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Longtime council member elected Chief at Muskoday
A man who has been a member of council at Muskoday First Nation for 32 years, was elected chief yesterday. According to the results from Thursday's election, Herman Crain won with 303 votes. Sandi Leb...
Mar 22, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Border agency watchdog will 'fill gap' for disgruntled travellers, Goodale says
OTTAWA - Travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel mistreated by Canada's border agency will be able to complain to an independent body under a new measure included in the federa...
Mar 22, 2019
NHL called in Cree helps revive, sustain Indigenous language: hockey analyst
An NHL game called in Plains Cree is a step toward keeping Indigenous languages alive, says a hockey analyst. Former NHL centre John Chabot will join play-by-play announcer Clarence Iron, mu...
Mar 22, 2019
NHL called in Cree helps revive, sustain Indigenous language: hockey analyst
An NHL game called in Plains Cree is a step toward keeping Indigenous languages alive, says a hockey analyst. Former NHL centre John Chabot will join play-by-play announcer Clarence Iron, mu...
Mar 22, 2019
B.C. judge orders RCMP to give Meng data on devices seized during arrest
VANCOUVER - A judge has ordered the RCMP to provide copies of the content on seven electronic devices to an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies after they were seiz...
Mar 22, 2019
Families, victims of Broncos crash react to trucker's sentence
Judge Inez Cardinal told court in Melfort she approached Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's sentence knowing "nothing can turn back the clock."In handing down an eight-year prison term to the 30-year-old man, she...
Mar 22, 2019 The family of Adam Herold, one of the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, attend the sentencing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu in Melfort. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Quebec Court of Appeal upholds Richard Henry Bain's sentence in election shooting
MONTREAL - The sentence given 2012 Quebec election night shooter Richard Henry Bain will remain unchanged, Quebec's Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday. Bain was convicted of attacking a Parti Quebec...
Mar 22, 2019
Michigan deal bars LGBT discrimination in state adoptions
LANSING, Mich. - Faith-based adoption agencies that are paid by the state of Michigan will no longer be able to turn away LGBT couples or individuals because of religious objections under a legal sett...
Mar 22, 2019
Local growers encouraged to take advantage of library seed program
The 2019 gardening season is right around the corner.A few gardeners in the area will start pre-planting seeds inside, in hopes of getting the early jump on spring.Angie Bragg owner of Wright's Greenh...
Mar 22, 2019 Green thumbs will be eagerly awaiting to get dirt in their hands and start the growing season. (Ronald Quaroni/ paNOW Staff)
Trial of alleged Fredericton shooter set for 8 weeks this autumn
FREDERICTON - A Fredericton man accused of fatally shooting four people, including two police officers, in a killing spree last August will stand trial this fall. Eight weeks have been set aside ...
Mar 22, 2019
