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United Way launches 2019 campaign with kickoff breakfast
The Battlefords United Way had a successful breakfast launch Thursday to kick off this year's fundraising campaign.Event Campaign Coordinator Sharon Mohagen said the non profit's blitz attracted suppo...
Oct 04, 2019 A flag raising in 2018 kicked off United Way Month in the Battlefords. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
3 charged with providing drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller
LOS ANGELES - Three men arrested during the investigation into rapper Mac Miller's deadly overdose last year have now been charged with providing the drugs that killed him, U.S. prosecutors said Wedne...
Oct 04, 2019
US judge: Injection sites don’t violate federal drug laws
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that supervised injection sites designed to prevent overdoses do not violate federal drug laws, giving advocates in Philadelphia and perhaps elsewhere a ...
Oct 04, 2019
Judge denies bail for R. Kelly in NYC sex-abuse case
NEW YORK - Beleaguered R&B singer R. Kelly was denied bail Wednesday in his New York City sex-abuse case after a judge agreed with prosecutors that freeing him from jail would create a risk of him...
Oct 04, 2019
Alberta government to review vaping rules as number of young users grows
CALGARY - The Alberta government will consider adding rules for vaping when it reviews the province's smoking and tobacco legislation next month. Health Minister Tyler Shandro said he's part...
Oct 04, 2019
Deliberations at gang trial where Tekashi 6ix9ine testified
NEW YORK - Deliberations are underway in the New York trial of two alleged members of the gang that up-and-coming rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (teh-KAH'-shee sihks-NEYN') joined to give himself street credi...
Oct 04, 2019
North Stars head to Estevan to battle Bruins
After a brief off day Thursday, the Battlefords North Stars will return to the ice Friday night to take on the Estevan Bruins at Affinity Place in Estevan. The Stars enter action Friday not only leadi...
Oct 04, 2019 Stars’ forward Quintin Loon-Stewardson and Griffin Asham-Moroz of the Bruins, lead their respective teams in scoring heading into Friday’s matchup in Estevan. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Feds fight ruling on compensation for failures in First Nations child services
OTTAWA - The federal government is appealing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling ordering Ottawa to pay $2 billion in compensation to First Nations children and their families who were separa...
Oct 04, 2019
James Franklin focused on winning, not playoff elimination as Argos battle Lions
VANCOUVER - James Franklin says taking over as No. 1 quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts late in a tough season isn't easy. After spending much of the year sidelined with a hamstring injur...
Oct 04, 2019
Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes put heated encounter behind them
MONTREAL - While there's no love lost between the Montreal Alouettes and Calgary Stampeders, neither team is looking for a repeat of last game's fireworks. A heated contest between Montreal and C...
Oct 04, 2019