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Alouettes' Brodeur-Jourdain prepared for swan song against Tiger-Cats
MONTREAL - The Luc Brodeur-Jourdain era in Montreal will come to a close Thursday night. The Alouettes offensive lineman will don cleats and pads for the last time when his team faces the Hamilton Tig...
Jul 03, 2019
Blue Jays ride season-high 18 hits as Toronto downs Kansas City Royals 11-4
TORONTO - Charlie Montoyo always believed his hitters were better than what they have shown for much of the season. "It started with (Lourdes) Gurriel. We sent him down, he came back and got hot and t...
Jul 03, 2019
Summer camp offers kids fun and games en français
While school is out for the summer, that doesn't mean kids need to close the book on all they have learned until September.Centre francophone des Battleford hopes to fill the gap with fun activities y...
Jul 03, 2019 Kids will have a chance to take part in a variety of fun activities at a French summer camp coming up in North Battleford starting next week. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
System failed slain Quebec girl, youth protection internal probe finds
MONTREAL - An internal probe has found no one person or service can shoulder the blame for lapses in the case of a slain seven-year-old Quebec girl who'd been followed by youth protection. It found th...
Jul 03, 2019
Maintenance workers trapped in Cory potash mine
Thirty-four maintenance workers have been trapped underground at Nutrien's Cory potash mine since Tuesday afternoon.The mine is currently in its summer maintenance turnaround period, according to Nutr...
Jul 03, 2019 (Submitted photo/Nutrien)
Sask. Rush offers financial aid to tornado victims with damaged RVs
The Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse Club is offering financial aid to campers whose recreational vehicles were damaged by the weekend tornadoes in Meadow Lake Provincial Park (MLPP).The Rush will pay up to...
Jul 03, 2019 A number of trailers sit damaged after tornadoes skirted campgrounds in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (submitted/Durelle Demuth)
Algonquin Nation guaranteed space in Indigenous centre as deal ends hunger strike
OTTAWA - The Algonquin Nation will be guaranteed a space in a major Indigenous centre in Ottawa after an agreement with the federal government ended a grand chief's hunger strike. Verna Polson of the ...
Jul 03, 2019
Average vet faces 32-week wait for benefits decision, double government target
OTTAWA - The long delays many veterans face when applying to the government for assistance for service-related injuries has reached a new milestone. Former service members have long been promised that...
Jul 03, 2019
Get Your Summer Fair Wristbands
The 2019 PAEX Summer Fair Advance Wristbands are on Sale Now! Save $10 when you purchase wristbands early!They are available at PAEX office, Lake Country CO-Op locations, Save On Foods, Canadian Tire,...
Jul 03, 2019
Nutrien says 34 workers trapped underground after service shaft malfunction
SASKATOON - Nutrien Ltd. says 34 maintenance workers have been trapped in its Cory potash mine in Saskatchewan since Tuesday afternoon. Company spokesman Will Tigley says the service sh...
Jul 03, 2019