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NBC hopes 'free' makes Peacock stand out in streaming era
NEW YORK - NBCUniversal is launching a new streaming service that will have a large part available for free, an approach it hopes will resonate with people who aren't interested in traditional TV. The...
Jan 16, 2020

Student fatally shot at Texas high school; suspect arrested
BELLAIRE, Texas - A 19-year-old student was shot to death Tuesday at a Texas high school, and a suspect was arrested hours later, officials said. Grenita Lathan, interim superintendent of the Houston ...
Jan 16, 2020

Hoback says MacKay a serious contender for Tory leadership
Prince Albert MP Conservative Randy Hoback, said he is happy to see Peter MacKay in the party's leadership race to succeed Andrew Scheer.The four-time MP for P.A. said MacKay's experience as a former ...
Jan 16, 2020 MP Randy Hoback. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Onion Lake man facing Child Pornography charges
The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has charged a man from Onion Lake with child pornography offenses. According to a media release, 33-year-old James Gaberiel Buffalo of Onion Lak...
Jan 16, 2020 (Submitted/RCMP)

City facilities to offer free WiFi provided by Access Communications
Visitors to all of the City of North Battleford's recreational facilities such as the Civic Centre as well as the Dekker Centre and City Hall will soon be able to take advantage of free WiFi.Council a...
Jan 16, 2020 Access Communications Regional Manager Martin Smith speaks to North Battleford council at its recent meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Comfortably in the black, Curling Canada ups prize money across major events
The head of Curling Canada is bullish about its financial position. There's enough money to both tend to the sport's grassroots and significantly enlarge the prize pot of major events, says chief exec...
Jan 16, 2020

Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas
DETROIT - Starbucks has a point to prove: There's more to the company than selling $4 lattes to rich people. The Seattle-based coffee giant that has cultivated a reputation for being socially responsi...
Jan 16, 2020

Rep. Ayanna Pressley goes public with alopecia and baldness
NEW YORK - Rep. Ayanna Pressley, whose hair twists have been an inspiration to young girls and part of her personal identity and political brand, said Thursday that she has gone bald due to the auto i...
Jan 16, 2020

Labor Department limits news outlets' use of embargoed data
WASHINGTON - The Labor Department will begin restricting news organizations' use of economic data by barring computers from the rooms where reporters receive such data before its public release, depar...
Jan 16, 2020

Washington Supreme Court OKs lesser version of carbon cap
SEATTLE - The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a severely limited version of Gov. Jay Inslee's plan to cap carbon pollution in the state, a decision the Democrat described as a "clarion...
Jan 16, 2020