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Trump issues order that appears to target China's Huawei
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday to help protect the United States against foreign adversaries that are taking advantage of technological vulnerabilities to thre...
May 15, 2019
Stone's late goal caps wild game as Canada beats Slovakia 6-5 at worlds
KOSICE, Slovakia - Mark Stone scored a power-play with 1.8 seconds left in regulation to give Canada a 6-5 win over host Slovakia on Monday at the world hockey championship. Stone took a pas...
May 15, 2019
Canadian drug makers hit with $1.1B suit for pushing opioids despite risks
TORONTO - Canadian drug makers enriched themselves at the expense of vulnerable patients by illegally and deceptively promoting highly addictive opioids that have killed thousands in recent years, a p...
May 15, 2019
Cases of cancer caused by obesity expected to triple
It's expected that, by 2042, the number of cases of cancer caused by obesity in Canada will triple.The new numbers are based on the Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer study, funded by the...
May 15, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Edmonton restaurant won't mess with mother goose that has nest near patio
EDMONTON - An Edmonton restaurant says it won't mess with a Canada goose that has a nest near its patio. The Boston Pizza in Manning Towne Centre in the city's northeast said staff firs...
May 15, 2019
Quebec cattle farmers want Beyond Meat to stop marketing itself as plant-based meat
MONTREAL - Cattle producers across the country are backing Quebec colleagues who have filed a complaint over a popular new meatless burger that is being advertised as "plant-based meat....
May 15, 2019
Public library offers writing guidance for teens
The North Battleford Public Library is offering essay help from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 16. Assistant Librarian Candice Froess, came up with the idea. She said the program is offered to teens o...
May 15, 2019 Offering essay help is just one of the ways the N.B. Public Library is encouraging a positive outlook on reading and writing amongst youth in the community. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Former US President Jimmy Carter has surgery for broken hip
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter broke his hip Monday at his south Georgia home when he fell while leaving to go turkey hunting, a spokeswoman for the Carter Center said. The 94-year-old f...
May 15, 2019
Missing Edmonton woman last seen in North Battleford
Police are asking for information about a missing 25-year-old woman from Edmonton who was last seen in North Battleford. RCMP said in a press release that Tiki Brooklyn Laverdiere was last in contact ...
May 15, 2019 Edmonton's Tiki Brooklyn Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
Army to remain in Quebec flood zones to help with cleanup operations
MONTREAL - The Canadian Forces will maintain soldiers in Quebec to remove sandbags and restore critical infrastructure in communities hit by flooding, Brig.-Gen. Jennie Carignan said Monday. And ...
May 15, 2019