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Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl
KARACHI, Pakistan - A Pakistani court Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street journalist Daniel Pearl. Instead, th...
Apr 02, 2020
New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dead at 85
NEW ORLEANS - Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85. New Orleans Mayor LaToya C...
Apr 01, 2020
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19: "If we all stopped moving for two weeks and nobody talked to anybody for two weeks and we all just staye...
Apr 01, 2020
Toronto imposes mandatory quarantine for infected to help contain COVID-19
TORONTO - Canada's most populous city has imposed a mandatory home quarantine on residents infected with COVID-19, as officials move to "aggressively halt" the spread of the virus. Toronto Mayor John ...
Apr 01, 2020
Donald Trump says Canadians on two stranded cruise ships will be heading home
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - U.S. President Donald Trump says there are plans to remove nearly 250 Canadians from two cruise ships and get them back to Canada. The U.S. Coast Guard has directed a...
Apr 01, 2020
Feds: Man intentionally derailed LA train near hospital ship
LOS ANGELES - A train engineer intentionally drove a speeding locomotive off a track at the Port of Los Angeles because he was suspicious about the presence of a Navy hospital ship docked there amid t...
Apr 01, 2020
P.A.murder victims and accused lived together, police say
The officer in charge of the criminal investigation division for the Prince Albert Police Service has now confirmed the murders of two adults and one child, and the attempted murder of a second child,...
Apr 01, 2020 Bundles of flowers have been placed outside the house, where the bodies of Denis Carrier, Sandra Henry and seven-year-old Bentlee were discovered last Sunday. Five-year-old Kendrah remains in hospital in stable condition. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Provincial parks closed, camping season delayed
In the wake of multiple closures and delays amid the global pandemic, provincial parks are now on the list. Due to COVID-19 concerns, camping reservations and the start of camping season is delayed un...
Apr 01, 2020 (file photo/CJME News Staff)
Province invests in more mental health support
Given the increased anxiety and stress related to isolation and the global pandemic, the province's Ministry of Health is investing an additional $33 million in mental health and addictions services.T...
Apr 01, 2020 (ID 120347123 © Jivko Mladenov | Dreamstime.com)
Local cannabis retail moves online as a precaution against COVID-19
The Tweed cannabis dispensary in Meadow Lake was initially slated to open at the end of March but remains temporarily closed due to COVID-19 concerns. Today, doors are locked and opening notices were ...
Apr 01, 2020 The Tweed store in Meadow Lake. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)