Author Archives:
DiCaprio's Earth Alliance gives $3M to Australia fire relief
LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio's Earth Alliance environmental organization will donate $3 million to help wildfire relief efforts in Australia. The foundation said Thursday that it has started the Au...
Jan 11, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians. ...
Jan 11, 2020
After a month in Australia, two Manitoba fire experts arrive home
WINNIPEG - In his 38 years as a conservation officer, Gerry Rosset has never seen anything like the wildfires he helped battle during his five-week stint in Australia. Rosset and Andrew Prok...
Jan 11, 2020
FBI is trying to catch a "bad wig bandit" in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The FBI is asking the public's help in catching a so-called "bad wig bandit" who's been robbing banks in North Carolina. The FBI said in a statement on Thursday that the suspect wore...
Jan 11, 2020
Boeser scores twice in Canucks' 6-3 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Brock Boeser and Jake Virtanen scored 1:24 apart in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Saturday. Boeser had two goals and Bo Horvat and J.T. Mil...
Jan 11, 2020
Legion hosts Branch Cribbage Playoffs
It was always friendly, but at times intense at the The Royal Canadian Legion No. 2 in Prince Albert for the Branch Cribbage Playoffs today.The round robin tournament was a member-only event and diffe...
Jan 11, 2020 Eyes down and focused: participants in the P.A. Branch Cribbage Playoffs are competing for a chance to advance to Zones in Smeaton. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Pair in alleged Via plot urge Supreme Court to deny hearing in terror case
OTTAWA - Two men who were found guilty of terrorism offences in a high-profile case argue there is no need to revisit an appeal court's decision to order a new trial. In newly filed&nbs...
Jan 11, 2020
12 migrants dead, 21 rescued at sea off western Greece
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's coast guard said 12 migrants were found dead in the Ionian Sea and 21 others were rescued after their boat took on water and sank Saturday. A search for more survivors was la...
Jan 11, 2020
Pearn out as head coach of Canadian women's hockey team, Ryan takes over
CALGARY - Perry Pearn is out and Troy Ryan is in as head coach of the Canadian women's hockey team in a mid-season change. Less than three months out from the women's world hockey championship in...
Jan 11, 2020
Officials: 3 dead in Alabama, bringing storm death toll to 7
BENTON, La. - The National Weather Service reports three storm-related deaths in Alabama, bringing the number of people killed following severe storms to at least seven. The National Weather Service i...
Jan 11, 2020
