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Calgary Stampeders hurting at key positions including quarterback
CALGARY - Banged up at multiple positions, the Calgary Stampeders awaited word on one player in particular. Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was scheduled to have magnetic resonance imaging on his th...
Jul 02, 2019
Lines drawn on planned B.C. park reserve where many species at risk live
OSOYOOS, B.C. - A next step in preserving one of Canada's most ecologically diverse regions has been reached between two British Columbia First Nations and the federal and provincial governments....
Jul 02, 2019
Two businesses vandalized in Greenwater Provincial Park, youths in custody
Two businesses were broken into and vandalized in Greenwater Provincial Park throughout the night of Monday, July 1.Greenwater RCMP confirmed to northeastNOW that two youths are in custody as a result...
Jul 02, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Mexico buses home dozens of asylum seekers returned by US
MEXICO CITY - Dozens of Central Americans who had been returned to the border city of Juarez to await the outcome of their U.S. asylum claims were being bused back to their countries Tuesday by Mexica...
Jul 02, 2019
Kansas City Royals edge Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 thanks to five-run inning
TORONTO - Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez remains positive that he will find a way out of a two-month slump that has seen him fail to record a victory in his last 12 starts. Sanchez's latest outi...
Jul 02, 2019
Sundance co-founder gets at least 6 years in sex abuse case
AMERICAN FORK, Utah - A filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced a movie whose lead actress won an Oscar in the mid-1980s has been sentenced to at least six years in prison aft...
Jul 02, 2019
Senate ethics officer asks upper chamber to be more open with documents
OTTAWA - The Senate's ethics watchdog is telling the upper chamber to provide him documents more quickly to speed up investigations and strengthen his independence. Pierre Legault recommended in a rep...
Jul 02, 2019
Sex harassment lawsuit against former RCMP spokesman in B.C. settled
VANCOUVER - RCMP say a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged a former spokesman for the force in British Columbia sexually harassed a civilian employee. The lawsuit against f...
Jul 02, 2019
Women get first-hand training on outdoor recreation and survival with upcoming SWF program
Fishing, shooting and chopping wood. It might sound like a fun weekend away for the guys but this event is actually just for the ladies. Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) is planning its annual W...
Jul 02, 2019 Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation's Women’s Outdoor Weekend upcoming course offers participants instruction on a variety of activities, from archery and fishing to learning how to survive in the wild. Registration has started for the course to be held in September. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation)
Former skiers reach out-of-court deal with Alpine Canada in sex assault lawsuit
MONTREAL - Three former Canadian skiers have reached an out-of-court settlement with Alpine Canada over sexual abuse by one-time national ski coach Bertrand Charest The national governing body fo...
Jul 02, 2019