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CFL commissioner Ambrosie feels league is close to resolving Alouettes situation
TORONTO - It remains the CFL's most contentious issue, but commissioner Randy Ambrosie feels the league is close to resolving the Montreal Alouettes' ownership situation. The CFL took o...
Aug 30, 2019
New wheels for long-term care residents
A new gift will see seniors living in long-term care at Victoria Hospital spending a lot more time out on the town.A van dedicated for use by residents of Herb Basset Home and Pineview Terrace was unv...
Aug 30, 2019 Gerry Robins, Herb Basset resident, sits in front of the home's new van (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
Coroner: Angels' Tyler Skaggs died of accidental overdose
ARLINGTON, Texas - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from a toxic mix of the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in an accidental overdose, a medical examiner in ...
Aug 30, 2019
Surprise! 23-year-old Townsend of US upsets Halep at Open
NEW YORK - The pure, raw emotion from Taylor Townsend came through after she delivered one last crisp forehand volley to complete her U.S. Open upset of two-time major champion Simona Halep, then clen...
Aug 30, 2019
Raiders welcome newest members ahead of camp
A new city, a new team, a new facility, and a new school are just a few of the changes players face as they look to make the transition to the Prince Albert Raiders.On Thursday night, a day before the...
Aug 30, 2019 First-round pick Niall Crocker is among the group of 2004-born players attending camp with the Prince Albert Raiders for the first time this weekend. (Submitted photo/Garrett James)
Skateboards and scooters donated to West Flat schools
Students at Westview, St. Michael and Queen Mary schools in Prince Albert have received a nice gift from Canadian Tire.Each school is getting 50 skate boards and 25 scooters. Former West flat resident...
Aug 30, 2019 Pictured here from left to right: Malcolm Jenkins, Charlene Miller, Cheryl Arcand, Donny Parenteau, Kari Korczak, and Darren McDougall. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Dennis Fentie, former Yukon premier, dies at the age of 68
WHITEHORSE - Dennis Fentie, who served as Yukon premier for nine years, died Friday at the age of 68. Fentie served as the territory's seventh premier from 2002 to 2011 as leader o...
Aug 30, 2019
Alfred Jackson, half-brother of late rock star Prince, dies
MINNEAPOLIS - A half-brother of the late rock superstar Prince has died, leaving five Prince siblings to share in the musician's fortune. An attorney for Alfred Jackson, Asa Weston, said Friday that t...
Aug 30, 2019
Minnesota man charged with crashing van into bus shelter
MINNEAPOLIS - A prosecutor has filed charges against an 83-year-old man who crashed his van into a Minneapolis bus shelter and injured five people. George Reeves Jensen of Champlin is charged with cri...
Aug 30, 2019
Condemned Tennessee inmate will be spared execution
NASHVILLE - A Tennessee inmate is leaving death row eight months before what would have been his execution date, after a judge approved an agreement Friday to convert his death sentence to life in pri...
Aug 30, 2019
