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SEC charges Volkswagen, former CEO with defrauding investors
WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators charged Volkswagen and former CEO Martin Winterkorn with defrauding investors during its massive diesel emissions scandal. The charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchang...
Mar 17, 2019
Ethiopian Airlines crash analysis begins; Trump calls PM
HEJERE, Ethiopia - Analysis of the flight recorders of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane has begun, the airline said Friday, and The New York Times reported that the pilot requested permission "in ...
Mar 17, 2019
Berlin zoo shows off new polar bear cub
BERLIN - The Berlin Tierpark zoo is showing off its new polar bear cub, a three-month-old with a cuteness and playfulness that could make her the German capital's next animal celebrity. The bear, who ...
Mar 17, 2019
20 dead, mostly children, in Nigeria building collapse
LAGOS, Nigeria - Twenty people are confirmed dead in the school building that collapsed in Nigeria on Wednesday, and most of them are children, an official said Friday. Forty-three other people were r...
Mar 17, 2019
Mosque attacks spark outrage, fuel concern over Islamophobia
BRUSSELS - World leaders expressed condolences and condemnation Friday following the deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand, while Muslim leaders said the mass shooting was evidence of a rising tide...
Mar 17, 2019
Judge allows courtroom cameras for trial of R. Kelly
CHICAGO - Cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during the trial and pretrial hearings in R. Kelly's sexual abuse case, but the R&B singer's accusers can't be photographed or filmed without the...
Mar 17, 2019
New Zealand digs graves as mosque massacre toll rises to 50
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Anguished relatives were anxiously waiting Sunday for authorities to release the remains of those who were killed in massacres at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Chr...
Mar 17, 2019
B.C. Court of Appeal to hear province's oil-transport reference case Monday
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Court of Appeal will consider a key question regarding provincial powers in the political battle over the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project du...
Mar 17, 2019
New five week, use-it-or-lose-it paternity leave benefit kicks in
OTTAWA - The federal government says more families than expected are taking advantage of the new ability to extend a year's worth of parental leave benefits over 18 month...
Mar 17, 2019
Exhibition centre hosts annual women's trade show and sale
The Prince Albert Exhibition Centre is playing host to a trade show geared toward women this weekend.The Focus on Women trade show and sale opened Saturday and runs until Sunday evening. Speaking to p...
Mar 17, 2019 Organizers were happy with the turnout to the annual Focus on Women trade show even. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
