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Ethnic media's approach to election coverage similar to mainstream: analysis
OTTAWA - An analysis of how ethnic media covered the federal election suggests their approach mirrored that of the mainstream press, findings the study's author says highlight a key point about t...
Dec 18, 2019
P.A. basketball players set to show skills in Calgary
Two basketball players from Prince Albert will soon have the chance to show their skills on a large stage.Brian and Brandon Tolentino, both alumni of cole St. Mary High School in P.A. will be getting ...
Dec 18, 2019 Brian Tolentino and his brother are set to take part in some big exhibition basketball games in Calgary. (submitted photo/Brian Tolentino)
Arrest in RCMP secrets case touched off a flurry of activity at highest levels
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency was briefed two dozen times in six weeks this fall about a security lapse at the national police force - an indication of the gravity of the all...
Dec 18, 2019
B.C. board launches public effort to rename school named after 'racist' federal MP
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island school district is embarking on what could be a difficult exercise to rename an elementary school named after a long-serving, controversial former municipa...
Dec 18, 2019
NHL Notebook: Players say league has work to do in terms of self-promotion
This week's Taylor Hall trade made waves across the NHL. A star moving from a bottom-feeder to a contender is always big news. But the winger also pushed the needle last spring long after an...
Dec 18, 2019
Hope's Home kicks off latest fundraising push
Affinity Credit Union and Hope's Home are teaming up.Until Jan. 15, the credit union will match all the donations made to the organization up to $50,000. Mickey MacGillivray, regional fundraising mana...
Dec 18, 2019 Hope's Home lit up a tree at their building Tuesday evening. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
'Accountability achieved' in SNC-Lavalin affair, Wilson-Raybould says
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould says the justice system did its work, the rule of law is being upheld and it is time for SNC-Lavalin to look to its future. In a series of tweets today, th...
Dec 18, 2019
Prosecutors order arrest of Bolivian ex-President Morales
LA PAZ, Bolivia - Prosecutors in Bolivia's capital issued an arrest warrant against ousted President Evo Morales on Wednesday, accusing him of sedition and terrorism. Interior Minister Arturo Murillo ...
Dec 18, 2019
'Good life' still left in Canada's submarines, says Navy commander
OTTAWA - Canada's top sailor says there is still "good life" left in the navy's submarines and that he expects them to be able to operate until the 2030s. Royal Canadian Navy ...
Dec 18, 2019
Thompson's contract status likely to keep him out of Olympic qualifying
TORONTO - Nick Nurse says Tristan Thompson would "look good" playing for Canada's men's basketball team this summer. It might take getting to the Tokyo Olympics, however, for that to ha...
Dec 18, 2019
