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While Montreal sleeps, every minute counts for subway maintenance workers
MONTREAL - In the early hours of the morning, when most Montrealers are asleep, below the city's surface subway maintenance workers are in a race against time. Between approximately 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.,...
Apr 11, 2019
'NDN CAR:' Manitoba man fights to keep personalized plate referencing song
WINNIPEG - Bruce Spence is used to driving around Manitoba and seeing people pointing at his personalized NDN CAR licence plate, honking their horns, giving him a thumbs up and bursting out laughing. ...
Apr 11, 2019
What'sHappeningNOW- April 11, 2019
paNOW reporter Ronald Quaroni talks with News Director Glenn Hicks about the rules around drinking, and riding your bike. What are the rules?
Apr 11, 2019
Top IMF official warns global economy facing various threats
WASHINGTON - The head of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund said Thursday the world is facing a time of high uncertainty with 70% of the global economy caught in a growth slowdown that could b...
Apr 11, 2019
Local producer lines up 13th country music awards gig
This weekend's 30th Saskatchewan Country Music Awards in Saskatoon will have a strong Prince Albert pulse beating backstage as well as upon it.Paul Lomheim, the marketing coordinator for Northern Ligh...
Apr 11, 2019 Local musician and producer Paul Lomheim hanging out at the Northern Lights Casino's Starlight Lounge. He'll be working under a lot more lights, and pressure come Saturday for the 30th edition of the Saskatchewan Country Music Awards in Saskatoon. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Right-wing group's brief on immigration shouldn't be played up: Legault
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a far-right group whose opinions on a government immigration bill were published on the legislature website this week has the right to express ...
Apr 11, 2019
Canadian golfer Corey Conners is talk of the town in Listowel, Ont.
Residents of a small town in Southern Ontario were glued to their televisions on Thursday, rooting for a local hero playing on one of golf's biggest stages. Corey Conners, a 2...
Apr 11, 2019
Ex-Obama WH counsel charged with lying about lobbying work
WASHINGTON - Former Obama administration White House counsel Greg Craig was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a Justice Department foreign lobbying ...
Apr 11, 2019
Feds plan to limit uses of 'neonic' pesticides, but outright ban still likely
OTTAWA - Federal scientists are finalizing restrictions on a much-used class of pesticides to try to protect bees. The recommendations could be moot in less than a year, however, if the same agen...
Apr 11, 2019
Hospitalized Taylor Swift fan gets flowers, note from singer
NASHVILLE - A Kentucky woman recovering in the hospital from a car crash says her favourite singer, Taylor Swift, sent her flowers and a handwritten note. Lindsey Sizemore told WTVF-TV in Nashville th...
Apr 11, 2019
