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Local artist named finalist for national award
A woman whose work will be very familiar to people living in the Prince Albert and northeast region, is receiving more national recognition.Catherine Blackburn who lives in Leask is one of 25 finalist...
Apr 16, 2019 Catherine Blackburn's "New Age Warriors" exhbit was shown at the Mann Art Gallery last September. (Facebook/Catherine Blackburn)
N.L. Liberals deliver optimistic budget with provincial election looming
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador tabled an optimistic election-year budget Tuesday, taking stock of economic improvements since the provincial Liberals took office and resisting any tax hi...
Apr 16, 2019
Tiger Woods makes Masters his 15th and most improbable major
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Tiger Woods blazing to victory in his Sunday red at the Masters, a scene once so familiar, was never more stunning. It was only two years ago at Augusta National that Woods needed a ner...
Apr 16, 2019
Fox draws nearly 2.6 million viewers for Sanders town hall
NEW YORK - Sen. Bernie Sanders took heat from some Democrats for holding a town hall meeting on Fox News Channel. But it turned out to be the most-watched town hall of the campaign season so far. The ...
Apr 16, 2019
Islanders top Penguins 4-1 to take 3-0 series lead
PITTSBURGH - The New York Islanders don't play a particularly sexy brandy of hockey. They forecheck. They backcheck. They block shots and take few risks, more focused on fundamentals than flash. It's ...
Apr 16, 2019
Elton John biopic 'Rocketman' to premiere at Cannes
NEW YORK - The Elton John biopic "Rocketman" will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month. "Rocketman" will screen May 16 at the French Riviera festival, two weeks before it's to be released i...
Apr 16, 2019
Recipient in rare paired living liver donation thanks "angel" donor
TORONTO - One of the recipients of what's believed to be North America's first paired living liver donation is calling the stranger who saved his life "an angel." Fifty-four-year-old Muhammad Khan of ...
Apr 16, 2019
Canada Post forecasts continuing sector losses despite booming parcel deliveries
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will struggle to make a profit in coming years despite booming parcel delivery because of a continuing decline in letter mail, higher employee costs and billions in capita...
Apr 16, 2019
Raiders fans turn up early for playoff tickets
You had to get up pretty early Tuesday morning to get a seat for the Prince Albert Raiders' upcoming home games this weekend against the Edmonton Oil Kings.The lineup was long at the Art Hauser Centre...
Apr 16, 2019 Fans lined up early Tuesday morning to get tickets to the P.A. Raiders upcoming home games against the Edmonton Oil Kings. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Tiger Woods makes Masters his 15th and most improbable major
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Tiger Woods blazing to victory in his Sunday red at the Masters, a scene once so familiar, was never more stunning. It was only two years ago at Augusta National that Woods needed a ner...
Apr 16, 2019
