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Jay Bouwmeester's cardiac episode brings back vivid memories for two Canucks
VANCOUVER - Jordie Benn had an unwelcome flashback on Tuesday night, when news broke that defenceman Jay Bouwmeester had suffered a cardiac episode on the St. Louis Blues' bench during the first perio...
Feb 12, 2020
NHL, players schedule more labour talks for next week
The NHL and NHL Players' Association have scheduled another round of labour talks next week after concluding two days of negotiations in Toronto on Wednesday. In an email to The Associated Press, NHL ...
Feb 12, 2020
UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements
JERUSALEM - The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday released a list of more than 100 companies it said are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights by operating in Israeli settlements in the ...
Feb 12, 2020
NBCHS senior boys Vikings look for strong finish to season
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) gymnasium should be an electric atmosphere Thursday night, as the Vikings' senior boys will play host to their cross-town rivals from John Paul I...
Feb 12, 2020 With a big game this week against JPII and a home tournament to follow at the end of the month, the Vikings’ senior boys will look to finish their season on a high note with a bright future ahead. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Fire at Sakewew High School under investigation
Sakewew High School remains closed today after a fire erupted in a second-floor bathroom Friday. The cause of the fire is under investigation and is deemed suspicious.Members of the North Battleford F...
Feb 12, 2020 Sakewew High School remained closed Wednesday following a fire in one of the bathrooms Feb. 7. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Melania Trump asks governors' spouses to tackle cyberassault
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump on Monday cited the influence of "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus as she asked spouses of the nation's governors to address cyberassault in their states. "I know t...
Feb 12, 2020
Kobe Bryant, daughter buried in Southern California cemetery
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday in a cemetery near the family's Southern California home, according to death certificates. Pacific View Memorial Park...
Feb 12, 2020
Liberals pull plug on decade-old plan to move elite Joint Task Force 2 unit
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is pulling the plug on a decade-old plan to move the military's elite Joint Task Force 2 to a new base, ending years of speculation and uncertainty for the comm...
Feb 12, 2020
A Canadian evacuee describes life under quarantine at CFB Trenton
CFB TRENTON, Ont. - It's the little luxuries that make all the difference to Myriam Larouche. Back in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the Canadian graduate student said she felt trapped i...
Feb 12, 2020
Ex-Hasidic couple take Quebec to court over religious school education
MONTREAL - An ex-Hasidic Jewish couple who were educated in a private religious school graduated without knowing how to speak French and hardly being able to speak English, a lawyer said Monday at the...
Feb 12, 2020