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Chamber hears about Planet Youth to reduce substance abuse in youth
It takes a village to steer youth away from alcohol and towards a healthier lifestyle.That is part of the message for an initiative called Planet Youth that City of North Battleford/RCMP community saf...
Sep 18, 2019 Herb Sutton, a member of the management committee for Planet Youth, discusses the initiative at Battlefords Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Schools can borrow Second World War artifacts with Canadian War Museum program
Classrooms across Canada can borrow sets of Second World War artifacts and reproductions in the second instalment of a popular learning tool provided by the Canadian War Museum. The Can...
Sep 18, 2019
Utah police use sirens to drive bear up tree for relocation
OREM, Utah - Orem police used their vehicle sirens to drive a 2-year-old bear up a tree after its presence in the central Utah caused traffic delays Wednesday morning. State Division of Wildlife Resou...
Sep 18, 2019
Lightning still the team to beat in NHL's Eastern Conference
Getting swept in the first round wasn't enough to knock the Tampa Bay Lightning off the mountaintop. After finishing 21 points ahead of everyone else during the 2018-19 regular season, the Lightning a...
Sep 18, 2019
Humphries declines Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton's invitation to return to bob team
CALGARY - Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries says she won't race for Canada as long as the country's sport governing body is run by its current management. Humphries wants Bobsleigh Canada Ske...
Sep 18, 2019
Ottawa loses in court battle with Bangladesh over alleged coup plotter
OTTAWA - Bangladesh has won a round in its court battle with Canada about a man accused of taking part in a 1975 coup that resulted in the death of the south Asian country's president. In a rulin...
Sep 18, 2019
AP sources: 1 of Brown's accusers has met with NFL
Two people with knowledge of the investigation into Antonio Brown being accused of sexual assault tell The Associated Press that one of the accusers has met with NFL investigators and that there is no...
Sep 18, 2019
Jason Spezza wants to 'pay it forward' as veteran voice with Maple Leafs
Jason Spezza remembers what it was like being a young star in the NHL - the demands, the pressure, the expectations. The impact that veteran leaders had on his early career remain equally fresh i...
Sep 18, 2019
Warren Rychel starts new chapter in hockey life, taking coaching gig in Barrie
Warren Rychel was out of the junior hockey scene and sitting at home watching a movie when he missed a call from Barrie Colts owner/president Howie Campbell one evening this summer. Little did Ry...
Sep 18, 2019
Two senior Canadian Forces members charged with sexual assaults
OTTAWA - Military police have laid sexual-assault charges against two senior members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including a lieutenant-colonel working as a reservist with the Canadian Armed Forces'...
Sep 18, 2019