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Trump pardons Conrad Black for 2007 fraud conviction in U.S.
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who has written a flattering political biography of Trump. In a release Wednesday, Whit...
May 17, 2019
Utility, regulatory failures led to biggest US gas leak
LOS ANGELES - A blowout at a Los Angeles natural gas well in 2015 that led to the largest-known release of methane in U.S. history was the result of a corroded pipe casing, safety failures by a utilit...
May 17, 2019
Texas officer fired after shooting black man in traffic stop
ARLINGTON, Texas - A Texas police officer has been fired after he was charged with criminally negligent homicide in the fatal shooting of a black man during a traffic stop last year. In a statement Fr...
May 17, 2019
Koepka shatters 36-hole record and builds 7-shot lead at PGA
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - What felt like a battle for Brooks Koepka looked like a runaway Friday in the PGA Championship. Koepka backed up his record-tying 63 with a round that put him in a league of his ow...
May 17, 2019
Ottawa set to award contract to build two ferries to Quebec's Davie shipyard
MONTREAL - Quebec's Davie shipyard is in line to receive a contract for the construction of two East Coast ferries, the federal government announced Friday. Ottawa will issue an Advance Contract Award...
May 17, 2019
Jackson plays for record 14th team, Blue Jays lose to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO - Edwin Jackson thinks his new place in baseball history has as much to do with his reputation as it does his repertoire. Nearly 16 years after Jackson made his big league debut, both ar...
May 17, 2019
Kim Kardashian West reveals Psalm as new baby's name
NEW YORK - To messages of support and puzzlement, Kim Kardashian West has, seemingly, revealed her newborn's name: Psalm West. The beauty mogul, reality star, law student and wife of Kanye West took t...
May 17, 2019
Man found guilty in Walmart bomb threat case
A 39-year-old man has been found guilty of calling in a bomb threat to a local business in order to escape arrest two years ago. Carlyle Clint Miller was convicted this week of uttering threats and ob...
May 17, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff
Re-trial in murder conspiracy case set back
The re-trial in a case involving two lovers accused of plotting to kill their spouses will not move ahead next week as planned. The re-trial for Angela Nicholson and Curtis Vey was scheduled to start ...
May 17, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff
Local clubs talk athlete safety
The Coaching Association of Canada is calling for changes to help make sport safer for athletes.The association hosted a summit last week in Ottawa where representatives from over 100 different sports...
May 17, 2019 P.A. Minor Hockey has a variety of policies in place to protect athletes. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
