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CFL, CFL Players Association to resume collective bargaining talks next week
TORONTO - Talks between the CFL and its players on a new collective bargaining agreement will resume next Monday. Both the league and CFL Players' Association confirmed they'll meet Monday a...
Apr 22, 2019
Passenger rescued with Jaws of Life after driver killed in rollover
A male driver died and a female passenger was rescued with the Jaws of Life after a weekend crash near Big River. Early Saturday morning around 12:50 a.m., RCMP received a report about a vehicle rollo...
Apr 22, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Prince Edward Island voters to cast verdict on new electoral system
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canadians are expected to learn late Tuesday whether the cradle of Confederation is going to give birth to the country's first version of proportional representation. Alongside an...
Apr 22, 2019
Maple Leafs not looking back ahead of Game 7, but ghosts of past failures remain
TORONTO - Connor Brown and the Maple Leafs sent all the right messages ahead of Game 7 last year. He insists this time they actually mean it. Toronto heads into the finale of a back-and-forth Eas...
Apr 22, 2019
Soldiers deploy across Quebec after flood-caused sinkhole claims woman's life
MONTREAL - Canadian Armed Forces are deploying in three regions across Quebec, officials say, as rising water levels continue to wreak havoc on the province after claiming a life. About 200 soldi...
Apr 22, 2019
More than 6,700 veterans from Afghan war receiving federal assistance for PTSD
OTTAWA - Canada's war in Afghanistan ended five years ago, but the price of that effort continues to grow. Newly revealed figures show the number of veterans from the war in Afghanistan receiving fede...
Apr 22, 2019
Sri Lanka blocks social media after Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lankan authorities flicked the off switch on most social media after Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels killed hundreds of people, a dramatic reaction that reflects distrust in the capab...
Apr 22, 2019
New Ukrainian leader's campaign had pages from sitcom script
MOSCOW - The president-elect of Ukraine does not have a political record that foreign governments and companies can search for clues. For now, a 51-episode TV sitcom might offer the clearest view of w...
Apr 22, 2019
Cracks showing in newly remodelled Toronto FC facade after wild Minnesota win
TORONTO - Another win and show of offensive might from Toronto FC. But cracks are beginning to show in the newly remodelled TFC facade. In the absence of the injured Drew Moor, Toronto (4-1-...
Apr 22, 2019
P.A. Police report steady Easter weekend
Local police responded to more than 240 calls over the Easter long weekend. Officers with the Prince Albert Police Service arrested 33 people between Friday night and Monday morning, according to a me...
Apr 22, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff
