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Former skiers reach out-of-court deal with Alpine Canada in sex assault lawsuit
MONTREAL - Alpine Canada admitted Tuesday it had put its interests before those of three young female skiers who were sexually abused by their coach in the 1990s. Canada's national gove...
Jul 04, 2019
Former skiers reach out-of-court deal with Alpine Canada in sex assault lawsuit
MONTREAL - Alpine Canada admitted Tuesday it had put its interests before those of three young female skiers who were sexually abused by their coach in the 1990s. Canada's national gove...
Jul 04, 2019
Downtown North Battleford set to host the sixth annual International Street Performer Festival
Downtown North Battleford is set to transform into a giant outdoor theatre.The North Battleford International Street Performer Festival is returning for its sixth straight year from July 26 to 27. The...
Jul 04, 2019 Festival goers take in a live performance (Facebook/NB Street Festival)
Calgary mother guilty in son's staph death appeals conviction, sentence
CALGARY - A Calgary woman found guilty in the death of her 14-month-old son is appealing her conviction and sentence. Jennifer Clark and her husband Jeromie Clark were sentenced in June to 3...
Jul 04, 2019
Chanel's new designer, Viard, unveils couture debut in Paris
PARIS - Chanel's new chief Virginie Viard merged the worlds of two of its most famous couturiers, those of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, for a cerebral couture show in Paris set inside a...
Jul 04, 2019
Wigginton among more than a dozen Canadians looking to impress in Vegas
Lindell Wigginton was with his family at home in Dartmouth, N.S., watching as 60 names, including six Canadians, were called in last month's NBA draft. His wasn't among them. But the 21-year-old tried...
Jul 04, 2019
Animal rights activists want Winnipeg zoo to shut down stingray exhibit
WINNIPEG - Animal rights activists want the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg to permanently shut down its interactive stingray exhibit. "Stingray Beach" allows visitors to get up close to a shall...
Jul 04, 2019
Vancouver Canucks sign winger Justin Bailey
VANCOUVER - Winger Justin Bailey has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks. The 24-year-old native of Buffalo, N.Y. split the 2018-19 season between two American Hockey League...
Jul 04, 2019
Astros taking on New Zealand in doubleheader
The boys in black are coming back to Prince Albert. The New Zealand Under-14 Softball Academy will head to Max Power Ball Parks on July 18 to take on the Prince Albert Under-14 Astros in a friendly do...
Jul 04, 2019 New Zealand and the Astros will tangle again this year. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Dutch star Arjen Robben announces retirement from soccer
AMSTERDAM - Former Bayern Munich and Netherlands forward Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from soccer. The 35-year-old Robben, who was thought to be looking for a new club after playing his l...
Jul 04, 2019