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Prisons not meeting health, end-of-life needs of older inmates, report says
OTTAWA - Canada's prison ombudsman says some older, long-serving inmates are being "warehoused" in prisons not equipped to handle end-of-life care. The federal correctional investi...
Feb 28, 2019
Source: Toronto reaches agreement in principle to get Alejandro Pozuelo from Genk
Toronto FC has got its man. A source confirmed Tuesday that the MLS team has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Spanish attacking midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo from Belgian league-leader...
Feb 28, 2019
City police issue warning over phone scams
CIty police are warning the public not to give out personal information following several reports of phone scams.Callers posing as officials with the Canada Revenue Agency have been calling people in ...
Feb 28, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff
Telemiracle 43 getting support from local organization
An event that has become synonymous with Saskatchewan is soon set to begin for the 43rd time.Telemiracle, the annual telethon which has helped countless people though the generosity of the province's ...
Feb 28, 2019 The 43rd annual Telemiracle fundraiser will begin Mar. 2. (Prince Albert Kinsmen/ Facebook)
Talks to begin in Victoria on new home, clearer context, for Macdonald statue
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria and local First Nations are mulling over what to do about the mothballed Sir John A. Macdonald statue. The statue of Canada's first prime minister and&nb...
Feb 28, 2019
Trudeau announces Canada will be partner in NASA-led Lunar Gateway project
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will be "going to the moon" as a partner in a NASA-led project. NASA is embarking on the creation of its new Lunar G...
Feb 28, 2019
Skijorning at Valley Equestrian Centre
It's back!! Welcome to our second annual VEC Skijoring Competition! The competition has been streamlined this year with some improvements made from your feedback from our first attempt at bringing thi...
Feb 28, 2019 : Karen Cay
A capsule look at teams entered in the Canadian men's curling championship
A team-by-team look at teams competing in the Canadian men's curling championship March 1-10 in Brandon, Man. TEAM CANADA Skip: Brad Gushue Teammates (third to lead): Mark Nichols, Brett Galland,...
Feb 28, 2019
Canada rugby sevens men open play in Las Vegas with one eye on Vancouver
The Canadian men's rugby sevens team opens play at the USA Sevens on Friday, looking to avoid injury while building momentum for the Vancouver stop that follows a week later. Coach Damian McGrath is a...
Feb 28, 2019
Focus on distracted drivers in March
The traffic safety spotlight in March is on distracted driving.SGI said in a news release that 87 people lost their vehicle for a week because of cell phone tickets last year, the most SGI has seen si...
Feb 28, 2019 SGI is highlighting the dangers of distracted driving. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW)
