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Conservatives urge Liberals to expedite promised relief for canola farmers
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they're hearing from frustrated canola producers who are still waiting for financial relief recently promised by the Liberal government. The ...
May 23, 2019
"Big Bang Theory" finale gets galactic ratings to win week
LOS ANGELES - In its last blast, "The Big Bang Theory" topped the TV ratings by a light-year. The back-to-back, two-episode finale of the nerdy CBS comedy's 12-season run drew 18.5 million live viewer...
May 23, 2019
Canada blanks U.S. 3-0, finishes first in Group A at hockey world championship
KOSICE, Slovakia - Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist as Canada finished off preliminary play at the world hockey championship with a 3-0 win over the United States on Tuesday. Canada finished at th...
May 23, 2019
Keep guard up against hurricanes in 2019, as risk remains potent: forecaster
HALIFAX - It has been years since a major tropical storm wreaked havoc in Canada, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre is warning against complacency. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
May 23, 2019
Former chief charged with robbery, fraud, and breach of trust to face trial
A court case that's been building for almost 10 years, may finally be resolved later this year when a former chief of Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation faces trial.Napoleon Mercredi applied to have ...
May 23, 2019 The trial for Napoleon Mercredi will go ahead this fall at Court of Queen's Bench in Prince Albert. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Canada seeing spike in temporary visas as migrant worker advocates raise alarm
OTTAWA - A federal report says applications for temporary resident visas issued to international visitors, students and temporary workers have more than tripled since 2015, stretching the Immigration ...
May 23, 2019
California sues over $1B in cancelled high-speed rail money
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail project, escalating the state's feud with the federal g...
May 23, 2019
US charges WikiLeaks founder with publishing classified info
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with receiving and publishing classified information. The charges are contained in an 18-count indictment announced Thu...
May 23, 2019
Inmate acquitted of guard's slaying in Delaware prison riot
WILMINGTON, Del. - A jury on Thursday acquitted an inmate accused of leading a riot at Delaware's maximum-security prison during which a guard was killed and other staffers taken hostage. Jurors delib...
May 23, 2019
Plan to close public road in La Ronge for private company stalls
Plans by La Ronge councillors to close a public street and lease part of it to a private company abruptly changed after opposition by nearby land users.The first reading to enact a bylaw to close Trem...
May 23, 2019 This section of Tremblay Street going towards the lake could be closed. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)