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Comedian Baron Cohen asks judge to dismiss Roy Moore lawsuit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen asked a federal judge to dismiss Roy Moore's defamation lawsuit over a television segment that lampooned Moore in the wake of sexual misconduct allegation...
Sep 17, 2019
The hottest ticket in town
The walls at the Art Hauser Centre will shake a bit harder this season, with close to 2,000 season tickets sold so far.This represents 500 more than last season, and the highest number in the past 10 ...
Sep 17, 2019 (submitted photo/Prince Albert Raiders)
Falk launches reelection bid in Battlefords-Lloydminster
Rosemarie Falk said she hears the same message from many she has spoken to from corner to corner in Battlefords-Lloydminster; they are tired of having Justin Trudeau's hand in their pocket.Falk launch...
Sep 17, 2019 Incumbent Rosemarie Falk launched her reelection bid in Lloydminster. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
SPCA and Co-op team up for Fuel Good Day
Tuesday marks Fuel Good Day across Western Canada as local Co-ops fundraise for community groups. In Prince Albert and area, Lake Country Co-op will donate five cents to the Prince Albert SPCA from ev...
Sep 17, 2019 Lake Country Co-op employees serve burgers while SPCA volunteers stand with two dogs looking for new homes. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Victoria Hospital Foundation gets powerful patron
The Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) enlisted some serious muscle ahead of what is likely to be the organization's biggest ever fundraising push in the coming years. In fact, technically their acqui...
Sep 17, 2019 Cheerleader with royal assent. Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty will use his position to rally others to the efforts of the Victoria Hospital Foundation. (submitted photo/ VHF)
NDP's Singh seeks urban support with housing billions, avoids deficit questions
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh continued his push to win progressive votes on Tuesday by promising an NDP government would invest billions of dollars in affordable housing to help Canadians struggling to make...
Sep 17, 2019
Review board hears mass killer doing well, should have unsupervised outings
EDMONTON - A psychiatrist in charge of treating an Alberta man who stabbed and killed five young people at a Calgary house party says the patient's risk of re-offending is low...
Sep 17, 2019
Families launch claims against N.L. government over deaths in custody
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The families of two inmates who died in Newfoundland jails have filed lawsuits claiming that negligence by the province exacerbated their loved ones' mental health co...
Sep 17, 2019
Time ticking down for expat voters, chief electoral officer says
OTTAWA - Voters living outside of Canada should register soon to ensure they can participate in the coming federal election, says Canada's chief electoral officer. Expat voters' applications must...
Sep 17, 2019
Nova Scotia's annual pumpkin regatta sunk by extreme weather, lack of gourds
WINDSOR, N.S. - Nova Scotia's annual Pumpkin Regatta has been cancelled following a disastrous season in the pumpkin patch. The race across Lake Pesaquid in Windsor, N.S., features padd...
Sep 17, 2019