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Colorado oil debate gets personal as lawmakers weigh rules
DENVER - Colorado's long-running battle over oil and gas drilling in suburban neighbourhoods has erupted again, and this time the stakes are deeply personal. As state lawmakers debate whether to clamp...
Mar 27, 2019
Maddow, other MSNBC hosts see ratings drop, Fox up
NEW YORK - Rachel Maddow isn't backing away from her coverage of President Donald Trump and any connection to Russia's involvement in trying to influence the 2016 presidential campaign. The question i...
Mar 27, 2019
Carlton threats case moves to alternative measures
A youth charged with making threats to a local high school earlier this year has had his case sent to the alternative measures program for resolution. The 13-year-old boy, who can't be named due to hi...
Mar 27, 2019 Prince Albert Provincial Court. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Humboldt Strong Community Foundation giving back to northeast communities
As the one-year anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash nears, the Northeast Saskatchewan communities who provided support in a time of the Broncos' need are being appreciated and recognized.The...
Mar 27, 2019 The City of Melfort is one of the communities that received a cheque from Kent Flavel (centre), director of the Humboldt Strong Community Foundation, for their efforts in providing support during the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
B.C. brings in tax credit to help spur liquefied natural gas investment
VICTORIA - British Columbia is changing the province's tax structure for liquefied natural gas projects with Finance Minister Carole James saying the government is aiming to encourage more development...
Mar 27, 2019
Trojans defenceman wins inaugural Adam Herold Memorial Award
On their drive to Melfort the night before Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's sentencing on March 22, Russ and Raelene Herold stopped by the Humboldt Broncos memorial site at the intersection of Highway 35 and 33...
Mar 27, 2019 Tisdale Trojans defenceman Landon Kosior (centre) is the recipient of the first Adam Herold Memorial Award, in honour of his former teammate and friend who tragically died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. (submitted photo/Wayne Kosior)
Canucks defenceman Hughes 'feeling good,' expected to make NHL debut Thursday
VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes won't be looking to put on a show when he makes his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks. "I don't think I need to do anything special," the 19-year-old defenceman said a...
Mar 27, 2019
Court denies appeal of man convicted ex-Saints star's death
NEW ORLEANS - A court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the man convicted of killing former Saints football star Will Smith during a traffic altercation, rejecting claims that Cardell Hayes acted in ...
Mar 27, 2019
SNC-Lavalin backtracks on CEO's comments surrounding potential job losses
MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is walking back a statement by its CEO, who said last week he never cited the protection of 9,000 Canadian jobs as a reason the construction giant should be granted a...
Mar 27, 2019
"Young Warrior" laid to rest
It was standing room only Wednesday at the CB building in downtown Prince Albert, as a young boy killed in a tragic incident last week was laid to rest.The small casket carrying the body of Kelvin Jon...
Mar 27, 2019 Family and friends filled a downtown worship centre Wednesday for the funeral service for a young boy killed in a Prince Albert apartment building last week. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
