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Positive parenting techniques on offer from expert

Parenting strategies need to adjust according to a non-profit organization that will be offering help in Meadow Lake later this week.Thyra Berg is the program manager of Positively Parenting, which is...

Nov 12, 2019 Photo courtesy of Thyra Berg, Positively Parenting Inc.

JPII senior girls volleyball team takes silver at regionals

The John Paul II Collegiate senior girls volleyball team finished with a silver medal at the 4A Regionals in Humboldt over the weekend.Coach Vic Stynsky said the girls played great throughout the week...

Nov 12, 2019 JPII Senior Girls Volleyball Team (supplied photo/Roxanne Stynsky)

North Stars named top team in country, take number one spot in weekly CJHL rankings

The Battlefords North Stars are the top-ranked team in the country, according to the new Canadian Junior Hockey league (CJHL) rankings, out this week. The Stars are currently riding a 15-game winning ...

Nov 12, 2019 The Battlefords North Stars have had a season for the books this year, going 22-1 through their opening 23 games to claim top spot in the CJHL rankings. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Community filled seats for Remembrance Day in Melfort

Hundreds of residents in Melfort and area filled the seats and stands of Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate's gymnasium for Remembrance Day.Spectators silently observed every portion of the ser...

Nov 11, 2019 Dozens of wreaths lay following Melfort's Remembrance Day service at MUCC. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Full house for Remembrance Day service in P.A.

Lest we forget.An estimated 1,100 people packed the Prince Albert Armoury Monday for the annual Remembrance Day service.Despite the -20 C temperature outside, the ceremony attracted people of all ages...

Nov 11, 2019 Members of the military were in the front row for the Remembrance Day service at the Prince Albert Armoury. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

Cherry's comments the latest chapter in a controversial broadcasting career

TORONTO - Sportsnet cut ties with Don Cherry on Monday after the veteran hockey commentator called new immigrants "you people" on his "Coach's Corner" segment while claiming they don't wear poppi...

Nov 11, 2019 Don Cherry talks on the ice (The Canadian Press)

Naicam getting set for Dancing with the Stars

Locals of the Northeast have been training and lacing up their dancing shoes for the past two months in preparation for Dancing with the Stars, Naicam edition.The third event put on by North East Outr...

Nov 11, 2019 NEOSS are hosting the third Dancing with the Stars in Naicam on Nov. 23. (Submitted photo/Jennifer Peterson)

NewsAlert: Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments

TORONTO - Sportsnet has apologized for TV commentator Don Cherry's remarks on Saturday night's Coach's Corner segment. The network says Cherry's remarks are discriminatory and offensive and do&nb...

Nov 10, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

"I believe everyone has a novel inside," said P.A. author

A five year journey has ended for Prince Albert's Joanne Panas, with the completion of her first novel, "The Battle for the Gift."Panas, a former Taekwon-Do instructor, and a talented illustrator in h...

Nov 10, 2019 Joanne Panas presents her first novel. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

NewsAlert: Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments

TORONTO - Sportsnet has apologized for TV commentator Don Cherry's remarks on Saturday night's Coach's Corner segment. The network says Cherry's remarks are discriminatory and offensive and do&nb...

Nov 10, 2019 Don Cherry