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Poet who edited work of convicted killer should speak: University of Regina

REGINA - The University of Regina says it would be against its principles to cancel a lecture by a celebrated Canadian poet who has worked with a convicted killer of an Indigenous woman. Richard ...

Jan 02, 2020

Study finds 2019 was a ‘banner year’ for female filmmakers

NEW YORK - Lulu Wang, Lorene Scafaria, Melina Matsoukas and Greta Gerwig led Hollywood to a record year for women in the director's chair. In 2019, women directed more of the most popular movies than ...

Jan 02, 2020

Huberdeau, Jarry, Panarin named NHL's three stars of December

NEW YORK - Florida left-wing Jonathan Huberdeau, Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry and New York Rangers right-wing Artemi Panarin are the NHL's three stars of December. Huberdeau tied for the most p...

Jan 02, 2020

Alberta reports first severe vaping-related lung illness to Public Health Agency

EDMONTON - Alberta is reporting its first case of a severe vaping-related lung illness. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, says the province is monitoring the situation and ...

Jan 02, 2020

Airplane refuellers sit down with mediators as strike hits third day

MONTREAL - The union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports met with mediators today as their strike dragged into its third day. Frank Saptel, a spokesman for the I...

Jan 02, 2020

Firefighters battle blaze at home on Centennial Crescent

North Battleford Fire Department firefighters battled a blaze at a home on Centennial Cres. yesterday afternoon. Fire Chief Lindsay Holm said the two occupants managed to escape in time. One of the in...

Jan 02, 2020 A fire engulfed a home on Centennial Cres. yesterday afternoon. The fire dept. returned to the location this morning to investigate the cause. Two occupants survived but their pet dog inside at the time of the fire wasn't able to escape. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Kisses, cheers, fireworks welcome 2020 in Times Square

NEW YORK - Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in New York City's Times Square. In one of the globe's...

Jan 02, 2020

RCMP report suspicious death near Turtleford

Turtleford RCMP have determined a death in the R.M. of Frenchman Brutte is suspicious in nature.On January 1, 2020, at approximately 5 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP received the report of a deceased unident...

Jan 02, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Trump plan to curb teen vaping exempts some flavours

WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials will ban most flavoured e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but with major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the n...

Jan 02, 2020

Firefighters attend collision, use Jaws of Life on New Year's Day

North Battleford Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 4 South and Territorial Drive at the bottom of the Don Ross Centre yesterday afternoon.The incident...