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Alberta to hold $2.5-million public inquiry into funding for oilsands foes
CALGARY - The Alberta government is holding a public inquiry into funding of environmental campaigns it says have prevented the province's resources from getting to new customers. Premier Jason K...
Jul 04, 2019
French Michael Jackson fans sue 'Leaving Neverland' accusers
PARIS - Three Michael Jackson fan clubs in France are suing two men who accused the singer of sexual abuse in the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland." The lawsuit accuses Wade Robson and James Safechu...
Jul 04, 2019
Blue Jays ace Marcus Stroman misses start, day-to-day with shoulder cramp
TORONTO - Marcus Stroman isn't going to pitch again until his non-throwing shoulder is ready. Stroman was scheduled to start for the Blue Jays against the visiting Boston Red Sox on Thursday night but...
Jul 04, 2019
Quebec invests $47 million in youth protection to cut down wait lists
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is investing $47 million in the province's maligned youth protection system, in an effort to add more staff and cut down on lengthy wait lists. Junior health minister ...
Jul 04, 2019
Morgan scores and Naeher saves in 2-1 victory over England
LYON, France - With Alex Morgan's cheeky tea-sipping celebration and a postgame mobbing of goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, the United States has moved a step closer to successfully defending its latest Wome...
Jul 04, 2019
Defending champion Brooke Henderson welcomes stiff competition at Canadian Open
AURORA, Ont. - When she was just 10 years old, Brooke Henderson's dad Dave took her to an LPGA event where she briefly met her idol Morgan Pressel. Pressel spoke to Henderson about her golf game, took...
Jul 04, 2019
Ottawa won't rush into sale of Trans Mountain to Indigenous groups: minister
CALGARY - Canada's natural resources minister says the government is willing to consider bids from Indigenous groups for a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline. But Amarjeet Sohi a...
Jul 04, 2019
Frustration aired at downtown parking feedback session
While some downtown users and business owners feel the parking situation is a mess at the best of times, others say the issue is artificial and can be easily solved.About 20 business owners, employees...
Jul 04, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'You have your heart back:' Chief Red Pheasant's Treaty Medal returns home
Amidst the sound of beating drums, song and dance, a Chief Red Pheasant's Treaty Medal finally came home to rest at Cree Nation that bears his name after 134 years."It was very emotional and surreal.....
Jul 04, 2019 Red Pheasant Chief Clint Wuttunee holds former Chief Red Pheasant's Treaty Medal that was returned to the First Nation. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Mexico buses home dozens of asylum seekers returned by US
MEXICO CITY - Dozens of Central Americans who had been returned to the border city of Juarez to await the outcome of their U.S. asylum claims were being bused back to their countries Tuesday by Mexica...
Jul 04, 2019