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Embattled Senators owner Melnyk calls out media, Ottawa mayor Watson
OTTAWA - Embattled Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has once again incurred the wrath of some his team's fans after making contentious comments on an Ottawa radio show Friday morning. Speaking on CFRA 580...
Mar 24, 2019
Republicans ask to stay order blocking lame-duck laws
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Republicans asked an appeals court Friday to immediately reinstate GOP-backed laws limiting the powers of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, sparking ...
Mar 24, 2019
Trump to nominate conservative Stephen Moore for Fed board
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate Stephen Moore, a conservative economic analyst and frequent critic of the Federal Reserve, to fill a vacancy on the Fed's seven-me...
Mar 24, 2019
Jordan Peele's 'Us' scares up $70.3M debut
NEW YORK - Jordan Peele has done it again. Two years after the filmmaker's "Get Out" became a box-office sensation, his frightening follow-up, "Us," debuted with $70.3 million in ticket sales, accordi...
Mar 24, 2019
Kerber switches tone after initial saltiness, congratulates Andreescu for win
MIAMI, Canada - In stark contrast to some immediate post-match hard feelings, Germany's Angelique Kerber sent a congratulatory message to Bianca Andreescu on Sunday after...
Mar 24, 2019
Judges on Twitter? Ethical guidance for those on the bench under review
TORONTO - Whether Canadian judges should be active on Twitter, Facebook or other social media and what involvement they should have in community life are among issues under a review that aims to moder...
Mar 24, 2019
Father of seven children who were killed in Halifax house fire remains in coma
HALIFAX - The father of seven children who were killed in a ferocious fire remains in a coma, a month after flames engulfed their Halifax home. Muslim community leaders said on Friday&n...
Mar 24, 2019
Switzerland and Sweden post semifinal victories at world women's curling
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni defeated South Korea's Minji Kim 5-3 on Saturday to secure a berth in the final of the world women's curling championship. Switzerland sc...
Mar 24, 2019
2019 basketball champions crowned
Hoopla 2019 has wrapped up and the provincial champions in basketball have been crowned.In the 4A girls division, North Battleford Comprehensive are the provincial champions after they downed Melfort ...
Mar 24, 2019 (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Kenyan who gave earnings to poor wins $1M teacher prize
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Kenyan science teacher from a remote village who gave away most of his earnings to the poor and tutored students on the weekends won a $1 million prize on Sunday that h...
Mar 24, 2019
