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'More than rage': How a Haitian-Canadian's message helped fuel an uprising
MONTREAL - In a photo posted to Twitter last summer, Gilbert Mirambeau Jr. sits on a couch in Montreal, wearing a blindfold and holding up a cardboard sign with a handwritten Creole mes...
Feb 22, 2019
Canadian driver Wickens posts heartwarming video of dance with fiancee
Canadian race car driver Robert Wickens' latest update on his rehabilitation from a horrifying crash took a heartwarming turn when he stood up for a brief dance with his fiancee. Wickens posted a vide...
Feb 22, 2019
Governor orders more DNA testing in 1983 California killings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered DNA testing on evidence that a death-row inmate says would prove his innocence in a 35-year-old murder case that has drawn national attent...
Feb 22, 2019
Longtime skip Russ Howard as smooth on the air as he was on the ice
SYDNEY, N.S. - Longtime skip Russ Howard wasn't expecting to embark on a long television broadcasting career when he first entered the booth nearly two decades ago. "In 2001, we lost t...
Feb 22, 2019
It's provincial and playoff time in the Battlefords
It's the most wonderful time of the year.Playoffs and provincials continue around the area on the ice, and we'll start off with the Saskatchewan Prairie League, which is in the semi-finals of playoff ...
Feb 22, 2019 The Meota Combines were tops in the SPHL last year, winning the 2018 title (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff) : Brady Lang
Impaired driving remains a problem: SGI
January's traffic safety spotlight results are in, and it seems that too many people aren't getting the message to find a safe ride home.There were 224 impaired driving related offences province-wide ...
Feb 22, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Senator refuses to apologize for remark urging convoy 'roll over' Liberals
OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. David Tkachuk says he won't apologize for comments he made at a pro-pipeline rally in Ottawa, calling criticism that he was inciting violence "manufactured outrage." Tk...
Feb 22, 2019
Newcomers take Battlefords deep freeze in stride
While this winter's extremely cold temperatures have been difficult for local Battlefords' residents, newcomers to the area have experienced even greater challenges facing their first winter here in t...
Feb 22, 2019 Newcomers Annie Pacapac, left, and Milagros Alcober, both from the Philippines, share their thoughts while visiting the Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre (BIRC) on Thursday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Virginia Republicans invite Fairfax's accusers to testify
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia House Republicans have announced plans to hold a meeting where Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and the two women who have accused him of sexual assault can testify. Republican Del. Ro...
Feb 22, 2019
FIFA bans Chelsea from signing players through next season
ZURICH - Chelsea was banned by FIFA on Friday from signing players until the 2020 off-season transfer window for breaching rules covering youngsters. The Premier League club has the right to appeal ag...
Feb 22, 2019