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Teen guilty of killing La Ronge restaurateur could receive therapeutic sentencing option
Court heard Monday how a young man guilty of manslaughter in the death of Simon Grant was recommended for an Intensive Rehabilitation Custody Supervision (IRCS) program if Judge Robert Lane determines...
Apr 29, 2019 Provincial court in La Ronge is the location of the sentencing hearing. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Canada's spring floods, by the numbers
OTTAWA - Flooding has forced thousands of residents from their homes in communities across the country as spring brings severe flooding. Here are some numbers from Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswi...
Apr 29, 2019
Over $25,000 raised at Battlefords Humane Society Dinner and Auction
The Battlefords Humane Society held their 2019 Fundraising Dinner and Auction over the weekend, and raised a fair bit of funds in the process.The gala was held at the Gold Eagle Casino on Saturday nig...
Apr 29, 2019 A successful night was put on by the Battlefords Humane Society on Saturday (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)
Bishop makes 32 saves, Stars beat Blues 4-2 to tie series
ST. LOUIS - Dallas goalie Ben Bishop rebounded - at his hometown team's expense. Bishop made 32 saves, Roope Hintz scored twice and the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 in Game 2 to even the Western...
Apr 29, 2019
Rural home invasion near Debden leads to jail terms
A man and woman have been sentenced to jail time in connection with a home invasion and high-speed chase near Debden last year in a case that once again highlights concerns around crime in rural Saska...
Apr 29, 2019 Prince Albert Provincial Court (file photo/paNOW Staff)
A daunting task begins: Reducing lobster gear to save whales
PORTLAND, Maine - Fishing managers on the East Coast began the daunting process Monday of implementing new restrictions on lobster fishing that are designed to protect a vanishing species of whale. A ...
Apr 29, 2019
US officials: Army veteran's plan to bomb Nazi rally stopped
LOS ANGELES - An Army veteran who converted to Islam and discussed launching various terror attacks throughout Southern California was arrested as he plotted to bomb a white supremacist rally as retri...
Apr 29, 2019
P.A. man sentenced in hunting death
A young man who accidentally shot and killed another hunter near Weirdale in 2017 will go to jail for seven months.Austyn Adamko, 24, was sentenced Monday on charges of careless use of a firearm and c...
Apr 29, 2019 Facebook/Jordan Darchuk
Randal Grichuk and Aaron Sanchez lead Blue Jays past Athletics 7-1
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez was disappointed to be pulled from his latest start after five innings, but he was relieved it wasn't due to another finger issue. "It was fine going into today...
Apr 29, 2019
Guerrero's debut series with Jays near perfect as team heads to familiar Anaheim
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s first weekend in Major League Baseball included thousands of fans serenading him in his Rogers Centre debut, a meeting with Drake at a Toronto Raptors playo...
Apr 29, 2019