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Unbeaten Winnipeg Blue Bombers not taking Ottawa Redblacks lightly
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers may be odds-on favourites to extend their season-opening winning streak to five games, but you'll never get them to admit it. Every week they're 0-1, says star run...
Jul 18, 2019

First time ever: Melfort U14A Spirit going to national championship in Montreal
For the first time in Spirit softball history, Melfort Minor Softball Association (MMSA) will have a team compete on a national stage.MMSA announced late on July 17 that the Melfort U14A Spirit - who ...
Jul 18, 2019 Coming off of a bronze medal performance at provincials, the Melfort U14A Spirit will continue their season when they travel to Montreal for Softball Canada's National Championship. (Facebook/Regina Minor Softball League)

Rapper YG's home searched after deputy-involved shooting
LOS ANGELES - Authorities searched the Los Angeles-area home of rapper YG on Thursday in connection with a police shooting in Compton that killed a bystander earlier this month. Deputy Marvin Crowder,...
Jul 18, 2019

Iowa governor's aide now says Tupac email not tied to ouster
IOWA CITY, Iowa - A spokesman for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds now says a mass email praising rapper Tupac Shakur wasn't the reason Reynolds ousted an agency director. Reynolds spokesman Pat Garrett was ask...
Jul 18, 2019

A year after Danforth shooting, teens who lost friend grapple with anxiety
TORONTO - They were eight care-free teenagers out celebrating a birthday when the bullets flew. The rampage that ensued on July 22, 2018, changed their lives. Days before the first ...
Jul 18, 2019

Lyme-infected ticks are so common in parts of Canada, testing no longer done
OTTAWA - Lyme disease has settled so deeply into parts of Canada many public health units now just assume if you get bitten by a tick, you should be treated for the potentially debilitating bacte...
Jul 18, 2019

Chris Sale snaps Fenway losing streak, beats Blue Jays 5-0
BOSTON - Chris Sale and two relievers combined on a two-hitter, and the Boston Red Sox left-hander struck out 12 in six innings Thursday for his first regular-season win at Fenway Park in more than a ...
Jul 18, 2019

Fentanyl overdose victim's mom wants Regina police to carry more naloxone kits
REGINA - A mother whose son died of a fentanyl overdose wants the Regina Police Service to equip all front-line officers with the life-saving antidote naloxone. Jenny Churchill's 30-year-old son, Jord...
Jul 18, 2019

Local producers encouraged to scout for clubroot
A small group of producers from the Prince Albert area were informed on Thursday that if they grow canola, they should be aware of clubroot.Crop Extension Specialist Allie Noble was among the presente...
Jul 18, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

The Brick opening store in Meadow Lake
The Brick is opening a store in Meadow Lake.Genine Franklin and her sister Paula co-own The Brick Cold Lake and when asked to expand to another store they wanted to bring one to Meadow Lake."They were...
Jul 18, 2019 The future location of The Brick in Meadow Lake. The store is expected to open at the end of August or early September. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW staff)