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Montreal's tam-tams could be 40 years old, but origin remains contested
MONTREAL - Every Sunday afternoon from spring through fall, hundreds of people gather on the slopes of Mount Royal for the tam-tams, a loosely organized weekly festival of drumming, dancing, and ...
May 14, 2019
Montreal's tam-tams could be 40 years old, but origin remains contested
MONTREAL - Every Sunday afternoon from spring through fall, hundreds of people gather on the slopes of Mount Royal for the tam-tams, a loosely organized weekly festival of drumming, dancing, and ...
May 14, 2019
Eastern Ontario communities reeling as Ottawa River hits historic high
OTTAWA - Lynne Lavictoire wants to go home. The only way she can get anywhere near it is by boat. For the time being, she's set up at a hotel where she is praying her home in La Passe, Ont. ...
May 14, 2019
Café in aquatic centre facility seeking compensation for losses
The Minisapoy Caf is looking for financial compensation from the City of North Battleford for the revenue losses it incurred while the wave pool was closed, as well as for aquatic centre program chang...
May 14, 2019 Minisapoy Café President Wayne Ray asked North Battleford council Monday for compensation for revenue losses related to the wave pool temporary closure. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Liberals push Tories to show climate-policy hand with climate-change motion
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is pushing Parliament to declare that Canada is in a "climate change emergency." Her new motion, which is to be debated Thursday, asks MPs to ...
May 14, 2019
City council passes re-zoning for new lift station
A new lift station is one step closer to being built on the east side of Meadow Lake.Last night, city council approved an amendment to a zoning bylaw which would allow a new lift station to be built o...
May 14, 2019 The land where the new lift station will be built. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
A look at how the Raptors match up with the Bucks in their Eastern Conference showdown
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play in the NBA Eastern Conference final for just the second time in team history when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday to kick off a best-of-se...
May 14, 2019
A look at how the Raptors match up with the Bucks in their Eastern Conference showdown
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play in the NBA Eastern Conference final for just the second time in team history when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday to kick off a best-of-se...
May 14, 2019
Dale Hunter to coach Canada at 2020 world junior hockey championship
CALGARY - Dale Hunter will be Canada's head coach at the 2020 world junior hockey championship. The head coach of the OHL's London Knights will have Andre Tourigny of the Ottawa 67's and Mitch Lo...
May 14, 2019
Dale Hunter to coach Canada at 2020 world junior hockey championship
CALGARY - Dale Hunter will be Canada's head coach at the 2020 world junior hockey championship. The head coach of the OHL's London Knights will have Andre Tourigny of the Ottawa 67's and Mitch Lo...
May 14, 2019