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No charges for Alberta officer who ran over injured deer with police vehicle
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A southern Alberta police officer caught on video repeatedly running over an injured deer will not be charged. Alberta's police watchdog investigated with the help of&nbs...
Jun 26, 2019
Tough learning experiences prepare Canucks prospect DiPietro for leap to pros
VANCOUVER - It wasn't the start he hoped for, but Vancouver Canucks prospect Michael DiPietro doesn't have any regrets about his NHL debut. After all, the tough lessons he's learned this season will o...
Jun 26, 2019
'I couldn't breathe for like four minutes,' sexual assault victim recalls
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted in an area near Bell's Point Elementary School on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, is speaking out with the hope it will help police find her attacker. The y...
Jun 26, 2019 The area behind Bell's Point Elementary School where a sexual assault allegedly took place. (Derek Cornet/ paNOW Staff)
After registering two home victories, Eskimos head to face Bombers in Winnipeg
After opening the season with two solid home wins, Trevor Harris and the Edmonton Eskimos are heading on the road. Edmonton (2-0) visits the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1-0) on Thursday night. The Eskimos ...
Jun 26, 2019
Producers disappointed, call for resolution as China bans Canadian meat exports
Producers are calling for action after receiving word of a Chinese suspension on all Canadian meat exports.News of the move came late Tuesday after China said it found counterfeit veterinary certifica...
Jun 26, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
NewsAlert: Vice-Admiral Mark Norman to retire
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says Vice-Admiral Mark Norman is retiring from the Canadian Forces. The former second-in-command of the Canadian military had been charged with breach of tr...
Jun 26, 2019
Coal train derails into Great Dismal Swamp wildlife refuge
SUFFOLK, Va. - A coal train has derailed into the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. The derailment is still being cleaned up and has raised concerns about the impact on various ...
Jun 26, 2019
Arrest in case of 2 run over at Washington swimming hole
WASHOUGAL, Wash. - A man accused of driving his Jeep through a fence at a Washington state swimming hole and running over two German tourists, killing them, has been arrested, police said Wednesday. T...
Jun 26, 2019
Celina Caesar-Chavannes says black civil servants passed over for promotions
OTTAWA - Qualified black Canadians are being passed over for promotions to senior positions in the federal government due to systemic racial barriers, says Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes....
Jun 26, 2019
NRA's top lobbyist resigns amid turmoil within the group
The National Rifle Association's top lobbyist resigned Wednesday, the latest development in a dizzying array of in-fighting within the gun lobbying group in recent months that has ensnared even its mo...
Jun 26, 2019
