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US seeks to dismiss tribes' lawsuit over Keystone pipeline
BILLINGS, Mont. - Attorneys for the Trump administration are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from Native American tribes that want to block the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. Tribes ...
Sep 10, 2019

Ex-hostage Boyle says he hit wife with broom only because she asked him
OTTAWA - Joshua Boyle acknowledges hitting his wife Caitlan Coleman with a broom after they were freed from overseas captivity, but says he did it only because she asked to be spanked. Under cross-exa...
Sep 10, 2019

Break and enter at NorthSask Special Needs results in big losses
Computers, laptops and iPads were stolen after NorthSask Special Needs along La Ronge Ave. was broken into over the weekend. According to Executive Director Deri Ann Ratt, a witness saw people breakin...
Sep 10, 2019 NorthSask Special Needs in La Ronge had a number of electronics stolen. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Trudeau to call election Wednesday with morning visit to Rideau Hall
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to call the next federal election Wednesday morning. He's to visit Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. local time to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament. By...
Sep 10, 2019

Amnesty 'deeply concerned' about Alberta's plans to fight oil industry foes
CALGARY - Amnesty International says it's "deeply concerned" about the Alberta government's plans to fight back against oil and gas industry critics. Alex Neve, secretary general of the human rights g...
Sep 10, 2019

Gasol didn't think twice about suiting up for Spain soon after Raptors season
SHANGHAI - Marc Gasol remembers the day the coveted invitation to join Spain's storied national basketball program arrived in the mail. He was maybe 14 or 15 years old at the time. "(Me and ...
Sep 10, 2019

Woman convicted in Stefanie Rengel killing not committed to rehabilitation: parole board
A woman who convinced her boyfriend to kill his teenage ex more than a decade ago showed a lack of commitment to rehabilitation when she purposely hid two romantic relationships while living in a half...
Sep 10, 2019

Inspired to Write?
The Wild Rice Writers Group can always use new members.Their next meeting is September 12.See the poster for details.
Sep 10, 2019

Israeli PM vows to begin annexing West Bank settlements
JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister is vowing to begin annexing West Bank settlements if he wins national elections next week. Tuesday's announcement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to b...
Sep 10, 2019

Election day: Manitoba Tories seek 2nd mandate with promise of tax and cost cuts
WINNIPEG - A light drizzle fell across parts of southern Manitoba Tuesday as polls opened for a provincial election that will determine whether the Progressive Conservatives get a second man...
Sep 10, 2019