Author Archives:
Pozuelo's late penalty lifts Toronto FC past New York City FC in MLS playoffs
NEW YORK - Alejandro Pozuelo converted a 90th-minute penalty to give Toronto FC a 2-1 win over New York City FC in the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal Wednesday. Fullback Ronald Matarrita took Richie...
Oct 23, 2019
"We made history here today": new northern education authority celebrates launch
A first of its kind education authority in Canada was officially launched on Wednesday in downtown Prince Albert.The creation of the Athabasca Denesuline Education Authority has represented two years ...
Oct 23, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
The eyes have it: Scherzer embraces 2 different eye colours
HOUSTON - Max Scherzer was taunted over his eyes as a kid. Now he treasures them. Washington's Game 1 starter in the World Series against Houston has baseball's most unusual orbs: blue on the right, b...
Oct 23, 2019
B.C. Indigenous rights law aims to make First Nations full participants
VICTORIA - British Columbia is set to become the first province to introduce human rights legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which would manda...
Oct 23, 2019
MLB, players' union report positive talks on opioids testing
HOUSTON - Major League Baseball and its players' union are optimistic talks are progressing on testing for opioids following the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. "The dialogue in this...
Oct 23, 2019
Liberals return with minority government in Election 2019
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has emerged from a bruising 40-day election campaign with his image tarnished and his grip on power weakened, needing the support of at least one party to mainta...
Oct 23, 2019
Liberals return with minority government in Election 2019
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has emerged from a bruising 40-day election campaign with his image tarnished and his grip on power weakened, needing the support of at least one party to mainta...
Oct 23, 2019
Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden returning to competition after seven years away
VANCOUVER - When three-time Olympian Brent Hayden left competitive swimming seven years ago, he was headed down a dark path. The Canadian suffered from debilitating back spasms and was struggling with...
Oct 23, 2019
Nats' Game 1 victory drew average of 12.1 million viewers
The World Series opener between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros narrowly averted setting a record low. Washington's 5-4 victory Tuesday night averaged 12,194,000 viewers, according to nati...
Oct 23, 2019
Air Ronge, La Ronge mayors react to new Liberal minority government
Local leaders are eager to find out how a federally Conservative Saskatchewan will work with a Liberal minority government without any representation from the party in the province. On Monday, all rid...
Oct 23, 2019 La Ronge Mayor Ron Woytowich believes the Liberal minority government won't forget about northern Saskatchewan. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)