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NFL's Saints seek to shield PR help to church in sex crisis
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's Roman...
Jan 24, 2020

Aird signs with Winnipeg's Valour FC, Petrasso lands at York 9 FC
TORONTO - Canadian international winger Fraser Aird, released by Scotland's Cove Rangers last month after an incident in the stands, has joined Winnipeg's Valour FC. Aird, a former Glasgow Ranger...
Jan 24, 2020

Melting snow could lead to ice dams
The warmer weather is certainly welcome, but there can be some challenges associated with it.That includes the potential for ice dams on your roof.Trent Fedorychka, associate financial advisor with Co...
Jan 24, 2020 Ice Dams could form on your roof during the melt-thaw cycle. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Champagne hopeful about UN Security Council bid despite stiff competition
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he's "cautiously optimistic" about Canada's chances of winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council this year as the governm...
Jan 24, 2020

Union fined for violating court order in Regina refinery labour dispute
REGINA - A judge has fined a union that represents more than 700 workers at a Saskatchewan oil refinery $100,000 for violating a court order that set limits on picketing durin...
Jan 24, 2020

Canada-Afghanistan under-19 cricket match rained out in South Africa
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa - Canada's match against Afghanistan at the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup was abandoned Friday without a ball played because of rain. The Canadian men, who previously los...
Jan 24, 2020

Sask. man wins over $775K playing VLT machine
There was a lot of cheering and celebrating this week at Kostas Lounge in La Ronge, following news one of the customers received a massive payout from one of the VLT machines.The big win happened late...
Jan 24, 2020 (Facebook/ Kostas Lounge)

At least 4 dead as magnitude 6.8 quake rocks eastern Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 rocked eastern Turkey on Friday, causing some buildings to collapse and killing at least four people, Turkish officials said. The qua...
Jan 24, 2020

B.C. privacy commissioner suggests media civility for Prince Harry and Meghan
VICTORIA - Media outlets in Canada should practise civility and self-regulation in respecting the privacy rights of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says British Columbia's pr...
Jan 24, 2020

Montreal Impact bring back Nigerian midfielder Orji Okwonkwo
MONTREAL - Nigerian youth international midfielder Orji Okwonkwo has rejoined the Montreal Impact on loan from Italian club Bologna FC 1909. Montreal will have the option to make the deal permane...
Jan 24, 2020