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IIHF chief Rene Fasel: NHL must decide on Olympic participation by late August
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Rene Fasel is holding out hope the NHL goes to the 2022 Olympics. The president of the International Ice Hockey Federation also isn't willing to wait as long as he ...
Jan 05, 2020
Iraq's Parliament calls for expulsion of U.S. troops
BAGHDAD - Iraq's Parliament called for the expulsion of U.S. troops from the country Sunday in reaction to the American drone attack that killed a top Iranian general, raising the prospect of a withdr...
Jan 05, 2020
Canadian aid worker Peter Dalglish set to appeal child sex conviction in Nepal
TORONTO - A prominent Canadian aid worker convicted of sexually assaulting two children in Nepal is set to argue he was the victim of a police conspiracy and unfair trial. In legal materials ahead of ...
Jan 05, 2020
China-Canada relations hang in the balance as Meng extradition case to heat up
VANCOUVER - The international spotlight will be turned on British Columbia's Supreme Court this month as Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing is set to begin, more than a year...
Jan 05, 2020
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge
MIAMI - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge Thursday night in Miami after arguing with a music promoter over payment for a performance, Miami police said in an arrest warra...
Jan 05, 2020
Saturday's scoreboard
Here are the results from Saturday... WHLKamloops 5, Victoria 1Kelowna 3, Vancouver 2 (SO)Calgary 2, Lethbridge 1 (OT)Medicine Hat 8, Seattle 5Portland 6, Tri-City 2Everett 5, Prince George 2Moose Jaw...
Jan 05, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff).
Oil prices surge, stocks fall after US kills Iranian general
Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street and oil prices surged Friday after a U.S. strike killed a top Iranian general in Iraq, raising tensions in the Middle East. The selling, which lost some momentum tow...
Jan 05, 2020
Damaged fire hydrant sprays East Flat street
A damaged fire hydrant soaked the intersection of 4th St. E and 9th Ave E. around 4 a.m. on Saturday morning. East flat resident Alvin Gamble told paNOW was taking out the trash when he saw water risi...
Jan 05, 2020 A jet of water from a damaged fire hydrant rises above homes in East Flat on Saturday morning (Submitted/Alvin Gamble)
Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus in push for closer ties
MINSK, Belarus - Russia has halted oil supplies to Belarus as talks on strengthening economic ties remained stalled over concerns that Russia could effectively swallow up its neighbour. In a case that...
Jan 05, 2020
Oil prices jump on fears of Iranian retaliation against US
LONDON - The price of oil surged Friday on concerns that Iran might respond to the killing of its top general by the United States by disrupting global supplies of energy from the Mideast. If sustaine...
Jan 05, 2020
