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Health Canada 'actively monitoring' U.S. vaping illness breakthrough
OTTAWA - Canadian health officials say they are closely monitoring an apparent U.S. breakthrough into the cause of a mysterious vaping illness. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say ...
Nov 08, 2019
Quebec suspends controversial immigration reform for foreign students, workers
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is ending a nightmarish week by suspending its proposed changes to a popular fast-track immigration program for foreign students and workers. Premier Francois Legau...
Nov 08, 2019
P.A. shows off new and improved water treatment plant
Prince Albert's upgraded water treatment plant is now up and going.The City cut the ribbon Friday to officially mark the opening of the upgraded facility, which is located on River Street W. The ribbo...
Nov 08, 2019 Water treatment plant manager Andy Busse, left, tells Joe Hargrave about the upgrades to the facility (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Liberal winners, losers to gather for first time since disappointing election result
OTTAWA - Re-elected, newly elected and defeated Liberal MPs will gather Thursday on Parliament Hill for the first time since Canadians clipped the wings of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's go...
Nov 08, 2019
Council approves infrastructure investments for 2020
Prince Albert city council has earmarked money for a variety of capital projects in the coming year. After two days of budget deliberations, councillors finalized a list which included money for roads...
Nov 08, 2019 Some of P.A.'s city councillors during Thursday's budget deliberations. From left, Dennis Ogrodnick, Dennis Nowoselsky, Evert Botha, Charlene Miller
AP sources: Jeff Sessions to announce Alabama Senate bid
WASHINGTON - Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans with direct knowledge of his plans said Wednesday...
Nov 08, 2019
Stampeders receiver Kamar Jorden may return for division semifinal
CALGARY - Kamar Jorden is cleared to play football, which he feels is a victory in itself. It's been a little over 14 months since the Calgary Stampeders receiver suffered a catastrophic knee inj...
Nov 08, 2019
Canada with chance of gold at Pan Americans
The Canadian Under-17 Junior Men's National Team are headed to the gold medal game of the Pan American Softball Championships on Saturday. They guaranteed that berth on Thursday, when they defeated Ar...
Nov 08, 2019 Team Canada Under-17 Softball Team.
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney gets a little testy at constant Altidore questions
TUKWILA, Wash. - A somewhat testy Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney had to endure another round of questions Friday about the status of injured striker Jozy Altidore ahead of Sunday's MLS Cup final. Vanney...
Nov 08, 2019
Quebec puts English school board under trusteeship, alerts anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - Quebec has placed the province's largest English-speaking school board under trusteeship and sent a report on the organization's alleged financial irregularities to the anti-corru...
Nov 08, 2019
