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Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate
WASHINGTON - After weeks of delay and strategizing, the U.S. House is planning to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate to start the trial on ...
Jan 14, 2020
Rising energy costs lift US consumer prices 0.2% in December
WASHINGTON - Rising energy costs drove U.S. consumer prices higher in December, and American workers' earnings couldn't keep up. The Labor Department said Tuesday that its consumer price index rose 0....
Jan 14, 2020
Leafs make another blue-line move, recalling Liljegren from the AHL Marlies
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have made another blue-line move, recalling Timothy Liljegren from the American Hockey League Marlies On Monday, the team summoned Swedish teenager Rasmus Sandin...
Jan 14, 2020
Thierry Henry holds first practice as coach of Montreal Impact
MONTREAL - Thierry Henry was happy with what he saw in his first practice as head coach of the Montreal Impact today. The MLS club made international headlines when it hired the former French internat...
Jan 14, 2020
Eric Lindros, Chris Nilan, Kerry Fraser among Quebec peewee tournament invitees
QUEBEC - Some of the most controversial and detested figures in Quebec City hockey history are among the invitees to this year's edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament taking pl...
Jan 14, 2020
Marc Gasol expects to return from injury for Raptors' next game
Toronto Raptors starting centre Marc Gasol expects to return from a left hamstring injury tomorrow night in Oklahoma City against the Thunder. Gasol was hurt Dec. 18 in Detroit, the same nig...
Jan 14, 2020
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