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Wind in sails of provincial Greens after breakthrough P.E.I. election

History was made on Prince Edward Island as a blue and green wave washed over the governing Liberals.Voters handed the Progressive Conservatives the first minority government in the province since 189...

Apr 24, 2019 The provincial Greens have renewed win in their sails following a breakthrough election for the Green Party on Prince Edward Island. (file photo/CJME News Staff)

Wildfire season off to hot start

As of Tuesday morning, over 40 fire bans were issued across the province in response to hot, dry and windy conditions, and the list is expected to grow.During a media briefing, Provincial Fire Commiss...

Apr 23, 2019 Visibility on Highway 3 near Holbein was very poor Monday night. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

A full list of regional fire bans

Dry conditions and high winds have a growing number of rural and urban municipalities enacting fire bans: R.M. of Meadow Lake R.M. of Mervin R.M. of Meeting Lake R.M. of Parkdale R.M. of North Battlef...

Apr 23, 2019 A growing list of fire bans are in effect for the region. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Passenger rescued with Jaws of Life after driver killed in rollover

A male driver died and a female passenger was rescued with the Jaws of Life after a weekend crash near Big River. Early Saturday morning around 12:50 a.m., RCMP received a report about a vehicle rollo...

Apr 22, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Canadians in Sri Lanka told to exercise extreme caution after bombings

OTTAWA - Canadians in Sri Lanka are being warned to exercise a high degree of caution after a series of bombings on Sunday killed nearly 300 people, including dozens of foreigners. Global Affairs Cana...

Apr 22, 2019

Update: Man located after vehicle found abandoned

RCMP say Evgeny Leontyvich Scherbakov was located safe and sound.--Police in Loon Lake are asking for the public's help in locating a man after his vehicle was found abandoned. Evgeny 'Eugene' Leontyv...

Apr 19, 2019 RCMP are looking for information on Evgeny 'Eugene' Leontyvich Scherbakov, 46. (supplied/RCMP)

Fought to unite Alberta conservatives: Jason Kenney voted Alberta's new premier

Jason Kenney's fight is over. Let the fight begin.The 50-year-old United Conservative Party leader, known for saying he can't help but march to the sound of rhetorical gunfire, soundly defeated Rachel...

Apr 17, 2019

Report makes cross-party recommendations to get more women into politics

A cross-party committee in Ottawa has put forward a report that includes a number of recommendations on how to turn the page on the ongoing underrepresentation of women in politics.Titled "Elect her: ...

Apr 16, 2019 (Adwo/Dreamstime.com)

Catastrophic fire engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

PARIS - A massive fire engulfed the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of the French capital Monday, toppling its spire and sending thick plumes of smoke high into the blue sky as tourists and ...

Apr 15, 2019 (Submitted photo/Associated Press)

NDP pushing for gay-straight alliance legislation

Saskatchewan's NDP is pushing for the government to enshrine support for gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in the province's schools into legislation, but the Minister of Education said he doesn't know wh...

Apr 14, 2019