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Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Brown, Evans ahead of CFL free agency deadline
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed linebacker Kevin Brown and defensive back Randall Evans to one-year extensions Tuesday. Both Americans were scheduled to become CFL free agents later Tue...
Feb 11, 2020

Canadian Premier League unveils new Atletico Ottawa club with Mista as coach
OTTAWA - The Canadian Premier League unveiled its new Ottawa entry Tuesday with a former Toronto FC player as coach. Miguel Angel Ferrer, a former forward who played as Mista, will be in cha...
Feb 11, 2020

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid out 2 to 3 weeks with quad injury
Edmonton captain Connor McDavid will be out two to three weeks with a quad injury. "That's a normal timeline for this injury. We're hoping less," GM Ken Holland told reporters Tuesday. The injury...
Feb 11, 2020

Meadow Lake council proclaims Kin Week and Kin Canada Day
Meadow Lake Kinsmen sat at the council meeting last night, to witness Mayor Merlin Seymour proclaim both Feb. 16 to 22 as Kin Week in Canada and Feb. 20 as Kin Canada Day in the city.Chet Rogers, a sp...
Feb 11, 2020 (Nicole Reis/ meadowlakeNOW Staff)

SeaWorld settles investors' lawsuit over orca documentary
ORLANDO, Fla. - SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. on Tuesday agreed to pay $65 million to settle a lawsuit in which the theme park company was accused of misleading investors over the impact the documentary...
Feb 11, 2020

Provincial Snowmobile Festival set for end of February in Melfort
The 2020 Provincial Snowmobile Festival will be hosted by the Melfort and District Trail Riders (MDTR) on Feb. 28 and 29.The group is expecting between 250 and 270 snowmobile riders will attend.MDTR P...
Feb 11, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW staff)

SaskTel sent 30,000 copyright notices in past year
In the past year, tens of thousands of people in Saskatchewan were caught downloading Dexter and pirating Paranormal Activity.SaskTel said it sent out about 30,000 copyright infringement notices in th...
Feb 11, 2020

Trump, first lady to host state dinner in April for Spain
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will host the administration's third state dinner in April, for King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, the White House announced Tu...
Feb 11, 2020

1.2M litres of oil spilled in Saskatchewan train derailment
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Saskatchewan government says about 1.2 million litres of oil was spilled during a fiery train derailment in Saskatchewan last week. The province's ministry of environment says th...
Feb 11, 2020

What the 2010 Winter Olympics wrought, a decade of Canadian confidence in sport
Mikael Kingsbury's perception of his own potential changed a decade ago. He was a 17-year-old forerunner testing the moguls course for competitors about to ski the Cypress Mountain slope at ...
Feb 11, 2020