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Manitoba NDP seek honorary premier title for Louis Riel
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Opposition wants to give the title of honorary first premier to Metis leader Louis Riel. NDP Leader Wab Kinew has put forward a private member's bill that would bestow ...
Dec 05, 2019
Chinese ambassador warns Canada against adopting motion calling for sanctions
MONTREAL - China's ambassador to Canada is threatening what he called "very firm countermeasures" should Parliament adopt a motion calling for sanctions against Chinese leaders. Ambassador P...
Dec 05, 2019
Cale Makar making early run at Calder Trophy: 'I haven't seen anybody like him'
TORONTO - It was pointed out to Cale Makar back in September he didn't seem at all daunted by sky-high expectations. The defenceman had announced his arrival in the NHL some five months...
Dec 05, 2019
From seals to belugas, scientists describe worrying signs for Arctic 'sentinels'
HALIFAX - Scientists attending a national gathering of Arctic researchers are outlining a widening range of climate change risks for so-called "sentinel" species, such as ringed seals a...
Dec 05, 2019
Saudi Aramco plans $25.6B share sale in biggest ever IPO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco on Thursday set a share price for its IPO - expected to be the biggest ever - that puts the value of the company at $1.7 tri...
Dec 05, 2019
Town of Battleford proposing one per cent municipal tax increase
The Town of Battleford is proposing a one per cent municipal tax increase in its first draft of its proposed 2020 budget that will be presented at its meeting tonight. No increase is proposed for util...
Dec 05, 2019 The Town of Battleford is presenting its proposed budget for 2020 at a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Dec. 5. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
First all-female surgical team in Melfort hospital history delivers baby girl
History was made in the Melfort hospital operating room last month.The first all-female surgical team to operate at the hospital delivered a healthy baby girl on Nov. 10. Dr. Erin Beresh was the surge...
Dec 05, 2019 The first all-female surgical team at the Melfort hospital. (Facebook/Saskatchewan Health Authority)
AAA Stars look to stay hot in return to action Thursday
The Battlefords AAA Stars return to action Thursday night for their first game action since a red letter weekend against the Notre Dame Argos. The team is coming off a weekend showing that saw the Sta...
Dec 05, 2019 There has been plenty of optimism around the Battlefords AAA Stars of late, as the team has outscored their opposition 9-0 over their last two games. The team will look to stay hot in their return to action Thursday in search of a third straight win. (submitted photo/Brett Parker/Byron Hildebrand photography)
SpaceX launches caring robot, beer malt and 'mighty mice'
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched a 3-ton shipment to the International Space Station on Thursday, including "mighty mice" for a muscle study, a robot sensitive to astronauts' emotions and a mini...
Dec 05, 2019
House Speaker Pelosi rebukes reporter: 'Don't mess with me'
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promptly set a reporter, and by inference, all of Washington, straight: "Don't mess with me." Pelosi's bristling response Thursday to a question about whether s...
Dec 05, 2019