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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
Alaska marijuana regulators vent over investigative help
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska marijuana regulators expressed frustration Wednesday with the limited co-operation they say they're receiving with investigations from the state Department of Public Safety. Th...
May 03, 2019
Messi hits 600 goals with a brace, Barca beats Liverpool 3-0
BARCELONA, Spain - Facing its toughest opponent of the season, Barcelona once again turned to Lionel Messi to move the team within one step of reaching its first Champions League final in four seasons...
May 03, 2019
Banning any head contact would mean end of all hits in NHL, Bettman says
OTTAWA - The commissioner of the National Hockey League hit back Wednesday at the notion of banning any kind of head contact in hockey, telling a parliamentary panel that such a rule would be impossib...
May 03, 2019
Banning any head contact would mean end of all hits in NHL, Bettman says
OTTAWA - The commissioner of the National Hockey League hit back Wednesday at the notion of banning any kind of head contact in hockey, telling a parliamentary panel that such a rule would be impossib...
May 03, 2019