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Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume says he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer
Quebec City's longtime mayor has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The city says in a statement that Regis Labeaume will gradually scale back his duties and eventually take a leave of absence as he...
Mar 13, 2019
Home in Halifax demolished after fire that claimed the lives of seven children
HALIFAX - Three weeks after a fast-moving house fire killed seven young members of a Syrian refugee family, the charred remains of their suburban Halifax home have been torn down. Neighbour ...
Mar 13, 2019
Olympic silver medallist and X Games champ Blouin headlines World Cup
Canadian snowboarder Laurie Blouin has made her mark on the slopestyle scene. Her recent big air success has been a nice bonus. Blouin will be a headliner at this week's ...
Mar 13, 2019
RCMP release more details about police pursuit
RCMP are releasing more details following the arrest of two people Tuesday afternoon south of the city where a police vehicle was damaged in a vehicle pursuit. Police said in a media release Wednesday...
Mar 13, 2019 A police pursuit near MacDowall Tuesday has led to the arrest of two people. (Charlene Tebbutt/ paNOW Staff)
Trojans comeback falls short, drop game one to Blazers 3-2
If there was a turning point in the Tisdale Trojans' 3-2 game one loss to the Saskatoon Blazers at the RECplex on Tuesday, March 12, it was their 5-on-3 penalty kill halfway through the first period.T...
Mar 13, 2019 Tisdale Trojans forward Kalen Ukrainetz, right, emerges from a scrum during his team's 3-2 game one loss to the Saskatoon Blazers (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW).
N.W.T., federal government reach deal on caribou conservation plans
YELLOWKNIFE - Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have reached a deal on protecting threatened caribou. The deal gives the territory deadlines to come up with range plans for its boreal caribou ...
Mar 13, 2019
Great Events Coming Up for Crooked River
Upcoming events at the Crooked River Community Hall include:Comedian Joel Jeffrey is coming April 27th. See the video below. Also that night there will be a B.B.Q Ribs supper . You will need to book a...
Mar 13, 2019
Ottawa professor who died in Ethiopia plane crash remembered for public outreach
Ottawa professor Pius Adesanmi, one of the 18 Canadians killed in Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines crash, is being remembered as a public intellectual whose outreach to Africans across the&n...
Mar 13, 2019
Fraud Prevention Workshop for Seniors
There will be a Fraud Prevention Workshop at the Archerwill Senior's Centre March 21 at 7:00 p.m.Admission is Free.
Mar 13, 2019
Trump: US grounding Boeing 737 Max 8, 9 after Ethiopia crash
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is issuing an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft "effective immediately," in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 1...
Mar 13, 2019