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Inking star quarterback Mike Reilly ushers in new era for B.C. Lions: GM
SURREY, B.C. - Mike Reilly sees himself winning Grey Cups with the B.C. Lions - a lot of Grey Cups. "I felt like coming to B.C. was going to give me the best opportunity to win the most champions...
Feb 12, 2019
Senate backs major public lands, conservation bill
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday approved a major public lands bill that revives a popular conservation program, adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates ...
Feb 12, 2019
Fed Chairman Powell says prosperity not felt in all areas
ITTA BENA, Miss. - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell travelled Tuesday to a historically black university in the Mississippi Delta to deliver a message that the nation's prosperity has not been f...
Feb 12, 2019
FedEx Logistics establishing new HQ in downtown Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - FedEx Logistics is establishing a new headquarters in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, and bringing nearly 700 jobs along with it. FedEx Logistics President and CEO Richard W. Smith and G...
Feb 12, 2019
Quebec facing strong opposition to new bill restricting cannabis consumption
MONTREAL - The Quebec government faced strong opposition as public consultations began Tuesday on its bill seeking to increase the legal age of cannabis consumption and b...
Feb 12, 2019
Muskoday prepares for election
For the first time in almost three decades, Muskoday First Nation will have a new chief.The Muskoday band election is scheduled to take place March 21, and one of the most obvious omissions from the o...
Feb 12, 2019 The Muskoday First Nation band office. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Teen facing charges
A 16-year-old boy has been charged following an incident in the Candle Lake area last week. The youth, who cannot be identified, is facing charges of assault with a weapon and robbery in relation to t...
Feb 12, 2019
'Empire' actor gives police some but not all phone records
Chicago Police investigating the attack on Jussie Smollett last month say the "Empire" actor has turned over some but not all of the phone records that detectives asked him for. Smollett had declined ...
Feb 12, 2019
More suspensions handed down in ugly Atlantic university men's hockey brawl
HALIFAX - More penalties have been handed out in an ugly brawl that cast a pall over university men's hockey in Atlantic Canada. Hardest hit were the head coaches - Acadia University's Darren Bur...
Feb 12, 2019
Under the M: Mounties want kids to help name latest batch of canine recruits
INNISFAIL, Alta. - The RCMP is looking for kids who have great ideas for names starting with an M. The latest 13 German shepherd puppies born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfai...
Feb 12, 2019