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Toronto Wolfpack win 20th rugby league game in a row, relegating Barrow Raiders
TORONTO - Military planes and a helicopter flew loudly above Lamport Stadium on Saturday as the Toronto Wolfpack celebrated "Forces & Families Day." At field level, it was one-way traffic with the...
Sep 02, 2019

Hours before playing for Canada, Ejim was welcoming second son Miles
DONGGUAN, China - In the hours before Canada took the floor for their opening game of the FIBA World Cup, Melvin Ejim was glued to his iPhone, watching a beautiful scene play out half a world away. Hi...
Sep 02, 2019

Canada Soccer honours goalkeepers Maxime Crepeau and Sabrina D'Angelo
TORONTO - Maxime Crepeau and Sabrina D'Angelo have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for August. The two goalkeepers excelled during the month with Crepeau setting an MLS record with Van...
Sep 02, 2019

Ellie Goulding weds art dealer boyfriend in lavish ceremony
YORK, England - British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has married art dealer Caspar Jopling in a lavish ceremony with pals Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Sienna Miller in attendance. The two tied th...
Sep 02, 2019

Defending champ Osaka loses to Bencic in US Open's 4th round
NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka's 10-match U.S. Open winning streak and title defence are done after she was outplayed in the fourth round by Belinda Bencic and lost 7-5, 6-4 Monday. Osaka has been wearing a b...
Sep 02, 2019

Federal election candidates to speak on seniors' issues
Residents living in the Prince Albert riding will get their first opportunity this week to see all their federal candidates in the same room.An all candidates meeting has been scheduled for Thursday a...
Sep 02, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Carolina's Williams to 'step away' from NHL to start season
RALEIGH, N.C. - Carolina Hurricanes captain Justin Williams says he is taking a break from the NHL to start this season. With the start of training camp looming later this month, the 37-year-old forwa...
Sep 02, 2019

Canada's Parrot wins gold in first competition since beating cancer
Max Parrot stood on the platform overlooking the X Games big air ramp in Norway and let his gaze linger a little longer than usual. Then he dropped down for his first of ...
Sep 02, 2019

Justice Ginsburg reports she's on way to 'well' after cancer
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Saturday she's "alive" and on her way to being "very well" following radiation treatment for cancer. Ginsburg, 86, made the comments at the ...
Sep 02, 2019

Drugs valued at $750K, weapons seized after search in North Battleford
Charges are pending after RCMP executed a search warrant in North Battleford Sunday at a home on 12 Ave. and 107 St.Officers first attended the home on Saturday, and after investigating, were able to ...
Sep 02, 2019 Weapons seized from a home in North Battleford on Sunday. (supplied RCMP)