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New Year's Day sweeps across the globe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024
New Year's Day arrived to cheers from thousands in NewYork's Times Square where a sparkling crystal ball descended to start 2024 with hope for some, even as the world's ongoing conflicts subdued celeb...
Jan 01, 2024
Celebrini leads nervy Canada past Germany 6-3 at world juniors
Macklin Celebrini could see the New Year's Eve fireworks from the bus on the way to Scandinavium arena.Canada's best - and youngest - player exploded hours later in key moments to save his country fro...
Jan 01, 2024
Year in Review: Rose Garden Hospice opens doors following lengthy development
As 2023 draws to a close, paNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.A long-term Prince Albert community proj...
Jan 01, 2024
'Unimaginable excess': Bid to attract showy superyachts to Cape Breton under scrutiny
HALIFAX - Not so long ago, the largest community in Cape Breton was best known as home to one of the most toxic waste sites in North America: the infamous Sydney tar ponds. Containing one million tonn...
Jan 01, 2024
'I am done': Amid rider woes, is Ottawa's transit system a victim of its own success?
OTTAWA - It didn't feel like the glory days at the time, climbing onto a crowded bus and pushing into the crush of bodies, riders sweating into their wool coats and parkas. But despite the cramped rid...
Jan 01, 2024
It's showtime in Toronto today for new pro women's hockey league
TORONTO - Hype will be replaced by history and hockey this afternoon at the old Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. New York and Toronto will have the honours of playing the first game in the spanking-new ...
Jan 01, 2024
Ashes of Vancouver Star Trek fan set to go to space alongside famous stars
VANCOUVER - Gloria Knowlan never dreamt of boldly going where no one had gone before and was content to leave the journey to the "Star Trek" actors she came to love, but 12 years after her death, her ...
Jan 01, 2024
Canadians across country expected to celebrate New Year's Day with polar bear swim
Hundreds of Canadians are planning to put the old year on ice by ushering 2024 in with a polar bear swim, though perhaps in smaller numbers than in New Years Days past. The tradition of swimming in la...
Jan 01, 2024
Japan issues tsunami warnings after a series of very strong earthquakes in the Sea of Japan
TOKYO (AP) - Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan. The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures sho...
Jan 01, 2024
NHL roundup: Nedeljkovic, Eller lift Penguins over Islanders 3-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Alex Nedeljkovic made 37 saves, Lars Eller scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-1 in NHL action on Sunday night. Nedeljkovic was spectacular at time...
Dec 31, 2023
