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With election looming, Alberta announces budget on track for $6.9B deficit
EDMONTON - Alberta is on track for a $6.9-billion budget deficit amid speculation voters will go to the polls this spring before a new budget is introduced. The budget had originally forecast a d...
Feb 27, 2019
Canadian Premier League schedule to be split into spring and fall campaigns
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League season will be split in two, with spring and fall champions meeting to decide the year's overall winner. The seven-team men's pro soccer league, which k...
Feb 27, 2019
'Not Canadian enough:' Edmonton woman's girls denied citizenship under 2009 law
EDMONTON - A woman in Alberta says she feels like she's not Canadian enough after her daughters were denied citizenship. Victoria Maruyama was born in Hong Kong and, because her father ...
Feb 27, 2019
Ottawa Senators experience all kinds of problems in past week
OTTAWA - While the Ottawa Senators have endured more than their fair share of negative headlines the past two years, the last week has been particularly rocky. The latest blow came Wednesday when news...
Feb 27, 2019
Environment Canada projects normal high for the first time in 31 days
After a long barrage of bitingly cold weather, today's projected high will feel absolutely tropical.As of 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, Environment Canada's posted high was -6 degrees.Meteorologist Terri...
Feb 27, 2019 Prince Albert gets a rare day with normal temperatures amidst a continuing cold snap. (Brady Bateman/paNOW staff) : Brady Bateman
Timeline: SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - A chronology of events in the SNC-Lavalin controversy: Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges against Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, over al...
Feb 27, 2019
Though slow, sellers say long-term Sask. cannabis sales model preferred
One cannabis store owner in Saskatchewan believes low supply in the months following legalization could be one reason the province's cannabis sales are much lower than in other Canadian jurisdictions....
Feb 27, 2019 Legal cannabis sales are lagging behind in Saskatchewan when compared to other parts of the country. (file photo/CKOM News Staff) : Tyler Marr
Crime numbers dropping in lake country
Work being done by residents living in the Emma Lake and Christopher Lake areas to deter criminals has shown some good results, according to new statistics provided by the RCMP. Comparing 2018 to 2017...
Feb 27, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Murder trial told that mother alone had opportunity to kill girls
LAVAL, Que. - A Crown attorney told jurors Monday that Adele Sorella was the last person to be seen with her daughters before they were found dead in the family home. In his closing arguments, Si...
Feb 27, 2019
Kyle Okposo returns to Sabres lineup vs. Maple Leafs after concussion
TORONTO - Kyle Okposo will be in the Buffalo Sabres' lineup as they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs. Okposo participated in Buffalo's morning skate on Monday and declared himself ready to play in the Sa...
Feb 27, 2019
