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Battlefords Humane Society takes in 21 dogs after removal from rural Saskatchewan
The Battlefords Humane Society (BHS) has had a very busy week.The BHS has taken in 21 dogs that were part of 31 removed from a rural area in Saskatchewan. Out of the 21 dogs 14 were puppies and 7 were...
Sep 26, 2019 A pair of puppies taken in by the Battleford's Humane Society. (Battleford's Humane Society/Facebook)

AAA Stars prepare for big weekend ahead at League Showcase
As September draws to a close with the hockey season still in its infancy, the Battlefords AAA Stars will pack their bags for a big weekend ahead just down Highway 16. The team will travel to Warman f...
Sep 26, 2019 The Battlefords AAA Stars will hope to see their hard work pay off in the win column, as the team returns to action this weekend to play two games at the League Showcase in Warman. (submitted photo/Brett Parker)

Pelosi orders impeachment probe: 'No one is above the law'
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, yielding to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divid...
Sep 26, 2019

Parties' climate platforms stepping out in midst of global climate week
OTTAWA - Some environment leaders are applauding Tuesday's pledge by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to accelerate Canada's plans to cut greenhouse-gas emissions but many in the youth climate-strik...
Sep 26, 2019

J. Lo, Shakira to perform at Super Bowl halftime show
NEW YORK - Jennifer Lopez and Shakira are going to bring the heat to the 2020 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the superstar performers, who have relea...
Sep 26, 2019

California halts prison gang peacemaking effort
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California prison officials have halted an effort aimed at forcing warring prison gangs to get along with each other after the inmates wound up brawling and even rioting when plac...
Sep 26, 2019

Massachusetts temporarily banning sale of vaping products
BOSTON - The governor of Massachusetts declared a public health emergency Tuesday and ordered a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products in the state, apparently the first action of its kind in t...
Sep 26, 2019

Fix could be delayed for Cape Breton town plagued by stinky sewage
INVERNESS, N.S. - Residents of a small community in Cape Breton are worried they'll have to suffer through another year of putrid fumes wafting from an overworked sewage lagoon, despite a hi...
Sep 26, 2019

FBI agents raid Illinois state senator's home, offices
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - FBI agents carried materials in bankers' boxes and grocery bags out of the Illinois Capitol building on Tuesday, and multiple media outlets reported that and other raids were linke...
Sep 26, 2019

Ministry dithers on exemption; 'sex abuser' hygienist fights for licence
TORONTO - An exemption to a law that automatically branded a dental hygienist as a sexual abuser for cleaning his wife's teeth remains under government review more than four years after regulators pro...
Sep 26, 2019