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Canadian Human Rights Museum could include Quebec's secularism legislation
QUEBEC - The Quebec government's latest attempt to legislate on secularism could find its way into the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. The Legault government's B...
May 25, 2019
A timeline of official apologies from the federal government
OTTAWA - When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday exonerated Chief Poundmaker in Saskatchewan, it was the latest in a long list of government efforts to apologize for past wrongs. Here...
May 25, 2019
FRENCH OPEN '19: What to watch, from Osaka to Roger's return
PARIS - On the day Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open for her second consecutive major championship, she was asked whether it was too soon to start thinking about grabbing four in a row. "You know th...
May 25, 2019
SARM unimpressed with national study on rural crime
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) was eager to sift through a national study on rural crime when it was released earlier this week.President Ray Orb was expecting a binder of...
May 25, 2019 SARM President Ray Orb speaks in Regina on Dec. 4, 2017. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Conservatives urge Liberals to expedite promised relief for canola farmers
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives said Thursday they're hearing from frustrated canola producers who are still waiting for financial relief recently promised by the Liberal g...
May 25, 2019
Philippines dismisses Canada's plan to bring garbage back by end of June
OTTAWA - The Philippines has rejected Canada's late-June timeline for repatriating its garbage and is moving forward with plans to ship it back to Canada itself. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo...
May 25, 2019
Trump says he has Dems' support for NAFTA despite 'crazy Nancy' Pelosi
OTTAWA - President Donald Trump says he has enough Democratic support to ratify the new North American free-trade pact despite his feud with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, t...
May 25, 2019
Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard makes all-NBA second team
Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has been named to the all-NBA second team. It marks Leonard's third selection to an all-NBA team after earning first-team honours with the San Antonio Spurs in 20...
May 25, 2019
CHL's small-market teams keeping up with big boys at back-to-back Memorial Cups
HALIFAX - Small-market teams in the Canadian Hockey League are finding ways to succeed against the big boys. For the second year in a row, the Memorial Cup features two junior franchises from Can...
May 25, 2019
Pre-school fundraiser raises over $20K
A fundraiser that helps keep a Prince Albert pre-school running, celebrated its seventh anniversary Friday night.The Diamonds and Pearls ladies gala has raised an average of $20,000 each year for L'Ec...
May 25, 2019 The ladies at the Diamonds and Pearls gala show off their moves. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
