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Canada's Nembhard posts double-double as Pacers top Raptors 118-114
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam led all scorers with 31 points but the Toronto Raptors still fell to the Indiana Pacers 118-114 on Wednesday. Siakam had a double-double with 10 rebounds and added seven assist...
Mar 22, 2023

Arrest made in fire at planned Wyoming abortion clinic
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A woman was arrested on charges of setting fire to a building in Wyoming that was being renovated to house the state's only full-service abortion clinic, authorities said Wednesd...
Mar 22, 2023

Henderson, Leblanc at LPGA Drive On Championship, first full-field event of 2023
Canada's Brooke Henderson is in one of the featured groups at the LPGA's Drive On Championship. The native of Smiths Falls, Ont., is paired with American star Nelly Korda and South Korea's Jin Young K...
Mar 22, 2023

More nurses resign from Manitoba sexual assault program
WINNIPEG - Two more nurses who helped examine sexual assault victims in Manitoba have resigned a day after one-third of the program's nurses stepped down, leaving one community health centre concerned...
Mar 22, 2023

Health-care and Education unions respond to provincial budget
Some of Saskatchewan's biggest health-care and education unions have spoken out following the tabling of the budget on Wednesday afternoon.The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) was hoping ...
Mar 22, 2023

Town mayor pleased with support for new district care home in budget
Town of Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie appreciated the province earmarked support to replace the aged Battlefords District Care Centre- nursing home/long-term care facility in Battleford, as announced i...
Mar 22, 2023

Pierre Poilievre to get face time with U.S. President Joe Biden in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Official Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to meet U.S. President Joe Biden when he visits Canada this week. Senior U.S. administration officials confirmed in a briefing given on...
Mar 22, 2023

Cook-Searson supports fair cows and plows settlement, increase to $5 annuity payment
After almost two decades at the helm, Tammy Cook-Searson believes she still has what it takes to be Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB). First elected as chief in 2005 at the age of 33, she ...
Mar 22, 2023

James Smith Cree Nation Chief charged with impaired driving
The Chief of Chakastaypasin Band at James Smith Cree Nation is facing a serious charge.paNOW has learned that 62-year-old Calvin Sanderson was arrested on March 10, and charged with impaired driving.A...
Mar 22, 2023

Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada needs a 'Conservative renaissance '
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada badly needs a "Conservative renaissance." Harper was speaking to a room of party faithful gathered in Ottawa for an annual networking conferen...
Mar 22, 2023