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Amazon: Woody Allen's #MeToo comments wrecked movie deal
NEW YORK - Woody Allen breached his four-movie deal with the online giant by making statements about the #MeToo movement that damaged prospects for promoting his films, an Amazon lawyer said Friday. A...
Apr 14, 2019
NDP legislators urge Ottawa to provide 'stable funding' to Indigenous Theatre
New Democrat legislators are calling on the Liberal government to reconsider a decision that denies funding to the National Arts Centre's Indigenous Theatre. Five NDP members of parliament signed...
Apr 14, 2019
Assange arrest leads to interest in book of Vidal interviews
NEW YORK - The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made a book of interviews with Gore Vidal an unexpected bestseller. Assange was carrying a copy of "Gore Vidal: History of the National Se...
Apr 14, 2019
Raptors and Leafs playoff games highlight Toronto's super Saturday
TORONTO - When Nick Nurse sat down at his post-practice media availability on Friday, a reporter remarked "Nice hat." The Raptors coach was wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs cap, a gif...
Apr 14, 2019
Luke Walton out as Lakers coach after 3 losing seasons
LOS ANGELES - Luke Walton is out as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers after three losing seasons. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka announced Walton's departure Friday, three days after the abrupt resi...
Apr 14, 2019
Updated: Aiming for gold, archery takes over Prince Albert
Update: Local archers with Prince Albert's Archery club, the Timberland Bowbenders, found themselves on the podium Sunday, following the Sask. Archery Association Indoor Provincials.In the Pre-Cub mal...
Apr 14, 2019 More than 200 competitors proved their merit Sunday, at the 2019 Sask Archery Association indoor provincials. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Venezuela's ex-spy chief arrested in Madrid on US warrant
MADRID - Venezuela's longtime spy chief was arrested Friday in Madrid by Spanish police acting on a U.S. drug warrant a few weeks after he threw his support behind opponents of President Nicolas Madur...
Apr 14, 2019
Tiger Woods makes Masters 15th and most improbable major
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Fallen hero, crippled star, and now a Masters champion again. Tiger Woods rallied to win the Masters for the fifth time Sunday, a comeback that goes well beyond the two-shot deficit he ...
Apr 14, 2019
Cash incentives for parties could help get more women in politics: MPs
A House of Commons committee is making a cross-party call for the federal government to offer financial incentives to political parties that nominate more women candidates to run for election. Th...
Apr 14, 2019
Goodale says report on terror threats 'maligned' certain communities
OTTAWA - Friday evening, hours before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to visit one of the biggest Sikh temples in Canada, his government agreed to change the language in a report on terror t...
Apr 14, 2019
