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Sex assault trial starts for former MSU hoops star Cleaves
FLINT, Mich. - An attorney for former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves says during his trial on sexual assault charges that consensual sex between two adults is not a crime. Defence attor...
Aug 08, 2019

Clinton impeachment is FX's next 'American Crime Story'
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The next chapter of FX's "American Crime Story" will dramatize Bill Clinton's impeachment with a focus on Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp and other women central to the scandal. T...
Aug 08, 2019

Canadian softball pitcher Sara Groenewegen weighs in on remarkable journey
LIMA, Peru - Sara Groenewegen has limited memory from her unexpected health ordeal just over a year ago. It's probably for the best as the jarring details are hard to get her head around. T...
Aug 08, 2019

Opponents of refinery location take case to Supreme Court
BISMARCK, N.D. - Two environmental groups who say North Dakota regulators should have intervened in the location of an oil refinery near the state's top tourist attraction, Theodore Roosevelt National...
Aug 08, 2019

Grandmother calls for more drop boxes after grandson poked by needle
A grandmother is calling for more drop-off boxes after her 11-year-old grandson was poked by a needle."It happened July 31 at about 7 p.m.," said Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Kathy Lavallee. "He wa...
Aug 08, 2019 This needle collection box can be found in Patterson Park. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Trump's divisive words collide with his call for unity
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday will bring a message aimed at national unity and healing to the sites of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. But the words he offers for a divide...
Aug 08, 2019

Inuk woman bikes across Canada to raise awareness about Indigenous suicides
MONTREAL - Hannah Tooktoo, an Inuk mother from Nunavik, Que., descended from her bike Thursday, 55 days after pedalling across the country to raise awareness to the suicides that are ravagin...
Aug 08, 2019

CFL players, coaches unconcerned with string of QB injuries around the league
When Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli tore his anterior cruciate ligament on July 26, he became the latest in a long line of QBs to miss games this season. Six of the nine quarterbacks ...
Aug 08, 2019

La Ronge RCMP ask for public's help locating missing person
UPDATE: As of 10 a.m., the RCMP have located 31-year-old Tyrell Halkett who was last seen on July 20.La Ronge RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating 31-year-old Tyrell Halkett, who has not ...
Aug 08, 2019 (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)

FX's new 'A Christmas Carol' has darker take, younger cast
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - FX's new adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" includes a younger Scrooge and Bob Cratchit and a darker take on the Charles Dickens classic. Ebenezer Scrooge, often portrayed on sc...
Aug 08, 2019