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Smollett case focused unwanted attention on Chicago police
CHICAGO - The surprise decision by prosecutors to drop charges against Jussie Smollett angered Chicago's police superintendent and mayor, who said the alleged hoax was costly to investigate and dragge...
Mar 26, 2019
Save The Children: 7 killed in airstrike on Yemen hospital
A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said. The international aid organization, which supports...
Mar 26, 2019
Jeremy Lamb buzzer-beater leads Hornets to 115-114 victory over Raptors
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam called it "March Madness." Madness, indeed. Jeremy Lamb banked in a circus buzzer-beater from 48 feet Sunday night to lift the Charlotte Hornets to a jaw-dropping 115-114 win o...
Mar 26, 2019
15 Canadians on cruise ship that was stranded off Norway; one injured
STAVANGER, Norway - Global Affairs Canada says 15 Canadians were on board the Viking Sky cruise ship when it ran into engine trouble off Norway's rough, frigid western coast. In an email statemen...
Mar 26, 2019
Canadian men's soccer squad off to Gold Cup with 4-1 win over French Guiana
VANCOUER, B.C. - Canada's men's soccer team is looking to the future after posting another dominant win on Sunday. The squad beat French Guiana 4-1 in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match in Van...
Mar 26, 2019
P.A. Mayor concerned about prostitution, gangs
Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne wants to know what's being done to curb prostitution in the city, saying gang activity is behind the number of young girls selling themselves on the street. At a board ...
Mar 26, 2019 (file photo/The Canadian Press)
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announces retirement
BOSTON - The party's over for Rob Gronkowski. Then again, it might just be getting started. The New England Patriots' fun-loving, touchdown-spiking tight end announced Sunday that he is retiring from ...
Mar 26, 2019
Goodale says canola dispute with China hinges on ‘science’
Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said that China has yet to provide evidence that pests have been discovered in imports of Canadian canola, even though that has been the reason given for b...
Mar 26, 2019 Ralph Goodale. (file photo/CJME News Staff)
U of S nears final design for P.A. as housing and parking needs loom
As the University of Saskatchewan finalizes plans for the renovation of the downtown forestry building, thoughts will also soon be turning to the housing and parking requirements for what will be thei...
Mar 26, 2019 The University of Saskatchewan is nearing completion of the design for their single campus in downtown P.A. Building work is set to start this fall with all students moving onto site in the fall of 2020. (File photo: Tyler Marr/paNOW Staff)
'A big night for Canada:' Iron reflects on first NHL broadcast in Cree
Clarence Iron believes he woke up a nation after he called an NHL game in the Plains Cree language Sunday on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). "We still speak Cree out here in Canoe La...
Mar 26, 2019 Clarence Iron appeared on APTN where he announced the first NHL game in Cree. (APTN/Facebook)
