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Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up 'highness' titles
LONDON - Goodbye, your royal highnesses. Hello, life as - almost - ordinary civilians. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are quitting as working royals and will no longer use the titles "royal highne...
Jan 20, 2020
Supporters of northern B.C. pipeline protest end blockade at ferry terminal
VICTORIA - BC Ferries says demonstrators opposed to a liquefied natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia ended a protest today that tied up traffic at a terminal ...
Jan 20, 2020
RCMP asking for public's help to locate missing individual
Cut Knife RCMP are asking for the public's help to locate a 29-year-old man who is missing. According to police, Braden Bull was reported missing Jan. 17.Braden is 5-9 (180 cm) tall, weighs about 185 ...
Jan 20, 2020 Cut Knife RCMP are asking for people's assistance to locate missing person, Braden Bull. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
P.A. family moved by French village outreach
The family of a Second World War veteran is honoured the French village of his gravesite wants to become sister cities with Prince Albert. "My hope would be that council would see a positive view of i...
Jan 20, 2020 Glenn McMullen and Alice Boden hope the city of Prince Albert pursues a partnership with Thorey-en-Plaine. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley to have ankle surgery, could be out 4 months
Toronto FC training camp opened with a bang Monday with the news that captain Michael Bradley is scheduled to undergo ankle surgery and could be out for four months or more. Adding to the un...
Jan 20, 2020
Richard T. Lee makes British Open, joining fellow Canadians Conners and Hadwin
SINGAPORE - Toronto's Richard T. Lee is the third Canadian to qualify for this year's British Open, one of golf's most prestigious events. Lee qualified after shooting a 1-over 71 on Sunday to finish ...
Jan 20, 2020
Stranded snowmobiler rescued by rangers
A trapper in northern Saskatchewan is being credited for his help in saving a man's life.The 56-year-old man, who ventured out early Sunday afternoon on his snowmobile to cut some wood, got stuck in s...
Jan 20, 2020 A rescue call in Northern Saskatchewan Sunday ended with good news thanks to the quick thinking of a local trapper, and the fast response from the Canadian Rangers. (Facebook/Tammy Cook-Searson)
Tax revolt? Unpaid taxes from energy companies to Alberta towns more than double
Alberta's rural municipalities say the amount of unpaid property taxes they're owed by oil and gas companies has more than doubled over the past year. The association says they are owed a total of $17...
Jan 20, 2020
Frigid weather moves on as warmth arrives in northeast
The cold Arctic air that has been stuck over Saskatchewan for the last few weeks is moving on.Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Terri Lang told northeastNOW the jet stream is moving ...
Jan 20, 2020 Warmth is on the way. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Former Montreal mayor can keep $268K severance despite fraud conviction: judge
MONTREAL - A court has ruled that disgraced former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum can keep the $268,000 he received from the city after resigning from office, despite a conv...
Jan 20, 2020