Man for more than a decade, Robert Downey Jr. has found a real-life villain he wants to defeat: pollution. The movie star says he plans to start an organization next yea...
Jun 05, 2019
Northern Alberta residents start returning home after evacuation due to fires
Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after wildfires forced them to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted for residents of High Level, the sur...
Jun 05, 2019
Saskatchewan taxpayers sinking millions into uranium mine cleanup
Saskatchewan taxpayers are looking at a massive bill as the provincial and federal governments battle it out over who is responsible for cleaning up an abandoned uranium mine.The Gunnar mine and mill ...
Jun 05, 2019 The Gunnar Mine near Uranium City was once the largest uranium mine in the world. (Chris Carr/CKOM)