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Stars best Hounds in shootout thriller
Coming off back-to-back wins Friday and Saturday over Weyburn and Estevan, the Battlefords North Stars capped off their three-game in three-night road swing with a thrilling 6-5 shootout victory over ...
Feb 25, 2019 With three wins in three nights this weekend, the Battlefords North Stars move into sole possession of second spot in the Global Ag. Risk Solutions Division with 74 points. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff : Martin Martinson
Snowed in Comedy Tour at the Dekker Centre
North Battleford and area residents can look forward to an evening of laughter with the Snowed In Comedy Tour February 27th starting at 8:00 p.m.Tickets are available here.For the 11th consecutive yea...
Feb 25, 2019 : Karen Cay
As U.S. plans in Syria shift, Canada tries to plan for own forces in Iraq
OTTAWA - The commander of Canada's special forces says officials are watching closely to see what impact U.S. plans to withdraw hundreds of soldiers from Syria could have on Canada's mission in neighb...
Feb 25, 2019
Maduro opponents boost military rhetoric in Venezuela crisis
CUCUTA, Colombia - Opposition leader Juan Guaido has called on the international community to consider "all options" to resolve Venezuela's crisis, a dramatic escalation in rhetoric that echoes commen...
Feb 25, 2019
India police arrest Kashmir activists amid rising tensions
SRINAGAR, India - Police have arrested at least 300 activists seeking the end of Indian rule in disputed Kashmir, officials said Saturday, escalating fears among already wary residents that a sweeping...
Feb 25, 2019
French yellow vest protesters seek momentum on 15th week
PARIS - Thousands of yellow vest protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday for a 15th straight weekend of demonstrations, trying to re-energize supporters while tamping down on the viol...
Feb 25, 2019
Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
DOHA, Qatar - Senior Taliban leaders, including one of the group's founders, were to hold another round of talks Monday in Qatar with Washington's special peace envoy as U.S. efforts intensify to find...
Feb 25, 2019
US and Venezuela opposition to discuss ways to oust Maduro
WASHINGTON - The United States is planning new ways to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to give up power and other means to provide assistance to the people of the economically devastated ...
Feb 25, 2019
Media watchdog says Williams cartoon didn't breach standards
SYDNEY, Australia - The Australian Press Council has ruled there was no breach of its standards of practice in a cartoon of tennis star Serena Williams which attracted global condemnation after being ...
Feb 25, 2019
Officials say person with measles flew from Vancouver to Edmonton to NWT
VANCOUVER - Two new cases of measles were reported in British Columbia on Sunday, with one of them prompting officials in Alberta and the Northwest Territories to warn the person may have ex...
Feb 25, 2019