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Trudeau broke law by kicking former ministers out of caucus, Philpott says
OTTAWA - Former cabinet minister Jane Philpott is asking the Speaker of the House of Commons to rule on whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the rights of MPs when he expelled her and Jody W...
Apr 09, 2019 Jane Philpott (file photo/Canadian Press)

Music Jam at the Library
There will be a music jam at the Meadow Lake Library April 11 from 7 -9:00 p.m.Everyone is welcome.
Apr 09, 2019

Loughlin, husband and 14 parents face new charge in scam
BOSTON - "Full House" star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were hit Tuesday with a new charge in the sweeping college admissions bribery scheme. The move comes a day...
Apr 09, 2019

Police: Man buys $8 million island then steals from Kmart
KEY WEST, Fla. - A man who had just bought an $8 million island off of Key West was arrested Saturday for participating in what police described as a scheme to steal $300 in household items from Kmart...
Apr 09, 2019

Backers of Ukraine's rival presidential candidates brawl
KIEV, Ukraine - Police have moved in to stop a scuffle between supporters of rival candidates in Ukraine's presidential election. Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who stars in a widely popular TV sitcom ...
Apr 09, 2019

Tick season starts in Saskatchewan, peak still a month off
Warmer spring temperatures have begun to stir up American dog ticks in Saskatchewan.You may start to see the ticks on yourself or pet dogs now, but peak season is still about a month away, according t...
Apr 09, 2019 American dog tick. (submitted photo/wiki commons)

IMF forecast: Global growth will weaken this year to 3.3%
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded its outlook for growth in the United States, Europe, Japan and the overall global economy and pointed to heightened trade tensions as...
Apr 09, 2019

Trump says not looking to reinstate family separation policy
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he's not looking to reinstate the much-criticized practice of separating migrant families at the border with Mexico. But he says many more migrants are streami...
Apr 09, 2019

25 years later, TCM still abides (so movie lovers pray)
NEW YORK - There is always an asteroid, real or imagined, bearing down on Turner Classic Movies . Fears that something might befall the commercial-less bastion of classic Hollywood films aren't always...
Apr 09, 2019

Film explores rural health care amid poverty, opioid crisis
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Northern New Mexico is known for tourist attractions such as artsy Santa Fe, eclectic Taos and the healing dirt of El Santuario de Chimay. The region's relaxing spas and skiing opt...
Apr 09, 2019