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CPL squad Forge FC takes opening leg against Honduran club C.D. Olimpia 1-0
Hamilton-based soccer club Forge FC downed Club Deportivo Olimpia 1-0 on Thursday in the first leg of their CONCACAF League Round of 16 matchup. The Canadian Premier League team got a goal from Chris ...
Aug 22, 2019
NFL pre-season game at IG Field changed to 80-yard field due to conditions
WINNIPEG - Concerns over the condition of IG Field in Winnipeg prompted the NFL to shorten the field for Thursday's pre-season game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. The regular 100-y...
Aug 22, 2019
Quebec City's Anne-Catherine Tanguay comes out flying at CP Women's Open
AURORA, Ont. - A busy week of media commitments, two pro-ams and an intensive practice session with her coach had taken a toll on Anne-Catherine Tanguay. When the Quebec City native woke up on Th...
Aug 22, 2019
Harvey Weinstein wants to move trial out of NYC
NEW YORK - A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein has asked that the disgraced movie mogul's upcoming criminal trial be moved out of New York City, saying he can't get a fair trial. In a longshot motion filed ...
Aug 22, 2019
Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell
MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian appeals court Wednesday upheld convictions against Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, in a decision ch...
Aug 22, 2019
Packed house takes in Pride Week drag show
It was an evening of music and entertainment.For the first time, Battlefords Pride hosted a family-friendly drag show as part of Pride Week festivities. Mika Kahnapace was one of the performers. She s...
Aug 22, 2019 Former North Battleford resident Celine Dejion performs during the inaugural Pride Week drag show. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Frontier Mall service road to see repairs
Taking a drive down the service road near Frontier Mall will soon be better.Based on administration's recommendation, North Battleford lawmakers agreed to hire G and C Asphalt to upgrade a portion of ...
Aug 22, 2019 Mayor Ryan Bater (above) and North Battleford city council approved work to repair a section of the Frontier Mall service road at its recent meeting. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Border official questioned Meng on alleged business in Iran: court documents
VANCOUVER - Court documents released ahead of a Huawei executive's extradition trial suggest a Canadian border official questioned Meng Wanzhou about her business before RCMP arrested her. T...
Aug 22, 2019
Trump flip-flops on tax cuts, citing 'strong economy'
WASHINGTON - A day after considering cutting taxes to promote economic growth, President Donald Trump on Wednesday changed course and said he would abandon the idea because the nation already had "a s...
Aug 22, 2019
LA Opera names lawyer to lead Placido Domingo investigation
SAN FRANCISCO - Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it will immediately open a "thorough and independent investigation" into allegations of sexual harassment against the opera star Placido Domingo, the com...
Aug 22, 2019