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'Spider-Man' soars with $185.1M over six-day holiday weekend
NEW YORK - It pays to have one of the biggest lead-ins ever. "Spider-Man: Far From Home," the first Marvel movie after "Avengers: Endgame," swung past any franchise fatigue to dominate the July Fourth...
Jul 09, 2019

'Something our sport has never seen': Serena to Wimbledon SF
WIMBLEDON, England - Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing ...
Jul 09, 2019

Krakauer: Court ruling on privacy hurts right to know
HELENA, Mont. - Jon Krakauer says a court ruling that denies him documents detailing how a University of Montana quarterback's expulsion over a rape allegation was overturned may set a precedent that ...
Jul 09, 2019

Canadian rugby sevens men book their ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
A roller-coaster rugby sevens season that started with a player strike ended in Olympic qualification for Canada's men Sunday. The Canadians completed a dominant run at a regional qualifying...
Jul 09, 2019

TSB report points to axle failure behind 2018 Landis train derailment
A catastrophic axle failure is being pointed to as the cause behind a 2018 train derailment outside Landis.The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) released its final report on the Sept. 26 Canadian Nati...
Jul 09, 2019 The derailment site, looking south (supplied photo/TSB)

Guard in Boosie Badazz case: spray prevented fight in store
BILOXI, Miss. - A security guard who used pepper spray on a crowd including rapper Boosie Badazz says he did so because a man was trying to start a fight with him as he tried to get the group to leave...
Jul 09, 2019

AT&T to pull Friends from Netflix for its streaming service
NEW YORK - AT&T is pulling "Friends" from Netflix to beef up its own upcoming streaming service. With new services launching, popular shows are splintering onto several different platforms. The wi...
Jul 09, 2019

Nipawin pool opens to the public, still under some renovations
Nipawin's Pool at Central Park opened to the public on Monday, July 8, although there's still construction being done on a new section that's been added.The older section - which has been updated with...
Jul 09, 2019 The Pool at Central Park in Nipawin (Facebook/Nipawin Kinettes).

Tour de France: Viviani storms bunch sprint to win Stage 4
NANCY, France - Elia Viviani had left the Giro d'Italia utterly disappointed. Two months later, the Italian rider left bitterness and his sprinting rivals in his wake to claim his first career stage w...
Jul 09, 2019

La Ronge councillors expect healthy surplus in 2019
Although the mill rate hasn't yet been set for 2019, La Ronge Council is expecting a nearly $630,000 surplus after capital and operating expenses. That's according to a budget summary provided to laro...
Jul 09, 2019 The operating budget was approved at a regular meeting in June. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)