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More Canadians request flight out of Wuhan as coronavirus kills outside China
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians who want to flee the Chinese province afflicted with the novel coronavirus has climbed to 325. Global Affairs Canada provided the updated figure on Sunday, as the worl...
Feb 2, 2020
Timeline for confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Canada
TORONTO - Four cases of the new coronavirus have now been confirmed in Canada - three in Ontario and one in British Columbia. Here is a timeline of Canadian cases. Jan. 25, 2020: A man...
Feb 2, 2020
Trudeau faces tough campaigning in Africa for UN Security Council seat
OTTAWA - Suddenly, the Liberal government is all about Africa, and there is a very practical political reason for that - avoiding an embarrassing defeat in a major upcoming international ele...
Feb 2, 2020
Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 2, 2020
Titans secure their first ever playoff spot
With their big 3-2 win over the Carrot River Thunder on Sunday at the Kinsmen Arena, the Prince Albert Titans punched their first Prairie Junior Hockey League playoff ticket. The Titans were created i...
Feb 2, 2020 Titans forward Braeden Mishak and Thunder defenceman Luc Marleau, a former Prince Albert Raiders draft choice, battle in Sunday's matchup at the Kinsmen Arena. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown
LONDON - So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to th...
Feb 2, 2020
Super Bowl prop bets cover more than just the game
The excitement is high for Super Bowl Sunday between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.In all the excitement, people in North America are playing it fast and loose with their money.Sunday...
Feb 2, 2020 Super Bowl LIV featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Fransisco 49ers is set to kick off at 5:30 on Sunday, February 2, 2020. (Kansas City Chiefs/Twitter)
Senate committee urges renewed suspension for Ontario Sen. Lynn Beyak
OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak should be suspended again without pay, the Senate's ethics committee recommended Friday. Beyak's colleagues ousted her from the upper chamber temporarily last spring afte...
Feb 2, 2020
Williams' shootout goal lifts Hurricanes past Canucks, 4-3
RALEIGH, N.C. - Justin Williams scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes over the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Sunday afternoon. Williams wristed a shot inside the post to the...
Feb 2, 2020
Cofield re-signs with the Roughriders through 2021 season
Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive lineman Takoby Cofield isn't going anywhere, anytime soon.The second-year American tackle re-signed with the club Sunday, according to a release by the team. He was ...
Feb 2, 2020 (File photo/CJME News Staff)
