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Calgary mother guilty in son's staph death appeals conviction, sentence
CALGARY - A Calgary woman found guilty in the death of her 14-month-old son is appealing her conviction and sentence. Jennifer Clark and her husband Jeromie Clark were sentenced in June to 3...
Jul 4, 2019
Chanel's new designer, Viard, unveils couture debut in Paris
PARIS - Chanel's new chief Virginie Viard merged the worlds of two of its most famous couturiers, those of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, for a cerebral couture show in Paris set inside a...
Jul 4, 2019
Wigginton among more than a dozen Canadians looking to impress in Vegas
Lindell Wigginton was with his family at home in Dartmouth, N.S., watching as 60 names, including six Canadians, were called in last month's NBA draft. His wasn't among them. But the 21-year-old tried...
Jul 4, 2019
Animal rights activists want Winnipeg zoo to shut down stingray exhibit
WINNIPEG - Animal rights activists want the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg to permanently shut down its interactive stingray exhibit. "Stingray Beach" allows visitors to get up close to a shall...
Jul 4, 2019
Vancouver Canucks sign winger Justin Bailey
VANCOUVER - Winger Justin Bailey has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks. The 24-year-old native of Buffalo, N.Y. split the 2018-19 season between two American Hockey League...
Jul 4, 2019
Astros taking on New Zealand in doubleheader
The boys in black are coming back to Prince Albert. The New Zealand Under-14 Softball Academy will head to Max Power Ball Parks on July 18 to take on the Prince Albert Under-14 Astros in a friendly do...
Jul 4, 2019 New Zealand and the Astros will tangle again this year. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Dutch star Arjen Robben announces retirement from soccer
AMSTERDAM - Former Bayern Munich and Netherlands forward Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from soccer. The 35-year-old Robben, who was thought to be looking for a new club after playing his l...
Jul 4, 2019
Manitoba eyes looser holiday shopping rules, government review underway
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says his Progressive Conservative government is considering loosening the law that limits store openings on some holidays. Pallister says he agrees with a g...
Jul 4, 2019
Youth from viral Facebook video, to appear in court next month
paNOW has learned more about the young man whose arrest was shown this week in a controversial Facebook video.The suspect who cannot be named because he is under the age of 18, was scheduled to make h...
Jul 4, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Arctic fox walks more than 2,700 miles from Norway to Canada
COPENHAGEN - An arctic fox walked more than 4,415 kilometres (2,737 miles) to go from northern Norway to Canada's far north in four months, Norwegian researchers said. The Norwegian Polar Institute re...
Jul 4, 2019
