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South Africa demolishes Canada 66-7, all but into quarters
KOBE, Japan - South Africa demolished 14-man Canada 66-7 to pretty much confirm its place in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Springboks scored 10 tries and had four tries and a bonus...
Oct 8, 2019
City council looks to ban plastic bags
A potential bylaw that would make it illegal for businesses in Prince Albert to distribute single use plastic bags to their customers appears to have broad support among city council.Although several ...
Oct 8, 2019 A machine moves piles of waste inside a landfill (council agenda/City of P.A.)
Federal candidates set to take questions tonight
The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce is looking to help their members and the area's voters learn about the candidates standing in the federal election.This evening at Carlton Comprehens...
Oct 8, 2019 The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce will be putting on a candidates forum Tuesday evening (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
CP NewsAlert: Toronto Argonauts fire general manager Jim Popp
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have fired general manager Jim Popp. A source confirmed the move to The Canadian Press. The source was granted anonymity because the decision will not be announced unti...
Oct 8, 2019
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Vasek Pospisil win at Shanghai Masters
SHANGHAI - Canadians improved to 4-0 at the Shanghai Masters after wins by Felix Auger-Aliassime and Vasek Pospisil on Tuesday. Vancouver's Pospisil won his second match in as many days and just his t...
Oct 8, 2019
South Park, games company swept up in China censorship fury
TV show South Park and a major video game studio are the latest businesses to get swept into a controversy over how to handle China's censorship efforts. Video games maker Activision Blizzard said Tue...
Oct 8, 2019
Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile drummer, dies at 80
LONDON - Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive drummer for Cream and other bands who wielded blues power and jazz finesse and helped shatter boundaries of time, tempo and style in popular music, d...
Oct 8, 2019
Canadian born James Peebles wins Nobel prize in physics this year
STOCKHOLM - Canadian born scientist James Peebles is one of three people who have won the Nobel Prize in Physics this year. He won the award "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology." P...
Oct 8, 2019
Hassan Diab wages court battle for Canadian citizenship certificate
OTTAWA - Sociology professor Hassan Diab, who spent a decade fighting allegations of terrorism, is now battling in court for a copy of his Canadian citizenship certificate. The 65-year-old O...
Oct 8, 2019
Scheer, Trudeau draw blinds on foreign policy and focus on pocket-book politics
OTTAWA - Monday's English-language debate may open a window on how the major party leaders would try to steer Canada through a world of economic and political turbulence. Not a moment too soon, say fo...
Oct 8, 2019