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A snowy weekend briefly gives way to warmer conditions
The volatile spring weather continues across the region over the coming week.This comes after last week, which saw daytime highs of around 6 degrees Celsius morph into a spring storm that brought heav...
Mar 09, 2020 Snow moved through the region on the weekend, leaving many to dig out. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Canada's Kingsbury claims ninth straight moguls Crystal Globe with win in Russia
KRASNOYARSK, Russia - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury picked up his ninth straight World Cup overall moguls title with a win in Saturday's dual moguls in Russia. Kingsbury defeated Thomas Gerken Schofield o...
Mar 09, 2020

Zibanejad, Landeskog, Draisaitl named NHL's three stars of the week
New York Rangers centre Mika Zibanejad, Colorado Avalanche left-wing Gabriel Landeskog and Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl are the NHL's three stars of the week. Zibanejad topped the NHL wi...
Mar 09, 2020

NDP calls for moratorium on Clearview AI facial recognition software
OTTAWA - NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus wants the Liberal government to issue a moratorium on the use of controversial facial-recognition software by the RCMP. The U.S. firm Clearview AI claims to al...
Mar 09, 2020

US begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, official says
WASHINGTON - American troops have begun leaving Afghanistan for the initial troop withdrawal required in the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, a U.S. official said on Monday, amid political chaos in Kabul...
Mar 09, 2020

Trainers, vets, others charged in horse-drugging scheme
More than two dozen people, including the trainer of champion Maximum Security, have been charged in what authorities described Monday as a widespread international scheme to drug horses to make them ...
Mar 09, 2020

Victoria Foundation Board and Staff Kicks off New Hospital Fundraising with $100,000 Donation.
We were thrilled to hear from the Premier, the exciting announcement of a new Victoria hospital in Prince Albert.Our Foundation has enjoyed the trust of our community for the last 35 years. Since 1985...
Mar 09, 2020

Third Annual Provincial School Community Council Conference
Light of Christ Catholic Schools is very excited to be welcoming over 70 delegates, presenters, and vendors to the Third Annual Provincial School Community Council Conference on March 14 and 15, 2020....
Mar 09, 2020

Handcuffed Ronaldinho and brother appear in Paraguayan court
ASUNCION, Paraguay - Former soccer star Ronaldinho and his brother were taken in handcuffs to a courthouse in Paraguay on Saturday following their arrest for allegedly entering the country with falsif...
Mar 09, 2020

John Paul II Collegiate Hosts Round Dance
John Paul II Collegiate hosted a Round Dance on March 5th. Round Dances are traditionally held in the fall and winter once the hunting and trapping seasons are over. The JPII event included prayers, d...
Mar 09, 2020