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P.A. victim services appreciate national week
In times of pain, grief, and fear Victim Services steps up to help those affected by crime. This week is a commemoration of the staff members who help victims - an event set up by the Justice Canada P...
May 30, 2019 Alison Elsner, left, with Carol Wittal. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
VanVleet, Toronto Raptors not happy with just being in NBA championship series
TORONTO - Guard Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors aren't happy with just being in the NBA Finals. Toronto squares off against the Golden State Warriors in the league final, which opens Thursday ni...
May 30, 2019
Reconciliation Nipawin Flag to be raised at Town Hall on National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 21, 2019 is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, and the Town of Nipawin has agreed with a local group to acknowledge the occasion in a public way.Council voted to raise the Reconciliation ...
May 30, 2019 The Reconciliation Nipawin flag will be raised at Town Hall for National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Halifax police rule out charges after probe of doctor who examined RCMP recruits
Halifax police say no charges will be laid following an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against a doctor who examined RCMP recruits over a period spanning several decad...
May 30, 2019
Dragons and Panthers ready for provincials
Both the Sask. Rivers Dragons and Prince Albert Panthers will take the field this weekend in Saskatoon at provincials.The Dragons enter the weekend as the number one seed from the north with a 10-2 re...
May 30, 2019 (Submitted photo. Crystal Clarke)
Sportsnet hopes NBA Finals reach Game 7 as Raptors prove slam dunk for ratings
TORONTO - While most Toronto Raptors fans are likely hoping for a quick and victorious end to the NBA Finals matchup against Golden State, Bart Yabsley wants it to go on as long as possible. The recen...
May 30, 2019
R. Kelly charged with 11 new sex-related crimes in Chicago
CHICAGO - Prosecutors charged R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday with 11 new sex-related counts, including some that carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, making them the most serious again...
May 30, 2019
Young woman killed, teen injured after father sets fire at Calgary home: police
CALGARY - Police say a young woman was killed and her teenage sister badly injured in a fire set by their father who also died in the home where there had been a history of conflict. "What we kno...
May 30, 2019
Local author releasing dual language children's book
It's a story passed down from her grandmother, and now, Celia Deschambeault is putting it to paper.Carrie Fiddler, Deschambeault's grandmother, first told her the tale when she was attending universit...
May 30, 2019 The Legend of the Mosquito is in its final stages and will be releasing soon. (submitted photo/Celia Deschambeault)
Six-hundred straw bales destroyed during dairy farm fire
Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from a dairy farm in the Hague area Wednesday, as fire crews worked all afternoon and night to contain a large bale fire.Members of the Hague Fire D...
May 30, 2019 (Facebook/ Hague Fire Dept.)