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Associated Press unable to declare winner of Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Associated Press said Thursday that it is unable to declare a winner of Iowa's Democratic caucuses. With 97% of precincts reporting from Monday's caucuses, former South Bend, In...
Feb 06, 2020

Sask. Health: 13 people tested, but no confirmed cases of coronavirus
There still aren't any confirmed cases of coronavirus in Saskatchewan, but 13 people have been tested because they reported symptoms after travelling to China.At the weekly provincial influenza update...
Feb 06, 2020 Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)

Chinese envoy lauds virus co-operation with Canada, amid chill in relationship
OTTAWA - China's envoy to Ottawa offered glowing praise Thursday for Canada's help in combating the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and suggested that might useful in repairing the diplomatic rift b...
Feb 06, 2020

Under quarantine: what life will be like at CFB Trenton for evacuees from Wuhan
OTTAWA - The evacuees from Wuhan expected to arrive in Canada Friday face two weeks of isolation, as they are confined to their assigned motel rooms on a Canadian Forces base in southern Ont...
Feb 06, 2020

Mayors pitch transit to win dollars in Liberals' green-themed budget
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are pressing the federal government for immediate money to address climate change, as well as a promise of predictable transit funding down the tracks. F...
Feb 06, 2020

'Life-changing experience': Former jurors hopeful new bill will provide support
OTTAWA - It's been 25 years but Tina Daenzer is still haunted by notorious serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo. She was one of the jurors at a trial in 1995 that convicted Bernardo of offences...
Feb 06, 2020

Two more presumptive cases of the coronavirus in British Columbia
VICTORIA - Two more presumptive cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in British Columbia, where a total of four people have now been sickened with the illness. D...
Feb 06, 2020

No injunction for B.C. taxi industry against Uber, Lyft pending judicial review
VANCOUVER - The taxi industry is promising to continue its fight against Uber and Lyft after a judge rejected a bid to grant an injunction against the companies pending a legal challeng...
Feb 06, 2020

Waterhen Lake First Nation house fire epidemic kept wrapped within community
A statement issued to Waterhen Lake residents last month about suspected arson has the band classifying the burning of four houses as an epidemic to a community facing a housing shortage. Blaine Fiddl...
Feb 06, 2020 A stock photograph of firefighters responding to a house fire. (File photo/paNOW Staff)Â

Liverpool's kids win FA Cup replay with Klopp absent
Canadian international Liam Millar started for Liverpool on Tuesday as the Premier League leaders, fielding its youngest-ever team, reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time under ...
Feb 06, 2020