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Commons approval sought for $9-billion emergency student aid package
OTTAWA - The House of Commons will be asked today to give rapid approval to legislation authorizing $9 billion in promised financial assistance for students facing bleak summer job prospects in t...
Apr 29, 2020

Irrfan Khan, of 'Slumdog Millionaire,' 'Life of Pi,' dies
NEW DELHI - Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India's best-known exports to Hollywood, has died. He was 54. Khan played the police inspector in "Slumdog Millionaire...
Apr 29, 2020

UK leader Boris Johnson, partner announce birth of baby boy
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a baby boy. Johnson's office says Symonds gave birth to a "healthy baby boy at a London hospita...
Apr 29, 2020

Financial aid for students and Canadian YouTube series; In The News for April 29
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 29 ... ---...
Apr 29, 2020

'Trolls' went straight to homes. Movie theatres are fuming.
NEW YORK - The most controversial movie of the year is ... "Trolls World Tour"? As innocuous as the rainbow-colored, music-blaring animated movie may seem, the digital release of the "Trolls" sequel h...
Apr 28, 2020

No new COVID-19 cases in La Loche, contact tracing continues
On a day when no new cases were reported, community leaders and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) officials provided an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the northern village of La Loche and its ne...
Apr 28, 2020 La Loche hospital (La Loche History/website)

Concerns raised about lack of PPE ahead of May 4 dentistry restart
A Prince Albert dentist wants the public to note the profession is not as ready as some might think for a return to work on May 4, citing a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE). Meanwhile, the ...
Apr 28, 2020 Stock photo (ID 148031444 © Auremar | Dreamstime.com)

NBCHS teachers recognized for volunteer contributions
School may be out of session for the time being, but that hasn't stopped two local teachers from standing out for a job well done. Rob Wall and James Halushka of North Battleford Comprehensive High Sc...
Apr 28, 2020 Pictured here: Rob Wall (left) and James Halushka (right) of North Battleford Comprehensive High School, have been recognized for their work with Skills Canada. (submitted photos/NBCHS)

Co-accused in Jonson murder has case adjourned
One of two suspects facing a murder charge in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson returned to court Tuesday.Nicolas Buck, 22, was scheduled to appear in North Battleford provincial court via closed-circu...
Apr 28, 2020 Nicolas Buck, 22, is facing a charge of first degree murder. (Submitted photo/North Battleford RCMP)

Moe ‘less positive’ about possibility of large gatherings at events
Scott Moe hasn't ruled out a summer including CFL games at Mosaic Stadium, Country Thunder in Craven or Canada Day festivities around Saskatchewan.But he hasn't exactly told people to buy their ticket...
Apr 28, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)