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Redden on the Raiders: Top Prospects announced, Belarusians return, Culling joins the club
The Prince Albert Raiders are facing the most adversity they've seen in some time, currently mired in a six-game losing skid dating back to before the Christmas break.On the surface, you might think t...
Jan 03, 2020 The Raiders were dropped by the ICE at the Art Hauser Centre on Dec. 30. They'll be looking to exact revenge with a pair of games in Winnipeg this weekend. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Canada soccer coach John Herdman names young roster for January games
TORONTO - Canada soccer coach John Herdman has called up under-17 star Jayden Nelson and five other newcomers for a trio of international matches later this month. The 17-year-old Toronto FC 2 fo...
Jan 03, 2020
Current Canadian military and police missions in the Middle East
OTTAWA - As experts warn that Iran might retaliate violently after the United States killed its military leader Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, here is a list of Canadian deployments in the Middle East, ...
Jan 03, 2020
Safe ride home service reports drop in use
Another year of Operation Red Nose is in the books.In Prince Albert, volunteers helped provide 313 rides, covering a distance of 4,556 km and ensuring 673 people safely returned home. Coordinator Rand...
Jan 03, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Canadiens sign free-agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk to one-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free-agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk on Friday. The two-way deal is worth US$700,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the...
Jan 03, 2020
Canada's Alexis Lafreniere to return from knee injury at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Alexis Lafreniere started by weaving back and forth on the edges of his skates. Next up was a series of twists and turns as he continued to test what is, at this mo...
Jan 03, 2020
Killing of Iranian general sparks concerns for safety of Canadian troops
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the safety of Canadians in the Middle East is the government's "paramount concern" after an American airstrike killed a top Iranian g...
Jan 03, 2020
‘Open wound:’ Talk by poet who worked with Indigenous woman’s killer to go ahead
REGINA - The University of Regina is being urged to cancel a lecture by a celebrated Canadian poet who has worked with an Indigenous woman's killer, but the school says doing so would go against its p...
Jan 03, 2020 (File photo/Canadian Press)
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge
MIAMI - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge in Miami on Thursday night and is being held on an arrest warrant out of Texas, according to court records. The rapper, whose re...
Jan 03, 2020
US construction spending up 0.6% in November, led by housing
WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects rose a solid 0.6% in November as gains in home building and government projects offset weakness in nonresidential construction. It was the fifth con...
Jan 03, 2020
