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Country Music Hall of Fame breaks attendance record in 2019
NASHVILLE - The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum said nearly 1.3 million people visited the Nashville, Tennessee, museum last year, breaking an annual attendance record. The downtown museum, whic...
Jan 09, 2020

Border agency's digital device searches broke the law, privacy watchdog says
OTTAWA - Canada's border agency violated the law by carrying out unduly invasive searches of personal digital devices, in one case viewing a traveller's social media and online ban...
Jan 09, 2020

Saskatchewan wants to prevent sex offenders from changing names
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is working to ban released sex offenders from changing their names. Stricter rules have been drafted and are expected to be presented to cabinet within weeks....
Jan 09, 2020

Public Works combating snow removal amid morning crashes
Meadow Lake experienced less snow than forecasted this morning, although road conditions were a factor of frustration for some. Public Works Manager Mike Morrant told meadowlakeNOW snow removal crews ...
Jan 09, 2020 (NIcole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Bodies placed in odd spots in Ottawa hospitals as morgues overflow
OTTAWA - Lou Burri says a body stored in a hospital conference room first set an alarm bell ringing in his head last October. The hospital denies that happened, but the union leader at the O...
Jan 09, 2020

Pearn out as head coach of Canadian women's hockey team, Ryan takes over
CALGARY - Perry Pearn has been dismissed as head coach of the Canadian women's hockey team, less than three months before the start of the world championship. The 68-year-old from Stettler, Alta., wen...
Jan 09, 2020

AP source: Giants nearing deal with Pats' Judge to be coach
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - New England Patriots assistant Joe Judge probably is going to have to wait another day before finalizing a contract to become the somewhat surprising choice as head coach of th...
Jan 09, 2020

Pelosi's next move on impeachment unclear as Senate waits
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has the votes to start President Donald Trump's impeachment trial as soon as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi releases the documents, winn...
Jan 09, 2020

Bank of Canada to seek nominations for who should be on the new $5 bill
VANCOUVER - Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says the central bank is working on plans for a new $5 bill. Speaking in Vancouver, Poloz says the bank will soon be launching public consultations ab...
Jan 09, 2020

Snow dump clearance underway
We may have gotten the biggest dump of snow of the season so far. But for the city's snow removal team, it's just another day ."This is just normal work for us," Roadways Manager Brent Kennedy told pa...
Jan 09, 2020 Machines clear snow heading East along 28th St. East. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)