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Pelosi's next move on impeachment unclear as Senate waits
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has the votes to start President Donald Trump's impeachment trial as soon as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi releases the documents, winn...
Jan 09, 2020
Bank of Canada to seek nominations for who should be on the new $5 bill
VANCOUVER - Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says the central bank is working on plans for a new $5 bill. Speaking in Vancouver, Poloz says the bank will soon be launching public consultations ab...
Jan 09, 2020
Snow dump clearance underway
We may have gotten the biggest dump of snow of the season so far. But for the city's snow removal team, it's just another day ."This is just normal work for us," Roadways Manager Brent Kennedy told pa...
Jan 09, 2020 Machines clear snow heading East along 28th St. East. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
Another setback for Daleman, who was diagnosed with pneumonia ahead of nationals
TORONTO - Gabrielle Daleman has lived through seemingly a lifetime of health issues since helping Canada win gold in the team event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Now, less than a we...
Jan 09, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps take Hamilton's Ryan Raposo fourth overall in MLS draft
The Vancouver Whitecaps stayed north of the border in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, taking Hamilton's Ryan Raposo fourth overall. The 20-year-old is a skilful winger who played No. 10 last season wi...
Jan 09, 2020
Peterborough Petes trade for Akil Thomas just days after world junior heroics
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - The Canadian junior team's golden goal scorer is the centre piece of a major deal just prior to the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline. The Peterborough Petes have acquired cent...
Jan 09, 2020
Producers, directors guild nominations winnow Oscar field
NEW YORK - An unusually busy day in a truncated awards season for Hollywood left five films - Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood," Sam Mendes' "1917," Martin Scorsese's "The Irishm...
Jan 09, 2020
US: Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department said Tuesday, reversing its earlier position that he ...
Jan 09, 2020
US officials: ‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was "highly likely" that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board.The crash came...
Jan 09, 2020 Wax from melted candles sits next to flowers placed at the Canadian Embassy during a national day of mourning in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Moroccan rights group warns over free speech after arrests
RABAT, Morocco - Leading Moroccan human rights activists warned Thursday of an assault on freedom of expression in the country following the arrest over recent months of 15 journalists, bloggers, rapp...
Jan 09, 2020
