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CFL to stage Toronto-Saskatchewan regular-season contest in Halifax
The CFL is returning to Halifax. A CFL source says the league will announce Thursday it will stage a regular-season game between the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders in the&nbs...
Jan 22, 2020
From #MeToo to trial: A look at the fall of Harvey Weinstein
NEW YORK - As Harvey Weinstein goes through his New York trial on rape and sexual assault charges, here's a look at the movie mogul's past and his multiple legal fights. A HOLLYWOOD KINGMAKER: For dec...
Jan 22, 2020
SGI records drop in distracted driving tickets
Increasing fines for distracted driving may be getting the attention of Saskatchewan drivers.On Wednesday, SGI revealed that police officers in the province handed out 534 tickets for distracted drivi...
Jan 22, 2020 (Government of Saskatchewan handout)
Quebec to expand assisted death to mentally ill, but few expected to qualify
MONTREAL - Quebec plans to expand medical aid in dying to include people with severe, incurable mental illness, the province's health minister says, with guidelines to be drawn up by the provinci...
Jan 22, 2020
CrokiCurl rink looking for home
The Prince Albert Downtown Business Improvement District is putting out a call for venues to host CrokiCurl this year.Carolyn Carleton, executive director of the Downtown Business Improvement District...
Jan 22, 2020 Prince Albert firefighters flood the Crokicurl rink last year in front of city hall. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Crunching the chronic numbers: Indigenous incarceration rates keep rising
The proportion of Indigenous people in federal custody has reached a historic high and is increasing.Saskatchewan's numbers are alarming and First Nation leaders say it's imperative both senior levels...
Jan 22, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Names in the mix: a list of potential Conservative leadership contenders
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate and meet the first round of requirements is Feb. 27. These candidates have officially declared they in...
Jan 22, 2020
Manitoba RCMP spent less than $800K on massive manhunt after B.C. killings
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Mounties say they spent less than $800,000 on a massive search last summer for two young men wanted for three killings in northern British Columbia. RCMP Cpl. Julie Courchaine says...
Jan 22, 2020
When it comes to unanimous Hall picks, Jeter could be No. 2.
NEW YORK - When it comes to unanimous picks for baseball's Hall of Fame, Derek Jeter quite appropriately has the chance to be No. 2. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became the first player to appear on ...
Jan 22, 2020
Court of Appeal reserves decision in flag dispute
A controversial flag depicting a cartoon fetus was the focus of discussions Wednesday during a court hearing in Saskatoon.Judges in the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal have reserved their decision in the...
Jan 22, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
