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Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor named NHL second star of the week
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor was named NHL second star of the week on Monday after leading the league with eight points over four games. He had three goals and five assists over th...
Feb 10, 2020

Police: 2 officers, 1 other person shot at Arkansas Walmart
FORREST CITY, Ark. - At least three people, including two police officers, were shot Monday morning at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas, police said. Arkansas State Police said in a Facebook post that tw...
Feb 10, 2020

Saskatchewan Horse Federation honours local chuck wagon legend Raymond Mitsuing
The Saskatchewan Horse Federation announced five individuals will be inducted into the SHF Hall of Fame in 2020. One of the five inaugural inductees being recognized is Loon Lake's own, Raymond Mitsui...
Feb 10, 2020 (file photo/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Jordan Peterson in Russia for medical benzodiazepine detox: Daughter
The daughter of controversial Canadian author Jordan Peterson says her father is recovering in Russia from "physical dependence" to anti-anxiety medication. Mikhaila Peterson says in a YouTube&nb...
Feb 10, 2020

Ottawa launches consultations on Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain pipeline
CALGARY - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government is launching a new set of consultations with Indigenous groups that will determine if and how they might take part in ownership...
Feb 10, 2020

LeBron James, Kyle Lowry among 44 US Olympic basketball team finalists
LeBron James is considering a return to the Olympics. James - a two-time gold medallist and three-time Olympian - is among 44 players announced by USA Basketball on Monday as finalists for the team th...
Feb 10, 2020

School board association could fight Quebec's education bill, with federal help
QUEBEC - The association representing Quebec's English-language school boards has been granted federal money to challenge a major Quebec education-reform bill, its vice-president says, days after...
Feb 10, 2020

B.C.'s Tristan Connelly to fight Brazilian in Portland in next UFC outing
TORONTO - B.C. lightweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly will face Brazil's Alex da Silva on April 11 in a UFC Fight Night card in Portland. The main event at the Moda Center features hea...
Feb 10, 2020

Arrests made as anti-pipeline protesters block Vancouver ports, defy injunction
VANCOUVER - Police have begun enforcing a court injunction preventing protesters from blocking several entrances to the Port of Vancouver and at DeltaPort, south of the city. Officers arrived at ...
Feb 10, 2020

'Reaper of death:' Fearsome new dinosaur species discovered in Alberta
CALGARY - A fearsome lizard with a name meaning "reaper of death" is the first new tyrannosaur species to be identified in Canada in 50 years, say researchers with the University of Calgary ...
Feb 10, 2020