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Number of Quebecers seeking assisted death has jumped, commission finds
QUEBEC - The number of Quebecers seeking medical assistance in dying has been growing steadily since 2015, according to a report on the state of end-of-life care tabled Wednesday in the provincial leg...
Apr 03, 2019
Humboldt museum Broncos exhibit helps healing one year later
The City of Humboldt and the Humboldt Broncos organization received a massive outpouring of support in the days following a devastating bus crash on April 6, 2018 that claimed 16 lives and injured 13 ...
Apr 03, 2019 Humboldt art gallery curator Jennifer Fitzpatrick stands next to a banner given to the city following last year's Broncos bus crash (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon working on contingency plan following P.A. oil spill
The 2016 oil spill that blanketed the North Saskatchewan River near Prince Albert and shut down the local water intake system is being used as a springboard by the City of Saskatoon as local officials...
Apr 03, 2019 The aftermath of the oil spill. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Trump suffers setbacks in environmental rulings in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - President Donald Trump's plan to reverse environmental initiatives in Alaska put in place by his predecessor, Barack Obama, took a hit with two rulings in federal court. U.S. Distr...
Apr 03, 2019
Judge defends Obama expansion of national monument in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. - A judge has defended former President Barack Obama's expansion of a national monument in Oregon, ruling against a logging company's lawsuit that said the expansion deprived it of timber....
Apr 03, 2019
Police release suspect info in Nipsey Hussle slaying
Los Angeles police say they have identified a man suspected of gunning down Nipsey Hussle outside his clothing store the rapper hoped would be a catalyst for reviving the impoverished Los Angeles comm...
Apr 03, 2019
NHL Notebook: Carolina Hurricanes surging towards playoffs after slow start
The Carolina Hurricanes were getting sick of looking at the daunting task staring back at them. Sitting 26th overall three months into the NHL season, the players didn't hold a closed-door meeting or ...
Apr 03, 2019
Gala So White: Zero diversity among nominees for Quebec TV viewers' choice awards
MONTREAL - Viewers' choice awards celebrating the most popular stars on Quebec television will be handed out next month, and all of the 70 stars nominated are white. In a province where roughly 1...
Apr 03, 2019
CBS says Bianna Golodryga leaving morning show, network
NEW YORK - CBS News says that Bianna Golodryga, one of the four hosts on "CBS This Morning," is leaving the show and the network. CBS on Wednesday confirmed a Huffington Post report about Golodryga's ...
Apr 03, 2019
Photos of Miley Cyrus raise concern about Joshua trees
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Social media photos showing Miley Cyrus posing in a Joshua tree have drawn criticism from people concerned about protecting the iconic desert species. The photos posted this wee...
Apr 03, 2019