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Play continues at HOOPLA 2019
Hoopla 2019 continued Friday evening Saskatoon, with a number of teams from the northeast taking to the court.The senior girls team from Prince Albert's Carlton High School were in action taking on Sw...
Mar 23, 2019 (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Ex-President Temer arrested in Brazil on corruption charges
RIO DE JANEIRO - Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was arrested Thursday on corruption charges, a dramatic development in a sprawling graft probe that has roiled Latin America's largest nation a...
Mar 23, 2019
Cummings concerned about Jared, Ivanka private emails, texts
WASHINGTON - Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and a powerful White House aide, did not preserve all of her official emails as required by federal law, and her husband, Jared Kushner, used a mess...
Mar 23, 2019
Ferry packed with Iraqis celebrating holiday sinks; 94 die
MOSUL, Iraq - A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year and Mother's Day capsized in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, killing nearly 100 people, includi...
Mar 23, 2019
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges gets creditor protection in $15B Quebec lawsuit
MONTREAL - Rothmans, Benson & Hedges has become the third tobacco company to receive a temporary reprieve from compensating 100,000 Quebec smokers after securing creditor protection in a...
Mar 23, 2019
Levi's soars in return to public markets
NEW YORK - Levi Strauss & Co.'s return to the public markets got an enthusiastic reception from investors who believe the iconic brand is ready for a comeback - and still has a lot more room to gr...
Mar 23, 2019
In Liberal, Tory battle over deficits, both messages click, poll suggests
OTTAWA - With a federal election looming this fall, the Liberals and Conservatives are bracing for an ideological battle that pits the merits of balancing the books again...
Mar 23, 2019
Europe offers UK a little more time for Brexit
BRUSSELS - Worn down by three years of indecision in London, European Union leaders on Thursday grudgingly offered the U.K. more time to ease itself out of the bloc, delaying by several weeks - but no...
Mar 23, 2019
New report details impact of proposed NS spaceport in event of explosion or fire
HALIFAX - The head of a company proposing to open Canada's only commercial spaceport near the small community of Canso, N.S., says the impact of any launch failure would be relatively small. Stev...
Mar 23, 2019
Young midfielder Richie Laryea comes home, signs deal with Toronto FC
Toronto FC has signed Canadian midfielder Richie Laryea. The 24-year-old from Toronto, who was a trialist with TFC during training camp, was taken seventh overall by Orlando City in the 2016...
Mar 23, 2019