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Conservationists file legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales
VANCOUVER - The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time. Ecojustice has filed a motion to the Federa...
Jul 10, 2019
Pallister to raise concerns about religious symbols law with Quebec premier
SASKATOON - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will raise concerns about Quebec's religious symbols law directly with the province's premier. The two premiers are attending an annual meetin...
Jul 10, 2019
Suspected carbon monoxide poisoning results in death of two youths near P.A.
Two youths have died in tragic circumstances in a nearby community.According to an RCMP media release issued late Wednesday, the cause appears to be carbon monoxide poisoning.The 12-year-old boy and t...
Jul 10, 2019
Founder of warehouse living space testifies on deadly fire
OAKLAND, Calif. - The founder of a communal living space in a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse where a fire killed 36 people more than two years ago took to the stand in his trial Monday, teary-eyed a...
Jul 10, 2019
World-class athletes share advice at Woodland Cree Youth Symposium
With hopes of inspiring young people to be all they can be, an array of special guests were invited to this week's Woodland Cree Youth Symposium on Montreal Lake Cree Nation.The event began July 8 and...
Jul 10, 2019 Olympian Brigette Lacquette is the first First Nation woman to join the Team Canada hockey team. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Trudeau names Quebec judge Nicholas Kasirer to Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated Nicholas Kasirer, a Quebec judge and former professor with a passion for civil law, to the Supreme Court of Canada. Kasirer has served on...
Jul 10, 2019
AP Exclusive: Officer accuses general of sexual misconduct
WASHINGTON - A senior military officer has accused the Air Force general tapped to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of sexual misconduct, potentially jeopardizing his nomination....
Jul 10, 2019
Divisive telescope to restart building next week in Hawaii
HONOLULU - Construction on a giant telescope will start again next week after lengthy court battles over building it on a mountain that some Native Hawaiians consider sacred. State officials announced...
Jul 10, 2019
Time running out for Trailer park residents
As a deadline looms closer for the remaining families living at the North Bay Trailer Park, a new call for help was issued this week.A delegation of residents were at the Rural Municipality (RM) of Bu...
Jul 10, 2019 The deadline to move by Aug. 1 may be very difficult to meet for some families who still live at the North Bay Trailer Park. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Free fishing weekend on the horizon
This weekend anglers can head out on the province's lakes and not worry about having to get a licence.Free Fishing Weekend will run both Saturday and Sunday. The weekend, which has been going in the s...
Jul 10, 2019 This Saturday and Sunday is free fishing weekend in Saskatchewan (file photo/paNOW Staff)
