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Man pleads guilty to kidnapping Jayme Closs, killing parents
BARRON, Wis. - A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Wednesday to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents, in a move that spares the girl held captive in a remote cabin for three months fr...
Mar 29, 2019

North Stars and Terriers set for Game 1 tonight
The Battlefords North Stars and Yorkton Terriers will play Game 1 of their second-round playoff series tonight at the N.B. Civic Centre. The North Stars are coming off a seven-game series with Flin Fl...
Mar 29, 2019 North Stars' forward Matthias Urbanski, pictured here in game action against the Terriers earlier this season at the Civic Centre. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Nominees announced for Tri-Community Awards Gala
The nominees for the second annual Tri-Community Awards Gala hosted by the La Ronge and District Chamber of Commerce have been announced.Seven residents are nominated for Citizen of the Year including...
Mar 29, 2019 The gala will be held April 27 at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre. (Lac La Ronge Chamber of Commerce/Facebook)

Memorial service to honour Humboldt Broncos on anniversary of bus crash
Next Saturday will mark one year since devastation struck the city of Humboldt following the Broncos bus crash.A memorial service is planned to take place at 4:30 p.m. at the Elgar Petersen Arena to p...
Mar 29, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

Airline offers to end LA Coliseum name change
LOS ANGELES - United Airlines offered Friday withdraw from a $69 million deal to change Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum into United Airlines Memorial Coliseum following criticism that adding a corporate...
Mar 29, 2019

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime drops semifinal against John Isner
MIAMI - Felix Auger-Aliassime's dramatic run at the Miami Open finally has come to an end. The 18-year-old Montreal native lost 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) to No. 7 seed and defending champion&nbs...
Mar 29, 2019

Ex-MVP Wetteland indicted on 3 counts of child sex assault
DENTON, Texas - A Texas grand jury has indicted former All-Star and World Series MVP pitcher John Wetteland on three counts of continuous sexual assault of a child. The indictments Thursday in Denton ...
Mar 29, 2019

Ex-MVP Wetteland indicted on 3 counts of child sex assault
DENTON, Texas - A Texas grand jury has indicted former All-Star and World Series MVP pitcher John Wetteland on three counts of continuous sexual assault of a child. The indictments Thursday in Denton ...
Mar 29, 2019

Canada won't extend peacekeeping mission in Mali: Freeland
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Trudeau government will not extend Canada's peacekeeping mission in Mali despite a UN appeal for it to stay longer. The eight Canadian heli...
Mar 29, 2019

Feds boost funding for refugee health care, but study says barriers remain
OTTAWA - Canada's refugee health program is getting a $283 million boost over the next two years. Immigration officials say the funding increase - contained in last week's federal budget -&n...
Mar 29, 2019