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Officials detail drug overdose case against political donor
LOS ANGELES - Gemmel Moore had moved back home with his mother in Texas two years ago and was missing Los Angeles when he texted a photo of syringe in an arm to a wealthy gay man he knew in California...
Sep 21, 2019

North Stars welcome Bruins to town for showdown at Civic Centre
Coming off an offensive explosion to open the season, the Battlefords North Stars return to action tonight at the Civic Centre, looking to keep the ball rolling as the team welcomes the Estevan Bruins...
Sep 21, 2019 The Battlefords North Stars and Estevan Bruins may not be division rivals, but the teams always bring a little extra spark when the two sides collide. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Table tennis proves a hit in the Battlefords
Table tennis is back in the Battlefords. The North Battleford Table Tennis Club has returned to action for a new season that will run from Sept. to May. First established in April 2018, the North Batt...
Sep 21, 2019 A sport for all ages and athletic types, table tennis has caught on quick in the Battlefords. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Scheer's same-sex marriage comments return to the fore amid Trudeau scandal
SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's own past comments returned to the fore Thursday as his main rival for the country's top political office admitted to repeatedly donning raci...
Sep 21, 2019

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says she is being treated for cancer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that she will receive radiation treatments for a cancerous spot on her lung. The 74-year-old Republican governor said the spot was discovere...
Sep 21, 2019

'Really sad:' B.C. Liberal candidate's campaign sign vandalized with blackface
KELOWNA, B.C. - A Liberal candidate in British Columbia says some of his campaign signs have been vandalized with black colouring on his face. Stephen Fuhr, who is running for re-election in...
Sep 21, 2019

Residents in Trudeau's Montreal riding unfazed by blackface scandal
MONTREAL - Residents of Justin Trudeau's home riding rallied behind the Liberal leader on Thursday as he struggled to deal with the fallout from old photos showing him in skin-darkening...
Sep 21, 2019

Hurricane rips roofs, cuts power in Bermuda, but no deaths
MIAMI - Hurricane Humberto blew off rooftops, toppled trees and knocked out power as it blew past the British Atlantic island of Bermuda. But officials said Thursday that the Category 3 storm caused n...
Sep 21, 2019

2 dead as Imelda strands drivers, floods homes in Texas
CHINA, Texas - The slow-churning remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda flooded parts of Texas on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead and rescue crews with boats scrambling to reach stranded drivers...
Sep 21, 2019

Indigenous candidates 'hurt,' 'frustrated' by Trudeau blackface photos
Indigenous candidates and community leaders expressed shock, pain and frustration Thursday after multiple photographs surfaced of Justin Trudeau made up in brownface and blackface.Several federal elec...
Sep 21, 2019 (The Canadian Press)