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Stars trade defenceman Granville to Yorkton Terriers
The Battlefords North Stars made some noise on the trade market Monday, moving 19-year-old defenceman Ryan Granville to the Yorkton Terriers.In exchange, the Stars receive a fourth-round draft pick in...
Sep 09, 2019 Blue liner Ryan Granville is headed to the Yorkton Terriers, where he should play a pivotal role on the team’s backend as a defenceman who can excel at both ends of the rink. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stampeders beat Eskimos for second straight week, 33-17
EDMONTON - Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell's return to the fold has sparked the Calgary Stampeders. Mitchell completed a pair of touchdown passes and jumped Henry Burris for most wins in team histor...
Sep 09, 2019
Canadian men batter Cuba in CONCACAF Nations League play at BMO Field
TORONTO - In a 6-0 thumping of an outgunned Cuba, Canadian teenager Jonathan David somehow managed to outshine hat-trick hero Junior Hoilett with a strike that put him in the record books. Mark-Anthon...
Sep 09, 2019
Rays beat Blue Jays 5-3, win for 9th time in 10 games
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Daniel Robertson came up with the big hits for the Tampa Bay Rays in the team's 144th game of the season. Robertson drove in runs with a double in the seventh inning and a singl...
Sep 09, 2019
In new book, Times reporters detail Weinstein investigation
NEW YORK - A new book by The New York Times reporters who uncovered sexual misconduct accusations against Harvey Weinstein includes new details on the movie mogul's attempts to stop the newspaper from...
Sep 09, 2019
Mayor who faces sex assault charge has returned to duties in Port Moody, B.C.
PORT MOODY, B.C. - A mayor who stepped aside after he was charged with sexual assault has returned to work in Port Moody, B.C. Rob Vagramov said Monday that since he took a vo...
Sep 09, 2019
Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now 'dead'
WASHINGTON - U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now "dead," President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly cancelled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan lea...
Sep 09, 2019
Devils GM doesn't care if Zacha considers signing with KHL
BUFFALO, N.Y. - New Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero says he is still attempting to sign centre Pavel Zacha amid concerns the former first-round draft pick will play in the Kontinental Hockey L...
Sep 09, 2019
Anti-diversity op-ed should never have run in Vancouver Sun: Calgary professor
CALGARY - A journalism professor says the controversy over an anti-diversity opinion piece published in - and then pulled online from - the Vancouver Sun has nothing to do with freedom of express...
Sep 09, 2019
Cody Duhaime Memorial Walk for suicide prevention raises over $20K
It was a difficult year for those organizing the Cody Duhaime Memorial Walk.Cody's grandmother, Sylvia, who helped spearhead the event, died just two weeks prior after her battle with cancer. Cody's o...
Sep 09, 2019 Left to right, Keith Duhaime (father), Joanne Lewchuk (godmother), Erin Duhaime (sister), and Maurice Duhaime (grandfather) gather following the Cody Duhaime Memorial Walk in Meota Sunday. The event raised $20,200. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)