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Mississippi holds primaries for 4 seats in the US House and 1 in the Senate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippians voted in party primaries for all four of the state's U.S. House seats and one U.S. Senate seat. Polls were closing at 7 p.m. CDT Tuesday. If runoff elections are n...
Mar 12, 2024
Atlanta has lost two NHL teams. Former player Anson Carter leads one of two groups seeking a third
ATLANTA (AP) - After losing both the Flames and the Thrashers, Atlanta is making a third bid to land an NHL team. Former player Anson Carter announced Tuesday he's heading a group that made a formal r...
Mar 12, 2024
North Battleford council honours RCMP Insp. Gilbert
North Battleford city council recognized Commander Inspector Jesse Gilbert of the Battlefords RCMP at Monday's meeting after he was recently honoured with the Member of the Order of Merit of the Polic...
Mar 12, 2024
North Stars Bell, Gold highlight SJHL Players of the Week
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League recently announced its Players of the Week for Mar. 4-10, headlined by a pair of Battlefords North Stars. Kian Bell registered a league-high seven points (three g...
Mar 12, 2024
President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden, who took office aiming to steady a nation convulsed by the coronavirus pandemic and the Jan. 6 insurrection, clinched a second straight Democratic nomination Tue...
Mar 12, 2024
Biden and Trump could clinch nominations in Tuesday's contests, ushering in general election
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured victories in Georgia on Tuesday as they sought to clinch their parties' presidential nominations in a slate of low-profi...
Mar 12, 2024
First Nations leaders want voice in recommended changes to parole and corrections after stabbing massacre
Joining calls from the James Smith Cree Nation to have a voice in any changes made to paroling or the release of Indigenous inmates are the FSIN and the Assembly of First Nations. The group issued a s...
Mar 12, 2024
Topi Ronni sentenced in Finland court for rape, Flames renounce rights to 2022 pick
Calgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence for rape committed as a young person by the District Court of Helsinki. Ronni's Finnish Elite League team, Tap...
Mar 12, 2024
AAA Sharks' Nolan Horbach named Coach of the Year
It's been a whirlwind first season behind the bench for Battlefords AAA Sharks' head coach, Nolan Horbach, since taking over the reins with the team back in late March of 2023. At the time of his arri...
Mar 12, 2024
Gunfire and Gangs: A Tisdale man's ordeal in tumultuous Haiti
A man from Tisdale is stuck in Haiti amidst political upheaval.Richard Phillips, who is in the country for work purposes, has been unable to leave the country due to ongoing violence that has erupted ...
Mar 12, 2024