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Quebec Human Rights commission says majority of hate attacks go unreported
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission says the vast majority of xenophobic and Islamophobic hatred in the province goes unreported to competent authorities. The organization has released th...
Sep 24, 2019

James Franklin reclaims Argos' starting quarterback job
TORONTO - James Franklin is set to return as the Toronto Argonauts' starting quarterback. Argos head coach Corey Chamblin says Franklin will start on Saturday when Toronto (2-10) hosts the Saskatchewa...
Sep 24, 2019

Volkswagen bosses charged in Germany over emissions scandal
BERLIN - German prosecutors dealt a blow to Volkswagen's efforts to put the 2015 emissions-cheating case behind it, charging the automaker's chief executive, chairman and former CEO with stock manipul...
Sep 24, 2019

RCMP searching for missing youth
UPDATE: Montgrand has been located according to a release from Prince Albert RCMP.-Members of the Prince Albert RCMP are searching for a missing youth from the Eagle Nest Youth Facility. The facility ...
Sep 24, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Singh promises cross-Canada clean-energy corridor, electric transit
WINNIPEG - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh made promises Tuesday to build an east-west clean-energy corridor and to convert all public transit systems in Canada to electric vehicles, without be...
Sep 24, 2019

Couple launch tae kwon do club in La Ronge
Residents of the tri-communities are invited to join a new tae kwon do club starting Oct. 1 in La Ronge.The club is led by Mike and Barbara Lacourciere, who moved to the community about one year ago. ...
Sep 24, 2019 Barbara Lacoursiere and her son, Lucien, assisted with the registration process Monday. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Thomas Cook repatriation ramps up as bosses slammed over pay
LONDON - Britain's biggest repatriation effort since World War II ramped up on Tuesday as questions swirled over the pay Thomas Cook executives received in the run-up to the tour operator's collapse, ...
Sep 24, 2019

NewsAlert: Kevin O'Leary's wife charged in fatal boat crash
SEGUIN TOWNSHIP, Ont. - Police have laid charges in a fatal boat crash involving celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary. Ontario Provincial Police say Linda O'Leary, 56, of Toronto, has been charged...
Sep 24, 2019

Quill Lakes flooding continues to have severe financial impacts
The flooding of the Quill Lakes remains at the top of minds of the farmers in that area. The losses suffered due to flooding of the Quill Lakes are significant according to a recent study.The Quill La...
Sep 24, 2019 Water over a road in the Quill Lakes area. (Facebook/Quill Lakes Flood)

Ousted Liberal candidate Hassan Guillet to run as Independent in Montreal riding
MONTREAL - An ousted Liberal candidate in a Montreal riding has confirmed he will now run as an Independent. Hassan Guillet made it official today after Elections Canada's website ...
Sep 24, 2019