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Source: Toronto FC looking at Argentine winger/forward Pablo Piatti as DP
TORONTO - Argentine winger/forward Pablo Piatti is the latest name to surface in Toronto FC's search for a designated player to bolster its attack. A source confirmed that the 30-year-old Piatti, who ...
Feb 04, 2020

LLRIB continues to work on Cows and Plows agricultural settlement
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) continues to work with the federal government on the Cows and Plows Treaty 6 adhesion agricultural benefits. That's according to LLRIB Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, wh...
Feb 04, 2020 The LLRIB wants the federal government to speed up a claim for agricultural benefits. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Service set for members of family who died with Kobe Bryant
LOS ANGELES - A public memorial has been announced for three members of a family who died along with Kobe Bryant and others when a helicopter crashed in foggy weather last month outside Los Angeles. T...
Feb 04, 2020

Metis leader demands apology from Lynn Beyak for claiming to be Metis
OTTAWA - The Metis National Council says Sen. Lynn Beyak should consider resigning for reportedly claiming to be Metis because her parents adopted an Indigenous child. David Chartrand, vice-presi...
Feb 04, 2020

Few hurdles remain for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project
OTTAWA - A Federal Court of Appeal ruling Tuesday removes the last active court hurdle to completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The court decision means constru...
Feb 04, 2020

Battlefords Pride members pleased with support for fundraiser gala
Battlefords Pride members were pleased to see their fundraiser gala was a success.While blustery weather with snow and freezing rain made for poor driving, many people still managed to attend the even...
Feb 04, 2020 Battlefords Pride held a formal fundraiser gala Saturday to help raise funds for an LGBT safe space in the community. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Former Toronto Argonauts head coach Willie Wood passes away at age 83
TORONTO - Dan Ferrone says he owes all of his CFL success to Willie Wood. Wood, a former head coach of the Toronto Argonauts, died Monday of natural causes in Washington D.C. He wa...
Feb 04, 2020

Construction industry reacts to resolution
The province's cities, town and villages are calling for the provincial government to make a change to the tax system. The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities' Association (SUMA) passed a motion calling...
Feb 04, 2020 Delegates at SUMA's annual convention in Regina voted on 20 different resolutions Monday. (Twitter/SUMA)

Carrot River man missing in Calgary
UPDATE: A missing Carrot River man who was reported missing in Calgary has been found dead.The body of 47-year-old Sheldon Wolf was discovered Tuesday in a rural area north of Airdrie, Alta.Police sai...
Feb 04, 2020 Sheldon Wolf, from Carrot River, went missing in Calgary. (submitted photo/Calgary Police Service)

Once jailed Ukraine filmmaker Sentsov meets Trudeau, MPs in Ottawa
OTTAWA - A Ukrainian filmmaker who spent five years in a Russian prison is in Ottawa today for meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and parliamentarians. Oleg Sentsov was jailed in what is...
Feb 04, 2020