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Cardinal Pell gets 6 years imprisonment for sexual assault
MELBOURNE, Australia - The most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for molesting two choirboys in an Australian cathedral in a crime the judge ...
Mar 14, 2019
Vietnamese suspect in Kim Jong Nam's killing seeking release
HANOI, Vietnam - Just four days ago, the future for Indonesia's Siti Aisyah looked bleak - she was two years into her detention in Malaysia and faced a possible death sentence if convicted of killing ...
Mar 14, 2019
Vegas Sands-Macau dealmaker settle 15-year case
LAS VEGAS - A settlement Thursday ended a 15-year breach-of-contract battle between Las Vegas Sands Corp. and a Hong Kong businessman who helped the U.S. company open its first casino in the Chinese g...
Mar 14, 2019
Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry sits out Lakers game with ankle sprain
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry's wonky ankle kept him out of the Toronto Raptors' lineup for Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. But Danny Green was good to go. Lowry and Green had both been listed ...
Mar 14, 2019
La Ronge council awaiting provincial budget details
With Saskatchewan's 2019-2020 budget set to be released March 20, La Ronge council members are waiting to find out if there will be any surprises for municipalities. That's according to Mayor Ron Woyt...
Mar 14, 2019 Town council is hold back on its own budget until the province releases its budget March 20. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
One P.A. robbery suspect released on bail
One of four people charged in relation to several attempted robberies in the region was released on bail Thursday. The charges stem from incidents on March 4, when the group allegedly robbed a Prince ...
Mar 14, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Ronaldo nets hat trick to send Juventus into CL quarters
TURIN, Italy - Cristiano Ronaldo made a mockery of Atletico Madrid's vaunted defence, and then mocked its coach as well. Ronaldo scored a hat trick against the normally resilient Spanish side to send ...
Mar 14, 2019
WCB reports increases in workplace injuries, fatalities
The number of workplace injuries and fatalities in Saskatchewan increased in 2018 over the previous year.According to figures released Thursday by the Saskatchewan Worker's Compensation Board, there w...
Mar 14, 2019 A 61-year-old worker was killed at Saskatoon's Basic Truck and Trailer on July 31, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan city council rejects group home for people with disabilities
WEYBURN, Sask. - A Saskatchewan mayor says no offence was intended when Weyburn city council rejected a care home for people with disabilities this week, in part due to concerns it would dra...
Mar 14, 2019
Hockey wife's blog post highlights concerns over vaccine misinformation: experts
MONTREAL - An online post by the wife of an NHL star describing her children's "alternative" vaccine schedule highlights how easily misinformation about vaccines can be spread over soci...
Mar 14, 2019