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France to try former IAAF boss Diack and his son
PARIS - Lamine Diack, once one of the most influential men in Olympic sport, has been ordered to stand trial in France for his alleged role in a system of corruption, extortion and doping coverups dur...
Jun 24, 2019

Indigenous drummers lead pipeline protesters on 22-kilometre march in Victoria
VICTORIA - The government approval of the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion won't stop efforts in British Columbia to halt the project, protesters gathered outside Victoria's city hall said Saturday. ...
Jun 24, 2019

Four arrested in La Ronge during execution of search warrant
Saskatchewan RCMP arrested four people in La Ronge after executing a search warrant on the weekend. According to a media release, the warrant was executed June 22 on the 1700 block of Bedford Drive in...
Jun 24, 2019 Three of the four appeared in court this morning. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

New name, mascot, colours selected for amalgamated Cut Knife school
After consultation with the community and surrounding First Nations, a new name has been selected for the new consolidated elementary and high school in Cut Knife. The chosen name, Cut Knife Community...
Jun 24, 2019 (file photo/CKOM Staff)

Senior White Sox looking at wildcard game before playoffs
The Meadow Lake Sr. White Sox end their 2019 regular season with six wins and seven losses after their doubleheader on June 23.The Sox started in the rain for their first game against the Macklin Lake...
Jun 24, 2019 The Meadow Lake Sr. White Sox won 11-1 against the North Battleford Midgets and lost 7-5 to the Macklin Lakers at the doubleheader on June 23. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Court ruling reveals grim details of Lionel Desmond suicide and murders
HALIFAX - A court fight over life insurance has revealed for the first time disturbing details about how former Canadian soldier Lionel Desmond fatally shot his mother, wife a...
Jun 24, 2019

Aviation experts question security, passenger safety after woman left on plane
Aviation experts are raising security and passenger safety concerns after a woman was left sleeping on a parked Air Canada aircraft with the lights turned off and crew gone. A friend recounted Ti...
Jun 24, 2019

Infrastructure agency to pitch in to help move along Via Rail project: sources
OTTAWA - A federal infrastructure financing agency is going to put some money behind a few final, financially risky steps in Via Rail's high-frequency rail project, sources say. Two sources speak...
Jun 24, 2019

Auger-Aliassime falls to Lopez in semifinals of Queen's Club tournament
LONDON - Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime fell just short of reaching his fourth ATP final of the season, losing in three sets to veteran Feliciano Lopez on Saturday in the semifinals of the Queen'...
Jun 24, 2019

Full steam ahead for Wheatland Express excursion train
The first ever railway days was hosted in Wakaw and Cudworth over the weekend.The two-day event featured several excursions on the Wheatland Express between the two communities along with model train ...
Jun 24, 2019 Wheatland Express excursion train makes trips between Wakaw and Cudworth during railway days. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW staff)