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Tux n Toques Gala Ticket Sale Deadline Is Wednesday
This is the last chance to get your Tux 'n Toques Gala tickets! The deadline to purchase is Wednesday, January 15th! Call 306-981-6111 to get your tickets!The Gala will be January 18 at the Prince Alb...
Jan 14, 2020
New preliminary inquiry dates set for one accused in Jonson homicide
Preliminary inquiry dates were rescheduled for one of the two accused in the Mark Douglas Jonson homicide investigation.The preliminary inquiry will determine if there is sufficient evidence for trial...
Jan 14, 2020 Mark Douglas Jonson was found dead in a home on 15th Avenue and 100 Street on July 5, 2019. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Working outside in the cold 'just another day' for local gas station attendants
For some locals, the cold temperatures are a part of their day-to-day lives as they work outdoors. Gas attendants are one of those positions where it is impossible to avoid the frigidly cold Saskatche...
Jan 14, 2020 A gas station attendant at a Coop gas bar in North Battleford. (Keaton Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Deaf-blind Ontario woman suing governments over student loan debt inequality
TORONTO - A disabled woman is in an Ontario court this week seeking changes to Canada's student loan program that she argues would level the playing field for people with disabilities. Jasmin Simpson,...
Jan 14, 2020
Patriots star Edelman arrested for vandalism in California
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - New England Patriots star Julian Edelman was arrested in Southern California on suspicion of misdemeanour vandalism after jumping on the hood of someone's car, authorities said...
Jan 14, 2020
Tom Hanks' family offered Greek passport too for fire help
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's government is extending its offer of citizenship to Tom Hanks to his wife and their two children, in recognition of the family's help in assisting victims of a deadly wildfir...
Jan 14, 2020
Djokovic leads Serbia to win over Spain in ATP Cup final
SYDNEY, Australia - Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal, again, in a must-win match to keep Serbia in contention. Then he went back on court within an hour and combined with long-time friend Viktor Troic...
Jan 14, 2020
NBA champion Raptors earn the first-ever NBA Team of the Year Award
TORONTO - The NBA champion Toronto Raptors have received the league's first-ever NBA Team of the Year Award. The Raptors were recognized for their achievements across team business, including tic...
Jan 14, 2020
UK leader: Royal rift over Harry-Meghan plans can be settled
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he believes the royal family can resolve a serious rift over the plans of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who want to break free of their r...
Jan 14, 2020
Elizabeth Banks to be honoured by Harvard's Hasty Pudding
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding theatre troupe has named actor and director Elizabeth Banks as the group's 2020 Woman of the Year. The troupe's leaders made the announcemen...
Jan 14, 2020