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Where the party leaders are Wednesday
OTTAWA - The party leaders' scheduled public appearances on Wednesday, Oct. 9. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Markham, Ont. 8:30 a.m. - WinCo Food Mart, 3155 Hwy. 7 (remarks...
Oct 08, 2019
Discrepancies between cash withdrawal and travel dates questioned at chief's fraud trial
The bank records belonging to Napoleon Mercredi were a central focus of discussions during day two of the former Fond Du Lac chief's trial.To start Tuesday's proceedings, court played a three-hour vid...
Oct 08, 2019 Photo taken Monday of Napoleon Mercredi and Garth Bendig leaving court. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Former TV sports anchor sentenced to more prison time for bank robberies
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - A former Winnipeg television sports anchor and college instructor who pleaded guilty to robbing banks in Saskatchewan and Alberta has been sentenced to more prison time. Stephen ...
Oct 08, 2019
Southern Alberta man files counterclaim against intruder he shot in 2018
CALGARY - A southern Alberta man who is being sued by an intruder he shot on his property last year has filed a counterclaim alleging mental anguish. Court documents filed on behalf of Edouard Ma...
Oct 08, 2019
Clint Eastwood's 'Richard Jewell' gets AFI Fest premiere
LOS ANGELES - Clint Eastwood's film "Richard Jewell" is having its world premiere at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles in November. The American Film Institute announced Tuesday that the film had been added...
Oct 08, 2019
Sharks bring back 40-year-old Patrick Marleau for 2nd stint
Patrick Marleau is returning to San Jose. General manager Doug Wilson announced Tuesday that the Sharks' all-time leader in games, goals and points is returning to his original team with a one-year, $...
Oct 08, 2019
Busy summer at Kinsmen Water Park
Despite an unseasonably cold and rainy summer, Kinsmen Water Park's latest season was the busiest it's seen in six years, with 30,098 visits registered from June to August. The high attendance is bein...
Oct 08, 2019 A child using one of the slides at Kinsmen Water Park. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Police: 3 suspected of killing witness at Dallas cop's trial
DALLAS - Three Louisiana men are suspected in the killing of a witness who testified at the murder trial of a former Dallas police officer, authorities said Tuesday, cautioning that the killing had no...
Oct 08, 2019
Viewership up, but format questions remain for leaders' debates
OTTAWA - The viewership for Monday's leaders' debate was far higher than contests in the last election, despite complaints that the format favoured conflict over substance. Numbers provided by the med...
Oct 08, 2019
'World-record rack:' Crew crowns Mac the Moose statue with new antlers
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Mac the Moose has had a boost and is once again the tallest in the land. A crew of workers with ropes perched themselves high in a cherry picker and on top of a truck cran...
Oct 08, 2019
