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A timeline of events in Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation
Tiki Laverdiere travelled from Edmonton to North Battleford and attended Tristen Cook-Buckle's funeral on the Thunderchild First Nation on April 27, 2019.Fifteen days later, she was reported missing. ...
Aug 05, 2019 Edmonton's Tiki Laverdiere. (supplied/RCMP)

Selander captures Northern Golf Championship
Notch another big 'W' for the family. Cory Selander produced solid golf to capture the Men's Northern Championship at Prince Albert's Cooke Municipal Golf Course Monday afternoon. The win comes nearly...
Aug 05, 2019 A familiar name goes on the Men's Northern trophy. Cory Selander defeated Ashley Ziegeman in the final, 29 years after his dad claimed the title. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)

City opens new paid parking lot downtown
A new paid parking lot in downtown North Battleford has opened to the public. The lot will provide "quick and convenient access to businesses, at affordable hourly and daily rates," according to the c...
Aug 05, 2019 The new parking lot in downtown North Battleford will begin requiring payment to park as of Sept. 1. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Pan Am Roundup: Canada's Meaghan Benfeito wins gold in the women's 10-metre platform final
LIMA, Peru - Canada's Meaghan Benfeito won gold in the women's 10-metre platform final on Saturday, while her teammate, Caeli McKay, won silver. "It feels amazing," said Benfeito. "It's the first time...
Aug 05, 2019

Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gets second player of the week nod
Toronto Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has once again been recognized as the American League player of the week. The honour follows a solid stretch for the 20-year-old third bas...
Aug 05, 2019

GateHouse, Gannett to merge for $1.4B, build newspaper giant
NEW YORK - Two of the largest U.S. newspaper companies have agreed to combine for roughly $1.4 billion, creating a new industry giant that hopes to manage the crisis of print's decline through sheer s...
Aug 05, 2019

Kenney takes aim at Trudeau directly ahead of fall federal election
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is taking aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of this fall's federal election. Kenney, a former federal Conservative cabinet minister, took to Twitter over...
Aug 05, 2019

Canadian softball star Sara Groenewegen pitches perfect game at Pan Ams
Sara Groenewegen pitched a perfect game to lead the Canadian women's softball team to an 8-0 win over Venezuela on Monday at the Pan American Games. The native of White Rock, B.C., struck ou...
Aug 05, 2019

Archery Championships continue; men's unlimited winner announced
The 2019 Canadian National Archery Championships in Prince Albert are still in full swing.The event began last week, and will run until August 11. A number of archery competitions will take place at m...
Aug 05, 2019 The Grand Prix event took place at the Canadian National Championships Monday. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)

ABC executive withholding judgment on the 'The Rookie'
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The head of ABC Entertainment says she's withholding judgment on the fate of "The Rookie" pending an investigation into misconduct claims made by co-star Afton Williamson. The ...
Aug 05, 2019