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Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero," dies at 88
Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as "The Last American Hero" by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was 88. NASCAR announc...
Dec 20, 2019
Dodgers lefty Rich Hill is Tony Conigliaro Award winner
BOSTON - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill has won the Tony Conigliaro Award. The honour goes to a major leaguer "who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination and cou...
Dec 20, 2019
Defiant Trump rallies supporters as House impeaches him
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Defiant in the face of a historic rebuke, President Donald Trump labeled his impeachment by the House of Representatives on Wednesday "a suicide march" for the Democratic Partyas...
Dec 20, 2019
Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero," dies at 88
Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson, a moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as "The Last American Hero" by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was 88. NASCAR announced...
Dec 20, 2019
Court: Part of 'Obamacare' invalid, more review needed
NEW ORLEANS - A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down "Obamacare's" now-toothless requirement that Americans carry health insurance but sidestepped a ruling on the law's overall constitutiona...
Dec 20, 2019
Decision reserved in Metis Nation resignation dispute
A court case involving the Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan (MNS), and a woman who claims she did not resign as treasurer, won't be resolved until after Christmas. At the conclusion of Friday's hearing at ...
Dec 20, 2019 Mary Ann Morin seen leaving Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench on Dec. 20. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Accused pleads guilty to accessory after the fact in Tiki Laverdiere homicide
Brent Checkosis, one of the eight accused connected to the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation, entered a guilty plea to one of his charges in Queen's Bench Court in Battleford Friday.Checkosis ple...
Dec 20, 2019 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford before her remains were discovered outside the city. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
Melfort's mayor weighs in on 2019, and what may come in 2020
It was a busy year for infrastructure in Melfort in 2019, and the mayor hopes that continues into 2020.Rick Lang told northeastNOW the long-awaited resurfacing of Saskatchewan Dr. was a major project ...
Dec 20, 2019 Melfort City Hall. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin back on track after Olympic disappointment
CALGARY - Ivanie Blondin is in a good place. She wants to stay there. With the help of some four-legged friends, the devastation the speedskater felt after 2018 Winter Olympics is shrinking ...
Dec 20, 2019
Wet, cold, and dark: Environment Canada names Top 10 weather events of 2019
Wet. Cold. In the dark. And puzzled. That about sums up how the weather in 2019 left Canadians feeling, says David Phillips, Environment Canada's chief meteorologist. "It's almost as if normal doesn't...
Dec 20, 2019