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Several highways closed around Battlefords
The highways surrounding Meadow Lake and Battlefords are open, except for a section of Highway 376 northbound from Highway 40 to Mayfair in the east, and west along Highway 324 from the Green Canyon a...
Nov 28, 2022
Trudeau to visit First Nation in Saskatchewan rocked by stabbings that killed 11
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASK. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit a First Nation in Saskatchewan that was rocked by a deadly stabbing rampage nearly three months ago. Trudeau will be at the Ja...
Nov 28, 2022
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa starts to erupt, sending ash nearby
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, has started to erupt, prompting volcanic ash and debris to fall nearby, authorities said Monday. The eruption began late Sunday ...
Nov 28, 2022
Pool facility temporarily closed following dryer fire Sunday
UPDATE: The City has now advised the Battlefords CO-OP Aquatic Centre is expected to re-open at 1 p.m. on Tuesday instead, as the clean up is taking a little longer than originally anticipated. -UPDAT...
Nov 28, 2022
In The News for Nov. 28: It is the expert's turn at the Emergencies Act inquiry
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 28 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 28, 2022
Coroner's inquest starts into death of Cree teen who died in B.C. group home
BURNABY, B.C. - A British Columbia coroner's jury will begin hearing evidence today into the death of an Indigenous teenager at a group home in the Fraser Valley. The body of 17-year-old Traevon Desja...
Nov 28, 2022
Aid group with Canadian funding leads mission to deliver medical supplies in Ukraine
POLTAVA, Ukraine - As the Toyota Tundra following a tractor trailer loaded with humanitarian aid heads into dangerous territory in eastern Ukraine, "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado and Timbaland plays o...
Nov 28, 2022
Emergencies Act inquiry studies fundamental rights and freedoms at stake in protests
OTTAWA - The inquiry into the Liberal government's historic choice to invoke the Emergencies Act to quell weeks-long demonstrations against COVID-19 mandates last winter is now moving into its public ...
Nov 28, 2022
Japan filmmaker freed from Myanmar prison vows to tell story
TOKYO (AP) - Toru Kubota, a Japanese journalist who was arrested while covering a protest in military-ruled Myanmar and detained for more than three months, said his experience made him more determine...
Nov 28, 2022
NHL: Kraken tie franchise record with 5th straight win
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Matty Beniers had a goal and two assists, Daniel Sprong scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Seattle Kraken tied a franchise record with their fifth con...
Nov 28, 2022