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Federal government announce investment in a bioenergy centre at NorSask mill
The beehive will be gone and replaced with a new cleaner facility.Carolyn Bennett, the minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced on May 22 the government will be investing $52.5 million to rep...
May 22, 2019 Carolyn Bennett, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, along with MLTC Tribal Chief Richard Ben announced the beehive burner will soon be replaced with a new bioenergy centre. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Michigan AG: Lame-duck ballot drive law is unconstitutional
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's attorney general said Wednesday that a Republican-enacted law making it harder to put proposals on the statewide ballot is unconstitutional, declaring that lawmakers had no...
May 22, 2019
Judge sides with Congress over Trump in demands for records
WASHINGTON - A federal judge ruled against President Donald Trump on Monday in a financial records dispute with Congress and said lawmakers should get the documents they have subpoenaed. Trump called ...
May 22, 2019
Town of Battleford 'on track' for year-to-date financial report
It was good news for the Town of Battleford Tuesday night when council heard the year-to-date financial numbers are pretty well on-track and close to projections for the period.In giving his financial...
May 22, 2019 Mayor Ames Leslie, left, with CAO John Enns-Wind shown at the Town of Battleford council’s meeting, Tuesday. Council heard the financial report for the year-to-date is on target. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
3 more parents plead guilty in college admissions scam
BOSTON - A married couple and a California businessman are the latest parents to plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions scam. Gregory and Marcia Abbott and Peter Jan Sartorio entered their pl...
May 22, 2019
Correction: Flooding-Mississippi River Barges story
OMAHA, Neb. - In a story May 18 about an interruption in barge traffic along the Mississippi River, The Associated Press erroneously reported the average amount of goods and services that are shipped ...
May 22, 2019
Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard earns all-defensive team spot
Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has been named to the 2018-19 NBA all-defensive second team. Leonard, who has now made the all-defensive team five times, is the first player in Raptors hist...
May 22, 2019
Ambassador or distraction: Raptors superfan Drake walks a thin line
TORONTO - With his team pulling away in the fourth quarter of a pivotal playoff contest, Nick Nurse was standing by the broadcasters' table and applauding the previously struggling Rapt...
May 22, 2019
Canada stripping citizenship from Chinese man over alleged marriage fraud
OTTAWA - The federal government is taking the relatively rare step of revoking Canadian citizenship from a Chinese man because he allegedly got it through a bogus ma...
May 22, 2019
Red Sox crush Guerrero-less Blue Jays 12-2 in Victoria Day matinee
TORONTO - The Blue Jays had little chance against the Boston Red Sox on Victoria Day, especially with the way the World Series champions have performed lately. Subtracting rookie sensation Vladimir Gu...
May 22, 2019