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Mounties in Saskatchewan investigating video of Nazi flag-burning
KELLIHER, Sask. - RCMP in Saskatchewan are investigating a video on social media that they say shows someone burning a Nazi flag which a man claimed to have removed from a rural home. T...
May 13, 2019
Canada opens World Rugby Sevens Series with two wins, loss to top-ranked Australia
LANGFORD, B.C. - Canada is into the Cup quarterfinals of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series after posting a 2-1 record on Saturday at Westhills Stadium. The Canadian women ended their pool competit...
May 13, 2019
Local badminton player places third in provincials
Grade 11 student at North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS), Luke Fennig, is no ordinary student. The teenager added 'provincial bronze medalist,' to his credentials in singles badminton th...
May 13, 2019 With his bronze medal over the weekend, Luke Fennig, right, became the first NBCHS athlete to medal in male singles badminton at the provincial level since 1980. (submitted photo/Mark Kotchorek)
Senior baseball league expands to feature three teams from Battlefords
The North Saskatchewan River Baseball League (NSRBL) kicks off their 2019 season tonight with one game on the schedule for opening night. The Battlefords Trappers will head to Lloydminster to take on ...
May 13, 2019 The North Battleford Beavers (pictured here) will be one of three NSRBL teams featured in the Battlefords community for the 2019 season, ensuring lots of local rivalry and friendly competition within the community’s ball diamonds. (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Woodstock 50 organizers-vs-investor clash heads to court
NEW YORK - Accusations and counterclaims have piled up as lawyers for organizers of the Woodstock 50 festival and their onetime financial partner head toward a court hearing Monday. With less than 100...
May 13, 2019
Strong outing from Stroman goes to waste in 7-2 loss to White Sox
TORONTO - Marcus Stroman wasn't pleased to see manager Charlie Montoyo heading to the mound on Saturday. Stroman (1-6) went 6 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits and three earned runs and striking out fo...
May 13, 2019
Defence say Navy SEAL prosecutors spied on them
LOS ANGELES - Military prosecutors in the case of a Navy SEAL charged with killing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq in 2017 installed tracking software in emails sent to defence lawyers and a reporte...
May 13, 2019
Conservatives accuse Liberals of politicizing terrorism report
OTTAWA - The federal Tories are accusing the Trudeau government of playing politics by stripping specific religious references from its annual report on terrorism. Conservative MP Pierre Pau...
May 13, 2019
Stone's late goal caps wild game as Canada beats Slovakia 6-5 at worlds
KOSICE, Slovakia - Mark Stone scored a power-play with 1.8 seconds left in regulation to give Canada a 6-5 win over host Slovakia on Monday at the world hockey championship. Stone took a pas...
May 13, 2019
Edmonton restaurant won't mess with mother goose that has nest near patio
EDMONTON - An Edmonton restaurant says it won't mess with a Canada goose that has a nest near its patio. The Boston Pizza in Manning Towne Centre in the city's northeast says staff firs...
May 13, 2019