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Border chaos forces truckers to wait hours, sometimes days
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - To deal with a surge of migrating Central American families, the Trump administration has reassigned so many inspectors from U.S.-Mexico border crossings that truckers are wait...
Apr 09, 2019
Women in P.A. group accused of robbery back in court
The two women among the group of four people accused in a string of robberies, including in Prince Albert, returned to court this week.Twenty-three-year-old Tonisha Fulton and 22-year-old Rikki Steink...
Apr 09, 2019 Melfort Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Retired Regina priest faces sex assault charges in Scotland
A long-time Regina priest is being extradited to Scotland to face historic physical and sexual assault charges stemming from his work at schools.The Archdiocese of Regina has confirmed the charges aga...
Apr 09, 2019 Father Robert MacKenzie is being extradited from Regina to Scotland to face historic physical and sexual assault charges stemming from his work at schools. (Regina Archdiocese)
Pedestrian bridge project hits another snag
A plan by city administration to begin replacing pedestrian bridges across Prince Albert has hit another snag after city councillors raised questions about the construction tender.Ward 8 Coun. Ted Zur...
Apr 09, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff
NYC orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak
New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak centred in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and ordered mandatory vaccinations in the neighbourhood. Mayor Bill de Bl...
Apr 09, 2019
Hungary: 'Porgy and Bess' cast asked to be African American
BUDAPEST, Hungary - The Hungarian State Opera has asked the Hungarian cast members in its production of "Porgy and Bess" to self-identify as African American. The opera's decision to put on George and...
Apr 09, 2019
'That crosses the line': Habscheid responds to Love's accusations
On Monday, Saskatoon Blades head coach Mitch Love met with the media at SaskTel Centre discussing a number of topics, including accusations toward the Raiders of targeting Saskatoon players' heads thr...
Apr 09, 2019 The Raiders were able to pick up a pair of wins on home ice, and are now tasked with continuing that momentum in Saskatoon. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
R. Kelly makes brief paid appearance at Illinois club
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - R&B singer R. Kelly made a paid appearance early Sunday at a club in Illinois' capital city, but the fans who each shelled out $50 to $100 for tickets got only a 28-second perf...
Apr 09, 2019
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)
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
