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Girl recalls stabbing that injured her and killed her friend at B.C. high school
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A teenage girl wrote the words "this is amazing grace" on a piece of paper moments before she and her friend were attacked by a man with a knife inside a British Columbia high ...
Oct 09, 2019
Canada loses forward Mike Sheppard to concussion at Rugby World Cup in Japan
KOBE, Japan - Canada has lost a fourth player to injury at the Rugby World Cup. Rugby Canada says Mike Sheppard, a replacement forward who came on in the 74th minute of Canada's 66-7 loss to South Afr...
Oct 09, 2019
Riders’ Micah Teitz excited to play hometown Stamps
Micah Teitz has a lot of memories of McMahon Stadium in Calgary.The second-year Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker grew up in Calgary and also played his university football there as a member of the ...
Oct 09, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Micah Teitz (43). (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
British Columbia premier defends chief of staff over handling of allegations
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan defended how his chief of staff handled allegations made against the former clerk of the B.C. legislature when he first learned of them in July 2018 as the Liberals...
Oct 09, 2019
Town encourages residents in arrears to contact town to arrange to pay taxes owing
The Town of Battleford is encouraging people to pay their taxes in arrears to ensure the town doesn't have to take action that could put their properties at risk.CAO John Enns-Wind gave an update on o...
Oct 09, 2019 Mayor Ames Leslie, left, and CAO John Enns-Wind look at outstanding taxes at council's recent meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Pedestrians hit by U-Haul van in Edmonton testify at trial of alleged attacker
EDMONTON - Two pedestrians struck by a U-Haul van in downtown Edmonton two years ago say they suffered psychologically after the attack. Paul Beigel has testified he was outside a bar h...
Oct 09, 2019
Blue Bombers acquire veteran quarterback Collaros from Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts dealt quarterback Zach Collaros to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Wednesday just prior to the league's trade deadline. According to a league source, the Bombers and Argos...
Oct 09, 2019
Changes in the works for distracted driving fines
It seems many drivers in Saskatchewan aren't getting the message when it comes to distracted driving and staying off their cellphones in their vehicles.According to SGI, distracted driving is the No. ...
Oct 09, 2019 Saskatoon traffic officers pull over distracted drivers near 38th Street and Idylwyld Drive on March 7, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Coach John Herdman says Canada up for showdown with U.S. in Toronto
TORONTO - Coach John Herdman says Canada's upcoming CONCACAF Nations League match against the United States will come down to who wants it more. And he suggested his young Canadian team is ready ...
Oct 09, 2019
Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation begins building fire department
In February 2015, a fire on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation killed two-year-old Harley and 18-month-old Haley Cheenanow.Three years later, a 32-year-old woman was reported unaccounted for after a h...
Oct 09, 2019 The Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation has started to build its own fire department from the ground up. Chief and council are seen in front of a newly purchased fire truck. (supplied/Barry Mitsuing-Chalifoux)