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Cardi B hit with new felony charges in strip club brawl
NEW YORK - Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B was charged Friday with new felony charges in a fight last year at a New York City strip club. An indictment filed in state court charges Cardi B with two coun...
Jun 21, 2019
Danforth shooter had long history of violent thoughts, motive unclear:police
Toronto police say a man who went on a shooting rampage in the city's Greektown last year had a lengthy history of violent thoughts and violence against himself. But they say investigators still don't...
Jun 21, 2019
Celebrating World Refugee Day in Prince Albert
It was an evening of fashion, food and entertainment as the Prince Albert YWCA held a fundraiser in honour of World Refugee Day Thursday."We're celebrating the courage and the strength of refugees who...
Jun 21, 2019 More than 200 people participated in the World Refugee Day Fundraiser held in Prince Albert on Thursday. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Make passports free to ease new no-fly list measures, federal panel suggests
Ottawa should consider making passports free to everyone for a year to ease the introduction of new no-fly list procedures, a federal advisory panel recommends. The coming changes will...
Jun 21, 2019
Teepee raising and pipe ceremony kick off the National Indigenous People's Day in Prince Albert
June 21 officially marks National Indigenous People's Day and locally people are celebrating.The Prince Albert Indian Mtis Friendship Centre will host an all-day event at Prince Albert's Kinsmen Park ...
Jun 21, 2019 A ceremonial teepee was erected in Kinsmen Park as part of National Indigenous People's Day. (paNOW Staff/ Ronald Quaroni)
Canadian women look to defeat Dutch for third straight win at Women's World Cup
REIMS, France - Canada goes into its final group game against the Netherlands on Thursday at the Women's World Cup knowing it is already assured of a berth in the knockout stage whatever the resu...
Jun 21, 2019
Trans Mountain CEO says shovels could be in ground on pipeline by September
CALGARY - The CEO of the Crown corporation building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion says shovels could be in the ground by September following cabinet approval Tuesday of the long-delayed projec...
Jun 21, 2019
District 12 of 'The Hunger Games' is now a historic place
RALEIGH, N.C. - District 12 is now on the National Register of Historic Places. North Carolina officials announced earlier this week that the Henry River Mill Village in Hildebran now has that histori...
Jun 21, 2019
Security committee 'questions wisdom' of using Chinese technology
OTTAWA - The House of Commons' national-security committee "questions the wisdom" of using technology produced in China in the electronic devices and software Canadians use daily. The committee's ...
Jun 21, 2019
Canada resettled more refugees than any other country in 2018, UN says
OTTAWA - As the number of displaced people worldwide reaches modern highs, new figures show Canada resettled more refugees last year than any other country and had the second-highest nu...
Jun 21, 2019
