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Dodgers’ Bellinger beats Brewers’ Yelich for NL MVP
NEW YORK - Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Cody Bellinger has beaten out the Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich to win NL MVP. Bellinger got 19 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writer...
Nov 14, 2019
Sask. teachers’ union declares impasse in negotiations
One day after calling a lack of progress at the bargaining table "frustrating," the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) has declared an impasse in contract negotiations.In a post on its website Th...
Nov 14, 2019 (File photo/CJME News)
Local organization changes up annual fundraising event
The Canadian Cancer Society in Prince Albert is putting on an annual fundraiser with a different twist.Thursday at the Gateway Mall the organization put on a Naughty or Nice fundraiser. Charlene Berna...
Nov 14, 2019 Santa holding court at Naughty or Nice fundraiser at the Gateway Mall Thursday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Focus on issues rather than age and gender, says new Nunavut MP
OTTAWA - Pro tip: don't ask Mumilaaq Qaqqaq what it feels like to be a young woman entering the House of Commons. This is her first foray into federal politics but the new NDP member of...
Nov 14, 2019
Roughriders coach Dickenson confident Fajardo will face Bombers in CFL West final
REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson said he's confident Cody Fajardo will be ready to go for Sunday's CFL West final after seeing his star quarterback in a full practice. Faja...
Nov 14, 2019
Australia’s highest court will hear Cardinal Pell’s appeal
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear an appeal from the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, giving Cardinal George Pell his last c...
Nov 14, 2019
Mo’Nique sues Netflix for discrimination in show offer
LOS ANGELES - Mo'Nique sued Netflix on Thursday for race and sex discrimination in its offer for a proposed comedy special, accusing the streaming service of giving her a lowball offer that was part o...
Nov 14, 2019
PBCN byelection cancelled; federal court agrees to hear appeal
Plans by Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) to hold a byelection later this month have been shelved, and the woman who was elected urban councillor last August has been re-instated.The Federal Court ...
Nov 14, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Trump wants Supreme Court to block subpoena for his taxes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a subpoena for his tax returns, in a test of the president's ability to defy investigations. The filing Thursday sets the stage...
Nov 14, 2019
Alberta premier says proposal to pull out of CPP due to hostility from others
KANANASKIS, Alta. - Premier Jason Kenney is defending his idea that Alberta could pull out of the federal pension plan by saying times have changed. "We've never faced a more hosti...
Nov 14, 2019
