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Call for byelection nominations closes
The call for nominations for the upcoming byelection has closed.In the September 18 vote, residents will elect a new mayor and one new councillor.Merlin Seymour and Richard Levesque are seeking the ma...
Aug 14, 2019 The call for nominations for the upcoming byelection ended today. The election will be held on Sept. 18 at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

West-leading Bombers say Lions can still roar despite toothless record
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson isn't fooled by the B.C. Lions' underdog status. The Blue Bombers defensive end won't take the Lions lightly Thursday when his heavily favoured club hosts a team that has a...
Aug 14, 2019

Shellbrook RCMP requesting assistance to locate missing girl
UPDATE: As of 8:16 a.m., August 15, 2019 Shellbrook RCMP have confirmed Chayna Arcand has been located safe.--The Shellbrook RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in finding 13-year-old Chayna A...
Aug 14, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Stocks fall sharply after bond market warns of recession
NEW YORK - Stocks fell sharply Wednesday after the bond market threw up another warning flag on the economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly dropped below the two-year Treasury's yield Wedne...
Aug 14, 2019

Suicide watch for Epstein never intended to be indefinite
NEW YORK - For all the talk from politicians and conspiracy theorists that Jeffrey Epstein should have remained on suicide watch, prison experts say such restrictions are intended for only short perio...
Aug 14, 2019

'Naive': Police chiefs say handgun ban won't stop flow of weapons into Canada
CALGARY - The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police won't be supporting a ban on handguns despite concerns about gun violence in a number of major cities including Toronto. Vancouver police Ch...
Aug 14, 2019

Veteran quarterback Mike Reilly back practising with Lions after ankle injury
It seems Mike Reilly does know Mike Reilly best. The B.C. veteran quarterback was a full participant at practice Monday. Reilly suffered an apparent ankle injury lat...
Aug 14, 2019

Jets' Le'Veon Bell wants to be No. 1 on field, in rap game
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Le'Veon Bell was in fifth grade when he simply couldn't shake music from his mind. The creative beats. The grooving basslines. The raw lyrics. He was hooked on it all, just like f...
Aug 14, 2019

For the record: Wilson-Raybould statement on ethics commissioner's report
OTTAWA - Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion released a report Wednesday that found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former attorney general...
Aug 14, 2019

Hunky Bill, B.C. perogy pioneer, restaurateur, PNE mainstay, dies at 88
VANCOUVER - Bill Konyk, a legendary Vancouver businessman who fought a human rights battle to maintain his nickname Hunky Bill, has died. He was 88. His youngest son, Mark Konyk, says his da...
Aug 14, 2019