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Trial starts for repairman charged in LA, Chicago killings
LOS ANGELES - Opening statements began Thursday in the Los Angeles murder trial of an air conditioning repairman charged with the stabbing deaths of two women and a suburban Chicago teenager for sexua...
May 02, 2019
Canada's airlines want longer runway for security-screening overhaul
OTTAWA - The federal plan to revamp Canada's air-security screening system is running into headwinds from major airlines, which are urging the government to take things slow to get the chang...
May 02, 2019
From Parliament to Pyramid Power, 8-time Stanley Cup winner Red Kelly did it all
Hockey Hall of Famer Red Kelly packed several careers into his lifetime - sometimes at the same time. But hockey was always at the heart of the things for the smooth-skating Kelly. Kelly won eight Sta...
May 02, 2019
Israel says bots promoting boycott of Eurovision
JERUSALEM - Israel says it has uncovered a network of bots and fake Twitter accounts urging a boycott of the upcoming Israeli-hosted Eurovision song contest. Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs sai...
May 02, 2019
Drug company founder convicted in opioid bribery scheme
BOSTON - A wealthy drug company founder was convicted Thursday of directing a scheme to bribe doctors across the country to prescribe a highly addictive fentanyl spray. John Kapoor, the founder and fo...
May 02, 2019
Traffic safety and drug use highlights of RCMP Town Hall
The Meadow Lake RCMP held its third town hall meeting Wednesday night at the Catholic Church Hall. About 10 members from different police departments were there to discuss their responsibilities and t...
May 02, 2019 Staff Sergeant Tim Sartison (far left) and other members of the RCMP giving a presentation at the town hall meeting. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Ottawa ditches longer deadlines for answering veterans' requests for service
OTTAWA - The federal government has backed off a controversial plan to give bureaucrats more time to respond to disabled veterans seeking benefits and support for their service-related injuries. Yet w...
May 02, 2019
Wednesday's Scoreboard
Wednesday's GamesSJHLPortage 7, Battlefords 5POR leads 3-1 NHL PlayoffsSecond RoundCarolina 5 N.Y. Islanders 2(Carolina leads series 3-0) Dallas 4 St. Louis 2(Series tied 2-2) NBA PlayoffsSecond Round...
May 02, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)
Hockey legend Red Kelly dies at 91
TORONTO - Hockey Hall of Famer Leonard (Red) Kelly, who won eight Stanley Cups during a stellar 20-season, has died at 91. A statement from Kelly's family said the former Red Wings and Maple Leaf...
May 02, 2019
Suspect in Nazi bomb plot kicked out of Army
LOS ANGELES - An Army veteran who converted to Islam and is accused of plotting terrorist attacks in California in retaliation for killings at New Zealand mosques was demoted and discharged from the m...
May 02, 2019