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The hard life of a wild Sable Island horse:'Eeking out a living on this sandbar'
HALIFAX - Researchers studying the carcasses of Sable Island's fabled wild horses have discovered many had unusual levels of parasites and sand, suggesting they are tougher than most horses, even as m...
Mar 21, 2019
Study finds rise in millennial perfectionism, parents and social media blamed
HALIFAX - Millennials are more inclined to be perfectionists than previous generations, according to a new study that found a rise in perfectionism from 1990 to 2015. The study publishe...
Mar 21, 2019
Candy Crush vs. Mortal Kombat for Video Game Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The World Video Game Hall of Fame fielded thousands of nominations for the Class of 2019 from more than 100 countries, hall officials said Thursday after narrowing the field to 12. "...
Mar 21, 2019
Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi willing to sacrifice for his sport
Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi climbs into the Octagon on Saturday for the 16th time. Among Canadians, only Georges St-Pierre (22), Patrick (The Predator) Cote (21) and Sam (Hands ...
Mar 21, 2019
Bill to make Orange Shirt Day a federal holiday passes third reading
A new statutory holiday could be announced soon as Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River NDP MP Georgina Jolibois's private member bill passed a third and final reading.That means the bill is now headed ...
Mar 21, 2019 NDP MP Georgina Jolibois' bill to create new holiday passes final reading. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Congress' inaction endangers black lung fund
COEBURN, Va. - Former coal miner John Robinson's bills for black lung treatments run $4,000 a month, but the federal fund he depends on to help cover them is being drained of money because of inaction...
Mar 21, 2019
Sir John A. Macdonald statue vandalized again in downtown Montreal
MONTREAL - Vandals have spray painted a Sir John A. Macdonald statue in downtown Montreal once again. Montreal police noted the spray paint early today at the imposing bronze monument to the country's...
Mar 21, 2019
Prince Albert MP finds flaws in federal budget plan
Short term rewards offered in Tuesday's federal budget will be outweighed by the long term pain of taxes, according to Prince Albert's Conservative member of Parliament.Randy Hoback discussed the $22....
Mar 21, 2019 Randy Hoback. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
P.A. minor hockey balances ice time during playoffs
With melting ice and upcoming playoffs, it's a stressful time of year for the P.A. Minor Hockey Association.P.A. Minor Hockey Technical Director, James Mays said it's a juggling act to cram all the te...
Mar 21, 2019 The P.A minor hockey league is set for the heat of the playoffs to get underway. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)
Davie, rivals square off over future of multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan
OTTAWA - The president of Davie Shipbuilding says he is confident the Quebec-based shipyard will be tapped to build two new ferries included in this week's federal budget. But James Davies says it is ...
Mar 21, 2019
