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Inuk elder honoured for helping the home front during Second World War
OTTAWA - Qapik Attagutsiak, a 99-year-old Inuk woman, will be the guest of honour at a ceremony Monday to recognize the little-known contribution by Inuit communities to help Canada and the Allie...
Jan 24, 2020

Former Carleton Ravens star Jeanty named BlackJacks' first head coach
OTTAWA - Osvaldo Jeanty is returning to Ottawa basketball. The expansion Ottawa BlackJacks hired Jeanty as the team's head coach on Friday, reuniting the former Carleton Ravens point guard with his me...
Jan 24, 2020

CBC making changes to four-host format of flagship news program 'The National'
TORONTO - The CBC is making changes to the four-host format of its flagship newscast "The National" in response to feedback from viewers. The public broadcaster said Wednesday that Adri...
Jan 24, 2020

Pensions and power: Local Co-op workers speak from the picket line
For local Co-op refinery workers who have been on the picket lines since Day 1, the escalation of the labour dispute this week comes down to pensions and power."I'm a year and a half away from retirem...
Jan 24, 2020 Unifor Local 594 member Daryl Watch at the picket line outside Gate 7 at the Co-op Refinery on Jan. 24, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)

NFL's Saints seek to shield PR help to church in sex crisis
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's Roman...
Jan 24, 2020

Aird signs with Winnipeg's Valour FC, Petrasso lands at York 9 FC
TORONTO - Canadian international winger Fraser Aird, released by Scotland's Cove Rangers last month after an incident in the stands, has joined Winnipeg's Valour FC. Aird, a former Glasgow Ranger...
Jan 24, 2020

Melting snow could lead to ice dams
The warmer weather is certainly welcome, but there can be some challenges associated with it.That includes the potential for ice dams on your roof.Trent Fedorychka, associate financial advisor with Co...
Jan 24, 2020 Ice Dams could form on your roof during the melt-thaw cycle. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Champagne hopeful about UN Security Council bid despite stiff competition
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he's "cautiously optimistic" about Canada's chances of winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council this year as the governm...
Jan 24, 2020

Union fined for violating court order in Regina refinery labour dispute
REGINA - A judge has fined a union that represents more than 700 workers at a Saskatchewan oil refinery $100,000 for violating a court order that set limits on picketing durin...
Jan 24, 2020

Canada-Afghanistan under-19 cricket match rained out in South Africa
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa - Canada's match against Afghanistan at the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup was abandoned Friday without a ball played because of rain. The Canadian men, who previously los...
Jan 24, 2020