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More money requested for special needs transit
Just over 3,000 requests for paratransit in Prince Albert went unfilled in 2018. In response, the organization that provides bus service for people with disabilities is asking the city for increased f...
Nov 05, 2019 Paratransit user, Dennis Demerais. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Leafs captain John Tavares set to return after seven-game injury absence
TORONTO - Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will return to the lineup tonight when Toronto hosts the Los Angeles Kings following a seven-game absence with a broken finger. The 29-year-old suf...
Nov 05, 2019

Marshall, Leonard, Lalama named CFL top performers for final week of season
TORONTO - Hamilton running back Cameron Marshall, Saskatchewan defensive lineman A.C. Leonard and Montreal linebacker D.J. Lalama are the top performers for the final week of the CFL regular season. M...
Nov 05, 2019

Cdn pork, beef exports to China to resume after a four-month suspension
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian pork and beef exports to China will resume. China suspended imports in June amid the dispute over Canada's detention of a top executive at the...
Nov 05, 2019

Defending-champion Calgary Stampeders face longer road to Grey Cup
TORONTO - The road to a fourth straight Grey Cup appearance will be a little longer than usual for Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary (12-6) hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers...
Nov 05, 2019

St. Louis bridge set for entrance face-lift
It may no longer have use as a crossing, but the old St. Louis bridge is still getting a make-over of sorts as community members seek to preserve the 104-year-old structure and highlight its history. ...
Nov 05, 2019 The St. Louis bridge was closed in 2014 after it suffered structural damage. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Canadian Challenge organizers hoping for a successful 2020 race
Organizers of the 23rd annual Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race are busy preparing for the international event set to take place in February 2020. "It's a good sign the white stuff is already on the gr...
Nov 05, 2019 Eight mushers have already confirmed their attendance. (submitted photo/Kandis Riese)

Legendary Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado dies at 88
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Television astrologer Walter Mercado, whose glamorous persona made him a star in Latin media and a cherished icon for gay people in most of the Spanish-speaking world, has died...
Nov 05, 2019

ABC says interview with Epstein accuser wasn't ready to air
NEW YORK - ABC News is defending itself against charges that it was afraid to air an interview with a Jeffrey Epstein accuser after video emerged Tuesday showing its reporter, Amy Robach, venting abou...
Nov 05, 2019

Spanx founder buys Olivia Newton-John's 'Grease' pants
NEW YORK - The founder of Spanx was revealed to be the successful bidder for the skintight satin pants that Olivia Newton-John wore in the movie "Grease." Sara Blakely told "CBS This Morning" Tuesday ...
Nov 05, 2019