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Iran attack underscores need for new air defences: Canadian Army
OTTAWA - The launching of Iranian missiles against a base housing Canadian soldiers in Iraq has highlighted a long-standing deficiency for the Canadian Army: the inability to defend against air attack...
Jan 10, 2020
'It's a huge loss for science': professors honour students killed in plane crash
Professors at several universities want to honour the young, promising scientists who were returning to Canada when their plane crashed in Iran, killing ev...
Jan 10, 2020
Prince Albert residents face unpleasant conditions
Like other parts of the province, Prince Albert experienced extreme cold temperatures Friday.According to Environment Canada, P.A. had a windchill of -40 C early morning and -34 C for the afternoon.Me...
Jan 10, 2020 P.A. residents try to stay warm in extreme cold temperatures. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Canada offers more aid for Australia as bushfires burn across country
OTTAWA - Nearly 100 Canadian fire experts have been sent to Australia to help battle one of the worst wildfire seasons the country has ever seen, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his Australian ...
Jan 10, 2020
Prince Albert compiles list of veterans and politicians for future street names
The City of P.A. has created a list of 14 names to be used for future streets, pending final approval from council.Five of the names on the list represent politicians, including councillor and former ...
Jan 10, 2020 The next street in the city will be named for Thomas Settee. (inmemoriam.ca)
A look at some of the Canadians who died in Iran plane crash
There were dozens of Canadians among the 176 people who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Friends and family in Canad...
Jan 10, 2020
Ex-SNC-Lavalin exec Sami Bebawi gets 8.5 years for fraud, corruption
MONTREAL - Former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison on fraud and corruption charges stemming from construction deals in Libya. Bebawi wa...
Jan 10, 2020
New Argos head coach likes what he sees on tape from veteran Bethel-Thompson
New Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie likes what he's seen on tape from veteran quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Bethel-Thompson was just 4-9 as Toronto's starter last season but gui...
Jan 10, 2020
Cold snap expected to continue while vulnerable sector at risk of exposure
The Meadow Lake region is experiencing its first extreme cold weather warning of the season. Terri Lang, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada told meadowlakeNOW the cold blast of -...
Jan 10, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Prince Harry and Meghan to 'step back' as senior UK royals
LONDON - Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, said they are planning "to step back" as senior members of the royal family, a stunning revelation that underscores the wish of the couple to forg...
Jan 10, 2020