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Alessia Cara, Will Arnett among those honoured at Canada's Walk of Fame
TORONTO - Alessia Cara says getting recognition at this year's Canada's Walk of Fame gala event ranks among the most tremendous honours she's received in her career. "I feel like gettin...
Nov 25, 2019
Kenney, deputy PM Freeland meet in Edmonton to find common ground
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met up in Edmonton to try to find some common ground in a region that shut out the Liberals in the federal elec...
Nov 25, 2019
Fractured finger puts Matt Thomas on the Raptors' lengthy injured list
TORONTO - Matt Thomas joined the Toronto Raptors' list of injured players on Monday. The rookie guard fractured his left middle finger during Saturday's 119-116 win at Atlanta. He'll be evaluated...
Nov 25, 2019
Pro-democracy candidates advance in key Hong Kong elections
HONG KONG - Pro-democracy candidates won nearly half of the seats in Hong Kong's local elections, according to partial returns Monday, as voters sent a clear signal of support for the anti-government ...
Nov 25, 2019
McDonald’s agrees to $26M settlement with California workers
LOS ANGELES - McDonald's has agreed to a $26 million settlement of a long-running class-action lawsuit over wages and work conditions at corporate-run locations in California, the parties said Monday....
Nov 25, 2019
Federal judge: McGahn must comply with House subpoena
WASHINGTON - A federal judge has ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress in a setback to President Donald Trump's effort to keep his top aides from testifying. The o...
Nov 25, 2019
Fans cheer at Winnipeg airport as Grey Cup winners arrive home
WINNIPEG - After a Grey Cup drought that lasted almost three decades, Winnipeg Blue Bombers fans packed the arrivals area of the city's major airport Monday to welcome home their Canadian Football Lea...
Nov 25, 2019
Jackpot! People can now buy lottery tickets in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. - People across Mississippi got into the scratch-off fever Monday as lottery tickets went on sale for the first time in the state. For decades Mississippi was one of only six states wit...
Nov 25, 2019
Kenney, Notley spar over firing of election watchdog
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney clashed with the Opposition NDP on his first day back in the legislature since his government fired the election commissioner who was investigating Ke...
Nov 25, 2019
P.A. National Park inviting public to grab a Christmas tree
Starting next month Prince Albert National Park is inviting people to visit and get a free Christmas tree at the same time.The park's fourth annual Christmas tree harvest, which gets underway Dec. 1 a...
Nov 25, 2019 Workers in P.A. National Park prepare the fuel break last winter. (File Photo/paNOW Staff).
