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Blue Jays' Charlie Montoyo pleased with MLB managerial debut despite loss

TORONTO - Charlie Montoyo anxiously waited at the top of the home dugout until he got a pat on his shoulder telling him that it was his turn to go on to the field at Rogers Centre. The 53-year-old Mon...

Baltimore mayor says her $500K book deal was a 'mistake'

Baltimore's mayor on Thursday described a lucrative arrangement to sell her self-published children's books to a university-based health care system as a "regrettable mistake" and offered apologies fo...

Regina Police release RCMP review of Nadine Machiskinic death investigation

REGINA - The Regina Police Service has released an RCMP report into how it investigated the death of an Indigenous woman who fell 10 storeys down a laundry chute. Nadine Machiskinic, who was 29,&...

CCHS students preparing for Skills Canada Provincial Competition

Students from Churchill Community High School will represent northern Saskatchewan in the Skills Canada Provincial Competition next month in Saskatoon."There are 46 different trades students can enrol...

Mar 28, 2019 Grade 10 student Kelli Young impressed judges enough at a regional culinary competition Wednesday to earn her spot at provincials. (Churchill Community High School/Facebook)

Humboldt Chamber of Commerce Board gains two directors

The Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce appear to have short-term leadership stability.After all seven of the Humboldt Chamber's Board of Directors decided to stay on board, two more businessmen...

Mar 28, 2019 Humboldt Co-op general manager Brent Walker (second right) and Dzinehaus Computers CEO Mike Pulice (far right) being sworn in as the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce's newest Board of Directors (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).

Investigation widened in death of Prince Albert infant

As police investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of an infant boy in Prince Albert, paNOW has learned more about the care that was being provided to him.Kelvin Jonathan McCallum III (Baby...

Mar 28, 2019 There are new questions concerning whether the tragic death of ""Baby Kal" could have been prevented. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

WHL announces dates for Raiders, Blades playoff matchup

The Western Hockey League has announced game dates for round two of the 2019 playoffs between the Prince Albert Raiders and Saskatoon Blades. The first game of will happen next Friday, April 5 at the ...

Mar 28, 2019 The Prince Albert Raiders will take on the Saskatoon Blades starting next Friday in Prince Albert. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Canola council meets with trade minister

Representatives rom the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) met Thursday with Canada's trade diversification minister, and to no one's surprise, China's suspension of Canadian Canola exports was the focus ...

Mar 28, 2019 (File photo/ farmnewsNOW Staff)

Large donation for Rose Garden Hospice

Prince Albert's planned Rose Garden Hospice is another step closer to reality, after a large donation was made from a local businessman.Matching the funds received from the recent performance of 'Cale...

Mar 28, 2019 From left, Ralph Boychuck, Gordon Hein and Marina Mitchell with the Rose Garden Hospice, Malcom Jenkins, owner of Canadian Tire in Prince Albert, and Tracey Feher, chair of Spark Theatre, attend a cheque presentation for $20,000 to be put towards the completion of the Rose Garden Hospice. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)

Movie set materials cited in firefighter's death in NYC

NEW YORK - Highly combustible materials used to turn a former jazz club into a movie set contributed to the death of a veteran New York City firefighter last year, according to a fire department repor...