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Michigan deal bars LGBT discrimination in state adoptions
LANSING, Mich. - Faith-based adoption agencies that are paid by the state of Michigan will no longer be able to turn away LGBT couples or individuals because of religious objections under a legal sett...
Mar 22, 2019
Local growers encouraged to take advantage of library seed program
The 2019 gardening season is right around the corner.A few gardeners in the area will start pre-planting seeds inside, in hopes of getting the early jump on spring.Angie Bragg owner of Wright's Greenh...
Mar 22, 2019 Green thumbs will be eagerly awaiting to get dirt in their hands and start the growing season. (Ronald Quaroni/ paNOW Staff)
Trial of alleged Fredericton shooter set for 8 weeks this autumn
FREDERICTON - A Fredericton man accused of fatally shooting four people, including two police officers, in a killing spree last August will stand trial this fall. Eight weeks have been set aside ...
Mar 22, 2019
Celina Caesar-Chavannes quits Liberal caucus, sits as independent MP
OTTAWA - Celina Caesar-Chavannes has informed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that she's leaving the federal Liberal caucus and will sit as an Independent MP. The Whitby, Ont., MP has been a v...
Mar 22, 2019
Finance minister tells Halifax business audience not to link budget to election
HALIFAX - Finance Minister Bill Morneau told a Halifax business audience today that they shouldn't think of this week's federal budget as an election document. In remarks to the Halifax Chamber of Com...
Mar 22, 2019
Thursday's Scoreboard
Thursday's GamesSFMAAAHLSaskatoon 3, Notre Dame 1 NHLEdmonton 4 Columbus 1Montreal 4 N.Y. Islanders 0Calgary 5 Ottawa 1Vegas 5 Winnipeg 0Tampa Bay 6 Carolina 3Boston 5 New Jersey 1Florida 4 Arizona 2S...
Mar 22, 2019
Canadian figure skater Gabrielle Daleman happy with effort at worlds
SAITAMA, Japan - Canada's Gabrielle Daleman finished 11th on Friday at the world figure skating championships. The 21-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., who has missed time the past two years while dealin...
Mar 22, 2019
Canadian men's soccer squad runs deep with talent: coach
VANCOUVER - Canadian striker Jonathan David didn't expect to be an immediate sensation in Belgian soccer. But in his first season with Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent, the Ottawa-raised 19-year-o...
Mar 22, 2019
"I heard a bunch of bumping around," recalls P.A. man in building where infant was found unconscious
A man who lives in the downtown Prince Albert apartment building, where a young child was found unconscious on Wednesday, claims the child's death could have been prevented.Dallas Inglehart's apartmen...
Mar 22, 2019 Picture taken of the second floor lobby area at Rivercrest Apartments. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW)
Italy: Bus driver abducts 51 children, sets vehicle on fire
MILAN - A bus driver in northern Italy abducted 51 children and their school chaperones Wednesday, threatening the hostages' lives for 40 minutes and setting the bus on fire at a Carabinieri blockade....
Mar 22, 2019
