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Cole pitches Astros past Yankees 4-1 for 2-1 lead in ALCS
NEW YORK - Gerrit Cole is making his pitch to own this October. A gritty Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros lo...
Oct 17, 2019
Man seen in strangling video charged in 2nd death in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A man accused of killing a woman who was seen strangled in videos on a digital memory card was charged Thursday with the death of another woman, authorities in Alaska said. Brian S...
Oct 17, 2019
Cup champion Blues visit Trump at White House as full team
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump honoured the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, using the occasion to announce an envoy to Turkey, mention the economy and an agriculture deal with Ch...
Oct 17, 2019
Warm, dry weather helps northwest producers in the field
Dry and relatively warm weather over the past week helped spur tremendous harvest progress in the northwest. The latest crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture said producers were able to combine al...
Oct 17, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Canola farmers trying to make do without China exports
Saskatchewan canola farmers are working hard to replace Chinese business.China started blocking Canadian exports of the product this spring.Lane Stockbrugger, the chair of SaskCanola, said it does wor...
Oct 17, 2019 Canola field. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Energy Secretary Perry tells Trump he plans on resigning
FORT WORTH, Texas - Energy Secretary Rick Perry has notified the president that he intends to leave his job soon. That's according to an administration official who confirmed the news on condition of ...
Oct 17, 2019
Four Green nominees in Quebec made Islamophobic comments, party says
OTTAWA - The Green party said Tuesday it recently learned of Islamophobic social-media posts by four of its Quebec candidates. The candidates will make public statements ...
Oct 17, 2019
Preliminary inquiry to be set for co-accused in Jonson’s homicide
A preliminary inquiry will soon be set for the co-accused in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson.David Keller, 47, who remains in custody, is facing a first-degree murder charge in Jonson's homicide inve...
Oct 17, 2019 Mark Douglas Jonson was found dead in a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St. on July 5. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Montreal to ban stores from dumping unsold clothes, food as part of waste plan
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal has plans to forbid grocery chains and other stores from throwing out edible food and useful clothing as part of its five-year plan to significantly...
Oct 17, 2019
Man tried twice in case of murdered Winnipeg teen sues for wrongful conviction
WINNIPEG - A man acquitted of killing a Winnipeg teenager following two trials and more than a decade behind bars is suing the Manitoba government and police for wrongful conviction and imprisonment. ...
Oct 17, 2019