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Smollett case revives questions on Laquan McDonald, justice
CHICAGO - When a grand jury revived the criminal case against Jussie Smollett, the indictment for many people called to mind two nights on two different streets in the same big city. On one Chicago st...
Feb 14, 2020
Silvernagle rink ready for second Scotties appearance
Robyn Silvernagle's rink is hoping its second trip to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts can build off last year's debut.In its first Scotties in 2019, the North Battleford-based team finished with a b...
Feb 14, 2020 Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle meets the media on Feb. 14, 2020, in advance of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts women's curling championship in Moose Jaw. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
City considers Rivier Academy site for Francophone school
Prince Albert's French speaking community may soon have a new school. Members of the P.A. French Canadian Society said they are continuing to work on finding a replacement for their current school bui...
Feb 14, 2020 The site of the former Rivier Academy is being considered for a planned Francophone school in P.A. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Lionel Desmond's wife asked him for a divorce before killings, inquiry told
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - The same day Lionel Desmond told a psychotherapist that his wife had recently asked for a divorce, the former soldier fatally shot his spouse, their 10-year-old daug...
Feb 14, 2020
Van Buskirk, Brown hope story that rocked track world sparks more conversation
While Canada's track and field community was rocked by allegations against former national distance coach Dave Scott-Thomas, athletes say shining a light on alleged abuses in the sport is a solid...
Feb 14, 2020
Canadian speedskater Graeme Fish notches world record to win gold at worlds
SALT LAKE CITY - Canada's Graeme Fish set a world record to win a gold medal in the men's 10,000 metres on Friday at the world single distance speed skating championships. Fish, from Moose Jaw, Sask.,...
Feb 14, 2020
Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party announced his resignation Wednesday after a disastrous caucus process beset by technical glitches led to a dayslong delay in reporting the result...
Feb 14, 2020
Road to Tournament of Hearts a different one for Ontario's Rachel Homan
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Returning to the national women's curling championship in an unusual season for her team is particularly satisfying for Rachel Homan. The skip and second Joanne Courtney e...
Feb 14, 2020
P.A. woman vying for chance to be named magazine cover model
Prince Albert's Celina Epp hopes she can inspire other curvy people to step out of their comfort zones. The 44-year-old is competing for a chance to win $25,000 and appear on the cover of Inked Magazi...
Feb 14, 2020 Celina Epp. (submitted photo/Celina Epp)
AFN, Opposition demand Trudeau Liberals act on B.C. pipeline dispute
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations and Opposition politicians called Wednesday for the Liberal government to take swifter and firmer action to defuse tensions around a natural-gas pipeline being b...
Feb 14, 2020
