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Rival fighter-jet makers warn procurement rule change for F-35 will hurt Canada
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government's plan to loosen federal procurement rules for the F-35 stealth fighter is sparking public warnings from other fighter-jet makers that it will ultimately hurt Canada. T...
May 31, 2019
Kutcher testifies he knocked on slain woman's door in 2001
LOS ANGELES - Ashton Kutcher testified at a Los Angeles murder trial Wednesday that he went to pick up a 22-year-old fashion-design student to go out for drinks one night 18 years ago and left when sh...
May 31, 2019
Renewable energy a big topic as Meili tours Batoche riding
New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Ryan Meili spent some time in the Batoche area on Thursday, May 30.Meili toured around multiple place in the riding, including the Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation, ...
May 31, 2019 Ryan Meili spent some time at Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation. (From left to right) Councillor Jackie Gamble, Ryan Meili, Chief Roy Petit, Councillor Kevin Sessequasis and Councillor Tyrone Smallchild.
Defence lawyer says anti-Semitic attack at Winnipeg cafe was not a hoax
WINNIPEG - A lawyer for one of three family members accused of fabricating an anti-Semitic attack at their cafe says his client firmly denies any suggestion it was staged. "We...
May 31, 2019
Saskatchewan UFO reports in 2018 include Jackfish Lake, Prince Albert
It was June 29, 2018, at around 2 a.m. when one person reportedly saw multi-coloured spherical lights in the sky by Jackfish Lake. They reported having dreams and "spiritual attacks."On July 5, anothe...
May 31, 2019 (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Experts call for ban on waste exports after Philippine garbage embarrassment
OTTAWA - One of Canada's foremost experts on the garbage industry says the only way to stop Canadian trash from ending up in foreign ports and landfills is for Canada to ban waste exports altoget...
May 31, 2019
Canada's Bianca Andreescu withdraws from French Open due to shoulder injury
PARIS - Canadian Bianca Andreescu's return from a two-month injury absence was a short one. Andreescu withdrew from the French Open on Wednesday ahead of her second-round match aga...
May 31, 2019
Former MLSE boss Tim Leiweke says Raptors' run is a remarkable story
TORONTO - Tim Leiweke is loving what he sees. And the former MLSE boss will get a firsthand look Sunday when he takes in the Raptors and Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Leiweke calls the Raptors' run "one o...
May 31, 2019
Life sentence appeal by Halifax mall plotter rejected by Nova Scotia court
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's top court has rejected the appeal of the life sentence given to an American woman who plotted a Valentine's Day shooting spree at a Halifax mall in 2015. In a written...
May 31, 2019
Principal: I accidentally plagiarized Ashton Kutcher speech
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - A West Virginia principal accused of plagiarizing Ashton Kutcher in an address to his school's graduating class says he didn't mean to use someone else's work. The News and Sentin...
May 31, 2019
