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Harvey Weinstein wants to move trial out of NYC
NEW YORK - A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein has asked that the disgraced movie mogul's upcoming criminal trial be moved out of New York City, saying he can't get a fair trial. In a longshot motion filed ...
Aug 22, 2019
Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell
MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian appeals court Wednesday upheld convictions against Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, in a decision ch...
Aug 22, 2019
Packed house takes in Pride Week drag show
It was an evening of music and entertainment.For the first time, Battlefords Pride hosted a family-friendly drag show as part of Pride Week festivities. Mika Kahnapace was one of the performers. She s...
Aug 22, 2019 Former North Battleford resident Celine Dejion performs during the inaugural Pride Week drag show. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Frontier Mall service road to see repairs
Taking a drive down the service road near Frontier Mall will soon be better.Based on administration's recommendation, North Battleford lawmakers agreed to hire G and C Asphalt to upgrade a portion of ...
Aug 22, 2019 Mayor Ryan Bater (above) and North Battleford city council approved work to repair a section of the Frontier Mall service road at its recent meeting. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Border official questioned Meng on alleged business in Iran: court documents
VANCOUVER - Court documents released ahead of a Huawei executive's extradition trial suggest a Canadian border official questioned Meng Wanzhou about her business before RCMP arrested her. T...
Aug 22, 2019
Trump flip-flops on tax cuts, citing 'strong economy'
WASHINGTON - A day after considering cutting taxes to promote economic growth, President Donald Trump on Wednesday changed course and said he would abandon the idea because the nation already had "a s...
Aug 22, 2019
LA Opera names lawyer to lead Placido Domingo investigation
SAN FRANCISCO - Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it will immediately open a "thorough and independent investigation" into allegations of sexual harassment against the opera star Placido Domingo, the com...
Aug 22, 2019
RCMP confirms missing teen Mekayla Bali possibly seen in Edmonton
A possible sighting of missing Yorkton teen Mekayla Bali in Alberta is giving her family a fresh glimmer of hope that they'll all be reunited.Bali was last confirmed to be seen the morning of April 12...
Aug 22, 2019 Mekayla Bali. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Philly police head resigns as bias suit roils department
Philadelphia's police commissioner resigned Tuesday amid allegations that members of his department engaged in sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination against two women serving in the r...
Aug 22, 2019
Best in the West: Eskimos host Bombers in shocase of top CFL teams
EDMONTON - From the moment they broke training camp facing a season of significant change after missing the 2018 playoffs, the Edmonton Eskimos have insisted that if they focus on the process, the res...
Aug 22, 2019