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Metro Vancouver bus drivers plan action as contract talks break off
VANCOUVER - The union representing 5,000 bus drivers in Metro Vancouver says contract talks have broken off, setting the stage for the start of job action on Friday. Unifor ha...
Nov 02, 2019
Gooding pleads not guilty again as misconduct charges grow
NEW YORK - In what's quickly become a familiar scene, Cuba Gooding Jr. trotted into court Thursday to face yet more charges in his New York City sexual misconduct case, accused for the third time of g...
Nov 02, 2019
Sask. NDP leader speaks to convention in P.A.
With a year to go to the next provincial election Ryan Meili, the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) took to the stage at the party's convention in Prince Albert Saturday morning.Me...
Nov 02, 2019 Party leader Ryan Meili talks to the crowd at the NDP convention in Prince Albert on Saturday. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Two Toronto firefighters hurt, one critically, battling downtown blaze
TORONTO - A veteran fire captain was critically injured and a colleague broke a leg after they fell from a roof while battling a downtown blaze, authorities said on Saturday. The pair were part of a t...
Nov 02, 2019
Tyler Perry's new studio to host 2019 Miss Universe pageant
ATLANTA - Tyler Perry's new Atlanta studio will be home to the 2019 Miss Universe competition, a major showcase for the sprawling complex built on a former Confederate army base. The televised competi...
Nov 02, 2019
Roughriders to start Isaac Harker in Saturday’s game against Edmonton
980 CJME has learned the Saskatchewan Roughriders have decided to start back-up quarterback Isaac Harker in Saturday afternoon's game against the Edmonton Eskimos.This comes after Cody Fajardo pulled ...
Nov 02, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Isaac Harker. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Draisaitl's OT winner lifts Oilers past Penguins
PITTSBURGH - Leon Draisaitl scored in overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Draisaitl had Alex Galchenyuk on his back when he flipped a rolling puck ...
Nov 02, 2019
Olivia Howe making her mark in major junior hockey on Warriors' coaching staff
TORONTO - When Olivia Howe got into hockey two decades ago, she didn't imagine she'd still be around the game in 2019. Growing up playing for a girls' team in an all-boys' league in Saskatc...
Nov 02, 2019
North Stars host Terriers in grudge match at the Civic Centre
The Battlefords North Stars enter play Saturday night as the hottest team on ice. The Stars have won 18 of their opening 19 games this season, and 11-straight heading into the weekend, sitting with ju...
Nov 02, 2019 North Stars' forward, Matthias Urbanski scored a highlight-reel goal for the team Tuesday versus Nipawin and will look to stay hot Saturday, as the offensive dynamo will shift back to the center position this weekend for the team. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Roughriders injured quarterback Fajardo misses finale against Eskimos
REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo did not play Saturday in the team's regular-season finale against the Edmonton Eskimos. Fajardo, the Riders' nominee for Most Outstandin...
Nov 02, 2019