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'I thought I was going to die.' Tenants flee high-rise fire
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters made a dramatic ladder rescue of a man who appeared about to jump from a burning Los Angeles apartment building on Wednesday and helicopters plucked people from the roof of ...
Jan 31, 2020

Quarterback Trevor Harris signs extension with Edmonton Eskimos
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos have extended the contract of starting quarterback Trevor Harris, keeping him with the CFL team through the 2022 season. Harris originally signed with the Eskimos befor...
Jan 31, 2020

Crowd expected for Archives Day at PNLS next week
Archivist Graham Guest has been busy for months working on new exhibits for the 12th annual Northern Saskatchewan Archives Day. There will be five new displays focusing on various people or subjects i...
Jan 31, 2020 Archivist Graham Guest hosts the event for the public every year. Here, he works on a display. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Feds rankle provinces with spring timeline for stabilization fund changes
OTTAWA - A federal program that tops up provincial revenues in response to sudden economic downturns won't be getting any changes until at least this spring. Finance ministers in Alberta and Saskatche...
Jan 31, 2020

Desmond inquiry hears of veteran researching and purchasing rifle before killing
HALIFAX - An RCMP investigator testified Wednesday about the planning a former soldier undertook - including researching weapons online - before he shot his fam...
Jan 31, 2020

Record four Canadians named to NBA Rising Stars game at all-star weekend
CHICAGO - A record four Canadians have been named to the World team for the Rising Stars game at the NBA's all-star weekend in Chicago. Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Hamilton), New...
Jan 31, 2020

Weinstein rape accuser testifies about sexual advances
NEW YORK - A key accuser in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial testified Friday that he made a series of unwelcome advances, once trying to kiss her as she tried to fight him off, then telling her she coul...
Jan 31, 2020

Crown urges 12 years for two men over violent sexual assault in Toronto bar
TORONTO - A bar owner and his manager convicted of a violent, videotaped gang sex assault of a barely conscious woman deserve 12 years in prison, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. In arguing f...
Jan 31, 2020

Hateful messages flood Quebec premier's Facebook page after he supports Muslims
ST-SAUVEUR, Que. - Quebec cabinet ministers are speaking out about a deluge of hateful comments posted to the premier's Facebook page after he published a message in support o...
Jan 31, 2020

Canadian oil producers prepared for temporary price slump as virus spreads
OTTAWA - Canada's energy industry is not overly alarmed as the new coronavirus coming out of China is taking a bite out of world oil prices. Oil prices began dropping in mid-January when the first con...
Jan 31, 2020