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3 people killed in train-vehicle collision on Long Island
WESTBURY, N.Y. - A commuter train going at full speed struck a vehicle on the tracks in Westbury, killing all three occupants in the vehicle before derailing and tearing into a concrete platform Tuesd...
Feb 26, 2019
Toronto exits CONCACAF Champions League at first hurdle, beaten 5-1 on aggregate
TORONTO - After making the final last year, Toronto FC exited from the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League at the first hurdle after a 1-1 tie Tuesday with Panama's Club Atletico Independie...
Feb 26, 2019
Backlund, Andersson score in 3rd, Flames beat Islanders 3-1
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Mikael Backlund and Rasmus Andersson scored nearly three minutes apart early in the third period, leading the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night...
Feb 26, 2019
Capitals trail by 2 before roaring back to beat Senators 7-2
WASHINGTON - The reigning Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals spotted the NHL-worst Ottawa Senators an early two-goal lead before turning things around with the help of a pair of second-period sc...
Feb 26, 2019
Police, city looking for options around alcohol consumption
Local officials say they're being challenged when it comes to curbing alcohol consumption and are looking for options to limit or restrict the purchase of large quantities of alcohol.Both the Prince A...
Feb 26, 2019 file photo/ paNOW Staff
Local researcher using art-based approach to address youth drinking rate
Based on a recent study, that revealed the drinking rate amongst high school students in the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division was 20 per cent higher than the national average, a local researcher ha...
Feb 26, 2019 Geoffrey Maina. (submitted photo/ Geoffrey Maina)
Quebec semi-pro hockey league confronts fan racism after black player taunted
MONTREAL - The commissioner of a Quebec-based semi-professional hockey league has apologized after a player for the Jonquiere Marquis and family members in attendance were subjected to racist taunts f...
Feb 26, 2019
City council approves land sale for $1
City councillors have backed the sale of a parcel of land in the West Hill area of the city for $1, but not before some debate Monday night. Local councillors approved a request from developers with L...
Feb 26, 2019 Prince Albert City Council has agreed to sell a parcel of land to developers with Lake Estates on South Hill for $1. The land being sold is marked out by red dashes in a report to city councillors. (City of Prince Albert)
Former Raptor Terrence Ross leads Magic to 113-98 rout of Toronto
TORONTO - Sitting hunched over at his locker, Kyle Lowry scanned the scoring report from Sunday night's loss then brusquely tossed it aside. The game was definitely one to forget. Terrence R...
Feb 26, 2019
Dior celebrates sisterhood, 'impertinent' girls in Paris
PARIS - Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri once again celebrated feminism and sisterhood in her collection for Christian Dior at Paris Fashion Week, delving into the independent youth subculture styles of 1...
Feb 26, 2019
