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Bill Buckner, forever known for October error, dies at 69
BOSTON - Bill Buckner, a star hitter who became known for making one of the most infamous plays in major league history, died Monday. He was 69. He died after a long battle with Lewy body dementia, Bu...
May 27, 2019
N.L. climber says crowding on Mount Everest is just one factor in death count
A climber from Newfoundland and Labrador who made it to the top of Mount Everest during a season marked by multiple deaths says he feels that crowding at the final ascent is just one am...
May 27, 2019
B.C. court hears officer ambushed, shot from behind by accused
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - An Alberta man "ambushed" a police officer moments after he got out of his vehicle, shooting him from behind and then standing over his unmoving body and shooting him again, a ...
May 27, 2019
Bill Buckner, forever known for October error, dies at 69
BOSTON - Bill Buckner, a star hitter who became known for making one of the most infamous plays in major league history, died Monday. He was 69. He died after a long battle with Lewy body dementia, Bu...
May 27, 2019
Judge tosses evidence, acquits Saskatchewan lovers of plotting to kill spouses
PRINCE ALBERT, Alta. - A Saskatchewan judge has acquitted a man and a woman of conspiracy to murder their spouses. The judge entered the verdict after ruling that a key audio recording was i...
May 27, 2019
Liberals push forward with ratification of new NAFTA in House of Commons
OTTAWA - The federal government has moved forward in Parliament with the ratification of the new North American free-trade agreement as the legislative clock ticks towards a summer adjournment and fal...
May 27, 2019
Some tech giants sign onto Canada's declaration on electoral integrity
OTTAWA - Facebook and Microsoft have signed onto a declaration promising a dozen initiatives to protect the integrity of the Canadian election this fall - including removing phoney social-me...
May 27, 2019
Cyclist was on phone prior to crash: Parkland Ambulance
A weekend incident is a reminder for all cyclists to exercise awareness and caution while behind the handlebars.Early Saturday afternoon, Parkland Ambulance Paramedics attended after a bike collided w...
May 27, 2019 A man in Prince Albert has learned the hard way, not to use a cell phone while riding a bike. (paNOW Staff/ Glenn Hicks)
Gunshot heard, police make arrest
Prince Albert Police officers arrested one man in connection to a gunshot heard the morning of May 23. Witnesses said the gunshot was heard around 9:40 a.m. There were no injuries reported to police. ...
May 27, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Wilson-Raybould and Philpott to run as independents in fall election campaign
OTTAWA - Former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott say they will run as independents in the next federal election.The pair made separate but co-ordinated announcements in...
May 27, 2019 Jody Wilson-Raybould. (Canadian Press)
