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No reason for arrest: Man has drug evidence tossed over rights breach
TORONTO - A man found in possession of the highly toxic opioid carfentanil has had the drug evidence excluded because the police officer had no valid reason to arrest and search him. In...
Oct 31, 2019
Fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont officially denied entry into Canada
MONTREAL - Fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has been officially refused entry into Canada because he is wanted in Spain on possible charges of sedition and misuse of public funds, ...
Oct 31, 2019
Hundreds gather outside Toronto library to protest gender identity speaker
TORONTO - Several hundred protesters gathered Tuesday evening outside a Toronto library hosting an event that featured a speaker opposed to transgender rights. A number of prominent aut...
Oct 31, 2019
Saskatchewan New Democrats set to gather in P.A.
New Democrats from all over Saskatchewan are set to be in Prince Albert for the next few days.The Saskatchewan NDP's annual convention will be getting underway Friday before wrapping up on Sunday. Pla...
Oct 31, 2019 The Saskatchewan NDP are set to meet in Prince Albert on Friday for their annual convention. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness
The NCAA took a major step Tuesday toward allowing college athletes to cash in on their fame, voting to permit them to "benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness." The nation's largest go...
Oct 31, 2019
Man surrenders after authorities edit photo to add costume
KANKAKEE, Ill. - All it took for one fugitive in Illinois to turn himself in was a little photo manipulation. WBBM-TV in Chicago reports that the Kankakee County Sheriff's Department posts notices abo...
Oct 31, 2019
What'sHappeningNOW Oct. 31, 2019
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Alison Sandstrom about the new lights at the crosswalk in front of Carlton High School.
Oct 31, 2019
P.A. paramedics grieve loss of Meadow Lake colleague
Representatives from paramedic services around the province will converge on Regina on Sunday for the memorial service of Leigh Schroeder. A delegation from Parkland Ambulance will be among the attend...
Oct 31, 2019 Paramedic Leigh Schroeder was killed responding to a call north of Meadow Lake. (supplied photo/Speers Funeral Chapel)
Gilles and Poirier send message to figure skating world with Skate Canada win
Winning the gold medal in ice dancing at Skate Canada wasn't just a confidence boost for Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, it was a way of changing how the skating world perceives them. Gilles and Poirie...
Oct 31, 2019
Feds step up court fight to protect spy-related info in official-secrets case
OTTAWA - The federal government is ramping up its court fight to keep a lid on documents detailing clandestine Canadian surveillance efforts. Government lawyers are appealing a Fed...
Oct 31, 2019
