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Japan justice minister resigns in election payments scandal
TOKYO - Japan's justice minister resigned Thursday over election payment allegations involving his wife, also a lawmaker, and about his own reported gift-giving, becoming the second Cabinet minister t...
Nov 01, 2019
Draisaitl, Oilers roll past Blue Jackets 4-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Leon Draisaitl keeps building on his strong start for the Edmonton Oilers. Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, Mike Smith stopped 23 shots and the Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jac...
Nov 01, 2019
Adams Jr. helps Alouettes finish regular season with 42-32 win over Redblacks
OTTAWA - Vernon Adams Jr. started the game for Montreal and was 13 for 16 for 126 yards and two touchdowns as the Alouettes earned a 42-32 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday night to ca...
Nov 01, 2019
Two arrested after shots fired in Battleford, collision in North Battleford
Two suspects in an early morning shooting in Battleford were arrested after they collided with another vehicle later in the day as they fled from police.Battlefords RCMP were called to reports of shot...
Nov 01, 2019 Police tape surrounds the intersection of 13 Ave. and 109 St. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Late goal by substitute Nick DeLeon sends Toronto FC to MLS Cup final
ATLANTA - It was no work of beauty. But Toronto FC dug itself out of a hole in Atlanta on Wednesday and found itself in the MLS Cup final for the third time in four years. The 2-1 victory was hard wor...
Nov 01, 2019
Five teens wounded in targeted shooting, Toronto police look for suspects: chief
TORONTO - Five teens were shot Wednesday night in what police are calling a targeted attack in Toronto's west end. Chief Mark Saunders said the shooting happened at about 7:30 p.m. when two peopl...
Nov 01, 2019
Pascal Siakam scores third 30-point game as Raptors down Casey and Pistons
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam is feeling confident in his expanded role as a focal part of the Raptors offence. The results are following. Siakam scored 30 points Wednesday for the third time in f...
Nov 01, 2019
Fire nearly destroys historic Japanese castle
TOKYO - A fire broke out early Thursday and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. Firefighters battled t...
Nov 01, 2019
‘Very proud’: Families gather to honour veterans in Battleford
Bernadette Leslie recalls her seven-year-old granddaughter asking her why Canadians wear poppies.Leslie explained how the flowers were the first to grow in the battlefields of Belgium and France where...
Nov 01, 2019 Banners honoured 50 veterans hang on lampposts on 22 St. in Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
B.C. event featuring Meghan Murphy moved to new venue over security concern
VANCOUVER - The organizer of a panel discussion on gender and sexuality says the location of the event in Vancouver has been changed over possible security risks because of the views of a fe...
Nov 01, 2019