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First day of school for 4-year-old UK Princess Charlotte
LONDON - Britain's Princess Charlotte had plenty of support on her first day of school - she was accompanied by older brother Prince George and her parents, Prince William and his wife Catherine, the ...
Sep 05, 2019

Thursday scoreboard
Here are the results from Wednesday....WHL (Pre-Season)Prince Albert 4 Moose Jaw 2Swift Current 4 Medicine Hat 2 MLB American League N.Y. Yankees 4 Texas 1 Cleveland 8 Chicago White Sox 6 Boston 6 Min...
Sep 05, 2019

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada
BEIRUT - Waving Palestinian and Canadian flags, hundreds of Palestinian refugees gathered outside the Canadian Embassy in Beirut on Thursday requesting asylum in the North American country. Many among...
Sep 05, 2019

Battleford mulls request from care home to purchase land for walking path
The owners of a personal care home for seniors in Battleford are attempting to purchase green space from the town to expand their business and create a walking path with raised gardens in the back for...
Sep 05, 2019 The Town of Battleford is dealing with a private seniors' care home request to purchase land for a walking path. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Trial begins for Nipawin man accused of threatening PM
The trial involving a Nipawin man facing charges of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings will require another day of proceedings after hours of evidence and witness t...
Sep 05, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' UK PM loses brother from gov't
LONDON - "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" a 2000 Coen Brothers film starring George Clooney is a title that could be going through embattled British Prime Minister Johnson's mind. Britain's toxic divide o...
Sep 05, 2019

Johnson calls opponents cowardly, plans new election bid
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson kept up his push for an early election as a way to break Britain's Brexit impasse, as lawmakers moved to stop the U.K. leaving the European Union next month witho...
Sep 05, 2019

A re-energized Hurricane Dorian rakes the Southeast US coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Re-energized at 115 mph, Hurricane Dorian raked the Southeastern U.S. coast with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain Thursday, knocking out power to more than 200,000 h...
Sep 05, 2019

Rapper arrested on suspicion of assault in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Rapper Fetty Wap was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of assaulting three employees at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino, police said. The 28-year-old artist, whose real name is Willie ...
Sep 05, 2019

Florida man parks Smart car in kitchen so it won't blow away
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - It started as a light-hearted challenge between a Florida couple, can a Smart car fit into their kitchen? The answer: Yes it can. Patrick Eldridge parked his smart car in his kitc...
Sep 05, 2019