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Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson comes out as gay after 40 years
OTTAWA - After 40 years, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has come out as gay. In a column published in the Ottawa Citizen on Saturday, Watson writes that it was a "mistake" not coming out ...
Aug 17, 2019
Lakers' Cousins tears ACL in left knee, awaiting surgery
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - DeMarcus Cousins is facing rehab from another major injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers have endured their first big problem of a season with championship expectations. Cousins was...
Aug 17, 2019
P.A. Police receives provincial funding
Prince Albert's chief of police says 20 per cent of his officers are funded externally and without that money policing would be different in and around the city.Jon Bergen is speaking to this year's $...
Aug 17, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Liverpool wins again despite Adrian mistake; Pukki hat trick
An embarrassing mistake by goalkeeper Adrian failed to stop Liverpool racking up a second straight win to open the Premier League, and Norwich hat-trick star Teemu Pukki enhanced his reputation as a p...
Aug 17, 2019
Northerners applaud funding for long-awaited road through Arctic tundra
Two federal announcements this week are expected to kick-start a long-awaited road into the heart of the Canadian Arctic that would lower grocery costs for northern families and unlock billions o...
Aug 17, 2019
Sea-to-Sky Gondola in British Columbia likely out of commission until 2020
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The operators of the Sea-to-Sky Gondola say the popular tourist attraction near Squamish, B.C., likely won't reopen until early next spring. In a message on the company...
Aug 17, 2019
City of P.A. reflects on fraud protection after Saskatoon incident
The City of Prince Albert wants to assure residents they have protections in place to combat fraud.This comes on the heels of the City of Saskatoon announcing they lost $1 million to a fraudster who i...
Aug 17, 2019 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Trudeau announces $11.4 million in flood protection funding for Fredericton
FREDERICTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday $11.4 million in new funding to help protect Fredericton and surrounding communities from future flooding. The federal money is mean...
Aug 17, 2019
Illegal pot still a source for 4 in 10 cannabis users, Stats Can survey shows
OTTAWA - Six months after Canada legalized marijuana for recreational use more than 40 per cent of Canadians who said they used pot still bought it from illegal sources, a new Statistics Canada report...
Aug 17, 2019
'It's just the freedom:' Paralyzed Broncos player pursuing life on the water
SASKATOON - A minor injury cost former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Jacob Wassermann an opportunity to compete at last month's adaptive water-ski world championship in Norway. But he says that ...
Aug 17, 2019
