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'Beauty in the struggle': Edmonton TikToker aims to end hunger with street outreach
EDMONTON - Kora-lea Vidal, once a running back for Canada's silver-medal-winning national football team, says she never thought she'd escape domestic violence and become homeless. Vidal, 36, often pos...
Dec 25, 2023
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Navalny located in penal colony 3 weeks after contact lost
MOSCOW (AP) - Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with hi...
Dec 25, 2023
Year in Review: Bruce Vance leaves lasting legacy on P.A.
As 2023 draws to a close, paNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.This past year was a special one for Pri...
Dec 25, 2023
A plane stuck for days in France for a human trafficking investigation leaves for India
VATRY, France (AP) - A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation departed on Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal that left about 300 Indians en route to ...
Dec 25, 2023
The death toll from an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza rises to 106, Palestinian officials say
CAIRO (AP) - Palestinian medical officials say the death toll from an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza has risen to 106. The announcement makes the Sunday night airstrike in the Maghazi refugee camp ...
Dec 25, 2023
Vancouver skateboard community longs for indoor space as city policy tries to keep up
VANCOUVER - When parents come into Michelle Pezel's skateboard shop on Vancouver's Main Street around Christmas, they often ask where their kids can go to practise. Pezel, who co-owns Antisocial Skate...
Dec 25, 2023
Vancouver skateboard community longs for indoor space as city policy tries to keep up
VANCOUVER - When parents come into Michelle Pezel's skateboard shop on Vancouver's Main Street around Christmas, they often ask where their kids can go to practise. Pezel, who co-owns Antisocial Skate...
Dec 25, 2023
Quebec judge authorizes class action lawsuit alleging abuse at Indigenous day schools
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Indigenous people who allege they received lower-quality education than other Quebecers at day schools where...
Dec 25, 2023
FIFA threatens to suspend Brazil over president's removal by court
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - FIFA warned Brazil on Sunday it could suspend its national teams and clubs from international competitions if an intervention by its soccer body leads to the election of a new pr...
Dec 24, 2023
Minten to wear Team Canada's C at worlds
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Toronto Maple Leafs' prospect Fraser Minten was named captain of Canada's entry in the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championship on Sunday. The team, coached by Alan Letang of Renfrew...
Dec 24, 2023
