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Hurricanes sweep Islanders with 5-2 victory in Game 4
RALEIGH, N.C. - Teuvo Teravainen and Greg McKegg scored 66 seconds apart in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Friday night to sweep their second-round s...
May 03, 2019
John Singleton to be laid to rest at private service Monday
LOS ANGELES - A representative for John Singleton says the director will be laid to rest a small, private ceremony on Monday in Los Angeles. The representative says Singleton's family is planning a pu...
May 03, 2019
North Korea fires an unidentified short-range missile
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Saturday fired an unidentified short-range missile from its eastern coast, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a likely sign of Pyongyang's growing ...
May 03, 2019
'It's time to move on': Meyers steps down as Mustangs' assistant coach
The Melfort Mustangs bench will be short a cowboy hat next season.Dan Meyers, most known for wearing his black cowboy hat behind the bench has decided to step down as assistant coach of the Melfort Mu...
May 03, 2019 Dan Meyers during the 2017/2018 seasons at the Mustangs annual calcutta shootout. (Facebook/Melfort Mustangs)
Argos GM Jim Popp is giving three Canadian quarterbacks a shot with CFL team
TORONTO - General manager Jim Popp is doing his part to give Canadian quarterbacks a shot with the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos now have three on their roster. They signed vet...
May 03, 2019
Kentucky Derby favourite Omaha Beach scratched
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Suddenly, the Kentucky Derby is wide open. Favourite Omaha Beach was scratched because of a breathing problem Wednesday night, leaving a pair of Hall of Famers on the sideline - trai...
May 03, 2019
APAS 'disappointed' by carbon tax ruling
A group representing Saskatchewan farmers believes a ruling by Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, supporting the federal carbon tax, is not the end of the story.Todd Lewis, President of the Agricultural Pr...
May 03, 2019 (file photo/ farmnewsNOW Staff)
Melfort high school students protest at local MLA office
A handful of local high school students took some time out of their lunch hour today to bring some attention to climate change.The students from Melfort Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC) marched fr...
May 03, 2019 Grade 10 student Anika Dies addresses the crowd at the Fridays for Future strike at the Melfort Mall on May 3. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Snow not dampening farmers' spirits
The fresh blanket of snow on the ground this week, should make farmers happy, after concerns about dry crops.Ryan Scragg farms northeast of Prince Albert and said he did not mind the snow, but would h...
May 03, 2019 A farmer's field just northeast of Prince Albert. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Texas officer charged with homicide for shooting black man
DALLAS - A Texas grand jury indicted a suburban Dallas police officer Wednesday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide for fatally shooting a black man during a traffic stop last year. The Tarra...
May 03, 2019