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Sudan reopens airspace after end of armed mutiny, 2 killed
CAIRO - Sudan said it reopened its airspace Wednesday after an armed revolt from within its security forces shut down the capital's airport for hours and left at least two people dead. In a press conf...
Jan 15, 2020

Students to sing national anthem in Ojibwa at Winnipeg Jets hockey game
WINNIPEG - The national anthem before this Friday's NHL game in Winnipeg won't quite sound the way it usually does. A group of students from the city's Riverbend Community School are set to perfo...
Jan 15, 2020

Cold weather doesn't stop Birch Hills man from trying to land the big one
There's not a lot that can keep Andy Winder off the lake.While the average angler would hesitate to venture out once the thermometer drops, the avid sportsman from Birch Hills never lets cold temperat...
Jan 15, 2020 Birch Hills' Andy Winder posing with his two daughters and a Northern Pike. (Submitted Photo/ Andy Winder)

Rep. Kirkpatrick of Arizona seeking treatment for alcoholism
PHOENIX - U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona said Wednesday that she's taking time off from her congressional duties to seek treatment for alcohol dependence after a "serious" fall. Kirkpatrick, a D...
Jan 15, 2020

Commercial waste contractors needed in Meadow Lake
The Ministry of Central Services Asset Management is calling waste and recycling contractors to compete for commercial waste management contracts in Meadow Lake. Jim Wassing, building operator with Ce...
Jan 15, 2020 (Dreamstime/153394042)

Feds working on new policies to stop illegal shipments of garbage
OTTAWA - The federal government expects to make some changes this year to keep Canada's garbage from illegally ending up on foreign shores, after needing to bring dozens of shipping containers of rott...
Jan 15, 2020

Andrew Weaver leaves B.C. Greens to sit as Independent, cites family health
VICTORIA - Andrew Weaver is leaving British Columbia's Green party to sit as an Independent. The former party leader says in a news release that he will continue to sit as the legislature member ...
Jan 15, 2020

Bolts G Vasilevskiy, Rangers D DeAngelo, Flames G Talbot named 3 stars of week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, New York Rangers defenceman Tony DeAngelo and Calgary goaltender Cam Talbot are the NHL's three stars of the week. Vasilevskiy won three games...
Jan 15, 2020

Canada's Marchak headed to Buckingham Palace for Rugby League World Cup draw
Mandy Marchak is headed to Buckingham Palace. The 35-year-old rugby international from Winnipeg, who now calls Victoria home, is representing Canada at Thursday's draw for the 2021 Rugby League W...
Jan 15, 2020

SaskPower experiences brief outage Wednesday morning in Prince Albert
SaskPower has determined what caused the power outage early-Wednesday morning."There was an issue with a transformer at a substation. It's not entirely clear what caused the issue but it's possible th...
Jan 15, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)