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Rodeo kicks off in North Battleford
Yippee Ki-yay! It's rodeo time in the Battlefords again.There was plenty of action at the Civic Centre Friday night when the 49th annual Kinsmen Indoor Rodeo kicked off for another year.Rodeo particip...
Apr 27, 2019 Garret Harrigan of Maple Creek shows his skills in the Bull Riding competition. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'What if, what if, what if:' inquiry hears details about Alberta Mountie's death
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - The widow of an Alberta RCMP officer killed while trying to make an arrest spoke at a fatality inquiry Thursday to the mother of the man who pulled the trigger. "My heart hurt...
Apr 27, 2019
Baltimore limps along as mayor's scandal keeps on unfolding
BALTIMORE - When Catherine Pugh was inaugurated as mayor, she vowed to help transform Baltimore into "the greatest city in America." Halfway through her first term, she has thrust her chronically stru...
Apr 27, 2019
Militant attacks kill 22 government troops in north Syria
BEIRUT - Al-Qaida-linked militants launched attacks early Saturday on government forces positions in northern Syria killing and wounding dozens in the latest violation of a seven-month truce in the la...
Apr 27, 2019
PBS film 'KOREA' eyes social, political tolls of Korean War
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - To escape the poverty of South Texas migrant camps, Homer Garza joined the U.S. Army. Months later he and his company found themselves surrounded in South Korea by an invading Nort...
Apr 27, 2019
50th New Orleans Jazz Fest opens after brief rain delay
NEW ORLEANS - Rain delayed the start of the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Thursday but didn't seem to dampen spirits. Zack Buda, 25, of Manhattan, was among people dancing in a huge, ...
Apr 27, 2019
Victim in Quebec dog attack thanks community for outpouring of support
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who was mauled and seriously injured in an attack by three dogs last month in the Eastern Townships sent a message Thursday thanking the community for its support. ...
Apr 27, 2019
Farmers vent frustrations on China trade dispute
Finding a solution to the canola trade disruption with China will not be easy or quick.That was the consensus from a public forum held in Tisdale on Friday night hosted by Prince Albert Conservative M...
Apr 27, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Last member of Vancouver baseball team that fought racism helps unveil new stamp
BURNABY, B.C. - A new Canada Post stamp honours an amateur Japanese-Canadian baseball team that used sport to battle racism and discrimination. The Vancouver Asahi formed in 1914 and thrilled fans in ...
Apr 27, 2019
More rain forecast for flood-weary communities in Ontario, Quebec, N.B.
OTTAWA - It's shaping up to be another anxious weekend for flood-weary communities in Eastern Canada, with more rain in the forecast for an area stretching from cottage country north of Toronto, ...
Apr 27, 2019