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Australian cardinal sentenced to prison for child sex abuse
MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian judge has sentenced the most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse to 6 years in prison for molesting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral more than...
Mar 12, 2019
Vietnam urges Malaysia free 2nd woman in N. Korean killing
HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam is urging Malaysia to release the second woman accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader. Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh made the plea in a phone ...
Mar 12, 2019
'Just unreal': Team Saskatchewan Skip reflects on 2019 Brier
Team Saskatchewan is back home after the Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba.Kirk Muyres of St. Gregor, Sask. led his rink to a 5-6 record, and a ticket to the championship pool, but they were unab...
Mar 12, 2019 Kirk Muyres (middle), was joined by Dan Marsh (left), Kevin Marsh (not pictured), and his brother Dallan (right) at the 2019 Brier. (submitted photo/Curling Canada)
Individual compensation announced for Indian Day Schools survivors
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the government has reached a proposed settlement agreement with former Indian Day School students, including $10,000 in individual com...
Mar 12, 2019
Ronaldo nets hat trick to send Juventus into CL quarters
TURIN, Italy - Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first hat trick for Juventus to send the club into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday as the Italian side fou...
Mar 12, 2019
City routs Schalke 7-0, eases into Champions League quarters
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City tied the record for the biggest win in the last 16 of the Champions League by thrashing Schalke 7-0 on Tuesday, completing a 10-2 aggregate victory to reach the q...
Mar 12, 2019
Grain chaff among conveyor belts cause of terminal fire
Grain chaff catching fire and burning conveyor belts is being pointed too as the cause behind a fire at a terminal north of the city Monday night.Fire crews from North Battleford responded to the Parr...
Mar 12, 2019 Smoke is seen billowing from the Parrish & Heimbecker terminal north of North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Two brothers, born to be Stars
Born and raised in Sioux Lookout, Ontario., brothers Elijah Loon-Stewardson and Quintin Loon-Stewardson of the Battlefords North Stars grew up sharing, right from a young age, an undeniable passion fo...
Mar 12, 2019 North Stars' forwards Elijah Loon-Stewardson (L) and Quintin Loon-Stewardson (R), pictured here, have proven themselves to be integral pieces to the North Stars’ success so far this season, and staples within the top six forward group. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
CFL, Players' Association exchange non-monetary proposals on second day of talks
TORONTO - The CFL and its players exchanged non-monetary proposals Tuesday, the second day of collective bargaining talks between the two sides. The league and CFL Players' Association concluded ...
Mar 12, 2019
Jays president won't set specific timelines for when team may contend again
Baseball prognasticators are predicting pain for the 2019 edition of the Toronto Blue Jays. What remains unclear is whether the team's off-season teardown might result in a short-term m...
Mar 12, 2019