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US says Iran removed unexploded mine from oil tanker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. military's Central Command has released a video is says shows Iranian forces removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the two ships suspected to have been ...
Jun 13, 2019

Neymar undergoes questioning by police, denies rape claim
SAO PAULO - Brazilian soccer star Neymar spent about five hours at a police station Thursday to undergo questioning about rape allegations against him, one of the final steps in the investigation. Pro...
Jun 13, 2019

Hong Kong protesters vow to keep fighting extradition law
HONG KONG - Following a day of sit-ins, tear gas and clashes with police, Hong Kong students and civil rights activists vowed Wednesday to keep protesting a proposed extradition bill that has become a...
Jun 13, 2019

Quarterback Zach Collaros injured in Riders season opener in Hamilton
HAMILTON - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Zach Collaros was injured in the first quarter of the CFL season opener Thursday night versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. A scrambling Collaros left the ga...
Jun 13, 2019

One year passes since disappearance of Pelican Narrows man
For one father from Pelican Narrows, his only wish this Father's Day is to see or hear from his son.This month marks the one year mark since Roy Custer last spoke to his son Leroy. The 33-year-old man...
Jun 13, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Neymar undergoes questioning by police, denies rape claim
SAO PAULO - Brazilian soccer star Neymar spent about five hours at a police station Thursday to undergo questioning about rape allegations against him. Prosecutor Flavia Merlini told journalists that ...
Jun 13, 2019

Emails show author Sparks objecting to pro-gay 'agenda'
NEW YORK - Emails filed in an ongoing lawsuit show novelist Nicholas Sparks chastised a former headmaster at the private Christian school in North Carolina he runs for promoting a pro-gay "agenda." Sp...
Jun 13, 2019

LeRoy playground to benefit from Co-op Community Spaces
Since 2015, Federated Co-ops Limited (FCL) has helped out 114 projects in Western Canada with its Community Spaces program, and now LeRoy School is one beneficiary for 2019.FCL along with Midway Co-op...
Jun 13, 2019 LeRoy playground. (submitted photo/Nick Koroluk)

Offer made to pay for Remembrance Day in Victoria ahead of council debate
VICTORIA - A retail chain has stepped forward with an offer to cover the costs of Remembrance Day in Victoria, hours before city council was scheduled to debate funding for the annual ceremony. I...
Jun 13, 2019

Sage Hill Writing Experience for Youth
Attention, young writers! Sage Hill's free Teen & Young Writers' Workshops are now accepting applications. Learn from skilled writers and storytellers!For more info. and to register, visit sagehil...
Jun 13, 2019