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Man arrested in deaths of Dallas transgender woman, 2 others
DALLAS - A 33-year-old man has been arrested in the slayings of three women in Dallas, including a transgender woman whose death brought nationwide attention, police said Wednesday. Kendrell Lavar Lyl...
Jun 12, 2019
Badly-made fake license plate leads to arrest in California
MOORPARK, Calif. - A big-rig truck driver has been arrested after authorities spotted a phoney license plate on his rig. How could they tell? Well, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department says the 196...
Jun 12, 2019
Game 5 loss is ancient history to "live in the moment" Toronto Raptors
OAKLAND, Calif. - Live in the moment. It's been the Toronto Raptors' mantra all season. Never get too high after wins. Never too down after losses. Two days after the Raptors were an agonizing basket ...
Jun 12, 2019
Committee of MPs decides against calling for school-bus seatbelts
OTTAWA - A committee of MPs who probed bus-passenger safety in Canada has decided not to call for seatbelts to be installed in Canadian school buses, urging further study instead. The H...
Jun 12, 2019
Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. convicted of rape
SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. - the son of a Hall of Famer who himself earned more than $40 million during his career - has been convicted of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman las...
Jun 12, 2019
APAS calls on governments for drought assistance
The drought conditions in Saskatchewan this spring have prompted the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) to call for help.In a media release issued Wednesday, APAS revealed it ha...
Jun 12, 2019 Cracked Earth Drought The Dry Ground Dry Soil
United Church minister to deliver final service June 23
Minister Heather Wyatt of the La Ronge United Church has been faithful to her role for 27 years, but June 23 will mark her final Sunday service before retirement. She moved to La Ronge back in 1992 wi...
Jun 12, 2019 A come and go tea will be held for Minister Heather Wyatt June 15. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Utah ski resort wants out of lawsuit against Gwyneth Paltrow
PARK CITY, Utah - A Utah ski resort where Gwyneth Paltrow is accused of crashing into and injuring a skier asked Monday to be dismissed from a lawsuit, contending the dispute should be settled between...
Jun 12, 2019
Mira Sorvino says she is a 'survivor of date rape'
ALBANY, N.Y. - Mira Sorvino has revealed that she's a survivor of date rape in an attempt to lend her voice to a push for stronger sexual assault laws in New York. The Oscar-winning actress choked up ...
Jun 12, 2019
Husky to pay $3.82M in penalties after guilty plea in 2016 oil spill
A judge has accepted a joint submission that will see Husky Oil Operations pay $3.82 million in fines for charges stemming from a 2016 oil spill near Maidstone.The company pleaded guilty to three envi...
Jun 12, 2019 Images submitted to court show an overhead view of the bridge over Highway 21 and oil slicks in the North Saskatchewan River. (submitted/Saskatchewan Courts)