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Trump heading to Switzerland as impeachment trial reconvenes
WASHINGTON - When President Donald Trump's historic impeachment trial is called to order in the Senate this week, he won't be watching from inside the chamber or on television from the White House. He...
Jan 22, 2020
Winnipeg mayor talks meth crisis, safety during meeting with prime minister
WINNIPEG - The mayor of Winnipeg came out of a sit-down meeting with the prime minister on Monday saying that all levels of government need to work together to tackle a methamphetamine crisis plaguing...
Jan 22, 2020
Toronto FC camp opens to drama as Bradley faces surgery and Altidore rips doctors
Toronto FC, no stranger to drama, opened training camp with a bang Monday. First came the unexpected news that captain Michael Bradley was scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday in N...
Jan 22, 2020
HFX Wanderers FC sign Canadian youth international Mateo Restrepo
HFX Wanderers FC have signed former Canadian youth international Mateo Restrepo. The 22-year-old fullback joins the Halifax CPL team from UC Santa Barbara, for whom he played 66 games. The Gaucho...
Jan 22, 2020
NHL Notebook: Players, coaches on the merits of the league's bye week
Jason Spezza guesses he's probably in the minority. The veteran centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs has been a creature of habit throughout his career - one where he rarely goes a day or two witho...
Jan 22, 2020
Canada women to face Australia in April in Vancouver in soccer friendly
The Canadian women's soccer team will host Australia in Vancouver on April 14. It will mark the team's first international match at B.C. Place Stadium since a 1-1 draw with the U.S. in November 2017. ...
Jan 22, 2020
North American bird population drops by three billion
The last 50 years have taken their toll on North American bird populations."We have lost a third of our bird population," Conservation Director with Nature Saskatchewan, Lorne Scott told paNOW.Scott e...
Jan 22, 2020 A turkey vulture. (submitted photo/Gary Houston)
Detroit orchestra names Jader Bignamini next music director
DETROIT - The Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday announced the selection of Italian conductor Jader Bignamini as its next music director. The century-old orchestra said it signed a six-year contr...
Jan 22, 2020
Tax revolt? Taxes energy companies owe Alberta municipalities more than double
The amount of unpaid property taxes that oil and gas companies owe Alberta rural municipalities has more than doubled over the last year, a trend some are calling a tax revolt. Rural Municipaliti...
Jan 22, 2020
R.M. of Prince Albert hires CSO to look after bylaw enforcement
A big change is coming to the way traffic tickets and bylaws are enforced in the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Prince Albert.Larry Smytaniuk, nwho is currently the Community Safety Officer (CSO) for th...
Jan 22, 2020 Effective Feb. 1, this truck will be covering a lot more miles. (Submitted photo/ R.M. of Buckland)
