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Report: Roy Halladay was doing stunts when plane crashed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into Ta...
Apr 15, 2020
Raptors guard Norm Powell studying sign language, Spanish during hiatus
Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell has been using this forced down time to brush up on his sign language. The 26-year-old, whose mom was a special needs educator, studied sign language as a...
Apr 15, 2020
Police investigating toddler's death as homicide
Investigators with the Prince Albert Police Service have determined a three-year-old girl's death on April 9 was a homicide. The determination was made after an autopsy conducted yesterday. Police say...
Apr 15, 2020 Flowers and toys have been left outside a home where the toddler was initially found. (Michael Joel-Hanson/ paNOW Staff)
Rachael Ray tapes show from home, makes $4M virus donation
Rachael Ray had big plans for the quarantine break at her home in upstate New York. She envisioned "a Renaissance time," rereading the classics, resuming her Danish lessons and studying Italian. "I wa...
Apr 15, 2020
Drug trafficker to remain behind bars for another two years
One of four people arrested last summer in connection to a drug bust in Prince Albert, has been sentenced.Steven Geisler, 28, appeared via video Wednesday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. Th...
Apr 15, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Scottish clubs vote to end season below top-tier Premiership
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Scottish clubs have voted to end the season for leagues below the top-flight Premiership with immediate effect amid the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Wednesday. A resolut...
Apr 15, 2020
Public urged to be aware of overhead lines
SaskPower wants people to remember to be aware of overhead power lines as we head into spring.SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry said they wanted to put out the message with spring seeding for farmers...
Apr 15, 2020 Saskpower says there has been an increase in the number of incidents involving people hitting power lines. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Former Jays infielder Damaso Garcia, a two-time all-star, dead at 63
TORONTO - Former Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Damaso Garcia, a two-time all-star and a big part of the club's rise to prominence in the 1980s, has died at the age of 63. Garcia, who had ...
Apr 15, 2020
Woodbine CEO Lawson postpones 2020 Pepsi North America Cup harness event
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson says the 2020 Pespi North America Cup has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawson made the announcement Wednesday during a question-and...
Apr 15, 2020
Prince Albert considers tax increase for businesses assessed at over $5 million
The Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce isn't happy with a proposed tax increase for big businesses being considered by city council.While the increase would only affect 16 of the largest commercial pro...
Apr 15, 2020 File photo. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
