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Vancouver's Brandon Clarke a big part of Grizzlies' impressive young core
Ja Morant was a fan of Brandon Clarke before the two broke into the NBA together with the Memphis Grizzlies. While the eventual No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA draft was turning heads at Murray State ...
Feb 04, 2020
Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 04, 2020
Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad sells 38 planes for $1B
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad Airways said Tuesday it would sell 38 aircraft to an investment firm and a leasing company in a deal valued at $1 billion, the latest cos...
Feb 04, 2020
Montreal Impact add Haiti international midfielder Steeven Saba to first team
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed Haitian international midfielder Steeven Saba on a one-year contract, with options for 2021 and 2022. Saba, 26, spent the last two seasons with Violette Athl...
Feb 04, 2020
La Loche man wins Indigenous artist grant on first attempt
La Loche artist Bobby Janvier received a $6,370 Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists grant to "build a skiff, sled and a canoe."Janvier told meadowlakeNOW, he applied for the grant to buy new tools to c...
Feb 04, 2020 (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Art Board Facebook)
Second psychiatrist had worried Desmond was 'falling through the cracks'
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A psychiatrist who saw Lionel Desmond two days before he fatally shot his family and himself says the former soldier showed no signs he was thinking about hurting anyone when ...
Feb 04, 2020
Best picture '1917' is big winner at British Academy Awards
LONDON - Gut-wrenching World War I epic "1917" was the big winner at Sunday's British Academy Film Awards, winning seven prizes including best picture and best director. Sam Mendes' drama about one of...
Feb 04, 2020
Police investigating after body found on Thunderchild First Nation
Members of the Turtleford RCMP detachment are investigating after a deceased man was located in an open field on the Thunderchild First Nation. Police received the complaint on Feb. 2 around 6 p.m.The...
Feb 04, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
WestJet flight from Toronto to Jamaica turns back after false coronavirus claim
TORONTO - A WestJet flight from Toronto to Jamaica had to turn back Monday after the airline says a passenger made an "unfounded claim regarding coronavirus." The airline said in a statement that...
Feb 04, 2020
AP source: Knicks fire team President Steve Mills
NEW YORK - The New York Knicks fired President Steve Mills on Tuesday, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. General manager Scott Perry will take over control of the bask...
Feb 04, 2020