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Joshua Boyle's lawyers want charge of misleading police thrown out
OTTAWA - Lawyers for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle want a judge to toss out a charge that he misled police - one of several criminal counts he faces in Ontario court. Boyle, 36, has ple...
Sep 03, 2019

Captain Tyler Ardron to lead Canada's 31-man squad at Rugby World Cup in Japan
Tyler Ardron captains a Canadian side with few surprises for the Rugby World Cup kicking off next month in Japan. Ardron, a powerful back-rower who plays his club rugby in New Zealand for the Chiefs, ...
Sep 03, 2019

Sask. has highest rate of childhood obesity: Report
According to a new report, 33.4 per cent of children in Saskatchewan are obese.That's one of the findings contained in the report released Tuesday by the non-profit organization Children First Canada,...
Sep 03, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Quebec woman waiting for news of her parents trapped in Bahamas during hurricane
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area woman says she's desperately waiting for news of her parents, who were trapped in the northern Bahamas when Hurricane Dorian battered the ...
Sep 03, 2019

Environment champions want voters to make climate their main priority this fall
OTTAWA - Two leading Canadian activists say voters need to think about climate change as if we are country at war against greenhouse-gas emissions. David Suzuki and Stephen Lewis plan a...
Sep 03, 2019

Raising Confident, Competent Children
Positively Parenting is hosting Triple P Class Raising Confident, Competent Children on Thursday, September 12 from 7 - 8:30 at their office 201 - 2nd Street west in Meadow Lake.This is for parents wi...
Sep 03, 2019

Upcoming Events at Turning Point
Here is a list of upcoming events at the Turning Point Youth Centre located at 205B 3rd street east, Meadow Lake.Make a Meal Together will be Tuesday, September 10 from 4-7:00 p.m. for ages 13-18.Pain...
Sep 03, 2019

Mike O'Shea's Anger Management and Other Thoughts
Winnipeg Head Coach Mike O' Shea has a selective memory. On Sunday O'Shea made a dramatic production almost as worthy as Edmonton Head Coach and Anger Management therapist, Jason Maas, about his long ...
Sep 03, 2019

Israel, Hezbollah engage in brief, intense fighting
JERUSALEM - Hezbollah militants on Sunday fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles into Israel, prompting a reprisal of heavy Israeli artillery fire in a rare burst of fighting between the bitter enemies...
Sep 03, 2019

British government denies reports that a child murderer will be sent to Canada
The British government has denied media reports that it is considering sending a child murderer to Canada to live under a new identity. Several British media reported last week that Jon...
Sep 03, 2019