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Sombre 30th anniversary for 'Montreal Massacre'
A mass shooting no one in Canada will forget.Thirty years ago today, a lone gunman entered cole Polytechnique, and shot and killed 14 women in what has been called the 'Montreal Massacre'.Fourteen oth...
Dec 06, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Listen to Your Heart - Give a Little Life Day
Currently900CKBI (900 AM), Power 99 (99.1 FM) and XFM (101.5) FM are on location LIVE at the Victoria Hospital for the Give a Little Life Day Radiothon. Call right now with your donation 1-855-816-543...
Dec 06, 2019 Bring Your Donations in Person or see information below (photo credit XFM)

Canada women reach quarterfinals in Dubai while men head to consolation round
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Bianca Farella scored three tries Friday as the Canadian women advanced to the Cup quarterfinals of the Dubai Sevens despite a heavy loss to the U.S. Canada's men headed ...
Dec 06, 2019

Germany expels Russian diplomats in probe of Berlin killing
BERLIN - Germany expelled two Russian diplomats Wednesday over the brazen killing of a Georgian on the streets of Berlin in August as prosecutors said evidence suggested the slaying was ordered either...
Dec 06, 2019

Toronto Wolfpack forward Darcy Lussick wins pro boxing debut in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia - Toronto Wolfpack forward Darcy Lussick won his heavyweight pro boxing debut Friday, knocking out former rugby league star Justin Hodges in 39 seconds. After several skirmishes, Lus...
Dec 06, 2019

US gains a robust 266,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%
WASHINGTON - Hiring in the United States jumped last month to its highest level since January as U.S. employers shrugged off trade conflicts and a global slowdown and added 266,000 jobs. The unemploym...
Dec 06, 2019

Deadly explosion in Slovakia; buildng at risk of collapse
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Officials say a gas explosion in an apartment block in Slovakia has killed at least five people and others are trapped on the roof of the building. Firefighters say the explosio...
Dec 06, 2019

Over $300,000 raised for Give A Little Life Day
The community came, saw and contributed in another big way for health care services in Prince Albert and region for the Give A Little Life Day Radiothon for the Victoria Hospital Foundation.When all w...
Dec 06, 2019 Giving from and for the heart: former broadcaster Neil Headrick and his grandson Emmett are both heart patients at the Victoria Hospital and in so many ways epitomize how special Give A Little Life Day is as a multi-generational community builder with a strong radio component. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff) .

6-story building collapses in Nairobi; at least 2 killed
NAIROBI, Kenya - A six-story building collapsed in Kenya's capital on Friday, officials said, with at least two people killed and others trapped in the debris. Associated Press video showed people che...
Dec 06, 2019

Justin Timberlake, Jeremy Rupke and baseball trivia In-The-News for Dec. 6
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 6. What we are watching in...
Dec 06, 2019