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The latest developments in the Manitoba election; polls are closed
WINNIPEG - 8:00 p.m. CDT The polls have closed in the Manitoba election with Brian Pallister and his Progressive Conservatives hoping they've done enough to sell voters on giv...
Sep 10, 2019
Mugabe's body believed to be leaving Singapore for Zimbabwe
SINGAPORE - A vehicle believed to be carrying the body of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has left a Singapore funeral parlour. Police escorting the vehicle Wednesday morning said the convoy w...
Sep 10, 2019
‘We’ve got to play better’: Riders look to bounce back from Bomber beatdown
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' wave of momentum came to a crashing halt after they were handily defeated by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.But the Green and White still feels positive because the drubbing d...
Sep 10, 2019 Head coach Craig Dickenson during practice on Sept. 10, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Jets DL Shepherd suspended 6 games by NFL for PED violation
New York Jets defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd was suspended six games Tuesday by the NFL for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancers. Shepherd will be eligible to return to the Jets' ...
Sep 10, 2019
City enters into fire protection agreement with new Resort Village of Turtle View
The City of Meadow Lake has entered into an agreement to provide fire protection services to the new Resort Village of Turtle View.The move dates back to Sept. 10, 2018, when members of the Committee ...
Sep 10, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City approves Lash-Berg Towing for municipal impound project in revenue-sharing venture
After tabling the issue at their last meeting, North Battleford lawmakers decided Monday to enter into an agreement with Lash-Berg Towing to operate a municipal vehicle impound lot for the city. The c...
Sep 10, 2019 The City of North Battleford approved an agreement for a municipal impound operation at its meeting Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan man acquitted of threatening to shoot Trudeau and blow up Parliament
NIPAWIN, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man accused of threatening to shoot Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and blow up the Parliament Buildings has been acquitted. David Petersen, who is 53, faced a charge of ...
Sep 10, 2019
Green party's Pierre Nantel calls for Quebec independence 'as fast as possible'
MONTREAL - A prominent federal Green party candidate told an internet radio show Tuesday he wants Quebec to separate from Canada as soon as possible. Pierre Nantel, who won his riding south ...
Sep 10, 2019
FEMA officials, contractor accused of hurricane relief fraud
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Federal authorities said Tuesday they have arrested two former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the former president of a major disaster relief contract...
Sep 10, 2019
Construction of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion still faces hurdles
VANCOUVER - Barbara Gard calls her three-hectare property, nestled below the forested peak of Sumas Mountain, a "miniature Stanley Park." Its lush trees and flowing creek reminded her of Vancouver's m...
Sep 10, 2019