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Pilot rescued from plane that crash-landed atop Idaho tree
MCCALL, Idaho - A pilot who was trying to crash-land this week in an Idaho field instead brought his small plane to rest at the top of a 60-foot (18-meter) tree, officials said. Pilot John Gregory was...
Apr 25, 2019
P.A. residents make opinions known
The Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (SCIC) was in town Thursday conducting consultations on behalf of the federal government around sustainable development, ranging from ending pove...
Apr 25, 2019 More than a dozen people came out to take part in a discussion Thursday afternoon about sustainable development. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Pelican Lake First Nation to launch crime prevention initiative in band schools
A new program at Pelican Lake First Nation schools will include three new employees who will be hired to work with students and young adults on crime prevention.That's according to Band Administrator ...
Apr 25, 2019 Pelican Lake First Nation will have a new crime prevention program in place this fall. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Quebec officials warn of possible dam failure on Rouge River, affecting 250 people
MONTREAL - Quebec public security officials called for the immediate evacuation of an area along the Rouge River downstream of Chute Bell on Thursday because of a risk of dam failu...
Apr 25, 2019
Communities in Eastern Canada brace for the worst as flooding continues
Flooding in several areas of Eastern Canada had many communities bracing for the worst Thursday with Quebec officials warning of a dam failure, Montreal's mayor signalling a "...
Apr 25, 2019
Vladdy Fever: Top-ranked prospect set for much-anticipated Blue Jays debut
TORONTO - It's rare for a late April baseball game to have an electric buzz with a you've-got-to-be-there feeling. Welcome to the Vladdy Show, Blue Jays fans. Major League Baseball's top pro...
Apr 25, 2019
5 questions facing the Toronto Maple Leafs heading into the off-season
TORONTO - With their playoff and Stanley Cup dreams dashed for another spring, here are five burning questions facing the Toronto Maple Leafs heading into the off-season: WHAT WILL MI...
Apr 25, 2019
Respected author and teacher to receive Order of Merit
A woman who is well known in the Waskesiu area, will travel to Regina this June to receive Saskatchewan's highest honour.Grit McCreath was named one of six recipients this year for Saskatchewan's Orde...
Apr 25, 2019 Grit McCreath can now add one more award to her long list of accolades. (submitted photo/ Waskesiu Foundation)
Florida lawmakers disagree on funding state's tourism agency
THE EVERGLADES, Fla. - On a balmy Monday morning, Elina Llamas sat in the second row of an airboat as it powered through the largest tropical wilderness in the United States. The 38-year-old from Chic...
Apr 25, 2019
Shallow quake shakes northeast India, no damage yet reported
GAUHATI, India - A moderate earthquake shook remote northeastern India near the border with China early Wednesday, but no damage or casualties were immediately reported. U.S. Geological Survey geophys...
Apr 25, 2019
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