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Glow disc golf a go from N.B. city council
There is an evening of glow disc golf coming soon to the Battlefords, as councillors recently gave the event the seal of approval. The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association is having its annua...
May 15, 2019 Over 100 people are expected to attend the glow disc game June 20th at Centennial Park. The sport of disc golf has proven to be a smash-hit in the Battlefords. (Facebook/Disc Golf Saskatchewan)
Scientists challenge claim that Labrador is site of planet's oldest life
A team of geological researchers is challenging claims that some of the earliest life forms were discovered in northern Labrador in an ancient portion of the earth's surface. The argument that a rocky...
May 15, 2019
Seeking playoff return, Sabres hire Ralph Krueger as coach
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Ralph Krueger has officially been named the new coach of the Buffalo Sabres as the franchise seeks to return to the playoffs after an eight-year absence. The Sabres announced the hire ...
May 15, 2019
Documentary about pedophile priests shakes up Poland
WARSAW, Poland - A new documentary revealing cases of sexual abuse by priests has deeply shaken Poland, one of Europe's most Roman Catholic societies, eliciting an apology from the church hierarchy an...
May 15, 2019
UK halts export of 'Lady Chatterley' copy from famous trial
LONDON - The British government used its powers to preserve the nation's cultural treasures on Monday to halt the export of a tattered paperback copy of "Lady Chatterley's Lover." The copy of the once...
May 15, 2019
Danger subsiding after B.C. properties threatened by several weekend wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service has come through its busiest period of the young 2019 wildfire season, responding to several blazes, including one that prompted an evacuation order&...
May 15, 2019
Police investigating rappers' ties to shootings around Miami
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. - A weekend of shootings involving rap musicians and their entourages in South Florida for a huge hip-hop festival left two people dead and four wounded, multiple vehicles ridd...
May 15, 2019
'Empire' to get 1 more season on Fox amid schedule shake-up
NEW YORK - "Empire" will return for its final season this fall on Fox - with Jussie Smollett a question mark - and should count itself lucky. Fox, the lowest-rated network among the big four broadcast...
May 15, 2019
US industrial production down 0.5% in April
WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production fell in April, dragged by a big drop in factory output as production of autos and auto parts continued to slide. Industrial output - reflecting total production...
May 15, 2019
US retail sales continue rocky ride, slip 0.2% in April
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales declined last month as Americans cut back their spending on clothes, appliances, and home and garden supplies. Sales dropped 0.2% in April, the Commerce Department said ...
May 15, 2019