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RCMP ask for help to identify woman after business theft
RCMP hope the public can help identify a woman wanted for theft under $5,000 from a local business. Officers said in a media release the theft occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at a business on 11 Ave. a...
Aug 08, 2019 RCMP want help identifying a woman who stole from a local business. (supplied/RCMP)
Loblaws off the hook for Rana Plaza disaster; Bangladeshi lawsuit fails
TORONTO - One of the country's largest retailers is finally off the hook for the devastating collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh six years ago. In a decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court of ...
Aug 08, 2019
Valour FC strips Jordan Murrell of captaincy after he sees red in CPL game
WINNIPEG - Valour FC has stripped Jordan Murrell of his captaincy in the wake of a stormy red-card exit in the Winnipeg CPL's club 1-0 loss to HFX Wanderers in Halifax earlier this week. Murrell was i...
Aug 08, 2019
Pliskova downs Kontaveit to advance to quarterfinals at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Czech star and former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova has advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rogers Cup. The current No. 3 downed No. 16-seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday ...
Aug 08, 2019
Suspect in Mark Douglas Jonson homicide remanded until late August
One of two men charged in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson made a brief court appearance in North Battleford on Thursday.Jonson, 61, was found dead at a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St. on July 5.David Kel...
Aug 08, 2019 Mark Douglas Jonson was found dead in a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St on July 5. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sixth suspect in Laverdiere homicide investigation remanded after first court appearance
The sixth person charged in connection to Tiki Laverdiere's death made her first court appearance on Thursday and will return at the end of August.Soaring Eagle Whitstone was arrested on Aug. 6 in Llo...
Aug 08, 2019
Another reason to avoid bunker as snapping turtle lays eggs on N.S. golf course
HALIFAX - Most golfers would rather avoid sand traps, and that's especially true now on a course in central Nova Scotia where a resident snapping turtle has laid its eggs in the same bunker for the se...
Aug 08, 2019
Ivanka Trump to promote women's initiative in South America
WASHINGTON - Ivanka Trump will travel to South America in September to focus on issues that make it difficult for women in developing countries to prosper financially, including lack of access to cred...
Aug 08, 2019
Billionaire: Epstein misappropriated 'vast sums' from wealth
NEW YORK - The retail titan behind Victoria's Secret has accused the financier Jeffrey Epstein of misappropriating "vast sums" of his fortune while managing his personal finances more than a decade ag...
Aug 08, 2019
Thickwood Hills Studio Trail
Thickwood Hills Studio Trail will be August 10 10-7 and August 11 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in the Shell Lake area. Follow the blue moon signs on a self-drive tour of unique studios. www.thickwo...
Aug 08, 2019