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B.C. judge orders RCMP to give Meng data on devices seized during arrest
VANCOUVER - A judge has ordered the RCMP to provide copies of the content on seven electronic devices to an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies after they were seiz...
Mar 22, 2019
Families, victims of Broncos crash react to trucker's sentence
Judge Inez Cardinal told court in Melfort she approached Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's sentence knowing "nothing can turn back the clock."In handing down an eight-year prison term to the 30-year-old man, she...
Mar 22, 2019 The family of Adam Herold, one of the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, attend the sentencing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu in Melfort. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Quebec Court of Appeal upholds Richard Henry Bain's sentence in election shooting
MONTREAL - The sentence given 2012 Quebec election night shooter Richard Henry Bain will remain unchanged, Quebec's Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday. Bain was convicted of attacking a Parti Quebec...
Mar 22, 2019
Michigan deal bars LGBT discrimination in state adoptions
LANSING, Mich. - Faith-based adoption agencies that are paid by the state of Michigan will no longer be able to turn away LGBT couples or individuals because of religious objections under a legal sett...
Mar 22, 2019
Local growers encouraged to take advantage of library seed program
The 2019 gardening season is right around the corner.A few gardeners in the area will start pre-planting seeds inside, in hopes of getting the early jump on spring.Angie Bragg owner of Wright's Greenh...
Mar 22, 2019 Green thumbs will be eagerly awaiting to get dirt in their hands and start the growing season. (Ronald Quaroni/ paNOW Staff)
Trial of alleged Fredericton shooter set for 8 weeks this autumn
FREDERICTON - A Fredericton man accused of fatally shooting four people, including two police officers, in a killing spree last August will stand trial this fall. Eight weeks have been set aside ...
Mar 22, 2019
Celina Caesar-Chavannes quits Liberal caucus, sits as independent MP
OTTAWA - Celina Caesar-Chavannes has informed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that she's leaving the federal Liberal caucus and will sit as an Independent MP. The Whitby, Ont., MP has been a v...
Mar 22, 2019
Finance minister tells Halifax business audience not to link budget to election
HALIFAX - Finance Minister Bill Morneau told a Halifax business audience today that they shouldn't think of this week's federal budget as an election document. In remarks to the Halifax Chamber of Com...
Mar 22, 2019
Thursday's Scoreboard
Thursday's GamesSFMAAAHLSaskatoon 3, Notre Dame 1 NHLEdmonton 4 Columbus 1Montreal 4 N.Y. Islanders 0Calgary 5 Ottawa 1Vegas 5 Winnipeg 0Tampa Bay 6 Carolina 3Boston 5 New Jersey 1Florida 4 Arizona 2S...
Mar 22, 2019
Canadian figure skater Gabrielle Daleman happy with effort at worlds
SAITAMA, Japan - Canada's Gabrielle Daleman finished 11th on Friday at the world figure skating championships. The 21-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., who has missed time the past two years while dealin...
Mar 22, 2019
