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P.A. teacher reflects on another ex-Raider to make it big
A local man who knows a thing or two about Dave Tippet is confident he'll do well as the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. The veteran coach, 57, became the latest foundational piece of the Oiler...
May 28, 2019 Edmonton Oilers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Ken Holland, left and new head coach Dave Tippett hold up a jersey during a press conference in Edmonton on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. (The Canadian Press/Jason Franson)
Community organization hopes to educate about importance of early years
A community group wants to get its members thinking about early childhood development.Prince Albert Community Network Coalition (CNC) put on a knowledge exchange featuring speakers from a number of or...
May 28, 2019 A small crowd gathers before the start of the talk Tuesday afternoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
City's new skate park becomes work of art
Prince Albert's newest skate park is scheduled to open later this week, but the artist who has been working for the past three weeks on the park's designs, was busy applying the finishing touches on T...
May 28, 2019 The rink beside Parkland Community Hall has never looked better. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Senate passes Liberal gun bill that will expand background checks for gun-buyers
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a Liberal government bill expanding the scope of background checks on those who want to acquire guns.Question about an applicant's history will cover their entire lifeti...
May 28, 2019
Education minister calls out Montreal school for putting autistic kids in closet
Quebec's education minister called out a Montreal school Tuesday for its reported practice of locking panicking autistic children into a small and unsafe closet to calm them down. Jean-Francois Roberg...
May 28, 2019
Police say it's "impressive" no arrests were made after Raptors celebrations
Toronto police say it's "impressive" that they didn't have to arrest anyone after the Raptors' historic win on Saturday night sent thousands of celebratory fans careening onto the streets. The ro...
May 28, 2019
Speller balances bee with reality TV, social media stardom
OXON HILL, Md. - Akash Vukoti is competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the third time at age 9. It's just one of his many star turns. He's coming off an appearance on "Dancing with the St...
May 28, 2019
Sophomore receivers set to step up for Riders
The shoe is on the other foot for Shaq Evans.One year ago, Evans showed up at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' training camp in Saskatoon without much of an understanding about the CFL. Nowadays, the 28-...
May 28, 2019 Receiver Shaq Evans is looking to build on a solid rookie season. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Pelley says complaints to execs led to evening news ouster
LOS ANGELES - Former "CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley says he lost that job because he wouldn't stop complaining to management about the hostile work environment for men and women. Pelley was fo...
May 28, 2019
LaBatte's versatility proves its value on Roughriders' offensive line
SASKATOON - Canadian offensive linemen are golden in the CFL, and Brendon LaBatte's value to the Saskatchewan Roughriders can't be understated. Whenever an injury happens to the Roughriders offensive ...
May 28, 2019
