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Overdoses 'sadly normalized' in British Columbia: addictions minister
VANCOUVER - A rising death toll from overdoses in B.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic has advocates, government officials and health-care workers concerned about a public health emergency that has been&...
May 16, 2020

Autopsy: Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol, drugs
LOS ANGELES - The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament outside Los Angeles did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all sustained immediately fatal injuri...
May 15, 2020

P.A. library enlarges online collection in response to pandemic
Faced with an indefinite COVID-19 related closure, the John M. Cuelenaere Public Library has expanded its collection of e-books, audiobooks, and digital resources. Director of Library Services Alex Ju...
May 15, 2020

Autopsy: Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol, drugs
LOS ANGELES - The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all nine sustained immediately fatal injuries when their h...
May 15, 2020

COVID-19 numbers stabilizing in La Loche, contact tracing continues over weekend
Active COVID-19 cases in La Loche remain steady as the community resumes testing over the weekend. The northern village reported four new cases today and Clearwater River Dene Nation saw a slight jump...
May 15, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW May 15, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with the paNOW newsroom about their biggest stories of recent days.
May 15, 2020

Rugby Canada cuts player payments, says it will need financial help later in 2020
TORONTO - Citing financial pressures due to the global pandemic, Rugby Canada has cancelled "training support payments" for its centralized men's and women's players as of May 1. The players get a mon...
May 15, 2020

NFL teams can reopen facilities Tuesday - with provisos
NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associat...
May 15, 2020

Inmate who killed cellmate to serve 16 years before parole eligibility
A man who stabbed his former cellmate over 30 times, and inflicted over two dozen other injuries won't be eligible for parole for 16 years.Tyler Vandewater, 31, was sentenced Friday afternoon at Princ...
May 15, 2020

Preliminary hearing date to be rescheduled for accused connected to Laverdiere death
One of the remaining six accused facing charges related to Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere's homicide investigation will have his preliminary hearing date changed due to COVID-19 precautions.Jesse Sangster ...
May 15, 2020