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Garneau says talks, not bills, the best way to end CN strike as pressure rises
MONTREAL - With tensions rising and no end in sight, the federal government urged Canadian National Railway Co. and its striking workers to continue talks in what Ottawa views as the fastest way to re...
Nov 24, 2019

Young and growing Quebec independence party promises immediate 'acts of rupture'
LONGUEUIL, Que. - When Sol Zanetti took the microphone at Quebec solidaire's recent political convention, he put his fist in the air and told the roughly 600 assembled party members that Que...
Nov 24, 2019

Spain wins doubles to reach semifinal of Davis Cup Finals
MADRID - Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal both played singles and doubles on Friday, but only the Spaniard was able to lead his team into the last four at the Davis Cup Finals. Nadal guided Spain to a ...
Nov 24, 2019

Montreal police told they must acknowledge racism, profiling within force
MONTREAL - If Montreal's police cannot acknowledge racism within the force, then unfounded street checks on people of colour will continue, citizens told the city's public security...
Nov 24, 2019

Saturday's Scoreboard
Here are the results from Saturday...WHLRegina 5, Brandon 4Medicine Hat 4, Prince Albert 2Calgary 4, Moose Jaw 1Portland 4, Everett 3Prince George 5, Kamloops 3Lethbridge 11, Red Deer 2Seattle 3, Sask...
Nov 24, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff).

All-transgender hockey team 'like an instant family'
TORONTO - The goals are big for an all-transgender hockey team known as Team Trans. Comprised of more than a dozen players from Canada and the United States, it's believed to be the first ice hockey t...
Nov 24, 2019

'Not what it used to be:' Warm Arctic autumn creates ice hazards for Inuit
For Keith Morrison, the consequences of this fall's extraordinarily warm weather across the North all came down to an urgent call for help. The fire chief for the Arctic community of Cambridge Bay in ...
Nov 24, 2019

K-Pop star Goo Hara found dead at her Seoul home
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - K-pop star and TV celebrity Goo Hara was found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday, police said. Police said an acquaintance found the 28-year-old dead at her home in south...
Nov 24, 2019

2 dead, highway collapses as floods pound France, Italy
PARIS - At least two people were killed in France and a stretch of elevated highway collapsed in Italy as heavy rains pounded the region over the weekend, trapping travellers, downing trees and unleas...
Nov 24, 2019

Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Eilish set for American Music Awards
All eyes will be on Taylor Swift at the 2019 American Music Awards. The 29-year-old pop star, who has continued to publicly battle with the men who own her master recordings, is set to take the stage ...
Nov 24, 2019