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Politicians condemn RCMP questioning of Indigenous girl who reported sex assault
OTTAWA - Federal politicians are condemning a video of an RCMP officer conducting an "abhorrent" interrogation of an Indigenous teen who reported she'd been sexually assaulted. Cro...
May 15, 2019
Officials: PG&E equipment sparked deadly California wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO - California fire officials said Wednesday that Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines sparked a Northern California blaze that killed 85 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildf...
May 15, 2019
Workshop aims to educate about diabetes
Diabetes was front and centre at an all-day workshop at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre Wednesday.Diabetes Canada hosted its 16th Annual Indigenous Gathering on Diabetes, which featured a variety ...
May 15, 2019 Chef Kirk Ermine doing his cooking session Wednesday at the P.A. Exhibition Centre (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Defence say Navy SEAL prosecutors spied on them
LOS ANGELES - Military prosecutors in the case of a Navy SEAL charged with killing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq in 2017 installed tracking software in emails sent to defence lawyers and a reporte...
May 15, 2019
What are panic attacks and what causes them? A look at the issue
TORONTO - Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon, who briefly went missing in Ottawa last week, recently explained that his disappearance was caused by a panic attack. Here's a look at the science and t...
May 15, 2019
NYC mayor announces Iowa trip ahead of expected 2020 entry
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) is announcing travel plans to a pair of early voting states ahead of an expected entry into the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race. De Blas...
May 15, 2019
Commons committee calls for strict rules on streaming services, online piracy
OTTAWA - An all-party committee of MPs is recommending the government set stricter rules for Canadian content on foreign streaming services and a crackdown on internet piracy. The House of Commons her...
May 15, 2019
Tories accuse Liberals of politicizing terror report as Goodale defends move
OTTAWA - The federal Tories are accusing the Trudeau government of playing politics by stripping specific references to specific religious groups from its annual report on terrorism. Conservative...
May 15, 2019
Trump issues order that appears to target China's Huawei
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday to help protect the United States against foreign adversaries that are taking advantage of technological vulnerabilities to thre...
May 15, 2019
Stone's late goal caps wild game as Canada beats Slovakia 6-5 at worlds
KOSICE, Slovakia - Mark Stone scored a power-play with 1.8 seconds left in regulation to give Canada a 6-5 win over host Slovakia on Monday at the world hockey championship. Stone took a pas...
May 15, 2019
