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CN says parts of network will close if blockades remain, Via cancels service
MONTREAL - Canada's rail system was under stress Tuesday as Via Rail cancelled passenger service on key routes and Canadian National Railway Co. warned it will be forced to close "signi...
Feb 13, 2020

Family struggling to make sense of four-year-old girl's sudden death
An Ontario family says it is struggling to make sense of the sudden death of their four-year-old daughter, whose body was found alongside her father's at the bottom of an esca...
Feb 13, 2020

Canada, U.S. have lost military edge over Russia in the Arctic: Norad commander
OTTAWA - The commander of North America's aging early-warning system says the United States and Canada have lost their military advantage in the Arctic to Russia. U.S. Gen. Terrence O'Shaugh...
Feb 13, 2020

Former Fort McMurray fire chief accused of harassment in earlier Calgary jobs
CALGARY - A former Alberta fire chief hailed by many as a hero for his role in battling the massive 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray has been accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate duri...
Feb 13, 2020

Friends, family say goodbye to 4-year-old girl found dead in conservation area
TORONTO - Several hundred mourners have gathered at a Toronto funeral home to celebrate the life of a four-year-old who died at a conservation area. Keira Kagan's family remembers her as a smart, witt...
Feb 13, 2020

Ex-Hasidic man educated in religious school had never heard of science, trial told
MONTREAL - A former member of an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish group north of Montreal has told a courtroom that he graduated from an unlicensed religious school without ever hearing&nb...
Feb 13, 2020

PAGC Senator's Cup
The PAGC Senator's Cup Will be April 3 - 5 at the Art Hauser Arena in Prince Albert.Come out for a great weekend of Contact Hockey.First 16 teams accepted. Entry fee is $1,000 per team. Entry Deadline...
Feb 13, 2020

Town moving to bi-weekly garbage pickup over winter period
Battleford residents will need to put their garbage out a little less over the winter time now that the town is switching to a bi-weekly pickup for this period only.Starting the week of March 3 to Apr...
Feb 13, 2020 The Town of Battleford is moving to a bi-weekly garbage pickup schedule during the winter months only. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Nurse, Bjorkgren together at all-star; latest accomplishment in long friendship
TORONTO - Nick Nurse remembers Nate Bjorkgren as a good-looking kid with a "full head of hair, and not a bad player" when Bjorkgren walked onto the University of South Dakota's bas...
Feb 13, 2020

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid out 2 to 3 weeks with quad injury
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers say star centre Connor McDavid will be out for the next two to three weeks with a quad injury, a setback expected to test the resilience of a team fi...
Feb 13, 2020