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Nova Scotia premier defends trade mission to China as Canadians remain detained
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is defending his latest trade mission to China as two Canadians held by the economic giant approach one year behind bars. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were de...
Nov 07, 2019

Don't force military court to hear Omar Khadr appeal, U.S. government argues
TORONTO - Forcing a military court to hear and decide an appeal from former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr is inappropriate, the American government says. In new legal filings, U.S. government law...
Nov 07, 2019

Toronto Wolfpack open the vault for All Black star Sonny Bill Williams
The Toronto Wolfpack proved doubters wrong by managing to establish a toehold for a little-known sport in North America. Now the transatlantic rugby league team is opening the vault in the hope that A...
Nov 07, 2019

No refunds for unusable game this hunting season
Depending on where you live, hunting season is about to start or it's well underway.One change hunters should note, they'll be out of luck on an extra tag if their wild meat turns out to be unusable."...
Nov 07, 2019 (File Photo/ paNOW Staff)

Melfort Special Olympics curling team begins season with weekend bonspiel at home
Off the ice, Melfort Special Olympics has been preparing its curling team for the 2020 national winter games in Thunder Bay, Ont. in February.Melfort's Special Olympics curling team attended a trainin...
Nov 07, 2019 Melfort Special Olympics' curling team will hit the ice for the first time this season when they host their bonspiel at the Melfort Curling Club on Saturday, Nov. 9. (Facebook/Melfort Special Olympics)

NewsAlert: Winnipeg police upgrade charge to murder in stabbing of 3-year-old
WINNIPEG - Police in Winnipeg have upgraded a charge in the death of a three-year-old boy to second-degree murder. Daniel Jensen had been charged with attempted murder after the sl...
Nov 07, 2019

White House and Pelosi part ways on relief for drug prices
WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday signalled President Donald Trump's blunt thumbs-down to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Her office's sharp retort:...
Nov 07, 2019

Drug cartel gunmen kill 9 US citizens in an ambush in Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering six children and three women - all U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico - in a grisly attack that left one vehic...
Nov 07, 2019

ABC says interview with Epstein accuser wasn't ready to air
NEW YORK - ABC News faced questions Tuesday about its reluctance to air a sensitive story of alleged sexual misconduct after a leaked video emerged of reporter Amy Robach complaining about how her bos...
Nov 07, 2019

A CGI James Dean is cast in new film, sparking an outcry
NEW YORK - James Dean hasn't been alive in 64 years, but the "Rebel Without a Cause" actor has been cast in a new film about the Vietnam War. The filmmakers behind the independent film "Finding Jack" ...
Nov 07, 2019