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New Brunswick keeps championship round hopes alive with win at Brier
BRANDON, Man. - New Brunswick's Grant Odishaw kept his championship round hopes alive Wednesday at the Tim Hortons Brier with a 9-8 victory over Ontario's Scott McDonald. McDonald stole a po...
Mar 06, 2019
Barbie announces Tessa Virtue doll as part of 'Role Models' series
Canadian figure skating star Tessa Virtue is getting a Barbie made in her likeness. Virtue joins the iconic line of toy dolls as part of Barbie's "Role Models" series. Virtue's doll features the ...
Mar 06, 2019
Hotel owner devastated by total fire loss
As the owner of the destroyed Christopher Lake Heritage Hotel and Bar awaits the outcome of the fire investigation, he said the landmark was a cornerstone of the community. Robert Reddekopp has not ru...
Mar 06, 2019 Christopher Lake Hotel and Bar fire aftermath. (Michael Joel Hansen/paNOW Staff) : Glenn Hicks
The Cruze cruises: GM assembly plant prepares to close
LORDSTOWN, Ohio - A sprawling General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown will be idled on Wednesday after more than 50 years producing cars and other vehicles, a move that will eliminate nearly 1,7...
Mar 06, 2019
Canadian women win bronze medal at Algarve Cup in penalty shootout
LOULE, Portugal - Jessie Fleming scored in the seventh round of a penalty shootout to earn Canada the bronze medal at the Algarve Cup on Wednesday. The UCLA midfielder capped the 6-5 shootou...
Mar 06, 2019
Luke Perry, heartthrob on '90210,' dies at 52 after stroke
LOS ANGELES - Luke Perry, who gained instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on "Beverly Hills, 90210," died Monday after suffering a massive stroke, his publicist said. He was 52. Perr...
Mar 06, 2019
Small business to get rebates for some of the cost of energy efficiency projects
OTTAWA - The federal government's plan to ease the carbon-price burden on small businesses will include rebate payments to cover some of the cost of making energy-efficiency upgrades. Enviro...
Mar 06, 2019
Scoring, comebacks up as NHL GMs trumpet health of the game at meetings
BOCA RATON, Fla. - NHL general managers came to Florida at this time last year looking for clarity and consistency on goalie interference. In between their golf outings, fishing trips and po...
Mar 06, 2019
‘The Logan Effect:’ SI cover, documentary honour fallen Bronco
A month before the one-year anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Sports Illustrated is honouring one of the inspirational stories that came from the tragedy.The magazine's latest cover featu...
Mar 06, 2019 The Sports Illustrated cover that honours former Humboldt Bronco Logan Boulet who died in the team's bus crash. (Sports Illustrated/Twitter) : Glynn Brothen
Feds hope to break deadlock with new location for Afghan war memorial
OTTAWA - The federal government hopes it has finally locked down a new location for a promised national memorial for the war in Afghanistan, with a Veterans Affairs Canada source telling The Cana...
Mar 06, 2019