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Battleford volunteer group planning street party
Those who enjoy a summer evening outdoors, eating, taking in some entertainment, shopping and meeting people will have something to look forward when Battleford has its very own street party in July. ...
May 07, 2019 Gail Sack, of the Battleford Community Spirit Group, discusses a proposal for a sidewalk sale and street party event during Battleford council on Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Local boy drafted to WHL
One can only begin to imagine the well of emotion that must have hit 15-year-old, Hafford product Ty Shumanski when he found out he was drafted by Portland of the WHL. "It makes me feel proud and exci...
May 07, 2019 Ty Shumanski solidified himself as a rock for the Battlefords Barons this season, in his first full season with the Bantam AA club. (Dan Hickling/eliteprospects.com)
Work with U.S. and resist China, Scheer says in laying out foreign-policy plans
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is set to deliver what is being billed as a major foreign-policy speech Tuesday afternoon, calling for Canada to join an American ballistic-missile shield ...
May 07, 2019
Disney slates Fox films, 'Avatar' pushed another year
NEW YORK - The long wait for more "Avatar" films will go on a little longer. The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday laid out its plans for upcoming 20th Century Fox films. James Cameron's long-delayed "Avatar...
May 07, 2019
Trial of man charged with child porn over sex doll hears closing arguments
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The lawyer for a St. John's man facing child pornography charges over a sex doll took aim Monday at a Crown expert witness, saying his research was biased. Fifty-four...
May 07, 2019
Canadians remember Second World War's long, dark Battle of the Atlantic
OTTAWA - Canadians across the country marked one of the longest, darkest and most pivotal chapters of this country's involvement in the Second World War on Sunday: The Battle of the Atlantic. Lasting ...
May 07, 2019
Edmonton Oilers name Ken Holland as general manager and president of hockey ops
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have officially named Ken Holland as their new general manager and president of hockey operations. The Oilers introduced Holland at a press conference Tuesday at Rogers ...
May 07, 2019
Tanya Aguilar-Antiman elected chief of Mosquito First Nation
Tanya Aguilar-Antiman is the new chief of the Mosquito First Nation. She beat out four other candidates for the top job, taking 196 votes in the election on May 5. Behind her, Noel Stone tallied 132 v...
May 07, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
NL fire chief hopes to replace rusted, aging pickup used as fire truck
LITTLE BAY , N.L. - A Newfoundland volunteer fire department is asking for provincial funds to replace the rusted, ramshackle pickup truck it's used as a fire truck for decades. Little Bay and Area Fi...
May 07, 2019
Defenceman Teemu Kivihalme signs with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Teemu Kivihalme to a one-year, entry-level contract. The 23-year-old had nine goals and 21 assists in 60 games with Karpat of the Finnish ...
May 07, 2019