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AP source: Giants nearing deal with Pats' Judge to be coach
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Giants and New England Patriots assistant Joe Judge are working on a deal for him to become the team's head coach, a surprising move for the four-time Super Bowl-w...
Jan 07, 2020
Appeal delay in sex case for Canadian aid worker Peter Dalglish in Nepal
TORONTO - A Canadian aid worker's appeal of his sexual assault convictions in Nepal has been delayed. A friend of Peter Dalglish says the prosecution requested the adjournment because they weren't rea...
Jan 07, 2020
Local rural municipalities welcome bridge inspection program
Local rural municipalities are welcoming a province-wide bridge inspection program.Originally reported by the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is cur...
Jan 07, 2020 The Rural Municipality of Garden River has over 20 bridges in its boundaries. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Hockey Canada extends media rights agreement with TSN through 2033-34 season
TORONTO - TSN has extended its media rights agreement with Hockey Canada through the 2033-34 season. The sports network announced Tuesday that the agreement fives TSN and French-language broadcaster R...
Jan 07, 2020
Canada relocating some troops from Iraq to Kuwait due to safety concerns: Vance
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is temporarily relocating some soldiers from Iraq to Kuwait due to security concerns, chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance said Tuesday. The move, which Vance ...
Jan 07, 2020
The Battlefords News-Optimist receives federal funding to hire two new reporters
The Battlefords News-Optimist is one of close to 100 publications throughout Canada that will receive funding to hire more journalists through the federal government's new Local Journalism Initiative....
Jan 07, 2020 The Battlefords News-Optimist is one of a number of publications receiving funding through the federal government's Local Journalism Initiative. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
US: Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department said Tuesday, reversing its earlier position that he ...
Jan 07, 2020
US trade deficit falls 8.2% to $43.1 billion in November
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in November to the lowest level in more than three years as U.S. exports rose while imports declined, putting the country on track to see the first annual decl...
Jan 07, 2020
McConnell can start impeachment trial, delay on witnesses
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to have secured enough Republican votes to start President Donald Trump's impeachment trial but postpone a decision on witnesses or document...
Jan 07, 2020
New cannabis products may not eat into black market, experts say
TORONTO - The arrival of legal cannabis edibles, vapes and other products in Ontario won't necessarily meet the government's stated goal of cutting into the black market, according to industry observe...
Jan 07, 2020