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Man jailed for role in Winnipeg woman's death during botched robbery
WINNIPEG - Friends and family of an Indigenous woman killed during a botched robbery in Winnipeg say they can finally start healing now that the last man convicted in her death has been sent to p...
May 19, 2019
'Rope-a-dope': Environmentalists say Alberta war room threat won't distract them
EDMONTON - Environmental groups targeted by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney are shrugging off the new government's promised $30-million "war room" to fight criticisms of the province's energy industry. "...
May 19, 2019
Full speed ahead for N.L.'s Liberal minority after election squeaker
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's premier sounded a contrite and co-operative tone Friday, amid all signs that his Liberal government will survive despite being reduced to a minority in T...
May 19, 2019
Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema joins Paris Saint-Germain blazes soccer trail
TORONTO - Just turned 18, forward Jordyn Huitema is already a soccer trail-blazer. She was 15 when she made her Canadian senior debut on March 2017 and already has six goals in 19 appearance...
May 19, 2019
Hussen axes 'safe country' program as new stats show asylum claims have tripled
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is doing away with a policy implemented under the Harper government that aimed to tackle a large backlog of refugee claims by limiting rights for a...
May 19, 2019
Walkers set out to raise awareness about domestic abuse
A Prince Albert man who has spent several years organizing and participating in various walks to raise awareness about domestic violence is once again putting his best foot forward.Conrad Burns and fo...
May 19, 2019 Conrad Burns set out with four others Saturday morning on his way to Saskatoon (file photo/paNOW Staff)
'Shocking': Ohio State doc abused 177, officials were aware
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students from the 1970s through the 1990s, and numerous university officials got wind of what was going on over the...
May 19, 2019
'Shocking': Ohio State doc abused 177, officials were aware
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students from the 1970s through the 1990s, and numerous university officials got wind of what was going on over the...
May 19, 2019
Poland leader slams church pathology, backs sex abuse probe
WARSAW, Poland - Poland's ruling conservative party leader said Friday it does not tolerate "pathology" in the Catholic church and will back a commission to investigate sex abuse of minors in church b...
May 19, 2019
On two wheels, 'The Climb' rides through Cannes as a hit
CANNES, France - One of the breakouts at the Cannes Film Festival is a comedy about a male friendship that developed over many years and hundreds of miles on their bikes. Michael Angelo Covino's "The ...
May 19, 2019
