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Ex-NFLer Poli-Dixon finds new career in fine art after brief stop in reality TV
TORONTO - Brian Poli-Dixon found himself at loose ends after an injury - ripping his hamstring off the bone - forced him to retire from the NFL. After taking a year off to rehabilitate his ...
Apr 12, 2019
Romania would welcome Canadian help in minimizing gap in Mali: envoy
OTTAWA - Romania's top diplomat in Ottawa says his country is moving as fast as it can to minimize a gap in the provision of lifesaving medical evacuations for injured UN peacekeepers after Canada end...
Apr 12, 2019

Romania would welcome Canadian help in minimizing gap in Mali: envoy
OTTAWA - Romania's top diplomat in Ottawa says his country is moving as fast as it can to minimize a gap in the provision of lifesaving medical evacuations for injured UN peacekeepers after Canada end...
Apr 12, 2019

Lena Dunham celebrates 1st year of sobriety
NEW YORK - Lena Dunham is celebrating one year of sobriety. The 32-year-old actress shared her milestone in an Instagram post Wednesday with a photo of her flashing a thumbs-up. The "Girls" creator re...
Apr 12, 2019
Manitoba premier gets proof of payment on taxes owed on Costa Rica home
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has produced evidence that he has, after a year of controversy on the subject, paid a luxury tax he owed on his vacation home in Costa Rica. ...
Apr 12, 2019

Manitoba premier gets proof of payment on taxes owed on Costa Rica home
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has produced evidence that he has, after a year of controversy on the subject, paid a luxury tax he owed on his vacation home in Costa Rica. ...
Apr 12, 2019

Redden on the Raiders: Home ice is everything so far
It all comes down to a best of three.Both teams have held court on home ice, and now we'll see if home ice advantage can be the difference maker for Prince Albert as games five and seven [if needed] w...
Apr 12, 2019 The Eastern Conference semifinal series is down to a best-of-three, and the Raiders hold home ice advantage over the Blades. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Astronaut David Saint-Jacques says first spacewalk was 'pure joy'
MONTREAL - When Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques exited the International Space Station this week for his first spacewalk, it was dark out and he couldn't really see Earth. "But the sun was...
Apr 12, 2019
New initiative cutting crime in Big River
A "modest" group of citizens attended Big River RCMP's Town Hall meeting last night. A number of productive discussions were held between the citizens and members of the Big River detachment, they sai...
Apr 12, 2019
Canadian star R.J. Barrett entering NBA draft after one year at Duke
Canada's R.J. Barrett has officially closed a remarkable chapter on his college career and will enter the NBA draft. After one record-breaking season at Duke University, the six-foot-seven forward fro...
Apr 12, 2019