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Community comes together to support families with missing loves ones
A round dance and feast held Saturday night in Prince Albert was about tradition, spirituality, and raising awareness about the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.The event was m...
Oct 27, 2019 Attendees from various backgrounds came together Saturday night and held hands as a show of solidarity. (Michael Joel Hanson/ paNOW Staff)
Tracy Fleury wins Masters curling title for first-ever Grand Slam victory
NORTH BAY, Ont. - Tracy Fleury of Sudbury, Ont., downed Japan's Sayaka Yoshimura 7-5 on Sunday to win the Masters women's title for her first victory on the Grand Slam of Curling tour. Although i...
Oct 27, 2019
House Democrats get a legal victory in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON - A judge has ordered the Justice Department to give the House secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, handing a victory to Democrats as they...
Oct 27, 2019
Activist Greta Thunberg says adults must protect kids from climate change
VANCOUVER - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg says those in power need to realize what they are doing to future generations through climate change because if adults really loved children, they...
Oct 27, 2019
N.S. government to return to talks with Crowns, as controversial law paused
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government held off Friday on enacting legislation that would have put striking Crowns back to work, promising to return to talks in ...
Oct 27, 2019
Toronto FC coach says Jozy Altidore continues to work his way back to health
TORONTO - The waiting game continues on Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore. The big man, who missed TFC's playoff wins over D.C. United and New York City FC with a quad strain, was at training Sunday bu...
Oct 27, 2019
Paul Barrere, guitarist-singer for Little Feat, dies at 71
NEW YORK - Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer for the rock group Little Feat, has died. He was 71. Barrere's passing was announced Saturday by surviving members of the band, who honoured his contribut...
Oct 27, 2019
Osaka, Barty open WTA Finals campaigns with victories
SHENZHEN, China - Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty of Australia rebounded from a set down to win her debut match 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 over Belinda Bencic of Switzerland at the WTA Finals on Sunday. Barty's victory ...
Oct 27, 2019
US deficit hits nearly $1 trillion. When will it matter?
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration reported a river of red ink Friday. The federal deficit for the 2019 budget year surged 26% from 2018 to $984.4 billion - its highest point in seven years. The ga...
Oct 27, 2019
NY ballet crowd fetes Herman Cornejo on 20th ABT anniversary
NEW YORK - Herman Cornejo has been a favourite of New York ballet audiences ever since he set foot on the American Ballet Theatre stage as a teenager from Argentina two decades ago. The company feted ...
Oct 27, 2019